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Mahyar Etminan

University of British Columbia
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Cited by 13589

Risk of ischaemic stroke in people with migraine: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

M Etminan, B Takkouche, FC Isorna, A Samii - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objective To explore the association between migraine and risk of ischaemic stroke. Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Observational studies published …

Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on risk of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

M Etminan, S Gill, A Samii - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Objectives To quantify the risk of Alzheimer's disease in users of all non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and users of aspirin and to determine any influence of duration …

The role of tomato products and lycopene in the prevention of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

M Etminan, B Takkouche, F Caamano-Isorna - … Epidemiology Biomarkers & …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: To determine whether intake of tomato products reduces the risk of prostate cancer
using a meta-analysis. Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE and EMBASE and …

Risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta‐analysis of observational studies

JA Aviña‐Zubieta, HK Choi… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the magnitude of risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population through a meta‐analysis of …

Reduction of morbidity and mortality by statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with chronic obstructive …

GBJ Mancini, M Etminan, B Zhang, LE Levesque… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if statins (hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA
reductase inhibitors [HMG-CoA]), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and …

Intake of vitamin E, vitamin C, and carotenoids and the risk of Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis

M Etminan, SS Gill, A Samii - The Lancet Neurology, 2005 - thelancet.com
We studied the effect of vitamin C, vitamin E, and β carotene intake on the risk of Parkinson's
disease (PD). We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies …

Head injury and risk of Parkinson disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Jafari, M Etminan, F Aminzadeh… - Movement …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Head trauma has been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). We
performed a meta‐analysis to investigate the association between head trauma and the risk …

Psychotropic medications and the risk of fracture: a meta-analysis

B Takkouche, A Montes-Martinez, SS Gill, M Etminan - Drug safety, 2007 - Springer
Background: Older adults throughout the developed world are at significant risk of
osteoporotic fractures. Many studies have examined the relationship between the use of …

Handling time varying confounding in observational research

MA Mansournia, M Etminan, G Danaei, JS Kaufman… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Many exposures of epidemiological interest are time varying, and the values of potential
confounders may change over time leading to time varying confounding. The aim of many …

Breast cancer and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a meta-analysis

B Takkouche, C Regueira-Méndez… - Journal of the National …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women. The use
of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be associated with reduced risk for …