2020
Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California
Francis SS, Wang R, Enders C, Prado I, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Metayer C. Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 32: 27-39. PMID: 33113073, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01348-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary CNS tumorsCentral nervous system tumorsChildhood CNS tumorsCNS tumorsNervous system tumorsSocioeconomic statusSystem tumorsChildhood central nervous system tumorsCalifornia Cancer RegistryCalifornia birth recordsSubset of subjectsHigher socioeconomic statusCancer RegistryCancer mortalitySubgroup analysisRisk factorsChildhood cancerSubsequent riskEmbryonal tumorsParental socioeconomic statusInsurance utilizationBirth recordsTumorsMedian household incomeSpecific exposuresBirth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California
Deziel N, Zhang Y, Wang R, Wiemels JL, Morimoto L, Clark CJ, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California. Thyroid 2020, 31: 596-606. PMID: 32912083, PMCID: PMC8195873, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2020.0217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBirth CertificatesBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRace FactorsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPediatric thyroid cancerHigh birth weightFollicular thyroid cancerThyroid cancerHigher birth orderBirth characteristicsRisk factorsHispanic ethnicityBirth weightOdds ratioFirst primary thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth orderMultivariable logistic regression modelSecond primary malignanciesLong-term therapyAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyPrimary thyroid cancerRecord linkage studyConfidence intervalsImportant risk factorCancer registry dataCase-control studyThyroid cancer cases
2005
Vaccination history and risk of childhood leukaemia
Ma X, Does MB, Metayer C, Russo C, Wong A, Buffler PA. Vaccination history and risk of childhood leukaemia. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 34: 1100-1109. PMID: 15951359, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood leukemiaB vaccineHaemophilus influenzae type b vaccineInfluenzae type b vaccineConditional logistic regression analysisBirth certificate controlsType b vaccineHepatitis B vaccineNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyCase-control studyRole of vaccinationNumber of dosesType of vaccineRisk of leukemiaPotential confounding factorsLogistic regression analysisCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyDetailed exposure assessmentNumber of administrationsHib vaccinationHib vaccineVaccination historyIncident casesMore doses
2004
Control Selection Strategies in Case-Control Studies of Childhood Diseases
Ma X, Buffler PA, Layefsky M, Does MB, Reynolds P. Control Selection Strategies in Case-Control Studies of Childhood Diseases. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 159: 915-921. PMID: 15128601, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh136.Peer-Reviewed Original Research