Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health problems facing children today. Research has shown that obesity has origins in the prenatal and early …
Phthalates and phenols are readily detected in human breast milk, but the contribution of breast milk feeding to an infant’s exposure to these chemicals is …
Background: Gestational exposure to BPA, a suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical, causes reduced offspring caregiving behaviors in rodents. These behaviors may be correlates of maternal postpartum depressive …
Abstract Background: Recent epidemiological studies have suggested an association between ambient air pollution and pregnancy complications. However, there is a lack of consistency in methodology …
Epidemiologic analyses of meteorological exposures typically apply data from the nearest airport weather observatory as the exposure metric for a population that may be distributed …
Across studies that use household-based survey samples, clinical diagnostic interviews, and medical records, estimates of the life-time prevalence of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders in …
Estimating the average treatment effect (ATE) in the target population is often a main interest of epidemiologic studies. I consider three different ways to estimate …
Background: In order to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, a sufficient proportion of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. COVID-19 …
Abstract of Urinary Triclosan Concentrations during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes, by Taylor M. Etzel, ScM, Brown University, May 2017 Background: Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical …