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Overview

Susan S. Jick is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine. Their research covers a broad range of topics within both main and subfields of study, including oncology, rheumatology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, as well as economics and econometrics. The work spans specific research areas such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, health systems and economic evaluations, colorectal cancer screening, medical coding, and pancreatic and hepatic oncology.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Infections in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis: A multi-database study (2020), published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • CPRD Aurum database: Assessment of data quality and completeness of three important comorbidities (2020), published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
  • Quality and completeness of diagnoses recorded in the new CPRD Aurum Database: evaluation of pulmonary embolism (2020), published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
  • Risk of skin cancer in new users of thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics: a cohort study using an active comparator group (2021), published in British Journal of Dermatology
  • The Risk of Muscular Events Among New Users of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Statins: an Observational Cohort Study (2021), published in Journal of General Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan S. Jick include:

  • Rebecca Persson
  • Katrina Wilcox Hagberg
  • Catherine Vasilakis-Scaramozza
  • Christoph Meier
  • Julia Spoendlin

Their publications often appear in specific academic venues such as:

  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
  • Pancreatology
  • Drug Safety
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Main topics of study addressed in their publications include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Medical Coding and Health Information
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

The body of work reflects a focus on the clinical epidemiology of complex diseases, evaluation of data quality and completeness in healthcare databases, and observational cohort studies on medication-related risks. The interdisciplinary nature is evident in its combination of clinical topics with health economics and information systems research.

Best Publications

  • Statins and the Risk of Dementia

    H. Jick;G. L. Zornberg;S. S. Jick;S. Seshadri

  • Validation of information recorded on general practitioner based computerised data resource in the United Kingdom.

    H Jick;Susan Jick;L E Derby

  • Risk of idiopathic cardiovascular death and nonfatal venous thromboembolism in women using oral contraceptives with differing progestagen components.

    H Jick;S.S Jick;M.W Myers;C Vasilakis

  • Multivitamin/Folic Acid Supplementation in Early Pregnancy Reduces the Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects

    Aubrey Milunsky;Hershel Jick;Susan S. Jick;Carol L. Bruell

  • Antidepressants and the risk of suicidal behaviors.

    Hershel Jick;James A. Kaye;Susan S. Jick

  • Drug-induced cutaneous reactions. A report from the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program on 15,438 consecutive inpatients, 1975 to 1982.

    Michael Bigby;Susan Jick;Hershel Jick;Kenneth Arndt

  • The incidence of erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis. A population-based study with particular reference to reactions caused by drugs among outpatients.

    Heng-Leong Chan;Robert S. Stern;Kenneth A. Arndt;Joe Langlois

  • Validity of the general practice research database.

    Susan S. Jick;James A. Kaye;Catherine Vasilakis-Scaramozza;Luis A. García Rodríguez

  • Long-term metformin use is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer.

    Michael Bodmer;Christian Meier;Stephan Krähenbühl;Susan S. Jick

  • Metformin, sulfonylureas, or other antidiabetes drugs and the risk of lactic acidosis or hypoglycemia: a nested case-control analysis.

    Michael Bodmer;Christian Meier;Stephan Krähenbühl;Susan S. Jick

  • Acute respiratory-tract infections and risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction.

    Christoph R Meier;Susan S Jick;Laura E Derby;Catherine Vasilakis

  • Glucocorticoid use, other associated factors, and the risk of tuberculosis

    Susan S. Jick;Eric S. Lieberman;Mahboob U. Rahman;Hyon K. Choi

  • Use of thiazolidinediones and fracture risk.

    Christian Meier;Marius E. Kraenzlin;Michael Bodmer;Susan S. Jick

  • Use of β-Blockers and Risk of Fractures

    Raymond G. Schlienger;Marius E. Kraenzlin;Susan S. Jick;Christoph R. Meier

  • Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a prospective study.

    Miguel A. Hernán;Susan S. Jick;Michael J. Olek;Hershel Jick

  • Metformin, Other Antidiabetic Drugs, and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Population‐Based Case–Control Study

    Patrick Imfeld;Patrick Imfeld;Michael Bodmer;Susan S. Jick;Christoph R. Meier;Christoph R. Meier;Christoph R. Meier

  • Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: A prospective study [2] (multiple letters)

    C. R. MacIntyre;H. Kelly;D. Jolley;H. Butzkueven

  • Cigarette smoking and the progression of multiple sclerosis

    Miguel A. Hernán;Susan S. Jick;Giancarlo Logroscino;Michael J. Olek

  • Further validation of information recorded on a general practitioner based computerized data resource in the united kingdom

    Hershel Jick;Barbara Z. Terris;Laura E. Derby;Susan S. Jick

  • A population-based study of appetite-suppressant drugs and the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation.

    Hershel Jick;Catherine Vasilakis;Larry A. Weinrauch;Christoph R. Meier

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph R. Meier
Christoph R. Meier University Hospital of Basel
Hershel Jick
Hershel Jick Boston University
Eelko Hak
Eelko Hak University of Groningen
Miguel A. Hernán
Miguel A. Hernán Harvard University
Alan Brennan
Alan Brennan University of Sheffield
Stephan Krähenbühl
Stephan Krähenbühl University of Basel
Michael F. Leitzmann
Michael F. Leitzmann University of Regensburg
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University
Alvaro Alonso
Alvaro Alonso Emory University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University

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