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Linn Abraham, MS
Biostatistician

Research Interests:
Ms. Abraham is a biostatistician with interests in breast cancer surveillance, radiologist variability in mammography and other issues affecting women's health (e.g., factors related to urinary tract infections and incontinence). Her statistical experience includes survival analysis of recurrent events, case-cohort analysis, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and informative dropout in longitudinal data.

Contact Ms. Abraham
Voice Mail: 206-287-2974 
E-Mail: abraham.l@ghc.org

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Recent Publications:
Aiello Bowles EJ, Miglioretti DL, Sickles EA, Abraham L, Carney PA, Yankaskas B, Elmore J. Accuracy of short-interval follow-up mammograms by patient and radiologist characteristics. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;190(5):1200-8.

Taplin S, Abraham L, Barlow WE, Fenton JJ, Berns EA, Carney PA, Cutter GR, Sickles EA, Carl D, Elmore JG. Mammography facility characteristics associated with interpretive accuracy of screening mammography. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008;100(12):876-87. Epub 2008 Jun 10. Abstract

2007
Carney PA, Abraham LA, Miglioretti DL, Yabroff KR, Sickles EA, Buist DS, Kasales CJ, Geller BM, Rosenberg RD, Dignan MB, Weaver DL, Kerlikowske K. Factors associated with imaging and procedural events used to detect breast cancer after screening mammography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;188(2):385-92. Abstract

Carney PA, Yi JP, Abraham LA, Miglioretti DL, Aiello EJ, Gerrity MS, Reisch L, Berns EA, Sickles EA, Elmore JG. Reactions to uncertainty and the accuracy of diagnostic mammography. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(2):234-41. Abstract

Fenton JJ, Taplin SH, Carney PA, Abraham L, Sickles EA, D'Orsi C, Berns EA, Cutter G, Hendrick RE, Barlow WE, Elmore JG. Influence of computer-aided detection on performance of screening mammography. New Engl J Med. 2007; 356(14):1399-1409. Abstract

Miglioretti DL, Smith-Bindman R, Abraham L, Brenner RJ, Carney PA, Bowles EJ, Buist DS, Elmore JG. Radiologist characteristics associated with interpretive performance of diagnostic mammography. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99(24):1854-63. Epub 2007 Dec 11. Abstract

2006
Fenton JJ, Egger J, Carney PA, Cutter G, D'Orsi C, Sickles EA, Fosse J, Abraham L, Taplin SH, Barlow W, Hendrick RE, Elmore JG. Reality check: perceived versus actual performance of community mammographers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006;187(1):42-6. Abstract

Jackson SL, Scholes D, Boyko EJ, Abraham L, Fihn SD. Predictors of urinary incontinence in a prospective cohort of postmenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol. 2006;108(4):855-862. Abstract

Paliwal P, Gelfand AE, Abraham L, Barlow W, Elmore JG. Examining accuracy of screening mammography using an event order model. Stat Med. 2006;25(2):267-83. Abstract

Rosenberg RD, Yankaskas BC, Abraham LA, Sickles EA, Lehman CD, Geller BM, Carney PA, Kerlikowske K, Buist DS, Weaver DL, Barlow WE, Ballard-Barbash R. Performance benchmarks for screening mammography. Radiology. 2006;241(1):55-66. Abstract

Smith-Bindman R, Miglioretti DL, Lurie N, Abraham L, Barbash RB, Strzelczyk J, Dignan M, Barlow WE, Beasley CM, Kerlikowske K. Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer? Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(8):541-53. Abstract

2005
Boyko EJ, Fihn SD, Scholes D, Abraham L, Monsey B. Risk of urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteria among diabetic and nondiabetic postmenopausal women. Am J Epidemiol. 2005;161(6):557-64. Abstract

D'Orsi C, Tu SP, Nakano C, Carney PA, Abraham LA, Taplin SH, Hendrick RE, Cutter GR, Berns E, Barlow WE, Elmore JG. Current realities of delivering mammography services in the community: Do challenges with staffing and scheduling exist? Radiology. 2005;235(2):391-5. Epub 2005 Mar 29. Abstract

Egger JR, Cutter GR, Carney PA, Taplin SH, Barlow WE, Hendrick RE, D'Orsi CJ, Fosse JS, Abraham L, Elmore JG. Mammographers' perception of women's breast cancer risk. Med Decis Making. 2005;25(3):283-9. Abstract

Elmore JG, Taplin SH, Barlow WE, Cutter GR, D'Orsi CJ, Hendrick RE, Abraham LA, Fosse JS, Carney PA. Does litigation influence medical practice? The influence of community radiologists' medical malpractice perceptions and experience on screening mammography. Radiology. 2005;236(1):37-46. Abstract

Hendrick RE, Cutter GR, Berns EA, Nakano C, Egger J, Carney PA, Abraham L, Taplin SH, D'Orsi CJ, Barlow W, Elmore JG. Community-based mammography practice: services, charges, and interpretation methods. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005;184(2):433-8. Abstract

Jackson SL, Scholes D, Boyko EJ, Abraham L, Fihn SD. Urinary incontinence and diabetes in postmenopausal women. Diabetes Care. 2005;28(7):1730-8. Abstract

Kerlikowske K, Smith-Bindman R, Abraham LA, Lehman CD, Yankaskas BC, Ballard-Barbash R, Barlow WE, Voeks JH, Geller BM, Carney PA, Sickles EA. Breast cancer yield for screening mammographic examinations with recommendation for short-interval follow-up. Radiology. 2005;234(3):684-92.  Abstract

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