Research Topics | Raphaelle VarrasoSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Prospective study of dietary patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US menRaphaelle Varraso
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Thorax 62:786-91. 2007..Because foods are consumed together and nutrients may interact, dietary patterns are an alternative way of characterising diet. A study was undertaken to assess the relation between dietary patterns and newly diagnosed COPD in men...
Prospective study of dietary patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US womenRaphaelle Varraso
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:488-95. 2007..Although many foods and nutrients are associated with lung function or symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the relation between overall diet and newly diagnosed COPD is not known...
Prospective study of ABO blood type and the risk of pulmonary embolism in two large cohort studiesBrian M Wolpin
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Thromb Haemost 104:962-71. 2010..04). In two large, prospective cohorts, ABO blood type was significantly associated with the risk of idiopathic and non-idiopathic PE, with even greater risk for idiopathic PE among current and past smokers with non-O blood type...
Prospective study of cured meats consumption and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in menRaphaelle Varraso
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:1438-45. 2007..00; p(trend) = 0.002). In contrast to these findings, the consumption of cured meats was not associated with the risk of adult-onset asthma. These data suggest that cured meat may worsen the adverse effects of smoking on risk of COPD...
Prospective study of BMI and the risk of pulmonary embolism in womenChristopher Kabrhel
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:2040-6. 2009..Increasing BMI has a strong, linear association with the development of PE in women. Clinicians should consider BMI when assessing the risk of PE in their patients...
