Issue 10, March 08, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 10, 3/8/10
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- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Colorectal Cancer and Drug Safety – Pediatric Patients)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Acute myocardial infarction hospitalization in the United States, 1979 to 2005
Fang J, Alderman MH, Keenan NL, Ayala C.
Am J Med. 2010 Mar;123(3):259-66.
- Differences in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival between young adults and children
Tai E, Pollack LA, Townsend J, Li J, Steele CB, Richardson LC.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Mar;164(3):218-24.
- Characterization of individual radiographic features of hip osteoarthritis in African American and white women and men: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Nelson AE, Braga L, Renner JB, Atashili J, Woodard J, Hochberg MC, Helmick CG, Jordan JM.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Feb;62(2):190-7.
- Evolution of a precursor
Caporaso NE, Marti GE, Vogt Jr RF, Shim YK, Middleton D, Landgren O.
Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 ;78(1):1-2.
- Prevalence and trends in low femur bone density among older US adults: NHANES 2005-2006 compared with NHANES III
Looker AC, Melton LJ, Harris TB, Borrud LG, Shepherd JA.
J Bone Miner Res. 2010 ;25(1):64-71.
- Acute myocardial infarction hospitalization in the United States, 1979 to 2005
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Communicable Diseases
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among refugees entering the United States between 2006 and 2008
Rein DB, Lesesne SB, O’Fallon A, Weinbaum CM.
Hepatology. 2010 Feb;51(2):431-4.
- Household transmission of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus after a school-based outbreak in New York City, April-May 2009
France AM, Jackson M, Schrag S, Lynch M, Zimmerman C, Biggerstaff M, Hadler J.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;201(7):984-92.
- Current challenges in the risk assessment of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant influenza viruses
Gubareva LV, Fry AM.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;201(5):656-8.
- Neurologic complications of 2009 influenza A (H1N1). Heightened attention on an ongoing question
Sejvar JJ, Uyeki T.
Neurology. 2010 Mar 3.
- Influenza is a major contributor to childhood pneumonia in a tropical developing country
Brooks WA, Goswami D, Rahman M, Nahar K, Fry AM, Balish A, Iftekharuddin N, Azim T, Xu X, Klimov A, Bresee J, Bridges C, Luby S.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):216-21.
- Corrected 2007 rotavirus hospitalization rates
Payne DC, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Edwards KM, Gentsch JR, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Curns AT, Clayton H, Griffin MR, Fairbrother G, Parashar UD.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):287-288.
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among refugees entering the United States between 2006 and 2008
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Drug Safety
- Antiretroviral drug use during pregnancy and risk of premature delivery: is there a connection?
Kourtis AP.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;201(7):978-80.
- Antiretroviral drug use during pregnancy and risk of premature delivery: is there a connection?
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Entomology
- Age-grading the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis using near-infrared spectroscopy
Reeves WK, Peiris KH, Scholte EJ, Wirtz RA, Dowell FE.
Med Vet Entomol. 2010 Mar;24(1):32-37.
- Age-grading the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis using near-infrared spectroscopy
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Environmental Health
- Does background postnatal methyl mercury exposure in toddlers affect cognition and behavior?
Cao Y, Chen A, Jones RL, Radcliffe J, Caldwell KL, Dietrich KN, Rogan WJ.
NeuroToxicology. 2010 Jan;31(1):1-9.
- Does background postnatal methyl mercury exposure in toddlers affect cognition and behavior?
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Non-genetic risk factors for holoprosencephaly
Johnson CY, Rasmussen SA.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2010 Feb 15;154C(1):73-85.
- Concurrent silicosis and pulmonary mycosis at death
Iossifova Y, Bailey R, Wood J, Kreiss K.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):318-20.
- Non-genetic risk factors for holoprosencephaly
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Food Safety
- Acute selenium toxicity associated with a dietary supplement
MacFarquhar JK, Broussard DL, Melstrom P, Hutchinson R, Wolkin A, Martin C, Burk RF, Dunn JR, Green AL, Hammond R, Schaffner W, Jones TF.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Feb 8;170(3):256-61.
- Acute selenium toxicity associated with a dietary supplement
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Glen or Glenda: reported gender of sex partners in two statewide HIV databases
Torrone EA, Thomas JC, Kaufman JS, Pettifor AE, Leone PA, Hightow-Wiedman LB.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):525-30.
- Glen or Glenda: reported gender of sex partners in two statewide HIV databases
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Health Disparities
- Access to and utilization of medical care for young adults ages 20-29 years: United States, 2008
Cohen RA, Bloom B.
NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Feb(29):1-8.
- Access to and utilization of medical care for young adults ages 20-29 years: United States, 2008
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Acute hepatitis B outbreaks related to fingerstick blood glucose monitoring in two assisted living facilities
Counard CA, Perz JF, Linchangco PC, Christiansen D, Ganova-Raeva L, Xia G, Jones S, Vernon MO.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Jan 8.
- Acute hepatitis B outbreaks related to fingerstick blood glucose monitoring in two assisted living facilities
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Healthcare Economics
- Estimates of state-level health-care expenditures associated with disability
Anderson WL, Armour BS, Finkelstein EA, Wiener JM.
Public Health Rep. 2010 January-February;125(1):44-51.
- Estimates of state-level health-care expenditures associated with disability
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Immunity and Immunization
- Effectiveness of monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) against severe diarrhea caused by serotypically unrelated G2P[4] strains in Brazil
Correia JB, Patel MM, Nakagomi O, Montenegro FM, Germano EM, Correia NB, Cuevas LE, Parashar UD, Cunliffe NA, Nakagomi T.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 1;201(3):363-9.
- Effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in a large urban population in the United States
Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Rench MA, Hull JJ, Gentsch JR, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Parashar UD.
Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e199-207.
- Epidemiological, antigenic and genetic characteristics of seasonal influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses: basis for the WHO recommendation on the composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2009-2010 Northern Hemisphere season
Barr IG, McCauley J, Cox N, Daniels R, Engelhardt OG, Fukuda K, Grohmann G, Hay A, Kelso A, Klimov A, Odagiri T, Smith D, Russell C, Tashiro M, Webby R, Wood J, Ye Z, Zhang W.
Vaccine. 2010 Feb 3;28(5):1156-67.
- Post-licensure monitoring of HPV vaccine in the United States
Markowitz LE, Hariri S, Unger ER, Saraiya M, Datta SD, Dunne EF.
Vaccine. 2010 Feb 24.
- Effectiveness of monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) against severe diarrhea caused by serotypically unrelated G2P[4] strains in Brazil
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Informatics
- OIDs: how can I express you? Let me count the ways
Steindel SJ.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Mar 1;17(2):144-7.
- OIDs: how can I express you? Let me count the ways
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Injury and Violence
- Relationship of work injury severity to family member hospitalization
Asfaw AG, Bushnell PT, Ray TK.
Am J Ind Med. 2010 Feb 24.
- Injury-prevention practices as depicted in G- and PG-rated movies, 2003-2007
Tongren JE, Sites A, Zwicker K, Pelletier A.
Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):290-4.
- Relationship of work injury severity to family member hospitalization
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Laboratory Sciences
- Detection E119V and E119I mutations in influenza A (H3N2) viruses isolated from an immunocompromised patient: challenges in diagnosis of oseltamivir-resistance
Okomo-Adhiambo M, Demmler-Harrison GJ, Deyde VM, Sheu TG, Xu X, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Mar 1.
- Nanoparticle inhalation impairs coronary microvascular reactivity via a local reactive oxygen species-dependent mechanism
LeBlanc AJ, Moseley AM, Chen BT, Frazer D, Castranova V, Nurkiewicz TR.
Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2010 Mar;10(1):27-36.
- Regression models to estimate total polychlorinated biphenyls in the general US population: 2001-2002 and 2003-2004
Jain RB, Wang RY.
Chemosphere. 2010 Feb 25.
- Dual detection of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella species by real-time PCR targeting the 23S-5S rRNA gene spacer region
Yang G, Benson R, Pelish T, Brown E, Winchell JM, Fields B.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 ;16(3):255-261.
- Multiantigen print immunoassay for comparison of diagnostic antigens for Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis
Handali S, Klarman M, Gaspard AN, Noh J, Lee YM, Rodriguez S, Gonzalez AE, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Tsang VC, Wilkins PP.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Jan;17(1):68-72.
- MLST analysis reveals both clonality and recombination in populations of Candida glabrata bloodstream isolates from US surveillance
Lott TJ, Frade JP, Lockhart SR.
Eukaryot Cell. 2010 Feb 26.
- Population structure and capsular switching of invasive neisseria meningitidis isolates in the pre-meningococcal conjugate vaccine era-United States, 2000-2005
Harrison LH, Shutt KA, Schmink SE, Marsh JW, Harcourt BH, Wang X, Whitney AM, Stephens DS, Cohn AA, Messonnier NE, Mayer LW.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 3.
- National validation study of a swab protocol for the recovery of bacillus anthracis spores from surfaces
Hodges LR, Rose LJ, O’Connell H, Arduino MJ.
J Microbiol Methods. 2010 Feb 26.
- Comparison of free radical generation by pre- and post-sintered cemented carbide particles
Stefaniak AB, Harvey CJ, Bukowski VC, Leonard SS.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Jan;7(1):23-34.
- Promoting quality of genetic testing with guidelines for good laboratory practices
Chen B, Greene C.
Mol Genet Metab. 2010 Mar;99(3):238-43.
- Evaluation of dicarbonyls generated in a simulated indoor air environment using an in vitro exposure system
Anderson SE, Jackson LG, Franko J, Wells JR.
Toxicol Sci. 2010 Mar 3.
- Detection E119V and E119I mutations in influenza A (H3N2) viruses isolated from an immunocompromised patient: challenges in diagnosis of oseltamivir-resistance
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Maternal and Child Health
- Survival of children with mosaic Down syndrome
Shin M, Siffel C, Correa A.
Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Mar;152A(3):800-1.
- Validity of childhood autism in the Danish Psychiatric Central Register: findings from a cohort sample born 1990-1999
Lauritsen MB, Jorgensen M, Madsen KM, Lemcke S, Toft S, Grove J, Schendel DE, Thorsen P.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Feb;40(2):139-48.
- Maternal dengue and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review
Pouliot SH, Xiong X, Harville E, Paz-Soldan V, Tomashek KM, Breart G, Buekens P.
Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2010 Feb;65(2):107-18.
- Survival of children with mosaic Down syndrome
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Nutritional Sciences
- Total folate and folic acid intake from foods and dietary supplements in the United States: 2003-2006
Bailey RL, Dodd KW, Gahche JJ, Dwyer JT, McDowell MA, Yetley EA, Sempos CA, Burt VL, Radimer KL, Picciano MF.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan;91(1):231-7.
- We can reduce dietary sodium, save money, and save lives
Frieden TR, Briss PA.
Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 1.
- The prevalence and correlates of taking folic acid and vitamin supplements among adults aged >/=45 years with CVD
Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Mokdad AH.
Public Health Nutr. 2010 Mar 3:1-8.
- Total folate and folic acid intake from foods and dietary supplements in the United States: 2003-2006
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Reusable elastomeric air-purifying respirators: physiologic impact on health care workers
Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Powell JB, Palmiero AJ.
Am J Infect Control. 2010 Feb 26.
- Nanoparticles and potential human health implications: past and future directions – Preface
Gulumian M, Vallyanthan V.
J Toxicol Env Health Part A. 2010 ;73(5-6):339-340.
- Reusable elastomeric air-purifying respirators: physiologic impact on health care workers
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Program Evaluation
- A review of positive youth development programs that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Gavin LE, Catalano RF, David-Ferdon C, Gloppen KM, Markham CM.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S75-91.
- A review of positive youth development programs that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Recent advances in public health systems research in the United States
Van Wave TW, Scutchfield FD, Honore PA.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2010 Jan 14.
- Roles and contributions of pharmacists in regulatory affairs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for public health emergency preparedness and response
Bhavsar TR, Kim HJ, Yu Y.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Mar-Apr 1;50(2):165-8.
- Recent advances in public health systems research in the United States
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Reproductive Health
- Infertility service use among U.S. women: 1995 and 2002
Chandra A, Stephen EH.
Fertil Steril. 2010 Feb;93(3):725-36.
- Confidence as a predictor of sexual and reproductive health outcomes for youth
Gloppen KM, David-Ferdon C, Bates J.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S42-58.
- Competence as a predictor of sexual and reproductive health outcomes for youth: a systematic review
House LD, Bates J, Markham CM, Lesesne C.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S7-22.
- Character as a predictor of reproductive health outcomes for youth: a systematic review
House LD, Mueller T, Reininger B, Brown K, Markham CM.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S59-74.
- Infertility service use among U.S. women: 1995 and 2002
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Undertreatment of mental health problems in adults with diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007
Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Balluz LS, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
Diabetes Care. 2010 Feb 25.
- Prevalence and correlates of internalizing mental health symptoms among CSHCN
Ghandour RM, Kogan MD, Blumberg SJ, Perry DF.
Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e269-77.
- Undertreatment of mental health problems in adults with diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007
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Zoonoses
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis, New York, NY, USA, 2009
Asnis DS, Muana O, Kim do G, Garcia M, Rollin PE, Slavinski S.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):328-30.
- Seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Czech Republic
Sak B, Kucerova Z, Kvac M, Kvetonova D, Rost M, Secor EW.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):335-7.
- Cavitary pulmonary zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus homothallicus
Chakrabarti A, Marak RS, Shivaprakash MR, Gupta S, Garg R, Sakhuja V, Kumar S, Baghela A, Dixit A, Garg MK, Padhye AA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar 3.
- Flea-associated zoonotic diseases of cats in the USA: bartonellosis, flea-borne rickettsioses, and plague
McElroy KM, Blagburn BL, Breitschwerdt EB, Mead PS, McQuiston JH.
Trends Parasitol. 2010 Feb 23.
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis, New York, NY, USA, 2009
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Colorectal Cancer
- A trial of 3 interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening in African Americans
Blumenthal DS, Smith SA, Majett CD, Alema-Mensah E.
Cancer. 2010 Feb 15;116(4):922-9.
- Effectiveness of a patient- and practice-level colorectal cancer screening intervention in health plan members: design and baseline findings of the CHOICE trial
Lewis C, Pignone M, Schild LA, Scott T, Winquist A, Rimer BK, Glanz K.
Cancer. 2010 Feb 8.
- Improving the quality of colorectal cancer screening: assessment of familial risk
Butterly LF, Goodrich M, Onega T, Greene MA, Srivastava A, Burt R, Dietrich A.
Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Mar;55(3):754-60.
- Brief report: exploration of colorectal cancer risk perceptions among Latinos
Diaz JA, Goldman R, Arellano N, Borkan J, Eaton CB.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Jan 9.
- NIH state-of-the-science conference statement: enhancing use and quality of colorectal cancer screening
Allen JD, Barlow WE, Duncan RP, Egede LE, Friedman LS, Keating NL, Kim P, et al.
NIH Consens State Sci Statements. 2010 Feb 4;27(1).
- How equitable are colorectal cancer screening programs which include FOBTs? A review of qualitative and quantitative studies
Javanparast S, Ward P, Young G, Wilson C, Carter S, Misan G, Cole S, et al.
Prev Med. 2010 Feb 11.
- A trial of 3 interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening in African Americans
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Drug Safety – Pediatric Patients
- Parents’ medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
Yin HS, Mendelsohn AL, Wolf MS, Parker RM, Fierman A, van Schaick L, Bazan IS, et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Feb;164(2):181-6.
- Severe injury or death in young children from therapeutic errors: a summary of 238 cases from the American Association of Poison Control Centers
Tzimenatos L, Bond GR.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2009 Apr;47(4):348-54.
- Therapeutic errors among children in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes
Mc DT, Robinson J, MacLeod D, MacBean CE, Braitberg G.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2009 May;45(5):304-9.
- The role of advice in medication administration errors in the pediatric ambulatory setting
Lemer C, Bates DW, Yoon C, Keohane C, Fitzmaurice G, Kaushal R.
J Patient Saf. 2009 Sep;5(3):168-75.
- Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis
Bourgeois FT, Mandl KD, Valim C, Shannon MW.
Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):e744-50.
- Parents’ medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Identifying infants with hearing loss – United States, 1999-2007
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 March 5;59(08):220-223.
- Malaria acquired in Haiti – 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 March 4;59(8):217-219.
- Identifying infants with hearing loss – United States, 1999-2007
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Population strategies to decrease sodium intake and the burden of cardiovascular disease: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Smith-Spangler CM, Juusola JL, Enns EA, Owens DK, Garber AM.
Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 1.
- Overweight, obesity, and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Luppino FS, de Wit LM, Bouvy PF, Stijnen T, Cuijpers P, Penninx BW, Zitman FG.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;67(3):220-9.
- Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank cohort study
Lam KH, Jiang CQ, Thomas GT, Arora T, Zhang WS, Taheri S, Adab P, Lam TH, Cheng KK.
Sleep. 2010 March 1;33(3):402-407.
- Racial disparities in awareness and treatment of atrial fibrillation. The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study
Meschia JF, Merrill P, Soliman EZ, Howard VJ, Barrett KM, Zakai NA, Kleindorfer D, Safford M, Howard G.
Stroke. 2010 Feb 26.
- Population strategies to decrease sodium intake and the burden of cardiovascular disease: A cost-effectiveness analysis
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Communicable Diseases
- Longitudinal study of human papillomavirus persistence and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3: critical role of duration of infection
Rodriguez AC, Schiffman M, Herrero R, Hildesheim A, Bratti C, Sherman ME, Solomon D, Guillen D, Alfaro M, Morales J, Hutchinson M, Katki H, Cheung L, Wacholder S, Burk RD.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Mar 3;102(5):315-24.
- Longitudinal study of human papillomavirus persistence and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3: critical role of duration of infection
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Community Health Services
- Sleep duration and five-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS family sudy
Hairston KG, Bryer-Ash M, Norris JM, Haffner S, Bowden DW, Wagenknecht LE.
Sleep. 2010 March;33(3):289-295.
- Sleep duration and five-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS family sudy
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Maternal and Child Health
- National, state, and local disparities in childhood obesity
Bethell C, Simpson L, Stumbo S, Carle AC, Gombojav N.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Mar-Apr;29(3):347-56.
- Injury patterns in obese versus nonobese children presenting to a pediatric emergency department
Pomerantz WJ, Timm NL, Gittelman MA.
Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 1;125(4).
- National, state, and local disparities in childhood obesity
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