Donna M Schaffer
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Recent Articles
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Enger S, Van Den Eeden S, Sternfeld B, Loo R, Quesenberry Jr C, Rowell S, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2006 Jul;
6:172.
PMID: 16813653
Background: We established a male, multiethnic cohort primarily to study prostate cancer etiology and secondarily to study the etiologies of other cancer and non-cancer conditions. Methods/design: Eligible participants were 45-to-69...
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Velie E, Shaw G, Malcoe L, Schaffer D, Samuels S, Todoroff K, et al.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
. 2006 Apr;
20(3):219-30.
PMID: 16629696
Mexico-born women in the United States have an unexplained twofold increased risk of neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies. We examined whether immigration characteristics were associated with the NTD risk and...
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Shaw G, Carmichael S, Yang W, Schaffer D
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
. 2005 Mar;
73(3):184-7.
PMID: 15744734
Background: Periconceptional intake of nutrients in addition to folic acid may contribute to neural tube defect (NTD) etiologies; a likely candidate is myo-inositol. We investigated whether maternal periconceptional dietary intake...
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Gordon N, Schaffer D
BMC Geriatr
. 2005 Feb;
5:4.
PMID: 15703066
Background: Women aged >or= 65 years are high utilizers of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and many of these women are also taking dietary supplements. Dietary supplement use by older women...
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Shaw G, Carmichael S, Yang W, Selvin S, Schaffer D
Am J Epidemiol
. 2004 Jul;
160(2):102-9.
PMID: 15234930
Periconceptional intake of folic acid prevents some neural tube defects (NTDs). Other nutrients may also contribute to NTD etiologies; a likely candidate is choline. Similar to folic acid, choline is...
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Shaw G, Carmichael S, Nelson V, Selvin S, Schaffer D
Public Health Rep
. 2004 Jun;
119(2):170-3.
PMID: 15192904
Objectives: Studies suggest that folic acid intake influences the occurrence of low birthweight and preterm delivery. Since 1998, there has been compulsory fortification of flour and other grains with folic...
7.
Slattery M, Curtin K, Edwards S, Schaffer D
Am J Clin Nutr
. 2004 Jan;
79(2):274-81.
PMID: 14749234
Background: Associations between colon and rectal cancer and intakes of vegetables, other plant foods, and fiber have stimulated much debate. Objective: We examined the association between rectal cancer and plant...
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Carmichael S, Shaw G, Schaffer D, Laurent C, Selvin S
Am J Epidemiol
. 2003 Dec;
158(12):1127-31.
PMID: 14652296
The authors examined whether maternal dieting behaviors were associated with increased neural tube defect (NTD) risk among offspring, using population-based, case-control data. The analysis included 538 cases and 539 nonmalformed...
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Shaw G, Quach T, Nelson V, Carmichael S, Schaffer D, Selvin S, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr
. 2003 Nov;
78(5):972-8.
PMID: 14594784
Background: Maternal diabetes, prepregnancy obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and intakes of sweets have been associated with increased risks of neural tube defects (NTDs). The interdependence of these factors suggests a common pathogenesis...
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Schaffer D, Gordon N, Jensen C, Avins A
J Am Diet Assoc
. 2003 Oct;
103(11):1500-5.
PMID: 14576716
Objective: National survey data show an increase in the prevalence of nonvitamin, nonmineral (NVNM) supplement use among adults over the past 10 years. Concern over this trend is based in...