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 Scientific Publications by NCEH Authors in 1999

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Backer LC, Moe CL. Water quality and public health in Georgia. J Med Assoc Ga 1999;88(4):6-8.

Backer LC, Rubin CS, Marcus M, Kieszak SM, Schober SE. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone levels in women aged 35-60 in the U.S. population: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988B1994). Menopause 1999;6(1):29-35.

Ballew C, Khan LK, Kaufmann R, Mokdad A, Miller DT, Gunter EW. Blood lead concentration and children's anthropometric dimensions in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994. J Pediatr 1999;134:623-30.

Barlow S, Kavlock RJ, Moore JA, Schantz SL, Sheehan DM, Shuey DL, Lary JM. Teratology Society Public Affairs Committee position paper: Developmental toxicity of endocrine disruptors to humans. Teratology 1999;60:365-75.

Barr DB. Exposure to contemporary-use pesticides. J Med Assoc Ga 1999;88(4)34-7.

Barr DB, Barr JR, Driskell WJ, Hill RH Jr, Ashley DL, Needham LL, Head SL, Sampson EJ. Strategies for biological monitoring of exposure for contemporary-use pesticides. Toxicol Ind Health 1999;15(1-2):168-79.

Beeson MD, Driskell W.J., Barr DB. Isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for quantifying urinary metabolites of atrazine, malathion, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Anal Chem 1999;71(16):3526-30.

Berry RJ, Li Z, Erickson JD, Li S, Moore CA, Wang H, Mulinare J, Zhao P, Wong L-YC, Gindler J, Hong S-X, Correa A, Hao L, Gunter EW, for the China-U.S. Collaborative Project for Neural Tube Defect Prevention. Prevention of neural-tube defects with folic acid in China. N Engl J Med 1999;341(20):1485-90.

Blindauer KM, Jackson RJ, McGeehin M, Pertowski C, Rubin C. Environmental pesticide illness and injury: the need for a national surveillance system. Journal of Environmental Health 1999;61(10):9-13, 40.

Blindauer KM, Rubin C, Morse DL, McGeehin M. The 1996 New York blizzard: impact on noninjury emergency visits. Am J Emerg Med 1999;17(1):23-7.

Boneva RS, Moore CA, Botto L, Wong L-Y, Erickson JD. Nausea during pregnancy and congenital heart defects: a population-based case-control study. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149(8):717-25.

Botto LD, Moore CA, Khoury MJ, Erickson JD. Neural-tube defects. N Engl J Med 1999;341(20):1509-19.

Boyle CA. Frequent ear infections and child care. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1999;13:473-4.

Boyle CA, Bertrand J, Yeargin-Allsopp. Surveillance of autism. Infants and Young Children 1999;12(2):75-8.

Boyle CA, Yeargin-Allsopp, Schendel DE, Holmgreen P, Oakley GP. Tocolytic magnesium suflate exposure and risk of cerebral palsy among children with birthweights less that 1750g. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1999;13(4):A38.

Calafat AM, Barr DB, Pirkle JL, Ashley DL. Reference range concentrations of N-acetyl-S-(2-hydroxyethyl)-L-cysteine, a common metabolite of several volatile organic compounds, in the urine of adults in the United States. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 1999;9(4):336-42.

Chace DH, Adam BW, Smith SJ, Alexander JR, Hillman SL, Hannon WH. Validation of accuracy-based amino acid reference materials in dried-blood spots by tandem mass spectrometry for newborn screening assays. Clin Chem 1999;45(8):1269-77.

Chen JC, Mannino DM. Worldwide epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 1999;5:93-9.

Combs DL, Quenemoen LE, Parrish RG, Davis JH. Assessing disaster-attributed mortality: development and application of a definition and classification matrix. Int J Epidemiol 1999;28:1124-9.

Correa A, Stone AE Jr, Wong L-Y, Lin B, Lynberg M. Assessing exposure to trihalomethanes in tap water in studies of pregnancy outcome. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149(11):558.

Cragan JD. Teratogen update: methylene blue. Teratology 1999;60:42-8.

Dearborn DG, Yike I, Sorenson WG, Miller MJ, Etzel RA. Overview of investigations into pulmonary hemorrhage among infants in Cleveland, Ohio. Environ Health Perspect 1999;107(Suppl 3):495-9.

Dearry AD, Collman GW, Saint C, Fields N, Redd S. Building a network of research in children's environmental health. Environ Health Perspect 1999;107(Suppl 3):391-2.

Ebrahim SH, Andrews WW, Zaidi AA, Levine WC, DuBard MB, Goldenberg RL. Syphilis, gonorrhoea, and drug abuse among pregnant women in Jefferson County, Alabama, US, 1980-94: monitoring trends through systematically collected health services data. Sex Transm Infect 1999;75:0-5.

Ebrahim SH, Diekman ST, Decouflé P, Tully M, Floyd RL. Pregnancy-related alcohol use among women in the United States, 1988-95. Prenat Neonat Med 1999;4:39-46.

Ebrahim SH, Diekman ST, Floyd RL, Decouflé P. Comparison of binge drinking among pregnant and nonpregnant women, United States, 1991-1995. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;180(1):1-7.

Ebrahim SH, Floyd RL, Merritt RK, Decouflé P, Holtzman D. Trends in pregnancy-related smoking rates in the United States, 1987-1996. JAMA 1999;283(3):361-6.

Eheman CR, Tolbert PE. Estimating occupational radiation doses when individual dosimetry information is not available: a job exposure matrix. Am J Ind Med 1999;36:348-59.

Esteban E, Rubin CH, Jones RL, Noonan G. Hair and blood as substrates for screening children for lead poisoning. Arch Environ Health 1999;54(6):436-40.

Falter KH. Preface. In: Falter KH, Betts DR, Rolka DB, Rolka HR, Sieber WK, guest editors. Symposium on statistical bases for public health decision making: from exploration to modelling. Stat Med 1999;18(23):3159.

Falter KH, Betts DR, Rolka DB, Rolka HR, Sieber WK, guest editors. Symposium on statistical bases for public health decision making: from exploration to modelling. Stat Med 1999;18(23):3159-3376.

Floyd RL, Ebrahim SH, Boyle CA. Preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women of childbearing age: the necessity of a preconceptional approach. Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine 1999;8(6):733-6.

Ford ES, Kelly AE, Teutsch SM, Thacker SB, Garbe PL. Radon and lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Am J Public Health 1999;89(3):351-7.

Ford ES, Sowell A. Serum alpha-tocopherol status in the United States population: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Epidemiol 1999;150(3):290-300.

Garger EK, Hoffman FO, Thiessen KM, Galeriu D, Kryshev AI, Lev T, Miller CW, Nair SK, Talerko N, Watkins B. Test of existing mathematical models for atmospheric resuspension of radionuclides. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 1999:42:157-75.

Gorjanc ML, Flanders WD, VanDerslice J, Hersh J, Malilay J. Effects of temperature and snowfall on mortality in Pennsylvania. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149(12):1152-60.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ. Birth defects surveillance: assessing the gold standard. Am J Public Health 1999;89(8):1238-40.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ. Cost-effectiveness of oral isotretinoin. Dermatology 1999;198:404-5.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ. Family history, maternal smoking, and clubfoot: an indication of a gene-environment interaction. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149(11):S67.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ, Cragan JD, Correa A. Evaluation of selected characteristics of pregnancy drug registries. Teratology 1999;60:356-64.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ, Himelright IM, Lee B, Cragan JD, Patterson L, Correa A, Hall S, Erickson JD. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis after pertussis prophylaxis with erythromycin: a case review and cohort study. Lancet 1999;354:2101-5.

Ikegami T, Kimata K, Hosoya K, Tanaka N, Oida T, Smith CJ, Moffett DB, Grainger J, Patterson DG Jr. Isolation of polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorobiphenyls upon deproteinization of a serum sample by HPLC with restricted-access reversed-phase packing materials. J High Resol Chromatogr 1999;22(5):287-93.

Ing PS, Van Dyke DL,Caudill SP, Reidy JA, Bice G, Bieber FR, Buchanan PD, Carroll AJ, Cheung SW, DeWald G, Donahue RP, Gardner HA, Higgins J, Hsu LYF, Jamehdor M, Keitges EA, Laundon CH, Luthardt FW, Mascarello J, May KM, Meck JM, Morton C, Patil S, Peakman D, Pettenati MJ, Rao N, Sanger WG, Saxe DF, Schwartz S, Sekhon GS, Vance GH, Wyandt HE, Yu CW, Zenger-Hain J, Chen ATL. Detection of mosaicism in amniotic fluid cultures: a CTYO2000 collaborative study. Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(3):94-7.

Jacobson J, Acuna J. Summary of CDC rapid assessment of post-hurricane needs in the Dominican Republic. Food Forum 1999;48(May-June):3-5.

Keim M, Kaufmann AF. Principles for emergency response to bioterrorism. Ann Emerg Med 1999;34(2):177-82.

Kharrazi M, Epstein D, Hopkins B, Kreutzer R, Doebbert G, Hiatt R, Swan S, Eskenazi B, Pirkle JL, Bernert JT. Evaluation of four maternal smoking questions. Public Health Rep 1999;114:60-70.

Khoury MJ. Human genome epidemiology (HuGE): translating advances in human genetics into population-based data for medicine and public health. Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(3):71-73.

Kilbourne EM. The spectrum of illness during heat waves. Am J Prev Med 1999;16(4):361-2.

Kimberly MM, Leary ET, Cole TG, Waymack PP, for the Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network. Selection, validation, standardization, and performance of a designated comparison method for HDL-cholesterol for use in the Cholesterol Reference Method LaboratoryNetwork. Clin Chem 1999;45(10):1803-12.

Kimberly MM, Waymack PP, Myers GL, Marcovina SM, Nakamura M. Standardization of the reference method for LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) in the Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network (CRMLN). Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Medicine 1999;37:S263.

Lary JM, Lyon Daniel K, Erickson JD, Roberts HE, Moore CA. The return of thalidomide: can birth defects be prevented? Drug Safety 1999;Sept 21(3):161-9.

Lawrence JM, Petitti DB, Watkins M, Umekubo MA. Trends in serum folate after food fortification. Lancet 1999;354(9182):915-6.

Mannino DM, Giovino G, Ford E. Lung cancer mortality and cigarette smoking in the U.S.: an analysis of the 1993 mortality follow-back study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999;159(3):A320.

Matt GE, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Bernert JT, Meltzer SB, Pirkle JL, Caudill S. Measuring environmental tobacco smoke exposure in infants and young children through urine cotinine and memory-based parental reports: empirical findings and discussion. Tob Control 1999;8:282-9.

Meneses F, Romieu I, Ramirez M, Colome S, Fung K, Ashley D, Hernandez-Avila M. A survey of personal exposures to benzene in Mexico City. Arch Environ Health 1999;54(5):359-63.

Meyer P, Mannino D, Homa D, Naeher L, Redd S. Every breath we take. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 1999;winter:43-9.

Meyer P, Mannino D, Redd S. Air pollution and health: what Georgia physicians should know. J Med Assoc Ga 1999;85(4):18-23.

Miller CW. An application of the NCRP screening techniques to atmospheric radon releases from the former Feed Materials Production Center near Fernald, Ohio. Health Phys 1999;77(5):545-55.

Moorman J, Mannino D. Demographic components of the increase in asthma mortality. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 1999;159(3):A133.

Mueller PW. Review of the genetics of renal disease. Ren Fail 1999;21(3&4):395-402.

Mueller PW. Study design and data analysis in clinical and environmental models of nephrotoxicity. Ren Fail 1999;21(3&4):337-40.

Mueller PW, Caudill SP. Urinary albumin excretion in children: factors related to elevated excretion in the United States Population. Ren Fail 1999;21(3&4):293-302.

Najam AR, Korver MP, Williams CC, Burse VW, Needham LL. Analysis of a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in human serum by column fractionation and dual-column capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. J AOAC Int 1999;82(1):177-85.

Oida T, Barr JR, Kimata K, McClure PC, Lapeza CR Jr, Hosoya K, Ikegami T, Smith CJ, Patterson DG Jr, Tanaka N. Photolysis of polychlorinated biphenyls on octadecylsilylated silica particles. Chemosphere 1999;39(11):1795-1807.

Olney RS. Preventing morbidity and mortality from sickle cell disease: a public health perspective. Am J Prev Med 1999;16(2):116-21.

Paulozzi LJ, Lary JM. Laterality patterns in infants with external birth defects. Teratology 1999;60:265-71.

Paulson JA, Jackson RJ, Sussman D. Expanding the physician's role in pediatric environmental health. J Med Assoc Ga 1999;88(4):13-7.

Pfeiffer CM, Gunter EW, Wright JD. Validation of a homocysteine (HCY) and methylmalonic acid (MMA) assay for the upcoming NHANES 1999+. FASEB J 1999;13:A890.

Pfeiffer CM, Huff DL, Gunter EW. Rapid and accurate HPLC assay for plasma total homocysteine and cysteine in a clinical laboratory setting. Clin Chem 1999;45(2):290-2.

Pfeiffer CM, Huff DL, Smith SJ, Miller DT, Gunter EW. Comparison of plasma total homocysteine measurements in 14 laboratories: an international study. Clin Chem 1999;45(8):1261-8.

Pfeiffer CM, Smith SJ, Miller DT, Gunter EW. Comparison of serum and plasma methylmalonic acid measurements in 13 laboratories: an international study. Clin Chem 1999;45(12):2236-42.

Pfeiffer CM, Twite D, Shih J, Holets-McCormack SR, Gunter EW. Method comparison for total plasma homocysteine between the Abbott IMx analyzer and an HPLC assay with internal standardization. Clin Chem 1999;45(1):152-3.

Posada de la Paz M, Philen RM, Schurz HH, Hill RH Jr, Giménez Ribota O, Gómez de la Camara A, Kilbourne EM, Abaitua I. Epidemiologic evidence for a new class of compounds associated with toxic oil syndrome. Epidemiology 1999;10(2):130-4.

Rasmussen SA, Moore CA, Paulozzi L, Rhodenhiser E. Gestational age and risk for congenital defects: a population-based study. Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(2):44.

Rasmussen SA, Yang QH, Friedman JM. Mortality associated with neurofibromatosis 1 in the United States from 1983 to 1995. Am J Hum Genet 1999;65(4):A49.

Rogers JF, Killough GG, Thompson SJ, Addy CL, McKeown RE, Cowen DJ. Estimating environmental exposures to sulfur dioxide from multiple industrial sources for a case-control study. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 1999;9(6):535-45.

Romieu I, Ramirez M, Meneses F, Ashley D, Lemire S, Colome S, Fung K, Hernandez-Avil M. Environmental exposure to volatile organic compounds among workers in Mexico City as assessed by personal monitors and blood concentrations. Environ Health Perspect 1999;107(7):511-5.

Rubin CH, Niskar AS. Endocrine disrupters: an emerging environmental health problem. J Med Assoc Ga 1999;88(4):27-30.

Semenza JC, McCullough JE, Flanders WD, McGeehin MA, Lumpkin JR. Excess hospital admissions during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. Am J Prev Med 1999;16(4):269-77.

Song S, Ashley DL. Supercritical fluid extraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of tobacco-specific nitrosamines in cigarettes. Anal Chem 1999;71(7):1303-8.

Stanfill SB, Ashley DL. Solid phase microextraction of alkenylbenzenes and other flavor-related compounds from tobacco for analysis by selected ion monitoring gas chromatographyBmass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1999;858:79-89.

Sun F, Cheng R, Flanders WD, Yang Q, Khoury MJ. Whole genome association studies for genes affecting alcohol dependence. Genet Epidemiol 1999;17(Suppl 1):S337-42.

Ting BG, Paschal DC, Jarrett JM, Pirkle JL, Jackson RJ, Sampson EJ, Miller DT, Caudill SP. Uranium and thorium in urine of United States residents: reference range concentrations. Environ Res Section A 1999;81:45-51.

Trevathan E, Murphy CC, Yeargin-Allsopp M. The descriptive epidemiology of infantile spasms among Atlanta children. Epilepsia 1999;40(6):748-51.

Van der Schalie WH, Gardner HS Jr, Bantle JA, De Rosa CT, Finch RA, Reif JS, Reuter RH, Backer LC, Burger J, Folmar LC, Stokes WS. Animals as sentinels of human health hazards of environmental chemicals. Environ Health Perspect 1999;107(4):309-15.

Van Naarden K, Decouflé P. Relative and attributable risks for moderate to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment associated with lower birth weight in children 3 to 10 years old. Pediatrics 1999;104(4):905-10.

Wang SS, Fernhoff PM, Hannon WH, Khoury MJ. Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: human genome epidemiology review. Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(7):332-9.

Wang SS, FitzSimmons S, Khoury MJ. Does newborn screening for cystic fibrosis reduce the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in colonization among cystic fibrosis patients in the United States? Am J Epidemiol 1999;149(11):S76 AND Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1999;13(4):A38.

Wang SS, Fridinger F, Sheedy KM, Linnan H, Khoury MJ. Public attitudes regarding the donation and storage of blood specimens for genetic research. Am J Hum Genet 1999;65(Suppl)(4);A411.

Wang SS, Khoury MJ. An epidemiologic assessment of the relationship between the G985A medium chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) allelic variant and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(2):43.

Wolfe M. Working for the CDC. Sonoma County Physician 1999;Sept/Oct:22-5.

Yamada EG, Roberto L, Sudhakar R, Wilson SR, Mannino DM, Mejia C, Huss N, Grado J. Poor asthma control and inadequate medication regimens in a population of Medi-Cal children with asthma. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 1999;159(3):A267.

Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Atkinson M, Sun F, Cheng R, Flanders WD. Using case-control designs for genome-wide screening for associations between genetic markers and disease susceptibility loci. Genet Epidemiol 1999;17(Suppl 1):S779-84.

Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Sun F, Flanders WD. Case-only design to measure gene-gene interaction. Epidemiology 1999;10(2):167-70.

Yang Q, Sherman SL, Hassold TJ, Allran K, Taft L, Pettay D, Khoury MJ, Erickson JD, Freeman SB. Risk factors for trisomy 21: maternal cigarette smoking and oral contraceptive use in a population-based case-control study. Genetics in Medicine 1999;1(3):80-8.

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At-a-Glances

Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation. Asthma prevention program of the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: at-a-glance, 1999. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation. The biomonitoring program of the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: at-a-glance, 1999. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation. National folic acid program of the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: at-a-glance, 1999. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

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Books

Acuña J, Yoon P, Erickson JD. The prevention of neural tube defects with folic acid [La prevención de los defectos del tubo neural con ácido fólico]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

Bass J. Your guide to household pesticide safety [Su guía de seguridad sobre pesticidas caseros]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The diethylstilbestrol exposure registry workshop: a summary report. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

National Center for Environmental Health. Global health activities: annual report for FY 1998. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

National Center for Environmental Health. National Center for Environmental Health [recruitment book]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

National Center for Environmental Health. National Center for Environmental Health: fact book. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999.

National Center for Environmental Health. Recommended shipbuilding construction guidelines for cruise vessels destined to call on U.S. ports. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;1999.

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Book Chapters

Hough J. Disability and health: a national public health agenda. In: Simeonsson RJ, McDevitt LN, editors. Issues in disability and health: the role of secondary conditions and quality of life. Chapel Hill (NC); University of North Carolina; 1999. p. 161-203.

Hough J. Surveillance and outcome measurement systems for monitoring disabilities. In: Simeonsson RJ, McDevitt LN, editors. Issues in disability and health: the role of secondary conditions and quality of life. Chapel Hill (NC); University of North Carolina; 1999. p. 95-128.

LeDuc JW, Ostroff SM, McDade JE, Lillibridge S, Hughes JM. The role of the public health community in detecting and responding to domestic terrorism involving infectious agents. In: Scheld WM, Craig WA, Hughes JM, editors. Emerging infections 3. Washington (DC):ASM Press, 1999. p. 219-29.

Lollar D. Clinical dimensions of secondary conditions. In: Simeonsson RJ, McDevitt LN, editors. Issues in disability and health: the role of secondary conditions and quality of life. Chapel Hill (NC); University of North Carolina; 1999:41-50.

Miller C. Health implications of the 1997 Nevada Test Site fallout report. In: Radiation risk communication: implications of new thyroid disease and fallout data; 1999 Nov 1; Richland (WA). Seattle: University of Washington; 1999.

Noji EK, Burkholder BT. Public health interventions. In: Leaning J, Briggs SM, Chen LC, editors. Humanitarian crises: the medical and public health response. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999:41-67.

Nolte KB, Wolfe MI. Medical examiner and coroner surveillance for emerging infections. In: Scheld WM, Craig WA, Hughes JM, editors. Emerging infections 3. Washington (DC):ASM Press, 1999. p. 201-17.

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Letters to the Editor

Buehler JW. Abandoning race as a variable in public health research [Letter]. Am J Public Health 1999;89(5):783.

Hollowell JG Jr, Garbe PL, Miller DT. Increase in iodine intake [Letter]. New Engl J Med 1999;341(26):2016.

Jackson RJ, Erickson JD, McGeehin M, Moore CA, Roberts HE, Lary JM. Possible teratogenic effects of intrauterine exposure to chlorpyrifos (Dursban). Arch Environ Health 1999;54(2):141-2.

Marcus M, Kiely J, Parker J, McGeehin M, Jackson R, Sinks T. Anything other than by chance? [Letter]. Fertil Steril 1999;71(5):969-70.

Pfeiffer CM, Gunter EW, Miller DT. Folic acid fortification [Letter]. N Engl J Med 1999;341(12):923.

Watkins ML, Erickson JD, Mulinare J. Folic acid fortification [Letter]. N Engl J Med 1999;341(12):923-4.

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Proceedings

Broome KN, Mulinare J, Watkins ML. A comparison of reported folic acid usage and knowledge among women of childbearing years (18-44) using BRFSS 1996 and 1997. In: Program book: 16th Annual BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) Conference; 1999 May 5-7; Minneapolis (MN). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999. Poster 21.

Broome KN, Mulinare J, Watkins ML. A comparison of reported folic acid usage and knowledge among women of childbearing years (18-44) using BRFSS 1996 and 1997. In: Program book: The 1999 Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Epidemiology (MICHEP) Workshop: Building Data Capacity in Maternal and Child Health; 1999 Dec 8-9; Atlanta (GA). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999. p. 155.

Executive Committee of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning (Ackermann R, Ahmed K, Falk H, Flockler HH, Ganguly NK, George AM, Kaufmann R, Krishnaswamy K, Markowitz M, Nair PP, Nitze W, Null S, Saiyed HN, Seth PK, von Schirnding Y, Sonawane B). A call for action on the prevention and treatment of lead poisoning in developing countries: recommendations on national policy and implementation. The International Conference on Lead Poisoning; 1999 Feb 8-10; Bangalore, India. Bangalore: The George Foundation; Nov 1999.

George AM, editor. The George Foundation; the World Bank; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; World Health Organization, contributors. Lead poisoning prevention and treatment: implementing a national program in developing countries. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment; 1999 Feb 8-10; Bangalore, India. Bangalore: The George Foundation; 1999.

Grosse SD, Webster D, Hannon WH. Cost comparison of newborn cystic fibrosis screening protocols in New Zealand. In: Travert G, Wursteisen B, editors. Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis. Proceedings of the international conference; 1998 Sep 10-11; Caen, France. Caen: Université de Caen; 1999. p. 349-55.

Kaufmann R, Fast A, Parsons P, Chaudhary Webb M, Reigart R, Choudhury RK, Matson W, Venkatesh T. Workshop on screening standards, laboratory requirements, and coverage in a national program. In: George AM, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment; 1999 Feb 8-10; Bangalore, India. Bangalore: The George Foundation; 1999:307-13.

Malilay J. Revisiting the public health consequences of natural disasters through an epidemiologic perspective. In: Okahara M, editor. Proceedings of the 31st Joint Meeting of U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources, Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects; 1999 May 11-14; Tsukuba, Japan: Public Works Research Institute;1999:288-95.

Matte T. Lead exposure from conventional and cottage lead smelting in Jamaica. In: George AM, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment; 1999 Feb 8-10; Bangalore, India. Bangalore: The George Foundation; 1999:98-108.

Miller CW. Status of the dose reconstruction projects associated with the Hanford Nuclear Weapons site and the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study. In: Third Annual University of Washington Conference on the ecological, community and occupational health issues at Hanford; 1999 Nov 2-3; Richland (WA). Seattle: University of Washington; 1999. p. 21.

Najam AR, Williams CC, Young SL, Burse VW. Evidence of a discrepancy in the assignment of reference values to mackerel oil CRM-350. In: Program book; 11th Annual California Pesticide Residue Workshop; 1999 Mar 20-25; Sacramento (CA). Sacramento: California Department of Food and Agriculture; 1999:Poster Abstract 012.

Parsons P, Cummins S, Chaudhary-Webb M, Matson W, Saxena DK, Parr R, Rajarathanam S, Vaz J. How to measure lead in humans and to organize and conduct large-scale screening. In: George AM, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment; 1999 Feb 8-10; Bangalore, India. Bangalore: The George Foundation; 1999:109-11.

Webster D, Hannon H, Ranieri E, Francis I, Travert G, Ferré C. Quality assurance in CF screening. In: Travert G, Wursteisen B, editors. Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis. Proceedings of the international conference; 1998 Sep 10-11; Caen, France. Caen: Université de Caen; 1999. p.71-6.

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports

Adult lead poisoning from an Asian remedy for menstrual crampsCConnecticut, 1997. MMWR January 22, 1999;48(2):27-9.

Bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for managementCUnited States, 1998. MMWR February 5, 1999;48(4):69-74.

Surveillance of morbidity during wildfiresCCentral Florida, 1998. MMWR February 5, 1999;48(4):78-9.

Needs assessment following Hurricane GeorgesCDominican Republic, 1998. MMWR February 12, 1999;48(5):93-5.

Adverse events associated with ingestion of gamma-butyrolactoneCMinnesota, New Mexico, and Texas, 1998-1999. MMWR February 26, 1999;48(7):137-40.

Outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness of unknown etiology associated with eating burritosCUnited States, October 1997-October 1998. MMWR March 19, 1999;48(10):210-3.

Aldicarb as a cause of food poisoningCLouisiana, 1998. MMWR 1999;48(13):269-71.

Knowledge and use of folic acid by women of childbearing ageCUnited States, 1995 and 1998. MMWR 1999;48(16):325-7.

Mental retardation following diagnosis of a metabolic disorder in children aged 3B10 yearsCMetropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 1991B1994. MMWR 1999;48(17):353-6.

Possible estuary-associated syndrome. MMWR 1999;48(18):381-2.

Determination of nicotine, pH, and moisture content of six U.S. commercial moist snuff productsCFlorida, JanuaryBFebruary 1999. MMWR 1999;48(19):398-401.

Heat-related illnesses and deathsCMissouri, 1998, and United States, 1979-1996. MMWR 1999;48(22):469-72.

Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: control of infectious diseases. MMWR 1999;48(29):621-9.

Carbon Monoxide poisoning deaths associated with campingCGeorgia, March 1999. MMWR 1999;48(32):705-6.

Iron deficiency anemia in Alaska Native ChildrenCHooper Bay, Alaska, 1999. MMWR 1999;48(32):714-6.

Framework for program evaluation in public health. MMWR 1999;48(RR11);1-40.

Vaccination campaign for Kosovar Albanian refugee childrenCformer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, April - May, 1999. MMWR 1999;48(36):799-803.

Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: safer and healthier foods. MMWR 1999;48(40):905-13.

Folic acid campaign and evaluationCSouthwestern Virginia, 1997-1999. MMWR 1999;48(40):914-7.

Self-reported asthma in adults and proxy-reported asthma in childrenCWashington, 1997-1998. MMWR 1999;48(40):918-20.

Assessment of laboratory tests for plasma homocysteineCselected laboratories, July-September 1998. MMWR 1999;48(44):1013-5.

Surveillance for acute pesticide-related illness during the Medfly Eradication ProgramCFlorida, 1998. MMWR 1999;48(44):1015-8, -27.

Evaluating newborn screening program data systemsCGeorgia, 1998. MMWR 1999;48(48):1101-4.

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in infants following pertussis prophylaxis with erythromycinCKnoxville, Tennessee, 1999. MMWR 1999;48(49):1117-20.

Surveillance for sensory impairment, activity limitation, and health-related quality of life among older adultsCUnited States, 1993-1997. MMWR 1999;48(SS08):131-56.

Community needs assessment and morbidity surveillance following an earthquakeCTurkey, August 1999. MMWR 1999;48(50):1147-50.

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EPI-Aid Investigations

Jacobson J. Health needs assessment of hurricane-affected population three months after Hurricane Mitch: Honduras and Nicaragua. January 22, 1999; EPI-99-33-1.

Honein MA. Investigation of isotretinoin-exposed pregnancies, California. March 9, 1999; EPI-99-45-1.

Honein MA. Investigation of pyloric stenosis among infants treated prophylactically with erythromycin, Tennessee. April 14, 1999; EPI-99-58-1.

Daley R. Health effects and risk factors of a severe tornado disaster, Oklahoma. May 5, 1999; EPI-99-63-1.

Rubin C. Heat-related mortality, Chicago, Illinois. August 6, 1999; EPI-99-87-1.

Kaiser R. Heat-related mortality, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 13, 1999; EPI-99-88-1.

Naughton, M. Health needs assessment of people in temporary camps and follow-up studies at an Istanbul hospital of injuries and illnesses that occurred during the one-month period following the earthquakeCIstanbul, earthquake zone, and surrounding regions; Turkey. September 21, 1999; EPI-99-105-1.

 Brown, A. Investigation of a cluster of the birth defect, gastroschisis, Kansas. September 2, 1999; EPI-99-95-1.

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