Serum heart-type fatty acid-binding protein and cerebrospinal fluid tau: Marker candidates for dementia with Lewy bodies [PDF]
Background: The measurement of biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has gained increasing acceptance in establishing the diagnosis of some neurodegenerative diseases.
Andreasen N +27 more
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Authors’ reply: Calculation of population attributable risk should to be based on robust estimates
We are pleased that the findings of the IPD-Work Consortium continue to generate discussion among occupational health researchers. In his letter to the editor, Ingre used age and sex-adjusted data from the appendix of our paper (1) to calculate ...
Mika Kivimäki +2 more
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Mika Kivimäki initiated the Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis Consortium, which currently has 50 members. The Consortium recently published several research reports on the relationship between job strain (high psychological demands and low ...
Töres Theorell
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Work Stress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
The role of psychosocial work stress as a risk factor for chronic disease has been the subject of considerable debate. Many researchers argue in support of a causal connection while others remain skeptical and have argued that the effect on specific ...
Kawachi, I, Kivimäki, M
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Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: A Multicohort Study of 90,164 Individuals. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic evidence for work stress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease is mostly based on a single measure of stressful work known as job strain, a combination of high demands and low job control.
Alfredsson, Lars +35 more
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We have read with interest the ongoing debates concerning the work of the IPD-Work Consortium focusing on the relationship between working conditions and health outcomes, which recently included a commentary from Choi and colleagues and an invited reply ...
Peter M Smith, Anthony D LaMontagne
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Job strain and the risk of severe asthma exacerbations : a meta-analysis of individual-participant data from 100 000 European men and women [PDF]
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Alfredsson, L. +32 more
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Analysis of macroautophagy related proteins in G2019S LRRK2 Parkinson's disease brains with Lewy body pathology [PDF]
LRRK2, the gene encoding the multidomain kinase Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2), has been linked to familial and sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as cancer, leprosy and Crohn's disease, establishing it as a target for discovery ...
Arber, Charles +9 more
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Genome analysis of a highly virulent serotype 1 strain of streptococcus pneumoniae from West Africa [PDF]
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, estimated to cause 2 million deaths annually. The majority of pneumococcal mortality occurs in developing countries, with serotype 1 a leading cause in these areas.
Chinelo Ebruke +8 more
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Rational and design of an individual participant data meta-analysis of spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain-a protocol [PDF]
Background Chronic low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of pain and disability, resulting in a major socioeconomic impact. The Cochrane Review which examined the effect of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for chronic LBP concluded that SMT is ...
de Boer, M. R. +7 more
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