epiphi Paper Archives

  Selected papers and presentations written by Dr. Carl V. Phillips and associates - last updated May 2006

This is intended to be a permanent archive, so you are encouraged to reference or link to the URLs. (More information. )



NOTE: The index is currently under repair to catch up on two years' of neglect.

The newest addition to the archive appears here:

Carl V. Phillips, Nitrosamines in modern Western smokeless tobacco: The scientific evidence does not support the claim that different levels between U.S. and Swedish products cause different health effects
           
unpublished manuscript, May 2006



The old index (not yet updated) appears below:

Quantifying Uncertainty in Epidemiologic Studies

Carl V. Phillips, Quantifying Uncertainty in Epidemiologic Studies, Epidemiology 14(4):459-466, 2003
             (winner of the Rothman Epidemiology Prize for the best article in Epidemiology in 2003)
             (original poster version was winner of best poster at 1999 Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting)

Carl V. Phillips and Luwanna M. LaPole, Quantifying Errors without Random Sampling
            BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2003; 3:9

Carl V. Phillips, Further Beyond the Confidence Interval
           
slides from presentation, 2003 Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting

Carl V. Phillips, The Economics of "More Research is Needed
International Journal of Epidemiology 30:771-776, 2001 (this link will only work if you have a personal or institutional subscription to the journal)
2000 Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference (SER) Poster (June 2000)
Feature article on this research in Nature's "Science Update"


Smokeless Tobacco, epidemiology and harm reduction issues

Carl V. Phillips, Constance Wang, Brian Guenzel, Christina Daw, Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Cancer, the Curious History of a "Fact"
            Poster, 2003 Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting

Phillips, written testimony, U.S. House of Representatives hearings (Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection; Committee on Government Reform), 3 June 2003   manuscript version
Phillips and Guenzel, Presentations at 10th Annual Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco meeting, February 2004
Smokeless Tobacco and Cigarettes: Gateways, Causal Pathways, and Harm Reduction  slides from talk  abstract
Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Cancer, Overstatement of the Association and Publication Bias in situ  poster  abstract
Internet Information about Health Risks from Smokeless Tobacco  poster  abstract

Analysis of health risks from smokeless tobacco also appears in "Publication Bias in situ" poster, below.


Carl V. Phillips, Publication Bias in situ
           
Unpublished manuscript, November 2003
            Poster, 2003 Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting  (June 2003)


Carl V. Phillips, Karen J. Goodman, The Messed Lessons of Sir Austin Bradford Hill
           
Unpublished Manuscript, November 2003
            2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Poster (June 2001)


Carl V. Phillips, Constance Wang, Child Safety Seats on Airplanes; a Lesson in the Folly of Casual Health Policy Recommendations
               Unpublished Manuscript, October 2003
              
2002 Society for Epidemiologic Research Poster (June 2002)
                   (second place in best-poster judging)




Phillips, Wang, Leong-Wu, Quantification of Uncertainty in the Mammography Controversy

The Dangers of Dichotomy, 2002 Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) poster (June 2002)



Phillips, Goodman, When Using Proxy Respondents for Cases, Sometimes it is Better to Use them for Controls

2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Poster (June 2001)



Phillips & Goodman, Phenylpropanolamine Banned Based on What?

2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Overheads (Slides) from Talk (June 2001)


Phillips, Providing Widely-Understandable Perspective for Risks Reported in Studies

2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Overheads (Slides) from Talk (June 2001)
2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Abstract (AJE, 153(11):S272, 2001)



Phillips, Our Estimates are Uncertain, but that's ok

Unpublished Manuscript, June 2000 (reedited February 2002)
2000 SER Poster (June 2000)



Phillips, Economic Perspective on Human Subjects Research Ethics

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Working Paper (September 2000)
2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Poster (June 2001)
2001 Congress of Epidemiology / SER Abstract (AJE, 153(11):S206, 2001)