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Underlying Factors in Drug Overdose Deaths

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Dowell, Deborah; Noonan, Rita K.; Houry, Debra;

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Dec 19 2017

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JAMA. 318(23):2295-2296.

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December 19, 2018

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE. Percentage of funding to national blood transfusion services from the Ministry of Health — 12 PEPFAR-supported sub-Saharan African countries,* 2014–2016†

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December 21, 2018

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Trends and Gaps in National Blood Transfusion Services 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2014-2016. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 67, no. 50, p.

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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 67, no. 50, p.

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December 19, 2018

Ovarian Cancer Knowledge in Women and Providers Following Education with Inside Knowledge Campaign Materials

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Puckett, Mary C.; Townsend, Julie S.; Gelb, Cynthia A.; Hager, Polly; Conlon, Amy; Stewart, Sherri L.;

Published:

Jun 24 2017

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J Cancer Educ. .

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Because no effective methods for preventing or screening for ovarian cancer exist, symptom recognition is integral to its early detection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts about Gynecologic Cancer campa...

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December 24, 2018

Safety and Improved Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated With New Equine-Derived Heptavalent Botulinum Antitoxin

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Yu, Patricia A.; Lin, Neal H.; Mahon, Barbara E.; Sobel, Jeremy; Yu, Yon; Mody, Rajal K.; Gu, Weidong; Clements, Jennifer; Kim, Hye-Joo; Rao, Agam K.;

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Dec 27 2017

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Clin Infect Dis. 66(Suppl 1):S57-S64.

Description:

Background : Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness. Equine-derived heptavalent botulinum antitoxin (HBAT), the only currently available treatment for noninfant botulism in the United States, was licensed in 2013. No reports have syst...

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December 27, 2018

Infectious disease prediction with kernel conditional density estimation

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Ray, Evan L.; Sakrejda, Krzysztof; Lauer, Stephen A.; Johansson, Michael A.; Reich, Nicholas G.;

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Sep 14 2017

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Stat Med. 36(30):4908-4929.

Description:

Creating statistical models that generate accurate predictions of infectious disease incidence is a challenging problem whose solution could benefit public health decision makers. We develop a new approach to this problem using kernel conditional den...

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December 30, 2018

The use of gamma-survey measurements to better understand radon potential in urban areas

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Berens, Andrew S.; Diem, Jeremy; Stauber, Christine; Dai, Dajun; Foster, Stephanie; Rothenberg, Richard;

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Jul 27 2017

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Sci Total Environ. 607-608:888-899.

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Accounting for as much as 14% of all lung cancers worldwide, cumulative radon progeny exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers both internationally and in the United States. To understand the risk of radon progeny exposure, st...

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December 31, 2018

Community Airborne Particulate Matter from Mining for Sand used as Hydraulic Fracturing Proppant

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Peters, Thomas M.; O’Shaughnessy, Patrick T.; Grant, Ryan; Altmaier, Ralph; Swanton, Elizabeth; Falk, Jeffrey; Osterberg, David; Parker, Edith; Wyland, Nancy G.; Sousan, Sinan; Stark, Aimee Liz; Thorne, Peter S.;

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Aug 07 2017

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Sci Total Environ. 609:1475-1482.

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Field and laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of proppant sand mining and processing activities on community particulate matter (PM) concentrations. In field studies outside 17 homes within 800m of sand mining activities (mining,...

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December 31, 2018

Health Consequences of Electric Lighting Practices in the Modern World: A Report on the National Toxicology Program’s Workshop on Shift Work at Night, Artificial Light at Night, and Circadian Disruption

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Lunn, Ruth M; Blask, David E; Coogan, Andrew N; Figueiro, Mariana G; Gorman, Michael R; Hall, Janet E; Hansen, Johnni; Nelson, Randy J; Panda, Satchidananda; Smolensky, Michael H; Stevens, Richard G; Turek, Fred W; Vermeulen, Roel; Carreón, Tania; Caruso, Claire C; Lawson, Christina C; Thayer, Kristina A; Twery, Michael J; Ewens, Andrew D; Garner, Sanford C; Schwingl, Pamela J; Boyd, Windy A;

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Jul 27 2017

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Sci Total Environ. 607-608:1073-1084.

Description:

The invention of electric light has facilitated a society in which people work, sleep, eat, and play at all hours of the 24-hour day. Although electric light clearly has benefited humankind, exposures to electric light, especially light at night (LAN...

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December 31, 2018

In vivo measurement of bone manganese and association with manual dexterity: a pilot study

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Wells, Ellen M.; Liu, Yingzi; Rolle-McFarland, Danelle; Mostafaei, Farshad; Zheng, Wei; Nie, Linda H.;

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Oct 03 2017

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Environ Res. 160:35-38.

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We used neutron activation analysis (NAA) to measure hand bone manganese (BnMn) in 19 adult males. Median BnMn was 0.89µg/g dry bone (interquartile range = 1.07). After adjustment for age and occupation, higher ln(BnMn) was significantly associated ...

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January 01, 2019

Indicators for Evaluating Community- and Societal-Level Risk and Protective Factors for Violence Prevention: Findings From a Review of the Literature

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Armstead, Theresa L.; Wilkins, Natalie; Doreson, Amanda;

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2018 Jan/Feb

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J Public Health Manag Pract. 24(Suppl 1 INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION):S42-S50.

Description:

Programs geared toward preventing violence before it occurs at the community and societal levels of the social ecology are particularly challenging to evaluate. These programs are often focused on impacting the antecedents (or risk and protective fac...

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January 01, 2019

Potential Medication-Related Problems in Older Breast, Colon, and Lung Cancer Patients in the United States

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Lund, Jennifer L.; Sanoff, Hanna K.; Peacock-Hinton, Sharon; Muss, Hyman; Pate, Virginia; Stürmer, Til;

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Oct 04 2017

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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 27(1):41-49.

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Background : Older adults are often exposed to multiple medications, some of which could be inappropriate or have the potential to interact with each other. Older cancer patients may be at increased risk for medication-related problems due to exposur...

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January 01, 2019

Business travel-associated illness: a GeoSentinel analysis†

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Chen, Lin H.; Leder, Karin; Barbre, Kira A.; Schlagenhauf, Patricia; Libman, Michael; Keystone, Jay; Mendelson, Marc; Gautret, Philippe; Schwartz, Eli; Shaw, Marc; MacDonald, Sue; McCarthy, Anne; Connor, Bradley A.; Esposito, Douglas H.; Hamer, Davidson; Wilson, Mary E.;

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Jan 01 2018

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J Travel Med. 25(1).

Description:

Background : Analysis of a large cohort of business travelers will help clinicians focus on frequent and serious illnesses. We aimed to describe travel-related health problems in business travelers. : Methods : GeoSentinel Surveillance Network consis...

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January 01, 2019

Engaging Fathers in Effective Parenting for Preschool Children Using Shared Book Reading: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Chacko, Anil; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Doctoroff, Greta L.; Fortson, Beverly;

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2018 Jan-Feb

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J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 47(1):79-93.

Description:

Engaging fathers and improving their parenting and, in turn, outcomes for their children in preventive/promotion-focused parenting interventions has been a notable, but understudied, challenge in the field. This study evaluated the effects of a novel...

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January 01, 2019

“We Deserve Better!”: Perceptions of HIV Testing Campaigns Among Black and Latino MSM in New York City

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Drumhiller, Kathryn; Murray, Ashley; Gaul, Zaneta; Aholou, Tiffiany M.; Sutton, Madeline Y.; Nanin, Jose;

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Apr 25 2017

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Arch Sex Behav. 47(1):289-297.

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In 2014, Black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (BLMSM) comprised 64.1% of HIV diagnoses among MSM in the U.S. Routine HIV testing allows earlier diagnosis, linkage to care, and improved health outcomes. HIV testing camp...

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January 01, 2019

Population-based prevalence of multiple radiographically-defined hip morphologies: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

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Raveendran, Reshmi; Stiller, Jamie L.; Alvarez, Carolina; Renner, Jordan B.; Schwartz, Todd A.; Arden, Nigel K.; Jordan, Joanne M.; Nelson, Amanda E.;

Published:

Oct 09 2017

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Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 26(1):54-61.

Description:

Objective : To provide the first prevalence estimates of different radiographic hip morphologies relevant to dysplasia and femoroacetabular impingement in a well-characterized U.S. population-based cohort. : Methods : Cross-sectional data were from t...

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January 01, 2019

Making Decisions About Medication Use During Pregnancy: Implications for Communication Strategies

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Lynch, Molly M.; Squiers, Linda B.; Kosa, Katherine M.; Dolina, Suzanne; Gard Read, Jennifer; Broussard, Cheryl S.; Frey, Meghan T.; Polen, Kara N.; Lind, Jennifer N.; Gilboa, Suzanne M.; Biermann, Janis;

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Jan 2018

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Matern Child Health J. 22(1):92-100.

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Objective : To explore women’s perceptions of the risks and benefits associated with medication use during pregnancy and to better understand how women make decisions related to medication use in pregnancy. : Methods : We conducted online focus gro...

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January 01, 2019

Comparing residence-based to actual path-based methods for defining adolescents’ environmental exposures using granular spatial data

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Culyba, Alison J.; Guo, Wensheng; Branas, Charles C.; Miller, Elizabeth; Wiebe, Douglas J.;

Published:

Dec 01 2017

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Health Place. 49:39-49.

Description:

This paper uses data from a population-based case control study of daily activities and assault injury to examine residence-based versus actual path-based approaches to measuring environmental exposures that pose risks for violence among adolescents....

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January 01, 2019

Prevalence and consequences of axillary lymph node dissection in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

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Yen, Tina W.F.; Laud, Purushottam W.; Pezzin, Liliana E.; McGinley, Emily L.; Wozniak, Erica; Sparapani, Rodney; Nattinger, Ann B.;

Published:

Jan 2018

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Med Care. 56(1):78-84.

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Background : Despite clear guidelines for its use and wide adoption, no population-based study has examined the extent to which patients with early stage breast cancer are benefiting from sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) by being spared a potentiall...

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January 01, 2019

Childhood polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure and executive function in children in the HOME Study

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Vuong, Ann M.; Yolton, Kimberly; Poston, Kendra L.; Xie, Changchun; Webster, Glenys M.; Sjödin, Andreas; Braun, Joseph M.; Dietrich, Kim N.; Lanphear, Bruce P.; Chen, Aimin;

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Oct 16 2017

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Int J Hyg Environ Health. 221(1):87-94.

Description:

Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been reported to impair executive function in children, but little is known whether childhood PBDE exposures play a role. Using the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME...

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January 01, 2019

Friendship Attachment Style Moderates the Effect of Adolescent Exposure to Violence on Emerging Adult Depression and Anxiety Trajectories

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Heinze, Justin E.; Cook, Stephanie H.; Wood, Erica P.; Dumadag, Anne C.; Zimmerman, Marc A.;

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Aug 16 2017

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J Youth Adolesc. 47(1):177-193.

Description:

Exposure to violence during adolescence is associated with increased risk behaviors and mental health problems in adulthood. Friendship attachment during adolescence may, however, mitigate the negative effects of exposure to violence on trajectories ...

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January 01, 2019

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