Publications

Xiao Q, Signorello LB, Brinton LA, Cohen SS, Blot WJ, Matthews CE. 2016. Sleep duration and breast cancer risk among black and white women. Sleep Med 20:25–29.

Huhmann MB, Smith KN, Schwartz SL, Haller SK, Irvin S, Cohen SS. 2016. Plasma glucose and insulin response to two oral nutrition supplements in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 4(1):e000240.

Boice JD Jr, Ellis ED, Golden AP, Zablotska LB, Mumma MT, Cohen SS. 2019. Sex-specific lung cancer risk among radiation workers in the Million Person Study and TB-fluoroscopy patients. Int J Radiat Biol Jan 7:1–36.

Chamberlain AM, Cohen SS, Weston SA, Fox KM, Xiang P Killian JM Qian Y. 2019. Relation of cardiovascular events and deaths to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level among statin-treated patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Am J Cardiol (e-pub ahead of print).

Storm HM, Shepard J, Czerkies LM, Kineman B, Cohen SS, Reichert H, Carvalho R. 2019. 2’-Fucosyllactose is well tolerated in a 100% whey, partially hydrolyzed infant formula with Bifidobacterium lactis: A randomized controlled trial. Global Pediat Health 6:1–10. DOI: 10.1177/2333794X19833995.

Golden AP, Ellis ED, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Leggett RW, Wallace PW, Girardi D, Watkins JP, Shore RE, Boice JD Jr. 2019. Updated mortality analysis of the Mallinckrodt uranium processing workers, 1942–2012. Int J Radiat Biol 17:1–56.

Ard JR, Lewis KH, Rothberg A, Auriemma A, Coburn Sl, Cohen SS, Loper J, Matarese L, Pories WJ, Periman S. 2019. Effectiveness of a total meal replacement program (OPTIFAST® program) on weight loss: Results from the OPTIWIN study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 27(1):22-29.

Bylsma L, Reichert H, Gage S, Roy-Chaudhury P, Nordyke R, Fryzek J, Dahl S, Lithgow T, Lawson J. 2019. Clinical outcomes of arteriovenous access in incident hemodialysis patients with Medicare coverage, 2012-2014. Am J Nephrol 49(2):156-164, doi: 10.1159/000495355.

Cohen SS, Alexander DD, Krebs NF, Young BE, Cabana MD, Erdmann P, Hays NP, Bezold CP, Levin-Sparenberg E, Turini M, Saavedra JM. 2018. Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation: A meta-analysis. J Pediatr 203:190–196.

Bylsma LC, Fryzek JP, Cetin K, Callaghan F, Bezold C, Mehta B, Wasser JS. 2018. Systematic literature review of treatments used for adult immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in the second-line setting. Am J Hematol 94(1):115.

Czerkies LA, Kineman BD, Cohen SS, Reichert H, Carvalho RS. 2018. A pooled analysis of growth and tolerance of infants exclusively fed partially hydrolyzed whey or intact protein-based infant formulas. Int J Pediat Article ID 4969576.

Huhmann M, Yamamoto S, Neutel J, Cohen SS, Gautier JO. 2018. Very high-protein and low-carbohydrate enteral nutrition formula and plasma glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized crossover trial. Nutr Diabetes 8(1):45.

Ayers KL, Glicksberg BS, Garfield AS, Longerich S, White JA, Yang P, Du L, Chittenden TW, Gulcher JR, Roy S, Fiedorek F, Gottesdiener K, Cohen S, North KE, Schadt EE, Li SD, Chen R, Van der Ploeg LHT. 2018. Melanocortin 4 receptor pathway dysfunction in obesity: Patient stratification aimed at MC4R agonist treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103(7):2601-2612.

Ruzin A, Pastula ST, Levin-Sparenberg E, Jiang X, Fryzek J, Tovchigrechko A, Lu B, Qi Y, Liu H, Jin H, Yu L, Hackett J, Villafana T, Esser MT. 2018. Characterization of circulating RSV strains among subjects in the OUTSMART-RSV surveillance program during the 2016-17 winter viral season in the United States. PLoS One 13(7):e0200319.

Le HQ, Tomenson JA, Warheit DB, Fryzek JP, Golden AP, Ellis ED. 2018. A review and meta-analysis of occupational titanium dioxide exposure and lung cancer mortality. J Occup Environ Med 60(7):e356-e367.

Beebe-Dimmer JL, Ruterbusch JJ, Bylsma LC, Gillezeau C, Fryzek J, Schultz NM, Flanders SC, Barlev A, Heath E, Quek RGW. 2018. Patterns of bicalutamide use in prostate cancer treatment: A U.S. real-world analysis using the SEER-Medicare database. Adv Ther 35(1):1438-1451.

Schwartz KL, Simon MS, Bylsma LC, Ruterbusch JJ, Beebe-Dimmer JL, Schultz NM,  Flanders SC, Barlev A, Fryzek JP, Quek RGW. 2018. Clinical and economic burden associated with stage III to IV triple-negative breast cancer: A SEER-Medicare historical cohort study in elderly women in the United States. Cancer 124(10):2104-2114.

Ellis ED, Boice JD Jr, Golden AP, Girardi DJ, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Shore RE, Leggett RW, Kerr GD. 2018. Dosimetry is key to good epidemiology: Workers at Mallinckrodt Chemical Works had seven different source exposures. Health Phys 114(4):386-397.

Boice JD Jr, Ellis ED, Golden AP, Girardi DJ, Cohen SS, Chen H, Mumma MT, Shore RE, Leggett RW. 2018. The past informs the future: An overview of the Million Worker Study and the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works cohort. Health Phys 114(4):381-385.

Fryzek JP, Reichert H, Summers N, Townes L, Deuson R, Alexander DD, Vanderpuye-Orgle J. 2018. Indirect treatment comparison of cabazitaxel for patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer who have been previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen. PLoS One 13(4):e0195790.

Mumma MT, Cohen SS, Sirko JL, Ellis ED, Boice JD Jr. 2018. Obtaining vital status and cause of death on a million persons. Int J Radiat Biol 9:1–21.

Golden AP, Cohen SS, Chen H, Ellis ED, Boice JD Jr. 2018. Evaluation of statistical modeling approaches for epidemiologic studies of low dose radiation health effects. Int J Radiat Biol Nov 30:1–2.

Forsythe LP, Frank LB, Tafai TA, Cohen SS, Lauer M, Clauser S, Goertz C, Schrandt S. 2018. Unique review criteria and patient and stakeholder reviewers: Analysis of PCORI’s approach to research funding. Value in Health 21(10):1152–1160.

Movva N, Jani A. 2018. The value of pay-for-performance in England: An evaluation of NHS England’s Quality Outcomes Framework. University of Oxford Research Archive, no. 2.

Mullins M, Jiang X, Bylsma LC, Fryzek JP, Reichert H, Chen EC, Kummar S, Rosenthal A. 2017. Cold agglutinin disease burden: A longitudinal analysis of anemia, medications, transfusions, and healthcare utilization. Blood Adv 1:839-848.

Hedgeman E, Ulrichsen SP, Carter S, Kreher NC, Malobisky KP, Braun MM, Fryzek J, Olsen MS. 2017. Long-term health outcomes in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark. Int J Obes (Lond) 41(10):1531-1538.

Bylsma LC, Gage SM, Reichert H, Dahl SLM, Lawson JH. 2017. Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety outcomes. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 54:513e522.

Friedman D, Fryzek J, Jiang X, Bloomfield A, Ambrose CS, Wong PC. Respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization risk in the second year of life by specific congenital heart disease diagnoses. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 2;12(3):e0172512.

Pastula S, Hackett J, Coalson J, Jiang X, Villafana T, Fryzek J. 2017. Hospitalizations for Respiratory Syncytial Virus among adults in the United States, 1997 to 2012.  2017. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 4(1):ofw270.

Alexander DD, Miller PE, van Elswyk M, Kuratko C, Bylsma L. 2017. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic long chain omega-3 fatty acids and coronary heart disease risk. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 92(1):15-29.

Garabrant DH, Alexander DD, Miller PE, Fryzek JP, Boffetta P, Teta MJ, Hessel PA, Craven VA, Kelsh MA, Goodman M. 2016. Response to Kay Teschke. Re: Mesothelioma among motor vehicle mechanics: An updated review and meta-analysis. Ann Occup Hyg 60(8):1036-1037.

Beebe-Dimmer JL, Fryzek JP, Yee CL, Dalvi T, Garabrant DH, Schwartz AG, Gadgeel S. 2016. Mesothelioma in the United States: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare investigation of treatment patterns and overall survival. Clin Epidemiol 8:743-750.

Cukor D, Cohen LM, Cope EL, Ghahramani N, Hedayati SS, Hynes DM, Shah VO, Tentori F, Unruh M, Bobelu J, Cohen SS, Dember LM, Faber T, Fischer MJ, Gallardo R, Germain MJ, Ghahate D, Grote N, Hartwell L, Heagerty P, Kimmel PL, Kutner N, Lawson S, Marr L, Nelson RG, Porter AC, Sandy P, Struminger BB, Subramanian L, Weisbord S, Young B, Mehrotra R. 2016. Patient and other stakeholder engagement in patient-centered outcomes research institute funded studies of patients with kidney diseases. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 11(9):1703-1712.

Alexander DD, Yan J, Bylsma LC, Northington RS, Grathwohl D, Steenhout P, Erdmann P, Spivey-Krobath E, Haschke F. 2016. Growth of infants consuming whey-predominant term infant formulas with a protein content of 1.8 g/100 kcal: A multicenter pooled analysis of individual participant data. Am J Clin Nutr 104(4):1083-1092.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Green MT, Safdar N, Krein SL, Olmsted RN, Watson SR, Edson B, Lesher M, Saint S. 2016. Evaluation of the association between catheter‐associated infections and measures of safety culture: Results of two national collaboratives. BMJ Quality and Online Safety First, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005012.

Fryzek J, Alexander DD, Summers N, Fraysse J, Reichert H, Townes L, Vanderpuye-Orgle J. 2016. Indirect treatment comparison of cabazitaxel for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have been previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen. Value in Health 3:A139-A140.

Alexander DD, Bylsma LC, Elkayam L, Nguyen DL. 2016. Nutritional and health benefits of semi-elemental diets: A comprehensive summary of the literature. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 7(2):306-319.

Doucette A, Jiang X, Fryzek J, Coalson J, McLaurin K, Ambrose CS. 2016. Trends in respiratory syncytial virus and bronchiolitis hospitalization rates in high-risk infants in a United States nationally representative database, 1997-2012. PLoS One 11(4).

Alexander DD, Miller PE, Vargas A, Weed DL, Cohen S. 2016. Meta-analysis of egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. J Am Coll Nutr 35(8):704-716.

Alexander DD, Bylsma LC, Vargas AJ, Cohen SS, Doucette A, Mohamed M, Irvin SR, Miller PE, Watson H, Fryzek JP. 2016. Dairy consumption and CVD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Nutr 115:737-750.

Garabrant DH, Alexander DD, Miller PE, Fryzek JP, Boffetta P, Teta MJ, Hessel PA, Craven VA, Kelsh MA, Goodman M. 2016. Mesothelioma among motor vehicle mechanics: An updated review and meta-analysis. Ann Occup Hyg 60(1):8-26.

Hedgeman E,  Lipworth L, Lowe K, Saran R, Do T, and Fryzek J. 2015. International burden of chronic kidney disease and secondary hyperparathyroidism: A systematic review of the literature and available data. Int J Nephrol 2015:184321.

Nguyen-Nielsen M, Wang L, Pedersen L, Braae Olesen A, Hou K, Mackey H, McCusker M, Basset-Seguin N, Fryzek JP, Vyberg M. 2015. The incidence of metastatic basal cell carcinoma in Denmark 1997-2010. Eur J Dermatol 25, DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2015.2546.

Bylsma LC, Alexander DD.2015. A review and meta-analysis of prospective studies of red and processed meat, meat cooking methods, heme iron, heterocyclic amines and prostate cancer. Nutr J 14(1):125.

Liu B, Kerath SM, Sekeres MA, Fryzek JP, Sreekantaiah C, Mason CR, Kolitz J, Taioli E. 2015. Myelodysplastic syndromes spatial clusters in disease etiology and outcome. Leuk Lymphoma 5:1-8.

Hirko KA, Kantor ED, Cohen SS, Blot WJ, Stampfer MJ, Signorello LB. 2015. Body mass index in young adulthood, obesity trajectory, and premature mortality. Am J Epidemiol 182(5):441-450.

Nguyen-Nielsen M, Wang L, Pedersen L, Braae Olesen A, Hou K, Mackey H, McCusker M, Basset-Seguin N, Fryzek JP, Vyberg M. 2015. The incidence of metastatic basal cell carcinoma in Denmark 1997-2010. Eur J Dermatol 25(5):463-8

Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, Hofer TP, McMahon LF, Grazier KL. 2015. Under pressure: Financial impact of the Hospital‐Acquired Conditions Initiative. A statewide analysis of pressure ulcer development and payment. J Am Geriatr Soc 63(7):1407‐12.

Demond A, Jiang X, Broadwater K, Meeker J, Luksemburg W, Maier M, Garabrant D, Franzblau A. 2015. Serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins among ceramicists. Chemosphere 118:350-356.

Matthews CE, Cohen SS, Fowke JH, Han X, Xiao Q, Buchowski MS, Hargreaves MK, Signorello LB, Blot WJ.  Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cause-specific mortality in black and white adults in the Southern Community Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol 180(4):394-405.

Alexander DD, Jiang X, Bylsma LC, Garabrant DH, Irvin SR, Fryzek JP. 2014. Historical cancer incidence and mortality assessment in an Illinois community proximal to a former manufactured gas plant. BMJ Open 4(12):e006713. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006713.

Signorello LB, Cohen SS, Williams DM, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ. 2014. Socioeconomic status, race, and mortality: A prospective cohort study. Am J Public Health 104(12):e98-e107.

Cohen SS, Sadoff MM, Jiang X, Fryzek JP, Garabrant DH. A review and meta-analysis of cancer risks in relation to Portland cement exposure. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Nov;71(11):796-802.

Cohen SS, Park Y, Signorello LB, Patel AV, Boggs DA, Kolonel LN, Kitahara CM, Knutsen SF, Gillanders E, Monroe KR, Berrington de GA, Bethea TN, Black A, Fraser G, Gapstur S, Hartge P, Matthews CE, Park SY, Purdue MP, Singh P, Harvey C, Blot WJ, Palmer JR. 2014. A pooled analysis of body mass index and mortality among African Americans. PLoS One 9:e111980.

Meddings J, Reichert H, McMahon LF. 2014. Challenges and proposed improvements for reviewing symptoms and catheter use to identify National Healthcare Safety Network catheter-associated urinary tract infections.  Am J Infect Cont 42(10):S236-S241.

Cohen SS, Lipworth L. 2014. Role of ethnic differences in mediators of energy balance. In: Bowen DJ, Denis GV, Berger NA, editors. Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. p 201-232.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Dueweke E, Rhyner J. 2014. Issues regarding identification of urinary catheter use from medical records. In: Battles JB, Cleeman JI, Kahn KK, and Weinberg DA, eds. Advances in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).

Cohen SS, Skovbo S, Vestergaard H, Kristensen T, Moller M, Bindslev-Jensen C, Fryzek JP, Broesby-Olsen S.  2014. Epidemiology of systemic mastocytosis in Denmark. Br J Haematol 166(4):521-528.

Greene T, Kiyoshi-Teo H, Reichert H, Krein S, Saint S. 2014. Urinary catheter indications in the United States: Results from a national survey of acute care hospitals. Infect Contr Hosp Epidemiol Oct:S96-S98.

Boice JD, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Ellis ED, Cragle DL, Eckerman KF, Wallace PW, Chadda B, Sonderman JS, Wiggs LD, Richter BS, Leggett RW.  2014. Mortality among mound workers exposed to polonium-210 and other sources of radiation, 1944–1979. Radiat Res 181(2):208-228, DOI: 10.1667/RR13395.1.

Mehta J, Wang H, Fryzek JP, Iqbal SU, Mesa R. 2014. Health resource utilization and cost associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) in a large United States health plan. Leuk Lymphoma 55(10), DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.879127.

Berent S, Giordani B, Albers JW, Garabrant DH, Cohen SS, Garrison RP, Richardson RJ. 2014. Effects of occupational exposure to chlorpyrifos on neuropsychological function: A prospective longitudinal study. Neurotoxicology 41:44-53.

Fryzek J, Garabrant DH, Pastula S,Jiang X. 2013. Response to Goldstein et al. J Occup Environ Med 55(11):1378.

Fryzek J, Pastula S, Jiang X, Garabrant DH. 2013. Childhood cancer incidence in Pennsylvania counties in relation to living in counties with hydraulic fracturing sites. J Occup Environ Med 55(7):796-801.

Moulard O, Mehta J, Fryzek J, Olivares R, Iqbal U, Mesa RA. 2013. Epidemiology of myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, and polycythemia vera in the European Union. Eur J Haematol 92(4):289-297, https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.12256.

Johannesdottir S, Christiansen C, Johansen M, Olsen M, Xiao X, Parker J, Molfino N, Lash T, Fryzek J. 2013. Hospitalization with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated health resource utilization: A population-based Danish cohort study. J Med Econ 16(7),DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2013.800525.

Cohen SS, Matthews CE, Bradshaw PT, Lipworth L, Buchowski MS, Signorello LB, Blot WJ. 2013. Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and likelihood of breast cancer among black and white women: A report from the Southern Community Cohort Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 6(6):566-576, doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-13-0045.

Cohen SS, Matthews CE, Signorello LB, Schlundt DG, Blot WJ, Buchowski MS. 2013. Sedentary and physically active behavior patterns among low-income African-American and white adults living in the southeastern United States. PLoS One 8(4):e59975.

Svendsen ML, Gammelager H, Sværke C, Yong M, Chia VM, Christiansen CF, Fryzek JP. 2013. Hospital visits among women with skeletal-related events secondary to breast cancer and bone metastases: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Denmark. Clin Epidemiol 5:97-103, DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S42325.

Chen Q, Jiang X, Hedgeman E, Knutson K, Gillespie B, Hong B, Lepkowski JM, Franzblau A, Jolliet O, Adriaens P, Demond AH, Garabrant DH. 2013. Estimation of age-and sex-specific background human serum concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCBs in the UMDES and NHANES populations. Chemosphere 91(6):817-23.

Nguyen-Nielsen M, Skovbo S, Svaneby D, Pedersen L, Fryzek J. 2013. The prevalence of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED) in Denmark, 1995-2010. Eur J Med Genet 56(5):236-242. DOI.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.01.012.

Kodaman N, Aldrich MC, Smith JR, Signorello LB, Bradley K, Breyer J, Cohen SS, Long J, Cai Q, Giles J, Bush WS, Blot WJ, Matthews CE, Williams SM. 2013. A small number of candidate gene SNPs reveal continental ancestry in African Americans. Ann Hum Genet 77(1):56-66.

Signorello LB, Han X, Cai Q, Cohen SS, Cope EL, Zheng W, Blot WJ. 2013. A prospective study of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d levels and mortality among African Americans and non-African Americans. Am J Epidemiol 177(2):171-179.

Cope EL, Shrubsole MJ, Cohen SS, Cai Q, Wu J, Sonderman JS, Blot WJ, Signorello LB. 2013. Intra-individual variation in one-carbon metabolism biomarkers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 22(10):1894–1899.

Mitchell ME, Lowe K, Fryzek J. 2012. A multisource approach to improving epidemiologic estimates: Application to global B-cell malignancies. ISRN Oncol 2012:129713.

Cohen SS, Signorello LB, Cope EL, McLaughlin JK, Hargreaves MK, Zheng W, Blot WJ. 2012. Obesity and all-cause mortality among black adults and white adults. Am J Epidemiol 176(5):431-42.

Buchowski MS, Matthews CE, Cohen SS, Signorello LB, Fowke JH, Hargreaves MK, Schlundt DG, Blot WJ. 2012. Evaluation of a questionnaire to assess sedentary and active behaviors in the Southern Community Cohort Study. J Phys Act Health 9(6):765-75.

Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Fryzek J, Cunningham M, Marsh GM. 2012. An ecological study of cancer mortality rates in high altitude counties of the United States. High Alt Med Biol 13(2):98-104.

Deuson R, Danese M, Mathias SD, Schoonen M, Fryzek J. 2012. The burden of immune thrombocytopenia in adults: Evaluation of the thrombopoietin receptor agonist romiplostim. J Med Econ 15(5):956-976.

Sonderman JS, Mumma MT, Cohen SS, Cope EL, Blot WJ, Signorello LB. 2012. A multi-stage approach to maximizing geocoding success in a large population-based cohort study through automated and interactive processes. Geospat Health 6(2):273-284.

Epplein M, Cohen SS, Sonderman JS, Zheng W, Williams SM, Blot WJ, Signorello LB. 2012. Neighborhood socio-economic characteristics, African ancestry, and Helicobacter pylori sero-prevalence. Cancer Causes Control 23(6):897-906.

Cohen SS, Murff HJ, Signorello LB, Blot WJ. 2012. Obesity and colorectal cancer screening among black and white adults. Cancer Causes Control 23(5):709-716.

Cohen SS, Fowke JH, Cai Q, Buchowski MS, Signorello LB, Hargreaves MK, Zheng W, Blot WJ, Matthews CE. 2012. Differences in the association between serum leptin levels and body mass index in black and white women: A report from the Southern Community Cohort Study. Ann Nutr Metab 60(2):90-97.

Boffetta P, Fryzek JP, Mandel JS. 2012. Occupational exposure to beryllium and cancer risk: A review of the epidemiologic evidence. Crit Rev Toxicol 42(2):107-118.

Demond A, Franzblau A, Garabrant D, Jiang X, Adriaens P, Chen Q, Gillespie B, Hao W, Hong B, Jolliet O, Lepkowski J. 2012. Human exposure from dioxins in soil. Environ Sci Technol 46(3):1296-1302.

Edwards TL, Velez Edwards DR, Villegas R, Cohen SS, Buchowski MS, Fowke JH, Schlundt D, Long J, Cai Q, Zheng W, Shu XO, Hargreaves MK, Smith J, Williams SM, Signorello LB, Blot WJ, Matthews CE. 2012. HTR1B, ADIPOR1, PPARGC1A, and CYP19A1 and obesity in a cohort of Caucasians and African Americans: An evaluation of gene-environment interactions and candidate genes. Am J Epidemiol 175(1):11-21. Erratum in: Am J Epidemiol. 175(7):732. Long, Ji Rong [corrected to Long, Jirong]; Jeffrey, Smith [corrected to Smith, Jeffrey].

Mutetwa B, Fryzek J, Du Y, Yong M, Sekeres MA, Taioli E. 2011. Baseline characteristics and predictors of outcome in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes living in Western Pennsylvania. Leuk Lymphoma 52:265-272.

Fryzek JP, Makari D, Martone WJ, Groothuis JR. 2011. Chronological age trends in inpatient RSV hospitalization in young children: An 8-year historical cohort study of the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Adv Ther 28:195-201.

Groothuis JR, Fryzek JP, Makari D, Steffey D, Martone WJ. 2011. Respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization trends in infants with chronic lung disease of infancy, 1998-2008. Clin Epidemiol 3:245-250.

Signorello LB, Shi J, Cai Q, Zheng W, Williams SM, Long J, Cohen SS, Li G, Hollis BW, Smith JR, Blot WJ. 2011. Common variation in vitamin D pathway genes predicts circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels among African Americans. PLoS One 6(12):e28623.

Cohen SS, Sonderman JS, Mumma MT, Signorello LB, Blot WJ. 2011. Individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics in relation to smoking prevalence among black and white adults in the Southeastern United States: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 11:877.

Cohen SS, Gammon MD, North KE, Millikan RC, Lange EM, Williams SM, Zheng W, Cai Q, Long J, Smith JR, Signorello LB, Blot WJ, Matthews CE. 2011. ADIPOQ, ADIPOR1, and ADIPOR2 polymorphisms in relation to serum adiponectin levels and BMI in black and white women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 19(10):2053-2062.

Yong M, Jensen AÖ, Jacobsen JB, Nørgaard M, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2011. Survival in breast cancer patients with bone metastases and skeletal-related events: A population-based cohort study in Denmark (1999-2007). Breast Cancer Res Treat 129(2):495-503.

Boice JD Jr, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Ellis ED, Eckerman KF, Leggett RW, Boecker BB, Brill AB, Henderson BE. 2011. Updated mortality analysis of radiation workers at Rocketdyne (Atomics International), 1948-2008. Radiat Res 176(2):244-258.

Christiansen CF, Johansen MB, Langeberg WJ, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2011. Incidence of acute kidney injury in cancer patients: A Danish population-based cohort study. Eur J Intern Med 22(4):399-406.

Osborn CY, Patel KA, Liu J, Trott HW, Buchowski MS, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ, Cohen SS, Schlundt DG. 2011. Diabetes and co-morbid depression among racially diverse, low-income adults. Ann Behav Med 41(3):300-309.

Blot WJ, Cohen SS, Aldrich M, McLaughlin JK, Hargreaves MK, Signorello LB. 2011. Lung cancer risk among smokers of menthol cigarettes. J Natl Cancer Inst 103(10):810-816.

Yong M, Riis AH, Fryzek JP, Møller BK, Johnsen SP. 2011. Predictors and patterns of red blood cell transfusion use among newly diagnosed cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated anemia in Western Denmark (1998-2003). Clin Epidemiol 3:91-99.

Beebe-Dimmer J, Morgenstern H, Cetin K, Yee C, Bartoces M, Shahinian V, Fryzek J, Acquavella J, Schwartz KL. 2011. Androgen deprivation therapy and cataract incidence among elderly prostate cancer patients in the United States. Ann Epidemiol 21(3):156-163.

Fryzek JP, Martone WJ, Groothuis JR. 2011. Trends in chronologic age and infant respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization: An 8-year cohort study. Adv Ther 28(3):195-201.

Cohen SS, Gammon MD, Signorello LB, North KE, Lange EM, Fowke JH, Hargreaves MK, Cai Q, Zheng W, Blot WJ, Matthews CE. 2011. Serum adiponectin in relation to body mass index and other correlates in black and white women. Ann Epidemiol 21(2):86-94.

Jensen AØ, Jacobsen JB, Nørgaard M, Yong M, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2011. Incidence of bone metastases and skeletal-related events in breast cancer patients: A population-based cohort study in Denmark. BMC Cancer 11:29.

Jensen AO, Nørgaard M, Engebjerg MC, Farkas DK, Fryzek JP, Zhao S, Sørensen HT. 2011. Predictors for splenectomy among patients with primary chronic immune thrombocytopenia: A population-based cohort study from Denmark. Ann Hematol 90(2):207-212.

De Roos AJ, Deeg HJ, Onstad L, Kopecky KJ, Bowles EJ, Yong M, Fryzek J, Davis S. 2010. Incidence of myelodysplastic syndromes within a nonprofit healthcare system in western Washington state, 2005-2006. Am J Hematol 85(10):765-770.

Cronin-Fenton DP, Søndergaard F, Pedersen LA, Fryzek JP, Cetin K, Acquavella J, Baron JA, Sørensen HT. 2010. Hospitalisation for venous thromboembolism in cancer patients and the general population: A population-based cohort study in Denmark, 1997-2006. Br J Cancer 103(7):947-953.

Buchowski MS, Cohen SS, Matthews CE, Schlundt DG, Signorello LB, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ. 2010. Physical activity and obesity gap between black and white women in the southeastern U.S. Am J Prev Med 39(2):140-147.

Nørgaard M, Jensen AØ, Jacobsen JB, Cetin K, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2010. Skeletal related events, bone metastasis and survival of prostate cancer: A population based cohort study in Denmark (1999 to 2007). J Urol 184(1):162-167.

Gillespie BW, Chen Q, Reichert H, Franzblau A, Hedgeman E, Lepkowski J, Adriaens P, Demond A, Luksemburg W, Garabrant DH. 2010. Estimating population distributions when some data are below a limit of detection by using a reverse Kaplan-Meier estimator. Epidemiology 21 Suppl 4:S64-S70.

Thomsen RW, Schoonen WM, Farkas DK, Riis A, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2010. Risk of venous thromboembolism in splenectomized patients compared with the general population and appendectomized patients: A 10-year nationwide cohort study. J Thromb Haemost 8(6):1413-1416.

Yong M, Schoonen WM, Li L, Kanas G, Coalson J, Mowat F, Fryzek J, Kaye JA. 2010. Epidemiology of paediatric immune thrombocytopenia in the General Practice Research Database. Br J Haematol 149(6):855-864.

Cetin K, Beebe-Dimmer JL, Fryzek JP, Markus R, Carducci MA. 2010. Recent time trends in the epidemiology of stage IV prostate cancer in the United States: Analysis of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Urology 75(6):1396-1404.

Osborn CY, Trott HW, Buchowski MS, Patel KA, Kirby LD, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ, Cohen SS, Schlundt DG. 2010. Racial disparities in the treatment of depression in low-income persons with diabetes. Diabetes Care 33(5):1050-1054.

Yong M, Thomsen RW, Schoonen WM, Farkas DK, Riis A, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2010. Mortality risk in splenectomised patients: A Danish population-based cohort study. Eur J Intern Med 21(1):12-16.

Fowke JH. Matthews CE, Yu H, Cai Q, Cohen S, Buchowski MS, Zheng W, Blot WJ. 2010. Racial differences in the association between body mass index and serum IGF-1, IGF-2, and IGFBP-3. Endocr Relat Cancer 17(1):51–60.

Du Y, Fryzek J, Sekeres MA, Taioli E. 2010. Smoking and alcohol intake as risk factors for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Leuk Res 34(1):1-5.

Kanas G, Morimoto L, Mowat F, O’Malley C, Fryzek J, Nordyke R. 2010. Use of electronic medical records in oncology outcomes research. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res 2:1-14.

Beebe-Dimmer JL, Cetin K, Fryzek JP, Schuetze SM, Schwartz K. 2009. The epidemiology of malignant giant cell tumors of bone: An analysis of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (1975-2004). Rare Tumors 1(2):e52.

Cohen SS, Signorello LB, Blot WJ. 2009. Adult weight gain and diabetes among African American and white adults in southeastern US communities. Prev Med 49(6):476-781.

Thomsen RW, Schoonen WM, Farkas DK, Riis A, Jacobsen J, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2009. Risk for hospital contact with infection in patients with splenectomy: A population-based cohort study. Ann Intern Med 151(8):546-555.

Cohen SS, Larson CO, Matthews CE, Buchowski MS, Signorello LB, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ. 2009. Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18(9):1323-1332.

Jensen AØ, Nørgaard M, Yong M, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2009. Validity of the recorded International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition diagnoses codes of bone metastases and skeletal-related events in breast and prostate cancer patients in the Danish National Registry of Patients. Clin Epidemiol 1:101-108.

Signorello LB, Munro HM, Buchowski MS, Schlundt DG, Cohen SS, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ. 2009. Estimating nutrient intake from a food frequency questionnaire: Incorporating the elements of race and geographic region. Am J Epidemiol 170(1):104-111.

Evans M, Fored CM, Bellocco R, Fitzmaurice G, Fryzek JP, McLaughlin JK, Nyrén O, Elinder CG. 2009. Acetaminophen, aspirin and progression of advanced chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 24(6):1908-1918.

Schoonen WM, Kucera G, Coalson J, Li L, Rutstein M, Mowat F, Fryzek J, Kaye JA. 2009. Epidemiology of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in the General Practice Research Database. Br J Haematol 145(2):235-244.

Thomsen RW, Thomsen HF, Nørgaard M, Cetin K, McLaughlin JK, Tarone RE, Fryzek JP, Sørensen HT. 2008. Risk of cholecystitis in patients with cancer: A population-based cohort study in Denmark. Cancer 113(12):3410-3419.

Sekeres MA, Schoonen WM, Kantarjian H, List A, Fryzek J, Paquette R, Maciejewski JP. 2008. Characteristics of US patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Results of six cross-sectional physician surveys. J Natl Cancer Inst 100(21):1542-1551.

Boice JD Jr, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Chadda B, Blot WJ. 2008. A cohort study of uranium millers and miners of Grants, New Mexico, 1979-2005. J Radiol Prot 28(3):303-325.

Cohen SS, Palmieri RT, Nyante SJ, Koralek DO, Kim S, Bradshaw P, Olshan AF. 2008. Obesity and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in women: A review. Cancer 112(9):1892-1904.

Olsen JH, Friis S, Poulsen AH, Fryzek J, Harving H, Tjønneland A, Sørensen HT, Blot W. 2008. Use of NSAIDs, smoking and lung cancer risk. Br J Cancer 98(1):232-237.

Albers JW, Garabrant DH, Mattsson JL, Burns CJ, Cohen SS, Sima C, Garrison RP, Richardson RJ, Berent S. 2007. Dose-effect analyses of occupational chlorpyrifos exposure and peripheral nerve electrophysiology. Toxicol Sci 97(1):196-204.

Blot WJ, Signorello LB, Cohen SS, Ibrahim MA. 2007. Single leg separation prevalence among explanted Björk-Shiley prosthetic heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis 16(6):657-661.

Signorello LB, Schlundt DG, Cohen SS, Steinwandel MD, Buchowski MS, McLaughlin JK, Hargreaves MK, Blot WJ. 2007. Comparing diabetes prevalence between African Americans and Whites of similar socioeconomic status. Am J Public Health 97(12):2260-2267.

Cohen SS, Signorello LB, Gammon MD, Blot WJ. 2007. Obesity and recent mammography use among black and white women in the Southern Community Cohort Study (United States). Cancer Causes Control 18(7):765-773.

Boice JD Jr, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Chadda B, Blot WJ. 2007. Mortality among residents of Uravan, Colorado who lived near a uranium mill, 1936-84. J Radiol Prot 27(3):299-319.

Fryzek JP, Holmich L, McLaughlin JK, Lipworth L, Tarone RE, Henriksen T, Kjøller K, Friis S. 2007. A nationwide study of connective tissue disease and other rheumatic conditions among Danish women with long-term cosmetic breast implantation. Ann Epidemiol 17(5):374-379.

Albers JW, Garabrant DH, Mattsson JL, Burns CJ, Cohen SS, Sima C, Garrison RP, Richardson RJ, Berent S. 2007. Dose-effect analyses of occupational chlorpyrifos exposure and peripheral nerve electrophysiology. Toxicol Sci 97(1):196-204. Epub 2007 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 17324952.

Fryzek JP, Garabrant DH, Schenk M, Kinnard M, Greenson JK, Sarkar FH. The association between selected risk factors for pancreatic cancer and the expression of p53 and K-ras codon 12 mutations. Int J Gastrointest Cancer 37(4):139-145.

Boice JD Jr, Marano DE, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Blot WJ, Brill AB, Fryzek JP, Henderson BE, McLaughlin JK. 2006. Mortality among Rocketdyne workers who tested rocket engines, 1948-1999. J Occup Environ Med 48(10):1070-1092.

Signorello LB, Cohen SS, Bosetti C, Stovall M, Kasper CE, Weathers RE, Whitton JA, Green DM, Donaldson SS, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Boice JD Jr. 2006. Female survivors of childhood cancer: Preterm birth and low birth weight among their children. J Natl Cancer Inst 98(20):1453-1461.

Boice JD, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Dupree Ellis E, Eckerman KF, Leggett RW, Boecker BB, Brill AB, Henderson BE. 2006. Mortality among radiation workers at Rocketdyne (Atomics International), 1948-1999. Radiat Res 166(1 Pt 1):98-115. Erratum in: Radiat Res. 2006 Sep;166(3):566.

Fryzek JP, Poulsen AH, Lipworth L, Pedersen L, Nørgaard M, McLaughlin JK, Friis S. 2006. A cohort study of antihypertensive medication use and breast cancer among Danish women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 97(3):231-236.

Ejerblad E, Fored CM, Lindblad P, Fryzek J, McLaughlin JK, Nyrén O. 2006. Obesity and risk for chronic renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol 17(6):1695-1702.

Boice JD Jr, Leggett RW, Ellis ED, Wallace PW, Mumma M, Cohen SS, Brill AB, Chadda B, Boecker BB, Yoder RC, Eckerman KF. 2006. A comprehensive dose reconstruction methodology for former Rocketdyne/Atomics International radiation workers. Health Phys 90(5):409-430.

Fored CM, Fryzek JP, Brandt L, Nise G, Sjögren B, McLaughlin JK, Blot WJ, Ekbom A. 2006. Parkinson’s disease and other basal ganglia or movement disorders in a large nationwide cohort of Swedish welders. Occup Environ Med 63(2):135-140.

Evans M, Fryzek JP, Elinder CG, Cohen SS, McLaughlin JK, Nyrén O, Fored CM. 2005. The natural history of chronic renal failure: Results from an unselected, population-based, inception cohort in Sweden. Am J Kidney Dis 46(5):863-870.

Fryzek JP, Schenk M, Kinnard M, Greenson JK, Garabrant DH. 2005. The association of body mass index and pancreatic cancer in residents of southeastern Michigan, 1996-1999. Am J Epidemiol 162(3):222-228.

Fryzek JP, Hansen J, Cohen S, Bonde JP, Llambias MT, Kolstad HA, Skytthe A, Lipworth L, Blot WJ, Olsen JH. 2005. A cohort study of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders in Danish welders. J Occup Environ Med 47(5):466-472.

Fryzek JP, Chadda BK, Cohen SS, Marano D, White K, Steinwandel M, McLaughlin JK. 2005. Retrospective cohort mortality study of workers engaged in motion picture film processing. J Occup Environ Med 47(3):278-286.

Ejerblad E, Fored CM, Lindblad P, Fryzek J, Dickman PW, Elinder CG, McLaughlin JK, Nyrén O. 2004. Association between smoking and chronic renal failure in a nationwide population-based case-control study. J Am Soc Nephrol 15(8):2178-2185.

Fored CM, Nise G, Ejerblad E, Fryzek JP, Lindblad P, McLaughlin JK, Elinder CG, Nyrén O. 2004. Absence of association between organic solvent exposure and risk of chronic renal failure: A nationwide population-based case-control study. J Am Soc Nephrol 15(1):180-186.

Henriksen TF, Hölmich LR, Friis S, McLaughlin JK, Fryzek JP, Pernille Høyer A, Kjøller K, Olsen JH. 2003. The Danish Registry for Plastic Surgery of the Breast: Establishment of a nationwide registry for prospective follow-up, quality assessment, and investigation of breast surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 111(7):2182-2189; discussion 2190-2191.

Fryzek JP, Chadda B, Marano D, White K, Schweitzer S, McLaughlin JK, Blot WJ. 2003. A cohort mortality study among titanium dioxide manufacturing workers in the United States. J Occup Environ Med 45(4):400-409.

Fryzek JP, Ye W, Signorello LB, Lipworth L, Blot WJ, McLaughlin JK, Nyren O. 2002. Incidence of cancer among patients with knee implants in Sweden, 1980-1994.Cancer 94(11):3057-3062.

Fryzek JP, Lipworth L, Signorello LB, Mclaughlin JK. 2002.The reliability of dietary data for self- and next-of-kin respondents. Ann Epidemiol 12(4):278-283.

Fored CM, Ejerblad E, Lindblad P, Fryzek JP, Dickman PW, Signorello LB, Lipworth L, Elinder CG, Blot WJ, McLaughlin JK, Zack MM, Nyrén O. 2001. Acetaminophen, aspirin, and chronic renal failure. N Engl J Med 345(25):1801-1808.

Signorello LB, Ye W, Fryzek JP, Lipworth L, Fraumeni JF Jr, Blot WJ, McLaughlin JK, Nyrén O. 2001. Nationwide study of cancer risk among hip replacement patients in Sweden. J Natl Cancer Inst 93(18):1405-1410.

Fryzek JP, Mumma MT, McLaughlin JK, Henderson BE, Blot WJ. 2001. Cancer mortality in relation to environmental chromium exposure. J Occup Environ Med 43(7):635-640.

Lipworth L, Fryzek JP, Fored CM, Blot WJ, McLaughlin JK. 2001. Comparison of surrogate with self-respondents regarding medical history and prior medication use. Int J Epidemiol 30(2):303-308.

Blot WJ, Omar RZ, Kallewaard M, Morton LS, Fryzek JP, Ibrahim MA, Acheson D, Taylor KM, van der Graaf Y. 2001. Risks of fracture of Björk-Shiley 60 degree convexo-concave prosthetic heart valves: Long-term cohort follow up in the UK, Netherlands and USA. J Heart Valve Dis 10(2):202-209.

Fryzek JP, Signorello LB, Hakelius L, Lipworth L, McLaughlin JK, Blot WJ, Nyren O. 2001. Local complications and subsequent symptom reporting among women with cosmetic breast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 107(1):214-221.

Fryzek JP, Signorello LB, Hakelius L, Feltelius N, Ringberg A, Blot WJ, McLaughlin JK, Nyren O. 2001. Self-reported symptoms among women after cosmetic breast implant and breast reduction surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 107(1):206-213.

Fryzek JP, Lipworth LL, Garabrant DH, McLaughlin JK. 2000. Comparison of surrogate with self-respondents for occupational factors. J Occup Environ Med  42(4):424-429.

Fryzek JP, Mellemkjaer L, McLaughlin JK, Blot WJ, Olsen JH. 1999. Cancer risk among patients with finger and hand joint and temporo-mandibular joint prostheses in Denmark. Int J Cancer 81(5):723-725.