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A prospective study of computer users: II. Postural risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms and disordersMichele Marcus
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Ind Med 41:236-49. 2002..Despite widespread recommendations regarding posture during computer use, associations between specific postures and musculoskeletal health are not well characterized...- A prospective study of computer users: I. Study design and incidence of musculoskeletal symptoms and disordersFredric Gerr
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Ind Med 41:221-35. 2002..A prospective study of computer users was performed to determine the occurrence of and evaluate risk factors for neck or shoulder (N/S) and hand or arm (H/A) musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) and disorders (MSD)... 
Progression through puberty in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohortKrista Y Christensen
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Adolesc Health 47:282-9. 2010..We used data from a longitudinal cohort to describe factors associated with breast and pubic hair stage and estimate average duration of puberty...
Endometriosis among women exposed to polybrominated biphenylsCaroline S Hoffman
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:503-10. 2007..We examined the association between endometriosis and exposure to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) among women inadvertently exposed to PBBs in 1973...- Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals during pregnancy is not associated with offspring age at menarche in a contemporary British cohortKrista Yorita Christensen
Epidemiology Department, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Environ Int 37:129-35. 2011..We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in the United Kingdom to conduct a nested case-control study examining the association between age at menarche, and exposure to PFCs during pregnancy... - Timing of maturation and predictors of Tanner stage transitions in boys enrolled in a contemporary British cohortCarolyn Monteilh
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 25:75-87. 2011..This cohort will continue to be followed for maturational information until age 17... - A cohort study of the association between secondary sex ratio and parental exposure to polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)Metrecia L Terrell
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Environ Health 8:35. 2009..This cohort presents a unique opportunity to study the association between parental exposures to PBB and offspring sex ratio... - Seasonality of birth and implications for temporal studies of preterm birthLyndsey A Darrow
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Epidemiology 20:699-706. 2009..To illustrate, we describe the seasonal patterns of birth in Atlanta and demonstrate how these patterns could lead to confounding in time-series studies of seasonally-varying exposures and preterm birth... - Role of prenatal characteristics and early growth on pubertal attainment of British girlsMildred Maisonet
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Pediatrics 126:e591-600. 2010.... - A decay model for assessing polybrominated biphenyl exposure among women in the Michigan Long-Term PBB StudyMetrecia L Terrell
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 18:410-20. 2008..The mixed-effects decay model predicted the observed serum PBB concentration levels significantly better than the OLS two-stage decay model (mixed-effects model, r=0.93; OLS two-stage model, r=0.86; P<0.0001)... - Likelihood-based methods for estimating the association between a health outcome and left- or interval-censored longitudinal exposure dataKathleen A Wannemuehler
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Stat Med 29:1661-72. 2010..The unified approach with the adjustment for left- and interval-censored data resulted in little bias and near-nominal confidence interval coverage in both the logistic and linear model setting... - Maternal exposure to polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyls: infant birth weight and gestational ageMarjory L Givens
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Chemosphere 69:1295-304. 2007.... - Dietary exposure to brominated flame retardants and abnormal Pap test resultsDenise J Jamieson
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1269-78. 2011..This study examined a possible association of dietary exposure to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), a brominated flame retardant, and self-reported abnormal Pap test results and cervical dysplasia as a precursor to cervical cancer... - Comment on "The influence of age at exposure to PBBs on birth outcomes"Metrecia L Terrell
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Environ Res 108:117-20; discussion 121-6. 2008 - Menstrual cycle variability and the likelihood of achieving pregnancyChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Rev Environ Health 25:369-78. 2010..Thus, researchers and clinicians using menstrual cycle characteristics as indicators of endocrine or reproductive health should include measures of cycle variability in addition to the more commonly examined cycle length... - Reproductive outcomes among women exposed to a brominated flame retardant in uteroChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Arch Environ Occup Health 66:201-8. 2011..Time to pregnancy and infertility were not associated with in utero exposure to PBB. Future studies should examine the suggested relationship between spontaneous abortion and other brominated flame retardants... - Maternal exposure to a brominated flame retardant and genitourinary conditions in male offspringChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:1175-9. 2009..Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), a brominated flame retardant, is one such suspected endocrine disruptor... - Assessing inter-generational transfer of a brominated flame retardantAVENEL D JOSEPH
Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Environ Monit 11:802-7. 2009..Among mothers with a detectable serum PBB concentration, those who breast-fed > or =5.5 months were 6 times more likely to have a child with a detectable serum PBB concentration, compared to a non-breast-fed child (95% C.I., 2.0-19.6)... - Characterization of the correlation between ages at entry into breast and pubic hair developmentKrista Yorita Christensen
Epidemiology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Ann Epidemiol 20:405-8. 2010..The timing of breast and pubic hair development in girls are related, but the degree of correlation has not been well characterized. Periodic observations also are complicated by interval censoring... - Pubertal pathways in girls enrolled in a contemporary british cohortKrista Yorita Christensen
Epidemiology Department, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Int J Pediatr 2010:329261. 2010..1%). Girls in the pubarche pathway were less likely to be obese or overweight at age 8 or have an overweight or obese mother. Girls in the thelarche pathway were less likely to be of nonwhite race or be the third born or later child... - Incidence of thyroid disease following exposure to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenyls, Michigan, 1974-2006Ellen E Yard
Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Chemosphere 84:863-8. 2011..08-2.69), diabetes (OR=1.61, 95% CI: 1.04-2.51), or arthritis (OR=1.71, 95% CI: 1.18-2.50) during follow-up. Additional research should explore potential associations between PBBs/PCBs and thyroid disease among children exposed in utero... - Risk of spontaneous abortion among women exposed to polybrominated biphenylsChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Environ Res 105:247-55. 2007..58; 95% CI: 0.38-0.89, comparing menarche at 12-13 with menarche <12). Our results do not support an association between exposure to PBBs or PCBs and risk of spontaneous abortion... - Ambient air pollution and preterm birth: a time-series analysisLyndsey A Darrow
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Epidemiology 20:689-98. 2009..An emerging body of evidence suggests that ambient levels of air pollution during pregnancy are associated with preterm birth... - Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular malformations in Atlanta, Georgia, 1986-2003Matthew J Strickland
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:1004-14. 2009..60, 95% confidence interval: 1.11, 2.31). Of the 60 associations examined in the primary analysis, no other significant associations were observed... - Maternal concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl compounds during pregnancy and fetal and postnatal growth in British girlsMildred Maisonet
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Environ Health Perspect 120:1432-7. 2012..Prenatal exposures to polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) may be associated with adverse changes in fetal and postnatal growth... - Serum dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, and endometriosis: a case-control study in AtlantaAmanda S Niskar
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Chemosphere 74:944-9. 2009..Serum concentrations (lipid-adjusted and non lipid-adjusted) of analyzed exposure measures were low and similar for cases and controls and did not explain endometriosis in the study population... - Job strain and risk of musculoskeletal symptoms among a prospective cohort of occupational computer usersLindsay M Hannan
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Scand J Work Environ Health 31:375-86. 2005..25-8.00). There did not appear to be an association between either measure of job strain and incident arm-hand symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort, workers who reported high job strain were more likely to develop neck-shoulder symptoms... - Growth in girls exposed in utero and postnatally to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenylsHeidi Michels Blanck
Biological and Biomedical Sciences Division, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30322, USA
Epidemiology 13:205-10. 2002..This study provides evidence that prenatal exposure to PCBs may affect growth... - Investigation of metronidazole use during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomesCatherine A Koss
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56:4800-5. 2012..86 [0.30 to 2.45]). We found no association between metronidazole treatment during the first or later trimesters of pregnancy and preterm birth, low birth weight, or congenital anomalies... - Variability of phthalate monoester levels in daily first-morning urine from adult women: a pilot studyMichele Marcus
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Rev Environ Health 25:359-68. 2010..01 for both). We found no significant difference between monoester levels from different menstrual cycles. Phthalate concentrations vary considerably for an individual and may require multiple samples for accurate assessment.. - Early-life soy exposure and age at menarcheMargaret A Adgent
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 26:163-75. 2012..Because soy formula use is common in some populations, this subtle association with menarche warrants more in-depth evaluation in future studies... - Validity of self-reported menstrual cycle lengthChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:163-70. 2007..Self-reported menstrual cycle length has been associated with host and environmental factors and chronic disease risk. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity of self-reported cycle length... - Timing of maturation and predictors of menarche in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohortCarol Rubin
National Center for Environmental Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:492-504. 2009..The results also give added support to the strong influence of maternal maturation, pre-adolescent body size and race on the timing of a girl's menarche. This cohort will continue to be followed for maturational information until age 17... - Polybrominated biphenyl exposure and benign breast disease in a cohort of US womenReinhard Kaiser
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Atlanta, GA, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:16-23. 2003..We did observe an increased risk of benign breast disease for women who smoked, an association that has not been consistently found in previous studies... - CYP17 genotype predicts serum hormone levels among pre-menopausal womenChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia and American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Hum Reprod 20:2162-7. 2005..There is evidence that a common polymorphism in CYP17 (T27C) is associated with estrogen levels, making it a potential marker of disease risk... - Associations of fertility and pregnancy outcomes with leather tannery work in Mongolia: a pilot studyLeslie E Greene
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Grace Crum Rollins Building, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 16:60-8. 2010..Additional studies should be conducted to further examine fertility among tannery workers... - Bisphenol A: do recent studies of health effects among humans inform the long-standing debate?Chiranjeev Dash
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Mutat Res 613:68-75. 2006 - Prevalence of self-reported diabetes and exposure to organochlorine pesticides among Mexican Americans: Hispanic health and nutrition examination survey, 1982-1984Shanna Cox
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:1747-52. 2007..Higher serum levels of organochlorine pesticides in Mexican Americans have been reported. Few studies have explored the association between pesticide exposure and diabetes... - Stature and pubertal stage assessment in American boys: the 1988-1994 Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyAdam M Karpati
Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Adolesc Health 30:205-12. 2002..This finding, coupled with the finding of earlier ages of onset of some pubertal stages, suggests that boys of this generation may be maturing more rapidly than did boys in the past... - Menstrual function among women exposed to polybrominated biphenyls: a follow-up prevalence studyStephanie I Davis
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Alanta, GA 30322, USA
Environ Health 4:15. 2005..The feedback system for menstrual cycle function potentially allows multiple pathways for disruption directly through the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and indirectly through alternative neuroendocrine axes... - Commute time and social capital in the U.SLilah M Besser
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:207-11. 2008..The suggested declining trend in social capital among Americans could be due, in part, to long commute times associated with urban sprawl... - Menstrual cycle characteristics: associations with fertility and spontaneous abortionChanley M Small
Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Epidemiology 17:52-60. 2006.... - Modeling menstrual cycle length using a mixture distributionYing Guo
Department of Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Biostatistics 7:100-14. 2006..We model the effect of a woman's age on the mean and variation of both standard and nonstandard cycle lengths using multiple measurements of women... - Diet and physical activity behaviors among Americans trying to lose weight: 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemConnie L Bish
Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obes Res 13:596-607. 2005..Education and medical advice to lose weight were strongly associated with trying to lose weight. Most persons trying to lose weight were not using minimum recommended weight loss strategies... - Time to menopause in relation to PBBs, PCBs, and smokingHeidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS K-26 Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Maturitas 49:97-106. 2004..02, 95% C.I. 1.21-3.37). Time to menopause was shortest among women who reported started smoking when they were <18 years of age, smoked at least 20 cigarettes per day, or had at least 10 pack-years of smoking... - Keyboard use and musculoskeletal outcomes among computer usersFred Gerr
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Occup Rehabil 16:265-77. 2006.... - Epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders among computer users: lesson learned from the role of posture and keyboard useFred Gerr
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, 140 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 14:25-31. 2004..Overall, the literature shows that daily or weekly hours of computer use is more consistently associated with hand and arm MSDs than with neck and shoulder MSDs... - Growth in girls exposed in utero and postnatally to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenylsWilfried Karmaus
Epidemiology 13:604; author reply 605. 2002 - Yes, the "one-handed" scientist lacks rigor--why investigators should not use causal language when interpreting the results of a single studyFredric Gerr
Am J Ind Med 51:795-6. 2008 - NTP-CERHR Expert Panel Update on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateRobert Kavlock
US Environmental Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Reprod Toxicol 22:291-399. 2006 - Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposureFrederick S vom Saal
Reprod Toxicol 24:131-8. 2007 - An occupational reproductive research agenda for the third millenniumChristina C Lawson
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:584-92. 2003..The objective of this article is to recommend future directions in occupational reproductive health research. By bridging interdisciplinary gaps, the scientific community can work together to improve health and reduce adverse outcomes... - Environmental factors and puberty timing: expert panel research needsGermaine M Buck Louis
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Pediatrics 121:S192-207. 2008..Coupled with comparative species studies, such research may provide insight regarding the causal ordering of events that underlie pubertal onset and progression and their role in the pathway of adult-onset disease... - Aerobic exercise, median nerve conduction, and the reporting of study resultsFredric Gerr
J Occup Environ Med 44:303. 2002
Research Grants
- MI PBB Cohort 30 years later: Endocrine Disruption?Michele Marcus; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- Brominated Flame Retardants: Multigenerational Endocrine Disruption?Michele Marcus; Fiscal Year: 2010..Findings from the study of this unique and dedicated cohort may lead to important information about the health effects of brominated flame retardants and other related chemicals that are still in production today. ..