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| Jill A McDonaldSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Immigration measures and reproductive health among Hispanic youth: findings from the national longitudinal survey of youth, 1997-2003Jill A McDonald
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Adolesc Health 44:14-24. 2009..To explore relationships between immigration measures and risk of reproductive and sexual events among U.S. Hispanic adolescents...
Reproductive health of the rapidly growing Hispanic population: data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2002Jill A McDonald
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS K 22, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Matern Child Health J 12:342-56. 2008..This study's goal is to compare reproductive health characteristics between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White (NHW) mothers and to determine whether those characteristics differ by Hispanic birth increases...
Reproductive health surveillance in the US-Mexico border region, 2003-2006: the Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's HealthJill A McDonald
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K 22, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A126. 2008..Limited standardized information about health risks in this population hampers capacity to address local needs and assess effectiveness of public health programs...
Characteristics of young women who gave birth in the US-Mexico border region, 2005: the Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's HealthFrancisco Gerardo Galván González
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Coordinación Delegacional de Salud Reproductiva, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A120. 2008..Increased understanding of the characteristics of young women who give birth in the region will help target high-risk groups for sexual and reproductive health services...
Risk of breast cancer associated with short-term use of oral contraceptivesSuzanne G Folger
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:189-98. 2007..To estimate breast cancer risk associated with short-term (<6 months) oral contraceptive use, and explore variation in estimates by use characteristics and medical, menstrual, and reproductive history...
Oral contraceptives and the risk of breast cancerPolly A Marchbanks
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 346:2025-32. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Among women from 35 to 64 years of age, current or former oral-contraceptive use was not associated with a significantly increased risk of breast cancer...
Prior contraceptive use among women who gave birth in the US-Mexico border region, 2005: the Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's HealthJose L Robles
Secretariat of Health, Jurisdiction III, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A128. 2008..The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health collected binational, standardized data from 947 postpartum women in Cameron County (Texas) and Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico) hospitals from August through November 2005...
Alcohol exposure and breast cancer: results of the women's contraceptive and reproductive experiences studyJill A McDonald
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, 4770 Buford Highway Northeast, MS-K22, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2106-16. 2004..Further work is needed to explain how alcohol exposure, sex hormones, and tumor receptor status interact...
Influence of reproductive factors on mortality after epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosisCheryl L Robbins
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:2035-41. 2009..We examined the prognostic influence of reproductive factors on survival after ovarian cancer diagnosis...
Oral contraceptive formulation and risk of breast cancerPolly A Marchbanks
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Contraception 85:342-50. 2012..Few studies have examined this issue because large samples and extensive OC histories are required...
Body mass and mortality after breast cancer diagnosisMaura K Whiteman
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway Northeast, Mailstop K 34, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:2009-14. 2005..Obesity could be a preventable risk factor for death among breast cancer patients. Further study is needed to determine how these findings might affect recommendations to reduce breast cancer mortality...
Association between acculturation and breastfeeding among Hispanic women: data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring SystemIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Hum Lact 28:167-73. 2012..This study examined the association between acculturation and breastfeeding behaviors using population-based data...
Reproductive history and mortality after breast cancer diagnosisMaura K Whiteman
Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:146-54. 2004..To assess whether reproductive factors are associated with mortality after breast cancer diagnosis...
Health disparities among Mexican American women aged 15-44 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004Phyllis A Wingo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 99:1300-7. 2009..We analyzed the health of Mexican American women aged 15 to 44 years, by generation and language preference, to guide planning for reproductive health services in this growing population...
The NICHD Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study: methods and operational resultsPolly A Marchbanks
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:213-21. 2002..5% and 78.6%, respectively, with lower rates for black women and older women. CONCLUSIONS: The methodologic details of this large collaboration may assist researchers conducting similar investigations...
Cervical cancer screening in the US-Mexico border region: a binational analysisDyanne G Herrera
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:298-306. 2012..Binational insurance coverage increases and/or cost reductions might bolster testing among unmarried and uninsured women, leading to earlier cervical cancer diagnosis and potentially lower mortality...
