Medical Director, Providence Women and Children’s Program and Providence Women and Children’s Health Research Center
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
Nelson HD, Nevitt MC, Scott JC, Stone K, Cummings SR, and the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Smoking, alcohol and neuromuscular and physical function of older women.; JAMA 1994;272:1825-1831.
Coodley GO, Coodley MK, Nelson HD. Micronutrients in HIV infected women. Journal of Women’s Health 1995;4(3):303-311.
LeBlanc ES. Janowski J, Chan BKS, Nelson HD. Hormone replacement therapy and cognition— systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2001;285:1489-1499.
Nelson HD, Helfand, M. Screening for chlamydial infection. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2001;20(3S):95-107.
Miller J, Chan BKS, Nelson HD. Postmenopausal estrogen replacement and risk of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;136:680-690.
Nelson HD, Humphrey LL, Nygren P, Teusch S, Allan JD. Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy: scientific review. JAMA 2002;288:872-881.
Nelson HD. Assessing benefits and harms of hormone replacement therapy: clinical applications. JAMA 2002;288:882-886.
Nelson HD, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Allan JD. Screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a review of evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;137:529-541.
Nelson HD, Rizzo J, Harris E, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Bauer DC, Orwoll E. Osteoporosis and fractures in postmenopausal women using estrogen. Archives of Internal Medicine 2002;162:2278-2284.
Nelson HD, Nygren P, McInerney Y, Klein J. Screening women and elderly adults for family and intimate partner violence: a review of evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 2004;140:387-396.
Nygren P, Nelson HD, Klein J. Screening children for family violence: a review of the evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Family Medicine 2004;2:161-169.
Nelson HD. Commonly used types of postmenopausal estrogen for treatment of hot flashes: scientific review. JAMA 2004;291:1610-1620.
Nelson HD. Postmenopausal estrogen for treatment of hot flashes: clinical cases. JAMA 2004;291:1621-1625.
Nelson HD, Huffman L, Fu R, Harris E. Genetic risk assessment and testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility: review of evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 2005;143:362-379.
Kraemer DF, Nelson HD, Bauer DC, Helfand M. Economic comparison of diagnostic approaches for evaluating osteoporosis in older women. Osteoporosis International 2006;17:68-76.
Nelson HD, Nygren P, Panosha R, Walker M. Screening for speech and language delay in preschool children: systematic evidence review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Pediatrics 2006;117:e298-319.
Nelson HD, Vesco KK, Haney E, Fu R, Nedrow A, Miller J, Nicolaidis C, Humphrey L. Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2006;295:2057-2071.
Nedrow A, Miller J, Walker M, Nygren P, Huffman LH, Nelson HD. Complementary and alternative therapies for the management of menopause-related symptoms: a systematic evidence review. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:1453-1465.
Haney B, Huffman L, Bougatsos C, Nelson HD. Screening for dyslipidemia in children and adolescents: systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Pediatrics: in press.
Fu R, Harris EL, Helfand M, Nelson HD. Estimating risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: a meta-analytic approach. Statistics in Medicine: in press.
Peer-reviewed Technical Reports
Nelson HD, Morris CD, Kraemer DF, Mahon S, Carney N, Nygren PM, Helfand M. Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: diagnosis and monitoring. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 28 (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). AHRQ Publication No. 01-E032. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2001.
Nelson HD, Haney E, Humphrey L, Miller J, Nedrow A, Nicolaidis C, Vesco K, Walker M, Bougatsos C, Nygren P. Management of menopause-related symptoms. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 120. (Prepared by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0024.) AHRQ Publication No. 05-E016-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2005.
Peer-reviewed Electronic Publications
Nelson HD, Saha S, Helfand M. Screening for chlamydial infection. Systematic Evidence Review No. 3. (Prepared by the Oregon Health Sciences University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). AHRQ Publication No. 01-S003. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2001. (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
Nelson HD, Humphrey L, LeBlanc E, Miller J, Takano L, Chan BKS, Nygren P, Allan J, Teutsch S. Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for primary prevention of chronic conditions. Summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2002. (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
LeBlanc E, Chan B, Nelson HD. Hormone replacement therapy and cognition. Systematic review No. 2 (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2002 (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/serfiles.htm).
Miller J, Chan B, Nelson HD. Hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism. Systematic evidence review No. 11 (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science Evidence-based Practice Center under contract No. 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2002. (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
Nelson HD. Hormone replacement therapy and osteoporosis. Systematic evidence review No. 12 (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science Evidence-based Practice Center under contract No. 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2002. (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
Nelson HD, Helfand M. Screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Systematic Evidence Review (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2002. (Available only on the AHRQ web site at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
Nelson HD, Nygren P, Chan BKS. Estrogen for treatment of menopausal symptoms and prevention of low bone density and fractures. Drug class review for the State of Oregon. January 2003. (OHPR.state.or.us).
Nelson HD, Nygren P, McInerney Y. Screening for family and intimate partner violence. Systematic Evidence Review (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2004. (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm).
Nelson HD, Westhoff C, Piepert P, Berg A. Screening for ovarian cancer. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.May 2004 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/ovariancan/ovcanup.htm).
Nelson HD, Nygren P, Huffman L, Wheeler D, Hamilton A, Teutsch T, Klein J. Screening for visual impairment in children younger than age 5 years. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). May 2004 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/visionscr/visionup.htm).
Nelson HD, Glass N, Huffman L, Villemyer K, Hamilton A, Frame P, Berg A. Screening for syphilis. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2004 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/syphilis/syphilup.htm).
Glass N, Nelson HD, Huffman L. Screening for genital herpes. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2005 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsherp.htm).
Glass N, Nelson HD, Villemyer K. Screening for gonorrhea. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2005 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsgono.htm).
Nelson HD, Huffman L, Fu R, Harris E, Walker M, Bougatsos C. Genetic risk assessment and testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility. Evidence Synthesis (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2005 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsbrgen.htm).
Nelson HD, Nygren P, Panosha R, Walker M. Screening children for speech and language delay. Evidence Synthesis (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2006 (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschdv.htm).
Haney B, Huffman L, Bougatsos C, Nelson HD. Screening for dyslipidemia in children and adolescents. Evidence Synthesis (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In press.
Nelson HD, Nygren P, Bougatsos C. Universal newborn hearing screening. Evidence Update (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In press.
Non-peer-reviewed
Chapters
Nelson HD. Prevention of osteoporosis. Behavioral Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook, Bleckman E, Brownell K eds., New York, NY:Guilford Publications, 1998.
Reviews
Nelson HD. Effects of alcohol and smoking on women’s health. Women’s Health Reports 1995;1:57-64.
Nelson HD. Health screening and testing for women at midlife. Health Forum for Midlife Women 1999:5:1-5.
Nelson HD. Problems with patients--managing complicated transactions (book review). Medical Decision Making 1995;15(4):399-400.
Freund K, Dolan N, Nelson HD. Update in women’s health. Annals of Internal Medicine 2003;138:119-127.
Letters
Nelson HD. Outcomes of pregnancy in resident physicians (letter). New England Journal of Medicine 1991;324:630.
Nelson HD, Nevitt MC, Stone KL, Cummings SR, Scott JC. Smoking, alcohol, and neuromuscular function in older women (response to letter). JAMA 1995;273:1334.
Humphrey LL, Nelson HD, Chan BKS, Nygren P, Allan J, Teutsch S. Relationship between hormone replacement therapy, socioeconomic status, and coronary heart disease (response to letter). JAMA 2003;289:45.
Nelson HD. Screening for osteoporosis above age 80 (response to letter). Annals of Internal Medicine 2003;138:689.
Invited Editorials/Essays
Orwoll E, Nelson HD. Does estrogen adequately protect postmenopausal women against osteoporosis: an iconoclastic perspective. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1999;84(6):
Nelson HD. The role of postmenopausal hormone therapy in osteoporosis prevention and treatment (invited editorial). American Family Physician 2003;68:606-610.
Nelson HD. Screening for domestic violence—bridging the evidence (invited essay). Lancet 4004;264:22-23.
Reports
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (contributing author). Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2004.
