Selected Publications
Slone Studies
Black Womens Health Study
Perceived Interpersonal Racism and Incident Stroke Among US Black Women. Sheehy S, Aparicio HJ, Palmer JR, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2343203. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43203 [Abstract]
Postmenopausal female hormone use and estrogen-receptor positive and negative breast cancer in African-American women. Rosenberg L, Bethea TN, Viscidi E, Hong CC, Troester MA, Bandera EV, Haiman CA, Kolonel LN, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Palmer JR. J Natl Cancer Inst 2016;108(4):djv361. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djv361. PMCID: PMC4857155.[Abstract]
Pregnancy Health Interview Study (Birth Defects Study)
Application of data screening to drug exposure in large risk factor studies of birth defects. Louik C, Werler M, Anderka M, Mitchell AA. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Aug;103(8):713-7. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23407. Epub 2015 Aug 1 [Abstract]
Increasing use of ADHD medications in pregnancy [Letter to the editor].
Louik C, Kerr S, Kelley KE, Mitchell AA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2015;24(2):218-20. doi:10.1002/pds.3742.[Abstract]
Association of vasoconstrictive exposures with risks of gastroschisis and small intestinal atresia. Werler MM, Sheehan JE, Mitchell AA. Epidemiology 2003;14:349-54.[Abstract]
Medication use during pregnancy, with particular focus on prescription drugs: 1976-2008. Mitchell AA, Gilboa SM, Werler MM, Kelley KE, Louik C, Hernández-Díaz S, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011;205:51.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.02.029. PMCID: PMC3793635.[Abstract]
First-trimester use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and the risk of birth defects. Louik C, Lin AE, Werler MM, Hernández-Díaz S, Mitchell AA.N Engl J Med 2007;356:2675-83.[Abstract]
Risks and safety of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnancy: exposure prevalence, preterm delivery, and specific birth defects. Louik C, Ahrens K, Kerr S, Pyo J, Chambers C, Jones KL, Schatz M, Mitchell AA. Vaccine 2013 Oct 17;31(44):5033-40. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.08.096. Epub 2013 Sep 7. [Abstract]
Slone Survey
Recent patterns of medication use in the ambulatory adult population of the United States: the Slone survey. Kaufman DW, Kelly JP, Rosenberg L, Anderson TE, Mitchell AA. J Am Med Assoc 2002;287:337-44.[Abstract]
Recent trends in use of herbal and other natural products. Kelly JP, Kaufman DW, Kelley KE, Rosenberg L, Anderson TE, Mitchell AA.Arch Intern Med 2005;165:281-6.[Abstract]
Pseudoephedrine use among U.S. children, 1999-2006: results from the Slone Survey. Vernacchio L, Kelly JP, Kaufman DW, Mitchell AA.Pediatrics 2008;122(6):1299-304. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-0284.[Abstract]
Case-Control Surveillance of Serious Illnesses and Drugs
Statin and NSAID use and prostate cancer risk. Coogan PF, Kelly JP, Strom BL, Rosenberg L. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2010;19:752-5. doi: 10.1002/pds.1970. PMCID: PMC2906219.[Abstract]
Licensed Studies
National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Ondansetron for Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and the Risk of Specific Birth Defects. Parker SE, Van Bennekom C, Anderka M, Mitchell AA; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Aug;132(2):385-394. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002679. [Abstract]
Lack of periconceptional vitamins or supplements that contain folic acid and diabetes mellitus-associated birth defects. Correa AF, Gilboa SM, Botto LD, Moore CA, Hobbs CA, Cleves MA, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Waller DK, Reece EA. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012; 206(3):218.e1-218e.13.[Abstract]
Association between reported venlafaxine use in early pregnancy and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2007. Polen KN, Rasmussen SA, Riehle-Colarusso T, Reefhuis J; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Jan;97(1):28-35. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23096. Epub 2012 Dec 26. [Abstract]
Antihypertensive medication use during pregnancy and the risk of cardiovascular malformations. Canton AR, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Werler MM, Lin AE, Browne ML, McNutt LA, Romitti PA, Mitchel AA, Olney RS, Correa A; for the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):63-70. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.129098. Epub 2009 May 11. [Abstract]
Maternal asthma medication use and the risk of gastroschisis. Lin S, Munsie JP, Herdt-Losavio ML, Bell E, Druschel CM, Romitti PA, Olney RS; and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 July 1; 168(1):73-9. [Abstract]
Antifungal drugs and the risk of selected birth defects. Carter TC, Druschel CM, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2008;198(2):191-7. [Abstract]
Maternal hypertension, antihypertensive medication use, and the risk of severe hypospadias. Caton AR, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Werler MM, Mitchell AA, Browne ML, McNutt LA, Romitti PA, Olney RS, Correa A. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical Molecular Teratology. 2008;82(1):34-40. [Abstract]
Maternal corticosteroid use and orofacial clefts. Carmichael SL, Shaw GM, Ma C, Werler MM, Rasmussen SA, Lammer EJ; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):585.e1-7. [Abstract]
Maternal thyroid disease as a risk factor for craniosynostosis. Rasmussen SA, Yazdy MM, Carmichael SL, Jamieson DJ, Canfield MA, Honien MA; for the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;110:369-77. [Abstract]
Maternal caffeine consumption and risk of cardiovascular malformations. Browne ML, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Gensburg LJ, Mitchell AA, Lin AE, Romitti PA, Correa A; and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2007 Jul;79(7):533-43. [Abstract]
Use of selective seratonin-reuptake inhibitors in pregnanacy and the risk of birth defects. Alwan S, Reefhuis J, Rasmussen SA, Olney RS, Friedman JM; for the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. NEJM. 2007 Jun 356:2684-92. [Abstract]
Prevalence and patterns of nitrosatable drug use among U.S. women during early pregnancy. Brender JD, Kelley KE, Werler MM, Langlois PH, Suarez L, Canfield MA; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Apr; 91(4):258-64. doi: 10.1002/bdra.20808. Epub 2011 Apr 6. [Abstract]
Use of clomiphene citrate and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005. Reefhuis J, Honein MA, Schieve LA, Rasmussen SA; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Hum Reprod. 2011 Feb;26(2):451-7. Epub 2010 Nov 26. [Abstract]
Assessment of risk factors for infantile cataracts using a case-control study: National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 2000-2004. Prakalapakorn SG, Rasmussen SA, Lambert SR, Honein MA; National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Ophthalmology. 2010 Aug;117(8):1500-5. Epub 2010 Apr 3. [Abstract]
Antibacterial medication use during pregnancy and risk of birth defects: National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Crider KS, Cleves MA, Reefhuis J, Berry RJ, Hobbs CA, Hu DJ. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Nov;163(11):978-85. [Abstract]
Antihypertensive medication use during pregnancy and the risk of cardiovascular malformations. Canton AR, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Werler MM, Lin AE, Browne ML, McNutt LA, Romitti PA, Mitchel AA, Olney RS, Correa A; for the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):63-70. [Abstract]
Maternal asthma medication use and the risk of gastroschisis. Lin S, Munsie JP, Herdt-Losavio ML, Bell E, Druschel CM, Romitti PA, Olney RS; and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 July 1;168(1):73-9. [Abstract]
Antifungal drugs and the risk of selected birth defects. Carter TC, Druschel CM, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2008;198(2):191-7. [Abstract]
Maternal hypertension, antihypertensive medication use, and the risk of severe hypospadias. Caton AR, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Werler MM, Mitchell AA, Browne ML, McNutt LA, Romitti PA, Olney RS, Correa A. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical Molecular Teratology. 2008;82(1):34-40. [Abstract]
Patterns of Prescription Medication Use during the First Trimester of Pregnancy in the United States, 1997-2018. Werler MM, Kerr SM, Ailes EC, Reefhuis J, Gilboa SM, Browne ML, Kelley KE, Hernandez-Diaz S, Smith-Webb RS, Garcia MH, Mitchell AA; National Birth Defects Prevention Study and Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Oct;114(4):836-844. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2981. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37356083. [Abstract]
NICHD
Comparison of fetal growth by maternal prenatal acetaminophen use. Smarr MM, Bible J, Gerlanc N, Buck Louis G, Bever A, Grantz KL. Pediatr Res. 2019 Aug;86(2):261-268. doi:10.1038/s41390-019-0379-7 [Abstract]
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Prenatal Supplement and Medication Use in Low-Risk Pregnant Women.Vafai Y, Yeung EH, Sundaram R, Smarr MM, Gerlanc N, Grobman WA, Skupski D, Chien EK, Hinkle SN, Newman RB, Wing DA, Ranzini AC, Sciscione A, Grewal J, Zhang C, Grantz KL. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Apr;39(6):623-632. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1717097. Epub 2020 Oct 8. PMID: 33032328; PMCID: PMC8802333. [Abstract]
CADDRE : The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): a multisite epidemiologic study of autism by the Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Network. Schendel DE, DiGuiseppi C, Croen LA, Fallin MD, Reed PL, Schieve LA, et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Oct;42(10):2121-40.[Abstract]
NIEHS Epidemiology Branch
Fertility drugs and young-onset breast cancer: results from the Two Sister Study. Fei C, Deroo LA, Sandler DP, Weinberg CR. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 July 3;104(13):1021–1027.[Abstract]
Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Blood Pressure in the Sister Study. Chan SH, Van Hee VC, Bergen S, Szpiro AA, DeRoo LA, London SJ, Marshall JD, Kaufman JD, Sandler DP. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Oct;123(10):951-8. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408125. Epub 2015 Mar 6. PMID: 25748169; PMCID: PMC4590742. [Abstract]
A prospective study of type 2 diabetes, metformin use, and risk of breast cancer. Park YM, Bookwalter DB, O’Brien KM, Jackson CL, Weinberg CR, Sandler DP Ann Oncol. 2021 Mar;32(3):351-359. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.12.008. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33516778; PMCID: PMC7995619. [Abstract]
Long-term use of calcium channel blocking drugs and breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort of US and Puerto Rican women. Wilson LE, D’Aloisio AA, Sandler DP, Taylor JA. Breast Cancer Res. 2016 Jul 5;18(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13058-016-0720-6. PMID: 27378129; PMCID: PMC4932734. [Abstract]
Association of Redlining and Natural Environment with Depressive Symptoms in Women in the Sister Study. Tsai WL, Nash MS, Rosenbaum DJ, Prince SE, D’Aloisio AA, Mehaffey MH, Sandler DP, Buckley TJ, Neale AC. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Oct;131(10):107009. doi: 10.1289/EHP12212. Epub 2023 Oct 18. PMID: 37851582; PMCID: PMC10584058. [Abstract]
OTIS Research
Risks and safety of pandemic h1n1 influenza vaccine in pregnancy: birth defects, spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, and small for gestational age infants. Chambers CD, Johnson D, Xu R, Luo Y, Louik C, Mitchell AA, Schatz M, Jones KL; OTIS Collaborative Research Group. Vaccine. 2013 Oct 17;31(44):5026-32. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.08.097. Epub 2013 Sep 7. [Abstract]
Birth Outcomes in Women Who Have Taken Hydroxycholoroquine During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study. Chambers CD, Johnson DL, Xu R, Luo Y, Felix R, Fine M, Lessard C, Adam MP, Braddock SR, Robinson LK, Burke L, Jones KL; OTIS Collaborative Research Group. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Apr;74(4):711-724. doi: 10.1002/art.42015. Epub 2022 Mar 10. PMID: 34725951. [ Abstract }
New England Research Institute
General exposures to prescription medications by race/ethnicity in a population-based sample: results from the Boston Area Community Health Survey. Hall SA, Chiu GR, Kaufman DW, Kelly JP, Link CL, Kupelian V, McKinlay JB. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010 Apr;19(4):384-92.[Abstract]
Are statin medications associated with lower urinary tract symptoms in men and women? Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. Hall SA, Chiu GR, Link CL, Steers WD, Kupelian V, McKinlay JB. Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Mar;21(3):149-55. [Abstract]
Urological symptom clusters and health-related quality-of-life: results from the Boston Area Community Health Survey. Hall SA, Link CL, Tennstedt SL, Mollon P, Aiyer LP, Chapple CR, Wein AJ, Rosen RC. BJU Int. 2009 Jun;103(11):1502-8. Epub 2009 Jan 14. [Abstract]
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
The North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (PCaP): methods and design of a multidisciplinary population-based cohort study of racial differences in prostate cancer outcomes. Schroeder JC, Bensen JT, Su LJ, Mishel M, Ivanova A, Smith GJ, Godley PA, Fontham ET, Mohler JL. Prostate. 2006 August;66(11):1162-76.[Abstract]