H A Young

Summary

Affiliation: The George Washington University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Investigating the risk of cancer in 1990-1991 US Gulf War veterans with the use of state cancer registry data
    Heather A Young
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, 2300 Eye Street, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 20:265-272.e1. 2010
  2. ncbi Factor analysis of fatiguing syndrome in Gulf War era veterans: implications for etiology and pathogenesis
    Heather A Young
    School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 45:1268-73. 2003
  3. ncbi Use of a crop and job specific exposure matrix for estimating cumulative exposure to triazine herbicides among females in a case-control study in the Central Valley of California
    H A Young
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Ross Hall 120A, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Occup Environ Med 61:945-51. 2004
  4. ncbi Triazine herbicides and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in central California
    Heather A Young
    The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 47:1148-56. 2005
  5. ncbi Is testicular cancer related to Gulf War deployment? Evidence from a pilot population-based study of Gulf War era veterans and cancer registries
    Paul H Levine
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Ross Hall, Suite 118, 2300 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Mil Med 170:149-53. 2005
  6. ncbi A study of Gulf War veterans with a possible deployment-related syndrome
    Paul H Levine
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Arch Environ Occup Health 61:271-8. 2006
  7. ncbi Evidence for a deployment-related Gulf War syndrome by factor analysis
    Han K Kang
    Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20036-3406, USA
    Arch Environ Health 57:61-8. 2002
  8. ncbi Patterns of health care seeking of Gulf War registry members prior to deployment
    Richard N Miller
    Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Mil Med 171:370-5. 2006
  9. ncbi Earlier age at diagnosis: another dimension in cancer disparity?
    Sara Karami
    School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
    Cancer Detect Prev 31:29-34. 2007
  10. ncbi Elderly African-American and Caucasian men are infrequently screened for osteoporosis
    J Steuart Richards
    Rheumatology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 97:714-7. 2005

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Investigating the risk of cancer in 1990-1991 US Gulf War veterans with the use of state cancer registry data
    Heather A Young
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, 2300 Eye Street, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 20:265-272.e1. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether proportional cancer incidence is greater among Gulf War veterans compared with non-Gulf War veterans...
  2. ncbi Factor analysis of fatiguing syndrome in Gulf War era veterans: implications for etiology and pathogenesis
    Heather A Young
    School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 45:1268-73. 2003
    ..Although the factors were similar for both groups, they were more differentiated in the FS group than in the control group as evidenced by interfactor correlations...
  3. ncbi Use of a crop and job specific exposure matrix for estimating cumulative exposure to triazine herbicides among females in a case-control study in the Central Valley of California
    H A Young
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Ross Hall 120A, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Occup Environ Med 61:945-51. 2004
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  4. ncbi Triazine herbicides and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in central California
    Heather A Young
    The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 47:1148-56. 2005
    ..We sought to determine whether women with ovarian cancer have increased occupational exposure to triazine herbicides...
  5. ncbi Is testicular cancer related to Gulf War deployment? Evidence from a pilot population-based study of Gulf War era veterans and cancer registries
    Paul H Levine
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Ross Hall, Suite 118, 2300 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Mil Med 170:149-53. 2005
    ..The increase became apparent 2 to 3 years after the Persian Gulf War and peaked 4 to 5 years afterward. Our data and those of investigators studying Vietnam veterans suggest that testicular cancer may be related to military deployment...
  6. ncbi A study of Gulf War veterans with a possible deployment-related syndrome
    Paul H Levine
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Arch Environ Occup Health 61:271-8. 2006
    ..Many of the neurological symptoms reported by the studied veterans appear to have an organic basis, but comorbidities must be excluded before researchers can conclude that a definitive syndrome exists...
  7. ncbi Evidence for a deployment-related Gulf War syndrome by factor analysis
    Han K Kang
    Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20036-3406, USA
    Arch Environ Health 57:61-8. 2002
    ..This finding suggests a possible syndrome related to Gulf War deployment, which requires objective supporting clinical evidence...
  8. ncbi Patterns of health care seeking of Gulf War registry members prior to deployment
    Richard N Miller
    Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Mil Med 171:370-5. 2006
    ..These findings increase our understanding of multisymptom illness, especially its chronic nature, and justify doing additional studies...
  9. ncbi Earlier age at diagnosis: another dimension in cancer disparity?
    Sara Karami
    School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
    Cancer Detect Prev 31:29-34. 2007
    ..Using three criteria, this study determined whether cancers in most anatomic sites were more likely to occur at an earlier age in AA than in whites in the United States...
  10. ncbi Elderly African-American and Caucasian men are infrequently screened for osteoporosis
    J Steuart Richards
    Rheumatology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 97:714-7. 2005
    ..To retrospectively examine the factors that initiated a request for dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in elderly males in a rheumatology practice and to determine if there were differences between African Americans and Caucasians,..
  11. ncbi Thrombosed external hemorrhoids: outcome after conservative or surgical management
    Jose Greenspon
    Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 47:1493-8. 2004
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  12. ncbi Thimerosal exposure in infants and neurodevelopmental disorders: an assessment of computerized medical records in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
    Heather A Young
    The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, United States
    J Neurol Sci 271:110-8. 2008
    ..Additional studies should be conducted to further evaluate the relationship between Hg exposure and NDs...
  13. ncbi Trends in inflammatory breast carcinoma incidence and survival: the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program at the National Cancer Institute
    Kenneth W Hance
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 97:966-75. 2005
    ..We examined incidence and survival trends for IBC in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data with a case definition designed to capture many of its unique clinical and pathologic characteristics...
  14. ncbi Perineal talc exposure and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in the Central Valley of California
    Paul K Mills
    Cancer Registry of Central California Public Health Institute, Fresno, CA, USA
    Int J Cancer 112:458-64. 2004
    ..10-2.16). Talc use and EOC risk was highest in women with serous invasive tumors (OR = 1.77; CI = 1.12-2.81). This study provides some support for the hypothesis that perineal talc use is associated with an increased risk of EOC...