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Editorial: Application of biostatistics and epidemiological methods for cancer research in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2022
Omolo BO, Manda SO.
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Vaccination and the Risk of Childhood Cancer—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
IntroductionInfections may play a role in the etiology of childhood cancer and immunizations may be protective because vaccinations stimulate the immune system.
Manuela Marron, Lara Kim Brackmann, Pia Kuhse, Lara Christianson, Ingo Langner, Ulrike Haug, Ulrike Haug, Wolfgang Ahrens, Wolfgang Ahrens   +8 more
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Assessment of Fruit and Vegetables Intake with Biomarkers in Children and Adolescents and Their Level of Validation: A Systematic Review

Metabolites, 2022
Fruit and vegetables (FV) are part of a healthy diet and should be frequently consumed already at a young age. However, intake of FV is difficult to assess in children and adolescents due to various misreporting aspects.
Li Yuan, Samuel Muli, Inge Huybrechts, Ute Nöthlings, Wolfgang Ahrens, Augustin Scalbert, Anna Floegel   +6 more
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Risk factors relate to the variability of health outcomes as well as the mean: A GAMLSS tutorial

eLife, 2022
Background: Risk factors or interventions may affect the variability as well as the mean of health outcomes. Understanding this can aid aetiological understanding and public health translation, in that interventions which shift the outcome mean and ...
David Bann, Liam Wright, Tim J Cole
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Cortisol Co-Secretion and Clinical Usefulness of ACTH Stimulation Test in Primary Aldosteronism: A Systematic Review and Biases in Epidemiological Studies

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays an important role in primary aldosteronism. Aldosterone biosynthesis is regulated not only by angiotensin II in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, but also by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH ...
Kosuke Inoue, Kosuke Inoue, Takumi Kitamoto, Takumi Kitamoto, Yuya Tsurutani, Jun Saito, Masao Omura, Tetsuo Nishikawa   +7 more
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Incidence and comparison of retrospective and prospective data on respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in German households

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Acute respiratory infections (ARI) and acute gastrointestinal infections (AGI) are the most common childhood infections, and corresponding data can either be collected prospectively or retrospectively. The aim of this study was to estimate the
Kristin Maria Schlinkmann, Abhishek Bakuli, Rafael Mikolajczyk   +2 more
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Knowledge on Antibiotic Use, Self-Reported Adherence to Antibiotic Intake, and Knowledge on Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens – Results of a Population-Based Survey in Lower Saxony, Germany

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
IntroductionAssessment of public awareness on antibiotic use and resistance can identify key issues for campaigns addressing these problems. Our aim was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) related to antibiotic use and multi-drug ...
Heike Raupach-Rosin, Nicole Rübsamen, Nicole Rübsamen, Gesa Schütte, Gabriele Raschpichler, Pa Saidou Chaw, Pa Saidou Chaw, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Rafael Mikolajczyk   +8 more
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Effects of Installing Height-Adjustable Standing Desks on Daily and Domain-Specific Duration of Standing, Sitting, and Stepping in 3rd Grade Primary School Children

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Aim of this intervention study was to evaluate whether availability of standing desks in classrooms may reduce sitting time and enhance standing and stepping time during lessons and breaks.
Ole Sprengeler, Antje Hebestreit, Hannah Gohres, Jens Bucksch, Christoph Buck   +4 more
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Determinants and indicators of successful aging as a multidimensional outcome: a systematic review of longitudinal studies

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundSuccessful aging (SA) has been coined as a term to describe the multidimensional aspects associated with achieving optimal combination of physical and mental health along with social well-being health, mental and social well-being at older age.
Caue Egea Rodrigues, Caine Lucas Grandt, Caine Lucas Grandt, Reem Abu Alwafa, Manal Badrasawi, Krasimira Aleksandrova, Krasimira Aleksandrova   +6 more
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Development and validation of a diagnostic model for early differentiation of sepsis and non-infectious SIRS in critically ill children - a data-driven approach using machine-learning algorithms

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Since early antimicrobial therapy is mandatory in septic patients, immediate diagnosis and distinction from non-infectious SIRS is essential but hampered by the similarity of symptoms between both entities.
Florian Lamping, Thomas Jack, Nicole Rübsamen, Michael Sasse, Philipp Beerbaum, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk, Martin Boehne, André Karch   +7 more
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