Issue 14, April 09, 2012
Vol. 4, Issue: 14, 4/9/12
Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's weekly digest!
The report consists of four components:
- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders)
- Public health articles noted in the media
The Science Clips “top ten” returns from Spring Break this week with an article focused on an important global crisis the world began to face approximately one year ago. CW Miller, writing in Health Physics, summarizes the lessons learned from the Fukushima radiological emergency, as well as prospects for future public health responses. From S Iqbal and colleagues comes a reminder that environmental health issues need not be dramatic to be important; their assessment of carbon monoxide (CO) alarm awareness and use may have important policy implications. Public policy and environmental health issues are both addressed by CW Warren and collaborators, who describe the decrease in cigarette sales in Turkey following passage of smoke-free laws and cigarette tax increases.
Global health is central to two other featured articles this week. An evaluation of sentinel surveillance sites in Morocco by M Braikat et al found evidence of significant reduction in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis following introduction of Hib conjugate vaccine. In a study conducted in an urban malaria-endemic region of India by R Chunara and colleagues, using very small financial incentives was a cost-effective way to improve malaria reporting through “participatory surveillance”.
Another important set of articles looks at transmission of pathogens, in both experimental and observational settings. JD Noti and others report the initial laboratory study of the efficacy of masks and respirators in preventing aerosol spread of influenza. Another respiratory pathogen of importance, tuberculosis (TB), was the focus of an investigation first authored by K Powell and published in Public Health Reports; after a bus driver was diagnosed with pulmonary TB, evaluation of >150 bus riders failed to find evidence of disease transmission. A different mode of transportation was involved in the multi-pathogen waterborne outbreak associated with a dinner cruise and reported by F Seradervic and colleagues; their comprehensive investigation implicated multiple environmental risk factors.
Actions and attitudes may increase or decrease risks of specific types of infections. Writing in Preventive Medicine, MJ Cannon et al document the common occurrence of behaviors that may increase risks of mother-to-child cytomegalovirus transmission. Receipt of influenza vaccine, a key preventive intervention among health-care workers, may be partly determined by anticipated “emotional benefits” of vaccination, according to work led by MG Thompson and published in Vaccine.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Environmental Health
- Multi-pathogen waterborne disease outbreak associated with a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan
Serdarevic F, Jones RC, Weaver KN, Black SR, Ritger KA, Guichard F, Dombroski P, Emanuel BP, Miller L, Gerber SI.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Apr;140(4):621-5.
- The Fukushima radiological emergency and challenges identified for future public health responses
Miller CW.
Health Phys. 2012 May;102(5):584-8.
- Multi-pathogen waterborne disease outbreak associated with a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Online reporting for malaria surveillance using micro-monetary incentives, in urban India 2010-2011
Chunara R, Chhaya V, Bane S, Mekaru SR, Chan EH, Freifeld CC, Brownstein JS.
Malar J. 2012 ;11:43.
- Passenger contact investigation associated with a transport driver with pulmonary tuberculosis
Powell K, Lamb MM, Sisk MK, Federline L, Seechuk K, Lambert LA, Buff AM.
Public Health Rep. 2012 Mar-Apr;127(2):202-7.
- Online reporting for malaria surveillance using micro-monetary incentives, in urban India 2010-2011
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Health Behavior and Risk
- The expected emotional benefits of influenza vaccination strongly affect pre-season intentions and subsequent vaccination among healthcare personnel
Thompson MG, Gaglani MJ, Naleway A, Ball S, Henkle EM, Sokolow LZ, Brennan B, Zhou H, Foster L, Black C, Kennedy ED, Bozeman S, Grohskopf LA, Shay DK.
Vaccine. 2012 Apr 1.
- The expected emotional benefits of influenza vaccination strongly affect pre-season intentions and subsequent vaccination among healthcare personnel
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Immunity and Immunization
- Vaccination with Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine reduces bacterial meningitis in Morocco
Braikat M, Barkia A, Mdaghri NE, Rainey JJ, Cohen AL, Teleb N.
Vaccine. 2012 Mar 28;30(15):2594-9.
- Vaccination with Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine reduces bacterial meningitis in Morocco
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Maternal and Child Health
- Awareness of and behaviors related to child-to-mother transmission of cytomegalovirus
Cannon MJ, Westbrook K, Levis D, Schleiss MR, Thackeray R, Pass RF.
Prev Med. 2012 Mar 21.
- Awareness of and behaviors related to child-to-mother transmission of cytomegalovirus
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Detection of infectious influenza virus in cough aerosols generated in a simulated patient examination room
Noti JD, Lindsley WG, Blachere FM, Cao G, Kashon ML, Thewlis RE, McMillen CM, King WP, Szalajda JV, Beezhold DH.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar 29.
- Detection of infectious influenza virus in cough aerosols generated in a simulated patient examination room
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Public Health Law
- Residential carbon monoxide alarm prevalence and ordinance awareness
Iqbal S, Clower JH, Saha S, Boehmer TK, Mattson C, Yip FY, Cobb RD, Flanders WD.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 May;18(3):272-278.
- Residential carbon monoxide alarm prevalence and ordinance awareness
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Effect of policy changes on cigarette sales: the case of Turkey
Warren CW, Erguder T, Lee J, Lea V, Sauer AG, Jones NR, Bilir N.
Eur J Public Health. 2012 Mar 31.
- Effect of policy changes on cigarette sales: the case of Turkey
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: integrative public health and primary care opportunities, challenges and strategies
Green LW, Brancati FL, Albright A.
Fam Pract. 2012 ;29(SUPPL. 1):i13-i23.
- Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: integrative public health and primary care opportunities, challenges and strategies
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Communicable Diseases
- Seasonality of tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2008
Willis MD, Winston CA, Heilig CM, Cain KP, Walter ND, Mac Kenzie WR.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr 3.
- Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with HIV - author's reply
Holtz TH, Rustomjee R, Mthiyane T.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;12(4):268-9.
- Trends in the risk of U.S. polio outbreaks and poliovirus vaccine availability for response
Thompson KM, Wallace GS, Tebbens RJ, Smith PJ, Barskey AE, Pallansch MA, Gallagher KM, Alexander JP, Armstrong GL, Cochi SL, Wassilak SG.
Public Health Rep. 2012 Jan-Feb;127(1):23-37.
- Seasonality of tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2008
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, in domestic sheep flocks from Wyoming, United States
Loftis AD, Reeves WK, Miller MM, Massung RF.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012 Mar;12(3):189-91.
- Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, in domestic sheep flocks from Wyoming, United States
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Drug Safety
- Monitoring for tuberculosis drug hepatotoxicity: moving from opinion to evidence
Saukkonen JJ, Powell K, Jereb JA.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 15;185(6):598-9.
- Monitoring for tuberculosis drug hepatotoxicity: moving from opinion to evidence
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Environmental Health
- Launch of the international podoconiosis initiative
Davey G, Bockarie M, Wanji S, Addiss D, Fuller C, Fox L, Mycoskie M, Gruin M, Tsegaye A, Ayele FT, Newport M.
Lancet. 2012 Mar 17;379(9820):1004.
- Launch of the international podoconiosis initiative
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Trends in in-hospital deaths among hospitalizations with pulmonary embolism
Tsai J, Grosse SD, Grant AM, Hooper WC, Atrash HK.
Arch Intern Med. 2012 Apr 2.
- Building data quality and confidence in data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network
Arnold KE, Thompson ND.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 May;33(5):446-8.
- Improved risk adjustment in public reporting: coronary artery bypass graft surgical site infections
Berrios-Torres SI, Mu Y, Edwards JR, Horan TC, Fridkin SK.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 May;33(5):463-9.
- Statewide validation of hospital-reported central line-associated bloodstream infections: Oregon, 2009
Oh JY, Cunningham MC, Beldavs ZG, Tujo J, Moore SW, Thomas AR, Cieslak PR.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 May;33(5):439-45.
- Phylogeographical footprint of colonial history in the global dispersal of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 group A
Faria NR, Hodges-Mameletzis I, Silva JC, Rodes B, Erasmus S, Paolucci S, Ruelle J, Pieniazek D, Taveira N, Trevino A, Goncalves MF, Jallow S, Xu L, Camacho RJ, Soriano V, Goubau P, de Sousa JD, Vandamme AM, Suchard MA, Lemey P.
J Gen Virol. 2012 Apr;93(Pt 4):889-99.
- Trends in in-hospital deaths among hospitalizations with pulmonary embolism
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Genetics and Genomics
- Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humans
Li W, Cama V, Feng Y, Gilman RH, Bern C, Zhang X, Xiao L.
Int J Parasitol. 2012 March;42(3):287-293.
- Binding of cellular p32 protein to the rubella virus P150 replicase protein via PxxPxR motifs
Suppiah S, Mousa HA, Tzeng WP, Matthews JD, Frey TK.
J Gen Virol. 2012 Apr;93(Pt 4):807-16.
- Genetic characterization of measles viruses that circulated in Thailand from 1998 to 2008
Pattamadilok S, Incomserb P, Primsirikunawut A, Lukebua A, Rota PA, Sawanpanyalert P.
J Med Virol. 2012 May;84(5):804-13.
- Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humans
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Health Communication and Education
- A qualitative study of contraceptive understanding among young adults
Carter MW, Bergdall AR, Henry-Moss D, Hatfield-Timajchy K, Hock-Long L.
Contraception. 2012 Mar 28.
- A qualitative study of contraceptive understanding among young adults
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Health Disparities
- Language and immigrant status effects on disparities in Hispanic children's health status and access to health care
Avila RM, Bramlett MD.
Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr 1.
- Medical home access among American Indian and Alaska Native children in 7 states: National Survey of Children's Health
Barradas DT, Kroelinger CD, Kogan MD.
Matern Child Health J. 2012 Mar 31.
- Language and immigrant status effects on disparities in Hispanic children's health status and access to health care
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Healthcare Economics
- Comparison of methods for estimating the cost of human immunodeficiency virus-testing interventions
Shrestha RK, Sansom SL, Farnham PG.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 May;18(3):259-67.
- Comparison of methods for estimating the cost of human immunodeficiency virus-testing interventions
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Immunity and Immunization
- Measles-containing vaccines and febrile seizures in children age 4 to 6 years
Klein NP, Lewis E, Baxter R, Weintraub E, Glanz J, Naleway A, Jackson LA, Nordin J, Lieu T, Belongia EA, Fireman B.
Pediatrics. 2012 Apr 2.
- Baseline hepatitis B vaccination coverage among persons with diabetes before implementing a U.S. recommendation for vaccination
Byrd KK, Lu PJ, Murphy TV.
Vaccine. 2012 Mar 31.
- Measles-containing vaccines and febrile seizures in children age 4 to 6 years
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Injury and Violence
- Risks of drug-related death, suicide, and homicide during the immediate post-release period among people released from New York City jails, 2001-2005
Lim S, Seligson AL, Parvez FM, Luther CW, Mavinkurve MP, Binswanger IA, Kerker BD.
Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Mar 15;175(6):519-26.
- Workplace homicides among U.S. women: the role of intimate partner violence
Tiesman HM, Gurka KK, Konda S, Coben JH, Amandus HE.
Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Apr;22(4):277-84.
- Closing the gap between injury prevention research and community safety promotion practice: revisiting the public health model
Hanson DW, Finch CF, Allegrante JP, Sleet D.
Public Health Rep. 2012 Mar-Apr;127(2):147-55.
- Risks of drug-related death, suicide, and homicide during the immediate post-release period among people released from New York City jails, 2001-2005
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Laboratory Sciences
- Variations in positive predictive values for rapid influenza tests for 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1)-Arizona, April-October 2009
Baty SA, D'Souza A, Sunenshine R, Bisgard K, Erhart LM.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 May;18(3):268-71.
- Evaluation of asymmetric dimethylarginine, arginine, and carnitine metabolism in pediatric sepsis
Weiss SL, Haymond S, Ranaivo HR, Wang D, De Jesus VR, Chace DH, Wainwright MS.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 28.
- Detection of recent HIV-1 infection using a new limiting-antigen avidity assay: potential for HIV-1 incidence estimates and avidity maturation studies
Duong YT, Qiu M, De AK, Jackson K, Dobbs T, Kim AA, Nkengasong JN, Parekh BS.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(3):e33328.
- HPV genotypes in high grade cervical lesions and invasive cervical carcinoma as detected by two commercial DNA assays, North Carolina, 2001-2006
Hariri S, Steinau M, Rinas A, Gargano JW, Ludema C, Unger ER, Carter AL, Grant KL, Bamberg M, McDermott JE, Markowitz LE, Brewer NT, Smith JS.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(3):e34044.
- Impaired clearance and enhanced pulmonary inflammatory/fibrotic response to carbon nanotubes in myeloperoxidase-deficient mice
Shvedova AA, Kapralov AA, Feng WH, Kisin ER, Murray AR, Mercer RR, St Croix CM, Lang MA, Watkins SC, Konduru NV, Allen BL, Conroy J, Kotchey GP, Mohamed BM, Meade AD, Volkov Y, Star A, Fadeel B, Kagan VE.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(3):e30923.
- Variations in positive predictive values for rapid influenza tests for 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1)-Arizona, April-October 2009
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Maternal and Child Health
- Working towards a risk prediction model for neural tube defects
Agopian AJ, Lupo PJ, Tinker SC, Canfield MA, Mitchell LE.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Mar;94(3):141-6.
- Amniotic fluid embolism incidence, risk factors and outcomes: a review and recommendations
Knight M, Berg C, Brocklehurst P, Kramer M, Lewis G, Oats J, Roberts CL, Spong C, Sullivan E, van Roosmalen J, Zwart J.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012 ;12:7.
- California Very Preterm Birth Study: design and characteristics of the population- and biospecimen bank-based nested case-control study
Kharrazi M, Pearl M, Yang J, Delorenze GN, Bean CJ, Callaghan WM, Grant A, Lackritz E, Romero R, Satten GA, Simhan H, Torres AR, Westover JB, Yolken R, Williamson DM.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2012 May;26(3):250-263.
- Working towards a risk prediction model for neural tube defects
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Trench safety - using a qualitative approach to understand barriers and develop strategies to improve trenching practices
Flynn MA, Sampson JM.
Int J Const Ed Res. 2012 2012/01/01;8(1):63-79.
- Unipolar charging based, hand-held mobility spectrometer for aerosol size distribution measurement
Qi C, Kulkarni P.
J Aerosol Sci. 2012 ;49(1):32-47.
- Trench safety - using a qualitative approach to understand barriers and develop strategies to improve trenching practices
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Parasitic Diseases
- The persisting burden of visceral leishmaniasis in Iraq: data of the National Surveillance System, 1990-2009
Majeed B, Sobel J, Nawar A, Badri S, Muslim H.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Apr 4:1-4.
- The persisting burden of visceral leishmaniasis in Iraq: data of the National Surveillance System, 1990-2009
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Physical Activity
- Trends in adults receiving a recommendation for exercise or other physical activity from a physician or other health professional
Barnes PM, Schoenborn CA.
NCHS data brief. 2012 Feb(86):1-7.
- Trends in adults receiving a recommendation for exercise or other physical activity from a physician or other health professional
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Public Health Ethics
- Public health ethics theory: review and path to convergence
Lee LM.
J Law Med Ethics. 2012 Mar;40(1):85-98.
- Public health ethics theory: review and path to convergence
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Access to scientific information: from counting to accountability
Popovic T, Araujo J.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 May;18(3):228-32.
- Public-academic partnerships: evidence-based implementation: the role of sustained community-based practice and research partnerships
Kilbourne AM, Neumann MS, Waxmonsky J, Bauer MS, Kim HM, Pincus HA, Thomas M.
Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Mar 1;63(3):205-7.
- Access to scientific information: from counting to accountability
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Sleep disordered breathing and depression among U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008
Wheaton AG, Perry GS, Chapman DP, Croft JB.
Sleep. 2012 ;35(4):461-7.
- Sleep disordered breathing and depression among U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008
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Statistics as Topic
- One in 16 quadrillion: importance of blinding in research reproducibility
Hadgu A, Nordbo SA, Skjeldestad FE.
Epidemiology. 2012 May;23(3):503-4.
- One in 16 quadrillion: importance of blinding in research reproducibility
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Smoking and oral health in dentate adults aged 18-64
Bloom B, Adams PF, Cohen RA, Simile C.
NCHS data brief. 2012 Feb(85):1-7.
- Carcinogenic tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines in US cigarettes: three decades of remarkable neglect by the tobacco industry
Stepanov I, Knezevich A, Zhang L, Watson CH, Hatsukami DK, Hecht SS.
Tob Control. 2012 Jan;21(1):44-8.
- Smoking and oral health in dentate adults aged 18-64
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Zoonoses
- Breaking the chain: Rift Valley fever virus control via livestock vaccination
Bird BH, Nichol ST.
Curr Opin Virol. 2012 Mar 28.
- Breaking the chain: Rift Valley fever virus control via livestock vaccination
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
- Autism risk in small- and large-for-gestational-age infants
Moore GS, Kneitel AW, Walker CK, Gilbert WM, Xing G.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):314 e1-9.
- Autism spectrum disorders in Hispanics and non-Hispanics
Chaidez V, Hansen RL, Hertz-Picciotto I.
Autism. 2012 Mar 7.
- Abnormalities of joint mobility and gait in children with autism spectrum disorders
Shetreat-Klein M, Shinnar S, Rapin I.
Brain Dev. 2012 Mar 6.
- Screening for autism in extremely preterm infants: problems in interpretation
Moore T, Johnson S, Hennessy E, Marlow N.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 2012 Mar 28.
- Psychostimulants for ADHD-like symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorders
Cortese S, Castelnau P, Morcillo C, Roux S, Bonnet-Brilhault F.
Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 Apr;12(4):461-73.
- Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder
McPartland JC, Reichow B, Volkmar FR.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Apr;51(4):368-83.
- Brief report: the medical care of adults with autism spectrum disorders: identifying the needs
Bruder MB, Kerins G, Mazzarella C, Sims J, Stein N.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Mar 17.
- Noradrenergic moderation of working memory impairments in adults with autism spectrum disorder
Bodner KE, Beversdorf DQ, Saklayen SS, Christ SE.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 Mar 14:1-9.
- Implications of childhood autism for parental employment and earnings
Cidav Z, Marcus SC, Mandell DS.
Pediatrics. 2012 Apr;129(4):617-23.
- Autism risk in small- and large-for-gestational-age infants
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- HIV, other STD, and pregnancy prevention education in public secondary schools - 45 States, 2008-2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Apr 6;61(13):222-8.
- HIV, other STD, and pregnancy prevention education in public secondary schools - 45 States, 2008-2010
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Ovarian cancer and body size: individual participant meta-analysis including 25,157 women with ovarian cancer from 47 epidemiological studies
Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of Ovarian Cancer.
PLoS Med. 2012 ;9(4).
- Ovarian cancer and body size: individual participant meta-analysis including 25,157 women with ovarian cancer from 47 epidemiological studies
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Increasing incidence of melanoma among young adults: an epidemiological study in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Reed KB, Brewer JD, Lohse CM, Bringe KE, Pruitt CN, Gibson LE.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Apr;87(4):328-34.
- Increasing incidence of melanoma among young adults: an epidemiological study in Olmsted County, Minnesota
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Immunity and Immunization
- Measles-containing vaccines and febrile seizures in children age 4 to 6 years
Klein NP, Lewis E, Baxter R, Weintraub E, Glanz J, Naleway A, Jackson LA, Nordin J, Lieu T, Belongia EA, Fireman B.
Pediatrics. 2012 Apr 2.
- Measles-containing vaccines and febrile seizures in children age 4 to 6 years
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Sleep disordered breathing and depression among U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008
Wheaton AG, Perry GS, Chapman DP, Croft JB.
Sleep. 2012 ;35(4):461-7.
- Sleep disordered breathing and depression among U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008
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