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A hospital-based case-control study of acute myeloid leukemia in Shanghai: Analysis of environmental and occupational risk factors by subtypes of the WHO classification by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Armstrong, Thomas W., Hua, Fu

“…The objectives were: (1) to investigate potential environmental and occupational risk factors of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and (2) to explore the…”
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Statin therapy, cardiovascular events, and total mortality in the Heart and estrogen/progestin replacement Study (HERS) by HERRINGTON, David M, VITTINGHOFF, Eric, LIN, Feng, FONG, Josephine, HARRIS, Fran, HUNNINGHAKE, Donald, BITTNER, Vera, SCHROTT, Helmut G, BLUMENTHAL, Roger S, LEVY, Robert

“…Although effects of statins on cardiovascular outcomes are well established in men, fewer data exist for women. Furthermore, the effects of statins plus…”
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Cancer mortality study of employees at lead battery plants and lead smelters, 1947-1995 by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran

“…Background This study has examined cancer mortality of a cohort of male U.S. workers exposed to lead. Methods The cohort consisted of 4,518 workers at lead…”
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Correlates of Kyphosis in Older Women by Ensrud, Kristine E., Black, Dennis M., Harris, Fran, Ettinger, Bruce, Cummings, Steven R.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between kyphosis (degree of forward curvature of the thoracic spine) and measures of spinal osteoporosis (height loss…”
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Health Effects of Gasoline Exposure. II. Mortality Patterns of Distribution Workers in the United States by Wong, Otto, Fran Harris, Smith, Thomas J.

“…In this study, the cohort consisted of 18,135 distribution employees with potential exposure to gasoline for at least one year at land-based terminals (n =…”
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Improvement in spine bone density and reduction in risk of vertebral fractures during treatment with antiresorptive drugs by Cummings, Steven R, Karpf, David B, Harris, Fran, Genant, Harry K, Ensrud, Kristine, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Black, Dennis M

“…To estimate how much the improvement in bone mass accounts for the reduction in risk of vertebral fracture that has been observed in randomized trials of…”
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The relationship of antiresorptive drug use to structural findings and symptoms of knee osteoarthritis by Carbone, Laura D., Nevitt, Michael C., Wildy, Kathryn, Barrow, Karen D., Harris, Fran, Felson, David, Peterfy, Charles, Visser, Marjolein, Harris, Tamara B., Wang, Benjamin W. E., Kritchevsky, Stephen B.

“…Objective To examine the cross‐sectional association between use of medications that have a bone antiresorptive effect (estrogen, raloxifene, and alendronate)…”
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A hospital-based case–control study of non-Hodgkin lymphoid neoplasms in Shanghai: Analysis of environmental and occupational risk factors by subtypes of the WHO classification by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Armstrong, Thomas W., Hua, Fu

“…The objectives were (1) to investigate potential environmental and occupational risk factors of non-Hodgkin lymphoid neoplasms (NHLN), and (2) to explore the…”
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke: The Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study (HERS) by Simon, J A, Hsia, J, Cauley, J A, Richards, C, Harris, F, Fong, J, Barrett-Connor, E, Hulley, S B

“…Observational studies have shown that postmenopausal hormone therapy may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the risk of stroke. To date, no clinical…”
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A hospital-based case-control study of acute myeloid leukemia in Shanghai: Analysis of personal characteristics, lifestyle and environmental risk factors by subtypes of the WHO classification by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Yiying, Wang, Hua, Fu

“…The objectives are (1) to investigate and identify potential risk factors (personal characteristics, lifestyle and environmental factors) of acute myeloid…”
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A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoid Neoplasms in Shanghai: Analysis of Personal Characteristics, Lifestyle, and Environmental Risk Factors by Subtypes of the WHO Classification by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Wang, Yiying, Fu, Hua

“…Objectives: To investigate potential risk factors (personal characteristics, lifestyle, and environmental factors) of non-Hodgkin lymphoid neoplasms (NHLN),…”
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Prediction of Clinical Non‐Spine Fractures in Older Black and White Men and Women With Volumetric BMD of the Spine and Areal BMD of the Hip: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study by Mackey, Dawn C, Eby, Jean Gaare, Harris, Fran, Taaffe, Dennis R, Cauley, Jane A, Tylavsky, Frances A, Harris, Tamara B, Lang, Thomas F, Cummings, Steven R

“…In a prospective study of 1446 black and white adults 70–79 yr of age (average follow‐up, 6.4 yr), vertebral TrvBMD from QCT predicted non‐spine fracture in…”
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Retrospective Cohort Mortality Study and Nested Case-Control Study of Workers Exposed to Creosote at 11 Wood-Treating Plants in the United States by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to assess both malignant and nonmalignant mortality risks of workers exposed to creosote. For background, a…”
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Effects of hormone replacement therapy on clinical fractures and height loss: The Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) by Cauley, J A, Black, D M, Barrett-Connor, E, Harris, F, Shields, K, Applegate, W, Cummings, S R

“…To determine if estrogen plus progestin reduces the incidence of fractures or height loss in postmenopausal women with coronary disease. We enrolled 2,763…”
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Updated Mortality Study of Workers at a Petroleum Refinery in Torrance, California, 1959 to 1997 by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Rosamilia, Kim, Raabe, Gerhard K.

“…The updated cohort consisted of 3328 workers who were employed at the Mobil (now Exxon Mobil) Torrance, California, refinery for at hast 1 year between 1959…”
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Nested case-control study of leukaemia, multiple myeloma, and kidney cancer in a cohort of petroleum workers exposed to gasoline by Wong, O, Trent, L, Harris, F

“…OBJECTIVES: This nested case-control study was based on data in a cohort study of more than 18,000 petroleum distribution workers exposed to gasoline, which…”
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An Updated Mortality Study of Workers at a Petroleum Refinery in Beaumont, Texas, 1945 to 1996 by Wong, Otto, Harris, Fran, Rosamilia, Kim, Raabe, Gerhard K.

“…The present investigation represents an update of a previous cohort mortality study of 7543 workers who were employed at a petroleum refinery in Beaumont,…”
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Inclusion of Older Women in Randomized Clinical Trials: Factors Associated with Taking Study Medication in the Fracture Intervention Trial by Buist, Diana S.M., LaCroix, Andrea Z., Black, Dennis M., Harris, Fran, Blank, Jan, Ensrud, Kristine, Edgerton, Donna, Rubin, Susan, Fox, Kathleen M.

“…OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to describe the early study medication discontinuation (SMD) experience during the first year of follow‐up in a…”
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke : The Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study (HERS). Editorial by TOLBERT, Todd, OPARIL, Suzanne, SIMON, Joel A, HSIA, Judith, CAULEY, Jane A, RICHARDS, Cynthia, HARRIS, Fran, FONG, Josephine, BARRETT-CONNOR, Elizabeth, HULLEY, Stephen B

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Association between thyroid dysfunction and total cholesterol level in an older biracial population: the health, aging and body composition study by Kanaya, Alka M, Harris, Fran, Volpato, Stefano, Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J, Harris, Tamara, Bauer, Douglas C

“…Thyroid dysfunction increases with age. Less is known about the prevalence of thyroid disease in older black adults and whether an association between thyroid…”
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