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Donna M Schaffer

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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...
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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...