On robust and efficient designs for risk estimation in epidemiologic studies [PDF]
We consider the design problem for the estimation of several scalar measures suggested in the epidemiological literature for comparing the success rate in two samples.
Dette, Holger
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Causation in Occupational Disease: Balancing Epidemiology, Law and Manufacturer Conduct [PDF]
, 1998 Drs. Lynch & Henefin examine evolution of disease causation theory and its impact on public health, as well as how these relate to the courtroom admissibility of expert opinion ...
Henifin, Mary S., Lynch, Richard M.
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Investigating the relationship between epidemiological factors and the prevalence of head lice infestation (Pediculus capitis) in girls\' primary schools in Kabudarahang County [PDF]
فصلنامه ابن سیناBackground and aims: Head lice infestation is a global parasitic disease that poses a significant threat to public health and is considered a health priority.
Behroz Davari +6 more
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Life‐Course Blood Pressure Levels, 38‐Year Tracking, and Prediction of Hypertension
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground Elevated childhood blood pressure (BP) levels may persist into adulthood, and persistent exposure to elevated BP since childhood may increase the adulthood risk of hypertension.
Fiia Iiskala +16 more
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Epidemiological Studies on Hyperthyroidism
Endocrinologia Japonica, 1969 For the purpose of studying the epidemiological situation of hyperthyroidism, the prevalence and incidence of the disease were studied in the study. During the four years from 1965 to 1968, the authors carried out a survey of hyperthyroidism combined with thyroid disease in unselected inhabitants in fifteen nongoitrous areas in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
N, Maruchi, R, Furihata, M, Makiuchi
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Geographic bias related to geocoding in epidemiologic studies
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2005 Background This article describes geographic bias in GIS analyses with unrepresentative data owing to missing geocodes, using as an example a spatial analysis of prostate cancer incidence among whites and African Americans in Virginia, 1990–1999 ...
Siadaty Mir +4 more
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Epidemiological profile of patients treated at the Cornea's Department of the Reference Center in Ophthalmology, Goiás, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaObjective: To describe the epidemiological profile of corneal disorders diagnosed in the Corneal Department of the Ophthalmology Reference Center, Universidade Federal de Goiás, between 2009 and 2018.
Fernanda Mendonça Galvão +8 more
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Depression and Oral FTC/TDF Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men (MSM/TGW). [PDF]
, 2016 We conducted a longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of depressive symptomology in iPrEx, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of daily, oral FTC/TDF HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in men and transgender women who have sex with men. Depression-
Amico, K Rivet +13 more
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Hepatitis C virus pharmacogenomics in Latin American populations: implications in the era of direct-acting antivirals [PDF]
, 2017 In recent years, great progress has been made in the field of new therapeutic options for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) represent a great hope for millions of chronically infected individuals because ...
Caputo, Mariela +4 more
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Epidemiological study in Switzerland
Kidney International, 1978 A study group of originally 623 employed women of Northwestern Switzerland who were aged 30 to 49 yr and showing objective evidence of intake of phenacetin-containing analgesics, and a control group of 621 comparable women showing no such intake, were examined in 1968 and followed-up five times from 1969 to 1975 for laboratory evidence of urorenal ...
Dubach, Ulrich C. +7 more
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