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Discriminatory ability of hypervariable variable number tandem repeat loci in population-based analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, London, UK [PDF]

, 2009
To address conflicting results about the stability of variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci and their value in prospective molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we conducted a large prospective population-based analysis of all M ...
Brown, T, Drobniewski, FA, Nikolayevskyy, VN, Velji, P   +3 more
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Patient-reported depression measures in cancer: a meta-review [PDF]

, 2015
The patient-reported depression measures that perform best in oncology settings have not yet been identified. We did a meta-review to integrate the findings of reviews of more than 50 depression measures used in adults with, or recovering from, any type ...
Andersen, Becker, Carey, Carlson, Carlson, Cella, Cella, Conerly, Cooper, Coyne, Cronin, Donovan, Falagas, Fischer, Fischer, Fries, Garssen, Giese-Davis, Grant, Harzing, Hearn, Hogan, Jacso, Janberidze, Johns, Kaasa, Kayser, King, Kissane, Krebber, Kroenke, Lawrence, Liberati, Liberati, Limburg, Lloyd-Williams, Love, Luckett, Luckett, Luckett, Manning, Massie, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Moher, Morse, Mühlan, Nelson, Paice, Palmer, Petersen, Pirl, Reich, Satin, Simon, Streiner, Thekkumpurath, Trask, Vodermaier, Watanabe, Willis, Wilson, Ziegler   +66 more
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Association Between Cannabis and Psychosis:Epidemiologic Evidence [PDF]

, 2016
Associations between cannabis use and psychotic outcomes are consistently reported, but establishing causality from observational designs can be problematic.
Gage, Suzanne H, Hickman, Matt, Zammit, Stanley   +2 more
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Effect of reminders on mitigating participation bias in a case-control study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011
Background Researchers commonly employ strategies to increase participation in health studies. These include use of incentives and intensive reminders.
Rodrigues Laura C, Higgins Craig D, Tam Clarence C   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air Pollution Exposure Assessment for Epidemiologic Studies of Pregnant Women and Children: Lessons Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research [PDF]

, 2005
The National Children’s Study is considering a wide spectrum of airborne pollutants that are hypothesized to potentially influence pregnancy outcomes, neurodevelopment, asthma, atopy, immune development, obesity, and pubertal development. In this article
Ed Avol, Finkelstein M, Frank Gilliland, Frederick Lurmann, Gerald Keeler, Mallick R, Michael Jerrett, Navidi W, Patrick Breysse, Patrick Kinney, Rob McConnell, Timothy Buckley, Timothy Dvonch, Tracy de Villiers, Whyatt RM   +14 more
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Role of Ascertainment Bias in Determining Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021
Case fatality rate (CFR) is used to calculate mortality burden of COVID-19 under different scenarios, thus informing risk-benefit balance of interventions both pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical.
Maia P. Smith
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Exposure to benzene at work and the risk of leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2010
Background A substantial number of epidemiologic studies have provided estimates of the relation between exposure to benzene at work and the risk of leukemia, but the results have been heterogeneous.
A Le Noir, Abdul Khalade, AC Capleton, AR Schnatter, AR Schnatter, AS Costantini, AS Costantini, B Ireland, B Jarvholm, D Consonni, DA Savitz, DB Petitti, DB Richardson, DC Glass, Eero Pukkala, J Kirkeleit, JJ Collins, Jouni JK Jaakkola, L Rushton, LJ Bloemen, M Borenstein, Maritta S Jaakkola, RA Rinsky, RB Hayes, SH Lamm, T Sorahan, T Sorahan   +26 more
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Prescription opioid dispensing patterns among patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

BMC Psychiatry
Background Patients with schizophrenia (SZ) or bipolar disorder (BD) may have increased risk of complications from prescribed opioids, including opioid-induced respiratory depression.
Brittany D. Roy, Jianheng Li, Cathy Lally, Sarah C. Akerman, Maria A. Sullivan, James Fratantonio, William Dana Flanders, Madé Wenten   +7 more
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Predicting death over 8 years in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected women: the Women's Interagency HIV Study. [PDF]

, 2017
ObjectivesPredicting mortality in middle-aged HIV-infected (HIV+) women on antiretroviral therapies (ART) is important for understanding the impact of HIV infection.
Cohen, Mardge H, Gandhi, Monica, Gange, Stephen, Gustafson, Deborah R, Havlik, Richard, Holman, Susan, Hoover, Donald R, Milam, Joel, Minkoff, Howard, Plankey, Michael W, Sharma, Anjali, Shi, Qiuhu   +11 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source