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Hansen MK, Gammelager H, Mikkelsen MM, Hjortdal VE, Layton JB, Johnsen SP, Christiansen CF. Post-operative acute kidney injury and five-year risk of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke among elective cardiac surgical patients: a cohort study. Crit Care. 2013 Dec 12;17(6):R292. doi: 10.1186/cc13158

Thyagarajan (Hoffman) V, Su S, Gee J, Duffy J, McCarthy NL, Chan KA, Weintraub ES, Lin ND. Identification of seizures among adults and children following influenza vaccination using health insurance claims data. Vaccine. 2013 Dec 5;31(50):5997-6002. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.10.026

McCarthy NL, Gee J, Lin ND, Thyagarajan (Hoffman) V, Pan Y, Su S, Turnbull B, Chan KA, Weintraub E. Evaluating the safety of influenza vaccine using a claims-based health system. Vaccine. 2013 Dec 5;31(50):5975-82.

Dore DD, Hussein M, Hoffman C, Pelletier EM, Smith DB, Seeger JD. A pooled analysis of exenatide use and risk of acute pancreatitis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2013 Dec;29(12):1577-86. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.838550

Tami-Maury I, Vidrine DJ, Fletcher FE, Danysh H, Arduino R, Gritz ER. Poly-tobacco use among HIV-positive smokers: implications for smoking cessation efforts. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Dec;15(12):2100-6. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt107.

Rowhani-Rahbar A, Fireman B, Lewis E, Nordin J, Naleway A, Jacobsen SJ, Jackson LA, Tse (Kawai) A, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Weintraub E, Baxter R, Klein NP. Effect of age on the risk of fever and seizures following immunization with measles-containing vaccines in children. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Dec;167(12):1111-7. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2745

Martin-Richard M, Gallego R, Pericay C, Garcia Foncillas JG, Queralt B, Casado E, Barriuso J, Iranzo V, Juez I, Visa L, Saigi E, Barnadas A, Garcia-Albeniz X, Maurel J. Multicenter phase II study of oxaliplatin and sorafenib in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma after failure of cisplatin and fluoropyrimidine treatment. A GEMCAD study. Invest New Drugs. 2013 Dec;31(6):1573-9.

Pisa F, Castellsague J, Drigo D, Riera Guardia N, Giangreco M, Rosolen V, Clagnan E, Zanier L, Perez-Gutthann S, Barbone F. Accuracy of ICD-9-CM codes for upper gastrointestinal complications vaired by position and age: a validation study in a cohort of NSAID users in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Nov 22;22(11):1195-204. doi: 10.1002/pds.3504

Le HV, Poole C, Brookhart MA, Schoenbach VJ, Beach KJ, Layton JB, Stumer T. Effects of aggregation of drug and diagnostic codes on the performance of the high-dimensional propensity score algorithm: an empirical example. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2013 Nov 19;13:142. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-142

Sommer WH, Ceelen F, Garcia-Albeniz X, Paprottka PM, Auernhammer CJ, Armbruster M, Nikolaou K, Haug AR, Reiser MF, Theisen D. Defining predictors for long progression-free survival after radioembolisation of hepatic metastases of neuroendocrine origin. Eur Radiol. 2013 Nov;23(11):3094-103. doi: 10.1007/s00330-013-2925-8

Casas L, Torrent M, Zock JP, Doekes G, Forns J, Guxens M, Taubel M, Heinrich J, Sunyer J. Early life exposures to home dampness, pet ownership and farm animal contact and neuropsychological development in 4 year old children: a prospective birth cohort study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2013 Nov;216(6):690-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.12.013

Garcia-Albeniz X, Rudolph A, Hutter CM, Lin Y, White E, Brenner H, Casey G, Gallinger S, Hsu L, Hudson TJ, Le Marchand L, Potter J, Slattery M, Zanke B, Newcomb PA, Chan AT, Peters U, Chang-Claude J. Genome wide gene-environment interaction study identifies a CYP24A1-related variant as a modifier of colorectal cancer risk associated with menopausal estrogen plus progesterone therapy. Presented at the 2013 American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting; October 24, 2013. Boston, MA.

Basagana X, Aguilera I, Rivera M, Agis D, Foraster M, Marrugat J, Elosua R, Kunzli N. Measurement error in epidemiologic studies of air pollution based on land-use regression models. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct 15;178(8):1342-6. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt127

Varas-Lorenzo C, Riera-Guardia N, Calingaert B, Margulis A, Pladevall M, Miguel G, Romio S, Sturkenboom M, Perez-Gutthann S. Cardiovascular risk with glitazones and metformin: results from a systematic review of observational studies. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Oct 7; 22(S1):68.

Riera Guardia N, Margulis AV, Pladevall-Vila M, Varas-Lorenzo C, Perez-Gutthann S. Methods issues in observational studies of the cardiovascular risk associated with glucose-lowering medications: results of a systematic review and evaluation. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; October 7, 2013. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 22(Suppl 1):S80-81.

Kellier N, Krohn K, Gilsenan AW, Harris DH, Andrews EB, Massica D. Forteo voluntary patient registry: 3-Year progress on a prospective osteosarcoma surveillance study. Poster presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting; October 6, 2013.

Lanza LL, McQuay LJ, Rothman KJ, Bone HG, Kaunitz AM, Harel Z, Ataher Q, Ross D, Arena PL, Wolter KD. Comment on journal review of 'Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception and incidence of bone fracture'. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2013 Oct;39(4):306. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100759

Villa M, Black S, Groth N, Rothman KJ, Apolone G, Weiss NS, Aquino I, Boldori L, Caramaschi F, Gattinoni A, Malchiodi G, Crucitti A, Della Cioppa G, Scarpini E, Mavilio D, Mannino S. Safety of mf59-adjuvanted influenza vaccination in the elderly: results of a comparative study of mf59-adjuvanted vaccine versus nonadjuvanted influenza vaccine in northern Italy. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct;178(7):1139-45.

Gilsenan AW, Midkiff KD, Andrews EB, Von Scheele BG, Masica D, Ceberg J. Multinational collaboration: a long-term surveillance program for osteosarcoma and potential exposure to teriparatide. Presented at the 36th meeting of the Scandinavian Sarcoma Group; October 2013.

Foraster M. Is it traffic-related air pollution or road traffic noise, or both? key questions not yet settled!. Int J Public Health. 2013 Oct;58(5):647-8. doi: 10.1007/s00038-013-0500-3

Foraster M. Editorial - Is it traffic-related air pollution or road traffic noise, or both? Key questions not yet settled!. Int J Public Health. 2013 Oct;58(5):647-8. doi: 10.1007/s00038-013-0500-3

Toh S, Avorn J, D'Agostino RB, Gurwitz JH, Psaty BM, Rothman KJ, Saag KG, Sturkenboom MCJM, Vandenbroucke JP, Winterstein AG, Strom BL. Re-using Mini-Sentinel data following rapid assessments of potential safety signals via modular analytic programs. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Oct;22(10):1036-45.

Midkiff KD, Von Scheele BG, Gilsenan AW, Ceberg J, Alvegård T. Progress update for the postmarketing adult osteosarcoma surveillance study in five Nordic countries. Poster presented at the 36th meeting of the Scandinavian Sarcoma Group; October 2013.

Layton JB, Brookhart MA, Jonsson Funk M, Simpson, Jr RJ, Pate V, Sturmer T, Kshirsagar AV. Acute kidney injury in statin initiators. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Oct;22(10):1061-70. doi: 10.1002/pds.3500

Kruse-Jarres R, Gilsenan AW, Spears J, Kaye JA. Prospective study of plasma-derived factor VIII/vWF in immune tolerance induction therapy: the SPIRIT registry. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Hemophilia Foundation; October 2013.

Foraster M, Basagana X, Aguilera I, Rivera M, Agis D, Bouso L, Deltell A, Elosua R, Kunzli N. Disentangling the effects of traffic-related noise and air pollution on blood pressure: indoor noise levels and protections. Presented at the 42nd International Congress and Expositionon Noise Control Engineering; September 15, 2013. Innsbruck, Austria. Previously presented at the 2013 conference Environment and Health-Bridging South, North, East and West.

Brookhart MA, Wyss MS, Layton JB, Sturmer T. Propensity score methods for confounding control in non-experimental research. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Sep 1;6(5):604-11. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359

Pisa F, Castellsague J, Drigo D, Riera-Guardia N, Giangreco M, Rosolen V, Clagnan E, Zanier L, Perez-Gutthann S, Barbone F. Accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification codes for upper gastrointestinal complications varied by position and age: a validation study in a cohort of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs users in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Aug 20;22(11):1195-204.

Foraster M, Basagana X, Aguilera I, Rivera M, Agis D, Bouso L, Deltell A, Elosua R, Kuenzli N. Disentangling the effects of traffic-related noise and air pollution on blood pressure: indoor noise levels and protections. Poster presented at the 2013 conference Environment and Health-Bridging South, North, East and West; August 19, 2013. Basel, Switzerland. [abstract] Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Aug 19; 121(S1).

Hahn KA, Wise LA, Riis AH, Mikkelsen EM, Rothman KJ, Banholzer K, Hatch EE. Correlates of menstrual cycle characteristics among nulliparous Danish women. Clin Epidemiol. 2013 Aug 19;5(1):311-9.

Tennis PS, Johannes CB, Camargo C, Sturmer T, Lanes S, Brown J, Andrews EB, Davis K, Schatz M. Feasibility of ruling out small treatment-associated increase in asthma mortality risk. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal, Canada. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Aug; 22(Suppl 1):S34-5. doi: 10.1002/pds.3512

Riera-Guardia N, Saltus CW, Bui CL, Harris DH, Kaye JA, Tennis P, Castellsague J, Perez-Gutthann S. Changes in the landscape of health care database research from 2000 to 2011. 2013. Research Triangle Park: RTI Press.

Critchlow C, Curtis J, Dore D, Evans S, Rothman KJ, Pedersen L, Sprafka M, Staffa J, Xue F. Post-marketing pharmacoepidemiologic (PE) database studies to assess drug safety. Poster presented at the 29th ICPE International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal.

Midkiff K, Johannes C, Tennis P, Calingaert B, McQuay L, Harris DH, Andrews E. Identifying causes of death in a large cohort of asthma patients. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal, Canada. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Aug; 22(Suppl 1):300.

Harris DH, Midkiff K, Gilsenan A, Kellier N, Masica D, Andrews E. Eight-year results from the US osteosarcoma surveillance study. Poster presented at the 29th ICPE International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal.

Pladevall M, Zografos L, Tatt I, Napalkov P, Andrews E, Perez-Gutthann S. Feasibility evaluation for a rituximab utilization study to be conducted in infusion centers. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology; August 2013.

Johannes C, McQuay L, Tennis P, Camargo CA, Schatz M, Midkiff K, Lanes S, DiSantostefano R, Davis K. Characteristics of initiators of asthma maintenance medications in 10 health care populations. Poster presented at the 29th ICPE International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Aug; 22(Suppl 1):273-4.

Margulis AV, Pladevall-Vila M, Riera Guardia N, Varas-Lorenzo C, Hazell L, Perez-Gutthann S. Quality assessment of observational studies in a drug-safety systematic review, comparison of two tools: the Newcastele-Ottawa Scale and the RTI Item Bank. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013.

Gilsenan AW, Harris DH, Midkiff KD, Andrews EB, Kellier N, Masica D. Approaches to long-term surveillance for rare cancer events. Poster presented at the 29th ICPE International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 25, 2013. Montreal, Canada. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Aug; 22(Suppl 1):218-9.

Varas-Lorenzo C, Riera Guardia N, Castellsague J, Arfe A, Perez-Gutthann S. The SOS project: risk of heart failure and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. A meta-analysis of observational studies. Poster presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. [abstract] Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 22(S1):67.

López-León S, Rivero E. Statins for prevention of alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 29th ICPE International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013. Montreal, Spain.

Alvarez Pedrerol M, Forns J, Pujol J, Querol X, Sunyer J. BREATHE project (brain development and air pollution ultrafine particles in school children): research protocol and first results. Poster presented at the Conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ; August 2013. Basel, Switzerland.

Sunyer J, Alvarez Pedrerol M, Forns J, Rivas I, Lopez-Vicente M, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Querol X. Brain and school traffic air pollution: the BREATHE project, ecological association. Presented at the Conference of ISEE, ISES, and ISIAQ; August 2013. Basel, Switzerland.

Pladevall-Vila M, Varas-Lorenzo C, Margulis AV, Riera Guardia N, Calingaert B, Romio S. Rosiglitazone vs. pioglitazone and acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Presented at the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management; August 2013.

Gritz ER, Danysh HE, Fletcher FE, Tami-Maury I, Fingeret MC, King RM, Arduino RC, Vidrine DJ. Long-term outcomes of a cell phone-delivered intervention for smokers living with HIV/AIDS. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;57(4):608-15. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit349

Forns J, Lopez-Vicente M, Esnaola M, Alvarez Pedrerol M, Julvez J, Sunyer J. Neuropsychological assessment in the BREATHE project: preliminary results. Poster presented at the Conference of ISEE, ISES, and ISIAQ; August 2013. Basel, Switzerland.

Amoly E, Dadvand P, Forns J, Lopez Vicente M, Cirach M, Alvarez Pedrerol M, Julvez J, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Sunyer J. Use of green spaces and behavioral indicators of neurodevelopment in schoolchildren. Presented at the 2013 Conference of ISEE, ISES, and ISIAQ; August 2013. Basel, Switzerland.

Boric K, Orio P, Vieville T, Whitlock K. Quantitative analysis of cell migration using optical flow. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 31;8(7):e69574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069574.

Enger C, Younus M, Petronis KR, Mo J, Gately R, Seeger JD. The effectiveness of varenicline medication guide for conveying safety information to patients: a REMS assessment survey. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jul;22(7):705-15. doi: 10.1002/pds.3400

Yucel YH, Gupta N, Kagan DB, Khan AM, Navajas EV, Jin Y-P. Author reply. Ophthalmology. 2013 Jul;120(7):E42-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.03.038