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Diana Miglioretti, PhD
Associate Investigator

Research Interests:
Dr. Miglioretti is a biostatistician with primary research interests in statistical issues related to breast and colorectal cancer. These include the evaluation of screening and diagnostic tools, the assessment of screening patterns over time, and the modeling of multivariate, longitudinal, and clustered data.

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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.

Boudreau DM, Yu O, Buist DS, Miglioretti DL. Statin use and prostate cancer risk in a large population-based setting. Cancer Causes Control. 2008; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract

Lesser RP, Lee HW, Webber WR, Prince B, Crone NE, Miglioretti DL. Short-term variations in response distribution to cortical stimulation. Brain. 2008 Mar 12; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract

Miglioretti DL, Brown ER. A marginalized diffusion model for estimating age at first lower endoscopy use from current-status data. J R Stat Soc Ser C Appl Stat. 2008;57(1):61-74.

Smith-Bindman R, Miglioretti DL, Rosenberg R, Reid RJ, Taplin SH, Geller BM, Kerlikowske K. Physician workload in mammography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;190(2):526-32. Abstract

2007
Boatman DF, Miglioretti DL, Eberwein C, Alidoost M, Reich SG. How accurate are bedside hearing tests? Neurology. 2007;68(16):1311-14. Abstract

Boudreau DM, Yu O, Miglioretti DL, Buist DS, Heckbert SR, Daling JR. Statin use and breast cancer risk in a large population-based setting. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007;16(3):416-21. Abstract

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

Haas JS, Miglioretti DL, Geller B, Buist DS, Nelson DE, Kerlikowske K, Carney PA, Dash S, Breslau ES, Ballard-Barbash R. Average household exposure to newspaper coverage about the harmful effects of hormone therapy and population-based declines in hormone therapy use. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(1):68-73. Abstract

Harel O, Miglioretti DL. Latent class analysis and the rate of missing information. Journal of Data Science. 2007;5(2):269-88.

Hwang ES, Miglioretti DL, Ballard-Barbash R, Weaver DL, Kerlikowske K. Association between breast density and subsequent breast cancer events following treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007;16(12):2587-93. Abstract

Jiang Y, Miglioretti DL, Metz CE, Schmidt RA. Challenges of designing imaging trials to demonstrate improvements in breast cancer detection rate. Radiology. 2007;243(2):360-7. Abstract

Kerlikowske K, Ichikawa L, Miglioretti DL, Buist DS, Vacek PM, Smith-Bindman R, Yankaskas BC, Carney P, Ballard-Barbash R. Longitudinal measurement of clinical mammographic breast density to improve estimation of breast cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99(5):386-95. Abstract

Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Buist DS, Walker R, Carney PA. Declines in invasive breast cancer and use of postmenopausal hormone therapy in a screening mammography population. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99(17):1335-9. Epub 2007 Aug 14. Abstract

Miglioretti DL, Heagerty PJ. Marginal modeling of non-nested multilevel data using standard software. Am J Epidemiol. 2007;165:453-63.

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

Rutter CM, Yu O, Miglioretti DL. A hierarchical non-homogeneous Poisson model for meta-analysis of adenoma counts. Stat Med. 2007;26(1):98-109. Abstract

2006
Boatman DF, Lesser RP, Crone NE, Krauss G, Lenz FA, Miglioretti DL. Speech recognition impairments in patients with intractable right temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2006;47(8):1397-401. Abstract

Buist DS, Aiello EJ, Miglioretti DL, White E. Mammographic breast density, dense area, and breast area differences by phase in the menstrual cycle. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15(11):2303-6. Abstract

Haas JS, Geller B, Miglioretti DL, Buist DS, Nelson DE, Kerlikowske K, Carney PA, Breslau ES, Dash S, Canales MK, Ballard-Barbash R. Changes in newspaper coverage about hormone therapy with the release of new medical evidence. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(4):304-9. Epub 2006 Feb 22. Abstract

John MT, Miglioretti DL, LeResche L, Koepsell TD, Hujoel P, Micheelis W. German short forms of the Oral Health Impact Profile. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2006;34(4):277-88. Abstract

Miglioretti DL, Heagerty PJ Marginal modeling of nonnested multilevel data using standard software. Am J Epidemiol. 2007;165(4):453-63. Epub 2006 Nov 22. Abstract

Simon GE, Von Korff M, Saunders K, Miglioretti DL, Crane PK, van Belle G, Kessler RC. Association between obesity and psychiatric disorders in the US adult population. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63(7):824-30. 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

Von Korff M, Miglioretti D. A prospective approach to defining chronic pain. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain. H Flor (Ed). IASP Press, 2006;761-9.

2005
Boatman DF, Miglioretti DL. Cortical sites critical for speech discrimination in normal and impaired listeners. J Neurosci. 2005;25(23):5475-80. Abstract

Codori AM, Waldeck T, Petersen GM, Miglioretti D, Trimbath JD, Tillery MA. Genetic counseling outcomes: perceived risk and distress after counseling for hereditary colorectal cancer. J Genet Couns. 2005;14(2):119-32. Abstract

Cronin KA, Yu B, Krapcho M, Miglioretti DL, Fay MP, Izmirlian G, Ballard-Barbash R, Geller BM, Feuer EJ. Modeling the dissemination of mammography in the United States. Cancer Causes Control. 2005;16(6):701-12. Abstract

Newton KM, Buist DS, Miglioretti DL, Beverly K, Hartsfield CL, Chan KA, Andrade SE, Wei F, Connelly MT, Kessler L. The impact of comorbidities on hormone use. After the 2000 release of the Women's Health Initiative. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(4):350-6. Abstract

Rutter CM, Yu O, Miglioretti DL. A hierarchical non-homogeneous Poisson model for meta-analysis of adenoma counts. Stat Med. 2007;26(1):98-109. Epub 2005 Dec 22. Abstract

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Erro J, Miglioretti DL, Deyo RA. Comparing yoga, exercise, and a self-care book for chronic low back pain: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(12):849-56. Abstract

Sickles EA, Miglioretti DL, Ballard-Barbash R, Geller BM, Leung JWT, Rosenberg RD, Smith-Bindman R, Yankaskas BC. Performance benchmarks for diagnostic radiology. Radiology. 2005;235(3):775-90. Abstract

Smith-Bindman R, Ballard-Barbash R, Miglioretti DL, Patnick J, Kerlikowske K. Comparing the performance of mammography screening in the United States and the United Kingdom. J Med Screen. 2005;12(1):50-4. Abstract

Smith-Bindman R, Chu P, Miglioretti DL, Quale C, Rosenberg RD, Cutter G, Geller B, Bacchetti P, Sickles EA, Kerlikowske K. Physician predictors of mammographic accuracy. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005;95(5):358-67. Abstract

Von Korff M, Balderson BHK, Saunders K, Miglioretti DL, Lin EHB, Berry S, Moore JE, Turner JA. A trial of an activating intervention for chronic back pain in primary care and physical therapy settings. Pain. 2005;113(3):323-330. Abstract

Von Korff M, Crane P, Lane M, Miglioretti D, Simon G, Saunders K, Stang P, Branderburg N, Kessler R. Chronic spinal pain and physical-mental comorbidity in the United States: results from the National Comorbidity Survey replication. Pain. 2005;113(3):331-339. Abstract

Von Korff M, Miglioretti DL. A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain. Pain. 2005;117(3):304-13. Abstract

Wei F, Miglioretti DL, Connelly MT, Andrade SE, Newton KM, Hartsfield CL, Chan KA, Buist DSM. Changes in women's use of hormones after the Women's Health Initiative estrogen and progestin trial by race, education, and income. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;(35):106-12.

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