2006
The Effectiveness of Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study
Concato J, Wells CK, Horwitz RI, Penson D, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Froehlich G, Blake D, Vickers MA, Gehr GA, Raheb NH, Sullivan G, Peduzzi P. The Effectiveness of Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 38-43. PMID: 16401808, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.1.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital rectal examinationCase-control studyCause-specific mortalityCase patientsProstate cancerControl patientsNested Case-Control StudyProstate-specific antigen (PSA) testVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAssociation of screeningBenefits of screeningEffectiveness of screeningVeterans Affairs facilitiesVerbal informed consentEffectiveness of PSADRE screeningCause mortalityPSA testingSurvival benefitRectal examinationAntigen testMedical CenterAmbulatory carePatientsClinical practice
2001
Injury related infant death: the impact of race and birth weight
Jain A, Khoshnood B, Lee K, Concato J. Injury related infant death: the impact of race and birth weight. Injury Prevention 2001, 7: 135. PMID: 11428561, PMCID: PMC1730711, DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birthweight babiesBirth weightUnintentional injuriesRisk factorsOdds ratioSociodemographic factorsBirthweight babiesRisk of homicideInfant deathHigh riskImportant independent risk factorEffect of raceAfrican AmericansIndependent risk factorPreventable risk factorsAdjusted odds ratioRisk of deathMexican-American infantsLast pregnancyAlcohol intakePrenatal careMaternal ageMaternal raceInfant injuriesInfant's birth
1998
The Quest for “Power” Contradictory Hypotheses and Inflated Sample Sizes
Feinstein A, Concato J. The Quest for “Power” Contradictory Hypotheses and Inflated Sample Sizes. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1998, 51: 537-545. PMID: 9674660, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00029-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research