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E-cigarette Use, Cigarette Smoking, Dual Use, and Problem Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents: Results From a National Survey by McCabe, Sean Esteban, Ph.D, West, Brady T., Ph.D, Veliz, Phil, Ph.D, Boyd, Carol J., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose There is a need to obtain greater clarity regarding adolescents' e-cigarette use and the associations of use with a wider range of risk…”
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Leftover Prescription Opioids and Nonmedical Use Among High School Seniors: A Multi-Cohort National Study by McCabe, Sean Esteban, Ph.D, West, Brady T., Ph.D, Boyd, Carol J., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To (1) estimate the proportion of nonmedical users of prescription opioids (i.e., used prescription opioids in the past year without a…”
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Discrimination and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States by Bostwick, Wendy B., Boyd, Carol J., Hughes, Tonda L., West, Brady T., McCabe, Sean Esteban

“…Health disparities among sexual minority groups, particularly mental health disparities, are well-documented. Numerous studies have demonstrated heightened…”
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Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: Results From a National Multicohort Study by McCabe, Sean Esteban, Ph.D, West, Brady T., Ph.D

“…Objective To examine the lifetime prevalence of medical and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (e.g., Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin, Dexedrine) among high…”
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An examination of the quality and utility of interviewer observations in the National Survey of Family Growth by West, Brady T.

“…Survey agencies have started to use interviewer observations collected on all sample units to adjust survey estimates for non-response. Ideally, these…”
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Age of Onset, Duration, and Type of Medication Therapy for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance Use During Adolescence: A Multi-Cohort National Study by McCabe, Sean Esteban, PhD, Dickinson, Kara, student, West, Brady T., PhD, Wilens, Timothy E., MD

“…Abstract Objective To examine whether age of onset, duration, or type of medication therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated…”
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Forced intercourse in America: a pandemic update by Axinn, William G, West, Brady T, Schroeder, Heather M

“…Measures of forced intercourse from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) indicate high prevalence among U.S. women, which is likely to produce…”
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Methods for improving participation rates in national self-administered web/mail surveys: Evidence from the United States by West, Brady T, Zhang, Shiyu, Wagner, James, Gatward, Rebecca, Saw, Htay-Wah, Axinn, William G

“…In the United States, increasing access to the internet, the increasing costs of large-scale face-to-face data collections, and the general reluctance of the…”
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Ipilimumab and radiation therapy for melanoma brain metastases by Silk, Ann W., Bassetti, Michael F., West, Brady T., Tsien, Christina I., Lao, Christopher D.

“…Ipilimumab, an antibody that enhances T‐cell activation, may augment immunogenicity of tumor cells that are injured by radiation therapy. We hypothesized that…”
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Why weight? Analytic approaches for large-scale population neuroscience data by Gard, Arianna M., Hyde, Luke W., Heeringa, Steven G., West, Brady T., Mitchell, Colter

“…Population-based neuroimaging studies that feature complex sampling designs enable researchers to generalize their results more widely. However, several…”
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How big of a problem is analytic error in secondary analyses of survey data? by West, Brady T, Sakshaug, Joseph W, Aurelien, Guy Alain S

“…Secondary analyses of survey data collected from large probability samples of persons or establishments further scientific progress in many fields. The complex…”
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New options for national population surveys: The implications of internet and smartphone coverage by Couper, Mick P., Gremel, Garret, Axinn, William, Guyer, Heidi, Wagner, James, West, Brady T.

“…Challenges to survey data collection have increased the costs of social research via face-to-face surveys so much that it may become extremely difficult for…”
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Bidirectional relationship between chronic kidney and periodontal disease: a study using structural equation modeling by Fisher, Monica A., Taylor, George W., West, Brady T., McCarthy, Ellen T.

“…Periodontal disease is associated with diabetes, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease (CKD), relationships postulated to be due in part to vascular…”
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Predictors of Smartphone and Tablet Use Among Patients With Hypertension: Secondary Analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey Data by Eze, Chinwe E, West, Brady T, Dorsch, Michael P, Coe, Antoinette B, Lester, Corey A, Buis, Lorraine R, Farris, Karen

“…Uncontrolled hypertension leads to significant morbidity and mortality. The use of mobile health technology, such as smartphones, for remote blood pressure…”
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A comprehensive assessment of predictors of fertility outcomes in men with non-obstructive azoospermia undergoing microdissection testicular sperm extraction by Kavoussi, Parviz K, West, Brady T, Chen, Shu-Hung, Hunn, Caitlin, Gilkey, Melissa S, Machen, G. Luke, Kavoussi, Keikhosrow M, Esqueda, Amy, Wininger, J. David, Kavoussi, Shahryar K

“…Abstract Background Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (microTESE) in men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the procedure that results in the…”
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What Predicts Willingness to Participate in a Follow-up Panel Study among Respondents to a National Web/Mail Survey? by Saw, Htay-Wah, West, Brady T., Couper, Mick P., Axinn, William G.

“…The American Family Health Study (AFHS) collected family health and fertility data from a national probability sample of persons aged 18–49 between September…”
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Dizziness Presentations in U.S. Emergency Departments, 1995–2004 by Kerber, Kevin A., Meurer, William J., West, Brady T., Mark Fendrick, A.

“…Objectives:  The objectives were to describe presentation characteristics and health care utilization information pertaining to dizziness presentations in U.S…”
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An empirical evaluation of alternative approaches to adjusting for attrition when analyzing longitudinal survey data on young adults' substance use trajectories by Si, Yajuan, West, Brady T., Veliz, Philip, Patrick, Megan E., Schulenberg, John E., Kloska, Deborah D., Terry‐McElrath, Yvonne M., McCabe, Sean E.

“…Objectives Longitudinal survey data allow for the estimation of developmental trajectories of substance use from adolescence to young adulthood, but these…”
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Social Contexts of Substance Use Among U.S. High School Seniors: A Multicohort National Study by McCabe, Sean Esteban, Ph.D, West, Brady T., Ph.D, Veliz, Philip, Ph.D, Frank, Kenneth A., Ph.D, Boyd, Carol J., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To determine the social contexts associated with the past-year substance use (multiple substances, alcohol, marijuana, and nonmedical use of…”
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Attributable fraction estimation from complex sample survey data by Heeringa, Steven G., PhD, Berglund, Patricia A., MBA, West, Brady T., PhD, Mellipilán, Edmundo R., MS, Portier, Kenneth, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose A review of methods for the estimation of attributable fraction (AF) statistics from case-control, cross-sectional, or cohort data collected…”
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