2018
Factors Associated With Cancer Disparities Among Low-, Medium-, and High-Income US Counties
O’Connor J, Sedghi T, Dhodapkar M, Kane MJ, Gross CP. Factors Associated With Cancer Disparities Among Low-, Medium-, and High-Income US Counties. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e183146. PMID: 30646225, PMCID: PMC6324449, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer death ratesDeath rateHigh-income countiesCancer disparitiesPossible mediatorsAge-standardized cancer death ratesLow-income countiesCross-sectional studyClinical care factorsIncome-related disparitiesNon-Hispanic blacksHealth risk behaviorsLow-quality careUS countiesPhysical inactivityCare factorsMAIN OUTCOMEFair healthDeath recordsMedian household incomeMedian incomeHealth StatisticsRisk behaviorsHealth policyCounty income levels
2015
Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years
Torgerson PR, Hagan JE, Costa F, Calcagno J, Kane M, Martinez-Silveira MS, Goris MG, Stein C, Ko AI, Abela-Ridder B. Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004122. PMID: 26431366, PMCID: PMC4591975, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability Adjusted Life YearsGlobal burdenAdjusted Life YearsLife yearsResource-poor tropical countriesHighest burden estimatesSum of YLLsBurden of leptospirosisSignificant health burdenLife-threatening diseaseYears of lifeDiverse epidemiological settingsGBD 2010Febrile illnessDisease burdenHealth burdenBurden estimatesLife LostMortality rateUrban slum dwellersDisease estimatesEpidemiological settingsTotal burdenLikely sequelaeLeptospirosis
2014
Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Rabinowitz PM, Slizovskiy IB, Lamers V, Trufan SJ, Holford TR, Dziura JD, Peduzzi PN, Kane MJ, Reif JS, Weiss TR, Stowe MH. Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 123: 21-26. PMID: 25204871, PMCID: PMC4286272, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth symptomsUpper respiratory symptomsPublic health impactRespiratory symptomsNeurological symptomsSymptom SurveyRespiratory conditionsSkin conditionsHypothesis generatingHealth statusSymptomsFurther studiesGastrointestinal conditionsHealth impactsHousehold educationPrevalenceWashington CountyHousehold proximityPersonsSmokingWater exposureHousehold surveyWork typeMultiple types of motives don't multiply the motivation of West Point cadets
Wrzesniewski A, Schwartz B, Cong X, Kane M, Omar A, Kolditz T. Multiple types of motives don't multiply the motivation of West Point cadets. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10990-10995. PMID: 24982165, PMCID: PMC4121823, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405298111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Point cadetsInstrumental motivesInternal motivesEarly career promotionsOccupational contextNegative outcomesCareer outcomesSame actionPositive outcomesCareer promotionMotivationCadetsMultiple motifsSingle motiveField contextMilitary serviceContextResearchMultiple typesOutcomesMotivePeopleOfficersDifferent typesOfficer services