Valentine Njike
Biographic Data
| ID | 6062860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentine Njike |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentine |
| FAMILY NAME | Njike |
| SIGNATURE | NJIKE V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5468-3175 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Katz et al. Respond
AffiliationsDavid L. Katz, Valentine Y. Njike, and Valentina Vinante are with the Yale University Prevention Research Center, Derby, CT. Philip M. Sarrel is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
The Mortality Toll of Estrogen Avoidance
Objectives. We examined the effect of estrogen avoidance on mortality rates among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years. Methods. We derived a formula to relate the excess mortality among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years assigned to placebo in the Women’s Health Initiative randomized controlled trial to the entire population of comparable women in the United States, incorporating the decline in estrogen use observed between 2002 and …
Katz et al. Respond
The Multisite Translational Community Trial and Community-Based Participatory Research
Letters to the editor referring to a recent Journal article are encouragedup to 3 months after the article's appearance. By submitting a letter to the editor, the author gives permission for its publication in the Journal. Letters should not duplicate material being published or submitted elsewhere. The editors reserve the right to edit and abridge letters and to publish responses. Text is limited to 400 words and 10 references. Submit online at …
A cost comparison of more and less nutritious food choices in US supermarkets
Objective The present study directly compared prices of more and less nutritious foods within given categories in US supermarkets. Design Foods selected from six supermarkets in Jackson County were categorized using the five criteria of the Nutrition DetectivesTM (ND) programme and an item-to-item cost comparison was made using posted prices. The nutritional quality of foods was distinguished using the clues of the ND nutrition education programm…
From Controlled Trial to Community Adoption
Methods for translating the findings of controlled trials, such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, into real-world community application have not been clearly defined. A standardized research methodology for making and evaluating such a transition is needed. We introduce the multisite translational community trial (mTCT) as the research analog to the multisite randomized controlled trial. The mTCT is adapted to incorporate the principles and pra…
From Controlled Trial to Community Adoption
Methods for translating the findings of controlled trials, such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, into real-world community application have not been clearly defined. A standardized research methodology for making and evaluating such a transition is needed. We introduce the multisite translational community trial (mTCT) as the research analog to the multisite randomized controlled trial. The mTCT is adapted to incorporate the principles and pra…
The Mortality Toll of Estrogen Avoidance
Objectives. We examined the effect of estrogen avoidance on mortality rates among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years. Methods. We derived a formula to relate the excess mortality among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years assigned to placebo in the Women’s Health Initiative randomized controlled trial to the entire population of comparable women in the United States, incorporating the decline in estrogen use observed between 2002 and …
Katz et al. Respond
A cost comparison of more and less nutritious food choices in US supermarkets
Objective The present study directly compared prices of more and less nutritious foods within given categories in US supermarkets. Design Foods selected from six supermarkets in Jackson County were categorized using the five criteria of the Nutrition DetectivesTM (ND) programme and an item-to-item cost comparison was made using posted prices. The nutritional quality of foods was distinguished using the clues of the ND nutrition education programm…
From Controlled Trial to Community Adoption
Methods for translating the findings of controlled trials, such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, into real-world community application have not been clearly defined. A standardized research methodology for making and evaluating such a transition is needed. We introduce the multisite translational community trial (mTCT) as the research analog to the multisite randomized controlled trial. The mTCT is adapted to incorporate the principles and pra…
The Multisite Translational Community Trial and Community-Based Participatory Research
Letters to the editor referring to a recent Journal article are encouragedup to 3 months after the article's appearance. By submitting a letter to the editor, the author gives permission for its publication in the Journal. Letters should not duplicate material being published or submitted elsewhere. The editors reserve the right to edit and abridge letters and to publish responses. Text is limited to 400 words and 10 references. Submit online at …
Katz et al. Respond
AffiliationsDavid L. Katz, Valentine Y. Njike, and Valentina Vinante are with the Yale University Prevention Research Center, Derby, CT. Philip M. Sarrel is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
The Mortality Toll of Estrogen Avoidance
Objectives. We examined the effect of estrogen avoidance on mortality rates among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years. Methods. We derived a formula to relate the excess mortality among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years assigned to placebo in the Women’s Health Initiative randomized controlled trial to the entire population of comparable women in the United States, incorporating the decline in estrogen use observed between 2002 and …
Katz et al. Respond
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (2 works) · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agricultural science (1 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works)