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Keogh SA, Leibler JH, Sennett Decker CM, Amador Velázquez JJ, Jarquin ER, Lopez-Pilarte D, Garcia-Trabanino R, Delgado IS, Petropoulos ZE, Friedman DJ, Amador Sánchez MR, Guevara R, McClean MD, Brooks DR, Scammell MK. High prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology among workers in the Mesoamerican Nephropathy Occupational Study. BMC Nephrol. 2022 07 07; 23(1):238.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35794550; PMCID: PMC9261054; DOI: 10.1186/s12882-022-02861-0;
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Harlow AF, Stokes AC, Brooks DR, Benjamin EJ, Barrington-Trimis JL, Ross CS. e-Cigarette Use and Combustible Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Youth: Accounting for Time-Varying Exposure and Time-Dependent Confounding. Epidemiology. 2022 Jul 01; 33(4):523-532.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35394965; PMCID: PMC9156560; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001491;
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Childs E, Geller AC, Brooks DR, Davine J, Kane J, Keske R, Anthony J, Rees VW. Assessing Smoke-Free Housing Implementation Approaches to Inform Best Practices: A National Survey of Early-Adopting Public Housing Authorities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 24; 19(7). PMID: 35409538; PMCID: PMC8997519; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19073854;
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Petropoulos ZE, Ramirez-Rubio O, Scammell MK, Laws RL, Lopez-Pilarte D, Amador JJ, Ballester J, O'Callaghan-Gordo C, Brooks DR. Climate Trends at a Hotspot of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Causes in Nicaragua, 1973-2014. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 19; 18(10).View Related Profiles. PMID: 34069421; PMCID: PMC8159092; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105418;
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Stallings TL, Riefkohl Lisci A, McCray NL, Weiner DE, Kaufman JS, Aschengrau A, Ma Y, LaValley MP, Ramírez-Rubio O, Jose Amador J, López-Pilarte D, Laws RL, Winter M, McSorley VE, Brooks DR, Applebaum KM. Dysuria, heat stress, and muscle injury among Nicaraguan sugarcane workers at risk for Mesoamerican nephropathy. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2021 07 01; 47(5):377-386.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34003295; PMCID: PMC8259701; DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3963;
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Brennan AT, Getz KD, Brooks DR, Fox MP. An underappreciated misclassification mechanism: implications of nondifferential dependent misclassification of covariate and exposure. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 06; 58:104-123.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33621629
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Crowe JL, Joubert BR, Brooks DR (Eds.). Report From the Third International Workshop on Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain/Non-Traditional Etiology in Mesoamerica and Other Regions. SALTRA. San José, Costa Rica. 2020.
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Friedman DJ, Cardenas, A, Fischer R, Franceschini N, Brooks DR. Molecular approaches to CKDu: genetics, epigenetics, and infectious disease. Crowe JL, Joubert BR, Brooks DR (Eds.). Report From the Third International Workshop on Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain/Non-Traditional Etiology in Mesoamerica and Other Regions. San José, Costa Rica: SALTRA. 2020; 58-62.
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Petropoulos ZE, Laws RL, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Ramirez-Rubio O, Brooks DR, McClean MD, Scammell MK. Kidney Function, Self-Reported Symptoms, and Urine Findings in Nicaraguan Sugarcane Workers. Kidney 360. 2020.
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Petropoulos ZE, Laws RL, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Ramirez-Rubio O, Brooks DR, McClean MD, Scammell MK. Kidney Function, Self-Reported Symptoms, and Urine Findings in Nicaraguan Sugarcane Workers. Kidney360. 2020 Oct 29; 1(10):1042-1051.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35368783; PMCID: PMC8815494; DOI: 10.34067/KID.0003392020;
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Scammell MK, Sennett C, Laws RL, Rubin RL, Brooks DR, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, Ramirez-Rubio O, Friedman DJ, McClean MD, Cohort Study Team NB, Lewis J, Erdei E. Urinary Metals Concentrations and Biomarkers of Autoimmunity among Navajo and Nicaraguan Men. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 07 22; 17(15).View Related Profiles. PMID: 32707746; PMCID: PMC7432079; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155263;
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Leibler JH, Ramirez-Rubio O, Velázquez JJA, Pilarte DL, Obeid W, Parikh CR, Gadupudi S, Scammell MK, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR. Biomarkers of kidney injury among children in a high-risk region for chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 02; 36(2):387-396.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32504218
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Ferguson R, Leatherman S, Fiore M, Minnings K, Mosco M, Kaufman J, Kerns E, Amador JJ, Brooks DR, Fiore M, Parekh RS, Fiore L. Prevalence and Risk Factors for CKD in the General Population of Southwestern Nicaragua. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 07; 31(7):1585-1593.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32471819; PMCID: PMC7350996; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2019050521;
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Yih WK, Kulldorff M, Leibler JH, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR. Comment on Sarathkumara et al.: Exposure to Hantavirus is a Risk Factor Associated with Kidney Diseases in Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study. Viruses. 2019 12 11; 11(12).View Related Profiles. PMID: 31835714; PMCID: PMC6950060; DOI: 10.3390/v11121147;
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Harlow AF, Stokes A, Brooks DR. Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in E-Cigarette Uptake Among Cigarette Smokers: Longitudinal Analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 09 19; 21(10):1385-1393.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29986109; PMCID: PMC6751515; DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty141;
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Yih WK, Kulldorff M, Friedman DJ, Leibler JH, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, Galloway RL, Ramírez-Rubio O, Riefkohl A, Brooks DR. Investigating Possible Infectious Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in a Nicaraguan Mining Community. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 09; 101(3):676-683.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31309920; PMCID: PMC6726956; DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0856;
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Corbett SE, Nitzberg M, Moses E, Kleerup E, Wang T, Perdomo C, Perdomo C, Liu G, Xiao X, Liu H, Elashoff DA, Brooks DR, O'Connor GT, Dubinett SM, Spira A, Lenburg ME. Gene Expression Alterations in the Bronchial Epithelium of e-Cigarette Users. Chest. 2019 10; 156(4):764-773.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31233743; PMCID: PMC6859252; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.05.022;
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Hijazi K, Malyszko B, Steiling K, Xiao X, Liu G, Alekseyev YO, Dumas YM, Hertsgaard L, Jensen J, Hatsukami D, Brooks DR, O'Connor G, Beane J, Lenburg ME, Spira A. Tobacco-Related Alterations in Airway Gene Expression are Rapidly Reversed Within Weeks Following Smoking-Cessation. Sci Rep. 2019 05 06; 9(1):6978.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31061400; PMCID: PMC6502805; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43295-3;
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Gallo-Ruiz L, Sennett CM, Sánchez-Delgado M, García-Urbina A, Gámez-Altamirano T, Basra K, Laws RL, Amador JJ, Lopez-Pilarte D, Tripodis Y, Brooks DR, McClean MD, Kupferman J, Friedman D, Aragón A, González-Quiroz M, Scammell MK. Prevalence and Risk Factors for CKD Among Brickmaking Workers in La Paz Centro, Nicaragua. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 08; 74(2):239-247.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30826087; DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.01.017;
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Brooks DR, Burtner JL, Borrelli B, Heeren TC, Evans T, Davine JA, Greenbaum J, Scarpaci M, Kane J, Rees VW, Geller AC. Twelve-Month Outcomes of a Group-Randomized Community Health Advocate-Led Smoking Cessation Intervention in Public Housing. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 11 15; 20(12):1434-1441.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29145626; PMCID: PMC6236073; DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx193;
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Kupferman J, Ramírez-Rubio O, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, Wilker EH, Laws RL, Sennett C, Robles NV, Lau JL, Salinas AJ, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Scammell MK, McClean MD, Brooks DR, Friedman DJ. Acute Kidney Injury in Sugarcane Workers at Risk for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 10; 72(4):475-482.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30042041
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Brooks DR, Getz KD, Brennan AT, Pollack A, Fox MP. The impact of joint misclassification of exposures and outcomes on the results of epidemiologic research. Current Epidemiologic Reports. 2018; 5(2):166-174.
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Anthony J, Goldman R, Rees VW, Frounfelker RL, Davine J, Keske RR, Brooks DR, Geller AC. Qualitative Assessment of Smoke-Free Policy Implementation in Low-Income Housing: Enhancing Resident Compliance. Am J Health Promot. 2019 01; 33(1):107-117. PMID: 29772910
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Geller AC, Borrelli B, Davine JA, Burtner J, Heeren TC, Rees VW, Adegoke A, Brooks DR. Factors Associated with Recent Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among Multiethnic Smokers Residing in Public Housing. J Smok Cessat. 2018 Sep; 13(3):162-170.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38911966
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Geller AC, Borrelli B, Davine JA, Burtner J, Heeren TC, Rees VW, Adekgoke A, Brooks DR. Factors associated with recent use of nicotine replacement therapy among multiethnic smokers residing in public housing. Journal of Smoking Cessation. 2017.
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Ross CS, Brooks DR, Aschengrau A, Siegel MB, Weinberg J, Shrier LA. Positive and negative affect following marijuana use in naturalistic settings: An ecological momentary assessment study. Addict Behav. 2018 01; 76:61-67.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28756041
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Riefkohl A, Ramírez-Rubio O, Laws RL, McClean MD, Weiner DE, Kaufman JS, Galloway RL, Shadomy SV, Guerra M, Amador JJ, Sánchez JM, López-Pilarte D, Parikh CR, Leibler JH, Brooks DR. Leptospira seropositivity as a risk factor for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2017 01; 23(1):1-10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28209095; PMCID: PMC6060841; DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2016.1275462;
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Brooks D, Crowe J, Lucas R. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report from the Second International Research Workshop on MeN (Wegman D, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Wesseling C, eds.). Heat stress and dehydration. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2017; 59-64.
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McClean MD, Laws RL, Amador JJ, Lopez-Pilarte D, Scammell MK, Ramirez-Rubio O, Friedman DJ, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Riefkohl A, Brooks DR. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report from the Second International Research Workshop on MeN (Wegman D, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Wesseling C, eds.). Boston University School of Public Health: Studies of occupational and non-occupational risk factors for chronic kidney disease. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2017; 95-100.
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Moses E, Wang T, Corbett S, Jackson GR, Drizik E, Perdomo C, Perdomo C, Kleerup E, Brooks D, O'Connor G, Dubinett S, Hayden P, Lenburg ME, Spira A. Molecular Impact of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Exposure in Human Bronchial Epithelium. Toxicol Sci. 2017 Jan; 155(1):248-257.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27701119; PMCID: PMC5216655; DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw198;
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Kupferman J, Amador JJ, Lynch KE, Laws RL, López-Pilarte D, Ramírez-Rubio O, Kaufman JS, Lau JL, Weiner DE, Robles NV, Verma KP, Scammell MK, McClean MD, Brooks DR, Friedman DJ. Characterization of Mesoamerican Nephropathy in a Kidney Failure Hotspot in Nicaragua. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Nov; 68(5):716-725.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27575010; DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.06.012;
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García-Trabanino R, Jakobsson K, Guzmán Quilo C, Brooks DR, Crowe J, Barnoya J, Madero M, González Quiroz M, Wesseling C, Wegman DH, Correa-Rotter R. In reply to: "Should we consider renaming 'Mesoamerican Nephropathy' as Nephropathy of Unknown Cause in Agricultural Labourers (NUCAL)?" Occup Environ Med. 2016 11; 73(11):802-803. PMID: 27566784; DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104005;
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Minnings K, Fiore M, Mosco M, Ferguson R, Leatherman S, Kerns E, Kaufman J, Fiore M, Brooks D, Amador JJ, Paulsen H, Ernstberger Z, Trejo B, Sullivan E, Lichtman A, Nobil K, Lawlor M, Parker C, Parekh R, Fiore L. The Rivas Cohort Study: design and baseline characteristics of a Nicaraguan cohort. BMC Nephrol. 2016 Jul 25; 17:93.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27456863; PMCID: PMC4959050; DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0320-9;
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Geller AC, Rees VW, Brooks DR. The Proposal for Smoke-Free Public Housing: Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for 2 Million Residents. JAMA. 2016 Mar 15; 315(11):1105-6. PMID: 26882206; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.1380;
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Trabanino RG, Jakobsson K, Quilo CG, Brooks DR, Crowe J, Barnoya J, Madero M, Gonzalez M, Correa-Rotter R. Occup Environ Med. Re: Should we reconsider naming “Mesoamerican Nephropathy” as Nephropathy of Unknown Cause in Agricultural Laborers (NUCAL)”?. 2016. View Publication
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Laws RL, Brooks DR, Amador JJ, Weiner DE, Kaufman JS, Ramírez-Rubio O, Riefkohl A, Scammell MK, López-Pilarte D, Sánchez JM, Parikh CR, McClean MD. Biomarkers of Kidney Injury Among Nicaraguan Sugarcane Workers. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Feb; 67(2):209-17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26454687; PMCID: PMC4801230; DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.08.022;
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Ramírez-Rubio O, Amador JJ, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Parikh CR, Khan U, McClean MD, Laws RL, López-Pilarte D, Friedman DJ, Kupferman J, Brooks DR. Urine biomarkers of kidney injury among adolescents in Nicaragua, a region affected by an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Mar; 31(3):424-32.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26311057; PMCID: PMC4762398; DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv292;
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Laws RL, Brooks DR, Amador JJ, Weiner DE, Kaufman JS, Ramírez-Rubio O, Riefkohl A, Scammell MK, López-Pilarte D, Sánchez JM, Parikh CR, McClean MD. Changes in kidney function among Nicaraguan sugarcane workers. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2015 Jul-Sep; 21(3):241-50.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25631575; PMCID: PMC4597013; DOI: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000102;
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Heaton B, Applebaum KM, Rothman KJ, Brooks DR, Heeren T, Dietrich T, Garcia RI. The influence of prevalent cohort bias in the association between periodontal disease progression and incident coronary heart disease. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Oct; 24(10):741-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25169680; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.07.006;
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Ramirez-Rubio O, Brooks DR, Amador JJ, Kaufman JS, Weiner DE, Scammell MK. Chronic kidney disease in Nicaragua: a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with physicians and pharmacists. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13:350.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23590528; PMCID: PMC3637184; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-350;
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Kabali C, Mtei L, Brooks DR, Waddell R, Bakari M, Matee M, Arbeit RD, Pallangyo K, von Reyn CF, Horsburgh CR. Increased mortality associated with treated active tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults in Tanzania. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2013 Jul; 93(4):461-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23523641; PMCID: PMC3681884; DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2013.01.001;
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Ramírez Rubio O, Amador JJ, Kaufman JS, Parikh CR, Khan U, McClean MD, Laws RL, Weiner DE, Brooks DR. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report From the First International Research Workshop on MeN (Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D, eds.). Kidney damage markers in Nicaraguan adolescents in a region of an epidemic of CKD of unknown etiology. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2013; 201-202.
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Brooks D, Ramirez Rubio O. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report From the First International Research Workshop on MeN (Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D, eds.). Epidemiology of CKD of unknown causes in Mesoamerica. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2013; 37-45.
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Brooks D. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report From the First International Research Workshop on MeN (Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D, eds.). Hypothesis Summary: Heat exposure. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2013; 103-107.
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Friedman DJ, Brooks D. Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Report From the First International Research Workshop on MeN (Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D, eds.). Genetic Susceptibility to Kidney Disease in Mesoamerica: A Developing Hypothesis. SALTRA/IRET-UNA. Heredia. 2013; 119-121.
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Kabali C, von Reyn CF, Brooks DR, Waddell R, Mtei L, Bakari M, Matee M, Pallangyo K, Arbeit RD, Horsburgh CR. In reply to 'Completion of isoniazid preventive therapy and survival in HIV-infected TST-positive adults in Tanzania' [Correspondence]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Apr 01; 16(4):567.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29070232
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Brooks DR, Avetisyan R, Jarrett KM, Hanchate A, Shapiro GD, Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Thurman D, Montouris G, Kazis LE. Validation of self-reported epilepsy for purposes of community surveillance. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Jan; 23(1):57-63.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22189155; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.002;
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Swetter SM, Pollitt RA, Johnson TM, Brooks DR, Geller AC. Behavioral determinants of successful early melanoma detection: role of self and physician skin examination. Cancer. 2012 Aug 1; 118(15):3725-34. PMID: 22179848; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26707;
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Kabali C, von Reyn CF, Brooks DR, Waddell R, Mtei L, Bakari M, Matee M, Pallangyo K, Arbeit RD, Horsburgh CR. Completion of isoniazid preventive therapy and survival in HIV-infected, TST-positive adults in Tanzania. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov; 15(11):1515-21, i.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22008766; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0788;
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Semrau K, Kuhn L, Brooks DR, Cabral H, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Thea DM, Aldrovandi GM. Exclusive breastfeeding, maternal HIV disease, and the risk of clinical breast pathology in HIV-infected, breastfeeding women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct; 205(4):344.e1-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21784403; PMCID: PMC3217158; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.021;
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Al-Farsi YM, Al-Sharbati MM, Al-Farsi OA, Al-Shafaee MS, Brooks DR, Waly MI. Brief report: Prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders in the Sultanate of Oman. J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Jun; 41(6):821-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20809376; DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1094-8;
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Geller AC, Brooks DR, Woodring B, Oppenheimer S, McCabe M, Rogers J, Timm A, Resnick EA, Winickoff JP. Smoking cessation counseling for parents during child hospitalization: a national survey of pediatric nurses. Public Health Nurs. 2011 Nov-Dec; 28(6):475-84. PMID: 22092457; DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00954.x;
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Rorie JA, Smith A, Evans T, Horsburgh CR, Brooks DR, Goodman R, Bunte D, Strunin L, de la Rosa D, Geller A. Using resident health advocates to improve public health screening and follow-up among public housing residents, Boston, 2007-2008. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Jan; 8(1):A15.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21159227; PMCID: PMC3044026
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O'Donnell JK, Tobey M, Weiner DE, Stevens LA, Johnson S, Stringham P, Cohen B, Brooks DR. Prevalence of and risk factors for chronic kidney disease in rural Nicaragua. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Sep; 26(9):2798-805. PMID: 20615905; PMCID: PMC4592358; DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq385;
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Lash TL, Fox MP, Greenland S, Jurek AM, Hoggatt KJ, Cole SR, Maldonado G, Brooks D, Rothman KJ, Poole C. J Natl Cancer Inst. Re: Promoting healthy skepticism in the news: helping journalists get it right. 2010; 102:829-830.
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Zhang X, Sebastiani P, Liu G, Schembri F, Zhang X, Dumas YM, Langer EM, Alekseyev Y, O'Connor GT, Brooks DR, Lenburg ME, Spira A. Similarities and differences between smoking-related gene expression in nasal and bronchial epithelium. Physiol Genomics. 2010 Mar 3; 41(1):1-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19952278; PMCID: PMC2841495; DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00167.2009;
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Pollitt RA, Geller AC, Brooks DR, Johnson TM, Park ER, Swetter SM. Efficacy of skin self-examination practices for early melanoma detection. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Nov; 18(11):3018-23. PMID: 19861521; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0310;
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Geller AC, Elwood M, Swetter SM, Brooks DR, Aitken J, Youl PH, Demierre MF, Baade PD. Factors related to the presentation of thin and thick nodular melanoma from a population-based cancer registry in Queensland Australia. Cancer. 2009 Mar 15; 115(6):1318-27. PMID: 19189368; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24162;
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Fox MP, Brooks DR, Kuhn L, Aldrovandi G, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Horsburgh R, Thea DM. Role of breastfeeding cessation in mediating the relationship between maternal HIV disease stage and increased child mortality among HIV-exposed uninfected children. Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Apr; 38(2):569-76.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19047077; PMCID: PMC2734073; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn249;
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Geller AC, Brooks DR, Powers CA, Brooks KR, Rigotti NA, Bognar B, McIntosh S, Zapka J. Tobacco cessation and prevention practices reported by second and fourth year students at US medical schools. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jul; 23(7):1071-6. PMID: 18612747; PMCID: PMC2517923; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0526-z;
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Fox MP, Brooks D, Kuhn L, Aldrovandi G, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Mwiya M, Horsburgh R, Thea DM. Reduced mortality associated with breast-feeding-acquired HIV infection and breast-feeding among HIV-infected children in Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 May 1; 48(1):90-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 18344878; PMCID: PMC2814597; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31816e39a3;
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Brooks DR, Klint A, Dickman PW, Ståhle E, Lambe M. Temporal trends in non-small cell lung cancer survival in Sweden. Br J Cancer. 2007 Feb 12; 96(3):519-22. PMID: 17245337; PMCID: PMC2360026; DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603591;
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Condon C*, Hynes HP, Brooks DR, Rivard D, McCarthy J. The integrated pest management educator pilot project in Boston public housing: results and recommendations. Local Environ. 2007; 12:223-238.
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Mucci LA, Wood PA, Cohen B, Clements KM, Brawarsky P, Brooks DR. Validity of self-reported health plan information in a population-based health survey. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2006 Nov-Dec; 12(6):570-7. PMID: 17041306
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Merewood A, Brooks D, Bauchner H, MacAuley L, Mehta SD. Maternal birthplace and breastfeeding initiation among term and preterm infants: a statewide assessment for Massachusetts. Pediatrics. 2006 Oct; 118(4):e1048-54.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17015498
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Geller AC, Emmons KM, Brooks DR, Powers C, Zhang Z, Koh HK, Heeren T, Sober AJ, Li F, Gilchrest BA. A randomized trial to improve early detection and prevention practices among siblings of melanoma patients. Cancer. 2006 Aug 15; 107(4):806-14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16832795
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O'Riordan DL, Field AE, Geller AC, Brooks DR, Aweh G, Colditz GA, Frazier AL. Frequent tanning bed use, weight concerns, and other health risk behaviors in adolescent females (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Jun; 17(5):679-86. PMID: 16633915
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Brooks K, Brooks D, Dajani Z, Swetter SM, Powers E, Pagoto S, Geller AC. Use of artificial tanning products among young adults. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Jun; 54(6):1060-6. PMID: 16713463
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Clements KM, Cohen BB, Brawarsky P, Brooks DR, Mucci LA, Wood PA. Identifying Health Maintenance Organization membership through self-report of health plan name: ascertainment and reliability. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2006 May-Jun; 12(3):278-87. PMID: 16614564
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Geller AC, Brooks DR, Colditz GA, Koh HK, Frazier AL. Sun protection practices among offspring of women with personal or family history of skin cancer. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr; 117(4):e688-94. PMID: 16585282
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Bradbury BD, Brooks DR, Brawarsky P, Mucci LA. Test-retest reliability of colorectal testing questions on the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Prev Med. 2005 Jul; 41(1):303-11. PMID: 15917026
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Yih WK, Brooks DR, Lett SM, Jumaan AO, Zhang Z, Clements KM, Seward JF. The incidence of varicella and herpes zoster in Massachusetts as measured by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) during a period of increasing varicella vaccine coverage, 1998-2003. BMC Public Health. 2005; 5:68. PMID: 15960856; PMCID: PMC1177968; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-68;
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Brooks KR, Brooks DR, Hufford D, Samenow J, Geller AC. Are television stations and weather pages still reporting the UV index? A national media follow-up study. Arch Dermatol. 2005 Apr; 141(4):526. PMID: 15837879
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Brooks DR, Austin JH, Heelan RT, Ginsberg MS, Shin V, Olson SH, Muscat JE, Stellman SD. Influence of type of cigarette on peripheral versus central lung cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Mar; 14(3):576-81. PMID: 15767332
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Brooks DR, Mucci LA, Hatch EE, Cnattingius S. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of brain tumors in the offspring. A prospective study of 1.4 million Swedish births. Cancer Causes Control. 2004 Dec; 15(10):997-1005.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15801484
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Benjes LS, Brooks DR, Zhang Z, Livstone L, Sayers L, Powers C, Miller DR, Heeren T, Geller AC. Changing patterns of sun protection between the first and second summers for very young children. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Aug; 140(8):925-30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15313807
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Brawarsky P, Brooks DR, Mucci LA, Wood PA. Effect of physician recommendation and patient adherence on rates of colorectal cancer testing. Cancer Detect Prev. 2004; 28(4):260-8. PMID: 15350629
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Kerner MS, Kurrant AB. Psychosocial correlates to high school girls' leisure-time physical activity: a test of the theory of planned behavior. Percept Mot Skills. 2003 Dec; 97(3 Pt 2):1175-83. PMID: 15002861; PMCID: PMC2386990; DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3f.1175;
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Geller AC, Emmons K, Brooks DR, Zhang Z, Powers C, Koh HK, Sober AJ, Miller DR, Li F, Haluska F, Gilchrest BA. Skin cancer prevention and detection practices among siblings of patients with melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Oct; 49(4):631-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14512908
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Brooks DR, Palmer JR, Strom BL, Rosenberg L. Menthol cigarettes and risk of lung cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Oct 1; 158(7):609-16; discussion 617-20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14507595
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Brawarsky P, Brooks DR, Mucci LA. Correlates of colorectal cancer testing in Massachusetts men and women. Prev Med. 2003 Jun; 36(6):659-68. PMID: 12744908
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Geller AC, Zhang Z, Sober AJ, Halpern AC, Weinstock MA, Daniels S, Miller DR, Demierre MF, Brooks DR, Gilchrest BA. The first 15 years of the American Academy of Dermatology skin cancer screening programs: 1985-1999. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Jan; 48(1):34-41.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12522368
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O'Riordan DL, Geller AC, Brooks DR, Zhang Z, Miller DR. Sunburn reduction through parental role modeling and sunscreen vigilance. J Pediatr. 2003 Jan; 142(1):67-72.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12520258
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Geller AC, Sober AJ, Zhang Z, Brooks DR, Miller DR, Halpern A, Gilchrest BA. Strategies for improving melanoma education and screening for men age >or= 50 years: findings from the American Academy of Dermatological National Skin Cancer Sreening Program. Cancer. 2002 Oct 1; 95(7):1554-61.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12237925
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Brawarsky P, Brooks DR, Wilber N, Gertz RE, Klein Walker D. Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in Massachusetts. Tob Control. 2002 Jun; 11 Suppl 2:ii29-33.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12034978; PMCID: PMC1766081
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Prout MN, Martinez O, Ballas J, Geller AC, Lash TL, Brooks D, Heeren T. Who uses the Smoker's Quitline in Massachusetts? Tob Control. 2002 Jun; 11 Suppl 2:ii74-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12034987; PMCID: PMC1766084
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Geller AC, Cantor M, Miller DR, Kenausis K, Rosseel K, Rutsch L, Brooks DR, Zhang Z, Demierre MF. The Environmental Protection Agency's National SunWise School Program: sun protection education in US schools (1999-2000). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 May; 46(5):683-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12004307
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Orner MB, Meehan T, Brooks DR, Mucci LA, McGuire JF. Support for condom availability and needle exchange programs among Massachusetts adults, 1997. AIDS Educ Prev. 2001 Aug; 13(4):365-76. PMID: 11565595
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Levy J, Brooks D, Davis L. Availability and quality of industry and occupation information in the Massachusetts Cancer Registry. Am J Ind Med. 2001 Jul; 40(1):98-106. PMID: 11439402
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Mucci LA, Brooks DR. Lower use of dental services among long term cigarette smokers. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2001 Jun; 55(6):389-93. PMID: 11350994; PMCID: PMC1731911
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Brooks DR, Mucci LA. Support for smoke-free restaurants among Massachusetts adults, 1992-1999. Am J Public Health. 2001 Feb; 91(2):300-3. PMID: 11211644; PMCID: PMC1446536
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Brooks D, Clements K, Brawarsky P, Mucci L, Bradbury B, Yeaw J. A Profile of Health Among Massachusetts Adults, 1999: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. 2001.
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Hathaway JE, Mucci LA, Silverman JG, Brooks DR, Mathews R, Pavlos CA. Health status and health care use of Massachusetts women reporting partner abuse. Am J Prev Med. 2000 Nov; 19(4):302-7. PMID: 11064235
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Use of medical care, police assistance, and restraining orders by women reporting intimate partner violence--Massachusetts, 1996-1997. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2000 Jun 09; 49(22):485-8. PMID: 10881763
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Brooks D, Mucci L, Benson M, Brawarsky P, Clements K. A Profile of Health Among Massachusetts Adults, 1998: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. 2000.
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Demierre MF, Brooks D, Koh HK, Geller AC. Public knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of the association between skin aging and smoking. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Jul; 41(1):27-30. PMID: 10411406
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Coogan PF, Adams M, Geller AC, Brooks D, Miller DR, Lew RA, Koh HK. Factors associated with smoking among children and adolescents in Connecticut. Am J Prev Med. 1998 Jul; 15(1):17-24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9651634
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Brooks D, Burns S, Mucci, L, Ventura D, Alich K. Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Diabetes in Massachusetts: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994-1996. Boston. 1998.
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Shenson D, DiMartino D, Stucker V, Alderman M, Caldwell M, Maylahn C, Adams M, Brooks D, et al. Local data for local decision making - the SPARC Disease Prevention Survey, 1997. MMWR. 1998; 47(38):809-813.
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Geller AC, Hufford D, Miller DR, Sun T, Wyatt SW, Reilley B, Bewerse B, Lisco J, Brooks D, Grupenhoff J, Weary P, Lew RA, Koh HK. Evaluation of the Ultraviolet Index: media reactions and public response. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Dec; 37(6):935-41.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9418760
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Cigarette smoking before and after an excise tax increase and an antismoking campaign--Massachusetts, 1990-1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Nov 08; 45(44):966-70. PMID: 8965795
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Brooks DR, Davis LK. Work-related injuries to Massachusetts teens, 1987-1990. Am J Ind Med. 1996 Feb; 29(2):153-60. PMID: 8821358
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Rabin R, Brooks DR, Davis LK. Elevated blood lead levels among construction workers in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry. Am J Public Health. 1994 Sep; 84(9):1483-5. PMID: 8092376; PMCID: PMC1615164
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Davis L, Brooks D, Taylor L, Schwartz C. Fatal Work Injuries in 1992: A Collection of Data and Analysis. Data sources for fatality surveillance in commercial fishing: Massachusetts, 1987-1991. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington DC. 1994.
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Brooks D, Rabin R, Davis L. Lead at Work: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts Workers, April 1991 - April 1993. Departments of Labor and Industries and Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1994.
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Brooks DR, Davis LK, Gallagher SS. Work-related injuries among Massachusetts children: a study based on emergency department data. Am J Ind Med. 1993 Sep; 24(3):313-24. PMID: 8238031
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Taylor L, Davis L, Brooks D. Surveillance of fatal occupational injuries in Massachusetts: the response of next-of-kin. Compensation and Working Conditions. 1992; 44(12):6-9.
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Brooks DR, Geller AC, Chang J, Miller DR. Occupation, smoking, and the risk of high-grade invasive bladder cancer in Missouri. Am J Ind Med. 1992; 21(5):699-713. PMID: 1609816
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Geller AC, Brooks DR, Barber CE, Koh HK, Lew RA, Wax S, Prout MN. Advances in screening protocols for the detection of early bladder cancer. J Occup Med. 1990 Sep; 32(9):929-35.View Related Profiles. PMID: 2074522
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Goldman R, Gross E, Liberman D, Brooks D . Health and Safety Training in the Biotechnology Laboratory: A Practical Guidebook (C Schwartz, ed.). Occupational and Environmental Health Center at the Cambridge Hospital. Cambridge. 1988.