2020
Birth 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
2014
Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead.
Whitehead TP, Metayer C, Ward MH, Colt JS, Gunier RB, Deziel NC, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA. Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1320-6. PMID: 24832145, PMCID: PMC4056196, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic pollutantsGas chromatography-mass spectrometryPersistent organic pollutantsPlasma mass spectrometryChromatography-mass spectrometryMultiple chemical contaminantsMass spectrometryChemical contaminantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsDiphenyl ethersPersistent chemicalsChemical concentrationsAromatic hydrocarbonsSpectrometryHigh volume small surface samplerSurface samplerPollutantsChemicalsHousehold vacuum cleanerOrganochlorine insecticidesChemical exposureEtherBiphenylsConcentrationPyrethroid insecticides