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Etiology of lung cancer: Evidence from epidemiologic studies [PDF]
Journal of the National Cancer Center, 2022 Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer incidence and mortality worldwide. While smoking, radon, air pollution, as well as occupational exposure to asbestos, diesel fumes, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, and silica are well ...
Kaiyong Zou +11 more
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Association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and risk of frailty and pre-frailty in elderly adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies with GRADE assessment [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground A growing number of studies investigated vitamin D and frailty have led to conflicting results. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize and update the current evidence surrounding the association between vitamin D and risk ...
Maryam Khakbaz +4 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 INTRODUCTION We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of patients with chronic Chagas disease (CD) at an infectious disease referral center.
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno +14 more
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A Case-Control Study of Female Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Mauritius [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: Female breast cancer (FBC) is a public health issue which represents the third leading cause of deaths in Mauritius (accounting for 13.5% of all the deaths in 2017), after diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Maleika Heenaye- Mamode Khan +6 more
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Effects of Systemic Glucocorticoid Use on Fracture Risk: A Population-Based Study [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background Long-term glucocorticoid use increases fracture risk by reducing bone mass. This study evaluated the relationship between hip and vertebral fractures and the total amount of systematic glucocorticoid use. Methods We randomly selected 1,896,159
Ji Weon Koh +7 more
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GI Epidemiology: databases for epidemiological studies [PDF]
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2007 SummaryBackgroundLarge databases are being increasingly used for examining the epidemiology and outcomes of digestive and liver disorders. The complexity and rigor of the methods used to conduct these studies are often underestimated.AimsFor the most commonly used databases, we provide a brief description of the contents, highlight strengths and ...
J A, Davila, H B, El-Serag
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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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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 Summary Introduction: The merging of medicine with information technology facilitates the retrieval of stored data, aiding the conduct of research with greater scientific rigor.
Guilherme Simas do Amaral Catani +6 more
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Epidemiological Investigation of an Outbreak of Salmonellosis in Gyeongju, Korea [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014 ObjectivesA salmonellosis outbreak occurred within a community of Gyeongju residents who ingested catered food from a wedding in June 2009. We aimed to epidemiologically investigate the probable vehicle of the infection.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Seok-Ju Yoo, Hyun-Sul Lim, Kwan Lee
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“Fecal microbiome in epidemiologic studies” - Letter [PDF]
, 2016 We congratulate Sinha et al. on their recent report (1) comparing fecal sample collection methods for epidemiologic studies of the gut microbiome. These data contribute to the increasing body of literature describing robust methodological frameworks for ...
Abu-Ali, Galeb +5 more
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