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CHS Research News
Volume 18, Issue 1
Winter 2006
 
 

Recent Publications

Adams KF, Lampe PD, Newton KM, Ylvisaker JT, Feld A, Myerson D, Emerson SS, White E, Potter JD, Lampe JW. Soy protein containing isoflavones does not decrease colorectal epithelial cell proliferation in a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82(3):620–6.

Barton MB, West CN, Liu IA, Harris EL, Rolnick SJ, Elmore JG, Herrinton LJ, Greene SM, Nekhlyudov L, Fletcher SW, Geiger AM. Complications following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:61–66.

Bonomi AE, Allen DG, Holt VL. Conversational silence, coercion, equality: the role of language in influencing who gets identified as abused. Soc Sci Med. 2005 Nov 12; [Epub ahead of print].

Brunner RL, Gass M, Aragaki A, Hays J, Granek I, Woods N, Mason E, Brzyski R, Ockene J, Assaf A, LaCroix A, Matthews K, Wallace R. Effects of conjugated equine estrogen on health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy: results from the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(17):1976–86.

Cao JJ, Barzilay JI, Peterson D, Manolio TA, Psaty BM, Kuller L, Wexler J, Bleyer AJ, Cushman M. The association of microalbuminuria with clinical cardiovascular disease and subclinical atherosclerosis in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Atherosclerosis. 2005;[Epub ahead of print].

Chan JD, Rea TD, Smith NL, Siscovick D, Heckbert SR, Lumley T, Chaves P, Furberg CD, Kuller L, Psaty BM. Association of beta-blocker use with mortality among patients with congestive heart failure in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). Am Heart J. 2005;150(3):464–70.

Chen Z, Bassford T, Green SB, Cauley JA, Jackson RD, Lacroix AZ, Leboff M, Stefanick ML, Margolis KL. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and body composition--a substudy of the estrogen plus progestin trial of the Women's Health Initiative. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82(3):651–6.

Cohen AL, Rivara F, Marcuse EK, McPhillips H, Davis R. Are language barriers associated with serious medical events in hospitalized pediatric patients? Pediatrics. 2005;116(3):575–9.

Danesh J, Lewington S, Thompson SG, Lowe GD, Collins R, Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Folsom AR, Wu K, Benderly M, Goldbourt U, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Yarnell JW, Sweetnam PM, Elwood PC, Cushman M, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Haverkate F, de Maat MP, Thompson SG, Fowkes FG, Lee AJ, Smith FB, Salomaa V, Harald K, Rasi R, Vahtera E, Jousilahti P, Pekkanen J, D'Agostino R, Kannel WB, Wilson PW, Tofler G, Arocha-Pinango CL, Rodriguez-Larralde A, Nagy E, Mijares M, Espinosa R, Rodriquez-Roa E, Ryder E, Diez-Ewald MP, Campos G, Fernandez V, Torres E, Coll E, Marchioli R, Valagussa F, Rosengren A, Wilhelmsen L, Lappas G, Eriksson H, Cremer P, Nagel D, Curb JD, Rodriguez B, Yano K, Salonen JT, Nyyssonen K, Tuomainen TP, Hedblad B, Lind P, Loewel H, Koenig W, Meade TW, Cooper JA, De Stavola B, Knottenbelt C, Miller GJ, Cooper JA, Bauer KA, Rosenberg RD, Sato S, Kitamura A, Naito Y, Iso H, Salomaa V, Harald K, Rasi V, Vahtera E, Jousilahti P, Palosuo T, Ducimetiere P, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Evans AE, Ferrieres J, Juhan-Vague I, Bingham A, Schulte H, Assmann G, Cantin B, Lamarche B, Despres JP, Dagenais GR, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Woodward M, Ben-Shlomo Y, Davey Smith G, Palmieri V, Yeh JL, Meade TW, Rudnicka A, Knottenbelt C, Ridker P, Rodeghiero F, Tosetto A, Shepherd J, Ford I, Robertson M, Brunner E, Shipley M, Feskens EJ, Kromhout D; Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration. Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis. JAMA. 2005;294(14):1799–809.

Davis RL. Computerized physician order entry systems: the coming of age for outpatient medicine. PLoS Med. 2005;2(9):e290. Epub 2005 Sep 27.

Diehr P, Johnson LL, Patrick DL, Psaty B. Methods for incorporating death into health-related variables in longitudinal studies. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005;58(11):1115–24. Epub 2005 Sep 12.

Fenton JJ, Barton MB, Geiger AM, Herrinton LJ, Rolnick SJ, Harris EL, Barlow WE, Reisch LM, Fletcher SW, Elmore JG. Screening clinical breast examination: how often does it miss lethal breast cancer? J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:67–71.

Field TS, Buist DSM, Doubeni C, Enger S, Fouayzi H, Hart G, Korner EJ, Lamerato L, Bachman DJ, Ellis J, Herrinton L, Hornbrook MC, Krajenta R, Liu L, Yao J. Disparities and survival among breast cancer patients. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:88–95.

Greene SM, Hart G, Wagner EH. Measuring and improving performance in multi-center research consortia. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:26–32.

Hartsfield CL, Connelly MT, Newton KM, Andrade SE, Wei F, Buist DSM. Health system responses to the women’s health initiative findings on estrogen and progestin: organizational response. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:113–115.

Herrinton LJ, Barlow WE, Yu O, Geiger AM, Elmore JG, Barton MB, Harris EL, Rolnick S, Pardee R, Husson G, Macedo A, Fletcher SW. Efficacy of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with unilateral breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2005; [Epub ahead of print].

Hornbrook MC, Hart G, Ellis JL, Bachman DJ, Ansel G, Greene SM, Wagner EH, Pardee R, Schmidt MM, Geiger A, Butani AL, Field T, Fouayzi H, Miroshnik I, Liu L, Diseker R, Wells K, Krajenta R, Lamerato L, Dudas CN. Building a virtual cancer research organization. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:12–25.

Katon WJ, Rutter C, Simon G, Lin EH, Ludman E, Ciechanowski P, Kinder L, Young B, Von Korff M. The association of comorbid depression with mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2005;28(11):2668–72.

Kaplan RC, Tirschwell DL, Longstreth WT Jr, Manolio TA, Heckbert SR, Lefkowitz D, El-Saed A, Psaty BM. Vascular events, mortality, and preventive therapy following ischemic stroke in the elderly. Neurology. 2005;65(6):835–42.

Kerrigan M, Howlader N, Mandelson MT, Harrison R, Mansley EC, Ramsey SD. Costs and survival of patients with colorectal cancer in a health maintenance organization and a preferred provider organization. Med Care. 2005;43(10):1043–1048.

Li G, Shofer JB, Kukull WA, Peskind ER, Tsuang DW, Breitner JC, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Teri L, Schellenberg GD, Larson EB. Serum cholesterol and risk of Alzheimer disease: a community-based cohort study. Neurology. 2005;65(7):1045–50.

Lydon-Rochelle MT, Holt VL, Nelson JC, Cardenas V, Gardella C, Easterling TR, Callaghan WM. Accuracy of reporting maternal in-hospital diagnoses and intrapartum procedures in Washington State linked birth records. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2005;19(6):460–71.

Lydon-Rochelle MT, Nelson JC, Cardenas V, Tomashek KM, Mueller BA, Easterling TR. Validity of maternal and perinatal risk factors reported on fetal death certificates. Am J Public Health. 2005;95:1948–51. Epub 2005 Sep 29.

McClure JB, Westbrook E, Curry SJ, Wetter DW. Proactive, motivationally enhanced smoking cessation counseling among women with elevated cervical cancer risk. Nicotine Tob Res. 2005;7(6):881–9.

McGregor MJ, Fitzgerald JM, Reid RJ, Levy AR, Schulzer M, Jung D, Groshaus HE, Cox MB. Determinants of hospital length of stay among patients with pneumonia admitted to a large Canadian hospital from 1991 to 2001. Can Respir J. 2005;12(7):365–70.

Melville JL, Delaney K, Newton K, Katon W. Incontinence severity and major depression in incontinent women. Obstet Gynecol. 2005;106(3):585–92.

Mouchawar J, Taplin S, Ichikawa L, Barlow WE, Geiger AM, Weinmann S, Gilbert J, Manos MM, Yood MU. Late stage breast cancer among women with recent negative screening mammography: do clinical encounters offer opportunity for earlier detection? J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:39–45.

Nekhlyudov L, Bower M, Herrinton LJ, Altschuler A, Greene SM, Rolnick S, Elmore JG, Harris EL, Liu A, Emmons KM, Fletcher SW, Geiger AM. Women's decision making roles regarding contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:55–60.

Newton KM, Reed SD, Grothaus L, Ehrlich K, Guiltinan J, Ludman E, Lacroix AZ. The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) Study: background and study design. Maturitas. 2005;52(2):134–46.

Reed S, Newton K, Lacroix A, Grothaus L. Efficacy and safety of isopropanolic black cohosh extract for climacteric symptoms. Obstet Gynecol. 2005;106(5):1111.

Reid RJ, Scholes D, Grothaus L, Truelove Y, Fishman P, McClure J, Grafton J, Thompson RS. Is provider continuity associated with chlamydia screening for adolescent and young adult women? Prev Med. 2005;[Epub ahead of print].

Ritzwoller DP, Goodman MJ, Maciosek MV, Lafata JE, Meenan R, Hornbrook MC, Fishman PA. Creating standard cost measures across integrated health care delivery systems. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:80–87.

Simon G. Review: Bright light therapy and dawn simulation reduce symptom severity in seasonal affective disorder. ACP J Club. 2005;143(2):48.

Simon GE, Katon WJ, Lin EH, Ludman E, Vonkorff M, Ciechanowski P, Young BA. Diabetes complications and depression as predictors of health service costs. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2005;27(5):344–51.

Simon GE, Psaty BM, Hrachovec JB, Mora M. Principles for evidence-based drug formulary policy. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):964–8.

Simon GE, Von Korff M. Medical co-morbidity and validity of DSM-IV depression criteria. Psychol Med. 2005;[Epub ahead of print].

Stevens VJ, Solbert LI, Quinn VP, Rigotti NA, Hollis JA, Smith KS, Zapka JG, France E, Vogt T, Gordon N, Fishman P, Boyle RG. Relationship between tobacco control policies and the delivery of smoking cessation services in non-profit HMOs. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:75–79.

Tutty S, Ludman EJ, Simon G. Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone psychotherapy program for depressed adults treated in primary care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2005;27(6):400–10.

Vogt TM, Wagner EH. Introduction. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;(35):1–2.

Von Korff M, Miglioretti DL. A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain. Pain. 2005; [Epub ahead of print].

Wagner AK, Chan KA, Dashevsky I, Raebel MA, Andrade SE, Lafata JE, Davis RL, Gurwitz JH, Soumerai SB, Platt R. FDA drug prescribing warnings: is the black box half empty or half full? Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 Nov 18; [Epub ahead of print].

Wagner EH, Greene SM, Hart G, Field TS, Fletcher S, Geiger AM, Herrinton LJ, Hornbrook MC, Johnson CC, Mouchawar J, Rolnick SJ, Stevens VJ, Taplin SH, Tolsma D, Vogt TM. Building a research consortium of large health systems: the Cancer Research Network. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:3–11.

Wei F, Miglioretti DL, Connelly MT, Andrade SE, Newton KM, Hartsfield CL, Chan KA, Buist DSM. Changes in women's use of hormones after the Women's Health Initiative estrogen and progestin trial by race, education, and income. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:106–112.

Weinmann S, Taplin SH, Gilbert J, Beverly RK, Geiger AM, Yood MU, Mouchawar J, Manos MM, Zapka JG, Westbrook E, Barlow WE. Characteristics of women refusing follow-up for tests or symptoms suggestive of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:33–38.

West CN, Geiger AM, Greene SM, Harris EL, Liu IA, Barton MB, Elmore JG, Rolnick S, Nekhlyudov L, Altschuler A, Herrinton LJ, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM. Race and ethnicity: comparing medical records to self-reports. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:72–74.

Wolf RL, Cauley JA, Pettinger M, Jackson R, Lacroix A, Leboff MS, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC, Simon JA, Stone KL, Wactawski-Wende J. Lack of a relation between vitamin and mineral antioxidants and bone mineral density: results from the Women's Health Initiative. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82(3):581–8.

Woljer RL, Cimino PJ, Boutte AM, Schantz AM, Montine KS, Larson EB, Bird T, Quinn JF, Zhang J, Montine TJ. Proteomic determination of widespread detergent insolubility, including Abeta but not tau, early in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. FASEB J. 2005 Aug 29;[Epub ahead of print].

Young LE, Cunningham SL, Buist DS. Lone mothers are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease compared with partnered mothers. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III). Health Care Women Int. 2005;26(7):604–21.

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