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| K E PickettSummaryAffiliation: University of Chicago Country: USA Publications
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Defining preterm delivery--the epidemiology of clinical presentationK E Pickett
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 14:305-8. 2000....- Fluctuations of maternal smoking during pregnancyKate E Pickett
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:140-7. 2003..Simple measures of smoking may lead to under-estimation of the impact of smoking on the fetus, and brief smoking cessation interventions early in pregnancy are likely to be inadequate for many smokers during pregnancy... - The working-class context of pregnancy smokingKate E Pickett
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Ave, IL 60637, USA
Health Place 8:167-75. 2002..Individual and family characteristics alone may be insufficient to explain smoking during pregnancy; the social class context of the places in which pregnant women live may also influence this behavior... 
Multilevel analyses of neighbourhood socioeconomic context and health outcomes: a critical reviewK E Pickett
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2007, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 55:111-22. 2001..Multilevel or contextual analyses of social factors and health represent a possible reconciliation between two divergent epidemiological paradigms-individual risk factor epidemiology and an ecological approach...- The management of ASCUS cervical cytologic abnormalities and HPV testing: a cautionary noteA L Herbst
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Obstet Gynecol 98:849-51. 2001..We conclude that, based on published data, HPV testing for routine clinical management of low-grade cytologic abnormalities (ASCUS smears) is not warranted, and that HPV testing is currently an investigational tool... - Child wellbeing and income inequality in rich societies: ecological cross sectional studyKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD
BMJ 335:1080. 2007.... - Income inequality and socioeconomic gradients in mortalityRichard G Wilkinson
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Am J Public Health 98:699-704. 2008.... - Neighborhood economic disadvantage, violent crime, group density, and pregnancy outcomes in a diverse, urban populationChristopher M Masi
University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Soc Sci Med 65:2440-57. 2007..These results suggest that group density and violent crime may impact birth weight via different mechanisms... - The problems of relative deprivation: why some societies do better than othersRichard G Wilkinson
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Soc Sci Med 65:1965-78. 2007..Instead, the picture suggests that their frequency in a population is affected by the scale of social stratification that differs substantially from one society to another... - Is prenatal smoking associated with a developmental pattern of conduct problems in young boys?Lauren S Wakschlag
Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45:461-7. 2006.... 
People like us: ethnic group density effects on healthKate E Pickett
Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
Ethn Health 13:321-34. 2008....- Adolescent birth rates, total homicides, and income inequality in rich countriesKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Seebohm Rowntree Building Room A TB 220, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Am J Public Health 95:1181-3. 2005..These results, coupled with no association with absolute income, suggested that violence and births to adolescents may reflect gender-differentiated responses to low social status and could be reduced by reducing income inequality... - The effects of racial density and income incongruity on pregnancy outcomesKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Seebohm Rowntree Building, Room A TB 220, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
Soc Sci Med 60:2229-38. 2005.... - The effect of menopause on grip and pinch strength: results from the Chicago, Illinois, site of the Study of Women's Health Across the NationLianne M Kurina
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 1470, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:484-91. 2004..05). Greater physical activity was the strongest predictor of grip and pinch strength (p < 0.0001). Results indicate that transition through menopause is associated with a decline in grip and pinch strength... - Maternal smoking during pregnancy and severe antisocial behavior in offspring: a reviewLauren S Wakschlag
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Am J Public Health 92:966-74. 2002..Recent research suggests that in utero exposure to maternal smoking is a risk factor for conduct disorder and delinquency. We review evidence of causality, a controversial but important public health question... - Neighborhood socioeconomic status, maternal race and preterm delivery: a case-control studyKate E Pickett
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:410-8. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Neighborhood factors and changes in neighborhoods over time are related to preterm delivery, although the mechanisms linking local environments to maternal risk remain to be specified... - Pregnant smokers who quit, pregnant smokers who don't: does history of problem behavior make a difference?Lauren S Wakschlag
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Avenue MC 3077, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Soc Sci Med 56:2449-60. 2003..Examining pregnancy smoking as part of a broader matrix of problem behavior may help to identify pregnant women most at risk for persistent smoking and inform the development of targeted interventions... - Impact of social ties on self reported health in France: is everyone affected equally?Zoe Heritage
Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham University, UK
BMC Public Health 8:243. 2008..To examine the association of social ties and income with self reported health, in order to investigate if social ties have a greater impact on the health of people on low incomes compared to those financially better off... - Psychosexual characteristics of men and women exposed prenatally to diethylstilbestrolLinda Titus-Ernstoff
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
Epidemiology 14:155-60. 2003..The adverse effects of prenatal exposure on the genitourinary tract in men and the reproductive tract in women are well established, but the possible effects on psychosexual characteristics remain largely unknown... - Economic development and inequality affect IQ. A response to KanazawaRichard G Wilkinson
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK
Br J Health Psychol 12:161-6. 2007 - Elucidating early mechanisms of developmental psychopathology: the case of prenatal smoking and disruptive behaviorLauren S Wakschlag
Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Child Dev 77:893-906. 2006.... - Income inequality and the prevalence of mental illness: a preliminary international analysisKate E Pickett
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:646-7. 2006 - Health inequalities and the UK Presidency of the EURichard Wilkinson
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Lancet 367:1126-8. 2006 - Is patient travel distance associated with survival on phase II clinical trials in oncology?Elizabeth B Lamont
Department of Medicine and Cancer Research Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1370-5. 2003..We hypothesized that this phenomenon, often called "referral bias" or "distance bias," may also be evident in curative-intent cancer trials at specialized cancer centers... - Marital status disparities in maternal smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding and maternal depressionKathleen Kiernan
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York Heslington, UK
Soc Sci Med 63:335-46. 2006..There was also an increased risk of maternal depression with looser parental bonding, and among non-married groups this increased risk was most noticeable among cohabiting mothers when compared with solo mothers... - Widening social inequalities in risk for sudden infant death syndromeKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, Area 3, University of York, Heslington, York, Y010 5DD, England
Am J Public Health 95:1976-81. 2005..Our objective was to see whether the "Back to Sleep" campaign, which involves an effective, easy, and free intervention, has reduced social class inequalities in SIDS... - Income inequality and population health: a review and explanation of the evidenceRichard G Wilkinson
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, UK
Soc Sci Med 62:1768-84. 2006..We finish by discussing possible objections to our interpretation of the findings... - Wider income gaps, wider waistbands? An ecological study of obesity and income inequalityKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Seebohm Rowntree Building, Area 3, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 59:670-4. 2005..To see if obesity, deaths from diabetes, and daily calorie intake are associated with income inequality among developed countries... - Self-reported smoking, cotinine levels, and patterns of smoking in pregnancyKate E Pickett
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:368-76. 2005....
Research Grants
- Patterns of Maternal Smoking During PregnancyKATE PICKETT; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..