This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Epidemiology headlines.
Cancer incidence rates among South Asians in four geographic regions: India, Singapore, UK and US
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Rastogi, T., Devesa, S., Mangtani, P., Mathew, A., Cooper, N., Kao, R., Sinha, R. Tags: Ethnicity and Health Source Type: news
HIV incidence in 3 years of follow-up of a Zimbabwe cohort--1998-2000 to 2001-03: contributions of proximate and underlying determinants to transmission
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Lopman, B., Nyamukapa, C., Mushati, P., Mupambireyi, Z., Mason, P., Garnett, G. P, Gregson, S. Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Census and Geographic Differences between Respondents and Nonrespondents in a Case-Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Shen, M., Cozen, W., Huang, L., Colt, J., De Roos, A. J., Severson, R. K., Cerhan, J. R., Bernstein, L., Morton, L. M., Pickle, L., Ward, M. H. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Cohort Profile: The Western Australian Family Connections Genealogical Project
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Glasson, E., de Klerk, N., Bass, A., Rosman, D., Palmer, L., Holman, C. Tags: Cohort Profiles Source Type: news
Commentary: Tonsillectomy--then and now
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Burton, M. J Tags: Reprints and Reflections Source Type: news
Vitamin K and Vitamin D Status: Associations with Inflammatory Markers in the Framingham Offspring Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Shea, M. K., Booth, S. L., Massaro, J. M., Jacques, P. F., D'Agostino, R. B., Dawson-Hughes, B., Ordovas, J. M., O'Donnell, C. J., Kathiresan, S., Keaney, J. F., Vasan, R. S., Benjamin, E. J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Joint Effects of Tobacco Use and Body Mass on All-Cause Mortality in Mumbai, India: Results from a Population-based Cohort Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Pednekar, M. S., Gupta, P. C., Hebert, J. R., Hakama, M. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Epidemiology and Prevention. John Yarnell (ed).
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Timpson, N. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: news
Gestational Age, Birth Weight, Intrauterine Growth, and the Risk of Epilepsy
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Sun, Y., Vestergaard, M., Pedersen, C. B., Christensen, J., Basso, O., Olsen, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
An exploratory method for estimating the changing speed of epidemic waves from historical data
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Cliff, A. D, Haggett, P., Smallman-Raynor, M. Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Absinthe and tobacco--a new look at an old problem? (comment on: Absinthe--is its history relevant for current public health?)
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Lachenmeier, D. W, Nathan-Maister, D. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: news
Fatness biases the use of estimated leg length as an epidemiological marker for adults in the NHANES III sample
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Bogin, B., Varela-Silva, M. I. Tags: Other Original Articles Source Type: news
Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations: interim guidelines
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Ioannidis, J. P., Boffetta, P., Little, J., O'Brien, T. R, Uitterlinden, A. G, Vineis, P., Balding, D. J, Chokkalingam, A., Dolan, S. M, Flanders, W D., Higgins, J. P., McCarthy, M. I, McDermott, D. H, Page, G. P, Rebbeck, T. R, Seminara, D., Khoury, M. J Tags: Genetic Epidemiology Source Type: news
A Cohort Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Diseases after the Chornobyl Accident: Dose-Response Analysis of Thyroid Follicular Adenomas Detected during First Screening in Ukraine (1998-2000)
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Zablotska, L. B., Bogdanova, T. I., Ron, E., Epstein, O. V., Robbins, J., Likhtarev, I. A., Hatch, M., Markov, V. V., Bouville, A. C., Olijnyk, V. A., McConnell, R. J., Shpak, V. M., Brenner, A., Terekhova, G. N., Greenebaum, E., Tereshchenko, V. P., Fink Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
How should we use information about HWE in the meta-analyses of genetic association studies?
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Minelli, C., Thompson, J. R, Abrams, K. R, Thakkinstian, A., Attia, J. Tags: Genetic Epidemiology Source Type: news
Ethnic differences in overweight and obesity in early adolescence in the MRC DASH study: the role of adolescent and parental lifestyle
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Harding, S., Teyhan, A., Maynard, M. J, Cruickshank, J K. Tags: Ethnicity and Health Source Type: news
Commentary: Type 2 diabetes and birth weight--genetic and environmental effects
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Lindsay, R. S Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Big business, big science?
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Davey Smith, G. Tags: Editor's Choice Source Type: news
Handling Nonresponse in Surveys: Analytic Corrections Compared with Converting Nonresponders
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Jenkins, P., Earle-Richardson, G., Burdick, P., May, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Incident Gastric Adenocarcinoma
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Campbell, P. T., Sloan, M., Kreiger, N. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
RE: "THE GENERAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST: IS THERE A PLACE IN TODAY'S EPIDEMIOLOGY?"
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Wang, C., Winkelstein, W. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Commentary: Genetic association studies see light at the end of the tunnel
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Frayling, T. M Tags: Genetic Epidemiology Source Type: news
Moisturizing body milk as a reservoir of Burkholderia cepacia: outbreak of nosocomial infection in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit
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Source: Critical Care - January 31, 2008 Authors: Francisco Alvarez-Lerma, Elena Marull, Roser Terradas, Concepcion Segura, Irene Planells, Pere Coll, Hernando Knobel and Antonia Vazquez Source Type: news
Importance of familial factors in associations between offspring birth weight and parental risk of type-2 diabetes
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Bergvall, N., Lindam, A., Pawitan, Y., Lichtenstein, P., Cnattingius, S., Iliadou, A. Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Nutrients Contributing to One-Carbon Metabolism and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Koutros, S., Zhang, Y., Zhu, Y., Mayne, S. T., Zahm, S. H., Holford, T. R., Leaderer, B. P., Boyle, P., Zheng, T. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Commentary: Cancer incidence among Asian Indians in India and abroad
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Sankaranarayanan, R. Tags: Ethnicity and Health Source Type: news
Commentary: A debt of gratitude to J. Alison Glover
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Wennberg, J. Tags: Reprints and Reflections Source Type: news
Response: The distribution and determinants of epidemiologic research
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Pearce, N. Tags: Point-Counterpoint Source Type: news
Commentary: Addressing Corporate Influence Through Ethical Guidelines
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Greenland, S. Tags: Point-Counterpoint Source Type: news
Commentary: When East meets West--comments on 'back pain as a communicable disease'
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Reichenbach, S., Katz, J. N. Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Low serum vitamin D levels and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Nnoaham, K. E, Clarke, A. Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Corporate influences on epidemiology
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Pearce, N. Tags: Point-Counterpoint Source Type: news
Back pain, a communicable disease?
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Raspe, H., Hueppe, A., Neuhauser, H. Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Commentary: Lack of scientific influences on epidemiology
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Phillips, C. V Tags: Point-Counterpoint Source Type: news
The Incidence of Tonsillectomy in School children
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Glover, J A. Tags: Reprints and Reflections Source Type: news
Reproductive History and Mortality in Late Middle Age among Norwegian Men and Women
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Grundy, E., Kravdal, O. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Familial Aggregation of Hypospadias: A Cohort Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Schnack, T. H., Zdravkovic, S., Myrup, C., Westergaard, T., Christensen, K., Wohlfahrt, J., Melbye, M. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Association of Black Carbon with Cognition among Children in a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Suglia, S. F., Gryparis, A., Wright, R. O., Schwartz, J., Wright, R. J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Cities, urbanization and health
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Leon, D. A Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Integrating the Predictiveness of a Marker with Its Performance as a Classifier
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Pepe, M. S., Feng, Z., Huang, Y., Longton, G., Prentice, R., Thompson, I. M., Zheng, Y. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Measuring effectiveness in community randomized trials of HIV prevention
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Hallett, T., Garnett, G., Mupamberiyi, Z, Gregson, S Tags: Special Theme: Communicable Disease Source Type: news
Commentary: Sibling trials in Banbridge, County Down
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Evans, A. Tags: Diversion Source Type: news
Intake of ruminant trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Jakobsen, M. U, Overvad, K., Dyerberg, J., Heitmann, B. L Tags: Cardiovascular Diseases Source Type: news
Commentary: Epidemiology and the pharmaceutical industry: an inside perspective
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Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Haas, J. Tags: Point-Counterpoint Source Type: news
Issues in the construction of wealth indices for the measurement of socio-economic position in low-income countries
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Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - January 30, 2008 Authors: Laura D Howe, James R Hargreaves and Sharon RA Huttly Source Type: news
A Statistical Test for the Equality of Differently Adjusted Incidence Rate Ratios.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 29, 2008 Authors: Hoffmann K, Pischon T, Schulz M, Schulze MB, Ray J, Boeing H Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
On the analysis of copy-number variations in genome-wide association studies: a translation of the family-based association test
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Source: Genetic Epidemiology - January 29, 2008 Authors: Iuliana Ionita-Laza, George H. Perry, Benjamin A. Raby, Barbara Klanderman, Charles Lee, Nan M. Laird, Scott T. Weiss, Christoph Lange Source Type: news
Time Lines of Infection and Disease in Human Influenza: A Review of Volunteer Challenge Studies.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 29, 2008 Authors: Carrat F, Vergu E, Ferguson NM, Lemaitre M, Cauchemez S, Leach S, Valleron AJ Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Maximizing association statistics over genetic models
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Source: Genetic Epidemiology - January 28, 2008 Authors: Juan R. González, Josep L. Carrasco, Frank Dudbridge, Lluís Armengol, Xavier Estivill, Victor Moreno Source Type: news
Association between Neighborhood Active Living Potential and Walking.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Gauvin L, Riva M, Barnett T, Richard L, Craig CL, Spivock M, Laforest S, Laberge S, Fournel MC, Gagnon H, Gagné S Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Genetic Susceptibility to Severe Infection in Families with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Hjuler T, Poulsen G, Wohlfahrt J, Kaltoft M, Biggar RJ, Melbye M Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
RE: "HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN A COMMUNITY-BASED LONGITUDINAL STUDY"
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Behrendt CE Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
RE: "SHORT DURATION OF SLEEP AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CHINA"
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Li Y, Zhang J Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Long-term Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter and Prevalence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Roux AV, Auchincloss AH, Franklin TG, Raghunathan T, Barr RG, Kaufman J, Astor B, Keeler J Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Invited Commentary: Variable Selection versus Shrinkage in the Control of Multiple Confounders.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 27, 2008 Authors: Greenland S Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Am J Epidemiol; +16 new citations
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 25, 2008 Tags: Report Source Type: news
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 12-13 December 2007.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - January 25, 2008 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Influenza-testing and antiviral-agent prescribing practices --- connecticut, Minnesota, new Mexico, and new york, 2006--07 influenza season.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Should adjustment for covariates be used in prevalence estimations?
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Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations - January 25, 2008 Authors: Wenjun Li, Edward J. Stanek and Elizabeth R. Berton-Johnson Source Type: news
Multistate outbreak of human salmonella infections associated with exposure to turtles --- United States, 2007--2008.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 25, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Insulin-related decrease in cerebral glucose despite normoglycemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Source: Critical Care - January 24, 2008 Authors: Florian Schlenk, Daniela Graetz, Alexandra Nagel, Maren Schmidt and Asita S Sarrafzadeh Source Type: news
Health characteristics of the Asian adult population: United States, 2004-2006.
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Source: Adv Data - January 22, 2008 Authors: Barnes PM, Adams PF, Powell-Griner E Tags: Adv Data Source Type: news
Simpsons Paradox, Lord's Paradox, and Suppression Effects are the same phenomenon - the reversal paradox
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Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - January 22, 2008 Authors: Yu-Kang Tu, David J Gunnell and Mark S Gilthorpe Source Type: news
Baldness and Myocardial Infarction in Men: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - January 21, 2008 Authors: Shahar E, Heiss G, Rosamond WD, Szklo M Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Alveolar recruitment can be predicted from airway pressure-lung volume loops: an experimental study in a porcine acute lung injury model.
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Source: Critical Care - January 21, 2008 Authors: Jacob Koefoed-Nielsen, Niels D Nielsen, Anders J Kjaergaard and Anders Larsson Source Type: news
Diagnostic utility of the soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in BAL fluid from patients with bilateral lung infiltrates
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Source: Critical Care - January 19, 2008 Authors: Jin Won Huh, Chae-Man Lim, Younsuck Koh, Yeon Mok Oh, Tae Sun Shim, Sang Do Lee, Woo Sung Kim, Dong Soon Kim, Won Dong Kim and Sang-Bum Hong Source Type: news
Beta-Interferon Protects Multiple Sclerosis Patients against Enhanced Susceptibility to Infections Caused by Poor Air Quality
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Older Adults -- A Multistage Validation of the Chinese Abbreviated Mild Cognitive Impairment Test
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Challenges of Epidemiological Research on Epilepsy in Resource-Poor Countries
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Effect of electronic laboratory reporting on the burden of lyme disease surveillance--New Jersey, 2001-2006.
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