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W D Flanders

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1 Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. N Engl J Med 1996 10.16
2 Cigarette smoking and changes in the histopathology of lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 1997 5.72
3 Accounting for unmeasured population substructure in case-control studies of genetic association using a novel latent-class model. Am J Hum Genet 2001 5.66
4 Excess hospital admissions during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. Am J Prev Med 1999 5.50
5 Excess mortality among cigarette smokers: changes in a 20-year interval. Am J Public Health 1995 4.60
6 Aspirin use and risk of fatal cancer. Cancer Res 1993 4.14
7 Nontraditional epidemiologic approaches in the analysis of gene-environment interaction: case-control studies with no controls! Am J Epidemiol 1996 3.98
8 Demographic predictors of mammography and Pap smear screening in US women. Am J Public Health 1993 3.94
9 The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 1993 3.33
10 A meta-analysis of the effect of estrogen replacement therapy on the risk of breast cancer. JAMA 1991 3.07
11 Predictors of correct treatment of children with fever seen at outpatient health facilities in the Central African Republic. Am J Epidemiol 2000 2.43
12 Case-only design to measure gene-gene interaction. Epidemiology 1999 2.30
13 Large sample confidence intervals for regression standardized risks, risk ratios, and risk differences. J Chronic Dis 1987 2.26
14 Reliability of alcohol intake as recalled from 10 years in the past. Am J Epidemiol 1996 2.24
15 Transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) when only one parent is available: the 1-TDT. Am J Epidemiol 1999 2.15
16 Bias in using family history as a risk factor in case-control studies of disease. Epidemiology 1995 2.03
17 A comparison of the Charlson comorbidity index derived from medical record data and administrative billing data. J Clin Epidemiol 1999 1.94
18 Is readmission to hospital an indicator of poor process of care for patients with heart failure? Qual Saf Health Care 2004 1.90
19 Risk factors for fatal colon cancer in a large prospective study. J Natl Cancer Inst 1992 1.88
20 Mortality in end-stage renal disease is associated with facility-to-facility differences in adequacy of hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol 1998 1.68
21 Limitations in the application of case-control methodology. Epidemiol Rev 1994 1.64
22 On the use of population-based registries in the clinical validation of genetic tests for disease susceptibility. Genet Med 2001 1.64
23 A modified cluster-sampling method for post-disaster rapid assessment of needs. Bull World Health Organ 1996 1.60
24 Sample size requirements in case-only designs to detect gene-environment interaction. Am J Epidemiol 1997 1.53
25 Possibility of selection bias in matched case-control studies using friend controls. Am J Epidemiol 1986 1.52
26 Effects of temperature and snowfall on mortality in Pennsylvania. Am J Epidemiol 1999 1.51
27 A new method for estimating the risk ratio in studies using case-parental control design. Am J Epidemiol 1998 1.48
28 Occupational risk factors for sarcoma subtypes. Epidemiology 1999 1.48
29 Risk of childhood cancer for infants with birth defects. I. A record-linkage study, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968-1988. Am J Epidemiol 1993 1.41
30 An epidemiologic approach to ecogenetics. Am J Hum Genet 1988 1.40
31 Interim results of the study of particulates and health in Atlanta (SOPHIA). J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 2001 1.39
32 Risk factors for self-reported uterine fibroids: a case-control study. Am J Public Health 1996 1.36
33 On the measurement of susceptibility in epidemiologic studies. Am J Epidemiol 1989 1.33
34 Advanced maternal age and the risk of Down syndrome characterized by the meiotic stage of chromosomal error: a population-based study. Am J Hum Genet 1996 1.28
35 Mycobacterium sp. as a possible cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in machine workers. Emerg Infect Dis 1999 1.26
36 The exposure odds ratio in nested case-control studies with competing risks. Am J Epidemiol 1986 1.22
37 The associations of race, cigarette smoking, and smoking cessation to measures of the immune system in middle-aged men. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1991 1.20
38 Work-related risk factors for laryngeal cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1984 1.19
39 Risk of childhood cancer for infants with birth defects. II. A record-linkage study, Iowa, 1983-1989. Am J Epidemiol 1993 1.17
40 Cigarette smoking: an independent risk factor for impotence? Am J Epidemiol 1994 1.17
41 Interaction of alcohol and tobacco in laryngeal cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1982 1.14
42 Are racial differences in the prevalence of diabetes in adults explained by differences in obesity? JAMA 1989 1.13
43 Human teratogens, prenatal mortality, and selection bias. Am J Epidemiol 1989 1.13
44 Variable mortality rates among dialysis treatment centers. Ann Intern Med 1992 1.09
45 The issue of confounding in epidemiological studies of ambient air pollution and pregnancy outcomes. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009 1.08
46 Maternal plasma cytokines in early- and mid-gestation of normal human pregnancy and their association with maternal factors. J Reprod Immunol 2007 1.06
47 Transmission/disequilibrium tests for quantitative traits. Ann Hum Genet 2000 1.06
48 Physical activity and fertility in women: the North-Trøndelag Health Study. Hum Reprod 2009 1.02
49 Occupational risk for laryngeal cancer. Am J Public Health 1982 1.01
50 Family history score as a predictor of breast cancer mortality: prospective data from the Cancer Prevention Study II, United States, 1982-1991. Am J Epidemiol 1998 0.99
51 Approximate variance formulas for standardized rate ratios. J Chronic Dis 1984 0.98
52 Race, neighbourhood characteristics and disparities in chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009 0.96
53 The associations of alcohol drinking and drinking cessation to measures of the immune system in middle-aged men. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1992 0.96
54 Black/white differences in leukocyte subpopulations in men. Int J Epidemiol 1997 0.96
55 Cigarette smoking and leukocyte subpopulations in men. Ann Epidemiol 1996 0.95
56 The use of restricted controls to prevent recall bias in case-control studies of reproductive outcomes. Ann Epidemiol 1993 0.94
57 Comparison of emergency department and hospital admissions data for air pollution time-series studies. Environ Health 2012 0.93
58 Carotid endarterectomy among Medicare beneficiaries: a statewide evaluation of appropriateness and outcome. Stroke 1998 0.93
59 Review: prostate cancer epidemiology. Prostate 1984 0.93
60 Characterizing concentrations of diethylene glycol and suspected metabolites in human serum, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid samples from the Panama DEG mass poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2013 0.93
61 Brain cancer and nonoccupational risk factors: a case-control study among workers at two nuclear facilities. Am J Public Health 1987 0.93
62 Whole genome association studies for genes affecting alcohol dependence. Genet Epidemiol 1999 0.93
63 A model to estimate the probability of hepatitis B- and Haemophilus influenzae type b-vaccine uptake into national vaccination programs. Vaccine 2000 0.92
64 Inaccuracies of death certificate information. Epidemiology 1992 0.92
65 Interpretation of recurring weak associations obtained from epidemiologic studies of suspected human teratogens. Teratology 1992 0.92
66 Bias in case-control studies of screening effectiveness. Am J Epidemiol 1996 0.90
67 Evaluating the exposure and disease relationship with adjustment for different types of exposure misclassification: a regression approach. Stat Med 1999 0.89
68 Biomarkers of immune activation to screen for severe, acute GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant 2010 0.89
69 Does increased detection account for the rising incidence of breast cancer? Am J Public Health 1991 0.87
70 A comparison of estrogen and progesterone receptors in black and white breast cancer patients. Am J Public Health 1987 0.86
71 Chemical exposures and central nervous system cancers: a case-control study among workers at two nuclear facilities. Am J Ind Med 1988 0.85
72 Bias associated with study protocols in epidemiologic studies of disease familial aggregation. Am J Epidemiol 2000 0.84
73 Can dialysis therapy be improved? A report from the ESRD Core Indicators Project. Am J Kidney Dis 1999 0.84
74 Half-life of polybrominated biphenyl in human sera. Environ Health Perspect 1995 0.84
75 CNS cancers and radiation exposure: a case-control study among workers at two nuclear facilities. J Occup Med 1987 0.84
76 Relation of serum testosterone levels to high density lipoprotein cholesterol and other characteristics in men. Arterioscler Thromb 1991 0.83
77 Occurrence of primary cancers in association with multiple myeloma and Kaposi's sarcoma in the United States, 1973-1995. Int J Cancer 2000 0.83
78 Use of two data sources to estimate odds ratios in case-control studies. Epidemiology 1993 0.83
79 Combat exposure and adult psychosocial adjustment among U.S. Army veterans serving in Vietnam, 1965-1971. J Abnorm Psychol 1996 0.83
80 Suicidal risk during controlled clinical investigations of fluvoxamine. J Clin Psychiatry 1996 0.82
81 Contaminants in L-tryptophan associated with eosinophilia myalgia syndrome. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1993 0.82
82 Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors at menopause: the Nord-Trøndelag health study. Climacteric 2013 0.82
83 Do the medical history and physical examination predict low lung function? Arch Intern Med 1993 0.81
84 Commentary: the affected sib-pair method in the context of an epidemiologic study design. Genet Epidemiol 1991 0.80
85 Bias arising in case-control studies from selection of controls from overlapping groups. Int J Epidemiol 1989 0.80
86 Epidemiologic approaches to the use of DNA markers in the search for disease susceptibility genes. Epidemiol Rev 1990 0.80
87 Case-control studies of selected hormones and prostate cancer. An epidemiologic review. Ala J Med Sci 1986 0.79
88 Residential carbon monoxide alarm prevalence and ordinance awareness. J Public Health Manag Pract 2012 0.79
89 Eating disorder behavior in physically active Norwegian women. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2002 0.78
90 Penetrance in the presence of genetic susceptibility to environmental factors. Am J Med Genet 1988 0.78
91 Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning in children and caregivers in Chuuk State, Micronesia. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2005 0.77
92 Genetic epidemiologic methods to screen for matrilineal inheritance in mitochondrial disorders. Genet Epidemiol 1996 0.77
93 Estimating health risks from natural hazards using risk assessment and epidemiology. Risk Anal 1997 0.76
94 Physical activity and age at menopause: the Nord-Trøndelag population-based health study. Climacteric 2012 0.76
95 Is community placement an independent risk factor for increased mortality? Comments on two recent reports. Ment Retard 1998 0.75
96 Use of the Mantel-Haenszel chi 2 overestimates precision in studies with sparse data. J Occup Med 1991 0.75
97 Using case-control designs for genome-wide screening for associations between genetic markers and disease susceptibility loci. Genet Epidemiol 1999 0.75
98 On the measurement of susceptibility to genetic factors. Genet Epidemiol 1989 0.75
99 Statistical models to predict the need for postoperative intensive care and hospitalization in pediatric surgical patients. Intensive Care Med 2001 0.75
100 Assessment of two self-reporting questionnaires for eating disorders in women. Eat Weight Disord 2003 0.75
101 Illustration of the effects of genotype misclassification on the measurement of familial aggregation in epidemiologic studies. Epidemiology 1990 0.75
102 Epidemiologic cohort studies of critical nutritional issues in the care of the dialysis patient: report of the epidemiology work group. J Ren Nutr 1999 0.75
103 Tryptophan contaminants associated with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The Eosinophilia-Myalgia Studies of Oregon, New York and New Mexico. Am J Epidemiol 1993 0.75
104 The relation of prothrombin times to coronary heart disease risk factors among men aged 31-45 years. Am J Epidemiol 1992 0.75
105 Conditional logistic analyses of matched case-control studies. Am J Epidemiol 1986 0.75