Bed rest and other determinants of bone loss during pregnancyJoanne H E Promislow
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:1077-83. 2004
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate patterns of bone loss during pregnancy and potential influences...
Maternal recall of breastfeeding duration by elderly womenJoanne H E Promislow
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:289-96. 2005
..The observed misclassification, if nondifferential with respect to outcome, would appreciably attenuate estimates of dose-response associations between breastfeeding duration and later health...
Bleeding following pregnancy loss before 6 weeks' gestationJ H E Promislow
Social and Scientific Systems, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27703, USA
Hum Reprod 22:853-7. 2007
..Pregnancy loss before 6 weeks' gestation is common, but little has been reported about the associated bleeding. We compared women's bleeding following a pregnancy loss before 6 weeks' gestation with their typical menstruation...
Protein consumption and bone mineral density in the elderly : the Rancho Bernardo StudyJoanne H E Promislow
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:636-44. 2002
..This study supports a protective role for dietary animal protein in the skeletal health of elderly women...
Retinol intake and bone mineral density in the elderly: the Rancho Bernardo StudyJoanne H E Promislow
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
J Bone Miner Res 17:1349-58. 2002
..This study suggests there is a delicate balance between ensuring that the elderly consume sufficient vitamin A and simultaneously cautioning against excessive retinol supplementation...
Vitamin C intake and the risk of preterm deliveryAnna Maria Siega-Riz
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:519-25. 2003
..CONCLUSION: Because diet and supplement use are modifiable behaviors, corroboration of these findings would suggest a possible intervention strategy...
Recruitment for a community-based study of early pregnancy: the Right From The Start studyJoanne H E Promislow
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18:143-52. 2004
..Although intensive, diverse efforts were required, when recruitment efforts were maximised, we successfully recruited over 10% of the estimated number of pregnant women in the community...
Breastfeeding and asthma in adolescentsStephanie J London
Am J Public Health 94:1843; author reply 1843-5. 2004