Neural tube defects among Mexican Americans living on the US-Mexico border: effects of folic acid and dietary folate.

abstract：:To evaluate strategies used to select cases and controls and how reported odds ratios are interpreted, the authors examined 150 case-control studies published in leading general medicine, epidemiology, and clinical specialist journals from 2001 to 2007. Most of the studies (125/150; 83%) were based on incident cases; ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Knol MJ,Vandenbroucke JP,Scott P,Egger M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the summer of 1991, four inmates from prison A in Upstate New York died of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. To determine the extent of resistant tuberculosis at prison A and transmission patterns, the authors interviewed staff and reviewed medical records and inmate movement histories. Contact investigation resul...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Valway SE,Richards SB,Kovacovich J,Greifinger RB,Crawford JT,Dooley SW

更新日期：1994-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 888 rural, nonaboriginal persons with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus identified in Western Australia through surveys in 1978-1982 were followed for death until the end of 1986. A total of 257 deaths were observed. Excess mortality in this cohort as compared with the general Australian population w...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Knuiman MW,Welborn TA,Whittall DE

更新日期：1992-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that subtle changes in the resting electrocardiogram can have predictive value for subsequent cardiovascular disease, the authors evaluated serial electrocardiograms from a cohort of initially healthy men and related these to later development of ischemic heart disease. The cohort of 1056 men or...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Harlan WR,Cowie CC,Oberman A,Mitchell RE,MacIntyre NR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens have an extensive influence on brain development in regions of the brain that are relevant for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet their etiological involvement remains unclear. Hypospadias (abnormal positioning of the urethral opening) and cryptorchidism (undescended testes) are 2 relatively common male bir...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Rotem RS,Chodick G,Davidovitch M,Hauser R,Coull BA,Weisskopf MG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal serologic study of M. pneumoniae infections in two recruit training centers with grossly different climates showed that the frequency of this infection peaks in the late summer-early fall and to a lesser degree in the spring at both training centers. Seroconversions (four-fold or greater increase in tit...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Edwards EA,Crawford YE,Pierce WE,Peckinpaugh RO

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While studies show that ultrafine and fine particles can be translocated from the lungs to the central nervous system, the possible neurodegenerative effect of air pollution remains largely unexplored. The authors examined the relation between black carbon, a marker for traffic particles, and cognition among 202 Bosto...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Suglia SF,Gryparis A,Wright RO,Schwartz J,Wright RJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nested case-control hospital study and a midwife-based community cohort study were conducted in Central Sudan during 1989 and 1990 to assess the contribution of mesoendemic malaria to low birth weight. Malarial infection was determined by maternal history, parasitology, and histopathology. There were significant ass...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Taha Tel T,Gray RH,Mohamedani AA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two families of gorillas, comprising 13 animals, were studied in 1980-1982 for hepatitis virus infections. It was found that 27% of them had evidence of hepatitis B infection, and 23% evidence of hepatitis A infection. The four parents had been born in the wild and all of them had been infected with hepatitis B. The t...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Linnemann CC Jr,Kramer LW,Askey PA

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of the Journal, Van Ewijk et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2013;177(8):729-736) report intriguing associations between prenatal exposure to the religious month of Ramadan and body anthropometry among adult Muslims in Indonesia. They categorized prenatal exposure according to the relative timing of Ramadan and the...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Susser E,Ananth CV

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bias due to selective mortality is a potential concern in many studies and is especially relevant in cognitive aging research because cognitive impairment strongly predicts subsequent mortality. Biased estimation of the effect of an exposure on rate of cognitive decline can occur when mortality is a common effect of e...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Mayeda ER,Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ,Power MC,Weuve J,Jacqmin-Gadda H,Marden JR,Vittinghoff E,Keiding N,Glymour MM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease from the date of seroconversion to the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death among 362 well-documented seroconverters. The participants were homosexual men in hepatitis B vaccine trials in Amsterda...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Hessol NA,Koblin BA,van Griensven GJ,Bacchetti P,Liu JY,Stevens CE,Coutinho RA,Buchbinder SP,Katz MH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1946-2005, vaccine-preventable diseases were the topic of approximately 20% of all epidemic-assistance investigations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both in the United States and abroad, current and former Epidemic Intelligence Service officers have played a critical role in describing the e...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Hinman AR,Orenstein WA,Schuchat A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined associations between exposure to aluminum or silica from drinking water and risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease among elderly subjects followed for 15 years (1988-2003). They actively searched for incident cases of dementia among persons aged 65 years or over living in 91 ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Rondeau V,Jacqmin-Gadda H,Commenges D,Helmer C,Dartigues JF

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the focus of research on cardiovascular risk factors has broadened because of new data demonstrating benefits of low risk (i.e., favorable) levels of all major modifiable risk factors. Most data on low risk relate to coronary heart disease, not stroke. This population-based, 12-sample, Italian study (Progett...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Giampaoli S,Palmieri L,Panico S,Vanuzzo D,Ferrario M,Chiodini P,Pilotto L,Donfrancesco C,Cesana G,Sega R,Stamler J

更新日期：2006-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there has been a rapid rise in the publication of meta-analyses of genetic association studies, little is known about their methodological quality. The authors reviewed the quality of 120 randomly selected genetic meta-analyses published between 2005 and 2007. Data extracted included issues of general relevan...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Minelli C,Thompson JR,Abrams KR,Thakkinstian A,Attia J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1999, the authors began recruitment for a randomized controlled intervention trial aimed at preventing melanocytic nevi (moles) by minimizing sun exposure through the use of sun-protective clothing. The study involves 652 Caucasian children (75.6% response) aged 0-35 months from 25 child-care centers (n = 13 interv...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Harrison SL,Buettner PG,Maclennan R

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine risk factors for Ewing's bone sarcoma, the authors interviewed mothers of 43 patients diagnosed between January 1978 and August 1986 and 193 controls in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, regarding medical and occupational history of parents and other factors related to the subjects and their immedia...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Holly EA,Aston DA,Ahn DK,Kristiansen JJ

更新日期：1992-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-series studies have linked daily variations in nonaccidental deaths with daily variations in ambient particulate matter air pollution, while controlling for qualitatively larger influences of weather and season. Although time-series analyses typically include nonlinear terms for weather and season, questions rema...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Welty LJ,Zeger SL

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past studies of the relation between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type 2 diabetes conflict. The authors aimed to elucidate the relation by using a large community-based sample with a wide range of liver conditions. Between October 1997 and February 1998, 2,327 consecutive subjects (aged > or =35 years) were e...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Wang CS,Wang ST,Yao WJ,Chang TT,Chou P

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although poorer self-rated health (SRH) is associated with increased mortality, less is known about its impact on functioning. This study evaluated whether poorer SRH was associated with decline in walking speed and whether caregiving, often considered an indicator of chronic stress, modified this relation. The sample...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ashburner JM,Cauley JA,Cawthon P,Ensrud KE,Hochberg MC,Fredman L

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective cohort study was used to quantify risk factors for sports concussions. Analysis was based on a stratified cluster sample of North Carolina high school athletes followed during 1996-1999. Clustering was by school and sport, and the sample included 15,802 athletes with 1-8 seasons of follow-up per athlete....

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Schulz MR,Marshall SW,Mueller FO,Yang J,Weaver NL,Kalsbeek WD,Bowling JM

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to community concerns, we used the Tribal Participatory Research framework in collaboration with 5 American-Indian communities in Washington, Idaho, and Montana to identify the appropriate criteria for aggregating health data on small tribes. Across tribal sites, 10 key informant interviews and 10 focus gr...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Van Dyke ER,Blacksher E,Echo-Hawk AL,Bassett D,Harris RM,Buchwald DS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unexpected nature of disasters leaves little time or resources for organized health surveillance of the affected population, and even less for those who are unaffected. An ideal epidemiologic study would monitor both groups equally well, but would typically be decided against as infeasible or costly. Exposure and ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Mongin SJ,Baron SL,Schwartz RM,Liu B,Taioli E,Kim H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the validity of prevalent and incident self-reported diabetes compared with multiple reference definitions and to assess the reliability (repeatability) of a self-reported diagnosis of diabetes. Data from 10,321 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) St...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Schneider AL,Pankow JS,Heiss G,Selvin E

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of menopause to associated factors of atherosclerosis was investigated during October 1973 to December 1976. The subjects were 1674 premenopausal and 428 postmenopausal women aged 35 to 54, who were living in Toda city, an urban area of Japan. Serum cholesterol and triglyceride were higher in postmeno...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Shibata H,Matsuzaki T,Hatano S

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In November 1986, a statewide outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in Washington State was identified after a physician in an eastern Washington community hospitalized three patients with hemorrhagic colitis which progressed to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Epidemiologic investigation identified 37 c...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ostroff SM,Griffin PM,Tauxe RV,Shipman LD,Greene KD,Wells JG,Lewis JH,Blake PA,Kobayashi JM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,3-Butadiene and styrene are suspected carcinogens and common chemicals used in the synthesis of rubber. To investigate any potential human hazards from exposure to these chemicals, a case-control study of 59 lymphohematopoietic cancers was conducted within a cohort of male workers employed between 1943 and 1982 in e...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Santos-Burgoa C,Matanoski GM,Zeger S,Schwartz L

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population-based case-control study carried out in Adelaide, South Australia, during the years 1984-1987, the diets of 104 cases of cancer of the pancreas 1 year prior to diagnosis were compared with the diets of 253 community controls. A quantitative food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess usual dietary ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Baghurst PA,McMichael AJ,Slavotinek AH,Baghurst KI,Boyle P,Walker AM

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of cigarette-smoking and nonfatal myocardial infarction (AMI) was evaluated using the case-control approach. Overall, the association was present for smokers of one and two packs per day, the standardized rate-ratio estimates being 1.5 and 1.7, respectively. The association was strongest in those who ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Miettinen OS,Neff RK,Jick H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00