2022
Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCare
2011
Epidemiology of Restricting Back Pain in Community‐Living Older Persons
Makris UE, Fraenkel L, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Gill TM. Epidemiology of Restricting Back Pain in Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 610-614. PMID: 21410444, PMCID: PMC3098613, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03329.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsCumulative incidenceBack painIncidence rateOlder personsFirst episodeBaseline age groupProspective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodCommunity-living menPoisson regression modelsCohort studyMedian durationMedian timeDescriptive epidemiologyTotal episodesOlder womenPainOlder menAge groupsRestricted activityIncidenceWomenMenConsecutive months