2002
Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
Yoshizawa K, Rimm EB, Morris JS, Spate VL, Hsieh CC, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 1755-1760. PMID: 12456851, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa021437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseMale health professionalsHigh dietary intakeYears of ageCase-control designMercury levelsSmoking statusTotal mercury exposureControl subjectsLowest quintileRisk factorsDietary intakeCardiovascular diseaseRelative riskCohort membersPrevious historyToenail clippingsHealth professionalsDiseaseConsumption of fishMercury exposureMean mercury levelRiskFish consumption
1998
Study of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Yoshizawa K, Willett W, Morris S, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Giovannucci E. Study of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1219-1224. PMID: 9719083, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.16.1219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced prostate cancerProstate cancerProspective studyControl subjectsHealth professionalsSelenium levelsMale health professionalsFurther prospective studiesBody mass indexLong-term selenium intakeSelenium intakeCase-control designHigh selenium intakeLycopene intakeCalcium intakeMass indexPrediagnostic levelsRandomized trialsSmoking statusFat intakeIntervention trialsFamily historyCohort membersDaily supplementToenail clippingsUse of Toenail Fluoride Levels as an Indicator for the Risk of Hip and Forearm Fractures in Women
Feskanich D, Owusu W, Hunter D, Willett W, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Morris S, Spate V, Colditz G. Use of Toenail Fluoride Levels as an Indicator for the Risk of Hip and Forearm Fractures in Women. Epidemiology 1998, 9: 412-416. PMID: 9647905, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199807000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm fracturesFluoride intakeOdds ratioHealth StudyVitamin D intakeDistal forearm fracturesNurses' Health StudyRisk of hipPostmenopausal hormone useBody mass indexLong-term intakeYear of birthD intakeMenopausal statusHip fractureHormone useHighest quartileMass indexOsteoporotic fracturesSmoking statusPrevious hipHeart diseaseSubsequent riskCaffeine intakeEpidemiologic studies