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Frank E. Speizer
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 641
Citations - 140522
Frank E. Speizer is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Relative risk & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 193, co-authored 636 publications receiving 135891 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank E. Speizer include Medical Research Council & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Cost Effectiveness of a Preventive Program in Renal Disease
Leslie Lipworth,Gareth M. Green,Lawrence R. Freedman,Edward H. Kass,Stephen H. Zinner,John R. Goldsmith,Walter T. Rymzo,Stuart Levin,Arthur S. Kunin,William Brumfitt,Robert M. Kark,M. B. Strauss,Frank E. Speizer,K. L. Stuart +13 more
TL;DR: Apart from assisting the setting of priority in health planning, cost-benefit analysis is important in understanding the law of diminishing returns in expanding programs.
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Letter: Facts about lead pollution in Boston.
Frank E. Speizer,Wm. A. Burgess +1 more
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer-Reply
Graham A. Colditz,Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C. Willett,Frank E. Speizer,Charles H. Hennekens,Bernard Rosner +5 more
TL;DR: It cannot explain the association between estrogen use and breast cancer incidence, and the population is approaching the steady state in which mammography increases lead time but not the total number of cases of breast cancer that are diagnosed.
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Acid Sulfate Aerosols and Health
TL;DR: The potential chronic effects of regular exposure to acid aerosols may have deleterious effects not only on airway responsiveness and level of pulmonary function, but also on the potential for normal growth of lungs of children, which can contribute to acute morbidity and mortality.