2015
Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Playdon MC, Bracken MB, Sanft TB, Ligibel JA, Harrigan M, Irwin ML. Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv275. PMID: 26424778, PMCID: PMC4715249, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityCause mortalityWeight gainBreast cancer diagnosisBreast cancerStage I-IIIC breast cancerSystematic reviewPrediagnosis body mass indexWomen age 18 yearsPostdiagnosis weight gainCancer diagnosisCause mortality ratesBreast cancer mortalityAge 18 yearsWeb of ScienceCohort studyRecurrence outcomesMass indexCancer mortalityClinical trialsHigh riskMortality rateBody weight
2005
Complement Factor H Polymorphism in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Klein RJ, Zeiss C, Chew EY, Tsai JY, Sackler RS, Haynes C, Henning AK, SanGiovanni JP, Mane SM, Mayne ST, Bracken MB, Ferris FL, Ott J, Barnstable C, Hoh J. Complement Factor H Polymorphism in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Science 2005, 308: 385-389. PMID: 15761122, PMCID: PMC1512523, DOI: 10.1126/science.1109557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAllelesAmino Acid SubstitutionCase-Control StudiesChoroidChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Complement Factor HComplement Membrane Attack ComplexExonsFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHaplotypesHistidineHumansImmunity, InnateIntronsLinkage DisequilibriumMacular DegenerationMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPigment Epithelium of EyePolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsAge-related macular degenerationComplement factor H (CFH) geneMacular degenerationLikelihood of AMDComplement Factor H PolymorphismRisk allelesC-reactive proteinFactor H geneAmino acids 402H polymorphismCFH geneFamily-based studyMajor causeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCommon variantsDegenerationPolymorphismH gene
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 resultPregnancyChoriocarcinomaYearsEpidemiologyWomen
1984
Efficacy of Methylprednisolone in Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Bracken M, Collins W, Freeman D, Shepard M, Wagner F, Silten R, Hellenbrand K, Ransohoff J, Hunt W, Perot P, Grossman R, Green B, Eisenberg H, Rifkinson N, Goodman J, Meagher J, Fischer B, Clifton G, Flamm E, Rawe S. Efficacy of Methylprednisolone in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. JAMA 1984, 251: 45-52. PMID: 6361287, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1984.03340250025015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryEarly case fatalityEfficacy of methylprednisoloneHigh-dose regimenLight touch sensationHigh-dose protocolGroups six weeksNeurological recoveryCase fatalityWound infectionStandard doseMotor functionInitial lesionHigh doseOperative siteSix weeksInjuryMethylprednisoloneTreatment effectsTouch sensationDoseEfficacyMulticenter
1981
Psychological response to acute spinal cord injury: an epidemiological study
Bracken M, Shepard M, Webb S. Psychological response to acute spinal cord injury: an epidemiological study. Spinal Cord 1981, 19: 271-283. PMID: 7279429, DOI: 10.1038/sc.1981.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryAcute spinal cord injurySeverity of motorTime of dischargeAcute care hospitalsAcute hospitalisationNeurological statusCare hospitalNeurological functionPsychological reactionsEpidemiological studiesRehabilitation therapyInjuryNegative coping responsesHospitalisationPsychological counsellingSensory disabilitiesPersonality reactionsPsychological responsesLesser degreeCoping reactionsPatientsAdmissionHospitalINCIDENCE OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC HOSPITALIZED SPINAL CORD INJURY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970–19771
BRACKEN M, FREEMAN D, HELLENBRAND K. INCIDENCE OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC HOSPITALIZED SPINAL CORD INJURY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970–19771. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1981, 113: 615-622. PMID: 7234849, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research