publications

Peer-reviewed publications in causal inference, pharmacoepidemiology, and data science.

2026

  1. Epidemiology
    Toward a Clearer Definition of Per-protocol Effect
    Haidong Lu, Buket Öztürk Esen, and Rachael K. Ross
    Epidemiology, 2026
    In press
  2. BMC Med
    Association and Mediating Pathways between Intergenerational Educational Trajectories and Depressive Symptoms: Findings from High- and Middle-income Countries
    Y. Zeng, S. Huang, P. Lu, and 8 more authors
    BMC Medicine, 2026
    In press
  3. JGIM
    Assessing Internist Competency in Point of Care Ultrasound Using the Entrustable Professional Activity Framework
    J. H. Donroe, A. N. Sofair, K. Piro, and 5 more authors
    Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2026
    In press
  4. Neurology
    Reader Response: Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Migraine: A Retrospective, Observational Study
    K. Wang and Haidong Lu
    Neurology, 2026
    In press
  5. Ann Epidemiol
    Spatiotemporal Trends of Birth Defects in North Carolina, 2003–2015
    Haidong Lu, Andrew F. Olshan, Marc L. Serre, and 4 more authors
    Annals of Epidemiology, 2026
    In press
  6. Eur J Epidemiol
    Machine Learning versus Logistic Regression for Propensity Score Estimation: A Trial Emulation Benchmarked against the PARADIGM-HF Randomized Trial
    Kaicheng Wang, Lindsey Rosman, and Haidong Lu
    European Journal of Epidemiology, 2026
  7. Epidemiology
    Constructing G-computation Estimators: Two Case Studies in Selection Bias
    Paul N. Zivich and Haidong Lu
    Epidemiology, 2026

2025

  1. PLOS Med
    Effect of a Pay-it-forward Strategy on Reducing HPV Vaccine Delay and Increasing Uptake among 15- to 18-year-old Girls in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    J. Li, Y. Li, C. Qin, and 6 more authors
    PLOS Medicine, 2025
  2. IJE
    Revisiting Representativeness
    Haidong Lu, Paul N. Zivich, Jacqueline E. Rudolph, and 3 more authors
    International Journal of Epidemiology, 2025
  3. Sci Rep
    Longitudinal Patterns of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children in Shanghai, China
    X. Qiu, D. Zhu, X. Fu, and 10 more authors
    Scientific Reports, 2025
  4. IJE
    Four Targets: An Enhanced Framework for Guiding Causal Inference from Observational Data
    Haidong Lu, Fan Li, Catherine R. Lesko, and 6 more authors
    International Journal of Epidemiology, 2025
  5. J Addict Nurs
    Frequency and Intensity of Depressive Symptoms and Frequency of Prescribed Opioid Use among Older Adults in the United States
    X. Zhu, S. Ge, W. Ma, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Addictions Nursing, 2025
  6. AJE
    The Evolution of Selection Bias in the Recent Epidemiologic Literature — A Selective Overview
    Haidong Lu, Chanelle J. Howe, Paul N. Zivich, and 2 more authors
    American Journal of Epidemiology, 2025

2024

  1. JAMA Netw Open
    Trends in Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Administration, 2005–2022
    L. Gorfinkel, C. Malte, D. S. Fink, and 16 more authors
    JAMA Network Open, 2024
  2. J Affect Disord
    The Influence of Perinatal Psychological Changes on Infant Neurodevelopment in Shanghai, China: A Longitudinal Group-based Trajectory Analysis
    J. Zhang, Haidong Lu, Q. Sheng, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024
  3. Sex Transm Infect
    Synergistic Interaction between Pay-it-forward Incentives and Recreational Drug Use on Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
    W. Ai, Y. Xie, Haidong Lu, and 7 more authors
    Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2024
  4. JAMA Netw Open
    Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures
    J. Kim, J. Lee, T. A. Thornhill, and 7 more authors
    JAMA Network Open, 2024
  5. AJE
    Selection Bias Requires Selection: The Case of Collider Stratification Bias
    Haidong Lu, Gregg S. Gonsalves, and Daniel Westreich
    American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024

2023

  1. Nat Med
    Pay-it-forward to Increase Testing for Hepatitis B and C among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Community-led Randomized Controlled Trial in China
    Y. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Xie, and 10 more authors
    Nature Medicine, 2023
  2. AJCN
    Dietary Polyphenol Intake and Risk of Hypertension: An 18-year Nationwide Cohort Study in China
    X. Lin, J. Zhao, S. Ge, and 4 more authors
    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2023
  3. AJE
    Optimizing Treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus to Improve Clinical Outcomes using Precision Medicine
    M. Jetsupphasuk, Michael G. Hudgens, Haidong Lu, and 4 more authors
    American Journal of Epidemiology, 2023
  4. Ann Epidemiol
    Geographic and Temporal Trends in Fentanyl-detected Overdose Deaths in Connecticut, 2009–2019
    Haidong Lu, Forrest W. Crawford, Gregg S. Gonsalves, and 1 more author
    Annals of Epidemiology, 2023

2022

  1. Front Psychiatry
    Prescribed Opioid Use is Associated with Increased All-purpose Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in Community-dwelling Older Adults in the United States
    S. Ge, C. Tian, L. Wu, and 2 more authors
    Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
  2. Epidemiology
    Toward a Clearer Definition of Selection Bias When Estimating Causal Effects
    Haidong Lu, Stephen R. Cole, Chanelle J. Howe, and 1 more author
    Epidemiology, 2022
  3. Lancet Psychiatry
    Eliminating Conversion Therapy and Promoting LGBTQ-affirmative Therapy in China
    G. Li, S. Qin, Haidong Lu, and 2 more authors
    The Lancet Psychiatry, 2022
  4. AIDS
    Virologic Outcomes among Adults with HIV using Integrase Inhibitor-based Antiretroviral Therapy
    Haidong Lu, Stephen R. Cole, Daniel Westreich, and 4 more authors
    AIDS, 2022

2021

  1. Epidemiology
    Revisiting Overadjustment Bias
    Haidong Lu, Stephen R. Cole, Robert W. Platt, and 1 more author
    Epidemiology, 2021
  2. J Sci Med Sport
    Sleep, Sedentary Activity, Physical Activity, and Cognitive Function among Older Adults: NHANES 2011–2014
    J. Wei, R. Hou, L. Xie, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2021
  3. CID
    Clinical Effectiveness of Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor-based Antiretroviral Regimens among Adults with HIV: A Collaboration of Cohort Studies in the United States and Canada
    Haidong Lu, Stephen R. Cole, Daniel Westreich, and 4 more authors
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021

2020

  1. AIDS
    What We Talk about When We Talk about Durable Viral Suppression
    K. Diepstra, Haidong Lu, K. A. McManus, and 3 more authors
    AIDS, 2020
  2. OFID
    High HIV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Eight Chinese Cities: Results from a Trial
    W. Huang, Y. Wang, Haidong Lu, and 4 more authors
    Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020
  3. J Clin Pharm Ther
    Factors Influencing Caspofungin Plasma Concentrations in Kidney Transplant Patients
    Q. Yang, T. Zhang, D. Zhao, and 7 more authors
    Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2020

2019

  1. AJE
    Inflammation and Risk of Depression in HIV: Prospective Findings from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
    Haidong Lu, P. J. Surkan, G. J. Treisman, and 7 more authors
    American Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
  2. BMC Infect Dis
    What Happens after HIV Self-testing? Results from a Longitudinal Cohort of Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
    W. Tang, W. Huang, Haidong Lu, and 4 more authors
    BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
  3. J Psychiatr Res
    Late-life Depression and Cognitive Function among Older Adults in the U.S.: NHANES 2011–2014
    J. Wei, M. Ying, L. Xie, and 4 more authors
    Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2019
  4. AIDS Behav
    Recalling, Sharing and Participating in a Social Media Intervention Promoting HIV Testing: A Longitudinal Analysis
    B. Cao, P. T. Saha, S. I. Leuba, and 4 more authors
    AIDS and Behavior, 2019
  5. JMIR
    Leading by Example: Online Sexual Health Influencers among Men Who Have Sex with Men Have Higher HIV and Syphilis Testing Rates in China
    D. Wu, W. Tang, Haidong Lu, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2019
  6. Clin Trials
    Generalizing the Per-protocol Treatment Effect: The Case of ACTG A5095
    Haidong Lu, Stephen R. Cole, H. Irene Hall, and 4 more authors
    Clinical Trials, 2019

2018

  1. PLoS Med
    Crowdsourcing to Expand HIV Testing among MSM in China: A Closed-cohort Stepped-wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
    W. Tang, C. Wei, B. Cao, and 10 more authors
    PLoS Medicine, 2018
  2. Int J Clin Pharm
    Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Drug-induced Anaphylaxis in the Beijing Pharmacovigilance Database
    Y. Zhao, Haidong Lu, S. Thai, and 5 more authors
    International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 2018

2017

  1. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra
    Hearing Impairment and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    J. Wei, Y. Hu, L. Zhang, and 6 more authors
    Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2017
  2. J Alzheimers Dis
    Physical Activity in Midlife is Not Associated with Cognitive Health in Later Life
    A. L. Gross, Haidong Lu, L. Meoni, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2017