2016
Premature Adult Death in Individuals Born Preterm: A Sibling Comparison in a Prospective Nationwide Follow-Up Study
Risnes KR, Pape K, Bjørngaard JH, Moster D, Bracken MB, Romundstad PR. Premature Adult Death in Individuals Born Preterm: A Sibling Comparison in a Prospective Nationwide Follow-Up Study. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165051. PMID: 27820819, PMCID: PMC5098830, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageExternal causesPremature adult deathsMajority of deathsCause of deathCorresponding risk estimatesLong-term healthPremature adult mortalityCause mortalityNationwide PopulationPreterm birthRegistry linkageNationwide followWeeks' gestationGestational ageWeek 34Week 37Cardiovascular diseaseStudy populationEarly adult mortalityAdult deathsMortalityNorwegian menRisk estimatesDeath
2000
A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery
Shah N, Bracken M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 182: 465-472. PMID: 10694353, PMCID: PMC2706697, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70240-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryMaternal smokingCigarette smokingDose-response relationshipProspective studyMantel-Haenszel fixed-effect modelMaternal cigarette smokingPreventable risk factorsNumber of cigarettesPooled odds ratioFixed-effects modelPooled point estimatesGestational ageSmoking intensityRisk factorsOdds ratioInclusion criteriaStudy populationSmokingSystematic reviewPublication biasMultiple studiesCausal roleNonsignificant levelsDelivery
1999
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Sadler L, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J, Bracken M. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 695-705. PMID: 10512423, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBirth WeightCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInterviews as TopicLinear ModelsMaternal ExposureMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureTobacco smoke exposureGestational-age birthsEnvironmental tobacco smokeSmoke exposureSGA birthThird trimesterTobacco smokeBirth weight differenceIntensity of exposureCohort studyMedian durationPostpartum interviewsUnexposed mothersUpper middle class groupBirth weightEffects of exposureFetal growthMultivariate logisticOdds ratioStudy populationLow levelsWomenBirthTrimester