Recent publications on Biostatistics

Cook AJ, Li Y, Arterburn D, Tiwari RC. Spatial cluster detection for weighted outcomes using cumulative geographic residuals.  Biometrics. 2010 Sep;66(3):783-92. Epub 2009 Sep 14. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01323.x. PubMed

Hubbard RA, Inoue LYT, Diehr P. Joint modeling of self-rated health and changes in physical functioning. J Am Stat Assoc. 2009;104(487):873-85. PubMed

Rutter CM, Miglioretti DL, Savarino JE. Bayesian calibration of microsimulation models. J Am Stat Assoc. 2009;104(488):1338-50. PubMed

Barlow WE. Overview of methods to estimate the medical costs of cancer.  Med Care. 2009;47(7 Suppl 1):S33-6. PubMed

Cronin KA, Miglioretti DL, Krapcho M, Yu B, Geller BM, Carney PA, Onega T, Feuer EJ, Breen N, Ballard-Barbash R. Bias associated with self-report of prior screening mammography.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18(6):1699-705. PubMed

Bosco JLF, Silliman RA, Thwin SS, Geiger AM, Buist DS, Prout MN, Yood MU, Haque R, Wei F, Lash TL. A most stubborn bias: no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies.  J Clin Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;63(1):64-74. Epub 2009 May 19. PubMed

Koehler E, Brown E, Haneuse S. On the assessment of Monte Carlo error in statistical experiments. Am Stat. 2009;63(2):155-62. PubMed

Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration, Jackson D, White I, Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Folsom AR, Wu K, Chambless L, Benderly M, Goldbourt U, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Yarnell JW, Sweetnam PM, Elwood PC, Cushman M, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Haverkate F, de Maat MP, Thompson SG, Fowkes FG, Lee AJ, Smith FB, Salomaa V, Harald K, Rasi V, Vahtera E, Jousilahti P, D'Agostino R, Kannel WB, Wilson PW, Tofler G, Levy D, Marchioli R, Valagussa F, Rosengren A, Wilhelmsen L, Lappas G, Eriksson H, Cremer P, Nagel D, Curb JD, Rodriguez B, Yano K, Salonen JT, Nyyssönen K, Tuomainen TP, Hedblad B, Engström G, Berglund G, Loewel H, Koenig W, Hense HW, Meade TW, Cooper JA, De Stavola B, Knottenbelt C, Miller GJ, Cooper JA, Bauer KA, Rosenberg RD, Sato S, Kitamura A, Naito Y, Iso H, Salomaa V, Harald K, Rasi V, Vahtera E, Jousilahti P, Palosuo T, Ducimetiere P, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Evans AE, Ferrieres J, Juhan-Vague I, Bingham A, Schulte H, Assmann G, Cantin B, Lamarche B, Despres JP, Dagenais GR, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Lowe GD, Woodward M, Ben-Shlomo Y, Davey Smith G, Palmieri V, Yeh JL, Meade TW, Rudnicka A, Brennan P, Knottenbelt C, Cooper JA, Ridker P, Rodeghiero F, Tosetto A, Shepherd J, Lowe GD, Ford I, Robertson M, Brunner E, Shipley M, Feskens EJ, Di Angelantonio E, Kaptoge S, Lewington S, Lowe GD, Sarwar N, Thompson SG, Walker M, Watson S, White IR, Wood AM, Danesh J. Systematically missing confounders in individual participant data meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.  Stat Med. 2009;28(8):1218-37. PubMed

Lohsoonthorn V, Kungsadalpipob K, Chanchareonsook P, Limpongsanurak S, Vanichjakvong O, Sutdhibhisal S, Sookprome C, Wongkittikraiwan N, Kamolpornwijit W, Jantarasaengaram S, Manotaya S, Siwawej V, Barlow WE, Fitzpatrick AL, Williams MA. Maternal periodontal disease and risk of preeclampsia: a case-control study.  Am J Hypertens. 2009;22(4):457-63. Epub 2009 Jan 22. PubMed

Goldberg J, Bogart A, Gonzales AA. Social capital and health: a study of adult twins in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(3):280-2;author reply 282. PubMed