Bethea TN

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2019-2023

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2023
Correlates of whole blood metal concentrations among reproductive-aged Black women.
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/s41370-022-00477-y

BackgroundMetals may influence reproductive health, but few studies have investigated correlates of metal body burden among reproductive-aged women outside of pregnancy. Furthermore, while there is evidence of racial disparities in exposure…

article 2023
Racial Differences in the Association of Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomas With the Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000005191

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between endometriosis and uterine leiomyomas with ovarian cancer risk by race and the effect of hysterectomy on these associations. METHODS: We used data from four case-control studies and two case-contr…

2021
Correlates of urinary concentrations of phthalate and phthalate alternative metabolites among reproductive-aged Black women from Detroit, Michigan.
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/s41370-020-00270-9

BackgroundPhthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are widely present in consumer products. In the United States, Black women are more highly exposed to phthalates than other racial/ethnic groups, yet information on predictors of …

2019
Ovarian Cancer in Women of African Ancestry (OCWAA) consortium: a resource of harmonized data from eight epidemiologic studies of African American and white women.
Cancer causes & control : CCC ·doi:10.1007/s10552-019-01199-7

PurposeAlthough the incidence rate of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is somewhat lower in African American (AA) than white women, survival is worse. The Ovarian Cancer in Women of African Ancestry (OCWAA) consortium will overcome small, st…