2012
Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz‐Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2012, 27: 20-26. PMID: 23215706, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Children's StudyProvider-based samplingChildren's StudyNational cohort studyPrenatal care providersNational probability sampleType of providerProbability sampleCohort studyPrenatal careCare providersChild healthProvider groupsAge 21Risk estimatesPrimary sampling unitsWomenBirthProvidersHealthSampling frameSecondary sampling unitsPregnancyNumber of strategiesUtero
1996
A TREE‐BASED METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDIES
ZHANG H, HOLFORD T, BRACKEN M. A TREE‐BASED METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDIES. Statistics In Medicine 1996, 15: 37-49. PMID: 8614744, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19960115)15:1<37::aid-sim144>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven
1986
CHORIOCARCINOMA INCIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
BRINTON L, BRACKEN M, CONNELLY R. CHORIOCARCINOMA INCIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 123: 1094-1100. PMID: 3706279, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFold elevated riskIncidence of choriocarcinomaMajority of casesOverall incidenceMaternal ageExcess riskHigh riskElevated riskIncidence patternsHealth StatisticsDisease controlIncidenceBirth effectLivebirthsLower ratesRiskAgeUnited StatesWhitesEnd resultPregnancyChoriocarcinomaYearsEpidemiologyWomenLOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1
BRACKEN M, HELLENBRAND K, HOLFORD T, BRYCE-BUCHANAN C. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 123: 604-613. PMID: 3953539, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMean birth weightFirst pregnancyBirth weightSecond pregnancyInduced abortionLow birth weight newbornsLow birth weight rateAntecedent pregnancyWeight newbornsSubsequent pregnancyAbortion complicationsVacuum aspirationPrior abortionPregnancyAbortionWeight rateSimilar ratesMonthsWomenDeliveryRiskCurettageComplicationsGestationEpidemiology of trisomy 21: A review and theoretical analysis
Janerich D, Bracken M. Epidemiology of trisomy 21: A review and theoretical analysis. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1986, 39: 1079-1093. PMID: 2947908, DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(86)90141-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Spermicidal contraceptives and poor reproductive outcomes: The epidemiologic evidence against an association
Bracken M. Spermicidal contraceptives and poor reproductive outcomes: The epidemiologic evidence against an association. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1985, 151: 552-556. PMID: 3883778, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90137-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPoor reproductive outcomesRecent epidemiologic studiesEpidemiologic evidenceObstetric practiceSpontaneous abortionSpermicidal contraceptivesEpidemiologic studiesReproductive outcomesCongenital malformationsAvailable evidenceSuch associationsContraceptionAssociationContraceptivesMalformations
1984
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYDATIDIFORM MOLE AND CHORIOCARCINOMA
BRACKEN M, BRINTON L, HAYASHI K. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYDATIDIFORM MOLE AND CHORIOCARCINOMA. Epidemiologic Reviews 1984, 6: 52-75. PMID: 6386504, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036275.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
HYDATIDIFORM MOLE IN THE UNITED STATES (1970–1977): A STATISTICAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS1
HAYASHI K, BRACKEN M, FREEMAN D, HELLENBRAND K. HYDATIDIFORM MOLE IN THE UNITED STATES (1970–1977): A STATISTICAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1982, 115: 67-77. PMID: 7055132, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultData CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHumansHydatidiform MoleMaternal AgePregnancyRacial GroupsUnited StatesUterine NeoplasmsConceptsIncidence of hydatidiformMaternal ageWomen 35 yearsHospital Discharge SurveyHigh rateEpidemiologic featuresDischarge SurveyIncidence rateSecond highest rateAge adjustmentHealth StatisticsHydatidiform MoleWhite womenHydatidiformEight-year periodWomenPregnancyBlack womenUnited StatesIncidencePresent studyAgeAndrogenetic originApparent increaseEntire sample