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Menopausal hormone use and ovarian cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of 52 epidemiological studies by Beral, V, Gaitskell, K, Hermon, C, Moser, K, Reeves, G, Peto, R

“…Summary Background Half the epidemiological studies with information about menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk remain unpublished, and some…”
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Ovarian cancer and oral contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of data from 45 epidemiological studies including 23 257 women with ovarian cancer and 87 303 controls by Beral, V, Doll, R, Hermon, C, Peto, R, Reeves, G

“…Summary Background Oral contraceptives were introduced almost 50 years ago, and over 100 million women currently use them. Oral contraceptives can reduce the…”
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Ovarian cancer and body size: individual participant meta-analysis including 25,157 women with ovarian cancer from 47 epidemiological studies by Cancer, Studies ofOvarian

“…Only about half the studies that have collected information on the relevance of women's height and body mass index to their risk of developing ovarian cancer…”
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Association between smoking and deaths due to colorectal malignant carcinoma: a national population-based case–control study in China by Hou, L, Jiang, J, Liu, B, Nasca, P C, Wu, Y, Zou, X, Han, W, Chen, Y, Zhang, B, Xue, F, Pang, H, Li, J

“…Background: This study explored the association between smoking and colorectal malignant carcinoma (CRC) in the Chinese population at the national level for…”
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Ovarian cancer and smoking: individual participant meta-analysis including 28 114 women with ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies by Beral, V, Gaitskell, K, Hermon, C, Moser, K, Reeves, G, Peto, R

“…Summary Background Smoking has been linked to mucinous ovarian cancer, but its effects on other ovarian cancer subtypes and on overall ovarian cancer risk are…”
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Birth weight, maternal weight and childhood leukaemia by MCLAUGHLIN, C. C, BAPTISTE, M. S, SCHYMURA, M. J, NASCA, P. C, ZDEB, M. S

“…There is mounting evidence that childhood leukaemia is associated with high birth weight, but few studies have examined the relationship between leukaemia and…”
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Smoking and risk of death due to pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control comparison in 103 population centers in China by JIANG, J, LIEU, B, NASCA, P. C, ZENG, X, CHEN, J, ZOU, X, WU, Y, HAN, W, ZHAO, P, LI, J

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between smoking and the risk of tuberculosis (TB) mortality in a large population-based case-control study in China…”
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The relation of markers of fetal growth with asthma, allergies and serum immunoglobulin E levels in children at age 5-7 years by Bolte, G., Schmidt, M., Maziak, W., Keil, U., Nasca, P., Von Mutius, E., Weiland, S. K.

“…Summary Background It has been suggested that fetal growth and maturation have an impact on the development of allergic diseases later in life. Objective To…”
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A prospective study of early pregnancy loss by Ellish, N.J., Saboda, K., O'Connor, J., Nasca, P.C., Stanek, E.J., Boyle, C.

“…The New York State Early Pregnancy Detection Study was a prospective study of early pregnancy loss, between implantation and menses, in 217 women attempting to…”
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Gravid Health Status, Medication Use, and Risk of Neuroblastoma by Michalek, Arthur M., Buck, Germaine M., Nasca, Philip C., Freedman, Andrew N., Baptiste, Mark S., Mahoney, Martin C.

“…The epidemiology of neuroblastoma suggests that prenatal exposures may be important etiologic factors in this disease. The authors describe the role of…”
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Reproducibility of a Self-administered Lifetime Physical Activity Questionnaire among Female College Alumnae by Chasan-Taber, Lisa, Erickson, J. Bianca, McBride, Jeanne W., Nasca, Philip C., Chasan-Taber, Scott, Freedson, Patty S.

“…Recent epidemiologic evidence suggests that lifetime physical activity is an important factor in the development of many chronic diseases. The authors assessed…”
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Current Problems That Are Likely to Affect the Future of Epidemiology by NASCA, P. C

“…The current discussion focuses on criticism as a positive force for improving epidemiologic practice through periodic reexamination of the basic approach to…”
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Relationship of leukemia risk to radiation dose following cancer of the uterine corpus by Curtis, R E, Boice, Jr, J D, Stovall, M, Bernstein, L, Holowaty, E, Karjalainen, S, Langmark, F, Nasca, P C, Schwartz, A G, Schymura, M J

“…Radiotherapy has been linked infrequently to secondary leukemia despite extensive exposure of the active bone marrow to ionizing radiation. Few studies include…”
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Validity and reproducibility of a physical activity questionnaire in women by CHASAN-TABER, Lisa, ERICKSON, J. Bianca, NASCA, Philip C, CHASAN-TABER, Scott, FREEDSON, Patty S

“…To determine the validity and reproducibility of a self-administered physical activity questionnaire that assesses the frequency, intensity, and duration of…”
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Alcohol consumption and breast cancer: estrogen receptor status and histology by Nasca, P C, Liu, S, Baptiste, M S, Kwon, C S, Jacobson, H, Metzger, B B

“…Data from a case-control study conducted in New York State during 1982-1984 were used to evaluate the relation between alcohol consumption and estrogen…”
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Parental Occupational Exposures and Risk of Neuroblastoma: A Case-Control Study (United States) by Kerr, Mia A., Nasca, Philip C., Mundt, Kenneth A., Michalek, Arthur M., Baptiste, Mark S., Mahoney, Martin C.

“…Background: A case-control study was conducted with 183 histologically confirmed neuroblastoma cases aged 0-14 years diagnosed among residents of New York…”
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Case-control study of cancer of the vulva by Brinton, L A, Nasca, P C, Mallin, K, Baptiste, M S, Wilbanks, G D, Richart, R M

“…A case-control study of 209 vulvar cancer patients and 348 community controls allowed assessment of risk factors for this rare tumor. As with cervical cancer,…”
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Interlaboratory agreement among results of human papillomavirus type 16 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays by STRICKLER, H. D, HILDESHEIM, A, BRINTON, L. A, HAN, C.-L, NASCA, P. C, MCCLIMENS, R, TURK, K, DEVAIRAKKAM, V, LEITMAN, S, MARTIN, C, SCHILLER, J. T, VISCIDI, R. P, SHAH, K. V, GOEBEL, B, DRUMMOND, J, WATERS, D, SUN, Y, HUBBERT, N. L, WACHOLDER, S

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Cancer incidence trends in women at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by Rabkin, C S, Biggar, R J, Baptiste, M S, Abe, T, Kohler, B A, Nasca, P C

“…To determine the types and rates of tumors which may be associated with HIV infection in women, we used cancer incidence data from New York and northern New…”
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Temporal Factors and the Prevalence of Transient Exposures at the Time of an Occupational Traumatic Hand Injury by Lombardi, David A., Sorock, Gary S., Hauser, Russ, Nasca, Philip C., Eisen, Ellen A., Herrick, Robert F., Mittleman, Murray A.

“…Temporal factors and the prevalence of exposure to transient risk factors for occupational traumatic hand injury were analyzed among 1166 subjects…”
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