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BACKGROUND: We evaluated ethnic differences in the 10-year risk of myocardial infarction or coronary death...
We investigated the prevalence of angina (as determined by the Rose Questionnaire) in a random...
Because evidence suggests lipoprotein (Lp(a)) may be an important cardiovascular risk factor in women, we...
Estimated associations between self-reported age at menopause and health may be attenuated if self-report is...
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to address whether: (1) there is an...
Despite wide variation in the reporting of hot flashes and night sweats among menopausal women,...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative influence of menopausal status and hormone use on body...
Longitudinal data were used to identify the relationship between different areas of negative impact and...
Researchers have previously emphasized the importance of kinship tie to explaining the pattern of care...
The focus on rising costs of long-term care now encompasses community as well as institutional...
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...
OBJECTIVE: To address the association between depression and absolute levels of estradiol, and change...
Diet and lifestyle factors, body size, and smoking behavior may influence estrogen metabolism, but the...
BACKGROUND: Understanding interrelationships among disablement concepts is critical to the design of future disability...
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of managed care on the use of chronic disease...
Although interviewer error is widely recognized as an important source of variation in epidemiologic investigations,...
OBJECTIVES: This pilot study compared a prototype electronic menstrual calendar on a handheld computer...
Missing outcome values occur frequently in survey data and are rarely missing randomly. Depending on...
Over the past 25 years, community interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been conducted...
Until recently, minority populations have been inadequately or inaccurately represented in health research. Researchers are...
BACKGROUND: In recent randomized trials, conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) with continuous medroxyprogesterone acetate provided no...
OBJECTIVES: Among the consequences of downsizing and cost containment in hospitals are major changes in...
Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...
Results of recent trials highlight the risks of hormone therapy, increasing the importance of identifying...
PURPOSE: To describe quality of life (QOL) of younger women 4 to 42 months after...
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of race in seeking...
The relation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genes involved in estrogen function to vasomotor...
Patterns of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use over time and predictors of initiating or discontinuing...
In many health-related studies, investigators wish to assess the strength of an association between 2...
Women diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age often have concerns less frequently faced...
OBJECTIVES. Latino adolescents in two urban New England areas were surveyed to assess risk of...
Because incentives for managed care organizations favor cost containment, concerns have been raised that quality...
OBJECTIVE: Results of past studies of menopause and weight are inconsistent, in part because...
CONTEXT: Androgens influence sexual differentiation and behavior, body composition, and physical functioning in men, but...
Longitudinal data from a representative sample of community-residing older persons were used to document changes...
To determine the usefulness of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a...
CONTEXT: The current criterion for onset of late menopausal transition is amenorrhea of 90 d...
CONTEXT: The Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop proposed bleeding and hormonal criteria for the menopausal...
CONTEXT: Menstrual cycle characteristics may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
OBJECTIVE: The objective...
The dynamics of reproductive hormones that characterize the menopausal transition (perimenopause) are incompletely understood, particularly...
In this report, 3029 women between the ages of 42 and 54 yr from five...
An unprecedented number of women will experience menopause in the next decade. Although the timing...
Measuring levels of steroid hormones in epidemiologic studies is difficult because pulsatile release can cause...
Studies examining the length of hospital stay for the very old rarely include characteristics of...
To more completely understand the challenges African American families face when combining employment commitments and...
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether blacks and whites with life-threatening cardiac events...
In recent years, research on menopausal symptomalogy has focused on identifying symptom groupings experienced by...
We examined the effects of informal and formal community care on the 6-year risk of...
The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) is a multiethnic cohort study of...
OBJECTIVE: To develop and assess the reproducibility of a protocol to noninvasively test endothelial function...
The association between blood lead level and dental caries was evaluated in cross-sectional analyses of...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of the level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to distinguish...
OBJECTIVE: A variety of results from both population and laboratory studies suggest that stress and...