Frank E. Speizer

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An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities.

Douglas W. Dockery, Christina Pope, +5 authors Frank E. Speizer
The New England journal of medicine
1993

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution and daily mortality rates. Population-based, cross-sectional studies of metropolitan areas in the United States… (More)

Reproducibility and validity of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.

Walter C Willett, Laura Sampson, +5 authors Frank E. Speizer
American journal of epidemiology
1985

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a 61-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire used in a large prospective study among women. This form was… (More)

Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: Extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study.

Francine Laden, Joel Schwartz, Frank E. Speizer, Douglas W. Dockery
American journal of respiratory and critical care…
2006

RATIONALE A large body of epidemiologic literature has found an association of increased fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) with acute and chronic mortality. The effect of improvements in… (More)

Particulate air pollution as a predictor of mortality in a prospective study of U.S. adults.

Christina Pope, Michael J. Thun, +4 authors Clark W. Heath
American journal of respiratory and critical care…
1995

Time-series, cross-sectional, and prospective cohort studies have observed associations between mortality and particulate air pollution but have been limited by ecologic design or small number of… (More)

Rotating night shifts and risk of breast cancer in women participating in the nurses' health study.

Eva S. Schernhammer, Francine Laden, +4 authors Graham A. Colditz
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2001

BACKGROUND Melatonin shows potential oncostatic action, and light exposure during night suppresses melatonin production. There is little information, however, about the direct effect of night work on… (More)

The use of a self-administered questionnaire to assess diet four years in the past.

Walter C Willett, Laura Sampson, +4 authors Frank E. Speizer
American journal of epidemiology
1988

The use of a mailed, self-administered, semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire to describe past dietary intake was evaluated in 1984 among a group of 150 Boston-area women who had completed… (More)

Dietary saturated fats and their food sources in relation to the risk of coronary heart disease in women.

Frank B Hu, Meir Jonathan Stampfer, +5 authors Walter C Willett
The American journal of clinical nutrition
1999

BACKGROUND Metabolic studies suggest that saturated fatty acids differ in their effects on blood lipids. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the associations between intakes of individual… (More)

Alcohol and breast cancer in women: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

Stephanie A. Smith-Warner, Donna Spiegelman, +13 authors David J. Hunter
JAMA
1998

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of invasive breast cancer associated with total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption and to evaluate whether dietary and nondietary factors modify the association.… (More)

Dual effects of weight and weight gain on breast cancer risk.

Zhiping Huang, Susan E. Hankinson, +7 authors Walter C Willett
JAMA
1997

CONTEXT Breast cancer is a major cause of mortality among women. It is important to identify modifiable risk factors for this disease. OBJECTIVE To examine body mass index (BMI) at the age of 18… (More)

A prospective study of pregravid determinants of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Caren G. Solomon, Walter C Willett, +7 authors Joann E. Manson
JAMA
1997

CONTEXT Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 3% to 5% of pregnancies. Knowledge of risk factors for GDM is needed to identify possible preventive strategies. OBJECTIVE To assess whether… (More)

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