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Meta-analysis for combining relative risks of alcohol consumption and prostate cancer by Dennis, Leslie K.

“…BACKGROUND Prostate cancer has become the most common cancer among men in the United States, but little is known about factors associated with prostate cancer…”
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Analysis of recent trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality by Dennis, Leslie K., Resnick, Martin I.

“…BACKGROUND There is debate over whether the recent increases seen in prostate cancer are due to lead‐time bias from screening, or identification of clinically…”
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Epidemiology of intracranial meningioma by Longstreth, Jr, W T, Dennis, L K, McGuire, V M, Drangsholt, M T, Koepsell, T D

“…Intracranial meningiomas arise from the meninges and typically have benign histologic findings. They constitute approximately 20% of all intracranial tumors…”
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Vasectomy and the risk of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis examining vasectomy status, age at vasectomy, and time since vasectomy by Dennis, L K, Dawson, D V, Resnick, M I

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a quantitative review of prostate cancer studies to pool relative risk (RR) estimates on the association between prostate…”
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Intravenous glucose after out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest : a community-based randomized trial by LONGSTRETH, W. T, COPASS, M. K, DENNIS, L. K, RAUCH-MATTHEWS, M. E, STARK, M. S, COBB, L. A

“…Does the common practice of infusing small amounts of glucose after cardiopulmonary arrest worsen neurologic outcome? A community-based randomized trial in…”
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Analysis of the melanoma epidemic, both apparent and real: data from the 1973 through 1994 surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program registry by Dennis, L K

“…The incidence of melanoma has been increasing faster than that of any other cancer in the United States. It is unclear whether the increase is related to…”
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Constitutional Factors and Sun Exposure in Relation to Nevi: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study by Dennis, Leslie K., White, Emily, Lee, John A. H., Kristal, Alan, McKnight, Barbara, Odland, Peter

“…A survey of benign melanocytic nevi (moles), suspected precursors or markers for melanoma, was conducted in Washington State among 717 randomly selected 18- to…”
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A Meta-Analysis of Risk Estimates for Prostate Cancer Related to Tire and Rubber Manufacturing Operations by Stewart, Ronald E., Dennis, Leslie K., Dawson, Deborah V., Resnick, Martin I.

“…Studies investigating the association between prostate cancer and exposure to the tire and rubber manufacturing environment have reported weak and inconsistent…”
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Family practice residents' identification and management of obesity by McArtor, R E, Iverson, D C, Benken, D, Dennis, L K

“…This study, involving 25 family practice residents and 2746 patients in a family practice residency programme, addressed four hypotheses regarding the…”
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An ecological study of the effectiveness of mammography in reducing breast cancer mortality by Cooper, G S, Yuan, Z, Bowlin, S J, Dennis, L K, Kelly, R, Chen, H, Rimm, A A

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of screening mammography to breast cancer incidence and case fatality. In a sample of White female…”
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Problems with the Assessment of Dietary Fat in Prostate Cancer Studies by Dennis, Leslie K., Snetselaar, Linda G., Smith, Brian J., Stewart, Ron E., Robbins, Michael E. C.

“…The authors conducted a detailed review of studies on the association between prostate cancer and total dietary fat along with specific fatty acids. Overall,…”
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The Sensitivity of Medicare Claims Data for Case Ascertainment of Six Common Cancers by Cooper, Gregory S., Yuan, Zhong, Stange, Kurt C., Dennis, Leslie K., Amini, Saeid B., Rimm, Alfred A.

“…Background. Although Medicare claims data have been used to identify cases of cancer in older Americans, there are few data about their relative sensitivity…”
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Agreement of Medicare Claims and Tumor Registry Data for Assessment of Cancer-Related Treatment by Cooper, Gregory S., Yuan, Zhong, Stange, Kurt C., Dennis, Leslie K., Amini, Saeid B., Rimm, Alfred A.

“…Background. Although health claims data are increasingly used in evaluating variations in patterns of cancer care and outcomes, little is known about the…”
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Firearm injury risk among primary care patients by Goldberg, B W, von Borstel, E R, Dennis, L K, Wall, E

“…Firearm injuries are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Evidence suggests that availability of guns in the home is associated with an…”
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Alcohol and prostate cancer: Prostate cancer by DENNIS, Leslie K, HAYES, Richard B

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Selections from current literature: issues in genetic testing for cancer by Rahman, M I, Dennis, L K, Gibson-Shreve, L D

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The Utility of Medicare Claims Data for Measuring Cancer Stage by Cooper, Gregory S., Yuan, Zhong, Stange, Kurt C., Amini, Saeid B., Dennis, Leslie K., Rimm, Alfred A.

“…Background. The validity of using claims data for measuring tumor stage, one of the most important determinants of choice of therapy and long-term survival, is…”
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Melanoma incidence by body site: effects of birth-cohort adjustment by Dennis, L K

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Increasing Risk of Melanoma With Increasing Age by Dennis, Leslie K

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Physician assessment of patient motivation: influence on disposition for follow-up care by McArtor, R E, Iverson, D C, Benken, D E, Gilchrist, V J, Dennis, L K, Broome, R A

“…This study of 3,318 outpatient visits evaluated the influence of the physician-assessed level of patient motivation on the level of physician involvement in…”
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