Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004 This prospective study of the elderly population estimated the risks of smoking for morbidity and mortality and identified whether cessation of smoking reduced the risk of disease.
Hui-Chuan Hsu
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Risk of thyroid as a first or second primary cancer. A population‐based study in Italy, 1998–2012
Cancer Medicine, 2021 Background The number of patients living after a cancer diagnosis is increasing, especially after thyroid cancer (TC). This study aims at evaluating both the risk of a second primary cancer (SPC) in TC patients and the risk of TC as a SPC.
Emanuele Crocetti +36 more
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On the stability of the constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) under high degrees of uncertainty [PDF]
, 2012 Growth models under uncertainty and constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) utility are fragile in explaining consumers’ choice, as equilibrium consumption is dependent on distributional assumptions.
Paya, Ivan +7 more
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Risk of Development of Oligohydramnios in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: The Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic is considered the most catastrophic disease of the last decades, with evolving knowledge and improved management over time.
Ipek Ulu +3 more
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The relativity of relative risks: disadvantage or opportunity? [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2003 Psychiatric epidemiologists use many tools, such as relative risks and the related odds ratios, that were developed to study chronic somatic disease. Cancer epidemiologists identify as a major advantage of relative risks that, when appropriately adjusted for confounding and effect modification ...
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Nature, 2015 Mutations in BRCA genes predispose women to cancer, but outside influences shape the ultimate risk.
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Early-Season Avian Deaths from West Nile Virus as Warnings of Human Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 An analysis of 2001 and 2002 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data shows that counties that report WNV-infected dead birds early in the transmission season are more likely to report subsequent WNV disease cases in humans than are counties that do not ...
Stephen C. Guptill +4 more
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Integrating information from novel risk factors with calculated risks: the critical impact of risk factor prevalence [PDF]
, 2011 Case vignette: a 60-year-old man visits his physician for assessment of his 10-year cardiovascular risk. On the basis of his systolic blood pressure, lipid profile, smoking status, and the fact that he is nondiabetic, the Framingham risk score estimates ...
Kostende, P.J. +14 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 Background Newcastle disease (ND) is an economically important viral disease affecting the poultry industry. In Kerala, a state in South India, incidences of ND in commercial and backyard poultry have been reported.
Chintu Ravishankar +19 more
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Intensive Case Finding of Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus-Bidirectional Screening of Patients Attending a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Rural Telangana, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease of global public health threat. Poor and vulnerable populations are mainly affected with it.
Kiranmai Sannithi +4 more
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