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| Tomoko I HooperSummaryAffiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Country: USA Publications
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Leveraging existing databases to study vehicle crashes in a combat occupational cohort: epidemiologic methodsTomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 4799, USA
Am J Ind Med 48:118-27. 2005..This article describes our nested case-control methods to evaluate risk factors for fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVC) within all Service branches in a 1991 Gulf War era cohort...
The use of electronic pharmacy data to investigate prescribed medications and fatal motor vehicle crashes in a military population, 2002-2006Tomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 4712, USA
Accid Anal Prev 42:261-8. 2010....
Health impact of US military service in a large population-based military cohort: findings of the Millennium Cohort Study, 2001-2008Tyler C Smith
Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, 140 Sylvester Rd, San Diego, CA 92106 3521, USA
BMC Public Health 11:69. 2011..This report outlines how findings from the first 7 years of the Millennium Cohort Study have helped to address health concerns related to military service including deployments...- Challenges of self-reported medical conditions and electronic medical records among members of a large military cohortBesa Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research at the Naval Health Research Center, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:37. 2008..Self-reported diagnoses may differ from medical record diagnoses due to poor patient-clinician communication, self-diagnosis in the absence of a satisfactory explanation for symptoms, or the "health literacy" of the patient... - Exploratory factor analysis of self-reported symptoms in a large, population-based military cohortMolly L Kelton
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:94. 2010..The objective of this study was to use exploratory factor analysis to describe the correlations among numerous physical and psychological symptoms in terms of a smaller number of unobserved variables or factors... - Assessing nonresponse bias at follow-up in a large prospective cohort of relatively young and mobile military service membersAlyson J Littman
Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:99. 2010..We identified sociodemographic, behavioral, military, and health-related predictors of response to the first follow-up questionnaire in a large military cohort and assessed the extent to which nonresponse biased measures of association... - The long-term hospitalization experience following military service in the 1991 Gulf War among veterans remaining on active duty, 1994-2004Tomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
BMC Public Health 8:60. 2008..The purpose of this study was to describe the long-term hospitalization experience of the subset of U.S. Gulf War veterans still on active duty between 1994 and 2004... - Understanding the effect of deployment on the risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes: a nested case-control study of fatalities in Gulf War era veterans, 1991-1995Tomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814 4799, USA
Accid Anal Prev 38:518-25. 2006..In addition to young, single, high school-educated, enlisted male personnel, those who served during times of ground combat, particularly in infantry, gun crews, or seamanship occupations, should be targeted for preventive interventions... - Saudi Arabia-United States collaboration in health research: a formula for successTomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 4799, USA
Am J Infect Control 33:192-6. 2005..By paying particular attention to distinct social and religious customs, geopolitical differences, and unique aspects of the health care system, we achieved a successful international collaboration in health research... - Assessing the potential health impact of the 1991 Gulf War on Saudi Arabian National Guard soldiersGary D Gackstetter
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Room A1044, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 4799, USA
Int J Epidemiol 34:801-8. 2005..Although post-war health outcomes have been studied in US, British, Canadian, Danish, and other deployed troops, this issue has not been previously evaluated in coalition forces native to the Gulf region... - Fatal motor vehicle crashes among veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and exposure to munitions demolitions at Khamisiyah: a nested case-control studyGary D Gackstetter
Center for Force Health Protection Studies, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:261-70. 2006..96, 95% CI 0.72-1.26), nor were tertiles of cumulative dose. CONCLUSIONS: Findings do not support an association between possible exposures at Khamisiyah and postwar fatal MVC among Gulf War veterans... - Motor vehicle fatalities among Gulf War era veterans: characteristics, mechanisms, and circumstancesAndrew E Lincoln
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 7:31-7. 2006.... - The Joint Medical Workstation (JMeWS) database in 2003: intradeployment health encounters of military personnel supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi FreedomTomoko I Hooper
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Room A1040G, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 4712, USA
Mil Med 173:119-28. 2008..Differences in distribution of the various patient encounter modules in theater likely resulted in variable data capture across services. System enhancements should improve future applications... - Aeromedical evacuations from Operation Iraqi Freedom: a descriptive studyDale R Harman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 170:521-7. 2005..Targeted preventive interventions can then be implemented. Changes in the U.S. Transportation Command's Regulating and Command & Control Evacuation System database can improve its utility as an epidemiological tool... - Headache disorders in the millennium cohort: epidemiology and relations with combat deploymentChristopher J Jankosky
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 4712, USA
Headache 51:1098-111. 2011..Characterize migraine and other headache disorders within a large population-based US military cohort, with an emphasis on the temporal association between military deployment and exposure to combat... - A systematic process to prioritize prevention activities sustaining progress toward the reduction of military injuriesMichelle Canham-Chervak
U S Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:S11-8. 2010..This paper describes a process and criteria developed to systematically and objectively define prevention program and policy priorities... - Identifying new diseases and their causes: the dilemma of illnesses in Gulf War veteransJohn W Gardner
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 168:186-93. 2003..Our medical care system has difficulty dealing with disorders where there is no identified anatomic abnormality or documented metabolic/physiological dysfunction... - Health experience of 122 submarine crewmembers during a 101-day submergenceWayne G Horn
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Aviat Space Environ Med 74:858-62. 2003..Our study examined patterns of minor medical problems and self-treatment among the crew of one submarine over a period of continued submergence for 101 d... - Development of a travelers' diarrhea vaccine for the military: how much is an ounce of prevention really worth?Mark S Riddle
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Vaccine 26:2490-502. 2008..Vaccines against Campylobacter and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli appeared to be more favorable than a Shigella vaccine. This model provides an evidence-based decision tool to support prioritization in vaccine development... - Faculty performance evaluation in accredited U.S. public health graduate schools and programs: a national studyRonald W Gimbel
Department of Biomedical Informatics, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
Acad Med 83:962-8. 2008..To provide baseline data on evaluation of faculty performance in U.S. schools and programs of public health... - Prior assault and posttraumatic stress disorder after combat deploymentTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
Epidemiology 19:505-12. 2008..The objective of this study was to prospectively examine the relation between prior assault and new-onset PTSD symptoms in a large US military cohort deployed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... - Prior health care utilization as a potential determinant of enrollment in a 21-year prospective study, the Millennium Cohort StudyTimothy S Wells
Biomechanics Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Building 824, Dayton, OH, USA
Eur J Epidemiol 23:79-87. 2008.... - The millennium Cohort Study: a 21-year prospective cohort study of 140,000 military personnelGregory C Gray
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, P O Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
Mil Med 167:483-8. 2002..In addition to revealing changes in veterans' health status over time, the Millennium Cohort Study will serve as a data repository, providing a solid foundation upon which additional epidemiological studies may be constructed... - Ten years and 100,000 participants later: occupational and other factors influencing participation in US Gulf War health registriesTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, PO Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:758-68. 2002..These findings support the hypothesis that certain occupational factors and wartime exposures may influence subsequent health care-seeking behavior... - The Millennium Cohort StudyMargaret A K Ryan
Mil Med 167:ii. 2002 - The postwar hospitalization experience of Gulf War veterans participating in U.S. health registriesTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:386-97. 2004..40-1.46). These findings support the hypothesis that registry participants were more likely to experience postwar morbidity than veterans who chose not to enroll in the health registries... - Are Gulf War veterans experiencing illness due to exposure to smoke from Kuwaiti oil well fires? Examination of Department of Defense hospitalization dataTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:908-17. 2002..Despite some limitations, these data do not support the hypothesis that Gulf War veterans have an increased risk of postwar morbidity from exposure to Kuwaiti oil-well-fire smoke... - Millennium Cohort: enrollment begins a 21-year contribution to understanding the impact of military serviceMargaret A K Ryan
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, P O Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186 5122, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:181-91. 2007..In response to health concerns of military members about deployment and other service-related exposures, the Department of Defense (DoD) initiated the largest prospective study ever undertaken in the U.S. military... - The occupational role of women in military service: validation of occupation and prevalence of exposures in the Millennium Cohort StudyTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92186, USA
Int J Environ Health Res 17:271-84. 2007..Occupational groups with higher odds of reporting military exposures of concern will be followed longitudinally through 2022 and prospectively compared using baseline and follow-up evaluations... - Smallpox vaccination: comparison of self-reported and electronic vaccine records in the millennium cohort studyCynthia A LeardMann
Department of Defense, Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, USA
Hum Vaccin 3:245-51. 2007.... - Re: "Psychiatric diagnoses in historic and contemporary military cohorts: combat deployment and the healthy warrior effect"Tyler C Smith
Am J Epidemiol 168:1094-5; author reply 1096-8. 2008 - Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems before and after military combat deploymentIsabel G Jacobson
DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106 3521, USA
JAMA 300:663-75. 2008..High rates of alcohol misuse after deployment have been reported among personnel returning from past conflicts, yet investigations of alcohol misuse after return from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are lacking... - Variables associated with attrition from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Medical SchoolJayne E Stetto
U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Office of the Command Surgeon, HQ USAFE/SGOO, Unit 3050 Box 130, APO, AE 09094
Mil Med 169:102-7. 2004.... - Self-reported adverse health events following smallpox vaccination in a large prospective study of US military service membersTimothy S Wells
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433, USA
Hum Vaccin 4:127-33. 2008..These findings complement studies that utilize other data sources, such as electronic hospitalization records, and may be reassuring to health care providers and those who receive the smallpox vaccination... - Influence of cigarette smoking on the overall perception of dental health among adults aged 20-79 years, United States, 1988-1994Nathalie M Morin
Canadian Forces Dental Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Public Health Rep 120:124-32. 2005..Additionally, given that smoking may negatively affect dental health perception, these findings have potential implications for smoking cessation activities conducted by dental care providers...