Publications and creative works by faculty in the Department of Public Health, College of Education and Human Services, are collected here.

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Submissions from 2015

Reflections on Structural Change: Where Do We Go From Here?, Lisa D. Lieberman and Jo Anne L. Earp (2015)

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Upending the Social Ecological Model to Guide Health Promotion Efforts Toward Policy and Environmental Change, Lisa D. Lieberman, Shelley D. Golden, Kenneth R. Mcleroy, Lawrence W. Green, and Jo Anne L. Earp (2015)

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The role of place in explaining racial heterogeneity in cognitive outcomes among older adults, Sze Yan Liu, M Maria Glymou, Laura B. Zahodne, Christopher Weiss, and Jennifer J. Manly (2015)

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Historical Differences in School Term Length and Measured Blood Pressure: Contributions to Persistent Racial Disparities among US-Born Adults, Sze Yan Liu, Jennifer M. Manly, Benjamin Capistrant, and M Maria Glymour (2015)

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Genetic vulnerability to diabetes and obesity: does education offset the risk?, Sze Yan Liu, Stefan Walter, Jessica Daniel, David H. Rehkopf, Laura E. Kubzansky, and M Maria Glymour (2015)

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Sexuality Education Websites for Adolescents: A Framework-Based Content Analysis, Sara Silverio Marques, Jessica S. Lin, Summer Starling, Aubrey G. Daquiz, Eva Goldfarb, Kimberly Garcia, and Norman A. Constantine (2015)

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Unconditional cash transfers for assistance in humanitarian disasters: effects on the use of health services and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, Frank Pega, Sze Yan Liu, Stefan Walter, and S K. Lhachimi (2015)

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The impact of the 2008 financial crisis on food security and food expenditures in Mexico: a disproportionate effect on the vulnerable, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Sebastian Sandoval-Olascoaga, Ana Bernal-Stuart, Sandhya Shimoga, and Arturo Vargas-Bustamante (2015)

Submissions from 2014

Sexuality Information Needs of Latino and African American Ninth Graders: A Content Analysis of Anonymous Questions, Francisca Angulo-Olaiz, Eva Goldfarb, and Norman A. Constantine (2014)

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High school mentors' perceptions about Veggiecation within HealthCorps: a case study (624.31), Yeon Bai, Amanda Birnbaum, and Alyce Fly (2014)

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Improving Sexuality Education: The Development of Teacher-Preparation Standards, Elissa M. Barr, Eva Goldfarb, Susan Russell, Denise Seabert, Michele Wallen, and Kelly L. Wilson (2014)

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The Disability Burden Associated With Stroke Emerges Before Stroke Onset and Differentially Affects Blacks: Results From the Health and Retirement Study Cohort, Benjamin D. Capistrant, Nicte I. Mejia, Sze Yan Liu, Qianyi Wang, and M. Maria Glymour (2014)

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Developing a Measure of Scientific Literacy for Middle School Students, Helenrose Fives, Mark Nicolich, Amanda Birnbaum, and Wendy Huber (2014)

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The RD Parent Empowerment Program Creates Measurable Change in the Behaviors of Low-Income Families and Children: An Intervention Description and Evaluation, Rosa K. Hand, Amanda Birnbaum, Betty Jean Carter, Lisa Medrow, Emily Stern, and Katie Brown (2014)

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A Community Conversation on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Services: Networks of Support, Gatekeepers to Care, and Non-Compulsory Fathering in a Black Urban Community, Tamara Leech, Elizabeth A. Adams, and Marci Littlefield (2014)

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Diversity in times of austerity: documenting resistance in the academy, Tamara Leech, David Moscowitz, Terri Jett, Terri Carney, and Ann Savage (2014)

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Pregnant Teens in Foster Care: Concepts, Issues, and Challenges in Conducting Research on Vulnerable Populations, Lisa D. Lieberman, Linda L. Bryant, Kenece Boyce, and Patricia Beresford (2014)

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Evaluating Programs That Address Ideological Issues: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Practitioners and Evaluators, Lisa D. Lieberman, Michael C. Fagan, and Brad L. Neiger (2014)

Diet and lifestyle factors and risk of subtypes of esophageal and gastric cancers: Classification tree analysis, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Susan T. Mayne, Marilie D. Gammon, Thomas L. Vaughan, Wong Ho Chow, Joel A. Dubin, Robert Dubrow, Janet L. Stanford, A. Brian West, Heidrun Rotterdam, William J. Blot, and Harvey A. Risch (2014)

Submissions from 2013

Stroke-associated differences in rates of activity of daily living loss emerge years before stroke onset, Benjamin Capistrant, Q Wang, Sze Yan Liu, and M. Maria Glymour (2013)

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Violence Among Young Adults Receiving Housing Assistance: Vouchers, Race, and Transitions Into Adulthood, Tamara Leech (2013)

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Local Tobacco Control: Application of the Essential Public Health Services Model in a County Health Department’s Efforts to Put It Out Rockland, Lisa D. Lieberman, Una Diffley, Sandy King, Shelley Chanler, Maryanne Ferrera, Oscar Alleyne, and Joan Facelle (2013)

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Structural Approaches to Health Promotion: What Do We Need to Know About Policy and Environmental Change?, Lisa D. Lieberman, Shelley D. Golden, and Jo Anne L. Earp (2013)

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Type of High-School Credentials and Older Age ADL and IADL Limitations: Is the GED Credential Equivalent to a Diploma?, Sze Yan Liu, Niraj R. Chavan, and M. Maria Glymour (2013)

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Short- and long-term associations between widowhood and mortality in the United States: longitudinal analyses, J. Robin Moon, M. Maria Glamour, Anusha M. Vable, Sze Yan Liu, and S.V. Subramanian (2013)

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Empowerment-Based Positive Youth Development: A New Understanding of Healthy Development for African American Youth, Raphael Travis Jr. and Tamara Leech (2013)

Area Specific Self-Esteem, Values, and Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Michael Young, Joseph Donnelly, and George Denny (2013)

Submissions from 2012

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Adolescent physical development and health, Amanda S. Birnbaum and Miriam R. Linver (2012)

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Subsidized Housing, Public Housing, and Adolescent Violence and Substance Use, Tamara Leech (2012)

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Risky Sexual Behavior: A Race-specific Social Consequence of Obesity, Tamara Leech and Janice Johnson Dias (2012)

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The significance of race for neighborhood social cohesion: Perceived difficulty of collective action in majority black neighborhoods, Tamara Leech and Tara Hobson-Prater (2012)

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Relationships and Context as a Means for Improving Disease Prevention and Sexual Health Messages, Lisa D. Lieberman (2012)

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Impact of the Choosing the Best Program in Communities Committed to Abstinence Education, Lisa D. Lieberman and Haiyan Su (2012)

Education and inequalities in blood pressure, body mass index, and waist circumference: evidence for a population strategy, Sze Yan Liu, Ichiro Kawachi, and M. Maria Glymour (2012)

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Decreased Births Among Black Female Adolescents Following School Desegregation, Sze Yan Liu, Crystal D. Linkletter, Eric B. Loucks, M. Maria Glymour, and Stephen L. Buka (2012)

College Student Perceptions on Campus Alcohol Policies and Consumption Patterns, Brenda L. Marshall, Katherine J. Roberts, Joseph Donnelly, and Imani N. Rutledge (2012)

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Self-reported and measured hypertension among older US- and foreign-born adults, Kellee White, Mauricio Avedano, J Robin Moon, Benjamin Capistrant, Sze Yan Liu, and M Maria Glymour (2012)

Lessons From the Trenches: Meeting Evaluation Challenges in School Health Education, Michael Young, George Denny, and Joseph Donnelly (2012)

Submissions from 2011

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Political competition, relative deprivation, and perceived threat: a research note on anti- Christian violence in India, Chad Bauman and Tamara Leech (2011)

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Sexuality Education, Eva Goldfarb and Norman A. Constantine (2011)

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A Theater-Based Approach to Primary Prevention of Sexual Behavior for Early Adolescents, Lisa D. Lieberman, Cydelle Berlin, Lori-Ann Palen, and Olivia Silber Ashley (2011)

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The association between blood pressure and years of schooling versus educational credentials: Test of the sheepskin effect, Sze Yan Liu, Stephen L. Buka, Crystal D. Linkletter, Ichiro Kawachi, Laura Kubzansky, and Eric B. Loucks (2011)

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Principal component analysis of dietary and lifestyle patterns in relation to risk of subtypes of esophageal and gastric cancer, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Susan T. Mayne, Harvey A. Risch, Marilie D. Gammon, Thomas Vaughan, Wong-Ho Chow, Joel A. Dubin, Robert Dubrow, Janet Schoenberg, Janet L. Stanford, A. Brian West, Heidrun Rotterdam, and William J. Blot (2011)

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The Community Action Framework in Practice: An Illustration Based on the Ready by 21 Coalition of Austin/Travis County, Raphael Travis Jr. and Tamara Leech (2011)

Submissions from 2010

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Health Promotion Practice and the Road Ahead: Addressing Enduring Gaps and Encouraging Greater Practice-to-Research Translation, Amanda Birnbaum and Mark D. Rivera (2010)

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Examination of perceived neighborhood characteristics and transportation on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior: The Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls, Kelly Evenson, David Murray, Amanda Birnbaum, and Deborah Cohen (2010)

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Everything's Better in Moderation: Young Women's Gender Role Attitudes and Risky Sexual Behavior, Tamara Leech (2010)

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Practice Notes: Strategies in Health Education, Lisa D. Lieberman (2010)

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Practice Notes: Strategies in Health Education, Lisa D. Lieberman (2010)

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Implications of Lifecourse Epidemiology for Research on Determinants of Adult Disease, Sze Yan Liu, R N. Jones, and M Maria Glymour (2010)

Submissions from 2009

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Developing a School Functioning Index for Middle Schools, Amanda Birnbaum, Leslie A. Lytle, Cheryl L. Perry, David Murray, and Mary Story (2009)

Area Specific Self-Esteem, Values, and Adolescent Substance Use, Joseph Donnelly, Michael Young, Rebecca Pearson, Tina M. Penhollow, and Aida Hernandez (2009)

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Community Empowerment through an Academic Product: Implications for the Social-justice, Tamara Leech and Edrose Potts Jr. (2009)

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Program “Miracle Grow”: Program Staff and Evaluators Joining Forces to Power-Up Program Potential, Lisa D. Lieberman (2009)

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Residential modifications and decline in physical function among community-dwelling elderly, Sze Yan Liu and Kate L. Lapane (2009)

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Hospital readmissions for childhood asthma: The role of individual and neighborhood factors., Sze Yan Liu and Deborah Pearlman (2009)

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Lunchtime Practices and Problem Behaviors Among Multiethnic Urban Youth, Tracy Nichols, Amanda Birnbaum, Kylie Bryant, and Gilbert Botvin (2009)

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Peer-Led, School-Based Nutrition Education for Young Adolescents: Feasibility and Process Evaluation of the TEENS Study, Mary Story, Leslie A. Lytle, Amanda Birnbaum, and Cheryl L. Perry (2009)

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Tailoring Messages to Individual Differences in Monitoring- Blunting Styles to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Pamela Williams-Piehota, Amy E. Latimer, Nicole A. Katulak, Ashley Cox, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Linda Mowad, and Peter Salovey (2009)

Submissions from 2008

A Lesson on Homophobia and Teasing, Eva S. Goldfarb (2008)

Explaining the Race Difference in Prostate Cancer Stage at Diagnosis, Beth A. Jones, Wen-Liang Liu, Andre B. Araujo, Stanislav V. Kasl, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Hosanna Soler-Vila, Mary G.M. Curnen, and Robert Dubrow (2008)

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Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices among Disabled Women Aged 40–75: Does Quality of the Experience Matter?, Sze Yan Liu and Melissa A. Clark (2008)

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Food group intake and risk of subtypes of esophageal and gastric cancer, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Susan T. Mayne, Harvey Risch, Marilee D. Gammon, Thomas L. Vaughan, Wong-Ho Chow, Robert Dubrow, Janet B. Schoenberg, Janet L. Stanford, Brian West, Heidrun Rotterdam, William J. Blot, and Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. (2008)

Submissions from 2007

Measurement of Perceived School Climate for Active Travel in Children., Kelly Evenson, Robert Motl, Amanda Birnbaum, and Dianne Ward (2007)

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A cohort study of reproductive and hormonal factors and renal cell cancer risk in women, GC Kabat, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, AB Miller, and TE Rohan (2007)

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Practice Notes: Strategies in Health Education Program, “Full Service”: Talking About Fighting Prostate Cancer—in the Barber Shop!, Lisa D. Lieberman, Mario C. Browne, and Barbara Hager (2007)

Dietary fiber intake and ovarian cancer risk: a prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Meera Jain, Geoffrey R. Howe, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2007)

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Glycaemic index, glycaemic load and ovarian cancer risk: a prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Meera Jain, Geoffrey R. Howe, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2007)

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Intake of Coffee and Tea and Risk of Ovarian Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Meera Jain, Geoffrey R. Howe, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2007)

Benign proliferative epithelial disorders of the breast: a review of the epidemiologic evidence, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera and Thomas E. Rohan (2007)

Trace elements and cancer risk: a review of the epidemiologic evidence, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera and Thomas E. Rohan (2007)

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Glycaemic index, glycaemic load and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Thomas E. Rohan, Meera Jain, Paul D. Terry, Geoffrey R. Howe, and Anthony B. Miller (2007)

Submissions from 2006

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Girls' perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school, Kelly R. Evenson, Amanda Birnbaum, Ariane L. Bedimo-Rung, James Sallis, Carolyn C. Voorhees, Kimberly Ring, and John P. Elder (2006)

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Early Predictors of Sexual Behavior: Implications for Young Adolescents and Their Parents, Lisa D. Lieberman (2006)

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Influencing healthful food choices in school and home environments: results from the TEENS study., Leslie Lytle, Martha Kubik, Cheryl Perry, Mary Story, Amanda Birnbaum, and David Murray (2006)

Naturally occurring changes in time spent watching television are inversely related to frequency of physical activity during early adolescence, Robert W. Motl, Edward McAuley, Amanda Birnbaum, and Leslie A. Lytle (2006)

Erratum: Dietary carbohydrates and breast cancer risk: A prospective study of the roles of overall glycemic index and glycemic load (International Journal of Cancer (2005) 114 (653-658)), S. A. Navarro Silvera, M. Jain, G. R. Howe, A. B. Miller, and T. E. Rohan (2006)

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Carotenoid, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E Intake and Risk of Ovarian Cancer: a Prospective Cohort Study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Meera Jain, Geoffrey R. Howe, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2006)

Energy balance and breast cancer risk: a prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Jain Meera, Geoffrey R. Howe, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2006)

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Hormonal and reproductive factors and risk of glioma: A prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2006)

Perceived smoking environment and smoking initiation among multi-ethnic urban girls, Tracy R. Nichols, Amanda Birnbaum, Sara Birnel, and Gilbert J. Botvin (2006)

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A Typology of Middle School Girls: Audience Segmentation Related to Physical Activity, Lisa Staten, Amanda Birnbaum, Jared Jobe, and John Elder (2006)

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Need for Cognition and Message Complexity in Motivating Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Callers to the Cancer Information Service, Pamela Williams-Piehota, Judith Pizarro, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Linda Mowad, and Peter Salovey (2006)

Submissions from 2005

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Self-Management Strategies Mediate Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity, Amanda Birnbaum, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, James F. Sallis, Andrea L. Dunn, Greg J. Welk, Ariane L. Yung, Carolyn C. Voorhees, and Jared B. Jobe (2005)

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Scale Development for Perceived School Climate for Girls’ Physical Activity, Amanda Birnbaum, Kelly R. Evenson, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Carolyn C. Voorhees, James F. Sallis, John P. Elder, and Marsha Dowda (2005)

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Why Girls? The Importance of Developing Gender-Specific Health Promotion Programs for Adolescent Girls, Amanda Birnbaum and Tracy R. Nichols (2005)

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Predictors of Violent Behavior in an Early Adolescent Cohort: Similarities and Differences Across Genders, Jonathan L. Blitstein, David M. Murray, Leslie A. Lytle, Amanda Birnbaum, and Cheryl L. Perry (2005)

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Using Media Messaging to Promote Healthful Eating and Physical Activity among Urban Youth, B.J. Carter, Amanda Birnbaum, Lisa Hark, Brian Vickery, Charles Potter, and Michael P. Osborne (2005)

What Is Comprehensive Sexuality Education Really All About? Perceptions of Students Enrolled in an Undergraduate Human Sexuality Course, Eva Goldfarb (2005)

Directly observed therapy (DOT) and timely treatment completion among Asian-born immigrant tuberculosis patients, Sze Yan Liu, Jiehui Li, and Neil W. Schluger (2005)

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Effectiveness of a large-scale distribution programme of free nicotine patches: a prospective evaluation, Nancy Miller, Thomas R. Frieden, Sze Yan Liu, Thomas D. Matte, Deborah R. Deitcher, K M. Cummings, Christina Chang, Ursula Bauer, and Mary T. Bassett (2005)

Longitudinal Invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale among Girls and Boys in Middle School, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Amanda Birnbaum, and Leslie A. Lytle (2005)

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Cigarette smoking and risk of glioma: A prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2005)

Oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer among women with a family history of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2005)

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Risk factors for thyroid cancer: A prospective cohort study, Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Anthony B. Miller, and Thomas E. Rohan (2005)

Glycemic index, glycemic load, and pancreatic cancer risk (Canada), Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Thomas E. Rohan, Meera Jain, Paul D. Terry, Geoffrey R. Howe, and Anthony B. Miller (2005)

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Dietary Folate, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in an Italian Case-Control Study, Claudio Pelucchi, Monia Mereghetti, Renato Talamini, Eva Negri, Maurizio Montella, Valerio Ramazzotti, Silvia Franceschi, and Carlo La Vecchia (2005)

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The Role of Peer Social Network Factors and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Carolyn C. Voorhees, David Murray, Greg Welk, Amanda Birnbaum, Kurt M. Ribisi, Carolyn C. Johnson, Karin Allor Pfeiffer, Brit Saksvig, and Jared B. Jobe (2005)

Submissions from 2004

Assessing the most powerful analysis method for school-based intervention studies, Jessica B. Janega, David M. Murray, Sherri P. Varnell, Jonathan L. Blitstein, Amanda Birnbaum, and Leslie A. Lytle (2004)

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Assessing Intervention Effects in a School-Based Nutrition Intervention Trial: Which Analytic Model Is Most Powerful?, Jessica B. Janega, David M. Murray, Sherri P. Varnell, Jonathan L. Blitstein, Amanda Birnbaum, and Leslie A. Lytle (2004)