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A narrative review of norovirus epidemiology, biology, and challenges to vaccine development
npj VaccinesNorovirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) globally. AGE resulting from norovirus causes significant morbidity and mortality in countries of all income levels, particularly among young children and older adults.
Katherine B. Carlson +5 more
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Temporal Changes in Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in 23 U.S. Hospitals
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 Antimicrobial resistance is increasing in nearly all health-care–associated pathogens. We examined changes in resistance prevalence during 1996–1999 in 23 hospitals by using two statistical methods.
Project Hospitals +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Infants with cancer are rare and face unique challenges. Our study aims to describe the incidence of infantile cancers in Canada and to compare treatment‐related mortality (TRM) and their outcomes with those of older children. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Cancer in Young People in Canada database ...
Samuel Sassine +22 more
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Selection and Misclassification Biases in Longitudinal Studies
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Using imperfect tests may lead to biased estimates of disease frequency and measures of association. Many studies have looked into the effect of misclassification on statistical inferences.
Denis Haine +5 more
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Leveraging Epidemiology to Improve Risk Assessment. [PDF]
, 2011 The field of environmental public health is at an important crossroad. Our current biomonitoring efforts document widespread exposure to a host of chemicals for which toxicity information is lacking.
Burke, Thomas A +5 more
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Biomarkers of leukemia risk: benzene as a model. [PDF]
, 1998 Although relatively rare, leukemias place a considerable financial burden on society and cause psychologic trauma to many families. Leukemia is the most common cancer in children.
Smith, MT, Zhang, L
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Evaluating the Genetic Overlap Between Congenital Heart Disease and Neuroblastoma Risk
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have elevated neuroblastoma (NB) risk, potentially due to shared neural crest origins. We analyzed rare exonic de novo single‐nucleotide variants in 702 CHD and 454 NB trios from the Neuroblastoma Epidemiology in North America Study, Gabriella Miller Kids First Program, and a published cohort. Seven
Ji Yun Tark +7 more
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Seven steps of gradual cessation of smoking: An example from India [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007 Background/Aim. One sixth of smokers in the world live in India. The National Family Health Survey showed that individuals with no education were 2.69 times more likely to smoke and chew tobacco than those with postgraduate education.
Narayan-Srivastava Govind
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Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. [PDF]
, 2019 Much of the intellectual tradition of modern epidemiology stems from efforts to understand and combat chronic diseases persisting through the 20th century epidemiologic transition of countries such as the United States and United Kingdom.
Lewnard, Joseph A, Reingold, Arthur L
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga +56 more
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