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Social disengagement and incident cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly personsS S Bassuk
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02120, USA
Ann Intern Med 131:165-73. 1999..However, few longitudinal studies of this relation have been done...- Socioeconomic status and mortality among the elderly: findings from four US communitiesShari S Bassuk
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:520-33. 2002..These findings also suggest that it is important to consider not only individual characteristics but also community attributes that mediate or modify the pathways through which socioeconomic conditions may influence health... 
Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in women: a review of the epidemiologic evidenceS S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 20:467-73. 2010..Public health initiatives that promote moderate increases in physical activity may offer the best balance between efficacy and feasibility to improve cardiovascular health in sedentary populations...- Does vitamin E supplementation prevent cardiovascular events?JoAnn E Manson
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:123-36. 2003.... - The Reynolds Risk Score--improving cardiovascular risk prediction in womenShari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
AAOHN J 56:180. 2008 - Invited commentary: hormone therapy and risk of coronary heart disease why renew the focus on the early years of menopause?JoAnn E Manson
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:511-7. 2007..The reduction in vasomotor symptoms must be weighed against other risks and benefits of treatment, but coronary disease is typically not a major factor in the equation for women who are recently menopausal... - Estimating the number of deaths due to obesity: can the divergent findings be reconciled?JoAnn E Manson
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:168-76. 2007 - Postmenopausal hormone therapy: new questions and the case for new clinical trialsJoAnn E Manson
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Menopause 13:139-47. 2006.... - Epidemiological evidence for the role of physical activity in reducing risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseaseShari S Bassuk
Div of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Appl Physiol 99:1193-204. 2005..Public health initiatives promoting moderate increases in physical activity may offer the best balance between efficacy and feasibility to improve metabolic and cardiovascular health in largely sedentary populations... - The Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study: design and baseline characteristics of participantsShari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:99-117. 2004..Large-scale randomized trials with clinical end points are necessary to minimize confounding and provide unbiased estimates of the balance of benefits and risks, yet data from such trials are scarce, especially among women... - Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in women: how much is good enough?Shari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 31:176-81. 2003..In a sedentary society, public health initiatives that promote moderate increases in physical activity may represent the optimal balance between efficacy, feasibility, and safety to achieve the desired cardioprotective effect... - Characteristics of the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam among elderly personsShari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 56:622-8. 2003..The correlation between 3MS and Mini Mental State Exam scores was 0.95. The 3MS can be used as an epidemiologic measure of global cognitive performance among elderly persons... - Physical activity and the prevention of cardiovascular diseaseShari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Curr Atheroscler Rep 5:299-307. 2003.... - Obesity in the United States: a fresh look at its high tollJoAnn E Manson
JAMA 289:229-30. 2003 - Is estrogen for you?JoAnn E Manson
Newsweek 147:72-3. 2006 - Hot flashes and hormonesJoAnn E Manson
Newsweek 149:56-7. 2007 - C-reactive protein and risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence and clinical applicationPaul M Ridker
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Curr Atheroscler Rep 5:341-9. 2003 - High-sensitivity C-reactive protein: clinical importanceShari S Bassuk
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Curr Probl Cardiol 29:439-93. 2004..This article summarizes epidemiologic data on the relation between CRP and atherothrombotic disease and provides clinical guidelines for hsCRP screening in cardiovascular risk assessment...