Nutrition & Metabolism, 2012 Background Serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) is regarded as a sensitive marker of vitamin B-12 status. Elevated circulating MMA is linked to neurological abnormalities.
Ganji Vijay, Kafai Mohammad R
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Journal of Water and Health, 2023 By community intervention in 14 non-disinfecting municipal water systems, we quantified sporadic acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) attributable to groundwater. Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection was installed on all supply wells of intervention communities.
Mark A. Borchardt +5 more
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Comorbidities only account for a small proportion of excess mortality after fracture: A record linkage study of individual fracture types [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Non-hip non-vertebral fractures (NHNV) constitute the majority of osteoporotic fractures but few studies have examined the association between these fractures, co-morbidity and mortality.
Bliuc, Dana +8 more
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Appetite suppressants and valvular heart disease - a systematic review [PDF]
, 2002 Background Although appetite suppressants have been implicated in the development of valvular heart disease, the exact level of risk is still uncertain.
AJ Burger +28 more
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Smoking-attributable mortality among Korean adults in 2019 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2023 OBJECTIVES Tobacco use ranks among the leading preventable causes of death worldwide. This study was conducted to calculate the mortality rate attributable to smoking in Korea for 2019 and to highlight the importance of tracking and monitoring smoking ...
Yeun Soo Yang +4 more
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The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Major Modifiable Risk Factors in Indonesia
Journal of Epidemiology, 2016 Background: In Indonesia, coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are estimated to cause more than 470 000 deaths annually. In order to inform primary prevention policies, we estimated the sex- and age-specific burden of CHD and stroke attributable to ...
Mohammad Akhtar Hussain
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 BackgroundDisparities in cancer genomic science exist among racial/ethnic minorities. Particularly, African American (AA) and Hispanic/Latino American (HA) women, the 2 largest minorities, are underrepresented in genetic/genome-wide studies for cancers ...
Su Yon Jung +5 more
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Socioeconomic status as an effect modifier of alcohol consumption and harm: an analysis of linked cohort data [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Alcohol-related mortality and morbidity are higher in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. It is unclear if elevated harm reflects differences in consumption, reverse causation or greater risk of harm following similar consumption ...
Gray, Linsay +4 more
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Association of Positive History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Female Infertility [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2007 Background: The etiology of infertility has direct influence on the plan and outcome of its management. In this paper we showed the effect of history of tuberculosis (TB) on female infertility among infertile couples admitted to Royan infertility ...
babak eshrati +6 more
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Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Studies show that alcohol consumption appears to have a disproportionate impact on people of low socioeconomic status. Further exploration of the relationship between alcohol consumption, socioeconomic status and the development of chronic ...
AF Boing +60 more
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