2022
Long-term ozone exposure and cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: A cohort study
Gao Q, Zang E, Bi J, Dubrow R, Lowe SR, Chen H, Zeng Y, Shi L, Chen K. Long-term ozone exposure and cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: A cohort study. Environment International 2022, 160: 107072. PMID: 34979350, PMCID: PMC8821373, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationCognitive impairmentChinese older adultsOlder adultsLong-term ozone exposureMMSE scoresCognitive functionChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity SurveyNational representative cohortOzone exposureProportional hazards modelExposure-response relationshipCounty of residenceAmbient particulate matter pollutionLate-life cognitive declineCohort studyRisk factorsRepresentative cohortHazards modelState ExaminationLongevity SurveyCognitive declineNormal cognitionImpairmentAdults
2021
Short-term associations between particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions through the emergency room for urinary system disease in Beijing, China: A time-series study
Chu L, Du H, Li T, Lu F, Guo M, Dubrow R, Chen K. Short-term associations between particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions through the emergency room for urinary system disease in Beijing, China: A time-series study. Environmental Pollution 2021, 289: 117858. PMID: 34388554, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary system diseasesHospital admissionParticulate matter air pollutionMatter air pollutionEmergency roomSystem diseasesShort-term exposureCumulative exposureRisk estimatesPooled risk estimatesDay of admissionInpatient hospital admissionsInterquartile range increaseSingle-pollutant modelsShort-term associationsER admissionsTertiary hospitalRisk factorsAdmissionTime-series studyCumulative associationStrong associationTwo-stage time series analysisTransient exposureRisk
2001
Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States
Dhillon P, Farrow D, Vaughan T, Chow W, Risch H, Gammon M, Mayne S, Stanford J, Schoenberg J, Ahsan H, Dubrow R, West A, Rotterdam H, Blot W, Fraumeni J. Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 148-152. PMID: 11391635, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardia gastric adenocarcinomaFamily historyGastric cancerEsophageal cancerGastric adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal squamous cell cancerNon-cardia gastric cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell cancerRisk of esophagealSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaHigh incidence areaGastric cardiaIncreased riskCell carcinomaDigestive cancersRisk factorsStomach cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerGastric tumorsCardia adenocarcinoma
2000
Oxychlordane and trans-nonachlor in breast adipose tissue and risk of female breast cancer.
Zheng T, Holford T, Tessari J, Mayne S, Zahm S, Owens P, Zhang B, Ward B, Carter D, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Dubrow R, Boyle P. Oxychlordane and trans-nonachlor in breast adipose tissue and risk of female breast cancer. Journal Of Cancer Epidemiology And Prevention 2000, 5: 153-60. PMID: 11051111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue levelsBreast cancer riskFemale breast cancerBreast adipose tissueBreast cancerRisk factorsOdds ratioAdipose tissueBenign breast disease controlsFemale breast cancer riskPrimary breast cancer patientsCovariate-adjusted odds ratioEnvironmental exposuresProgesterone receptor statusBreast cancer patientsRecent epidemiological studiesMenopausal statusReceptor statusHighest quartileEpidemiological studiesCancerMajor metaboliteRiskStructured questionnaireOverall significant impact
1997
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
Gammon M, Ahsan H, Schoenberg J, West A, Rotterdam H, Niwa S, Blot W, Risch H, Dubrow R, Mayne S, Vaughan T, Stanford J, Farrow D, Chow W, Fraumeni J. Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1277-1284. PMID: 9293918, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.17.1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastric cardiaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaGastric adenocarcinomaRisk factorsTumor typesNoncardia gastric adenocarcinomaDuration of smokingCurrent cigarette smokersRisk of esophagealMajor risk factorCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaEarly-stage carcinogenesisCigarette smokersHigher ORsControl subjectsIncidence rateSimilar ORsCardia adenocarcinomaEstimates of riskAdenocarcinomaCardiaSmokingBreast Cancer Risk Factors According to Combined Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Status: A Case-Control Analysis
Yoo K, Tajima K, Miura S, Takeuchi T, Hirose K, Risch H, Dubrow R. Breast Cancer Risk Factors According to Combined Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Status: A Case-Control Analysis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 307-314. PMID: 9270409, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor statusHormone receptor statusReceptor statusEstrogen receptor statusRisk factorsBreast cancerAichi Cancer Center HospitalBreast cancer risk factorsDiagnosis/interviewReproductive risk factorsCancer Center HospitalCancer risk factorsGradient of riskBreast cancer casesCase-control analysisPolytomous logistic regressionCancer-free controlsCommon control groupStratification of casesJoint estrogenCenter HospitalMenstrual regularityCigarette smokingCombined EstrogenProgesterone receptor
1996
Malignant melanoma risk factors by anatomic site: A case‐control study and polychotomous logistic regression analysis
Chen Y, Dubrow R, Holford T, Zheng T, Barnhill R, Fine J, Berwick M. Malignant melanoma risk factors by anatomic site: A case‐control study and polychotomous logistic regression analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 67: 636-643. PMID: 8782651, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960904)67:5<636::aid-ijc8>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma risk factorsCase-control studyRisk factorsAnatomic sitesSun exposurePopulation-based case-control studySun exposure-related factorsIntermittent sun exposureHistory of sunburnOnly risk factorPolychotomous logistic regression analysisInvasive melanoma casesNumber of neviLogistic regression analysisExposure-related factorsDevelopment of melanomaSex differencesPolychotomous logistic regressionHistologic subtypeMalignant melanomaClothing habitsPigmentary characteristicsMelanoma casesStudy subjectsLogistic regression
1993
A hospital-based case-control study of breast-cancer risk factors by estrogen and progesterone receptor status
Yoo K, Tajima K, Miura S, Yoshida M, Murai H, Kuroishi T, Lee Y, Risch H, Dubrow R. A hospital-based case-control study of breast-cancer risk factors by estrogen and progesterone receptor status. Cancer Causes & Control 1993, 4: 39-44. PMID: 8431529, DOI: 10.1007/bf00051712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based case-control studyBreast cancer risk factorsProgesterone receptor statusCase-control studyEstrogen receptorRisk factorsBreast cancerPR statusReceptor statusPR-negative breast cancerER-negative breast cancerFull-term pregnancyPR-negative casesBreast cancer casesCancer-free controlsSignificant differencesER statusMenstrual regularityEtiologic distinctionsBorderline differenceNegative casesCancerStatusAgePercent
1988
Suicide among social workers in Rhode Island.
Dubrow R. Suicide among social workers in Rhode Island. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1988, 30: 211-3. PMID: 3361358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research