University of Massachusetts Amherst

Department of Public Health

Faculty Peer Reviewed Publications
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
2008-2009

2008 Biostatistics

Balasubramanian, Raji
Adourian, A, Jennings, E, Balasubramanian, R, Hines, W, Damian, D, Plasterer, T., et al. Correlation Network Analysis for Data Integration and Biomarker Selection. Molecular Biosystems. 2008. 4:249-259.

Bigelow, Carol
Sturgeon SR, Heerskink JL, Volpe SL, Bertone-Johnson ER, Puleo E, Stanczyk FZ, Sabelawski S, Wahala K, Kurzer MS, Bigelow C. Effect of dietary flaxseed on serum levels of estrogens and androgens in postmenopausal women. Nutrition and Cancer. 2008. 60:612-618.

Shao R, Hamel K, Petersen L, Cao QJ, Arenas RB, Bigelow C, Bentley B, Yan W.
YKL-40, a secreted glycoprotein, promotes tumor angiogenesis. Oncogene. 2008.
28:4456-4468.

Foulkes, Andrea
Foulkes, A.S., Yucel, R. and Li, X. A likelihood based approach to mixed modeling with ambiguity in cluster identifers. Biostatistics. 2008. 9:635-657.

Nonyane, B.A.S. and Foulkes, A.S. Application of two machine learning algorithms to genetic association studies in the presence of covariates. BMC Genetics. 2008.
9:71.

Lin, Rongheng
Lin R, Dai S, Irwin RD, Heinloth AN, Boorman GA and Li L. Gene set
enrichment analysis for non-monotone assocation and multiple experimental categories. BMC Bioinformatics. 2008. 9:481 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-9-481.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/9.

Pekow, Penelope
Rosal MC, Benjamin EM, Pekow PS, Lemon SC, von Goeler D. Opportunities and Challenges for Diabetes Prevention at Two Community Health Centers. Diabetes Care. 2008. 30:247-254.

Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Liu F, Korc-Grodzicki B, Brennan M, Bellantonio S, Heelon M, Lindenauer PK. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Hospitalized Elders. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2008. 3:91-102.

Haskins A, Mukhopadhyay S, Pekow PS, Markenson G, Bertone-Johnson E, Carbone E, Turzanski-Fortner R, Chasan-Taber L. Smoking and Risk of Preterm Birth among Predominantly Puerto Rican Women. Annals of Epidemiology. 2008. 18:440-446.

Gollenberg A, Pekow P, Markenson G, Tucker KL, Chasan-Taber L. Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant Puerto Rican Women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008. 87:1844-51.

Chasan-Taber L, Schmidt MD, Pekow P, Sternfeld B, Solomon CG, Markenson G. Predictors of Excessive and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain in Hispanic Women. Obesity. 2008. 16:1657-1666.

Rothberg MB, Kehoe ED, Courtemanche AL, Kenosi T, Pekow PS, Brennan MJ, Mulhern JG, Braden GL. Recognition and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in an Elderly Ambulatory Population. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008. 23:1125-1130.

Chasan-Taber L, Schmidt MD, Pekow P, Sternfeld B, Manson JE, Solomon CG, Braun B, Markenson G. Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Hispanic Women. Journal of Women’s Health. 2008. 17: 999-1008.

Rothberg MB, Morsi E, Benjamin EM, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK. Choosing the Best Hospital: The Limitations of Public Quality Reporting. Health Affairs. 2008. 6:1680-1687.

Puleo, Elaine
McBride C, Puleo E, Pollak K, Clipp E, Woolford S, Emmons K. Understanding the Role of Cancer Worry in Creating a “Teachable Moment” For Multiple Risk Factor Reduction. Social Science and Medicine. 2008. 66:790-800.

Emmons K, Lobb R, Puleo E, Bennett G, Stoffel E, Syngal S. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low Income Groups With Health Insurance. Health Affairs. 2008. 28:169-177.

Emmons K, Puleo E, McNeill L, Bennett G, Chan S, Syngal S. Colorectal cancer screening awareness and intentions among low income, sociodemographically diverse adults under age 50. Cancer Causes & Control. 2008. 19:1031-1041.

Sturgeon SR, Heersink JL, Volpe S, Bertone-Johnson ER, Puleo E, Stanczyk FZ, Sabelawski S, Wahala K, Kurzer M, Bigelow C. Effect of Dietary Flaxseed on Serum Levels of Estrogens and Androgens in Postmenopausal Women. Nutrition and Cancer. 2008. 60:612-618.

Stanek, Ed
San Martino, S., Singer, J.D., Stanek, E.J. III. Performance of balanced two-stage empirical predictors of realized cluster latent values from finite populations: a simulation study. Journal of Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. 2008. 52:2199-2217.

Stanek, E.J. III., Singer, J.D. Predicting random effects with an expanded finite population mixed model. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inferenc. 2008. 138:2991-3004.

Li, W., Stanek, E.J. III., Bertone-Johnson, L. When Should adjustment for covariates be used in prevalence estimations? Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. 2008. 5:2.pp.9 doi:10.1186/1742-5573-5-2. http://www.epi- perspectives.com/content/5/1/2.

Griffith, J.A., Ma, Y., Chasan-Taber, L., Olendzki, B., Chiriboga, D., Stanek, E.J. III., Merriam, P., Ockene, I. Association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences. 2008. 24:401- 406.

Volpe, S., Kobusingye, H., Bailur, S., Stanek, E.J. III. Effect of diet and exercise on body composition, energy intake, and leptin levels in overweight women and men. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2008. 27:195-208.

Calabrese, E.J., Stanek, E.J.III., Nascarella, M.A., Hoffman, G. Hormesis predicts low-dose responses better than threshold models. International Journal of Toxicology. 2008. 27:369-378.

Van Driesche, R.G., Lyon, S., Sanderson, J.P., Bennett, K.C., Stanek, E.J. III., Zhang, R. Greenhouse trials of APHIDIUS COLEMANI (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) Banker plants for control of aphids (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) in greenhouse spring floral crops. Just Florida Entomologist. 2008. 91:583-591.

2008 Epidemiology


Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth
Bertone-Johnson ER, Procter-Gray E, Gollenberg AL, Bundga ME, Barber LG. Canine urinary cotinine as a marker of household environmental tobacco smoke exposure. Env Res. 2008. 106:361-4.

Li W, Stanek EJ III, Bertone-Johnson ER. When should adjustment for covariates be used in prevalence estimations? Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. 2008. 5:2.pp.9. doi:10.1186/1742-5573-5-2. http://www.epi- perspectives.com/content/5/1/2.

Haskins A, Mukhopadhyay S, Pekow P, Markenson G, Bertone-Johnson E, Carbone E, Turzanski Fortner R, Chasan-Taber L. Smoking and risk of preterm birth among predominantly Puerto Rican women. Ann Epidemiol. 2008. 18:440-6.

Wexler LM, Hill R, Bertone-Johnson ER, Fenaughty A. Correlates of Inupiat fatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior, 1990-2001. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 2008. 38:311-20.

Ma Y, Hebert, JR, Li W, Bertone-Johnson ER, Ockene IS, Olendzki B, Pagoto SL, Rosal M, Ockene JK, Tinker L, Griffith JA, Liu S. Association between dietary fiber and inflammatory markers in postmenopausal women. J Nutr. 2008. 24:941-9.

Bertone-Johnson ER, Hankinson SE, Johnson SR, Manson JE. Cigarette smoking and the development of premenstrual syndrome. Am J Epidemiol. 2008. 168:938-45.

Sturgeon SR, Heersink JL, Volpe S, Bertone-Johnson ER, Stanczyck F, Sabelawski S, Kurzer M, Bigelow C. Effect of dietary flaxseed on serum levels of estrogens and androgens in postmenopausal women. Nutrition and Cancer. 2008. 60:612-618.

Chasan-Taber, Lisa
Chasan-Taber L, Schmidt MD, Pekow P, Sternfeld B, Solomon CG, Markenson G. Predictors of Excessive and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain in Hispanic Women. Obesity. 2008. 16:1657-66.

Haskins A, Mukhopadhyay S, Pekow P, Markenson G, Bertone-Johnson E, Carbone E, Fortner RT, Chasan-Taber L. Smoking and Risk of Preterm Birth among Predominantly Puerto Rican Women. Ann Epidemiol. 2008. 18:440-6.

Chasan-Taber L, Schmidt MD, Pekow P, Sternfeld B, Manson JE, Solomon CG, Braun B, Markenson G. Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Hispanic Women. J Women’s Health. 2008. 17:999-1008.

Gollenberg A, Pekow P, Markenson G, Tucker KL, Chasan-Taber L. Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant Puerto Rican Women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008. 87:1844-51.

Griffith JA, Ma Y, Chasan-Taber L, Stanek E, Sturgeon S. Olendzki B, Ockene IS. Association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Nutrition. 2008. 24:401-406.


Reeves, Katherine
Paskett ED, Reeves KW, McLaughlin JM, Katz ML, McAlearney AS, Ruffin MT, Halbert CH, Merete C, Davis F, Gehlert S. Recruitment of minority and underserved populations in the United States: The Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities Experience. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2008. 29:847- 61.

Scheck-McAlearney A, Reeves KW, Dickinson SL, Kelly KM, Tatum C, Katz ML, Paskett ED. Racial differences in colorectal cancer knowledge and screening practices within a low-income population. Cancer. 2008. 112:391-8.


Sturgeon, Susan
Sturgeon SR, Heersink JL, Volpe SL, Bertone-Johnson ER, Puleo E, Stanczyk FZ, Sabelawski S., Wahala K, Kurzer MS, Bigelow C. Effect of dietary flaxseed on serum levels of estrogens and androgens in postmenopausal women. Nutrition and Cancer. 2008. 60:612-8.

Whitcomb, Brian
Levens ED, Whitcomb BW, Hennessy S, James AN, Larsen FW. Blastocyst development rate impacts outcome in cryopreserved blastocyst transfer. Fertility and Sterility. 2008. 90:2138-43.

McArdle PF, Whitcomb BW. Improper adjustment for baseline: A potential cause of non replication in short term intervention studies of gene by environment interactions. Human Heredity. 2008. 15:176-182.

Ruopp MD, Perkins NJ, Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF. Youden Index and Optimal Cut-Point Estimated from Observations Subject to a Lower Limit of Detection. Biometrical Journal. 2008. 50:419-30.

Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF. Assays with lower detection limits: Implications for epidemiologic investigation. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2008. 22:597-602.

Ruopp MD, Collins TC, Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF. Evidence of Absence or Absence of Evidence? A Re-analysis of the Effects of Low-Dose Aspirin in IVF. Fertility and Sterility. 2008. 90:71-6.

Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF, Klebanoff MA, Baumgarten M, Luo X, Chegini N. Circulating levels of cytokines during pregnancy; thrombopoietin is elevated in miscarriage. Fertility and Sterility. 2008. 89:1795-802.

Biostatistics 2009

Balasubramanian, Raji
Andersson, U., Lindberg, J., Wang, S., Balasubramanian, R., Marcusson-Sthl, M., Hannula, M., Zeng, C., Juhasz, P.J., Kolmert, J., Bckstrm, J., Nord, L., Nilsson, K., Martin, S., Glinghammar, B., Cederbrant, K., Schuppe-Koistinen, I. A systems biology approach to understanding elevated serum alanine transaminase levels in a clinical trial with ximelagatran. Biomarkers. 2009. 14:572–586.

McBurney, R.N., Hines, W.M., Von Tungeln, L.S., Schnackenberg, L.K., Beger, R.D., Moland, C.L., Han, T., Fuscoe, J.C., Chang, C., Chen, J.J., Su, Z., Fan, X., Tong, W., Booth, S.A., Balasubramanian, R., et al. The Liver Toxicity Biomarker Study: Phase I Design and Preliminary Results. Toxicologic Pathology. 2009. 37:52–64.

Adourian, A., Plasterer, T.N., Balasubramanian, R., Jennings, E., Wang, S., van der Greef., J., McBurney, R., Muntendam, P., Afeyan, N. Systems Pharmacology, Biomarkers and Biomolecular Networks. Drug Efficacy, Safety, and Biologics Discovery: Emerging Technologies and Tools, Wiley Series on Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry. 2009. pp.75-113

Foulkes, Andrea
Giri, M.S., Nebozyhn, M., Hancock, A., Creer, S., Raymond, A., Nicols, C., Southhall, S., Yousef, M., Foulkes, A.S., Gallo, C., Mounzer, K., Silvestri, G., Kostman, J., Collman, R.G., Showe, L. and Montaner, L.J. Circulating HIV-1 monocytes exhibit an anti-apoptosis gene signature and virus/host mediated apoptosis resistance. Journal of Immunology. 2009. 182:4459-4470.

Li, X. Thomas, B., Rich, S.M., Tumwine, J.K. and Foulkes, A.S. Estimating and testing haplotype-trait associations in non-diploid populations. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. 2009. 58:663-678.

Mehta N, Trzmielina S, Nonyane B.A.S, Eliot M.N, Lin R, Foulkes A.S, McNeal K, Ammann A, Eulalievyolo V, Sullivan J.L, Luzuriaga K and Somasundaran M. Low-cost HIV-1 diagnosis and quantification in dried blood spots by real time PCR. PLoS One. 2009. 4:6:e5819. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005819.

Eliot, M., Azzoni, L., Firnhaber, C., Stevens, W., Glencross, D.K., Sanne, I., Montaner, L.J. and Foulkes, A.S. Tree-based methods for discovery of association between flow cytometry data and clinical endpoints. Advances in Bioinformatrics. 2009. Article ID 235320:pp9. doi:10.1155/2009/235320.

Lin, Rongheng
Lin R, Louis T, Paddock S, and Ridgeway G. Ranking USRDS provider specific SMRs from 1998-2001. Health Services Outcome Research. 2009. 1:22-38. doi:10.1007/s10742-008-0040-0.

Mehta N, Trzmielina S, Nonyane B.A.S, Eliot M.N, Lin R, Foulkes A.S, McNeal K, Ammann A, Eulalievyolo V, Sullivan J.L, Luzuriaga K and Somasundaran M. Low-cost HIV-1 diagnosis and quantification in dried blood spots by real time PCR. PLoS One. 2009. 4:6:e5819. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005819.

Pekow, Penelope
Turzanski-Fortner R, Pekow PS, Solomon CG, Markenson G, Chasan-Taber L. Pre- pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and risk of hypertensive pregnancy among Latina women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009. 200:2:167.

Blank FSJ, Miller M, Nichols J, Smithline H, Crabb G, Pekow P. Blood Glucose Measurement in Patients with /suspected Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A comparison of Abbott MediSense PCx Point-of_Care Meter Values to Reference Laboratory Values. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2009. 35:93-96.

Auerbach AD, Hilton JF, Maselli J, Pekow PS, Rothberg MB, Lindenauer PK. Shop for Quality or Volume? Volume, Quality, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009. 150:696-704.

Gawade P, Pekow P, Markenson G, Plevyak M, Goh W, Chasan-Taber L. Physical Activity Before and During Pregnancy and Duration of Second Stage of Labor Among Hispanic Women. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2009. 54:429–435.

Moran A, Pekow P, Grover P, Zorn M, Slovis B, Pilewski J, Tullis E, Liou TG, Allen H, and the CFRDT Study Group. Insulin Therapy to Improve BMI in Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Without Fasting Hyperglycemia: Results of the CFRDT Trial. Diabetes Care. 2009. 32:1783-1788.


Puleo, Elaine
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Puleo EM, Masse LC, Atienza AA. Awareness of national physical activity guidelines for health promotion among US adults. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 2009. 41:1849-1855.

Shelton R, Puleo E, Bennett G, McNeill L, Goldman R, Emmons K. Racial Discrimination and Physical Activity among Low-income Housing Residents. AJPM. 2009. l37:541-545.

Shelton RC, Puleo E, Syngal S, Emmons KM. Multivitamin Use among Multi-ethnic, Low-income Adults. Cancer Causes and Control. 2009. l20:1271-1280.

Emmons KM, Puleo E, Mertens A, Gritz E, Diller L, Li FP. Long-Term Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors in the Partnership for Health Study. JClinOnc. 2009. l27:52-60.

Shelton RC, Puleo E, Bennett GG, McNeill L, Sorensen G, Emmons KM. Investigating the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and BMI among residents living in public housing. Ethnicity and Disease. 2009. 19:251-257.

McNeill LH, Coeling M, Puleo E, Suarez EG, Bennett GG, Emmons KM. Colorectal cancer prevention for low income, sociodemographically-diverse adults in public housing; baseline findings of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2009. 9:353.

Stanek, Ed.
Chiriboga, D., Ma, Y., Li, W., Stanek III, EJ., Hébert JR; Merriam, P., Rawson E., Ockene, I. Seasonal and Sex Variation of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Healthy Adults: A Longitudinal Study. Clinical Chemistry. 2009. 52:313-321.

Nascarella, M., Stanek, E.J. III, Hoffman, G., and Calabrese, E.J. Quantification of Hormetic Anticancer Agent Dose-Responses. Dose Response. 2009. 7:160-171.

Chasen-Taber, L., Marcus, B.H., Stanek, E., Ciccolo, J.T., Marquez, D.X., Solomon, C.G., Markenson, G. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prenatal Physical Activity to Prevent Gestational Diabetes: Design and Methods. Journal of Woman’s Health. 2009. 18:851-859.

Epidemiology 2009


Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth
Bertone-Johnson ER, Tworoger SA, Hankinson SE. Recreational physical activity and steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women. Am J Epidemiol. 2009. 170:1095-104.

Green AK, Hankinson SE, Bertone-Johnson ER, Tamimi RM. Mammographic density, plasma vitamin D levels, and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. International Journal of Cancer. 2009. UICC pp.1-8.

Bertone-Johnson ER, Hakinson SE, Johnson SR, Manson JE. Alcohol use at different ages and incidence of premenstrual syndrome and probable premenstrual dysphoric disorder. J Women’s Health. 2009. 18:1945-53.

Gollenberg AL, Pekow P, Bertone-Johnson ER, Freedson PS, Markenson G,
Chasan-Taber L. Sedentary behaviors and abnormal glucose tolerance among pregnant Latina women. Medical Science in Sports and Exercise. 2009. PMID:19997024.

Chasan-Taber, Lisa
Marquez DX, Bustamante EE, Bock BC, Markenson G, Tovar A, Chasan-Taber L.
Perspectives of Latina and Non-Latina White Women on Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise in Pregnancy. Women and Health. 2009. 49:505-21.

Tovar, A., Chasan-Taber, L., Bermudez, O.I., Must, A. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding weight gain during pregnancy among Hispanic women. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2009.

Chasan-Taber L, Fortner RT, Hastings V, Markenson G. Strategies for Recruiting Hispanic Women into a Prospective Cohort Study of Modifiable Risk Factors for Gestational Diabtes Mellitus. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2009. 11:9:57.

Gawade PL, Pekow P, Markenson G, Plevyak M, Goh W, Chasan-Taber L. Physical Activity Before and During Pregnancy and Duration of Second Stage of Labor among Hispanic Women. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2009. 54:429-35.

Chasan-Taber L, Marcus BH, Stanek E, Ciccolo JT, Marquez DX, Solomon CG, Markenson G. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prenatal Physical Activity to Prevent Gestational Diabetes: Design and Methods. Journal of Women’s Health. 2009. 18:851-859.

Fortner RT, Pekow P, Solomon CG, Markenson G, Chasan-Taber L. Pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among Latina women. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009. 200:167.e1-167.e7.

Tovar, A., Must, A., Bermudez, O. Chasan-Taber, L. The Impact of Gestational Weight Gain and Diet on Abnormal Glucose Tolerance during Pregnancy in Hispanic Women. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2009. 13:520-30.

Cook, Elizabeth
Coddington CC, Grow DR, Ahmed MS, Toner JP, Cook E, Diamond MP. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist pretreatment did not decrease postoperative adhesion formation after abdominal myomectomy in a randomized control trial. Fertility and Sterility. 2009. 91:1909-1913.

Reeves, Katherine
Reeves KW, Ness RB, Stone RA, Weissfeld JL, Vogel VG, Powers R, Modugno F, Cauley JA. Vascular endothelial growth factor and breast cancer risk. Cancer Causes and Control. 2009. 20:375-386.

Reeves KW, Stone RA, Modugno F, Ness RB, Vogel VG, Weissfeld JL, Habel L, Sternfeld B, Cauley JA. Longitudinal association of anthropometry with mammographic breast density in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). International Journal of Cancer. 2009. 124:1169-1177.

Whitcomb, Brian
Gaskins AJ, Mumford SL, Zhang C, Wactawski-Wende J, Hovey KM, Whitcomb BW, Perkins NJ, Yeung E, Schisterman EF, for the BioCycle Study Group. Impact of daily fiber intake on reproductive function: The BioCycle Study. Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009. 90:1061-9.

Schisterman EF, Gaskins A, Whitcomb BW. Effects of low-dose aspirin in in-vitro fertilization. Current Opinions in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009. 21:275-8.

Schisterman EF, Whitcomb BW, Perkins NJ, Platt RW. Birth weight z-scores and the birth weight paradox. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2009. 23:403-13.

Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF, Perkins NJ, Platt RW. Quantification of collider- stratification bias in the birth weight paradox. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2009. 23:394-402.

Levens, ED, Whitcomb BW, Csokmay JM, Nieman LK. Selective effluent sampling in the setting of hyperandrogenism: does this diagnostic technique deserve re- assessment for evaluation of suspected ovarian lesions? Clinical Endocrinology. 2009. 70:606-14.

Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF, Luo X, Chegini N. Maternal serum concentration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and preterm birth. Journal of Women’s Health. 2009. 18:73-8.
Vexler A, Wu C, Liu A, Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF. An Extension of a Change Point Problem. Statistics. 2009. 43:213–225.

Levens ED, Whitcomb BW, Payson MD, Larsen FW. Ovarian follicular flushing among low responding ART patients. Fertility and Sterility. 2009. 91:1381-4.

Levens ED, Whitcomb BW, Kort JD, Materia-Hoover D, Larsen FW. Microdose follicular flare: a viable alternative for normal responding patients undergoing in vitro fertilization? Fertility and Sterility. 2009. 91:110-4.

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