Epidemiologic methods for investigating male fecundity [PDF]
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2014 Fertility is a couple concept that has been measured since the beginning of demography, and male fecundity (his biological capacity to reproduce) is a component of the fertility rate. Unfortunately, we have no way of measuring the male component directly,
Jørn Olsen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
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Dietary assessment methods in epidemiologic studies [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2014 Diet is a major lifestyle-related risk factor of various chronic diseases. Dietary intake can be assessed by subjective report and objective observation.
Jee-Seon Shim +2 more
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Missing pieces: Known unknowns in epidemiologic methods [PDF]
Global Epidemiology, 2022 George Maldonado
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Methodologies to measure the coverage of vitamin A supplementation: a systematic review
Journal of Nutritional Science, 2021 Countries are increasingly transitioning from event-based vitamin A supplementation (VAS) distribution to delivery through routine health system contacts, shifting also to administrative, electronic-based monitoring tools, a process that brings certain ...
Alessandro Miglietta +2 more
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COVID-19 Research: Challenges to Interpret Numbers and Propose Solutions
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 The response of the scientific community to the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in size, speed and discovery output. Within months of virus emergence, the SARS-CoV-2 genomics, replication, evolution and dissemination dynamics as well as natural ...
Marc J. Struelens, Paolo Vineis
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A practitioner's guide to geospatial analysis in a neuroimaging context
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2023 Introduction Health disparities arise from biological‐environmental interactions. Neuroimaging cohorts are reaching sufficiently large sample sizes such that analyses could evaluate how the environment affects the brain.
Julie K. Wisch +11 more
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A Statistical Definition of Epidemic Waves
Epidemiologia, 2023 The timely identification of expected surges of cases during infectious disease epidemics is essential for allocating resources and preparing interventions. Failing to detect critical phases in time may lead to delayed implementation of interventions and
Levente Kriston
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Potential Role of Ultrafine Particles in Associations between Airborne Particle Mass and Cardiovascular Health [PDF]
, 2005 Numerous epidemiologic time-series studies have shown generally consistent associations of cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality with outdoor air pollution, particularly mass concentrations of particulate matter (PM) ≤2.5 or ≤10 μm in diameter
Constantinos Sioutas +12 more
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A Geographically-Restricted but Prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Identified in the West Midlands Region of the UK between 1995 and 2008 [PDF]
, 2011 Background: We describe the identification of, and risk factors for, the single most prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain in the West Midlands region of the UK.Methodology/Principal Findings: Prospective 15-locus MIRU-VNTR genotyping of all M ...
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A 10-year Study of Factors Associated with Alcohol Treatment Use and Non-use in a U.S. Population Sample [PDF]
, 2016 Background This study seeks to identify changes in perceived barriers to alcohol treatment and predictors of treatment use between 1991–92 and 2001–02, to potentially help understand reported reductions in treatment use at this time.
Caetano, Raul +3 more
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