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Familial Aggregation of Age-related Maculopathy by SEDDON, JOHANNA M., AJANI, UMED A., MITCHELL, BRAXTON D.

“…To determine whether age-related maculopathy aggregates in families by evaluating whether its prevalence is higher among relatives of case subjects with…”
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Fish Consumption and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death by Albert, Christine M, Hennekens, Charles H, O'Donnell, Christopher J, Ajani, Umed A, Carey, Vincent J, Willett, Walter C, Ruskin, Jeremy N, Manson, JoAnn E

“…CONTEXT.— Dietary fish intake has been associated with a reduced risk of fatal cardiac end points, but not with nonfatal end points. Dietary fish intake may…”
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Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2007, Featuring Tumors of the Brain and Other Nervous System by KOHLER, Betsy A, WARD, Elizabeth, MCCARTHY, Bridget J, SCHYMURA, Maria J, RIES, Lynn A. G, EHEMAN, Christie, JEMAL, Ahmedin, ANDERSON, Robert N, AJANI, Umed A, EDWARDS, Brenda K

“…The American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central…”
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Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Stroke among U.S. Male Physicians by Berger, Klaus, Ajani, Umed A, Kase, Carlos S, Gaziano, J. Michael, Buring, Julie E, Glynn, Robert J, Hennekens, Charles H

“…Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries. 1 Among the risk factors for stroke, potentially hazardous but modifiable behavior such…”
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Moderate alcohol consumption and the risk of sudden cardiac death among US male Physicians by ALBERT, C. M, MANSON, J. E, COOK, N. R, AJANI, U. A, GAZIANO, J. M, HENNEKENS, C. H

“…Individuals who consume high amounts of alcohol (>5 drinks/d) have increased risks of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, the…”
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Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease by diabetes status by AJANI, U. A, GAZIANO, J. M, LOTUFO, P. A, SIMIN LIU, HENNEKENS, C. H, BURING, J. E, MANSON, J. E

“…An inverse association between moderate alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been observed in several epidemiological studies. To assess…”
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Prospective Cohort Study of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplement Use and the Risk of Age-related Maculopathy by Christen, William G., Ajani, Umed A., Glynn, Robert J., Manson, JoAnn E., Schaumberg, Debra A., Chew, Emily C., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

“…In a prospective cohort study, the authors examined whether self-selection for antioxidant vitamin supplement use affects the incidence of age-related…”
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Associations between concentrations of α- and γ-tocopherol and concentrations of glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, insulin and C-peptide among US adults by Ford, E. S., Mokdad, A. H., Ajani, U. A., Liu, S.

“…Our objective was to study the cross-sectional associations between concentrations of α- and γ-tocopherol and concentrations of glucose, glycosylated…”
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A prospective evaluation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme D/I polymorphism and left ventricular remodeling in the 'Healing and Early Afterload Reducing Therapy' Study by Zee, RYL, Solomon, SD, Ajani, UA, Pfeffer, MA, Lindpaintner, K, For The Heart investigators

“…The D/I (deletion, D, insertion, I) polymorphism of the angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been extensively studied for its association with a number…”
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Smoking Cessation and Risk of Age-Related Cataract in Men by Christen, William G, Glynn, Robert J, Ajani, Umed A, Schaumberg, Debra A, Buring, Julie E, Hennekens, Charles H, Manson, JoAnn E

“…CONTEXT Although cigarette smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for age-related cataract, data are inconclusive on the risk of cataract in individuals…”
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Cigarette smoking and risk of prostate cancer in the physicians' health study (United States) by Lotufo, Paulo A., Lee, I‐Min, Ajani, Umed A., Hennekens, Charles H., Manson, JoAnn E.

“…To assess whether cigarette smoking is associated with prostate cancer incidence or mortality, we analyzed a large cohort of 22,071 men, aged 40–84 at…”
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Alcohol consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among US male physicians by Ajani, U A, Hennekens, C H, Spelsberg, A, Manson, J E

“…To examine the association between low to moderate alcohol consumption and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in men. Prospective cohort study…”
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Periodontal disease and risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease in U.S. male physicians by Howell, T.Howard, Ridker, Paul M, Ajani, Umed A, Christen, William G, Hennekens, Charles H

“…OBJECTIVES We sought to prospectively assess whether self-reported periodontal disease is associated with subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease in a large…”
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Body mass index and mortality among US male physicians by Ajani, Umed A., Lotufo, Paulo A., Gaziano, J.Michael, Lee, I-Min, Spelsberg, Angela, Buring, Julie E., Willett, Walter C., Manson, Joann E.

“…To assess the relationship between body mass index and mortality in a population homogeneous in educational attainment and socioeconomic status. We analyzed…”
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A prospective study of cigarette smoking and the incidence of diabetes mellitus among US male physicians by Manson, J E, Ajani, U A, Liu, S, Nathan, D M, Hennekens, C H

“…To determine the association between cigarette smoking and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We studied 21,068 US male physicians aged 40 to 84 years…”
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Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in the physicians’ health study enrollment cohort by Gaziano, J.Michael, Gaziano, Thomas A., Glynn, Robert J., Sesso, Howard D., Ajani, Umed A., Stampfer, Meir J., Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

“…OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and cause-specific mortality. BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest…”
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Time Since Last Cervical Cancer Screening, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Brfss), United States, 2000 And 2006 by UA Ajani, Watson, M, Saraiya, M, Coughlin, S.S, Roland, K.B

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Male pattern baldness and coronary heart disease: the Physicians' Health Study by Lotufo, P A, Chae, C U, Ajani, U A, Hennekens, C H, Manson, J E

“…To examine the association between male pattern baldness and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events. Retrospective cohort study among 22,071 US male…”
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Reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for use in ocular research by AJANI, U. A, WILLETT, W. C, SEDDON, J. M

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Occupation and risk of uveal melanoma. An exploratory study by Ajani, U A, Seddon, J M, Hsieh, C C, Egan, K M, Albert, D M, Gragoudas, E S

“…Little is known about the cause of uveal melanoma, the most common primary intraocular malignant lesion in adults. This population-based case-control study…”
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