Lena George

Summary

Affiliation: Karolinska Institutet
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke and risk of spontaneous abortion
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    Epidemiology 17:500-5. 2006
  2. ncbi Self-reported nicotine exposure and plasma levels of cotinine in early and late pregnancy
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 85:1331-7. 2006
  3. ncbi Risks of repeated miscarriage
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 20:119-26. 2006
  4. ncbi Plasma folate levels and risk of spontaneous abortion
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    JAMA 288:1867-73. 2002

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke and risk of spontaneous abortion
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    Epidemiology 17:500-5. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate risk of early spontaneous abortion related to ETS and active smoking as defined by plasma cotinine levels...
  2. ncbi Self-reported nicotine exposure and plasma levels of cotinine in early and late pregnancy
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 85:1331-7. 2006
    ..This study aimed to validate self-reported smoking, smoking cessation, and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in early and late pregnancy, using the biomarker cotinine as the gold standard...
  3. ncbi Risks of repeated miscarriage
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 20:119-26. 2006
    ..1, 4.1]). Among non-smoking women with high caffeine intake, there was an increased risk of repeated miscarriage, whereas there was no such association among smokers. Low plasma folate levels were not associated with increased risks...
  4. ncbi Plasma folate levels and risk of spontaneous abortion
    Lena George
    Department of Medical Epidemiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    JAMA 288:1867-73. 2002
    ..09-3.48) but not when the fetal karyotype was normal (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.55-2.24) or unknown (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 0.90-2.33). CONCLUSION: Low plasma folate levels were associated with an increased risk of early spontaneous abortion...