2002
Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
Yoshizawa K, Rimm EB, Morris JS, Spate VL, Hsieh CC, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 1755-1760. PMID: 12456851, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa021437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseMale health professionalsHigh dietary intakeYears of ageCase-control designMercury levelsSmoking statusTotal mercury exposureControl subjectsLowest quintileRisk factorsDietary intakeCardiovascular diseaseRelative riskCohort membersPrevious historyToenail clippingsHealth professionalsDiseaseConsumption of fishMercury exposureMean mercury levelRiskFish consumption
1999
Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene