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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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A prospective study of self-reported sleep duration and incident diabetes in women.
Najib T. Ayas,David P. White,Wael K. Al-Delaimy,JoAnn E. Manson,Meir J. Stampfer,Frank E. Speizer,Sanjay R. Patel,Frank B. Hu +7 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that the association between a reduced self-reported sleep duration and diabetes diagnosis could be due to confounding by BMI, or sleep restriction may mediate its effects on diabetes through weight gain.
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Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk
Zhiping Huang,Susan E. Hankinson,Graham A. Colditz,Meir J. Stampfer,David J. Hunter,JoAnn E. Manson,Charles H. Hennekens,Bernard Rosner,Frank E. Speizer,Walter C. Willett +9 more
TL;DR: Avoiding adult weight gain may contribute importantly to the prevention of breast cancer after menopause, particularly among women who do not use postmenopausal hormones.
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Body Fat Distribution and Risk of Non-Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Women The Nurses' Health Study
Vincent J. Carey,E E Walters,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,Caren G. Solomon,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Bernard Rosner,Frank E. Speizer,JoAnn E. Manson,JoAnn E. Manson +10 more
TL;DR: Among 43,581 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study who in 1986 provided waist, hip, and weight information and who were initially free from diabetes and other major chronic diseases, NIDDM incidence was followed from 1986 to 1994.
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Prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of adult-onset asthma in women.
TL;DR: The BMI has a strong, independent, and positive association with risk of adult-onset asthma, and the increasing prevalence of obesity in developed nations may help explain concomitant increases in asthma prevalence.
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Extended work shifts and the risk of motor vehicle crashes among interns.
Laura K. Barger,Brian E. Cade,Najib T. Ayas,John W. Cronin,Bernard Rosner,Frank E. Speizer,Charles A. Czeisler +6 more
TL;DR: Extended-duration work shifts, which are currently sanctioned by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, pose safety hazards for interns and have implications for medical residency programs, which routinely schedule physicians to work more than 24 consecutive hours.