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Selected 2007 NERI Publications

• Albo ME, Richter HE, Brubaker L, Norton P, Kraus SR, Zimmern PE, Chai TC, Zyczynski H, Diokno AC, Tennstedt S, Nager C, Lloyd LK, FitzGerald M, Lemack GE, Johnson HW, Leng W, Mallett V, Stoddard AM, Menefee S, Varner RE, Kenton K, Moalli P, Sirls L, Dandreo KJ, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM, Steers W; Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. Burch colposuspension versus fascial sling to reduce urinary stress incontinence. N Engl J Med. 2007 May 24;356(21): 2143-55. Epub 2007 May 21.
• Albo ME, Wruck L, Baker J, Brubaker L, Chai T, Dandreo KJ, Diokno A, Goode P, Kraus S, Kusek JW, Lemack G, Lowder J, Steers W; Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network.
  The relationships among measures of incontinence severity in women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence. Journal of Urology. 2007 May;177(5): 1810-4.
• Amaro H, Larson MJ, Zhang A, Acevedo A, Dai J, Matsumoto A. Effects of a Trauma Intervention on HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Women in Substance Abuse Treatment With a History of Trauma, Journal of Community Psychology. 2007;35(7):895-908.
• Araujo AB, Esche GR, Kupelian V, et al. Prevalence of symptomatic androgen deficiency in men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92(11):4241-7.
• Araujo AB, Travison TG, Harris SS, Holick MF, Turner AK, McKinlay JB. Race/ethnic differences in bone mineral density in men. Osteoporos Int. 2007;18(7):943-53.
• Araujo AB, Kupelian V, Page ST, Handelsman DJ, Bremner WJ, McKinlay JB. Sex steroids and all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality in men. Arch Intern Med 2007. 167(12):1252-60.
• Atz AM, Cohen MS, Sleeper LA, McCrindle BW, Lu M, Prakash A, Breitbart RE, Williams RV, Sang CJ, Wernovsky, G. Functional state of patients with heterotaxy syndrome following the Fontan operation. Cardiology in the Young. 2007;(17 Suppl. 2):44-53.
• Barbeau EM, Hartman C, Quinn MM, Stoddard AM, Krieger N. Methods for recruiting white, black and Hispanic working-class women and men to a study of physical and social hazards at work: The United for Health Study. Int. J. Health Serv. 2007; 37(1): 127-44.
• Bellinger DC, Daniel D, Trachtenberg F, Tavares M, McKinlay SM. Dental Amalgam Restorations and Children’s Neuropsychological Function: The England Children’s Amalgam Trial. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007;115(3):440-446.
• Bellinger DC, Trachtenberg F, Daniel D, Zhang A, Travares M, McKinlay SM. A Dose-effect Analysis of Children’s Exposure to Dental Amalgam and Neuropsychological Function. The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial. JADA. 2007;138:1210-1216.
• Bieliauskas LA, Back-Madruga C, Lindsay KL, Wright EC, Kronfol Z, Lok ASF, Fontana RJ, HALT-C Trial Group. Cognitive reserve and neuropsychological functioning in patients infected with hepatitis C. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2007;Jul;13(4):687-92.
• Bonkovsky HL, Snow KK, Malet PF, Back-Madruga C, Fontana RJ, Sterling RK, Kulig CC, Di Bisceglie AM, Morgan TR, Dienstag JL, Ghany MG, Gretch DR, HALT-C Trial Group. Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis.  J Hepatol. 2007 Mar; 46(3):420-31.
• Bönte M., Knesebeck Ovd, Siegrist J., Marceau L., Link C., McKinlay J.B. Influence of patient's gender and age on doctors' decision making about coronary heart disease. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 2007;132:2251-2255.
• Brambilla DJ, Miller ST, Adams RJ.  Intra-individual variation in blood flow velocities in cerebral arteries of children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007;49:318-222.
• Brambilla DJ, O’Donnell AB, Matsumoto AM, McKinlay JB. Intra-Individual Variation in Levels of Serum Testosterone and Other Reproductive and Adrenal Hormones in Men. Clinical Endocrinology 2007;67:853-62.
• Brambilla DJ, O’Donnell AB, Matsumoto AM, McKinlay JB.  Lack of Seasonal Variation in Serum Sex Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged to Older Men in the Boston Area. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007;92:4224-9.
• Chao SY, Houser RF, Tennstedt S, Jacques P, Dwyer JT. Food and nutrition care indicators: Experts’ views on quality indicators for food and nutrition services in assisted-living facilities for older adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007;107:1590-1598.
• Clemens JQ, Link CL, Eggers PW, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM, McKinlay JB. Prevalence of painful bladder symptoms and effect on quality of life in black, Hispanic and white men and women. The Journal of Urology. 2007. 177:1390-1394.
• Colan SD, Lipshultz SE, Lowe AM, Sleeper LA, Messere J, Cox GF, Lurie PR, Orav EJ, Towbin JA.  Epidemiology and Cause-Specific Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children.  Findings from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Circulation 2007;115:773-781.
• Connolly TJ, Litman HJ, Tennstedt SL, Link CL, McKinlay JB.  The effect of mode of delivery, birth weight and parity on risk of UI: Results from the BACH Survey. International Urogynecology Journal. 2007;18(9):1033-42.
• Costanza ME, Luckmann R, Stoddard AM, White MJ, Stark JR, Avrunin JS, Rosal MC, Clemow L. Using tailored telephone counseling to accelerate the adoption of colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Detection and Prevention. 2007, 31: 191-198.
• Daniels NA, Link CL, Barry MJ, McKinlay JB.  Association Between Past Urinary Tract Infections and Current Symptoms Suggestive of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. The Journal of the National Medical Association, 99(5):509-16, 2007.
• Devine CM, Stoddard AM, Barbeau EM, Naishadham D, Sorensen G. Work-to-family spillover and fruit and vegetable consumption among construction laborers. Am J Health Promot. 2007; 21:175-182.
• Dunn JE, Weintraub S, Stoddard AM, Banks S. Serum  -tocopherol, concurrent and past vitamin E intake and mild cognitive impairment. Neurology; 2007; 68:670-676.
• Everson GT, Martucci MA, Shiffman ML, Sterling RK, Morgan TR, Hoefs JC, The HALT-C Trial Group. Portal-systemic shunting in patients with fibrosis or cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C: the minimal model for measuring cholate shunt clearances and shunt. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2007 Aug 1;26(3):401-10.
• Fitzgerald MP, Link CL, Litman HJ, Travison T, McKinlay JB.  Beyond the Lower Urinary Tract: The Association of Urologic and Sexual Symptoms with Common Illnesses. European J Urology, 52:407-415, 2007. 
• FitzGerald MP, Litman, HJ, Link CL, McKinlay JB. The Association of Nocturia with Cardiac Disease, Diabetes, Body Mass Index, Age and diuretic Use: Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. Journal of Urology, 177(4):1385-9, 2007.
• Fontana RJ, Bieliauskas LA, Lindsay KL, Back-Madruga C, Wright EC, Snow KK, Lok ASF, Kronfol Z, Padmanabhan L, HALT-C Trial Group.  Cognitive function does not worsen during pegylated interferon and ribavirin retreatment of chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology. 2007 May;45(5):1154-63.
• Giulino LB, Bussel JB, Neufeld EJ; Pediatric and Platelet Immunology Committees of the TMH Clinical Trial Network. Treatment with rituximab in benign and malignant hematologic disorders in children. J Pediatr. 2007. Apr;150(4):338-44, 344.e1. Review.
• Hall SA, Page ST, Travison TG, Montgomery RB, Link CL, McKinlay JB.  Do statins affect androgen levels in men? Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. Cancer Epi Bio Prev. 2007;16(8):1587-1594.
• Harris S, Link C, Tennstedt S, Kusek J, McKinlay J. Care-seeking and treatment for urinary incontinence in a diverse population. J of Urology. 2007;177: 680-684.
• Hu JC, Link CL, McNaughton-Collins M, Barry MJ, McKinlay JB.  The association of abuse and symptoms suggestive of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: results from the Boston Area Community Health survey. 2007.  J Gen Intern Med, 22(11):1532-7.
• Hunt MK, Barbeau EM, Lederman R, Stoddard AM, Chetkovich C, Goldman R, Wallace L, Sorensen G. Process evaluation results from the Healthy Directions – Small Business Study. Health Educ Behav. 2007; 34: 90-107.
• Jeger R, Assmann SF, Yehudai L, Ramanathan K, Farkouh ME, Hochman JS.  Causes of Death and Re-Hospitalization in Cardiogenic Shock. Acute Cardiac Care. 2007; 9(1): 25-33.
• Kohsaka S, Menon V, Kentaro I, Lowe A, Sleeper LA, Hochman JS.  Microbiological Profile of Septic Complication in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock following Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SHOCK Study). Amer J Cardiol. 2007; 99(6):802-4.
• Kraus SR, Markland A, Chai TC, Stoddard A, FitzGerald MP, Leng W, Mallett V, Tenndtedt SL for the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. Race and ethnicity do not contribute to differences in preoperative urinary incontinence severity or symprom bother in women who undergo stress incontinence surgery. American Journal of Obstretics & Gynecology, 2007, 197:e1-92.e6.
• Kupelian V, Link CL, McKinlay JB. Association between smoking, passive smoking, and erectile dysfunction: results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. European Urology, 52:416-422, 2007.
• Lacro RV, Dietz HC, Wruck LM, Bradley TJ, Colan SD, Devereux RB, Klein GK, Li JS, Minich LL, Paridon SM, Pearson GD, Printz BF, Pyeritz RE, Radojewski E, Roman MJ, Saul JP, Stylianou MP, Mahony L. Design of a randomized clinical trial of beta blocker therapy (Atenolol) vs. angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy (Losartan) in individuals with Marfan Syndrome. Am Heart J 2007;154:624-31.
• Larson MJ, Miller K, Fleming K, Teich JL. Mental Health Services for Children in Large, Employer-Based Health Plans, 1999. Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research, 2007; 34(1);56-72.
• Larson MJ, Paasche-Orlow M, Cheng DM et al. Persistent Pain is Associated with Substance Use after Detoxification: A Prospective Cohort Analysis, Addiction, 2007; 102(5):752-60.
• Leder BZ, Araujo AB, Travison TG, McKinlay JB. Racial and ethnic differences in bone turnover markers in men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007;92(9):3453-7.
• Litman, HJ, McKinlay JB.  The future magnitude of urological symptoms in the USA: projections using the Boston Area Community Health survey. BJU Int. 2007;100(4):820-5.
  Litman HJ, Bhasin S, O’Leary MP, Link CL, McKinlay JB, BACH Survey Investigators.  An investigation of the relationship between sex-steriod levels and urological symptoms: results from the Boston Area Community Health survey. BJU Int. 2007;100(2)321-6, 2007.
  Litman HJ, Steers WD, Wei JT, Kupelian V, Link CL, McKinlay JB; Boston Area Community Health Survey Investigators.  Relationship of lifestyle and clinical factors to lower urinary tract symptoms: results from Boston Area Community Health survey.  Urology, 70(5):916-21, 2007.
  Link CL, Lutfey KE, Steers WD, McKinlay JB.  Is Abuse Causally Related to Urologic Symptoms?  Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. European J Urology. 2007 52:397-406.
• Lok ASF, Everhart JE, Chung RT, Padmanabhan L, Greenson JK, Shiffman ML, Everson GT, Lindsay KL, Bonkovsky HL, Di Bisceglie AM, Lee WM, Morgan TR, Ghany MG, Morishima C, HALT-C Trial Group. Hepatic steatosis in hepatitis C: Comparison of diabetic and nondiabetic patients in the hepatitis C antiviral long-term treatment against cirrhosis trial.  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Feb; 5(2) 245-54.
• Lutfey KE, Link CL, Litman HJ, Rosen RC, McKinlay JB.  An examination of the association of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional) and female sexual dysfunction: results from the Boston Area Community Health Survey.  Fertil Steril, 2007 Nov 17; [Epub ahead of print]
• McCrindle BW, Williams RV, Mital S, Clark BJ, Russell JL, Klein G, Eisenmann JC.   Reduced physical activity levels after the Fontan procedure: Related to exercise capacity or own health perception?  Arch Dis Child. 2007; 92:509-514.
• McKinlay JB, Link CL. Measuring the Urologic Iceberg: Design and Implementation of The Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey.  European J Urology, 52:389-396, 2007.
• McKinlay J.B., Link C., Freund K., Marceau L., O’Donnell A., and Lutfey, K. Sources of variation in physician adherence with clinical guidelines: Results from a factorial experiment. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2007. 22(3): 289-296.
• McKinlay JB, Travison TG, Araujo AB, Kupelian V. Male menopause: time for a decent burial? Menopause 2007;14(6):973-5.
• Minich LL, Sleeper LA, Atz AM, McCrindle BW, Lu M, Colan SD, Printz BF, Klein GL, Sundel RP, Takahashi M, Li JS, Vetter V, Newburger JW.  Delayed diagnosis of Kawasaki’s Disease: what are the risk factors?  Pediatrics. 2007; 120(6):e1434-e1440.
• Mohr BA, Bhasin S, Kupelian V, Araujo AB, O'Donnell AB, McKinlay JB. Testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and frailty in older men. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007, 55(4):548-55.
• Newburger J, Sleeper LA.  Treatment of Kawasaki Disease:  Response to Letter to the Editor.  N Engl J Med 2007; 356(26):2748.
• Newburger J, Sleeper LA, McCrindle B, Minich L, Gersony W, Vetter V, Atz A, Li J, Takahashi M, Baker A, Colan SD, Mitchell P, Klein G, Sundel R.  Randomized Trial of Pulsed Corticosteroid Therapy for Primary Treatment of Kawasaki Disease. N England J Med. 2007; 356(7):663-675.
• O’Donnell A.B., Lutfey K.L., Marceau L.D., and McKinlay J.B. Using focus groups to improve the validity of cross-national survey research: A study of physician decision making. Qualitative Health Research. 2007;17(7): 971-81.
• Peterson KE, Dubowitz T, Stoddard AM, Troped PJ, Sorensen G, Emmons KM. Social context of physical activity and weight status in working-class populations. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2007; 4:381-396.
• Quinn MM, Sembajwe G, Stoddard AM, Kriebel D, Krieger N, Sorensen G, Hartman C, Naishadham D, Barbeau EM. Social disparities in the burden of occupational exposures: Results of a cross-sectional study. Am J Ind Med. 2007; 5-:861-875.
• Robertson C, Link CL, Onel E,Mazzetta C, Keech M, Hobbs R, Fourcade R, Kiemeney L, Lee C, Boyle P, McKinlay JB.  The impact of lower urinary tract symptoms and comorbidities on quality of life: the BACH and UREPIK studies.  BJU Int., 99(2):347-54, 2007.
• Saitz R, Gaeta J, Cheng DM, Richardson JM, Larson MJ, Samet JH. Risk of Mortality During 4 Years After Substance Detoxification in Urban Adults, Journal of Urban Heath. 2007; 84(2):272-82.
• Shiffman ML, Ghany MG, Morgan TR, Wright EC, Everson GT, Lindsay KL, Lok ASF, Bonkovsky HL, Di Bisceglie AM, Lee WM, Dienstag JL, Gretch DR, HALT-C Trial Group. Impact of reducing peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin dose during retreatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology. 2007 Jan; 132(1):103-12.
• Sorensen G, Stoddard AM, Dubowitz T, Barbeau EM, Bigby JA, Emmons KM, Berkman LF, Peterson KE. The influence of social context on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption: Results of the Healthy Directions Study. Am J Public Health. 2007; 97:1216-1227.
• Sorensen G, Barbeau EM, Stoddard AM, Hunt MK, Goldman R, Smith A, Brennan AA, Wallace L. Tools for health: the efficacy of a tailored intervention targeted for construction laborers. Cancer Causes and Control. 2007; 18: 51-59.
• Tennstedt, SL, Fitzgerald MP, Nager CW, Xu Y, Zimmern P, Kraus, S, Goode PS, Kusek JW, Borello-France D, Mallett V. Quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence. Int J Urogynaecology. 2007;18(5):543-549.
• The Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. Design of the Behavior Enhances Drug Reduction of Incontinence (BE-DRI) Study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2007;28(1): 48-58.
• Travison TG, Araujo AB, Kupelian V, O'Donnell A B, McKinlay JB. The relative contributions of aging, health, and lifestyle factors to serum testosterone decline in men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92(2):549-55.
• Travison TG, Araujo AB, O'Donnell AB, Kupelian V, McKinlay JB. A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92(1):196-202.
• Travison TG, O'Donnell AB, Araujo AB, Matsumoto AM, McKinlay JB. Cortisol levels and body composition in middle aged and older men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007;67(1):71-7. 
• Travison TG, Shabsigh R, Araujo AB, Kupelian V, O'Donnell AB, McKinlay JB. The natural progression and remission of erectile dysfunction: results from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study. J Urol 2007;177(1):241-6; discussion 6.
• Unverzagt FW, Kasten L, Johnson KE, Rebok GW, Marsiske M, Mann Koepke K, Elias JE, Morris, JN, Willis SL, Ball K, Rexroth DF, Smith DM, Wolinsky FD, Tennstedt SL. Effect of Memory Impairment on Training Outcomes in ACTIVE JINS. 2007;13:1-8.