This is a selection of articles from the November 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Epidemiology headlines.
Outbreak news. Rift Valley fever, Sudan--update.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 30, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Rapid HIV testing in outreach and other community settings--United States, 2004-2006.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 30, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Progress in global measles control and mortality reduction, 2000-2006.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 30, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Effects on violence of laws and policies facilitating the transfer of youth from the juvenile to the adult justice system: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
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Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - November 30, 2007 Authors: Hahn R, McGowan A, Liberman A, Crosby A, Fullilove M, Johnson R, Moscicki E, Price L, Snyder S, Tuma F, Lowy J, Briss P, Cory S, Stone G, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: news
The impact of critical care outreach: is there one?
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Source: Critical Care - November 30, 2007 Authors: Brian H Cuthbertson Source Type: news
Progress in global measles control and mortality reduction, 2000-2006.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 30, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Gait Variability Is Associated with Subclinical Brain Vascular Abnormalities in High-Functioning Older Adults
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Neurological Disorders in Libya: An Overview
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
The Management Approaches to Dyskinesia Vary from Country to Country
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Risks of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Siblings: A Nationwide Epidemiological Study from Sweden
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Does Age of Onset in Essential Tremor Have a Bimodal Distribution? Data from a Tertiary Referral Setting and a Population-Based Study
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Gait Speed Predicts Decline in Attention and Psychomotor Speed in Older Adults: The Health Aging and Body Composition Study
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet and Essential Tremor
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Lipid-Lowering Agents and the Risk of Cognitive Impairment That Does Not Meet Criteria for Dementia, in Relation to Apolipoprotein E Status
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
A Case-Control Study of the Environmental Risk Factors for Narcolepsy
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
The Accuracy of Prevalence Rates of Multiple Sclerosis: A Critical Review
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Cerebral haemodynamics and CO2-reactivity during sepsis syndrome
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Source: Critical Care - November 28, 2007 Authors: Christof Thees, Markus Kaiser, Martin Scholz, Alexander Semmler, Michael T Heneka, Georg Baumgarten, Andreas Hoeft and Christian Putensen Source Type: news
Inhibition of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) increases survuval in experimental models of severe sepsis and systemic infection
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Source: Critical Care - November 27, 2007 Authors: Emily C Lutterloh, Steven M Opal, Debra D Pittman, James C Keith, Xiang-Yang Tan, Brian M Clancy, Helen Palmer, Kim Milarski, Ying Sun, John E Palardy, Nicholas A Parejo and Noubar Kessimian Source Type: news
Case-Control Study of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infections
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 26, 2007 Source Type: news
RE: "INVITED COMMENTARY: HORMONE THERAPY AND RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE WHY RENEW THE FOCUS ON THE EARLY YEARS OF MENOPAUSE?"
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Doren, M., Greiser, E. M. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
The Impact of Truncation and Missing Family Links in Population-based Registers on Familial Risk Estimates
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Leu, M., Czene, K., Reilly, M. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Outbreak and spread of chikungunya.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 23, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Associations of Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Risk Factors with the Offspring's Birth Weight
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Romundstad, P. R., Smith, G. D., Nilsen, T. I. L., Vatten, L. J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Impact of Energy Intake, Physical Activity, and Population-wide Weight Loss on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mortality in Cuba, 1980 2005
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Franco, M., Ordunez, P., Caballero, B., Tapia Granados, J. A., Lazo, M., Bernal, J. L., Guallar, E., Cooper, R. S. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
RE: "INVITED COMMENTARY: HORMONE THERAPY AND RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE WHY RENEW THE FOCUS ON THE EARLY YEARS OF MENOPAUSE?"
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Rosenberg, L. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Interaction of Soy Food and Tea Consumption with CYP19A1 Genetic Polymorphisms in the Development of Endometrial Cancer
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Xu, W. H., Dai, Q., Xiang, Y. B., Long, J. R., Ruan, Z. X., Cheng, J. R., Zheng, W., Shu, X. O. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Invited Commentary: Timing and Types of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Relation to Offspring Birth Weight
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Ness, R. B., Catov, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Association of Low Age at Menarche with Increased All-Cause Mortality: A 37-Year Follow-up of 61,319 Norwegian Women
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Jacobsen, B. K., Heuch, I., Kvale, G. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Pharmacogenetic Modulation of Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy by Progesterone-Metabolism Genotypes in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Rebbeck, T. R., Troxel, A. B., Norman, S., Bunin, G., DeMichele, A., Schinnar, R., Berlin, J. A., Strom, B. L. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Influenza.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 23, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Comparison with Lung and Bladder Cancer Mortality in Arsenic-exposed Region II of Chile from 1950 to 2000
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Yuan, Y., Marshall, G., Ferreccio, C., Steinmaus, C., Selvin, S., Liaw, J., Bates, M. N., Smith, A. H. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Lead Burden and Psychiatric Symptoms and the Modifying Influence of the {delta}-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (ALAD) Polymorphism: The VA Normative Aging Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Rajan, P., Kelsey, K. T., Schwartz, J. D., Bellinger, D. C., Weuve, J., Sparrow, D., Spiro, A., Smith, T. J., Nie, H., Hu, H., Wright, R. O. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Sun Exposure, Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms, and Breast Cancer Risk in a Multiethnic Population
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: John, E. M., Schwartz, G. G., Koo, J., Wang, W., Ingles, S. A. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Design Characteristics of Food Frequency Questionnaires in Relation to Their Validity
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Molag, M. L., de Vries, J. H. M., Ocke, M. C., Dagnelie, P. C., van den Brandt, P. A., Jansen, M. C. J. F., van Staveren, W. A., van't Veer, P. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
THE AUTHORS REPLY
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Manson, J. E., Bassuk, S. S. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Prospective Study of Cured Meats Consumption and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Men
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Varraso, R., Jiang, R., Barr, R. G., Willett, W. C., Camargo, C. A. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Do Childhood Sleeping Problems Predict Obesity in Young Adulthood? Evidence from a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Mamun, A. A., Lawlor, D. A., Cramb, S., O'Callaghan, M., Williams, G., Najman, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Erectile Function and Risk of Parkinson's Disease
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Gao, X., Chen, H., Schwarzschild, M. A., Glasser, D. B., Logroscino, G., Rimm, E. B., Ascherio, A. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Differential Dietary Nutrient Intake according to Hormone Replacement Therapy Use: An Underestimated Confounding Factor in Epidemiologic Studies?
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - November 23, 2007 Authors: Vercambre, M.-N., Fournier, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Ringa, V., Berr, C. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Prevalence of regular physical activity among adults--United States, 2001 and 2005.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 22, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Norovirus outbreak associated with ill food-service workers--Michigan, January-February 2006.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 22, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Abortion surveillance--United States, 2004.
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Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - November 22, 2007 Authors: Strauss LT, Gamble SB, Parker WY, Cook DA, Zane SB, Hamdan S, Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: news
Prediction of volume response under open chest conditions during coronary artery bypass surgery
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Source: Critical Care - November 22, 2007 Authors: Michael Sander, Claudia D Spies, Katharina Berger, Herko Grubitzsch, Achim Foer, Michael Kramer, Matthias Carl and Christian von Heymann Source Type: news
Case-Control Study of Antibiotic Use and Subsequent Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Do sunscreens increase risk of melanoma in populations residing at higher latitudes?
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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Gorham ED, Mohr SB, Garland CF, Chaplin G, Garland FC Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: news
A markov simulation model for analyzing and forecasting the number of coronary artery revascularization procedures in Western australia.
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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Mannan HR, Knuiman M, Hobbs M Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: news
Critique of epidemiology: changing the terms of the debate.
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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Ness RB, Rothenberg R Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: news
Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Screening for Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in US Hospitals
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Contamination of Examination Gloves in Patient Rooms and Implications for Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Environmental Cleaning in 23 Acute Care Hospitals
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Prospective, Controlled, Cross-Over Trial of Alcohol-Based Hand Gel in Critical Care Units
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Medical Residents' Self-Reported Adherence to Guidelines During Placement of Central Venous Catheters
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Predictive Factors for the Development of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria in Intensive Care Unit Patients After Surgery
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Impact of an Oil-Based Lubricant on the Effectiveness of the Sterilization Processes
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Influenza Vaccination Among Medical Residents in a Teaching Hospital
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Compliance With Personal Precautions Against Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Among Laboratory Workers: A Canadian Survey
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Comparative Analysis of 75th Percentile Durations for Neurosurgical Procedures in France and in US National Noscomial Infection Surveillance System Data
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Prospective Study of Nosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis C in a Swedish Gastroenterology Unit
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection Caused by Laboratory Contamination
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Development of an Algorithm for Surveillance of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia With Electronic Data and Comparison of Algorithm Results With Clinician Diagnoses
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Articles - November 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- India, January 2006--September 2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 16, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Outbreak news. Rift Valley fever, Sudan.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 16, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Update --- United States, January 1--November 13, 2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 16, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mortality Among Persons Aged 1--19 Years --- United States, 1979--2004.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 16, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Acute Respiratory Disease Associated with Adenovirus Serotype 14 --- Four States, 2006--2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 16, 2007 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication: India, January 2006-September 2007.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - November 16, 2007 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Calcium, Dairy Foods, and Risk of Incident and Fatal Prostate Cancer: The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - November 15, 2007 Authors: Park Y, Mitrou PN, Kipnis V, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A, Leitzmann MF Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
A Modified Least-Squares Regression Approach to the Estimation of Risk Difference.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - November 15, 2007 Authors: Cheung YB Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
REACH epilogue
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Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology - November 14, 2007 Authors: J I M Bridges Source Type: news
Environmental exposure scenarios: development, challenges and possible solutions
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Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology - November 14, 2007 Authors: Andreas AhrensTheo P Traas Source Type: news
[Evidence-based public health policy and practice] The association of neighbourhood psychosocial stressors and self-rated health in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - November 13,
