2015
Chemotherapy-only treatment effects on long-term neurocognitive functioning in childhood ALL survivors: a review and meta-analysis
Iyer NS, Balsamo LM, Bracken MB, Kadan-Lottick NS. Chemotherapy-only treatment effects on long-term neurocognitive functioning in childhood ALL survivors: a review and meta-analysis. Blood 2015, 126: 346-353. PMID: 26048910, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-02-627414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term neurocognitive functioningAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCranial radiationNeurocognitive functioningIntelligence quotientChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaContinuous first remissionSurvivors of childhoodDatabase of AbstractsConfidence intervalsHealthy control groupStandard deviation scoreFine motor domainNeurocognitive domainsReviews of EffectsMEDLINE/PubMedFirst remissionFull-scale intelligence quotientPerformance intelligence quotientLymphoblastic leukemiaInformation processing speedDeviation scoreSD scoreModerate impairmentMultiple neurocognitive domains
2014
Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 25: 46-54.e3. PMID: 25453352, PMCID: PMC4255148, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionLow birthweightPreterm deliveryBirth lengthBirth outcomesGrowth restrictionAlcohol exposureOdds ratioLower oddsModerate prenatal alcohol exposureModerate alcohol exposureThird-trimester drinkingProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPrenatal alcohol consumptionPrenatal alcohol exposurePregnancy drinkingNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesSingleton infantsCohort studyAlcohol drinkingReduced oddsHead circumferenceGeneral, but not abdominal, overweight increases odds of asthma among Norwegian adolescents: the Young‐HUNT study
Egan KB, Ettinger AS, DeWan AT, Holford TR, Holmen TL, Bracken MB. General, but not abdominal, overweight increases odds of asthma among Norwegian adolescents: the Young‐HUNT study. Acta Paediatrica 2014, 103: 1270-1276. PMID: 25131148, DOI: 10.1111/apa.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPubertal development statusBody mass indexWaist circumferenceYoung-HUNT studyOdds ratioSelf-reported physician diagnosisOdds of asthmaAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsPotential effect modifiersSelf-administered questionnaireYear old NorwegiansAbdominal obesityMass indexPhysician diagnosisIncrease oddsWeight statusAsthmaEffect modifiersNord-TrøndelagObesityOddsAdolescentsAssociationThe association of indoor tanning and melanoma in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Colantonio S, Bracken MB, Beecker J. The association of indoor tanning and melanoma in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2014, 70: 847-857.e18. PMID: 24629998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTanning bedsOdds ratioTanning sessionsGeneric inverse variance methodAssociation of melanomaSubsequent melanoma diagnosesIndoor tanningConfidence intervalsInverse variance methodQuality of evidenceAllied Health LiteratureRisk of melanomaRandom-effects modelObservational studyCumulative IndexIndoor tanning bedsMelanoma casesHealth LiteratureSystematic reviewMelanomaSimilar findingsMelanoma diagnosisSignificant differencesFrequency of useYear 2000 onward
1992
Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study
Dlugosz L, Vena J, Byers T, Sever L, Bracken M, Marshall E. Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 135: 1000-1011. PMID: 1595686, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBedsCase-Control StudiesCleft LipCleft PalateConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusElectricityEmploymentFemaleFeverHeatingHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal AgeNeural Tube DefectsNew YorkOdds RatioParityRacial GroupsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesVitaminsConceptsCase-control studyCleft palateOdds ratioCleft lipCongenital defectsOral cleft defectsRespective odds ratiosNew York State Congenital Malformations RegistryConfidence intervalsElectric blanket usePotential confounding factorsCongenital Malformations RegistryNeural tube defectsOdds ratio estimatesElectric blanketHeated waterbedsNew York residentsSeason of conceptionLast mensesRisk factorsChildhood cancerMaternal raceCleft defectsConfounding factorsMalformations Registry
1991
Premature rupture of membranes at preterm. Meta-analysis of the effect of steroids on the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome.
Oyarzún E, Gómez R, Romero R, Bracken M. Premature rupture of membranes at preterm. Meta-analysis of the effect of steroids on the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome. Revista Medica De Chile 1991, 119: 388-95. PMID: 1842981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeFetal respiratory distress syndromeUse of steroidsPremature ruptureDistress syndromeEffects of steroidsInfectious complicationsSteroid treatmentPregnant womenRelative riskSteroidsSyndromeConfidence intervalsComplicationsRupturePretermNeonatesPatientsPreventionWomen