2016
Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Su F, Goutman S, Chernyak S, Mukherjee B, Callaghan B, Batterman S, Feldman E. Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 803-11. PMID: 27159543, PMCID: PMC5032145, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOccupational ExposureOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsBrominated flame retardantsPersistent environmental pollutantsResidential exposureOrganochlorine pesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsOdds of ALSAssociation of occupational exposureDisease risk factorsExposure time windowsEnvironmental pollutionRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMultivariate modelOccupational exposureLogistic regression modelsCase-control studySurvey dataFamily history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisExposure windowsIncreased oddsFamily historyAssociated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisHistory of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRegression modelsMilitary service
2012
Where science meets policy: comparing longitudinal and cross-sectional designs to address diarrhoeal disease burden in the developing world
Markovitz A, Goldstick J, Levy K, Cevallos W, Mukherjee B, Trostle J, Eisenberg J. Where science meets policy: comparing longitudinal and cross-sectional designs to address diarrhoeal disease burden in the developing world. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2012, 41: 504-513. PMID: 22253314, PMCID: PMC3324455, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyCross-sectional designEffect estimatesLongitudinal studyRisk factorsDisease risk factorsRisk factor distributionInforming public health policyPublic health policiesPublic health communityRisk factor effectsHousehold risk factorsDiarrhoeal disease burdenFactor effect estimatesHealth policyDiarrhoeal disease surveillanceEcuadorian villageNational policy decisionsHealth communityDisease burdenCross-sectionDisease surveillanceFactor distributionRiskGeographic regions