Frank E Speizer
Biographic Data
| ID | 127105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frank E Speizer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frank E |
| FAMILY NAME | Speizer |
| SIGNATURE | SPEIZER F E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Origin, Methods, and Evolution of the Three Nurses’ Health Studies
We have summarized the evolution of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), a prospective cohort study of 121 700 married registered nurses launched in 1976; NHS II, which began in 1989 and enrolled 116 430 nurses; and NHS3, which began in 2010 and has ongoing enrollment. Over 40 years, these studies have generated long-term, multidimensional data, including lifestyle- and health-related information across the life course and an extensive repository of v…
Reduction in Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality
The Association Between Tooth Loss and Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women
This study showed a significant association between number of teeth at baseline and risk of coronary heart disease and the mechanisms to explain this association should be further clarified
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
BACKGROUND: Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk for coronary heart disease are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk for coronary heart disease. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study. PAR…
Body Weight and Mortality among Women
BACKGROUND: The relation between body weight and overall mortality remains controversial despite considerable investigation. METHODS: We examined the association between body-mass index (defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) and both overall mortality and mortality from specific causes in a cohort of 115,195 U.S. women enrolled in the prospective Nurses' Health Study. These women were 30 to 55 years of …
Particulate Air Pollution as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Study of U.S. Adults
Time-series, cross-sectional, and prospective cohort studies have observed associations between mortality and particulate air pollution but have been limited by ecologic design or small number of subjects or study areas. The present study evaluates effects of particulate air pollution on mortality using data from a large cohort drawn from many study areas. We linked ambient air pollution data from 151 U.S. metropolitan areas in 1980 with individu…
An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution and daily mortality rates. Population-based, cross-sectional studies of metropolitan areas in the United States have also found associations between particulate air pollution and annual mortality rates, but these studies have been criticized, in part because they did not directly control for cigarette smoking and other health risks. METHODS: In this prospectiv…
A long-term study of mortality in men who have undergone vasectomy
Background Vasectomy is a reliable and widely accepted method of contraception, but there is some uncertainty and few data about a possible long-term adverse effect on health. Methods We examined the relation between vasectomy and mortality rates from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in a retrospective cohort of husbands of members of the Nurses' Health Study. In 1989 we obtained data by questionnaire on 14,607 men who had undergone…
A Prospective Study of Past Use of Oral Contraceptive Agents and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
We evaluated the effects of past use of oral contraceptive agents on the risk of various cardiovascular diseases among women in the Nurses' Health Study cohort. We studied 119,061 women who were 30 to 55 years of age in 1976, who provided information on their use of oral contraceptives, and who at entry had had no previous coronary disease or stroke. End points were documented by medical records. During eight years of follow-up (484,096 person-ye…
Reproducibility and Validity of a Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire
The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a 61-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire used in a large prospective study among women. This form was administered twice to 173 participants at an interval of approximately one year (1980-1981), and four one-week diet records for each subject were collected during that period. Intraclass correlation coefficients for nutrient intakes estimated by the one-week …
Part V: The families of adult twins as a genetic epidemiological tool
This paper discusses some issues in chronic disease epidemiology of interest to the genetic epidemiologist and presents a useful technique available to address these problems. This technique employs information from families of adult twins. It allows for an assessment of genetic and environmental components of variation of quantitative traits. We have developed a method for compiling a registry of adult twins, and this may be of use to others. Ma…
Origin, Methods, and Evolution of the Three Nurses’ Health Studies
We have summarized the evolution of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), a prospective cohort study of 121 700 married registered nurses launched in 1976; NHS II, which began in 1989 and enrolled 116 430 nurses; and NHS3, which began in 2010 and has ongoing enrollment. Over 40 years, these studies have generated long-term, multidimensional data, including lifestyle- and health-related information across the life course and an extensive repository of v…
Part V: The families of adult twins as a genetic epidemiological tool
This paper discusses some issues in chronic disease epidemiology of interest to the genetic epidemiologist and presents a useful technique available to address these problems. This technique employs information from families of adult twins. It allows for an assessment of genetic and environmental components of variation of quantitative traits. We have developed a method for compiling a registry of adult twins, and this may be of use to others. Ma…
Reproducibility and Validity of a Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire
The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a 61-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire used in a large prospective study among women. This form was administered twice to 173 participants at an interval of approximately one year (1980-1981), and four one-week diet records for each subject were collected during that period. Intraclass correlation coefficients for nutrient intakes estimated by the one-week …
A Prospective Study of Past Use of Oral Contraceptive Agents and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
We evaluated the effects of past use of oral contraceptive agents on the risk of various cardiovascular diseases among women in the Nurses' Health Study cohort. We studied 119,061 women who were 30 to 55 years of age in 1976, who provided information on their use of oral contraceptives, and who at entry had had no previous coronary disease or stroke. End points were documented by medical records. During eight years of follow-up (484,096 person-ye…
A long-term study of mortality in men who have undergone vasectomy
Background Vasectomy is a reliable and widely accepted method of contraception, but there is some uncertainty and few data about a possible long-term adverse effect on health. Methods We examined the relation between vasectomy and mortality rates from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in a retrospective cohort of husbands of members of the Nurses' Health Study. In 1989 we obtained data by questionnaire on 14,607 men who had undergone…
An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution and daily mortality rates. Population-based, cross-sectional studies of metropolitan areas in the United States have also found associations between particulate air pollution and annual mortality rates, but these studies have been criticized, in part because they did not directly control for cigarette smoking and other health risks. METHODS: In this prospectiv…
Body Weight and Mortality among Women
BACKGROUND: The relation between body weight and overall mortality remains controversial despite considerable investigation. METHODS: We examined the association between body-mass index (defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) and both overall mortality and mortality from specific causes in a cohort of 115,195 U.S. women enrolled in the prospective Nurses' Health Study. These women were 30 to 55 years of …
Particulate Air Pollution as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Study of U.S. Adults
Time-series, cross-sectional, and prospective cohort studies have observed associations between mortality and particulate air pollution but have been limited by ecologic design or small number of subjects or study areas. The present study evaluates effects of particulate air pollution on mortality using data from a large cohort drawn from many study areas. We linked ambient air pollution data from 151 U.S. metropolitan areas in 1980 with individu…
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
BACKGROUND: Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk for coronary heart disease are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk for coronary heart disease. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study. PAR…
The Association Between Tooth Loss and Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women
This study showed a significant association between number of teeth at baseline and risk of coronary heart disease and the mechanisms to explain this association should be further clarified
Reduction in Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality
Origin, Methods, and Evolution of the Three Nurses’ Health Studies
We have summarized the evolution of the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), a prospective cohort study of 121 700 married registered nurses launched in 1976; NHS II, which began in 1989 and enrolled 116 430 nurses; and NHS3, which began in 2010 and has ongoing enrollment. Over 40 years, these studies have generated long-term, multidimensional data, including lifestyle- and health-related information across the life course and an extensive repository of v…
Medicine (11 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Cohort study (6 works) · Confidence interval (6 works) · Cohort (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Prospective cohort study (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Relative risk (4 works) · Air pollution (3 works)