Public Health and Epidemiology
Temporal Associations between Daytime Physical Activity and Sleep in Children
Authors: Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Noora M. Sjöstén, Karen A. Matthews, Kati Heinonen, Silja Martikainen, Eero Kajantie, Tuija Tammelin, Johan G. Eriksson,...
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The Evolution of the Epidemic of Charcoal-Burning Suicide in Taiwan: A Spatial and Temporal Analysis
Authors: Shu-Sen Chang, David Gunnell, Benedict W. Wheeler, Paul Yip, Jonathan A. C. Sterne DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000212 Abstract Summary Researchers examine...
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HIV Treatment as Prevention: Principles of Good HIV Epidemiology Modelling for Public Health Decision-Making in All Modes of Prevention and Evaluation
Authors: Wim Delva, David P. Wilson, Laith Abu-Raddad, Marelize Gorgens, David Wilson, Timothy B. Hallett, Alex Welte DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001239 Abstract...
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Threshold of Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity for Increased Risk of Long-Term Sickness Absence among Female Healthcare Workers in Eldercare
Authors: Lars L. Andersen, Thomas Clausen, Hermann Burr, Andreas Holtermann DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041287 Abstract Summary Study of 8,732 Danish female healthcare...
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Spatial Distribution of Cerebral White Matter Lesions Predicts Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Authors: Marion Mortamais, Christelle Reynes, Adam M. Brickman, Frank A. Provenzano, Jordan Muraskin, Florence Portet, Claudine Berr, Jacques Touchon, Alain...
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Influence of Climate on Emergency Department Visits for Syncope: Role of Air Temperature Variability
Authors: Andrea Galli, Franca Barbic, Marta Borella, Giorgio Costantino, Francesca Perego, Franca Dipaola, Francesco Casella, Pier Giorgio Duca, Andrè Diedrich,...
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Replication and Predictive Value of SNPs Associated with Melanoma and Pigmentation Traits in a Southern European Case-Control Study
Authors: Irene Stefanaki, Orestis A. Panagiotou, Elisavet Kodela, Helen Gogas, Katerina P. Kypreou, Foteini Chatzinasiou, Vasiliki Nikolaou, Michaela Plaka, Iro...
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Molecular Malaria Epidemiology: Mapping and Burden Estimates for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2007
Authors: Steve M. Taylor, Jane P. Messina, Carla C. Hand, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jeremie Muwonga, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Benjamin Atua,...
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Low Vitamin D Status and Suicide: A Case-Control Study of Active Duty Military Service Members
Authors: John C. Umhau, David T. George, Robert P. Heaney, Michael D. Lewis, Robert J. Ursano, Markus Heilig, Joseph R....
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Epilepsy Is a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population
Authors: Abdennasser Bardai, Robert J. Lamberts, Marieke T. Blom, Anne M. Spanjaart, Jocelyn Berdowski, Sebastiaan R. van der Staal, Henk...
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