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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in early childhood. Its clinical behavior is highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression to fatal outcome despite intensive treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology Europe Neuroblastoma Group (SIOPEN) Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees ...
Annemieke Littooij +11 more
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The effect of fire-induced pollution on respiratory health:
Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2019 Relevant uncertainty remains regarding the magnitude of the effect on respiratory illnesses caused by fires detected in the Brazilian Amazon. Available studies are not grounded in an explicit statistical strategy to identify the effect of fires on ...
Thiago Fonseca Morello +3 more
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Instrumental Variables, Local Instrumental Variables and Control Functions [PDF]
We consider the identification of the average treatment effect in models with continuous endogenous variables whose impact is heterogeneous. We derive a testable restriction that allows us to assess the degree of unobserved heterogeneity.
Florens, Jean-Pierre +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy remains a major complication in pediatric cancer, with disrupted somatosensory and nociceptive processing being a key aspect. This review synthesizes empirical studies on alterations in somatosensory and nociceptive processing in children and adolescents with cancer.
Julia Schweiger +4 more
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South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2020 Background: There is an ongoing debate about the effects of bribery on economic performance, where strong arguments are made on the opposing sides. This article investigates the relationship between bribery and the level of workers’ wages. The study is a
Tobechi F. Agbanike +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro +10 more
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Integrating endogeneity in survey sampling using instrumental-variable calibration estimator
HeliyonThe endogeneity problem arises when the auxiliary variables correlate to the error terms. In such cases, appropriate instrumental variables ensure efficient estimation.
Muhammad Nadeem Intizar +5 more
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Review of Mendelian Randomization Studies on Endometrial Cancer
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Endometrial cancer (EC) is a common gynecological cancer. In some parts of the world, the incidence and mortality of EC are on the rise. Understanding the risk factors of EC is necessary to prevent the occurrence of this disease.
Jian-Zeng Guo +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Neuropsychological complications may impair the qualitative prognosis of patients with pediatric brain tumors. However, multifaceted evaluations cannot be conducted in all patients because they are time consuming and burdensome for patients.
Ami Tabata +9 more
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Preventive Medicine ReportsObjectives: We reviewed studies examining effects of non–minimum wages on health using causal inference or longitudinal data in high-income countries.
J. Paul Leigh, Juan Du
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