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W. Dana Flanders

W. Dana Flanders

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Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
34126
World Ranking
14428
National Ranking
7300

Overview

W. Dana Flanders is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research, focusing primarily on public health and epidemiology. Their research output includes a significant number of publications centered on medicine with particular attention to public health, environmental and occupational health, oncology, physiology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, as well as statistics and probability.

Their work spans numerous key topics within these fields, including:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Flanders has published research articles in a range of scientific journals, prominently in:

  • Epidemiology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Journal of Asthma
  • Annals of Epidemiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Flanders include the following:

  • Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and SOD1 and C9orf72 Genetic Variants, 2021, Neuroepidemiology
  • Postdiagnosis Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Mortality From Prostate Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and All Causes Among Survivors of Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Suicide Attempts Among a Cohort of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Changes in Size and Demographic Composition of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Population Receiving Care at Integrated Health Systems, 2020, Endocrine Practice
  • Inflammation Modulation by Vitamin D and Calcium in the Morphologically Normal Colorectal Mucosa of Patients with Colorectal Adenoma in a Clinical Trial, 2020, Cancer Prevention Research

Flanders collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Terryl J. Hartman
  • Marjorie L. McCullough
  • Michael Goodman
  • Ying Wang
  • Darios Getahun

Best Publications

  • Serum TSH, T4, and Thyroid Antibodies in the United States Population (1988 to 1994): National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)

    Joseph G. Hollowell;Norman W. Staehling;W. Dana Flanders;W. Harry Hannon

  • Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States

    Farhad Islami;Ann Goding Sauer;Kimberly D. Miller;Rebecca L. Siegel

  • Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in the United States, 1988–1994

    Stephanie A. S. Staras;Sheila C. Dollard;Kay W. Radford;W. Dana Flanders

  • Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults

    Quanhe Yang;Zefeng Zhang;Edward W. Gregg;W. Dana Flanders

  • mtDNA mutations increase tumorigenicity in prostate cancer

    John A. Petros;Amanda K. Baumann;Eduardo Ruiz-Pesini;Mahul B. Amin

  • Trends in cardiovascular health metrics and associations with all-cause and CVD mortality among US adults.

    Quanhe Yang;Mary E. Cogswell;W. Dana Flanders;Yuling Hong

  • Meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer.

    Ann Chao;Michael J. Thun;Cari J. Connell;Marjorie L. McCullough

  • Profiles of Airborne Fungi in Buildings and Outdoor Environments in the United States

    Brian G. Shelton;Kimberly H. Kirkland;W. Dana Flanders;George K. Morris

  • Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations: interim guidelines

    John P A Ioannidis;Paolo Boffetta;Julian Little;Thomas R O'Brien

  • Ambient air pollution and respiratory emergency department visits.

    Jennifer L. Peel;Paige E. Tolbert;Mitchel Klein;Kristi Busico Metzger

  • Anemia and Renal Insufficiency Are Independent Risk Factors for Death among Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Admitted to Community Hospitals: A Population-Based Study

    William M McClellan;W Dana Flanders;Robert D Langston;Claudine Jurkovitz

  • Lung cancer occurrence in never-smokers: an analysis of 13 cohorts and 22 cancer registry studies.

    Michael J Thun;Lindsay M Hannan;Lucile L Adams-Campbell;Paolo Boffetta

  • Nontraditional Epidemiologic Approaches in the Analysis of Gene Environment Interaction: Case-Control Studies with No Controls!

    Muin J. Khoury;W. Dana Flanders

  • Sodium and Potassium Intake and Mortality Among US Adults: Prospective Data From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Quanhe Yang;Tiebin Liu;Elena V. Kuklina;W. Dana Flanders

  • Risk Factors for Fatal Colon Cancer in a Large Prospective Study

    Michael J. Thun;Eugenia E. Calle;Mohan M. Namboodiri;W. Dana Flanders

  • Short-term Associations between Ambient Air Pollutants and Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Visits

    Matthew J. Strickland;Lyndsey A. Darrow;Mitchel Klein;W. Dana Flanders

  • Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular emergency department visits.

    Kristi Busico Metzger;Paige E. Tolbert;Mitchel Klein;Jennifer L. Peel

  • Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth Compared With Their Peers.

    Tracy A. Becerra-Culqui;Yuan Liu;Rebecca Nash;Lee Cromwell

  • Cross-sex Hormones and Acute Cardiovascular Events in Transgender Persons: A Cohort Study.

    Darios Getahun;Rebecca Nash;W. Dana Flanders;Tisha C. Baird

  • Air pollution and acute respiratory infections among children 0-4 years of age: an 18-year time-series study.

    Lyndsey A. Darrow;Mitchel Klein;W. Dana Flanders;James A. Mulholland

Frequent Co-Authors

Paige E. Tolbert
Paige E. Tolbert Emory University
Marjorie L. McCullough
Marjorie L. McCullough American Cancer Society
Mitchel Klein
Mitchel Klein Emory University
James A. Mulholland
James A. Mulholland Georgia Institute of Technology
Muin J. Khoury
Muin J. Khoury Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ahmedin Jemal
Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society
Matthew J. Strickland
Matthew J. Strickland University of Nevada Reno
Jeremy A. Sarnat
Jeremy A. Sarnat Emory University
Eric J. Jacobs
Eric J. Jacobs American Cancer Society
Susan M. Gapstur
Susan M. Gapstur American Cancer Society

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