Steven S Coughlin

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Invited commentary: co-occurring health conditions among women living with profound life challenges
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service, Environmental Health Strategic Healthcare Group, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20420, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 174:523-5; Discussion 526-7. 2011
  2. ncbi Alcohol use and selected health conditions of 1991 Gulf War veterans: survey results, 2003-2005
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service 135, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 8:A52. 2011
  3. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by county-level commuting time to work and use of public transportation, 2004 and 2006
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA, USA
    BMC Public Health 10:146. 2010
  4. ncbi Breast cancer as a global health concern
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol 33:315-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998-2003
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 113:2964-73. 2008
  6. ncbi Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002
    Steven S Coughlin
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Soc Sci Med 66:260-75. 2008
  7. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening practices among men and women in rural and nonrural areas of the United States, 1999
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Rural Health 20:118-24. 2004
  8. ncbi Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentives
    Susan A Sabatino
    CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:S67-74. 2008
  9. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women residing near the United States-Mexico border, 1999-2000
    Steven S Coughlin
    The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Fam Community Health 26:130-9. 2003
  10. ncbi Breast, cervical, and colorectal carcinoma screening in a demographically defined region of the southern U.S
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 95:2211-22. 2002

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Publications39

  1. ncbi Invited commentary: co-occurring health conditions among women living with profound life challenges
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service, Environmental Health Strategic Healthcare Group, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20420, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 174:523-5; Discussion 526-7. 2011
    ..In addition to subsistence needs, more attention should be given to comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions that occur among homeless women, including trauma-related disorders...
  2. ncbi Alcohol use and selected health conditions of 1991 Gulf War veterans: survey results, 2003-2005
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service 135, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 8:A52. 2011
    ..We examined the frequency and patterns of alcohol use in male and female veterans who served in the 1991 Gulf War or during the same era and the relationships between alcohol use and selected health conditions...
  3. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by county-level commuting time to work and use of public transportation, 2004 and 2006
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA, USA
    BMC Public Health 10:146. 2010
    ..S. metropolitan areas who participated in the 2004 and 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys...
  4. ncbi Breast cancer as a global health concern
    Steven S Coughlin
    Environmental Epidemiology Service, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol 33:315-8. 2009
    ..Additional data are needed for various geographic areas to assess resources required, cost-effectiveness, and humane approaches for preventing or controlling breast cancer in low resource settings in developing countries...
  5. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998-2003
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 113:2964-73. 2008
    ..This study was undertaken to help compare the patterns of cervical cancer incidence among women in the US-Mexico border region and other parts of the United States...
  6. ncbi Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002
    Steven S Coughlin
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Soc Sci Med 66:260-75. 2008
    ..A significant interaction was also observed between the percentage of county female population who were Hispanic and the percentage who were non-Hispanic Black...
  7. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening practices among men and women in rural and nonrural areas of the United States, 1999
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Rural Health 20:118-24. 2004
    ..Previous studies have suggested that men and women in rural areas are less likely than those in urban areas to receive routine cancer screening...
  8. ncbi Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentives
    Susan A Sabatino
    CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:S67-74. 2008
    ..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema)...
  9. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women residing near the United States-Mexico border, 1999-2000
    Steven S Coughlin
    The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Fam Community Health 26:130-9. 2003
    ..Results underscore the need for continued efforts to ensure that medically underserved women who live in the border region have access to cancer screening services...
  10. ncbi Breast, cervical, and colorectal carcinoma screening in a demographically defined region of the southern U.S
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 95:2211-22. 2002
    ..S., includes counties with high concentrations of African Americans and high levels of poverty and unemployment, and relatively high rates of preventable cancers...
  11. ncbi Cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by individual-level and area-based measures of socioeconomic status, 2000 to 2002
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2154-9. 2006
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  12. ncbi Breast and colorectal cancer screening and sources of cancer information among older women in the United States: results from the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 4:A57. 2007
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  13. ncbi Breast and cervical carcinoma screening practices among women in rural and nonrural areas of the United States, 1998-1999
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 94:2801-12. 2002
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  14. ncbi Rural/nonrural differences in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1998-2001
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 107:1181-8. 2006
    ..Few studies of colorectal cancer incidence by rural, suburban, and metropolitan residence have been published...
  15. ncbi Colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1999-2004 : an updated analysis of data from the National Program of Cancer Registries and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program
    Sun Hee Rim
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 115:1967-76. 2009
    ..By using recent national cancer surveillance data, the authors investigated colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence by subpopulation to inform the discussion of demographic-based CRC guidelines...
  16. ncbi Burden of cervical cancer in the United States, 1998-2003
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2855-64. 2008
    ..This article provides a baseline for monitoring the impact of the HPV vaccine on the burden of cervical cancer over time...
  17. ncbi Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening a systematic review
    Roy C Baron
    Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:S34-55. 2008
    ..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double contrast barium enema). Specific areas for further research are also suggested in this report...
  18. ncbi Physician recommendation for papanicolaou testing among U.S. women, 2000
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Northeast K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1143-8. 2005
    ..Studies of other cancer screening tests (for example, mammograms) have shown that physician recommendation to get a screening test is one of the strongest predictors of cancer screening...
  19. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Hispanic women in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1998-1999
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Health Services Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Med 34:242-51. 2002
    ..Results from recent studies suggest that Hispanic women in the United States may underuse cancer screening tests and face important barriers to screening...
  20. ncbi Fecal occult blood testing beliefs and practices of U.S. primary care physicians: serious deviations from evidence-based recommendations
    Marion R Nadel
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS K55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:833-9. 2010
    ..However, results from a national survey of clinical practice in 1999-2000 indicated that many primary care physicians used inadequate methods to implement FOBT screening and follow-up...
  21. ncbi Breast cancer screening practices among women in the United States, 2000
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 15:159-70. 2004
    ..These results underscore the need for continued efforts to ensure that uninsured women and those who are medically underserved have access to cancer screening services...
  22. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in the United States by area of residence, 1998 2001
    Vicki B Benard
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 110:681-6. 2007
    ..To examine differences in cervical cancer incidence rates among women in rural, suburban, and metropolitan areas of the United States...
  23. ncbi CDC-funded intervention research aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in communities
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 107:1196-204. 2006
    ..Relatively few studies, however, have identified and tested intervention approaches to promote routine colorectal cancer screening among diverse populations...
  24. ncbi Breast cancer incidence among American Indian and Alaska Native women: US, 1999-2004
    Phyllis A Wingo
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:1191-202. 2008
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  25. ncbi Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personal practices regarding colorectal cancer screening among health care professionals in rural Colorado: a pilot survey
    Sun Hee Rim
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
    J Rural Health 25:303-8. 2009
    ..It also examines the association between health care staff members' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personal practices for CRC screening and patient screening levels by practice...
  26. ncbi Colorectal carcinoma mortality among Appalachian men and women, 1969-1999
    Lori R Armstrong
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Cancer 101:2851-8. 2004
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  27. ncbi Physician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by race, ethnicity, and health insurance status among men and women in the United States, 2000
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Health Promot Pract 6:369-78. 2005
    ..0-95.2) reported that their doctor had not recommended the test in the past year. African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaska Natives were less likely to report receiving a recommendation for endoscopy compared to Whites...
  28. ncbi Nonadherence to breast and cervical cancer screening: what are the linkages to chronic disease risk?
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 1:A04. 2004
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  29. ncbi Burden of potentially human papillomavirus-associated cancers of the oropharynx and oral cavity in the US, 1998-2003
    A Blythe Ryerson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2901-9. 2008
    ..The objective of the current study was to describe the incidence rates of oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancers in the US with a focus on anatomic sites potentially associated with HPV infection...
  30. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women
    H Irene Hall
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:137-42. 2002
    ..Additional interventions are needed to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates for Appalachian women to meet the goals of Healthy People 2010, targeting in particular population groups found to have lower screening rates...
  31. ncbi Comparison of racial/ethnic disparities in adult immunization and cancer screening
    Karen A Lees
    National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Prev Med 29:404-11. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to contrast these disparities with disparities in other clinical preventive services--mammography and colorectal cancer screening--that are targeted to older populations...
  32. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening among migrant and seasonal farmworkers: a review
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 26:203-9. 2002
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  33. ncbi Introducing the community guide's reviews of evidence on interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers
    Rosalind A Breslow
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:S14-20. 2008
  34. ncbi Learning amid controversy: prostate cancer knowledge and screening practices among US medical students
    David M Werny
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    J Cancer Educ 23:108-13. 2008
    ..We hypothesized that students' race and extent of training on these techniques would be associated with their administration of them...
  35. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer mortality in the Mississippi Delta, 1979-1998
    H Irene Hall
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    South Med J 97:264-72. 2004
    ..Historically, the Mississippi Delta region has been medically underserved. This may lead to lower cancer prevention efforts and higher breast or cervical cancer mortality rates...
  36. ncbi Development of a public health research program for ovarian cancer
    Christie R Eheman
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:339-45. 2006
  37. ncbi What Factors are Associated with Where Women Undergo Clinical Breast Examination? Results from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Atlanta, GA, USA
    Open Clin Cancer J 2:32-43. 2008
    ..Recent studies have suggested that clinical breast examination (CBE) rates may vary according to patient, provider and health care system characteristics...
  38. ncbi Cervical cancer screening in the workplace. Research review and evaluation
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    AAOHN J 50:32-9. 2002
    ..4. The occupational and environmental health nurse has an important role to play in worksite cancer screening programs...
  39. ncbi Surviving cancer or other serious illness: a review of individual and community resources
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    CA Cancer J Clin 58:60-4. 2008
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