Issue 1, January 03, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 1, 1/3/11
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Impact of the 2002 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology guidelines on cervical cancer diagnosis in a geographically diverse population of commercially insured women, 1999-2004
Martin CK, Richardson LC, Berkman ND, Kuo TM, Yuen AN, Benard VB.
J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2011 Jan;15(1):25-32.
- Estimating risk for developing epilepsy: a population-based study in Rochester, Minnesota
Hesdorffer D, Logroscino G, Benn E, Katri N, Cascino G, Hauser W.
Neurology. 2011 Jan 4;76(1):23-27.
- Impact of the 2002 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology guidelines on cervical cancer diagnosis in a geographically diverse population of commercially insured women, 1999-2004
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Communicable Diseases
- A paradox: overscreening of older women for chlamydia while too few younger women are being tested
Berman SM, Satterwhite CL.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec 17.
- A paradox: overscreening of older women for chlamydia while too few younger women are being tested
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Evaluation of three sampling methods to monitor outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in low- and middle-income countries
Tassie JM, Malateste K, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Poulet E, Bennett D, Harries A, Mahy M, Schechter M, Souteyrand Y, Dabis F.
PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(11):e13899.
- Evaluation of three sampling methods to monitor outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in low- and middle-income countries
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Food Safety
- Detection of Coxiella burnetii in commercially available raw milk from the United States
Loftis AD, Priestley RA, Massung RF.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2010 Dec;7(12):1453-6.
- Detection of Coxiella burnetii in commercially available raw milk from the United States
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Healthcare Economics
- Economic analysis of the global polio eradication initiative
Duintjer Tebbens RJ, Pallansch MA, Cochi SL, Wassilak SG, Linkins J, Sutter RW, Aylward RB, Thompson KM.
Vaccine. 2010 Dec 16;29(2):334-43.
- Economic analysis of the global polio eradication initiative
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Laboratory Sciences
- Assessing blood pressure accuracy of an aneroid sphygmomanometer in a national survey environment
Ostchega Y, Prineas RJ, Nwankwo T, Zipf G.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Dec 16.
- Quantitative analysis of six heterocyclic aromatic amines in mainstream cigarette smoke condensate using isotope dilution liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
Zhang L, Ashley DL, Watson CH.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Dec 20.
- Assessing blood pressure accuracy of an aneroid sphygmomanometer in a national survey environment
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- A model for allocating CDC's HIV prevention resources in the United States
Lasry A, Sansom SL, Hicks KA, Uzunangelov V.
Health Care Manag Sci. 2010 Dec 24.
- Contributions of international cooperation projects to the HIV/AIDS response in China
Sun J, Liu H, Li H, Wang L, Guo H, Shan D, Bulterys M, Korhonen C, Hao Y, Ren M.
Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;39 Suppl 2:ii14-20.
- A model for allocating CDC's HIV prevention resources in the United States
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Correlates of depression among people with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study
Waitzfelder B, Gerzoff RB, Karter AJ, Crystal S, Bair MJ, Ettner SL, Brown AF, Subramanian U, Lu SE, Marrero D, Herman WH, Selby JV, Dudley RA.
Prim Care Diabetes. 2010 Dec;4(4):215-22.
- Visual impairment and health-related quality of life among elderly adults with age-related eye diseases
Li Y, Crews JE, Elam-Evans LD, Fan AZ, Zhang X, Elliott AF, Balluz L.
Qual Life Res. 2010 Dec 30.
- Correlates of depression among people with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study
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Communicable Diseases
- Prevalence and correlates of GB virus C infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Bangkok, Thailand
Bhanich Supapol W, Remis RS, Raboud J, Millson M, Tappero J, Kaul R, Kulkarni P, McConnell MS, Mock PA, McNicholl JM, Roongpisuthipong A, Chotpitayasunondh T, Shaffer N, Butera S.
J Med Virol. 2011 Jan;83(1):33-44.
- Neurological infections: influenza in the spotlight
Sejvar JJ.
Lancet Neurol. 2011 Jan;10(1):16-8.
- H1N1pdm influenza infection in hospitalized cancer patients: clinical evolution and viral analysis
Souza TM, Salluh JI, Bozza FA, Mesquita M, Soares M, Motta FC, Pitrowsky MT, de Lourdes Oliveira M, Mishin VP, Gubareva LV, Whitney A, Rocco SA, Goncalves VM, Marques VP, Velasco E, Siqueira MM.
PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(11):e14158.
- TB transmission on public transportation: a review of published studies and recommendations for contact tracing
Edelson PJ, Phypers M.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 15.
- Prevalence and correlates of GB virus C infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Bangkok, Thailand
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Community Health Services
- From spectators to implementers: civil society organizations involved in AIDS programmes in China
Li H, Kuo NT, Liu H, Korhonen C, Pond E, Guo H, Smith L, Xue H, Sun J.
Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;39 Suppl 2:ii65-71.
- From spectators to implementers: civil society organizations involved in AIDS programmes in China
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Characteristics of Cryptosporidium transmission in pre-weaned dairy cattle in Henan, China
Wang R, Wang H, Sun Y, Zhang L, Jian F, Qi M, Ning C, Xiao L.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Dec 22.
- Where have all the vector control programs gone? Part two
Herring ME.
J Environ Health. 2010 Dec;73(5):24-25.
- Effects of transmission reduction by insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) on parasite genetics population structure: I. The genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum parasites by microsatellite markers in western Kenya
Gatei W, Kariuki S, Hawley W, Ter Kuile F, Terlouw D, Phillips-Howard P, Nahlen B, Gimnig J, Lindblade K, Walker E, Hamel M, Crawford S, Williamson J, Slutsker L, Shi YP.
Malar J. 2010 ;9:353.
- Characteristics of Cryptosporidium transmission in pre-weaned dairy cattle in Henan, China
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Entomology
- Characterization of insecticide resistance in Trinidadian strains of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Polson KA, Brogdon WG, Rawlins SC, Chadee DD.
Acta Trop. 2011 Jan;117(1):31-8.
- Characterization of insecticide resistance in Trinidadian strains of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
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Environmental Health
- Partition of environmental chemicals between maternal and fetal blood and tissues
Needham LL, Grandjean P, Heinzow B, Jorgensen PJ, Nielsen F, Patterson DG, Sjodin A, Turner WE, Weihe P.
Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Dec 17.
- Chlorine disinfection of Francisella tularensis
O'Connell HA, Rose LJ, Shams AM, Arduino MJ, Rice EW.
Lett Appl Microbiol. 2011 Jan;52(1):84-6.
- Perchlorate exposure in lactating women in an urban community in New Jersey
Borjan M, Marcella S, Blount B, Greenberg M, Zhang JJ, Murphy E, Valentin-Blasini L, Robson M.
Sci Total Environ. 2011 Jan 1;409(3):460-4.
- Partition of environmental chemicals between maternal and fetal blood and tissues
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Reasons for not HIV testing, testing intentions, and potential use of an over-the-counter rapid HIV test in an internet sample of men who have sex with men who have never tested for HIV
Mackellar DA, Hou SI, Whalen CC, Samuelsen K, Sanchez T, Smith A, Denson D, Lansky A, Sullivan P.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec 22.
- Reasons for not HIV testing, testing intentions, and potential use of an over-the-counter rapid HIV test in an internet sample of men who have sex with men who have never tested for HIV
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Health Communication and Education
- Reaching patients and their partners through mobile: text messaging for case management and partner notification
Kachur R, Adelson S, Firenze K, Herrera M.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec 17.
- Reaching patients and their partners through mobile: text messaging for case management and partner notification
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Healthcare Economics
- Financial barriers to the adoption of combination vaccines by pediatricians
Gidengil CA, Dutta-Linn MM, Messonnier ML, Rusinak D, Lieu TA.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec;164(12):1138-44.
- The tale of two serologic tests to screen for syphilis-treponemal and nontreponemal: does the order matter?
Owusu-Edusei K, Koski KA, Ballard RC.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec 22.
- Financial barriers to the adoption of combination vaccines by pediatricians
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Immunity and Immunization
- Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in very low-birth-weight infants after administration of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Ang JY, Lua JL, Asmar BI, Shankaran S, Heyne RJ, Schelonka RL, Das A, Li L, Jackson DM, Higgins RD, D'Angio CT.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec;164(12):1173-5.
- Long-term immunogenicity of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine: follow-up at 15 years
Byrd KK, Bruden DL, Bruce MG, Bulkow LR, Zanis CL, Snowball MM, Homan CE, Hennessy TW, Williams JL, Dunaway E, Chaves SS, McMahon BJ.
J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2010 ;5(4):321-326.
- Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in very low-birth-weight infants after administration of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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Injury and Violence
- Perpetration of physical assault against dating partners, peers, and siblings among a locally representative sample of high school students in Boston, Massachusetts
Rothman EF, Johnson RM, Azrael D, Hall DM, Weinberg J.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec;164(12):1118-24.
- Achieving public health impact in youth violence prevention through community-research partnerships
Massetti GM, Vivolo AM.
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010 Fall;4(3):243-51.
- Perpetration of physical assault against dating partners, peers, and siblings among a locally representative sample of high school students in Boston, Massachusetts
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Laboratory Sciences
- Clostridium baratii type F neurotoxin cleaves synaptobrevin-2 with different substrate recognition requirements than Clostridium botulinum type F neurotoxin
Kalb SR, Baudys J, Egan C, Smith TJ, Smith LA, Pirkle JL, Barr JR.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Dec 17.
- Proficiency testing outcomes of 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine measurements by tandem mass spectrometry in newborn screening
Lim TH, De Jesus VR, Meredith NK, Sternberg MR, Chace DH, Mei JV, Hannon WH.
Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Dec 22.
- Antimicrobial-resistant nocardia isolates, United States, 1995-2004
Uhde KB, Pathak S, McCullum I, Jannat-Khah DP, Shadomy SV, Dykewicz CA, Clark TA, Smith TL, Brown JM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 15;51(12):1445-8.
- Molecular cloning of an immunogenic protein of Baylisascaris procyonis and expression in Escherichia coli for use in developing improved serodiagnostic assays
Dangoudoubiyam S, Vemulapalli R, Hancock K, Kazacos KR.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Dec;17(12):1933-9.
- Evaluation of serum bactericidal antibody assays for Haemophilus influenzae serotype a
Rouphael NG, Satola S, Farley MM, Rudolph K, Schmidt DS, Gomez-de-Leon P, Robbins JB, Schneerson R, Carlone GM, Romero-Steiner S.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Dec 22.
- Analysis of antibody responses to Mycobacterium leprae phenolic glycolipid-I, lipoarabinomannan and recombinant proteins to define disease-subtype specific antigenic profiles in leprosy
Spencer JS, Kim HJ, Wheat WH, Chatterjee D, Balagon MV, Cellona RV, Tan EV, Gelber R, Saunderson P, Duthie MS, Reece ST, Burman W, Belknap R, Mac Kenzie WR, Geluk A, Oskam L, Dockrell HM, Brennan PJ.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Dec 22.
- RT-PCR/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry approach in detection and characterization of influenza viruses
Deyde VM, Sampath R, Gubareva LV.
Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2011 ;11(1):41-52.
- Salmonella isolates with decreased susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in the United States
Sjolund-Karlsson M, Rickert R, Matar C, Pecic G, Howie RL, Joyce K, Medalla F, Barzilay EJ, Whichard JM.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2010 Dec;7(12):1503-9.
- Znu is the predominant zinc importer in Yersinia pestis during in vitro growth but is not essential for virulence
Desrosiers DC, Bearden SW, Mier I, Abney J, Paulley JT, Fetherston JD, Salazar JC, Radolf JD, Perry RD.
Infect Immun. 2010 Dec;78(12):5163-77.
- Quality assurance in the HIV/AIDS laboratory network of China
Jiang Y, Qiu M, Zhang G, Xing W, Xiao Y, Pan P, Yao J, Ou CY, Su X.
Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;39 Suppl 2:ii72-8.
- Regulation of lung cancer cell migration and invasion by reactive oxygen species and caveolin-1
Luanpitpong S, Talbott SJ, Rojanasakul Y, Nimmannit U, Pongrakhananon V, Wang L, Chanvorachote P.
J Biol Chem. 2010 Dec 10;285(50):38832-40.
- Kdo2-lipid A, a TLR4-specific agonist, induces de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis in RAW264.7 macrophages, which is essential for induction of autophagy
Sims K, Haynes CA, Kelly S, Allegood JC, Wang E, Momin A, Leipelt M, Reichart D, Glass CK, Sullards MC, Merrill AH.
J Biol Chem. 2010 Dec 3;285(49):38568-79.
- Tim-3 expression on PD-1+ HCV-specific human CTLs is associated with viral persistence, and its blockade restores hepatocyte-directed in vitro cytotoxicity
McMahan RH, Golden-Mason L, Nishimura MI, McMahon BJ, Kemper M, Allen TM, Gretch DR, Rosen HR.
J Clin Invest. 2010 Dec 1;120(12):4546-57.
- Performance of a rapid antigen test (Binax NOW((R)) RSV) for diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus compared with real-time polymerase chain reaction in a pediatric population
Miernyk K, Bulkow L, Debyle C, Chikoyak L, Hummel KB, Hennessy T, Singleton R.
J Clin Virol. 2010 Dec 14.
- A synthetic 7,8-dihydroxyflavone derivative promotes neurogenesis and exhibits potent antidepressant effect
Liu X, Chan CB, Jang SW, Pradoldej S, Huang J, He K, Phun LH, France S, Xiao G, Jia Y, Luo HR, Ye K.
J Med Chem. 2010 Nov 12.
- Sampling and mass spectrometric analytical methods for five antineoplastic drugs in the healthcare environment
Pretty JR, Connor TH, Spasojevic I, Kurtz KS, McLaurin JL, B' Hymer C, Debord DG.
J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2010 Dec 23.
- Evaluation of diagnostic tests: dengue
Peeling RW, Artsob H, Pelegrino JL, Buchy P, Cardoso MJ, Devi S, Enria DA, Jeremy F, Gubler DJ, Guzman MC, Halstead SB, Hunsperger E, Kliks S, Margolis HS, Nathanson CM, Vinh CN, Rizzo N, Vazquez S, Yoksan S.
Nat Rev Microbiol. 2010 Dec:S30-S37.
- Use of the human monocytic leukemia THP-1 cell line and co-incubation with microsomes to identify and differentiate hapten and prohapten sensitizers
Chipinda I, Ruwona TB, Templeton SP, Siegel PD.
Toxicology. 2010 Dec 14.
- Clostridium baratii type F neurotoxin cleaves synaptobrevin-2 with different substrate recognition requirements than Clostridium botulinum type F neurotoxin
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Maternal and Child Health
- Gestational hypertension: a neglected cardiovascular disease risk marker
Robbins CL, Dietz PM, Bombard J, Valderrama AL.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec 21.
- Anesthesia-related maternal mortality in the United States: 1979-2002
Hawkins JL, Chang J, Palmer SK, Gibbs CP, Callaghan WM.
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan;117(1):69-74.
- Trends in hospitalization for empyema in Alaska native children yournger than 10 years of age
Singleton RJ, Holman RC, Wenger J, Christensen KY, Bulkow LR, Zulz T, Steiner CA, Cheek JE.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Dec 15.
- Gestational hypertension: a neglected cardiovascular disease risk marker
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Mortality and end-stage renal disease incidence among dry cleaning workers
Calvert GM, Ruder AM, Petersen MR.
Occup Environ Med. 2010 Dec 16.
- Mortality and end-stage renal disease incidence among dry cleaning workers
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- Electromyography of the thigh muscles during lifting tasks in kneeling and squatting postures
Gallagher S, Pollard J, Porter WL.
Ergonomics. 2011 Jan;54(1):91-102.
- Electromyography of the thigh muscles during lifting tasks in kneeling and squatting postures
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Public Health Ethics
- The challenge of defining standards of prevention in HIV prevention trials
Philpott S, Heise L, McGrory E, Paxton L, Hankins C.
J Med Ethics. 2010 Dec 24.
- The challenge of defining standards of prevention in HIV prevention trials
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Practice-based research network partnership with CDC to acquire clinical specimens to study the etiology of southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI)
Vaughn MF, Sloane PD, Knierim K, Varkey D, Pilgard MA, Johnson BJ.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;23(6):720-7.
- Practice-based research network partnership with CDC to acquire clinical specimens to study the etiology of southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI)
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Public Health, General
- Evolving views of disability and public health: the roles of advocacy and public health
Krahn G, Campbell VA.
Disabil Health J. 2011 Jan;4(1):12-8.
- Evolving views of disability and public health: the roles of advocacy and public health
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Statistics as Topic
- Analysis of lognormally distributed exposure data with repeated measures and values below the limit of detection using SAS
Jin Y, Hein MJ, Deddens JA, Hines CJ.
Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Dec 20.
- Analysis of lognormally distributed exposure data with repeated measures and values below the limit of detection using SAS
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Substance Use and Abuse
- The United States' engagement in global tobacco control: proposals for comprehensive funding and strategies
Bollyky TJ, Gostin LO.
JAMA. 2010 Dec 15;304(23):2637-8.
- Smokers who are also using smokeless tobacco products in the US: a national assessment of characteristics, behaviours and beliefs of 'dual users'
McClave-Regan AK, Berkowitz J.
Tob Control. 2010 Dec 19.
- The United States' engagement in global tobacco control: proposals for comprehensive funding and strategies
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Vital Statistics
- Annual summary of vital statistics: 2008
Mathews TJ, Minino AM, Osterman MJ, Strobino DM, Guyer B.
Pediatrics. 2010 Dec 20.
- Annual summary of vital statistics: 2008
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Zoonoses
- A review of death certificates listing Lyme disease as a cause of death in the United States
Kugeler KJ, Griffith KS, Gould LH, Kochanek K, Delorey MJ, Biggerstaff BJ, Mead PS.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 28.
- Novel deer-associated parapoxvirus infection in deer hunters
Roess AA, Galan A, Kitces E, Li Y, Zhao H, Paddock CD, Adem P, Goldsmith CS, Miller D, Reynolds MG, Zaki SR, Damon IK.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Dec 30;363(27):2621-2627.
- A review of death certificates listing Lyme disease as a cause of death in the United States
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Update: influenza activity --- United States, October 3--December 11, 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 24;59(50):1651-5.
- Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010
Workowski KA, Berman S.
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010 Dec 17;59(RR-12):1-110.
- Update: influenza activity --- United States, October 3--December 11, 2010
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Health Disparities
- Racial/ethnic disparities in access to care and survival for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma
Mathur AK, Osborne NH, Lynch RJ, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Sonnenday CJ.
Arch Surg. 2010 Dec;145(12):1158-63.
- Racial/ethnic disparities in access to care and survival for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma
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Nutritional Sciences
- Caffeine consumption in young children
Warzak WJ, Evans S, Floress MT, Gross AC, Stoolman S.
J Pediatr. 2010 Dec 15.
- Caffeine consumption in young children
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Patterns of alcohol consumption and ischaemic heart disease in culturally divergent countries: the Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME)
Ruidavets JB, Ducimetiere P, Evans A, Montaye M, Haas B, Bingham A, Yarnell J, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Kee F, Bongard V, Ferrieres J.
BMJ. 2010 ;341:c6077.
- Patterns of alcohol consumption and ischaemic heart disease in culturally divergent countries: the Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME)
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Vital Statistics
- Births: preliminary data for 2009
Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ.
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2010 Dec 21;59(3):1-29.
- Births: preliminary data for 2009
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