B. Rosner

Publication List Details

Period

1976 - 2008

Number

80

Co-Authors

Determination of Blood Pressure Percentiles in Normal-Weight Children: Some Methodological Issues (2008)

Rosner, B., Cook, N., Portman, R., Daniels, S., Falkner, B.

Blood pressure in children has consistently been related to adult blood pressure, with implications for long-term prevention of cardiovascular disease. The epidemic of obesity in children has...

A prospective study of dairy foods intake and anovulatory infertility (2007)

Chavarro, J.E., Rich-Edwards, J.W., Rosner, B., Willett, W.C.

BACKGROUND Dairy foods and lactose may impair fertility by affecting ovulatory function. Yet, few studies have been conducted in humans and their results are inconsistent. We evaluated whether intake...

A prospective study of dairy foods intake and anovulatory infertility (2007)

Chavarro, J.E., Rich-Edwards, J.W., Rosner, B., Willett, W.C.

BACKGROUND Dairy foods and lactose may impair fertility by affecting ovulatory function. Yet, few studies have been conducted in humans and their results are inconsistent. We evaluated whether intake...

A prospective study of dairy foods intake and anovulatory infertility (2007)

Chavarro, J.E., Rich-Edwards, J.W., Rosner, B., Willett, W.C.

BACKGROUND Dairy foods and lactose may impair fertility by affecting ovulatory function. Yet, few studies have been conducted in humans and their results are inconsistent. We evaluated whether intake...

Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Body Mass Index and Sex Hormone Levels Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Caucasian Women (2002)

J. B. Barnett, M. N. Woods, B. Rosner, C. McCormack, L. Floyd, C. Longcope, ...

Obese women and women with upper body fat distribution have been shown to have a hormonal profile associated with increased risk of breast cancer. This study examines the relationships between...

Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Body Mass Index and Sex Hormone Levels Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Caucasian Women (2002)

J. B. Barnett, M. N. Woods, B. Rosner, C. McCormack, L. Floyd, C. Longcope, ...

Obese women and women with upper body fat distribution have been shown to have a hormonal profile associated with increased risk of breast cancer. This study examines the relationships between...

Being breastfed in infancy and breast cancer incidence in adult life: Results from the two Nurses' Health studies (2001)

Michels, K. B., Trichopoulos, D., Rosner, B., Hunter, D., Colditz, G. A., Hankinson, S. E, ...

Events during perinatal and early life may influence the incidence of breast cancer in adult life, and some case-control studies suggest that having been breastfed may reduce breast cancer risk. The...

Being breastfed in infancy and breast cancer incidence in adult life: Results from the two Nurses' Health studies (2001)

Michels, K. B., Trichopoulos, D., Rosner, B., Hunter, D., Colditz, G. A., Hankinson, S. E, ...

Events during perinatal and early life may influence the incidence of breast cancer in adult life, and some case-control studies suggest that having been breastfed may reduce breast cancer risk. The...

Evidence for a positive linear relation between blood pressure and mortality in elderly people. (1995)

Glynn, Robert J., Field, Terry S., Rosner, B., Hebert, P. R., Taylor, James O., Hennekens, Charles H.

Many studies of blood pressure in the elderly have found higher death rates in groups with the lowest blood pressure than in those with intermediate values. In a large community study, we examined...

Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error (1992)

Rosner, B., Spiegelman, D., Willett, W. C.

Frequently, covariates used in a logistic regression are measured with error. The authors previously described the correction of logistic regression relative risk estimates for measurement error in...

CORRECTION OF LOGISTIC REGRESSION RELATIVE RISK ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR MEASUREMENT ERROR: THE CASE OF MULTIPLE COVARIATES MEASURED WITH ERROR (1990)

ROSNER, B., SPIEGELMAN, D., WILLETT, W. C.

If several risk factors for disease are considered in the same multiple logistic regression model, and some of these risk factors are measured with error, the point and interval estimates of relative...

INTERVAL ESTIMATES FOR CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS CORRECTED FOR WITHIN-PERSON VARIATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDY DESIGN AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING (1988)

ROSNER, B., WILLETT, W. C.

It is well known that random measurement error can attenuate the correlation coefficient between two variables. One possible solution to this problem is to estimate the correlation coefficient based...

REPRODUCIBILITY AND PREDICTIVE VALUES OF ROUTINE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN CHILDREN: COMPARISON WITH ADULT VALUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SCREENING CHILDREN FOR ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE (1987)

ROSNER, B., COOK, N. R, EVANS, D. A., KEOUGH, M E., TAYLOR, J. O., POLK, B. F., ...

Rosner, B. (Charming Laboratory, Boston, MA 02115), N. R. Cook, D. A. Evans, M. E. Keough, J. O. Taylor, B. F. Polk, and C. H. Hennekens. Reproducibility and predictive values of routine blood...

CHARGE EXCHANGING PROCESSES IN SMALL IMPACT PARAMETER COLLISIONS BETWEEN S+q IONS AND RARE GASES (1979)

Maor, D., Rosner, B.

The outgoing charge distributions of sulphur ions in the 32-48 MeV bombarding energy range, with initial charges S+5 to S+9 have been measured after small impact parameter collisions. Trends similar...

CORRELATIONS IN THE MOTIONS OF MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS TRAVERSING THICK FOILS (1979)

Nir, D., Mann, A., Rosner, B.

Molecular ion beams D+, D+2 and D+3, at 300 and 400 keV/Atom, were used to investigate the correlation in the motions of the molecular fragments inside a 180 µg/cm2 thick Au foil. The probabilities...

CHARGE EXCHANGING PROCESSES IN SMALL IMPACT PARAMETER COLLISIONS BETWEEN S+q IONS AND RARE GASES (1979)

Maor, D., Rosner, B.

The outgoing charge distributions of sulphur ions in the 32-48 MeV bombarding energy range, with initial charges S+5 to S+9 have been measured after small impact parameter collisions. Trends similar...

CORRELATIONS IN THE MOTIONS OF MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS TRAVERSING THICK FOILS (1979)

Nir, D., Mann, A., Rosner, B.

Molecular ion beams D+, D+2 and D+3, at 300 and 400 keV/Atom, were used to investigate the correlation in the motions of the molecular fragments inside a 180 µg/cm2 thick Au foil. The probabilities...

CHARGE EXCHANGING PROCESSES IN SMALL IMPACT PARAMETER COLLISIONS BETWEEN S+q IONS AND RARE GASES (1979)

Maor, D., Rosner, B.

The outgoing charge distributions of sulphur ions in the 32-48 MeV bombarding energy range, with initial charges S+5 to S+9 have been measured after small impact parameter collisions. Trends similar...

CORRELATIONS IN THE MOTIONS OF MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS TRAVERSING THICK FOILS (1979)

Nir, D., Mann, A., Rosner, B.

Molecular ion beams D+, D+2 and D+3, at 300 and 400 keV/Atom, were used to investigate the correlation in the motions of the molecular fragments inside a 180 µg/cm2 thick Au foil. The probabilities...

Familial Aggregation of Chronic Respiratory Disease: Use of National Health Interview Survey Data for Specific Hypothesis Testing (1976)

SPEIZER, F. E., ROSNER, B., TAGER, I.

Speizer, F. E. (Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass. 02118, USA), Rosner, B. and Tager, I. Familial aggregation of chronic respiratory disease:...

Cardiovascular risk factors among children of men with premature myocardial infarction.

Levine, R S, Hennekens, C H, Rosner, B, Gourley, J, Gelband, H, Jesse, M J

The possible association between fasting glucose, cholesterol, triglyceride, blood pressure, and body weight in children and the early occurrence of paternal myocardial infarction (MI) was explored...

Characteristics of respondents and non-respondents to a mailed questionnaire.

Barton, J, Bain, C, Hennekens, C H, Rosner, B, Belanger, C, Roth, A, ...

In establishing a cohort of U.S. nurses, an assessment of response bias was made comparing respondents and non-respondents with regard to age, education, state of residence, employment status, field...

Relative mortality of unbelted infant passengers and belted non-infant passengers in air accidents with survivors.

Fife, D, Rosner, B, McKibben, W

Aircraft accidents with survivors were examined to determine the relative risk of mortality for unrestrained infant passengers vs seat-belted adult passengers. The crude relative risk was estimated...

Smoking behavior among participants in the nurses' health study.

Myers, A H, Rosner, B, Abbey, H, Willet, W, Stampfer, M J, Bain, C, ...

We analyzed smoking behavior of 91,651 married female nurses, aged 30-55 years in 1976. The prevalence of smoking was similar among all birth cohorts. The largest percentage increase in starting to...

Cigarette smoking and the risk of diabetes in women.

Rimm, E B, Manson, J E, Stampfer, M J, Colditz, G A, Willett, W C, Rosner, B, ...

OBJECTIVES. Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is prevalent in more than 12 million Americans. A voluminous amount of data demonstrates that...

Cardiovascular risk factors among children of men with premature myocardial infarction.

Levine, R S, Hennekens, C H, Rosner, B, Gourley, J, Gelband, H, Jesse, M J

The possible association between fasting glucose, cholesterol, triglyceride, blood pressure, and body weight in children and the early occurrence of paternal myocardial infarction (MI) was explored...

Characteristics of respondents and non-respondents to a mailed questionnaire.

Barton, J, Bain, C, Hennekens, C H, Rosner, B, Belanger, C, Roth, A, ...

In establishing a cohort of U.S. nurses, an assessment of response bias was made comparing respondents and non-respondents with regard to age, education, state of residence, employment status, field...

Relative mortality of unbelted infant passengers and belted non-infant passengers in air accidents with survivors.

Fife, D, Rosner, B, McKibben, W

Aircraft accidents with survivors were examined to determine the relative risk of mortality for unrestrained infant passengers vs seat-belted adult passengers. The crude relative risk was estimated...

Smoking behavior among participants in the nurses' health study.

Myers, A H, Rosner, B, Abbey, H, Willet, W, Stampfer, M J, Bain, C, ...

We analyzed smoking behavior of 91,651 married female nurses, aged 30-55 years in 1976. The prevalence of smoking was similar among all birth cohorts. The largest percentage increase in starting to...

Cigarette smoking and the risk of diabetes in women.

Rimm, E B, Manson, J E, Stampfer, M J, Colditz, G A, Willett, W C, Rosner, B, ...

OBJECTIVES. Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is prevalent in more than 12 million Americans. A voluminous amount of data demonstrates that...

Nutrient intake and cataract extraction in women: a prospective study.

Hankinson, S. E., Stampfer, M. J., Seddon, J. M., Colditz, G. A., Rosner, B., Speizer, F. E., ...

OBJECTIVE--To examine prospectively the association between dietary intake of vitamins C and E, carotene, and riboflavin and cataract extraction in women. DESIGN--Prospective cohort study beginning...

Loss of contrast sensitivity in diabetic patients with LOCS II classified cataracts.

Chylack, L T, Padhye, N, Khu, P M, Wehner, C, Wolfe, J, McCarthy, D, ...

Contrast sensitivity function (CSF) was assessed in a population of diabetics with moderate cataracts to determine if CSF testing provides more information about visual dysfunction than Snellen or...

Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976.

Rich-Edwards, J. W., Stampfer, M. J., Manson, J. E., Rosner, B., Hankinson, S. E., Colditz, G. A., ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between birth weight and non-fatal adult cardiovascular disease while controlling for potential confounders such as socioeconomic group and adult lifestyle....