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Charles H. Hennekens
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 439
Citations - 120693
Charles H. Hennekens is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk factor & Relative risk. The author has an hindex of 150, co-authored 424 publications receiving 117806 citations. Previous affiliations of Charles H. Hennekens include University of Auckland & Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Prospective study of exogenous hormones and risk of pulmonary embolism in women
Francine Grodstein,Meir J. Stampfer,Samuel Z. Goldhaber,JoAnn E. Manson,Graham A. Colditz,Frank E. Speizer,Walter C. Willet,Charles H. Hennekens +7 more
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Vitamin Supplement Use in a Low-Risk Population of US Male Physicians and Subsequent Cardiovascular Mortality
TL;DR: Self-selected supplementation with vitamin E, vitamin C, or multivitamin supplements was not associated with a significant decrease in total CVD or CHD mortality and data from ongoing large randomized trials will be necessary to definitely establish small potential benefits of vitamin supplements on subsequent cardiovascular risk.
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Cigarette Smoking and Stroke in a Cohort of U.S. Male Physicians
TL;DR: This study examined the relation of cigarette smoking with stroke in a cohort of 22 071 male physicians participating in the Physician's Health Study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examining the effect of low-dose aspirin on cardiovascular disease and theeffect of -carotene on cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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Antioxidant vitamins--benefits not yet proved.
TL;DR: This work has suggested that cancer-causing damage to DNA might be prevented by the scavenging of free radicals or excited oxygen molecules that are byproducts of many normal metabolic functions.
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Prospective Study of Oral Contraceptive Use and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women
Isabelle Romieu,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Bernard Rosner,Bernard Rosner,Charles H. Hennekens,Charles H. Hennekens,Frank E. Speizer,Frank E. Speizer +12 more
TL;DR: Overall past use of oral contraceptives is not associated with a substantial increase in the risk of breast cancer, and women who used oral contraceptives for a long duration in early reproductive life was too small to permit firm conclusions regarding the risk.