Robert P Murray
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert P Murray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert P |
| FAMILY NAME | Murray |
| SIGNATURE | MURRAY R P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manitoba |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Population-Level Cohort Studies on Alcohol and Health Harm
Many population-level studies have documented a “health-protective effect” of alcohol use against coronary heart disease and mortality from all causes. This finding has generally been absorbed into the public consciousness as good news. Tempering the public enthusiasm, alcohol investigators have shown concern about the explanatory mechanisms and about conditions where the protective effect may not apply. Studies examining the social isolation hyp…
Error in smoking measures
OBJECTIVES. Sources of measurement error in assessing smoking status are examined. METHODS. The Lung Health Study, a randomized trial in 10 clinical centers, includes 3923 participants in a smoking cessation program and 1964 usual care participants. Smoking at first annual follow-up was assessed by salivary cotinine, expired air carbon monoxide, and self-report. Each of these measures is known to contain some error. Sensitivity and specificity we…
Error in smoking measures
OBJECTIVES. Sources of measurement error in assessing smoking status are examined. METHODS. The Lung Health Study, a randomized trial in 10 clinical centers, includes 3923 participants in a smoking cessation program and 1964 usual care participants. Smoking at first annual follow-up was assessed by salivary cotinine, expired air carbon monoxide, and self-report. Each of these measures is known to contain some error. Sensitivity and specificity we…
Error in smoking measures
OBJECTIVES. Sources of measurement error in assessing smoking status are examined. METHODS. The Lung Health Study, a randomized trial in 10 clinical centers, includes 3923 participants in a smoking cessation program and 1964 usual care participants. Smoking at first annual follow-up was assessed by salivary cotinine, expired air carbon monoxide, and self-report. Each of these measures is known to contain some error. Sensitivity and specificity we…
Population-Level Cohort Studies on Alcohol and Health Harm
Many population-level studies have documented a “health-protective effect” of alcohol use against coronary heart disease and mortality from all causes. This finding has generally been absorbed into the public consciousness as good news. Tempering the public enthusiasm, alcohol investigators have shown concern about the explanatory mechanisms and about conditions where the protective effect may not apply. Studies examining the social isolation hyp…
Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (1 work) · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Cohort study (1 work) · Cotinine (1 work) · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (1 work)