Issue 30, July 25, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 30, 7/25/11
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- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Tuberculosis)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Screening prevalence and incidence of colorectal cancer among American Indian/Alaskan Natives in the Indian Health Service
Day LW, Espey DK, Madden E, Segal M, Terdiman JP.
Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jul;56(7):2104-13.
- Screening prevalence and incidence of colorectal cancer among American Indian/Alaskan Natives in the Indian Health Service
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Communicable Diseases
- The acceptance and feasibility of replacement feeding at 6 months as an HIV prevention method in Lilongwe, Malawi: results from the BAN Study
Parker ME, Bentley ME, Chasela C, Adair L, Piwoz EG, Jamieson DJ, Ellington S, Kayira D, Soko A, Mkhomawanthu C, Tembo M, Martinson F, Van der Horst CM.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3):281-95.
- Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft-tissue infections in US emergency department patients, 2004 and 2008
Talan DA, Krishnadasan A, Gorwitz RJ, Fosheim GE, Limbago B, Albrecht V, Moran GJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;53(2):144-149.
- Use of home-obtained vaginal swabs to facilitate rescreening for Chlamydia trachomatis infections: two randomized controlled trials
Xu F, Stoner BP, Taylor SN, Mena L, Tian LH, Papp J, Hutchins K, Martin DH, Markowitz LE.
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Aug;118(2 Pt 1):231-9.
- The acceptance and feasibility of replacement feeding at 6 months as an HIV prevention method in Lilongwe, Malawi: results from the BAN Study
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Environmental Health
- Ensuring mobility-supporting environments for an aging population: critical actors and collaborations
Kochtitzky CS, Freeland AL, Yen IH.
J Aging Res. 2011 ;2011:138931.
- Ensuring mobility-supporting environments for an aging population: critical actors and collaborations
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Health Communication and Education
- When the facts are just not enough: credibly communicating about risk is riskier when emotions run high and time is short
Reynolds BJ.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2011 Jul 15;254(2):206-14.
- When the facts are just not enough: credibly communicating about risk is riskier when emotions run high and time is short
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Trends in catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care units-United States, 1990-2007
Burton DC, Edwards JR, Srinivasan A, Fridkin SK, Gould CV.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;32(8):748-56.
- Trends in catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care units-United States, 1990-2007
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Immunity and Immunization
- Strategies to vaccinate against cancer of the cervix: feasibility of a school-based HPV vaccination program in Peru
Penny M, Bartolini R, Mosqueira NR, Lamontagne DS, Mendoza MA, Ramos I, Winkler JL, Villafana J, Janmohamed A, Jumaan AO.
Vaccine. 2011 Jul 12;29(31):5022-30.
- Strategies to vaccinate against cancer of the cervix: feasibility of a school-based HPV vaccination program in Peru
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Maternal and Child Health
- Influencing clinical practice regarding the use of antiepileptic medications during pregnancy: modeling the potential impact on the prevalences of spina bifida and cleft palate in the United States
Gilboa SM, Broussard CS, Devine OJ, Duwe KN, Flak AL, Boulet SL, Moore CA, Werler MM, Honein MA.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Aug 15;157(3):234-46.
- Influencing clinical practice regarding the use of antiepileptic medications during pregnancy: modeling the potential impact on the prevalences of spina bifida and cleft palate in the United States
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Prevention of IgE sensitization to latex in health care workers after reduction of antigen exposures
Kelly KJ, Wang ML, Klancnik M, Petsonk EL.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jul 19.
- Prevention of IgE sensitization to latex in health care workers after reduction of antigen exposures
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Trends in the control of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among adults with diagnosed diabetes: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008
Ford ES.
J Diabetes. 2011 Jul 18.
- Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among physicians in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Benard VB, Saraiya MS, Soman A, Roland KB, Yabroff KR, Miller J.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Jul 20.
- Trends in the control of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among adults with diagnosed diabetes: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008
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Communicable Diseases
- HIV prevention among African American youth: how well have evidence-based interventions addressed key theoretical constructs?
Romero LM, Galbraith JS, Wilson-Williams L, Gloppen KM.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Jul;15(5):976-91.
- A multimodal behavioral intervention to impact adherence and risk behavior among perinatally and behaviorally HIV-infected youth: description, delivery, and receptivity of Adolescent Impact
Chandwani S, Abramowitz S, Koenig LJ, Barnes W, D'Angelo L.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3):222-35.
- Characteristics of first-time and repeat HIV tests among men who have sex with men who test at CDC-supported sites, 2007
Fisher HH, Habarta N, Hardnett F, Toledo C, Hoyte T, Eke A, Valleroy L.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):17-29.
- HIV counseling, testing and referral experiences of persons diagnosed with HIV who have never entered HIV medical care
Garland PM, Valverde EE, Fagan J, Beer L, Sanders C, Hillman D, Brady K, Courogen M, Bertolli J.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):117-27.
- Emergency department HIV screening with rapid tests: a cost comparison of alternative models
Hutchinson AB, Farnham PG, Lyss SB, White DA, Sansom SL, Branson BM.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):58-69.
- Costs and effectiveness of finding new HIV diagnoses by using rapid testing in transgender communities
Shrestha RK, Sansom SL, Schulden JD, Song B, Smith LC, Ramirez R, Mares-Delgrasso A, Heffelfinger JD.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):49-57.
- Incidence and severity of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, group A Streptococcus, and group B Streptococcus infections among pregnant and postpartum women
Deutscher M, Lewis M, Zell ER, Taylor TH, Van Beneden C, Schrag S.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;53(2):114-123.
- Implications of the introduction of cholera to Haiti
Dowell SF, Braden CR.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1299-300.
- Exposure to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, New York, USA
Knust B, MacNeil A, Wong SJ, Backenson PB, Gibbons A, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1324-5.
- Condom use decision making in the context of hypothetical pre-exposure prophylaxis efficacy among substance-using men who have sex with men: Project MIX
Koblin BA, Mansergh G, Frye V, Van Tieu H, Hoover DR, Bonner S, Flores SA, Hudson SM, Colfax GN.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Jul 13.
- Concurrent outbreak of norovirus genotype I and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli on a U.S. Navy Ship following a visit to Lima, Peru
Gonzaga VE, Ramos M, Maves RC, Freeman R, Montgomery JM.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(6):e20822.
- Human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity among sexually active adults in Uganda
Shebl FM, Dollard SC, Pfeiffer RM, Biryahwaho B, Amin MM, Munuo SS, Hladik W, Parsons R, Graubard BI, Mbulaiteye SM.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(6):e21286.
- Sexually transmitted infections and hepatitis in men with a history of incarceration
Sosman J, MacGowan R, Margolis A, Gaydos CA, Eldridge G, Moss S, Flanigan T, Iqbal K, Belcher L.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 July;38 (7):634-639.
- Dengue virus seroprevalence among febrile patients in Bamako, Mali: results of a 2006 surveillance study
Phoutrides EK, Coulibaly MB, George CM, Sacko A, Traore S, Bessoff K, Wiley MR, Kolivras KN, Adelman Z, Traore M, Hunsperger EA.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Jul 18.
- HIV prevention among African American youth: how well have evidence-based interventions addressed key theoretical constructs?
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Cyclic di-GMP is essential for the survival of the Lyme disease spirochete in ticks
He M, Ouyang Z, Troxell B, Xu H, Moh A, Piesman J, Norgard MV, Gomelsky M, Yang XF.
PLoS Pathog. 2011 Jun;7(6):e1002133.
- Annual seroprevalence of Yersinia pestis in coyotes as predictors of interannual variation in reports of human plague cases in Arizona, United States
Brown HE, Levy CE, Enscore RE, Schriefer ME, Deliberto TJ, Gage KL, Eisen RJ.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Jul 14.
- Cyclic di-GMP is essential for the survival of the Lyme disease spirochete in ticks
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Environmental Health
- Impacts of climate change on public health in India: future research directions
Bush KF, Luber G, Kotha SR, Dhaliwal RS, Kapil V, Pascual M, Brown DG, Frumkin H, Dhiman RC, Hess J, Wilson ML, Balakrishnan K, Eisenberg J, Kaur T, Rood R, Batterman S, Joseph A, Gronlund CJ, Agrawal A, Hu H.
Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jun;119(6):765-70.
- Surveillance data on pesticide and agricultural chemical releases and associated public health consequences in selected US states, 2003-2007
Saw L, Shumway J, Ruckart P.
J Med Toxicol. 2011 Jun;7(2):164-71.
- SAR/QSAR methods in public health practice
Demchuk E, Ruiz P, Chou S, Fowler BA.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2011 Jul 15;254(2):192-7.
- Impacts of climate change on public health in India: future research directions
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Depression is associated with sexual risk among men who have sex with men, but is mediated by cognitive escape and self-efficacy
Alvy LM, McKirnan DJ, Mansergh G, Koblin B, Colfax GN, Flores SA, Hudson S.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Aug;15(6):1171-9.
- Depression is associated with sexual risk among men who have sex with men, but is mediated by cognitive escape and self-efficacy
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Health Communication and Education
- Testing rules of thumb and the science of health literacy
Baur C, Ostrove N.
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jul 19;155(2):129-30.
- Considering racial and ethnic preferences in communication and interactions among the patient, family member, and physician following diagnosis of localized prostate cancer: study of a US population
Rim SH, Hall IJ, Fairweather ME, Fedorenko CR, Ekwueme DU, Smith JL, Thompson IM, Keane TE, Penson DF, Moinpour CM, Zeliadt SB, Ramsey SD.
Int J Gen Med. 2011 ;4:481-6.
- Testing rules of thumb and the science of health literacy
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Severe methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with epidural injections at an outpatient pain clinic
Radcliffe R, Meites E, Briscoe J, Gupta R, Fosheim G, McAllister SK, Jensen B, Noble-Wang J, Del Rosario M, Hageman J, Patel PR.
Am J Infect Control. 2011 Jul 15.
- Severe methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with epidural injections at an outpatient pain clinic
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Immunity and Immunization
- Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and documented seroprotection among matriculating healthcare students at an academic institution in the United States
Tohme RA, Ribner B, Huey MJ, Spradling PR.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;32(8):818-21.
- Laboratory characterization of measles virus infection in previously vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals
Hickman CJ, Hyde TB, Sowers SB, Mercader S, McGrew M, Williams NJ, Beeler JA, Audet S, Kiehl B, Nandy R, Tamin A, Bellini WJ.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;204 Suppl 1:S549-58.
- Actinic varicella vaccine rash
Theodoridou K, Papaevangelou V, Papadogeorgaki E, Quinlivan M, Theodoridou M, Kakourou T, Breuer J.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jul 15.
- Near real-time vaccine safety surveillance with partially accrued data
Greene SK, Kulldorff M, Yin R, Yih WK, Lieu TA, Weintraub ES, Lee GM.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Jun;20(6):583-90.
- Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and documented seroprotection among matriculating healthcare students at an academic institution in the United States
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Injury and Violence
- Macro determinants of cause-specific injury mortality in the OECD countries: an exploration of the importance of GDP and unemployment
Muazzam S, Nasrullah M.
J Community Health. 2011 Aug;36(4):574-82.
- Macro determinants of cause-specific injury mortality in the OECD countries: an exploration of the importance of GDP and unemployment
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Laboratory Sciences
- Isotope dilution-LC-MS/MS reference method assessment of serum folate assay accuracy and proficiency testing consensus mean
Blackmore S, Pfeiffer CM, Lee A, Fazili Z, Hamilton MS.
Clin Chem. 2011 Jul;57(7):986-94.
- Ocular tropism of influenza A viruses: identification of H7 subtype-specific host responses in human respiratory and ocular cells
Belser JA, Zeng H, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
J Virol. 2011 Jul 20.
- Influenza A virus nucleoprotein exploits Hsp40 to inhibit PKR activation
Sharma K, Tripathi S, Ranjan P, Kumar P, Garten R, Deyde V, Katz JM, Cox NJ, Lal RB, Sambhara S, Lal SK.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(6):e20215.
- Isotope dilution-LC-MS/MS reference method assessment of serum folate assay accuracy and proficiency testing consensus mean
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Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal reports of child health status and health conditions: the influence of self-reported maternal health status
Pastor PN, Reuben CA.
Acad Pediatr. 2011 Jul-Aug;11(4):311-7.
- Emerging issues in teratology: an introduction
Rasmussen SA, Friedman JM.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Aug 15;157(3):147-9.
- Medication use during pregnancy, with particular focus on prescription drugs: 1976-2008
Mitchell AA, Gilboa SM, Werler MM, Kelley KE, Louik C, Hernandez-Diaz S.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr 21.
- Maternal reports of child health status and health conditions: the influence of self-reported maternal health status
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Nutritional Sciences
- Association of body fat percentage with lipid concentrations in children and adolescents: United States 1999-2004
Lamb MM, Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Lacher DA, Flegal KM.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jul 20.
- Association of body fat percentage with lipid concentrations in children and adolescents: United States 1999-2004
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Subjective perceptions and ergonomics evaluation of a liquid cooled garment worn under protective ensemble during an intermittent treadmill exercise
Kim JH, Coca A, Williams WJ, Roberge RJ.
Ergonomics. 2011 Jul;54(7):626-35.
- Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy for pooled exposure-response analyses of North Carolina and South Carolina, USA asbestos textile cohorts
Dement JM, Loomis D, Richardson D, Wolf SH, Kuempel ED.
Occup Environ Med. 2011 Aug;68(8):593-8.
- Employment and work schedule are related to telomere length in women
Parks CG, Deroo LA, Miller DB, McCanlies EC, Cawthon RM, Sandler DP.
Occup Environ Med. 2011 Aug;68(8):582-9.
- Association of overtime work with cellular immune markers among healthy daytime white-collar employees
Nakata A, Takahashi M, Irie M.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2011 Jul 16.
- Subjective perceptions and ergonomics evaluation of a liquid cooled garment worn under protective ensemble during an intermittent treadmill exercise
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- Coal dust exposure and mortality from ischemic heart disease among a cohort of U.S. coal miners
Landen DD, Wassell JT, McWilliams L, Patel A.
Am J Ind Med. 2011 Jul 14.
- Coal dust exposure and mortality from ischemic heart disease among a cohort of U.S. coal miners
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Parasitic Diseases
- Comment on zoonoses in the bedroom
Montgomery SP, Xiao L, Cama V.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1340.
- Comment on zoonoses in the bedroom
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Interventions targeting substance abuse among women survivors of intimate partner abuse: a meta-analysis
Fowler DN, Faulkner M.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2011 Jul 12.
- Prevalence of smoking in China in 2010
Li Q, Hsia J, Yang G.
N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 23;364(25):2469-70.
- Interventions targeting substance abuse among women survivors of intimate partner abuse: a meta-analysis
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Veterinary Medicine
- Characterization of the risk of deer-cattle interactions in Minnesota by use of an on-farm environmental assessment tool
Knust BM, Wolf PC, Wells SJ.
Am J Vet Res. 2011 Jul;72(7):924-31.
- Characterization of the risk of deer-cattle interactions in Minnesota by use of an on-farm environmental assessment tool
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases - Tuberculosis
- High prevalence of childhood multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross sectional study
Fairlie L, Beylis NC, Reubenson G, Moore DP, Madhi SA.
BMC Infect Dis. 2011 ;11:28.
- Adverse events associated with treatment of latent tuberculosis in the general population
Smith BM, Schwartzman K, Bartlett G, Menzies D.
CMAJ. 2011 Feb 22;183(3):E173-9.
- Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in countries with high tuberculosis burdens: individual risks and social determinants
Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Jeon CY, Cohen T, Murray MB.
Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr;40(2):417-28.
- Cohort analysis of directly observed treatment outcomes for tuberculosis patients in urban Pakistan
Akhtar S, Rozi S, White F, Hasan R.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Jan;15(1):90-6.
- Antiretroviral therapy and TB notification rates in a high HIV prevalence South African community
Middelkoop K, Bekker LG, Myer L, Johnson LF, Kloos M, Morrow C, Wood R.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar 1;56(3):263-9.
- Tuberculosis burden in households of patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study
Becerra MC, Appleton SC, Franke MF, Chalco K, Arteaga F, Bayona J, Murray M, et al.
Lancet. 2011 Jan 8;377(9760):147-52.
- Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study
Boehme CC, Nicol MP, Nabeta P, Michael JS, Gotuzzo E, Tahirli R, Gler MT, et al.
Lancet. 2011 Apr 30;377(9776):1495-505.
- New regimens to prevent tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection
Martinson NA, Barnes GL, Moulton LH, Msandiwa R, Hausler H, Ram M, McIntyre JA, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2011 Jul 7;365(1):11-20.
- High prevalence of childhood multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross sectional study
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Chlorine gas exposure at a metal recycling facility --- California, 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jul 22;60(28):951-4.
- Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus among HIV-infected men who have sex with men --- New York City, 2005--2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jul 22;60(28):945-50.
- Chlorine gas exposure at a metal recycling facility --- California, 2010
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Statins and risk of cancer. A retrospective cohort analysis of 45,857 matched pairs from an electronic medical records database of 11 million adult Americans
Marelli C, Gunnarsson C, Ross S, Haas S, Stroup DF, Cload P, Clopton P, DeMaria AN.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 July;58(5):530-7.
- Height and cancer incidence in the Million Women Study: prospective cohort, and meta-analysis of prospective studies of height and total cancer risk
Green J, Cairns B, Casabonne D, Wright F, Reeves G, Beral V.
Lancet Oncol. 2011 July 22.
- Statins and risk of cancer. A retrospective cohort analysis of 45,857 matched pairs from an electronic medical records database of 11 million adult Americans
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Immunity and Immunization
- Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and documented seroprotection among matriculating healthcare students at an academic institution in the United States
Tohme RA, Ribner B, Huey MJ, Spradling PR.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;32(8):818-21.
- Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and documented seroprotection among matriculating healthcare students at an academic institution in the United States
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Vital Statistics
- All-cause and cause-specific mortality among black and white North Carolina state prisoners, 1995-2005
Rosen DL, Wohl DA, Schoenbach VJ.
Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Jul 5.
- All-cause and cause-specific mortality among black and white North Carolina state prisoners, 1995-2005
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