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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, George Wills Comstock was a public health physician, epidemiologist, and educator. He was known for significant contributions to public health, specifically in the fields of micronutrient deficiencies, tuberculosis, and cardiovascular disease. He served as the editor-in-chief for the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Published Works
- Meta-analysis: New Tests for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Areas of Uncertainty and Recommendations for Research (2007) (1079)
- Body mass index, serum sex hormones, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. (2003) (1056)
- Neighborhood environments and coronary heart disease: a multilevel analysis. (1997) (732)
- Symptoms of depression in two communities (1977) (718)
- Epidemiology of tuberculosis. (1982) (646)
- The prognosis of a positive tuberculin reaction in childhood and adolescence. (1974) (642)
- Risk factors for chronic kidney disease: a prospective study of 23,534 men and women in Washington County, Maryland. (2003) (552)
- Serum beta-carotene, vitamins A and E, selenium, and the risk of lung cancer. (1986) (489)
- Uric acid and serum antioxidant capacity: a reaction to atherosclerosis? (2000) (477)
- Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the United States. (1989) (443)
- Hodgkin's disease and Epstein-Barr virus. Altered antibody pattern before diagnosis. (1989) (427)
- Fruit, vegetable, and antioxidant intake and all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality in a community-dwelling population in Washington County, Maryland. (2004) (389)
- Association Between α-Tocopherol, γ-Tocopherol, Selenium, and Subsequent Prostate Cancer (2000) (349)
- Long-term efficacy of BCG vaccine in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A 60-year follow-up study. (2004) (331)
- How much isoniazid is needed for prevention of tuberculosis among immunocompetent adults? (1999) (323)
- Association between glutathione S-transferase M1, P1, and T1 genetic polymorphisms and development of breast cancer. (1998) (313)
- Cohort study of cytomegalovirus infection as a risk factor for carotid intimal-medial thickening, a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis. (1996) (310)
- An association between the allele coding for a low activity variant of catechol-O-methyltransferase and the risk for breast cancer. (1997) (301)
- Serum Antioxidants and Myocardial Infarction: Are Low Levels of Carotenoids and α‐ Tocopherol Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction? (1994) (297)
- Childhood weight and growth rate as predictors of adult mortality. (1992) (281)
- Active case finding of tuberculosis: historical perspective and future prospects. (2005) (276)
- Serum gonadotropins and steroid hormones and the development of ovarian cancer. (1995) (265)
- Factors associated with mortality after widowhood. (1981) (258)
- Delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and tuberculosis transmission. (2006) (258)
- Sex hormones and risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women: a collaborative reanalysis of individual participant data from seven prospective studies. (2013) (254)
- Isoniazid prophylaxis among Alaskan Eskimos: a final report of the bethel isoniazid studies. (2015) (253)
- Tuberculosis in twins: a re-analysis of the Prophit survey. (1978) (243)
- Serologic precursors of cancer. Retinol, carotenoids, and tocopherol and risk of prostate cancer. (1990) (232)
- Selenium, Lycopene, α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene, Retinol, and Subsequent Bladder Cancer (1989) (227)
- A nested case-control study of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and serum organochlorine residues (1997) (215)
- Serum retinol, beta-carotene, vitamin E, and selenium as related to subsequent cancer of specific sites. (1992) (204)
- Association between alpha-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, selenium, and subsequent prostate cancer. (2000) (203)
- Prediagnostic serum levels of carotenoids and vitamin E as related to subsequent cancer in Washington County, Maryland. (1991) (199)
- Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1994) (196)
- A prospective study of endogenous hormones and breast cancer. (1994) (192)
- A controlled trial of community-wide isoniazid prophylaxis in Alaska. (2015) (188)
- Serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds and the subsequent development of breast cancer. (1999) (187)
- Church attendance and health. (1972) (187)
- Serologic precursors of cancer: serum micronutrients and the subsequent risk of pancreatic cancer. (1989) (185)
- Prospective study of antioxidant micronutrients in the blood and the risk of developing prostate cancer. (2003) (178)
- Sex hormone levels in serum in relation to the development of breast cancer. (1987) (169)
- Relationship of prediagnostic serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate to the risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer. (1992) (169)
- Prospective study of carotenoids, tocopherols, and retinoid concentrations and the risk of breast cancer. (2002) (161)
- A prospective study on folate, B12, and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (B6) and breast cancer. (1999) (152)
- Long-term results of BCG vaccination in the southern United States. (1966) (151)
- Colon cancer and serum vitamin D metabolite levels 10-17 years prior to diagnosis. (1995) (148)
- Recurrent tuberculosis and its risk factors: adequately treated patients are still at high risk. (2007) (146)
- Serological precursors of cancer: serum hormones and risk of subsequent prostate cancer. (1993) (143)
- Depressed mood and development of cancer. (1990) (137)
- A prospective study of blood pressure and serum creatinine. Results from the 'Clue' Study and the ARIC Study. (1993) (136)
- Serologic precursors of cancer. I. Prediagnostic serum nutrients and colon cancer risk. (1987) (133)
- Reported effects of long-term freezer storage on concentrations of retinol, beta-carotene, and alpha-tocopherol in serum or plasma summarized. (1993) (133)
- Benign nevi and malignant melanomas of the choroid. (1973) (132)
- Serum micronutrients and the subsequent risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. (1993) (130)
- The relationship of active and passive smoking to carotid atherosclerosis 12-14 years later. (1995) (130)
- Deaths from all causes in non-smokers who lived with smokers. (1989) (128)
- Serum micronutrients and the subsequent risk of cervical cancer in a population-based nested case-control study. (1993) (121)
- Low birth weight and neonatal mortality rate related to maternal smoking and socioeconomic status. (1971) (121)
- Frost revisited: the modern epidemiology of tuberculosis. (1975) (117)
- Relationship of serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate to the risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer. (1990) (117)
- Prospective study of serum micronutrients and ovarian cancer. (1996) (116)
- Active and Passive Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Cervical Neoplasia (2005) (115)
- Serum concentrations of α tocopherol, β carotene, and retinol preceding the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (1997) (113)
- Source of drinking water at home and site-specific cancer incidence in Washington County, Maryland. (1981) (110)
- A longitudinal study of the prevalence of depressive symptomatology in elderly widowed and married women. (1991) (109)
- Respiratory risk factors and mortality: longitudinal studies in Washington County, Maryland. (1989) (106)
- Standardized respiratory questionnaires: comparison of the old with the new. (2015) (105)
- Serum levels of retinol, beta-carotene, and alpha-tocopherol in older adults. (1988) (104)
- Education and mortality in Washington County, Maryland. (1978) (103)
- Field trials of tuberculosis vaccines: how could we have done them better? (1994) (101)
- A longitudinal study of risk factors for depressive symptomatology in elderly widowed and married women. (1991) (101)
- Depressive symptoms, social networks and social support of elderly women. (1985) (100)
- Epidemiology of life events: frequency in general populations. (1980) (100)
- Prospective study of serum CA-125 levels as markers of ovarian cancer. (1993) (99)
- Association between CYP17 polymorphisms and the development of breast cancer. (1998) (99)
- Serum retinol and airway obstruction. (1990) (98)
- Image processing techniques for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ziehl-Neelsen stains. (2008) (98)
- Water hardness and cardiovascular diseases. (1979) (95)
- Polychlorinated biphenyl levels in peripheral blood and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report from three cohorts. (2007) (93)
- The competing risks of tuberculosis and hepatitis for adult tuberculin reactors. (2015) (92)
- The quality of survival in breast cancer: A case‐control comparison (1974) (89)
- Heart disease mortality in nonsmokers living with smokers. (1988) (89)
- A prospective cohort study of bladder cancer risk in relation to active cigarette smoking and household exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke. (2007) (88)
- Respiratory effects on household exposures to tobacco smoke and gas cooking. (1981) (85)
- Controlled trial of the effect of length, incentives, and follow-up techniques on response to a mailed questionnaire. (1998) (85)
- Evaluation of a whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in 2 study populations. (2002) (83)
- Psychosocial factors and blood pressure (1980) (82)
- Serological precursors of cancer: malignant melanoma, basal and squamous cell skin cancer, and prediagnostic levels of retinol, beta- carotene, lycopene, alpha-tocopherol, and selenium. (1995) (82)
- Community trials of BCG vaccination. (1958) (81)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia. Twenty-year evaluation of a community trial of BCG vaccination. (1976) (81)
- Antibodies to human papillomavirus 16 and subsequent in situ or invasive cancer of the cervix. (1997) (81)
- HDL Cholesterol and Mortality in Finnish Men With Special Reference to Alcohol Intake (1994) (80)
- Prediagnostic toenail cadmium and zinc and subsequent prostate cancer risk (2002) (80)
- Evaluation of BCG vaccination among Puerto Rican children. (1974) (79)
- Maternal cigarette smoking and perinatal mortality. (1972) (79)
- Causes of death in a widowed population. (1982) (76)
- An epidemiologic study of blood pressure levels in a biracial community in the Southern United States. (1957) (74)
- Epidemiologic comparison of breast cancer patients with early and late onset of malignancy and general population controls. (1974) (74)
- Further comments on problems in death certification. (1986) (74)
- Effects of repeated freeze-thaw cycles on concentrations of cholesterol, micronutrients, and hormones in human plasma and serum. (2001) (73)
- A COMPARISON IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF TWO TUBERCULINS, PPD-S AND RT 23. (1964) (72)
- Patient and health care system delays in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-incidence state. (2005) (72)
- Parental smoking and perinatal mortality. (1967) (71)
- Identification of an effective vaccine against tuberculosis. (1988) (71)
- The risk of cervical cancer in relation to serum concentrations of folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine. (2000) (70)
- Evaluating vaccination effectiveness and vaccine efficacy by means of case-control studies. (1994) (69)
- Selenium, lycopene, alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, retinol, and subsequent bladder cancer. (1989) (66)
- Serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate and the risk of developing bladder cancer. (1991) (66)
- Comparison of three standardized questionnaires on respiratory symptoms. (2015) (66)
- Isoniazid preventive therapy: Retrospect and prospect. (1980) (62)
- The International Tuberculosis Campaign: a pioneering venture in mass vaccination and research. (1994) (61)
- Stability of ascorbic acid, carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols in plasma stored at -70 degrees C for 4 years. (1995) (61)
- Risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and prediagnostic serum organochlorines: beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, chlordane/heptachlor-related compounds, dieldrin, and hexachlorobenzene. (2002) (59)
- A high tuberculosis case-fatality rate in a setting of effective tuberculosis control: implications for acceptable treatment success rates. (2002) (59)
- Cigarette smoking and the risk of colorectal cancer in women. (1988) (58)
- Life events and subsequent illness. (1976) (57)
- Outcome of solitary pulmonary nodules discovered in an x-ray screening program. (1956) (57)
- Epstein‐barr virus antibody patterns preceding the diagnosis of non‐hodgkin's lymphoma (1991) (56)
- Household exposure to passive cigarette smoking and serum micronutrient concentrations. (2000) (56)
- Serum albumin, bilirubin, and uric acid and the anatomic site-specific incidence of colon cancer. (1994) (55)
- Latent tuberculosis infection among undergraduate medical students in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. (2005) (54)
- Serum concentrations of alpha tocopherol, beta carotene, and retinol preceding the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. (1997) (53)
- Fatal arteriosclerotic heart disease, water hardness at home, and socioeconomic characteristics. (1971) (53)
- The repeatability of serum carotenoid, retinoid, and tocopherol concentrations in specimens of blood collected 15 years apart. (2001) (53)
- Neoplasms following childhood radium irradiation of the nasopharynx. (1982) (53)
- Cytomegalovirus infection, lipoprotein(a), and hypercoagulability: an atherogenic link? (1997) (51)
- Tuberculosis morbidity in the U.S. Navy: its distribution and decline. (2015) (51)
- Tuberculin sensitivity eight to fifteen years after BCG vaccination. (2015) (50)
- Prevention of tuberculosis among tuberculin reactors: maximizing benefits, minimizing risks. (1986) (50)
- Epidemiologic characteristics of benign breast disease. (1977) (50)
- Church attendance and health. (2008) (49)
- Mycobacterial cervical adenitis in children. (1961) (48)
- Sociologic concomitants of tuberculin sensitivity. (1967) (48)
- Smoking and risk of fatal prostate cancer in a prospective U.S. study. (2007) (47)
- Cancer of the pancreas and drinking water: a population-based case-control study in Washington County, Maryland. (1992) (47)
- The relationship of serum dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate to subsequent cancer of the prostate. (1993) (46)
- Null association between insulin-like growth factors, insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins, and prostate cancer in a prospective study. (2001) (46)
- Depressed mood and subsequent physical illness. (1979) (45)
- Tuberculosis risk in funeral home employees. (1998) (45)
- False tuberculin test results. (1975) (45)
- Free estradiol and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: comparison of measured and calculated values. (2003) (44)
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use Among a Cohort of Smokers (2005) (44)
- Alcohol dehydrogenase genetic polymorphisms, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption, and risk of breast cancer. (2007) (43)
- Comparison between a whole blood interferon-gamma release assay and tuberculin skin testing for the detection of tuberculosis infection among patients at risk for tuberculosis exposure. (1999) (42)
- What kinds of people do not use seat belts? (1977) (41)
- Impact of empiric antibiotics and chest radiograph on delays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. (2005) (41)
- Response to a program of screening for cervical cancer. (1968) (41)
- A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters. (1991) (41)
- PRESENCE OF ELEVATED ANTIBODY TITRES TO EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS BEFORE HODGKIN'S DISEASE (1981) (41)
- Active cigarette smoking, household passive smoke exposure, and the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. (2006) (41)
- Association of Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer Among Men in a Maryland Cohort (2005) (41)
- Isoniazid prophylaxis in an undeveloped area. (2015) (41)
- Tuberculin sensitivity in pregnancy. (1975) (40)
- Cancer incidence after childhood nasopharyngeal radium irradiation: a follow-up study in Washington County, Maryland. (2001) (40)
- Vaccine evaluation by case-control or prospective studies. (1990) (39)
- Leukaemia and B.C.G. A controlled trial. (1971) (38)
- Tuberculosis in Alaska, 1970. The continued decline of the tuberculosis epidemic. (1972) (38)
- Association among an ornithine decarboxylase polymorphism, androgen receptor gene (CAG) repeat length and prostate cancer risk. (2004) (35)
- Effect of repeated freezing and thawing on vitamins and hormones in serum. (1989) (35)
- Contributions of northern populations to the understanding of tuberculin sensitivity. (1968) (35)
- Isoniazid prophylaxis in Alaskan Boarding schools. A comparison of two doses. (1969) (35)
- How much isoniazid is needed for prophylaxis? (2015) (35)
- Cigarette Smoking and Strokes (1974) (34)
- Characteristics of respondents and nonrespondents to a questionnaire for estimating community mood. (1973) (34)
- Are Low Levels of Carotenoids and a-Tocopherol Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction? (2005) (34)
- Short- and long-term prediction of clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis by traditional risk factors. (1999) (32)
- N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genotypes, cigarette smoking, and the risk of breast cancer. (2004) (32)
- Isoniazid prophylaxis among Alaskan Eskimos: a progress report. (1974) (31)
- Alcohol consumption and blood pressure: a comparison of native Japanese to American men. (1990) (31)
- Serum dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and the subsequent risk of developing colon cancer. (2000) (30)
- Preventive treatment of untreated, nonactive tuberculosis in an Eskimo population. (1972) (30)
- Benign breast tumor and estrogenic hormones: a population-based retrospective study. (1976) (30)
- Smoking and cardiovascular mortality in women. (1983) (30)
- Descriptive epidemiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in Washington County, Maryland, 1975-1991. (1993) (30)
- Decline of the tuberculosis epidemic in Alaska. (1961) (30)
- Should we continue using questionnaires on breathlessness in epidemiologic surveys? (1988) (29)
- Prediagnostic serum levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and malignant melanoma. (1992) (29)
- Epidemiologic Study of Trichomoniasis in Normal Women (1966) (29)
- Is diabetes mellitus a teratogen or a coteratogen? (1987) (29)
- Frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes regulating inflammatory responses in a community-based population (2007) (29)
- BCG vaccination and the subsequent development of cancer in humans. (1981) (29)
- A prospective cohort study of rectal cancer risk in relation to active cigarette smoking and passive smoke exposure. (2008) (28)
- Serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and the risk of developing gastric cancer. (1993) (28)
- Epidemiology of pulmonary embolism: mortality in a general population. (1981) (27)
- A study of a possible association between breast cancer and gallbladder disease. (1986) (27)
- Lung cancer and housing characteristics. (1983) (26)
- Risk of Tuberculosis in Correctional Healthcare Workers (2005) (26)
- Association of cats and toxoplasmosis. (1980) (25)
- Evaluating isoniazid preventive therapy: the need for more data. (1981) (25)
- Efficacy of BCG vaccination in prevention of cancer: an update. (1978) (24)
- Effects of repeated freeze-thaw cycles on concentrations of cholesterol, micronutrients, and hormones in human plasma and serum. (2008) (24)
- Efficacy of BCG vaccine (1994) (24)
- Interviewer effect on responses to a questionnaire relating to mood. (1975) (24)
- Respiratory effects of household exposures to tobacco smoke and gas cooking on nonsmokers (1982) (23)
- Tuberculosis--a bridge to chronic disease epidemiology. (1986) (23)
- Emotional problems and widowhood. (1988) (23)
- Presumed ocular histoplasmosis. 3. Epidemiologic characteristics of people with peripheral atrophic scars. (1973) (22)
- Epstein-Barr virus antibody patterns preceding the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (1991) (22)
- Comparison of erythema and induration as results of tuberculin tests. (2005) (21)
- Rotavirus diarrhoea in Apache children: a case-control study. (1990) (21)
- An epidemiologic study of blood pressure levels in a biracial community in the southern United States. 1956. (1957) (21)
- Coffee consumption and plasma homocyst(e)ine: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. (1997) (20)
- Efficacy of BCG vaccination in prevention of cancer. (1975) (19)
- From Chaos to Coercion: Detention and the Control of Tuberculosis (2000) (19)
- Community isoniazid prophylaxis program in an underdeveloped area of Alaska. (1967) (19)
- Simple, practical ways to assess the protective efficacy of a new tuberculosis vaccine. (2000) (19)
- BCG vaccination and cancer. (1991) (19)
- Factors associated with past household exposure to tobacco smoke. (1989) (19)
- The risk of developing lung cancer associated with antioxidants in the blood: ascorbic acids, carotenoids, alpha-tocopherol, selenium, and total peroxyl radical absorbing capacity. (2008) (19)
- A prospective study of plasma ascorbic acid concentrations and breast cancer (United States) (2000) (18)
- Serologic and skin test evidence of tularemia infection among Alaskan Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts. (1962) (18)
- Booster effect of histoplasmin skin testing in an elderly population. (1972) (18)
- THE USE OF CHEMOTHERAPY AS A PROPHYLACTIC MEASURE IN TUBERCULOSIS (1963) (18)
- New data on preventive treatment with isoniazid. (1983) (18)
- Respiratory survey findings as predictors of disability from respiratory diseases. (1981) (17)
- Controlled trial of BCG vaccination in a school population: Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Ga. (1960) (17)
- Tuberculosis: is the past once again prologue? (1994) (17)
- A cross-sectional study of vitamin C and cognitive function in older adults: the differential effects of gender. (2006) (17)
- Leukemia and lymphoma patients linked by prior social contact. Evaluation using a case-control approach. (1976) (16)
- Untreated inactive pulmonary tuberculosis. Risk of reactivation. (1962) (16)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia. VII. A twenty-year evaluation of BCG vaccination in a school population. (1969) (16)
- An epidemiologic study of blood pressure levels in a biracial community in the Southern United States. (2008) (16)
- Tuberculin conversions: true or false? (1978) (16)
- Water hardness at home and deaths from arteriosclerotic heart disease in Washington County, Maryland. (1980) (15)
- A Re-Analysis of the Prophit Survey1 (1978) (15)
- Subcutaneous fatness and mortality. (1966) (14)
- SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DETERMINATIONS FROM A COMMUNITY‐WIDE CHEST X‐RAY SURVEY IN MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA * (1963) (14)
- Commentary: the first Framingham Study--a pioneer in community-based participatory research. (2005) (13)
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease (1991) (13)
- An American view of BCG vaccination, illustrated by results of a controlled trial in Puerto Rico. (1972) (13)
- Serum globulin levels in whites and Negroes. (1959) (12)
- Uncontolled ruminations on modern controlled trials. (1978) (12)
- What is a case of tuberculosis? The tuberculosis case spectrum in eight countries evaluated from 1235 case histories and roentgenograms. (1973) (12)
- Lymphocyte transformation in presumed ocular histoplasmosis. (1981) (12)
- Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated acids and smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (2008) (12)
- Validation of self-administered questionnaire for study of peripheral neuropathy. (1985) (12)
- Tuberculin sensitivity and tuberculosis among natives of the lower Yukon. (1959) (12)
- C47T polymorphism in manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), antioxidant intake and survival (2006) (12)
- Occupation and tuberculosis: questions that need answers. (1996) (12)
- Variability of tuberculosis trends in a time of resurgence. (1994) (11)
- Invited Commentary on “The Age Selection of Mortality from Tuberculosis in Successive Decades” (1995) (11)
- Respiratory effects of household exposures to tobacco smoke and gas cooking. (2008) (11)
- Response variation and location of questions within a questionnaire. (1976) (11)
- A waterborne outbreak of infectious hepatitis in a small Maryland town. (1968) (10)
- TUBERCULOSIS STUDIES IN MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA: IV. EVALUATION OF A COMMUNITY-WIDE X-RAY SURVEY ON THE BASIS OF SIX YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS (1955) (10)
- Does the protective effect of neonatal BCG vaccination correlate with vaccine-induced tuberculin reactions? (1996) (10)
- Cigarette smoking and changes in respiratory findings. (2008) (10)
- COMMUNITY RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA. (1964) (9)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia; community-wide tuberculosis research. (1949) (9)
- Efficacy of hydrocortisone ointment in the treatment of local reactions to tuberculin skin tests. (1968) (9)
- Urinary tract cancer and isoniazid. (1977) (9)
- Differences in the distribution of sensitivity to histoplasmin and isolations of Histoplasma capsulatum. (1968) (9)
- Validity of interview information in estimating community immunization levels. (1973) (8)
- A conversation with George W. Comstock by Dale P. Sandler. (2003) (8)
- Ambulatory chemotherapy in Alaska. (1962) (8)
- Mood and lithium in drinking water. (1976) (8)
- Preventive Nutrition and Lung Cancer (2001) (8)
- Frost revisited: the modern epidemiology of tuberculosis: the third Wade Hampton Frost Lecture. (2008) (7)
- Our 75th Anniversary (1995) (7)
- On certain relationships of calcium in the blood serum to calcium balance and basal metabolism during pregnancy (1938) (7)
- A Prospective Study on Folate , B 12 , and Pyridoxal 5 9-Phosphate ( B 6 ) and Breast Cancer 1 (1999) (7)
- PHLYCTENULAR KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS AMONG ESKIMOS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. I. EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS. (1965) (7)
- Advances toward the conquest of tuberculosis. (1980) (7)
- Association of toxoplasmosis and cats. (1973) (7)
- The Washington County Training Center: an exemplar of public health research in the field. (1991) (6)
- Serum dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and risk of melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. (2001) (6)
- An evaluation of a chest x-ray resurvey of an industrial plant. (1946) (6)
- Early studies of tuberculosis. (1985) (6)
- The Hagerstown Tuberculosis Conference of 1938: a retrospective opinion. (1969) (6)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia. III. Tuberculosis mortality following a community-wide x-ray survey. (1951) (6)
- Abraham M. Lilienfeld: an appreciation. (1985) (5)
- The effect of aging on the utilization of chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer: a population-based study. (1997) (5)
- Stroke‐Associated Deaths in Washington County, Maryland, with Special Reference to Water Hardness (1979) (5)
- A contribution beyond controversy. (1978) (4)
- Cohort analysis: W.H. Frost's contributions to the epidemiology of tuberculosis and chronic disease (2001) (4)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia: I. Community-wide tuberculosis research. (2008) (4)
- A follow-up study of childhood nasopharyngeal radium irradiation in Washington County, Maryland. (1996) (4)
- A comparison of purified tuberculins in the south-eastern USA. (1961) (4)
- Temperature variations in chest-type mechanical freezers. (2000) (4)
- Psychosocial characteristics and cytologic screening for cervical cancer. (1978) (4)
- Tuberculosis Studies in Muscogee County, Georgia (2015) (4)
- Prostate-specific antigen levels and subsequent prostate cancer: potential for screening. (1992) (4)
- Reducing the effect of measurement variation. (1981) (4)
- Mycobacterioses Other Than Tuberculosis and Leprosy (1982) (4)
- SHORTENING THE PUBLICATION LAG (1989) (4)
- Mortality of persons with photofluorograms suggestive of cardiovascular disease. (1953) (4)
- Selenium, Lycopene, a-Tocopherol, ß-Carotene,Retinol, and Subsequent Bladder Cancer1 (2006) (3)
- Re: "The age of selection of mortality from tuberculosis in successive decades". (1995) (3)
- Tuberculosis studies in Muscogee County, Georgia. V. Tuberculosis mortality during seven years after a community-wide survey. (1956) (3)
- Tuberculosis in a small semi-rural county. (1992) (3)
- Critical evaluation of a recent trial of isoniazid prophylaxis. (1961) (3)
- Mortality of persons with photofluorograms suggestive of cardiovascular disease. (2008) (3)
- In memoriam. Carroll Edwards Palmer 1903-1972. (1972) (3)
- Blood pressure and the weather. (1957) (3)
- Invited commentary: snippets from the past: seventy years ago in the Journal. (1996) (3)
- Routine antenatal chest x-ray findings in patients drawn from a currently surveyed population. (1951) (3)
- The Retreat of Tuberculosis 1850–1950 (1989) (3)
- A simple randomized response device. (1985) (3)
- Prostate-specific antigen levels and subsequent prostate cancer: potential for screening. (1992) (3)
- Letters to the editor: Effects of selection on mortality. (1975) (3)
- EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AND HODGKIN'S DISEASE (1981) (2)
- Comments on Scandinavian Mortality Study (1977) (2)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the Journal. (1999) (2)
- β-Agonist Use and Death from Asthma (1994) (2)
- Snippets from the past: seventy years ago in the Journal. (1994) (2)
- Analysis of data from individuals demonstrates high discordance between IFN-gamma assays and PPD-tuberculin skin tests used in screening for tuberculosis infection. (2002) (2)
- Re: Vasectomy and prostate cancer. (1991) (2)
- Socio-economic correlates of tetanus immunization. (1972) (2)
- The Pooling Project. (1994) (2)
- Isoniazid Prophylaxis in Alaskan Boarding Schools (2015) (2)
- Histoplasmin sensitivity in Alaskan natives. (1959) (2)
- Sex hormone levels in serum in relation to the development of breast cancer (1987) (2)
- Isoniazid: how much a carcinogen? (1967) (2)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the Journal. (2003) (2)
- EFFICACY OF BCG VACCINE. AUTHORS' REPLY (1994) (2)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the journal. (2001) (1)
- Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (2015) (1)
- Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis among Eskimos in Southwestern Alaska1 (2015) (1)
- Wade Hampton Frost, Pioneer Epidemiologist* (2006) (1)
- One size fits all? (2002) (1)
- On Abe and Yak (2007) (1)
- Comment by Professor Comstock (1991) (1)
- Re: "Vitamin measurements in pooled blood samples". (1987) (1)
- The place of tuberculin testing in a tuberculosis control program; tuberculin testing in relation to case finding. (1952) (1)
- Seventy years ago in the Journal. (1991) (1)
- LEUKÆMIA AND B.C.G. (1971) (1)
- The Field and the Discipline (1991) (1)
- Response from Sandler and Comstock (1989) (1)
- Analysis of data from individuals demonstrates high discordance between IFN-γ assays and PPD-tuberculin skin tests used in screening for tuberculosis infection (multiple letters) (2002) (1)
- Tuberculosis transmission--rogue pathogen, rogue patient, or the vagaries of change? (2002) (1)
- A Follow-Up Study of Childhood Nasopharyngeal Radium Irradiation in Washington County, Maryland (1996) (1)
- Whole-blood Interferon-γ Release Assay Versus the TST: Newer Not Better (2003) (1)
- Residence and peak expiratory flow rates among Navy recruits. (1973) (1)
- TWO AUTHORS COMMENT (1992) (1)
- Lung cancer in relation to airborne radiation levels (1992) (1)
- The life table method applied to the results of a trial of BCG vaccination in Algiers. (1958) (1)
- The relationship between passive smoking and carotid atherosclerosis 12-14 years later (1995) (1)
- PHLYCTENULAR KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS AMONG ESKIMOS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. II. ISONIAZID PROPHYLAXIS. (1965) (1)
- Re: authors and authorship. (1998) (1)
- The risk of developing rectal cancer due to active cigarette smoking and passive smoke exposure (2005) (1)
- Movies and Mass Communication (1981) (1)
- A Quantitative Approach to All-Weather Flying (1946) (0)
- PCBS and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Results from Three Cohorts (2006) (0)
- Decline oftheTuberculosis Epidemic inAlaska (1961) (0)
- Snippets from the past: seventy years ago in the Journal. (1993) (0)
- BCG Vaccines for Tuberculosis (2015) (0)
- An Attack That Misses the Target. (1976) (0)
- Null Results in Brief Null Association between Insulin-like Growth Factors , Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Proteins , and Prostate Cancer in a Prospective Study (2001) (0)
- TUBERCULOSIS IN THE SCHOOL (1958) (0)
- Subsequent Bladder Cancer -Carotene, Retinol, and β -Tocopherol, α Selenium, Lycopene, (2013) (0)
- The Washington County Training Center: an exemplar of public health research in the field. (1991) (0)
- Tuberculin Sensitivity andTuberculosis Among Natives oftheLowerYukon (1959) (0)
- 1209 POSTER Dietary micronutrients in prediagnostic blood and survival from breast cancer (2007) (0)
- Use of BCG is defeatist. (1969) (0)
- Subcutaneous fatness and mortality. (1966) (0)
- 540. Community isoniazid prophylaxis program in an underdeveloped area of Alaska (1968) (0)
- Snippets from the past: seventy years ago in the Journal. (1992) (0)
- Re: "Homicide and the prevalence of handguns: Canada and the United States, 1976 to 1980". (1992) (0)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone: A chemoprotective steroid (1993) (0)
- Histoplasmosis is endemic in the Potomac River valley. (1991) (0)
- Tuberculosis in Alaska, 1970 (2015) (0)
- Snippets from the past: seventy years ago in the Journal. (1998) (0)
- Controlled Trial ofBCGVaccination ina School Population (1960) (0)
- EVALUATION OF MUMPS SKIN TEST (1975) (0)
- BCG-NEITHER NEGLECTED NOR ALWAYS USEFUL. (1964) (0)
- The authors' response. (1975) (0)
- Tuberculosis in Twins (1964) (0)
- Epidemiologic comparison of breast cancer patients with early and late onset of malignancy and general population controls (1975) (0)
- Changes in alpha-fetoprotein concentrations during storage at -73 degrees C. (1984) (0)
- Contributions EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BENIGN BREAST DISEASE (2005) (0)
- ISONIAZID PROPHYLAXIS IN GENERAL PRACTICE. (1965) (0)
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis1–3 (2015) (0)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the Journal. (2000) (0)
- RE “HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DECLINE OF TUBERCULOSIS MORTALITY” (1987) (0)
- Is Vaccination Possible Against Schistosomes ? First Pre-1970 Data on Hispanic Population (2006) (0)
- Association between CYPJ 7 Polymorphisms and the Development of Breast Cancer1 (1998) (0)
- American Journal of Epidemiology Jubilee Subscriptions: Opening Wide the Doors (2001) (0)
- DISILOSIS E?; ALASKA* (1961) (0)
- Physical activity in older adults Are guidelines being followed (2001) (0)
- Clay Eating and Sarcoidosis1 (2015) (0)
- Editor's Note: ON THE USE OF ACRONYMS (1981) (0)
- Person-Years and Their Proportions of Coronary Risk Factor and HDL Cholesterol Categories in Two Age Groups of the Placebo Group of the ATBC Study Risk Factor Alcohol consumption Nondrinkers (2005) (0)
- Coronary Heart Disease / Myocardial Infarction Variable Participation of 5-HIT 1-Like Receptors and 5-HT 2 Receptors in Serotonin-Induced Contraction of Human Isolated Coronary Arteries : 5-HTI-Like Receptors Resemble Cloned 5-HT 1 Dp Receptors (2005) (0)
- Re: "antitoxin responses in the elderly to tetanus-diphtheria (td) immunization". (1979) (0)
- Beta-agonist use and death from asthma. (1994) (0)
- CA-125 as a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer-Reply (1993) (0)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the Journal. (2003) (0)
- BETA -AGONIST USE AND DEATH FROM ASTHMA. AUTHORS' REPLY (1994) (0)
- Isolated systolic hypertension and seven-year risk of age-related posterior subcapsular cataract extraction: a population-based, prospective study (1997) (0)
- Re: "Clinical mumps vaccine efficacy". (1986) (0)
- Snippets from the past: 70 years ago in the journal. (2003) (0)
- Isoniazid-Associated Hepatitis (1976) (0)
- [Decrease in tuberculosis epidemiology in Alaska]. (1962) (0)
- Letter: Evaluation of mumps skin test. (1975) (0)
- BCG vaccination among Manitoba Indians. (1986) (0)
- A Comparison intheUnited States ofAmerica ofTwoTuberculins, PPD-SandRT23 (1964) (0)
- MANAGEMENT OF NORMAL PREGNANCY, LABOR AND PUERPERIUM: ROUTINE ANTENATAL CHEST X-RAY FINDINGS IN PATIENTS DRAWN FROM A CURRENTLY SURVEYED POPULATION (1951) (0)
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