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Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen screening: 1986-2005.

Welch HG, Albertsen PC.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Oct 7;101(19):1325-9. Epub 2009 Aug 31.PMID: 19720969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Using the results of a baseline and a surveillance colonoscopy to predict recurrent adenomas with high-risk characteristics.

Robertson DJ, Burke CA, Welch HG, Haile RW, Sandler RS, Greenberg ER, Ahnen DJ, Bresalier RS, Rothstein RI, Cole B, Mott LA, Baron JA.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jul 21;151(2):103-9.PMID: 19620162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overdiagnosis and mammography screening.

Welch HG.

BMJ. 2009 Jul 9;339:b1425. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1425. No abstract available. PMID: 19589820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National trends in lower extremity bypass surgery, endovascular interventions, and major amputations.

Goodney PP, Beck AW, Nagle J, Welch HG, Zwolak RM.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul;50(1):54-60. Epub 2009 May 28.PMID: 19481407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Using a drug facts box to communicate drug benefits and harms: two randomized trials.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Apr 21;150(8):516-27. Epub 2009 Feb 16.PMID: 19221371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Flawed inferences about screening mammography's benefit based on observational data.

Berry DA, Baines CJ, Baum M, Dickersin K, Fletcher SW, Gøtzsche PC, Jørgensen KJ, Junod B, Maehlen J, Schwartz LM, Welch HG, Woloshin S, Thornton H, Zahl PH.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Feb 1;27(4):639-40; author reply 641-2. Epub 2008 Dec 15. No abstract available. PMID: 19075270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The natural history of invasive breast cancers detected by screening mammography.

Zahl PH, Maehlen J, Welch HG.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Nov 24;168(21):2311-6.PMID: 19029493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The risk of death by age, sex, and smoking status in the United States: putting health risks in context.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Jun 18;100(12):845-53. Epub 2008 Jun 10. Erratum in: J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Aug 20;100(16):1133. PMID: 18544745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial disparities in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair among male Medicare beneficiaries.

Wilson CT, Fisher E, Welch HG.

Arch Surg. 2008 May;143(5):506-10.PMID: 18490563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The sea of uncertainty surrounding ductal carcinoma in situ--the price of screening mammography.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Feb 20;100(4):228-9. Epub 2008 Feb 12. No abstract available. PMID: 18270336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The zero mortality paradox in surgery.

Dimick JB, Welch HG.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Jan;206(1):13-6. Epub 2007 Oct 18.PMID: 18155563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overstating the evidence for lung cancer screening: the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) study.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Gordis L, Gøtzsche PC, Harris R, Kramer BS, Ransohoff DF.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Nov 26;167(21):2289-95.PMID: 18039986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Implications of expanding disease definitions: the case of osteoporosis.

Herndon MB, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):1702-11.PMID: 17978389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The drug facts box: providing consumers with simple tabular data on drug benefit and harm.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Med Decis Making. 2007 Sep-Oct;27(5):655-62. Epub 2007 Sep 14.PMID: 17873258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detection of prostate cancer via biopsy in the Medicare-SEER population during the PSA era.

Welch HG, Fisher ES, Gottlieb DJ, Barry MJ.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Sep 19;99(18):1395-400. Epub 2007 Sep 11.PMID: 17848671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk for increased utilization and adverse health outcomes among men served by the Veterans Health Administration.

Larson RJ, Welch HG.

Mil Med. 2007 Jul;172(7):690-6.PMID: 17691680 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends in the use of the pulmonary artery catheter in the United States, 1993-2004.

Wiener RS, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2007 Jul 25;298(4):423-9.PMID: 17652296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating the impact of adding C-reactive protein as a criterion for lipid lowering treatment in the United States.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Kerin K, Welch HG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Feb;22(2):197-204.PMID: 17356986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effectiveness of a primer to help people understand risk: two randomized trials in distinct populations.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Feb 20;146(4):256-65.PMID: 17310049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

U.S. trends in CABG hospital volume: the effect of adding cardiac surgery programs.

Wilson CT, Fisher ES, Welch HG, Siewers AE, Lucas FL.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jan-Feb;26(1):162-8.PMID: 17211025 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rates of postpartum glucose testing after gestational diabetes mellitus.

Russell MA, Phipps MG, Olson CL, Welch HG, Carpenter MW.

Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;108(6):1456-62.PMID: 17138780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ratio measures in leading medical journals: structured review of accessibility of underlying absolute risks.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Dvorin EL, Welch HG.

BMJ. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1248. Epub 2006 Oct 23.PMID: 17060338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Group writing of letters to the editor as the goal of journal club.

Kallen AJ, Wilson CT, Russell MA, Larson RJ, Davies L, Sirovich BE, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2006 Sep 6;296(9):1053-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16954483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology of head and neck cancer in the United States.

Davies L, Welch HG.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Sep;135(3):451-7.PMID: 16949981 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

State newborn screening in the tandem mass spectrometry era: more tests, more false-positive results.

Tarini BA, Christakis DA, Welch HG.

Pediatrics. 2006 Aug;118(2):448-56.PMID: 16882794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States, 1973-2002.

Davies L, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2006 May 10;295(18):2164-7.PMID: 16684987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Regional variations in health care intensity and physician perceptions of quality of care.

Sirovich BE, Gottlieb DJ, Welch HG, Fisher ES.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):641-9.PMID: 16670133 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Current antibiotic therapy for isolated urinary tract infections in women.

Kallen AJ, Welch HG, Sirovich BE.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Mar 27;166(6):635-9.PMID: 16567602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ramifications of screening for breast cancer: 1 in 4 cancers detected by mammography are pseudocancers.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

BMJ. 2006 Mar 25;332(7543):727. No abstract available. PMID: 16565136 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patients and medical statistics. Interest, confidence, and ability.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Nov;20(11):996-1000.PMID: 16307623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variation in the tendency of primary care physicians to intervene.

Sirovich BE, Gottlieb DJ, Welch HG, Fisher ES.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Oct 24;165(19):2252-6.PMID: 16246991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Statins and the risk of colorectal cancer.

Welch HG.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Sep 1;353(9):952-4; author reply 952-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16136710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Skin biopsy rates and incidence of melanoma: population based ecological study.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):481. Epub 2005 Aug 4.PMID: 16081427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prostate-specific antigen levels in the United States: implications of various definitions for abnormal.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Aug 3;97(15):1132-7.PMID: 16077071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Can patients interpret health information? An assessment of the medical data interpretation test.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Med Decis Making. 2005 May-Jun;25(3):290-300.PMID: 15951456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Celebrity endorsements of cancer screening.

Larson RJ, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 May 4;97(9):693-5.PMID: 15870440 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The exaggerated relations between diet, body weight and mortality: the case for a categorical data approach.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

CMAJ. 2005 Mar 29;172(7):891-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15795411 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Advertising by academic medical centers.

Larson RJ, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Mar 28;165(6):645-51.PMID: 15795340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Search and destroy--the right cancer strategy for Europeans?

Welch HG.

Eur J Cancer. 2005 Mar;41(5):660-3. Epub 2005 Jan 26. No abstract available. PMID: 15763639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of overdiagnosis and reclassification in the marked increase of esophageal adenocarcinoma incidence.

Pohl H, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Jan 19;97(2):142-6.PMID: 15657344 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The value of benefit data in direct-to-consumer drug ads.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Jan-Jun;Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-234-45.PMID: 15452006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical mortality as an indicator of hospital quality: the problem with small sample size.

Dimick JB, Welch HG, Birkmeyer JD.

JAMA. 2004 Aug 18;292(7):847-51.PMID: 15315999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cervical cancer screening among women without a cervix.

Sirovich BE, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2004 Jun 23;291(24):2990-3.PMID: 15213211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Right and wrong reasons to be screened.

Welch HG.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 4;140(9):754-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15126260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The frequency of Pap smear screening in the United States.

Sirovich BE, Welch HG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2004 Mar;19(3):243-50.PMID: 15009779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Enthusiasm for cancer screening in the United States.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Fowler FJ Jr, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2004 Jan 7;291(1):71-8.PMID: 14709578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are deaths within 1 month of cancer-directed surgery attributed to cancer?

Welch HG, Black WC.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2002 Jul 17;94(14):1066-70.PMID: 12122097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tobacco money: up in smoke?

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Lancet. 2002 Jun 15;359(9323):2108-11. No abstract available. Erratum in: Lancet 2002 Sep 21;360(9337):954. PMID: 12086781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk charts: putting cancer in context.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2002 Jun 5;94(11):799-804. No abstract available. PMID: 12048267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Presumed benefit: lessons from the American experience with marrow transplantation for breast cancer.

Welch HG, Mogielnicki J.

BMJ. 2002 May 4;324(7345):1088-92. No abstract available. PMID: 11991918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article