BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants [PDF]
, 2016 To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of body mass index (BMI) and the risk of all cause mortality, and to clarify the shape and the nadir of the dose-response curve, and the influence on the results of confounding from ...
Aune, D +7 more
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Evaluation of In-Hospital Management for Febrile Illness\ud in Northern Tanzania before and after 2010 World Health\ud Organization Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria [PDF]
, 2014 In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) published updated guidelines emphasizing and expanding recommendations for a parasitological confirmation of malaria before treating with antimalarials. This study aimed to assess differences in historic (2007–
Biggs, Holly M. +6 more
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Psychosocial twin cohort studies in Japan: the Keio Twin Research Center (KoTReC) [PDF]
, 2019 The Keio Twin Research Center (KoTReC) was established in 2009 at Keio University to combine two longitudinal cohort projects — the Keio Twin Study (KTS) for adolescence and adulthood and the Tokyo Twin Cohort Project (ToTCoP) for infancy and childhood ...
Ando, Juko +20 more
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The two-stage clonal expansion model in occupational cancer epidemiology: Results from three cohort studies [PDF]
, 2010 Copyright © 2010 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Objectives: The objective of this work was to apply the two-stage clonal expansion model, with the intention to expand the literature on epidemiological applications of the model and ...
Gore, R, Kriebel, D, Zeka, A
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Diabetes and Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To examine the epidemiologic association between diabetes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We searched MEDLINE for observational studies on the association between diabetes and NHL in adults using the ...
Castillo, Jorge +2 more
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The relation between cholesterol and haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke in the Renfrew/Paisley study [PDF]
, 2000 Studies have found little association between cholesterol and overall stroke risk, but this could be attributable to different relations for haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke.
Ben-Shlomo, Y. +4 more
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Systematic review of birth cohort studies in Africa [PDF]
, 2011 In sub-Saharan Africa, unacceptably high rates of mortality amongst women and children continue to persist. The emergence of research employing new genomic technologies is advancing knowledge on cause of disease. This review aims to identify birth cohort
Campbell, Alasdair, Rudan, Igor
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Gestational weight gain and group prenatal care: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Background Group visits for chronic medical conditions in non-pregnant populations have demonstrated successful outcomes including greater weight loss compared to individual visits for weight management.
AA Mamun +51 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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Long-term weight loss effects on all cause mortality in overweight/obese populations [PDF]
, 2007 This systematic review assesses the long-term effectiveness of weight loss on all cause mortality in overweight/obese people. Medline, Embase and Cinahl were searched (1966–2005). Cohort studies and trials on participants with Body Mass Index ¡Ý25 kg/m2,
Aucott, Lorna S +5 more
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