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Viet S.M., Heikkinen M.S.A., and Dellarco M. (2021).

Considerations for stability of environmental samples in storage for long-term studies.

In A. N. Srivastva (Ed.), Analytical chemistry - Advancement, perspectives and applications. London: IntechOpen Limited.
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Price S. M., O'Donoghue A.C., Rizzo L., Sapru S., and Aikin K. J. (2021).

What influences healthcare providers' prescribing decisions? Results from a national survey.

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.
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Barr D.B., Kannan K., Cui Y., Merrill L., Petrick L.M., Meeker J.D., Fennell T.R., and Faustman E.M. (2021).

The use of dried blood spots for characterizing children's exposure to organic environmental chemicals.

Environmental Research, 195.
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Ng D., Gallaway M.S., Huang G.C., Famolaro T., Boehm J., Stachon K., and Rohan E.A. (2021).

Partnering with healthcare facilities to understand psychosocial distress screening practices among cancer survivors: Pilot study iImplications for study design, recruitment, and data collection.

BMC Health Service Research, 21(1), 238.
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Shams-White M.M., D'Angelo H., Perez L.G., Dwyer L.A., Stinchcomb D.G., and Oh A.Y. (2021).

A national examination of neighborhood socio-economic disparities in built environment correlates of youth physical activity.

Preventive Medicine Reports, 22.
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Piesse A., Opsomer J., Dohrmann S., DiGaetano R., Morganstein D., Taylor K., Carusi C., and Hyland A. (2021).

Longitudinal uses of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.

Tobacco Regulatory Science, 7(1), 3-16.
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Levi S., Lee H., Ren W., McCloskey S., and Polson A. (2020).

Reducing child restraint misuse: National survey of awareness and use of inspection stations.

Traffic Injury Prevention, 21(7), 453-458.
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Harrison S.P., Schoen R., Atcitty D., Fiegener R., Goodhue R., Havens K., House C.C., Johnson R.C., Leger E., Lesser V., Opsomer J.D., Shaw N., Soltis D.E., Swinton S.M., Toth E., and Young S.A. (2020).

Preparing for the need for a supply of native seed.

Ecological Restoration, 38(4), 203-206.
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Kalton G., Flores Cervantes I., Arieira C., Kwanisai M., Radin E., Saito S., De A., McCracken S., and Stupp P. (2020).

Dealing with inaccurate measures of size in two-stage probability proportional to size sample designs: Applications in African household surveys.

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.
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Van de Kerckhove W., Krenzke T., and Mohadjer L. (2020).

Addressing outcome-related nonresponse through a doorstep interview.

JSM Proceedings, Survey Research Methods Section (pp. 715-724). Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.
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Metcalfe J. and Drake R.E. (2020).

National levels of human development and number of mental hospital beds.

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29(e167).
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Gray L. and Lewis L. (2020).

Teachers’ use of technology for school and homework assignments: 2018–19.

(NCES 2020-048). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
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Troppe P., Isenberg E., Milanowski A., Garrison-Mogren R., Rizzo L., Gill B.P., Ross C., Dillon E., and Li A. (2020).

The transition to ESSA: State and district approaches to implementing Title I and Title II-A in 2017–18.

(NCEE 2021-002). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
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Hyland A., Kasza K.A., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Taylor K.A., Compton W.M., Day H., Donaldson E.A., Sharma E., Anic G., Edwards K.C., Halenar M.J., Hull L.C., Kissin W.B., Limpert J., Seaman E.L., Bansal-Travers M., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., and Stanton C.A. (2020).

Overview of tobacco use transitions for population health.

Tobacco Control, 29(Suppl 3), s134-s138.
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Pearson J.L., Sharma E., Rui N., Halenar M.J., Johnson A.L., Cummings K.M., Hammad H.T., Kaufaman A.R., Tworek C., Coniewicz M.L., Kimmel H.L., Tanski S., Compton W.M., Day H., Ambrose B.K., Bansal-Travers M., Silveira M.L., Abrams D., Limpert J., Traver M.J., Borek N., Hyland A.J., and Stanton C.A. (2020).

Association of electronic nicotine delivery system use with cigarette smoking progression or reduction among young adults.

JAMA Network Open, 3(11), e2015893.
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Travers M.J., Rivard C., Sharma E., Retzky S., Yucesoy B., Goniewicz M.L., Stanton C.A., Chen J., Callahan-Lyon P., Kimmel H.L., Xia B., Wang Y., Sosnoff C.S., De Jesús V.R., Blount B.C., Hecht S.S., and Hyland A. (2020).

Biomarkers of exposure among USA adult hookah users: Results from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013-2014).

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6403.
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Stanton C.A., Sharma E., Edwards K.C., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Kasza K.A., Day H., Anic G., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Longitudinal transitions of exclusive and polytobacco electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29(Suppl 3), s147-s154.
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Pierce J.P., Benmarhnia T., Chen R., White M., Abrams D.B., Ambrose B.K., Blanco C., Borek N., Choi K., Coleman B., Compton W.M., Cummings K.M., Delnevo C.D., Elton-Marshall T., Goniewicz M.L., Gravely S., Fong G.T., Hatsukami D., Henrie J., Kasza K.A., Kealey S., Kimmel H.L., Limpert J., Niaura R.S., Ramôa C., Sharma E., Silveira M.L., Ramôa C., Stanton C.A., Steinberg M.B., Taylor E., Bansal-Travers M., Trinidad D.R., Gardner L.D., Hyland A., Soneji S., and Messer K. (2020).

Role of e-cigarettes and pharmacotherapy during attempts to quit cigarette smoking: The PATH Study 2013-16.

PLoS One, 15(9), e0237938.
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Edwards K.C., Kasza K.A., Tang Z., Stanton C.A., Sharma E., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Donaldson E.A., Hull L.C., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Zandberg I., Gardner L.D., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Correlates of tobacco product reuptake and relapse among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control s216-s226.
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Kasza K.A., Edwards K.C., Tang Z., Stanton C.A., Sharma E., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Donaldson E., Hull L.C., Day H., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Zandberg I., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control s191-s202.
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Casagrande S.S., Lessem S.E., Orchard T.J., Bullard K.M., Geiss L.S., Saydah S.H., Menke A., Imperatore G., Rust K.F., and Cowie C.C. (2020).

Comparison of several survey-based algorithms to ascertain type 1 diabetes among U.S. adults with self-reported diabetes.

British Medical Journal Open Diabetes Research & Care, 8(e001917).
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Hubbard F., Conrad F., and Antoun C. (2020).

The benefits of conversational interviewing are independent of who asks the questions or the types of questions they ask.

Survey Research Methods, 14(4), 515-531.
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Villanti A.C., Johnson A.L., Halenar M.J., Sharma E., Cummings K.M., Stanton C.A., Delnevo C.D., Wackowski O.A., Bansal-Travers M., Pearson J.L., Abrams D.B., Niaura R.S., Fong G.T., Elton-Marshall T., Hatsukami D., Trinidad D.R., Kaufman A., Sawdey M.D., Taylor E.V., Slavit W.I., Rass O., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Menthol and mint cigarettes and cigars: Initiation and progression in youth, young adults and adults in Waves 1-4 of the PATH Study, 2013-2017.

Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Tourangeau R., Yan T., and Sun H. (2020).

Who can you count on? Understanding the determinants of reliability.

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 8, 903-931.
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Vehmeijer F.O.L., Kupers L.K., Sharp G.C., Salas L.A., Lent S., Jima D.D., Tindula G., Reese S., Cancan Q., Gruzieva O., Page C., Rezwan F.I., Melton P.E., Nohr E., Escaramis G., Rzehak P., Heiskala A., Gong T., Tuominen S.T., Gao L., Ross J.P., Starling A.P., Holloway J.W., Yousefi P., Aasvang G.M., Beilin L.J., Bergström A., Binder E., Chatzi L., Corpeleijn E., Czamara D., Eskenazi B., Ewart S., Ferre N., Grote V., Gruszfeld D., Håberg S.E., Hoyo C., Huen K., Karlsson R., Kull I., Langhendries J.P., Lepeule J., Magnus M.C., . Maguire R.L., Molloy P.L., Monnereau C., Mori T.A., Oken E., Räikkönen K., Rifas-Shiman S., Ruiz-Arenas C., Sebert S., Ullemar V., Verduci E., Vonk J.M., Xu C.J., Yang I.V., Zhang H., Zhang W., Karmaus W., Dabelea D., Muhlhausler B.S., Breton C.V., Lahti J., Almqvist C., Jarvelin M.R., Koletzko B., Vrijheid M., Sørensen T.I.A., Huang R.C., Arshad S.H., Nystad W., Melén E., Koppelman G.H., London S.L., Holland N., Bustamante M., Murphy S.K., Hivert M.F., Baccarelli A., Relton C.L., Snieder H., Jaddoe V.W.V., and Felix J.F. (2020).

DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: Meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies.

Genome Medicine, 12(1), 105.
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West B. T., Yan T., Kreuter F., Josten M., and Schroeder H. (2020).

Examining the utility of interviewer observations on the survey response process.

In K. Olson, J. Smyth, J. Dykema, A. Holbrook, F. Kreuter, and B. T. West (Eds.), Interviewer Effects from a Total Survey Error Perspective (pp. 106-119). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
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Yan T., Fricker S., and Tsai S. (2020).

Response burden: What is it and what predicts it?.

In P. Beatty, D. Collins, L. Kaye, J. Padilla, G. Willis, and A. Wilmot (Eds.), Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing (pp. 193-212). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.
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Giesen L. and Roeser A. (2020).

Structuring a team-based approach to coding qualitative data.

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19.
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Regan A.K., Feldman B.S., Azziz-Baumgartner E., Naleway AL., Williams J., Wyant BE., Simmonds K., Effler PV., Booth S., Ball S.W., Katz MA., Fink R.V., Thompson M.G., Chung H., Kwong J.C., and Fell D.B. (2020).

An international cohort study of birth outcomes associated with hospitalized acute respiratory infection during pregnancy.

The Journal of Infection, 81(1), 48-56.
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Murthy N.C., Black C., Kahn K.E., Ding H., Ball S., Fink R.V., Devlin R., D'Angelo D., and Fiebelkorn A.P. (2020).

Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis and influenza vaccinations among women with a live birth, Internet panel survey, 2017-2018.

Infectious Diseases, 13.
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Dursa E., Tadesse B., Carter C., Culpepper W., Schneiderman A., and Rumm P. (2020).

Respiratory illness among Gulf War and Gulf War era veterans who use the Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.

American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
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Baird D.D., Patchel S.A., Saldana T.M., Umbach D.M., Cooper T., Wegienka G., and Harmon Q.E. (2020).

Uterine fibroid incidence and growth in an ultrasound-based, prospective study of young African Americans.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 223(3), E1-E18.
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Nooney J., Kirkman M., McKeever Bullard K., White Z., Meadows K., Campione J., Mardon R., Rivero G., Benoit S., Pfaff E., Rolka D., and Saydah S. (2020).

Identifying optimal survey-based algorithms to distinguish diabetes type among adults with diabetes.

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology, 21.
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Williams D., Brick J.M., Edwards W.S., and Giambo P. (2020).

Questionnaire design issues in mail surveys of all adults in a household.

In P. Beatty, D. Collins, L. Kaye, J. Padilla, G. Willis, and A. Wilmont (Eds.), Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing (pp. 697-721). (28). New York: Wiley.
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Kasza K.A., Edwards K.C., Tang Z., Stanton C.A., Sharma E., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Donaldson E.A., Hull L.C., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Zandberg I., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Correlates of tobacco product cessation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016).

Tobacco Control, 29, s203–215.
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Kasza K.A., Edwards K.C., Tang Z., Stanton C.A., Sharma E., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Donaldson E., Hull L.C., Day H., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Zandberg I., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2020).

Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and adults in the United States: Findings from the path study waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29, s191–202.
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Höhne J.K. and Yan T. (2020).

Investigating the impact of violations of the “left and top means first” heuristic on response behavior and data quality.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 23(3), 347-353.
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Campione J.R. and Zebrak K.A. (2020).

Predictors of unmet need among informal caregivers.

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
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Taylor K.A., Sharma E., Edwards K.C., Halenar M.J., Kissin W.B., Kasza K.A., Day H., Anic G., Gardner L.D., Hammad H.T., Hull L.C., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., Hyland A., and Stanton C. (2020).

Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco cigarette use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29(Suppl 3), s139-s146.
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Sharma E., Edwards K.C., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Kasza K.A., Day H., Gardner L.D., Anic G., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Hammad H.T., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., Hyland A., and Stanton C.A. (2020).

Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco smokeless use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29(Suppl 3), s170-s177.
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Edwards K.C., Sharma E., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Kasza K.A., Day H., Hammad H.T., Anic G., Bansal-Travers M., Limpert J., Gardner L.D., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., Hyland A., and Stanton C.A. (2020).

Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco cigar use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29(suppl. 3), s163-s169.
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Sharma E., Bansal-Travers M., Edwards K.C., Halenar M.J., Taylor K.A., Kasza K.A., Day H., Hammad H.T., Anic G., Limpert J., Gardner L.D., Borek N., Kimmel H.L., Compton W.M., Hyland A., and Stanton C.A. (2020).

Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco hookah use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the PATH Study Waves 1-3 (2013-2016).

Tobacco Control, 29(suppl. 3), s155-s162.
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Aikin K.J., Sullivan H.W., Berktold J., Stein K.L., and Hoverman V.J. (2020).

Consumers' experience with and attitudes toward direct-to-consumer prescription drug promotion: A nationally representative survey.

Health Marketing Quarterly, 38(3).
Roberts D.A., Hawes S.E., Bao B., Ndiaye A.J., Gueye D., Raugi D.N., Mane M., Mboup A., Diouf O., Jones F., Kane C.T., Sarr M., Mboup S., and Gottlieb G.S. (2020).

Trends in reported sexual behavior and Y-chromosomal DNA detection among female sex workers in the Senegal Preexposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Project.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 47(5), 314-320.
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Merideth M.A., Harney L.A., Vyas N., Bachi A., Carr A.G., Hill D.A., Dehner L.P., Schultz K.A., Stewart D.R., and Stratton P. (2020).

Gynecologic and reproductive health in patients with pathogenic germline variants in DICER1.

Gynecologic Oncology, 156(3), 647-653.
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Le-Scherban F., Ballester L., Castro J.C., Cohen S., Melly S., Moore K., and Buehler J.W. (2019).

Identifying neighborhood characteristics associated with diabetes and hypertension control in an urban African-American population using geo-linked electronic health records.

Preventive Medicine Reports..
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O'Brien K.M., Sandler D.P., House M., Taylor J.A., and Weinberg C.R. (2019).

The Association of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis With Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration Over Time.

American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(4), 637-645.
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Bauer A.J., Stewart D.R., Kamihara J., Harris A.K., Turner J., Shah R., Schneider K.W., Schneider K., Carr A.G., Harney L.A., Frazier A.L., Orbach D., Schneider D.T., Malkin D., Dehner L.P., Messinger Y.H., Hill D.A., and Schultz K.A. (2019).

DICER1 and associated conditions: Identification of at-risk individuals and recommended surveillance strategies–Response.

Clinical Cancer Research, 25(5), 1689-1690.
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Kopycka-Kedzierawski D.T., Cacciato R., Hennessey R., Meyerowitz C., Litaker M.S., Heft M.W., Johnson K.S., Reyes S.C., Johnson J.D., Baltuck C.T., and Gilbert G.H. (2019).

Electronic and paper mode of data capture when assessing patient-reported outcomes in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, 10(4), e12427.
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Krenzke T., Van de Kerckhove W., Thornton N., Diaz-Hoffmann L., Hogan J., Mohadjer L., Li L., Li J., Yamamoto K., Khorramdel L., and Ali U. (2019).

U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014/2017: Main Study, National Supplement, and PIAAC 2017 technical report.

(NCES 2020-224). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

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