Public Health and Epidemiology
Trend in Annual Risk of Tuberculous Infection in North India
Authors: Kamal Chopra, Vineet K. Chadha, Jitendra Ramachandra, Nishi Aggarwal DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051854 Abstract SummaryLarge-scale tuberculin surveys in Northern India show...
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Identification of Prognostic Genes for Recurrent Risk Prediction in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients in Taiwan
Authors: Lee H. Chen, Wen-Hung Kuo, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Pei-Chun Chen, Chuhsing K. Hsiao, Eric Y. Chuang, Li-Yun Chang, Fon-Jou Hsieh,...
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Health-Related Hot Topic Detection in Online Communities Using Text Clustering
Authors: Yingjie Lu, Pengzhu Zhang, Jingfang Liu, Jia Li, Shasha Deng DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056221 Abstract SummaryNew research reveals that online health...
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Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease in Shenyang, China
Authors: Pengfei Zhang, Guanghui Dong, Baijun Sun, Liwen Zhang, Xi Chen, Nannan Ma, Fei Yu, Huimin Guo, Hui Huang, Yungling...
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Enhanced Understanding of Infectious Diseases by Fusing Multiple Datasets: A Case Study on Malaria in the Western Brazilian Amazon Region
Authors: Denis Valle, James S. Clark, Kaiguang Zhao DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027462 Abstract SummaryNovel modeling framework combines limited cross-sectional surveys with extensive...
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection
Authors: Susan S. Huang, Virginia L. Hinrichsen, Rupak Datta, Laura Spurchise, Irina Miroshnik, Kimberly Nelson, Richard Platt DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024340 Abstract...
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Socioeconomic and Geographic Patterning of Smoking Behaviour in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis
Authors: Daniel J. Corsi, Scott A. Lear, Clara K. Chow, S. V. Subramanian, Michael H. Boyle, Koon K. Teo DOI:...
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Research on a Community-based Platform for Promoting Health and Physical Fitness in the Elderly Community
Authors: Tsai-Hsuan Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Chien-Lung Hsu, Kevin C. Tseng DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057452 Abstract SummaryNew iFit platform makes fitness testing...
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The Risk of Cancer in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Authors: Cheng-Che Shen, Yu-Wen Hu, Li-Yu Hu, Man-Hsin Hung, Tung-Ping Su, Min-Wei Huang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Shuo-Ming Ou, Sang-Hue Yen, Cheng-Hwai...
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Neighbourhood Environment and Stroke: A Follow-Up Study in Sweden
Authors: Tsuyoshi Hamano, Naomi Kawakami, Xinjun Li, Kristina Sundquist DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056680 Abstract SummaryA nationwide Swedish study of over 4 million...
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