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Economic burden of tobacco consumption in Nigeria, 2013–2020: A prevalence-based attributable-risk approach

Population Medicine, 2023
Introduction Tobacco consumption is a significant risk factor for many chronic non-communicable diseases. In addition, tobacco use imposes a huge economic burden on countries including Nigeria.
Folashayo I.P. Adeniji
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Causal inference with multi-state models - estimands and estimators of the population-attributable fraction

, 2019
The population-attributable fraction (PAF) is a popular epidemiological measure for the burden of a harmful exposure within a population. It is often interpreted causally as proportion of preventable cases after an elimination of exposure.
Schumacher, Martin, von Cube, Maja, Wolkewitz, Martin   +2 more
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Pomace Olive Oil Concentrated in Triterpenic Acids Restores Vascular Function, Glucose Tolerance and Obesity Progression in Mice [PDF]

, 2020
Pomace olive oil, an olive oil sub-product, is a promising source of bioactive triterpenoids such as oleanolic acid and maslinic acid. Considering the vascular actions of pomace olive oil and the potential effects of the isolated oleanolic acid on ...
Claro Cala, Carmen María, Herrera González, María Dolores, Miñano Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Pérez Montero , Marta, Quintela, José Carlos, Rodríguez Rodríguez , Rosalía, Álvarez de Sotomayor Paz, María   +6 more
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Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to overweight and obesity

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives: To estimate the proportion and number of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 attributable to overweight/obesity. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) and number of cancers causally associated with overweight ...
Bradley J. Kendall, Louise F. Wilson, Catherine M. Olsen, Penelope M. Webb, Rachel E. Neale, Christopher J. Bain, David C. Whiteman   +6 more
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Prevalence of hyperuricemia and the population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors: Evidence from a general population cohort in China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Data on updated hyperuricemia prevalence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region in China, which is one of the world-class urban agglomerations, is sparse. Overweight/obesity, alcohol consumption, smoking and sedentary behavior are modifiable risk factors (
Huijing He, Pei Guo, Jiangshan He, Jingbo Zhang, Yujie Niu, Yujie Niu, Shuo Chen, Fenghua Guo, Feng Liu, Rong Zhang, Rong Zhang, Qiang Li, Shitao Ma, Shitao Ma, Binbin Zhang, Li Pan, Guangliang Shan, Minying Zhang   +17 more
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Using HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The Tanzanian national HIV care and treatment programme has provided free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-positive persons since 2004.
Alison Wringe, Basia Zaba, Chifundo Kanjala, Clara Calvert, Denna Michael, Emma Slaymaker, Floyd S, Jim Todd, Kirkwood BR, Mark Urassa, Raphael Isingo, World Health Organization   +11 more
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Basic parametric analysis for a multi-state model in hospital epidemiology

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
Background The extended illness-death model is a useful tool to study the risks and consequences of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The statistical quantities of interest are the transition-specific hazard rates and the transition probabilities as ...
Maja von Cube, Martin Schumacher, Martin Wolkewitz   +2 more
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The (un)resolved X-ray background in the Lockman Hole

, 2004
Most of the soft and a growing fraction of the harder X-ray background has been resolved into emission from point sources, yet the resolved fraction above 7 keV has only been poorly constrained.
A. C. Fabian, Alexander, Barger, Brandt, Brandt, Campana, Crawford, De Luca, Elvis, Fabian, G. Hasinger, Gandhi, Gandhi, Giacconi, Giacconi, Gilli, Gruber, H. Brunner, Hasinger, Hasinger, Hogg, Hornschemeier, Hornschemeier, Lockman, M. A. Worsley, Maccacaro, Matt, Miyaji, Moretti, Moretti, Mushotzky, Norman, Rosati, S. Mateos, Soltan, Stern, Tozzi, Ueda, Ueda, Warwick, Wu, X. Barcons   +41 more
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Cardiovascular mortality risk attributable to ambient temperature in China. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To examine cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality burden attributable to ambient temperature; to estimate effect modification of this burden by gender, age and education level.
Gasparrini, Antonio, Gu, Shaohua, Guo, Yuming, Liu, Qiyong, Liu, Yunning, Luan, Guijie, Ou, Chun-Quan, Sang, Shaowei, Sun, Qinghua, Yang, Jun, Yin, Peng, Yue, Yujuan, Zhou, Maigeng   +12 more
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The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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