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M G Weisskopf

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Nie L, Sanchez S, Newton K, Grodzins L, Cleveland R, Weisskopf M
Phys Med Biol . 2011 Jan; 56(3):N39-51. PMID: 21242629
This study was conducted to investigate the methodology and feasibility of developing a portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology to quantify lead (Pb) in bone in vivo. A portable XRF device...
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Weisskopf M, Gallo V, OReilly E, Vineis P, Ascherio A
Neurology . 2010 Jun; 74(23):1927-8. PMID: 20549870
No abstract available.
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Weisskopf M, Knekt P, OReilly E, Lyytinen J, Reunanen A, Laden F, et al.
Neurology . 2010 Mar; 74(13):1055-61. PMID: 20350979
Background: Pesticides have been implicated as likely environmental risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD), but assessment of past exposure to pesticides can be difficult. No prior studies of pesticide exposure...
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Weisskopf M, Morozova N, OReilly E, McCullough M, Calle E, Thun M, et al.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry . 2009 Apr; 80(5):558-61. PMID: 19372290
Background: Although environmental toxins, including pesticides, are suspected of contributing to the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), no data exist from large prospective investigations. This study assessed the association...
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Weisskopf M, OReilly E, Chen H, Schwarzschild M, Ascherio A
Am J Epidemiol . 2007 Jun; 166(5):561-7. PMID: 17584757
Oxidative stress contributes to dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease. Urate, a potent antioxidant, could be neuroprotective. To determine whether higher plasma concentrations of urate predict a reduced risk of...
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Thacker E, OReilly E, Weisskopf M, Chen H, Schwarzschild M, McCullough M, et al.
Neurology . 2007 Mar; 68(10):764-8. PMID: 17339584
Objective: To characterize further the relationship between smoking history and Parkinson disease (PD) risk by considering temporal and qualitative features of smoking exposure, including duration, average intensity, and recentness, as...
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Weisskopf M, McCullough M, Morozova N, Calle E, Thun M, Ascherio A
Am J Epidemiol . 2005 Nov; 162(12):1146-52. PMID: 16269579
Occupational exposures are suspected of contributing to the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but results of epidemiologic studies have been inconsistent. The authors prospectively assessed the relation between occupation...
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Ascherio A, Weisskopf M, OReilly E, McCullough M, Calle E, Thun M
Neurology . 2005 Sep; 65(6):972. PMID: 16186557
No abstract available.
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Weisskopf M, OReilly E, McCullough M, Calle E, Thun M, Cudkowicz M, et al.
Neurology . 2005 Jan; 64(1):32-7. PMID: 15642900
Background: Two recent studies suggest that the risk of ALS is increased among Gulf War veterans. It is not known whether military service outside of the Gulf War is associated...
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Weisskopf M, McCullough M, Calle E, Thun M, Cudkowicz M, Ascherio A
Am J Epidemiol . 2004 Jul; 160(1):26-33. PMID: 15229114
Cigarette smoking has been proposed as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but because of the low incidence of ALS this association has been examined only with case-control...