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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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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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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.D. Smyth, J. Dykema, A. L. 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.L. 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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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., 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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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., 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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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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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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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).
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, 29(suppl. 3), s191-s202.
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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.
Van de Kerckhove W., Krenzke T., Mohadjer L., and Ren W. (2019).

Evaluation of dwelling unit frame coverage enhancement: Case study of the 2017 PIAAC Survey.

Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research Methods of the American Statistical Association (pp. 2306-2315). Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.
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DeBell M., Maisel N., Edwards B., Amsbary M., and Meldener V. (2019).

Improving survey response rates with visible money.

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology 1-11.
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Viet S.M. (2019).

Exposure reconstruction (Chapter 33).

In W.E. Luttrell, K.R. Still, J.A. Church, and L.A. Beyer (Eds.), Toxicology principles for the industrial hygienist, 2nd ed. Falls Church, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Campione J., Mardon R.E., and McDonald K.M. (2019).

Patient safety culture, health information technology implementation, and medical office problems that could lead to diagnostic error.

Journal of Patient Safety, 15(4), 267-273.
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Havens P.L., Perumean-Chaney S.E., Patki A., Cofield S.S., Wilson C.M., Liu N., Anderson P.L., Landovitz R.J., Kapogiannis B.G., Hosek S.G., and Mulligan K. (2019).

Changes in bone mass after discontinuation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine in young men who have sex with men: Extension phase results of Adolescent Trials Network Protocols 110 and 113.

Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Shlomo N., Krenzke T., and Li J. (2019).

Comparison of three post-tabular confidentiality approaches for survey weighted frequency tables.

Transactions on Data Privacy, 12(3), 145-168.
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Carlson A., Page E.T., Zimmerman T.P., Tornow C.E., and Hermansen S. (2019).

Linking USDA nutrition databases to IRI household-based and store-based scanner data.

(Technical Bulletin No. TB-1952). Washington, DC: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Cantor D., Fisher B., Chibnall S., Harps S., Townsend R., Thomas G., Lee H., Kranz V., Herbison R., and Madden K. (2019).

Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct.

Washington, DC: Association of American Universities.
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Tourangeau R., Yan T., and Sun H. (2019).

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

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.
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Hoehne J. K., Lenzner T., Neuert C., and Yan T. (2019).

Re-examining the middle means typical and the left and top means first heuristics using eye-tracking methodology.

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.
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DeMatteis J.M. (2019).

Computing "e" in self-administered address-based sampling studies.

Survey Practice, 12(1).
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de Jong J., Dorer B., Lee S., Yan T., and Villar A. (2019).

Overview of questionnaire design and testing.

In T.P. Johnson, B. Pennell, I. Stoop, and B. Dorer (Eds.), Advances in comparative survey methods: Multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts (3MC) (pp. 115-138). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
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Keusch F. and Yan T. (2019).

Impact of response scale features on survey responses to behavioral questions .

In P.J. Lavrakas, M.W. Traugott, C. Kennedy, A.L. Holbrook, E.D. de Leeuw, B.T. West (Ed.), Experimental methods in survey research: Techniques that combine random sampling with random assignment (pp. 131-150). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
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Moss J.L., Stinchcomb D.G., and Yu M. (2019).

Providing higher resolution indicators of rurality in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database: Implications for patient privacy and research.

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 28(9), 1409-1416.
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Lewis T., Gorsak M., and Yount N. (2019).

An automated refusal conversion strategy for web surveys.

Field Methods, 31(4), 309-327.
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Yan T. and Cantor D. (2019).

Asking survey questions about criminal justice involvement.

Public Health Reports, 134(1 Sup), 46s-56s.
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Fine A.D., Fountain E., and Vidal S. (2019).

Juveniles' beliefs about and perceptions of probation predict technical violations and delinquency.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(2), 116-125.
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Psoter W.J., Morse D.E., Kerr A.R., Tomar S.L., Aguilar M.L., Harris D.R., Stone L.H., Makhija S.K., Kaste L.M., Strumwasser B., Pihlstrom D.J., Masterson E.E., and Meyerowitz C. (2019).

Oral cancer examinations and lesion discovery as reported by U.S. general dentists: Findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

Preventive Medicine, 124, 117-123.
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Dirajlal-Fargo S., Mussi-Pinhata M.M., Weinberg A., Yu Q., Cohen R., Harris D.R., Bowman E., Gabriel J., Kulkarni M., Funderburg N., Chakhtoura N., and McComsey G.A. (2019).

HIV-exposed-uninfected infants have increased inflammation and monocyte activation.

AIDS, 33(5), 845-853.
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Rohan E.A., Slotman B., Goettsche Tristani E., Townsend J.S., White D.E., Fultz-Butts K., and Gardner A. (2019).

Evaluating the feasibility of using a mobile app to track oncology patient navigation activities and outcomes.

Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship, 10(3).
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Kirkpatrick S. I., Guenther P.M., Douglass D., Zimmerman T., Kahle L.L., Atoloye A., Marcinow M., Savoie-Roskos M.R., Dodd K.W., and Durward C. (2019).

The provision of assistance does not substantially impact the accuracy of 24-hour dietary recalls completed using the Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool among women with low incomes.

Journal of Nutrition, 149(1), 114-122.
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Chang C.M., Rostron B.L., Chang J.T., Corey C.G., Kimmel H.L., Sosnoff C.S., Goniewicz M.L., Edwards K.C., Hatsukami D.K., Wang Y., Del Valle-Pinero A.Y., Yang M., Travers M.J., Arnstein S., Taylor K., Conway K., Ambrose B.K., Borek N., Hyland A., Wang L., Blount B.C., and van Bemmel D.M. (2019).

Biomarkers of exposure among U.S. adult cigar smokers: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 1 (2013-2014).

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 28(5), 943-953.
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Fales A.S., Cypel Y.S., Dunn M.E., Truelove A.L., Ishii E.K., Schneiderman A.I., and Davey V.J. (2019).

Qualitative interviewing: Testing health surveys among Vietnam war veterans at the age of 70 years.

SAGE Open, 9(1).
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Coleman B., Rostron B., Johnson S.E., Persoskie A., Pearson J., Stanton C., Choi K., Anic G., Goniewicz M.L., Cummings K.M., Kasza K.A., Silveira M.L., Delnevo C., Niaura R., Abrams D.B., Kimmel H.L., Borek N., Compton W.M., and Hyland A. (2019).

Transitions in electronic cigarette use among adults in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, Waves 1 and 2 (2013-2015).

Tobacco Control, 28(1), 50-59.
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Sawdey M.D., Day H.R., Coleman B., Gardner L.D., Johnson S.E., Limpert J., Hammad H.T., Goniewicz M.L., Abrams D.B., Stanton C.A., Pearson J.L., Kaufman A.R., Kimmel H.L., Delnevo C.D., Compton W.M., Bansal-Travers M., Niaura R.S., Hyland A., and Ambrose B.K. (2019).

Associations of risk factors of e-cigarette and cigarette use and susceptibility to use among baseline PATH study youth participants (2013-2014).

Addictive Behaviors, 91, 51-60.
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Messier K.P., Wheeler D.C., Flory A.R., Jones R.R., Nolan B.T., and Ward M.H. (2019).

Modeling groundwater nitrate exposure in private wells of North Carolina for the Agricultural Health Study.

Science of the Total Environment, 655, 512-519.
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Adler C., Friesen M.C., Yeboah E.D., Tettey Y., Biritwum R.B., Adjei A.A., Tay E., Okyne V., Mensah J.E., Truelove A., Yang B., Kelly S.P., Zhou C.K., McCullough L.E., Pardo L., Hoover R.N., Hsing A.W., Cook M.B., and Koutros S. (2019).

Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: The Ghana Prostate Study.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 76(2), 71-77.
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Stewart D.R., Best A.F., Williams G.M., Harney L.A., Carr A.G., Harris A.K., Kratz C.P., Dehner L.P., Messinger Y.H., Rosenberg P.S., Hill D.A., and Schultz K.A.P. (2019).

Neoplasm risk among individuals with a pathogenic germline variant in DICER1.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37(8), 668-676.
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Stanton C.A., Bansal-Travers M., Johnson A.L., Sharma E., Katz L., Ambrose B.K., Silveira M.L., Day H., Sargent J., Borek N., Compton W.M., Johnson S., Kimmel H., Kaufman A.R., Limpert J., Abrams D., Cummings K.M., Goniewicz M.L., Tanski S., Travers M.J., Hyland A.J., and Pearson J.L. (2019).

Longitudinal e-cigarette and cigarette use among US youth in the PATH Study (2013-2015).

Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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