Thomas M Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 144592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas M Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas M |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thomas M. Becker, James Bettles, Jodi Lapidus, and L. D. Robertson are with the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, Ore. Joseph Campo is with the Washington State Cancer Registry, Olympia. Christopher J. Johnson is with the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho, Boise. Donald Shipley is with the Oregon State Cancer Registry, Portland. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Measuring the Health Status Gap for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Getting Closer to the Truth
Objectives. We compared the historical method of calculating cancer incidence rates with 2 new methods to determine which approach optimally estimates the burden of cancer among the Northwest American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population. Methods. The first method replicates the traditional way of calculating race-specific rates, and the 2 new methods use probabilistic record linkages to ascertain cancer cases. We indirectly adjusted all rates …
Causes of Visual Impairment and Common Eye Problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives
Objectives. Little information exists regarding the causes of visual impairment and the most common eye problems in American Indians/Alaska Natives. Methods. We randomly sampled American Indians/Alaska Natives older than 40 years from 3 tribes within the Northwest region. Results. We found a higher prevalence of visual impairment and normal-tension glaucoma, as well as a lower prevalence of ocular hypertension, in American Indians/Alaska Natives …
Cancer Control Research Training for Native Researchers: A Model for Development of Additional Native Researcher Training Programs
Although Native populations suffer a disproportionate cancer burden, studies of risk reduction for cancer incidence among Native peoples have not been strongly supported by federal or private funding sources, and few published data are available to assess the success of cancer control efforts among Native community members. Furthermore, cancer etiologic investigations and cancer control studies in Native populations have not commonly included Nat…
Improving Cancer Incidence Estimates for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Pacific Northwest
In many disease registries, including cancer registries, misclassification of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) race is common. This type of misclassification threatens the validity of existing estimates of disease occurrence in this population.1–9 From a public health perspective, the underestimation of cancer incidence has a potentially great effect, as appropriate cancer control measures are less likely to be implemented in light of sp…
Racial and Ethnic Patterns of Mortality in New Mexico
Data Sources for Cancer Statistics among American Indians/Alaska Natives
INTRODUCTION\nFew published data have addressed the descriptive epidemiology of cancer among various American Indian tribes nationwide, and risk factor information on a site-specific or tribal-specific basis is almost nonexistent in published reports. Nonetheless, with appropriately guided searches, a tenacious researcher of health care information can be directed to specific data sources on cancer among American Indians/Alaska Natives in various…
Injury mortality in American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children in new Mexico, 1958-1982
Vectors of Death: The Archaeology of European Contact . Ann F. Ramenofsky
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Improving Cancer Incidence Estimates for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Pacific Northwest
In many disease registries, including cancer registries, misclassification of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) race is common. This type of misclassification threatens the validity of existing estimates of disease occurrence in this population.1–9 From a public health perspective, the underestimation of cancer incidence has a potentially great effect, as appropriate cancer control measures are less likely to be implemented in light of sp…
Measuring the Health Status Gap for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Getting Closer to the Truth
Objectives. We compared the historical method of calculating cancer incidence rates with 2 new methods to determine which approach optimally estimates the burden of cancer among the Northwest American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population. Methods. The first method replicates the traditional way of calculating race-specific rates, and the 2 new methods use probabilistic record linkages to ascertain cancer cases. We indirectly adjusted all rates …
Causes of Visual Impairment and Common Eye Problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives
Objectives. Little information exists regarding the causes of visual impairment and the most common eye problems in American Indians/Alaska Natives. Methods. We randomly sampled American Indians/Alaska Natives older than 40 years from 3 tribes within the Northwest region. Results. We found a higher prevalence of visual impairment and normal-tension glaucoma, as well as a lower prevalence of ocular hypertension, in American Indians/Alaska Natives …
Injury mortality in American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children in new Mexico, 1958-1982
More Information on Herpes
Vectors of Death: The Archaeology of European Contact . Ann F. Ramenofsky
Injury mortality in American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children in new Mexico, 1958-1982
Data Sources for Cancer Statistics among American Indians/Alaska Natives
INTRODUCTION\nFew published data have addressed the descriptive epidemiology of cancer among various American Indian tribes nationwide, and risk factor information on a site-specific or tribal-specific basis is almost nonexistent in published reports. Nonetheless, with appropriately guided searches, a tenacious researcher of health care information can be directed to specific data sources on cancer among American Indians/Alaska Natives in various…
Racial and Ethnic Patterns of Mortality in New Mexico
Improving Cancer Incidence Estimates for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Pacific Northwest
In many disease registries, including cancer registries, misclassification of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) race is common. This type of misclassification threatens the validity of existing estimates of disease occurrence in this population.1–9 From a public health perspective, the underestimation of cancer incidence has a potentially great effect, as appropriate cancer control measures are less likely to be implemented in light of sp…
Measuring the Health Status Gap for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Getting Closer to the Truth
Objectives. We compared the historical method of calculating cancer incidence rates with 2 new methods to determine which approach optimally estimates the burden of cancer among the Northwest American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population. Methods. The first method replicates the traditional way of calculating race-specific rates, and the 2 new methods use probabilistic record linkages to ascertain cancer cases. We indirectly adjusted all rates …
Causes of Visual Impairment and Common Eye Problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives
Objectives. Little information exists regarding the causes of visual impairment and the most common eye problems in American Indians/Alaska Natives. Methods. We randomly sampled American Indians/Alaska Natives older than 40 years from 3 tribes within the Northwest region. Results. We found a higher prevalence of visual impairment and normal-tension glaucoma, as well as a lower prevalence of ocular hypertension, in American Indians/Alaska Natives …
Cancer Control Research Training for Native Researchers: A Model for Development of Additional Native Researcher Training Programs
Although Native populations suffer a disproportionate cancer burden, studies of risk reduction for cancer incidence among Native peoples have not been strongly supported by federal or private funding sources, and few published data are available to assess the success of cancer control efforts among Native community members. Furthermore, cancer etiologic investigations and cancer control studies in Native populations have not commonly included Nat…
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