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EDITORIAL Back

Moyses Szklo
Editorial: George W. Comstock—An Appreciation
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 667; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn201 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Alfred Sommer
Commentary: George W. Comstock—Reflections on a Master Mentor
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 668; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn110 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan E. Golub
Commentary: George W. Comstock—Always a Teacher
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 669-670; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra L. Clipp
Commentary: A Personal Tribute to Dr. George W. Comstock
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 671-672; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn139 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Commentary: The Ongoing Legacy—The George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 673-675; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn162 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Historical Paper Back

George W. Comstock, Trudy L. Bush, Kathy J. Helzlsouer, and Sandra C. Hoffman
The Washington County Training Center: An Exemplar of Public Health Research in the Field
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 676-682; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn270 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Nandini Selvam and Marian Passannante
Commentary: More than Just Luck—The Impact of Dr. George W. Comstock on Tuberculosis in the 20th Century
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 683-686; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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George W. Comstock
Tuberculosis Studies in Muscogee County, Georgia1: I. Community-wide Tuberculosis Research
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 687-691; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn323 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock
Frost Revisited: The Modern Epidemiology of Tuberculosis: The Third Wade Hampton Frost Lecture
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 692-711; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn268 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Lewis H. Kuller
Commentary: George W. Comstock and Noninvasive Imaging, 1950s-Style
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 712-714; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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George W. Comstock
Mortality of Persons with Photofluorograms Suggestive of Cardiovascular Disease
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 715-732; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn324 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock
An Epidemiologic Study of Blood Pressure Levels in a Biracial Community in the Sourthern United States
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 733-777; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn267 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock, Mildred A. Kendrick, and Verna T. Livesay
Subcutaneous Fatness AND Mortality
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 778-793; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn325 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Jonathan M. Samet
Commentary: George W. Comstock's Contributions to Respiratory Disease Epidemiology
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 794-795; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn114 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Historical Paper Back

Eyal Shahar, Aaron R. Folsom, Sandra L. Melnick, Melvyn S. Tockman, George W. Comstock, Valerio Gennaro, Millicent W. Higgins, Paul D. Sorlie, Wen-Jene Ko, Moyses Szklo, and For the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Investigators
Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Acids and Smoking-Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 796-801; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn322 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock, MD, Wilfred J. Brownlow, MD, Baltim, Richard W. Stone, MD New Yor, and Philip E. Sartwell, MD, Baltim
Cigarette Smoking and Changes in Respiratory Findings
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 802-809; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn321 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock, Mary B. Meyer, Knud J. Helsing, and Melvyn S. Tockman
Respiratory Effects of Household Exposures to Tobacco Smoke and Gas Cooking
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 810-815; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Commentary: Dr. George W. Comstock—A Primary Care Practitioner of Public Health
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 816-818; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn145 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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George W. Comstock and Kay B. Partridge
Chruch Attendance and Health
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 819-826; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn326 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock, Alyce E. Burke, Edward P. Norkus, Gary B. Gordon, Sandra C. Hoffman, and Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Effects of Repeated Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Concentrations of Cholesterol, Micronutrients, and Hormones in Human Plasma and Serum
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 827-830; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn327 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George W. Comstock, Anthony J. Alberg, Han-Yao Huang, Kana Wu, Alyce E. Burke, Sandra C. Hoffman, Edward P. Norkus, Myron Gross, Richard G. Cutler, J. Steven Morris, Vickie L. Spate, and Kathy J. Helzlsouer
The Risk of Developing Lung Cancer Associated with Antioxidants in the Blood: Ascorbic Acids, Carotenoids. {alpha}-Tocopherol, Selenium, and Total Peroxyl Radical Absorbing Capacity
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 831-840; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn328 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathy J. Helzsouer, John Newby, and George W. Comstock
Prostate-specific Antigen Levels and Subsequent Prostate Cancer: Potential for Screening
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 841-844; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn271 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Honors and Awards Back

Honors and Awards • Bibliography of Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2008 168: 845-854; doi:10.1093/aje/kwn247 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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