This is a selection of articles from the June 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Epidemiology headlines.
Use of Multiple Imputation in the Epidemiologic Literature.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 30, 2008 Authors: Klebanoff MA, Cole SR Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit
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Source: Critical Care - June 30, 2008 Authors: Andrew Davenport Source Type: news
Outbreak news. Poliomyelitis in Nigeria and West/Central Africa.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - June 27, 2008 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
Trends in HIV/AIDS diagnoses among men who have sex with men--33 States, 2001-2006.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Delayed onset and diminished magnitude of rotavirus activity --- United States, november 2007--may 2008.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Cigarette use among high school students --- United States, 1991--2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Delayed onset and diminished magnitude of rotavirus activity--United States, November 2007-May 2008.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Elevated serum aluminum levels in hemodialysis patients associated with use of electric pumps --- wyoming, 2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Influenza activity--United States and worldwide, 2007-08 season.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Consumption of trans-Fatty Acid and Its Association with Colorectal Adenomas.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 27, 2008 Authors: Vinikoor LC, Schroeder JC, Millikan RC, Satia JA, Martin CF, Ibrahim J, Galanko JA, Sandler RS Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Cigarette use among high school students--United States, 1991-2007.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 27, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Frequency of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in the US Population: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 25, 2008 Authors: Scragg R, Camargo CA Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Birth Weight and Subsequent Risk of Childhood Primary Brain Tumors: A Meta-Analysis.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 25, 2008 Authors: Harder T, Plagemann A, Harder A Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Scragg and Camargo Respond to "Physical Activity and Vitamin D"
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 25, 2008 Authors: Scragg R, Camargo CA Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Epidemiology of Cytokines: The Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) Study.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 25, 2008 Authors: Wong E, Freiberg M, Tracy R, Kuller L Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Clinical review: Influenza pandemic – physicians and their obligations
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Source: Critical Care - June 24, 2008 Authors: Devanand Anantham, Wendy McHugh, Stephen O'Neill and Lachlan Forrow Source Type: news
Association of HMGB1 polymorphisms with outcome in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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Source: Critical Care - June 24, 2008 Authors: Brian Kornblit, Lea Munthe-Fog, Hans O Madsen, Jens Strom, Lars Vindelov and Peter Garred Source Type: news
Probiotics in the intensive care unit: why controversies and confusion abound
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Source: Critical Care - June 24, 2008 Authors: Lee E Morrow and Marin H Kollef Source Type: news
Circulating cytokines and outcome prediction of burned children with concomitant inhalation injury
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Source: Critical Care - June 23, 2008 Authors: Pavlos M Myrianthefs and George J Baltopoulos Source Type: news
Safety of screening with Human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer at three-year intervals in a high-risk population: experience from the LAMS study
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Derchain, S F, Sarian, L O, Naud, P, Roteli-Martins, C, Longatto-Filho, A, Tatti, S, Branca, M, Erzen, M, Serpa-Hammes, L, Matos, J, Gontijo, R C, Braganca, J F, Lima, T P, Maeda, M Y S, Lorincz, A, Dores, G B, Costa, S, Syrjanen, S, Syrjanen, K Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Recommendations from an ad hoc Meeting of the WHO Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (LabNet) on use of alternative diagnostic samples for measles and rubella surveillance.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 20, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Sociodemographic predictors of HPV testing and vaccination acceptability: results from a population-representative sample of British women
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Marlow, L. A V, Waller, J., Wardle, J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Performance measures of the illiterate E-chart vision-screening test used in Northern District Israeli school children
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Ore, L., Garzozi, H. J, Tamir, A., Stein, N., Cohen-Dar, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Telephone assessment increases uptake of colonoscopy in a FOBT colorectal cancer-screening programme
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Rodger, J, Steele, R J C Tags: Short Communication Source Type: news
Estimating mean sojourn time and screening sensitivity using questionnaire data on time since previous screening
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Weedon-Fekjaer, H., Lindqvist, B. H, Vatten, L. J, Aalen, O. O, Tretli, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Measles and rubella laboratory network: 2007 meeting on use of alternative sampling techniques for surveillance.
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Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record - June 20, 2008 Tags: Wkly Epidemiol Rec Source Type: news
How best to recruit the injured lung?
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Source: Critical Care - June 20, 2008 Authors: John J Marini Source Type: news
The Relation between Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking Activity among Older Adults.
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Source: Am J Epidemiol - June 20, 2008 Authors: Nagel CL, Carlson NE, Bosworth M, Michael YL Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: news
Assisted reproductive technology surveillance --- United States, 2005.
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Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - June 20, 2008 Authors: Wright VC, Chang J, Jeng G, Macaluso M, Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: news
Assessment of stroke volume variation for prediction of fluid responsiveness using the modified FloTracTM and PiCCOplusTM system
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Source: Critical Care - June 20, 2008 Authors: Christoph K Hofer, Alban Senn, Luc Weibel and Andreas Zollinger Source Type: news
Newborn screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Isfahan, Iran: a quantitative assay
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Iranpour, R., Hashemipour, M., Talaei, S.-M., Soroshnia, M., Amini, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
False-positive oral fluid rapid HIV tests--New York City, 2005-2008.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 20, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Health technology assessment programme
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: news
The false-positive and false-negative predictive value of HIV antibody test in the Chinese population
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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - June 20, 2008 Authors: Liu, P., Shi, Z., Wang, C., Yang, H., Li, L., Dai, Y., Liu, Y., Sun, J., Pu, Y. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Assisted reproductive technology surveillance--United States, 2005.
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Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - June 20, 2008 Authors: Wright VC, Chang J, Jeng G, Macaluso M, Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: news
Assisted reproductive technology surveillance --- United States, 2005.
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Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - June 20, 2008 Authors: Mali S, Steele S, Slutsker L, Arguin PM, Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: news
Heat-related deaths among crop workers--United States, 1992--2006.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 20, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
Influenza vaccination coverage among persons with asthma--United States, 2005-06 influenza season.
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 20, 2008 Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: news
THE AUTHOR REPLIES
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Morabia, A. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Invited Commentary: Rescuing Robinson Crusoe
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Oakes, J. M. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Index-based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Reedy, J., Mitrou, P. N., Krebs-Smith, S. M., Wirfalt, E., Flood, A., Kipnis, V., Leitzmann, M., Mouw, T., Hollenbeck, A., Schatzkin, A., Subar, A. F. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Adjusting for Covariates in Studies of Diagnostic, Screening, or Prognostic Markers: An Old Concept in a New Setting
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Janes, H., Pepe, M. S. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Associations of Duration, Intensity, and Quantity of Smoking with Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Pandeya, N., Williams, G. M., Sadhegi, S., Green, A. C., Webb, P. M., Whiteman, D. C. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
RE: "EPIDEMIOLOGIC INTERACTIONS, COMPLEXITY, AND THE LONESOME DEATH OF MAX VON PETTENKOFER"
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Wildner, M., Hofman, A. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Tight glucose control: should we move from intensive insulin therapy alone to modulation of insulin and nutritional inputs?
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Source: Critical Care - June 19, 2008 Authors: Pierre Kalfon and Jean-Charles Preiser Source Type: news
Risk of Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Cancers in a Large Population of Nearly 50,000 Infertile Danish Women
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Jensen, A., Sharif, H., Olsen, J. H., Kjaer, S. K. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Maternal Asthma Medication Use and the Risk of Gastroschisis
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Lin, S., Munsie, J. P. W., Herdt-Losavio, M. L., Bell, E., Druschel, C., Romitti, P. A., Olney, R., the National Birth Defects Prevention Study Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
A New Tool for Epidemiology: The Usefulness of Dynamic-Agent Models in Understanding Place Effects on Health
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Auchincloss, A. H., Diez Roux, A. V. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Obesity Subtypes and Risk of Spontaneous versus Medically Indicated Preterm Births in Singletons and Twins
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Salihu, H. M., Lynch, O., Alio, A. P., Liu, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Association of Birth Outcomes and Maternal, School, and Neighborhood Characteristics with Subsequent Numeracy Achievement
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Malacova, E., Li, J., Blair, E., Leonard, H., de Klerk, N., Stanley, F. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
RE: "GREEN TEA CONSUMPTION AND PROSTATE CANCER RISK IN JAPANESE MEN: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY"
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Kapoor, S. Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
The Health of Populations: General Theories and Particular Realities. First Edition: By Stephen J. Kunitz
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Granados, J. A. T. Tags: BOOK-REVIEW Source Type: news
The Long-term Relation among Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing, Blood Pressure, and Incident Severe Hypertension
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Wang, J. J., Rochtchina, E., Liew, G., Tan, A. G., Wong, T. Y., Leeder, S. R., Smith, W., Shankar, A., Mitchell, P. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Air Pollution, Asthma Attacks, and Socioeconomic Deprivation: A Small-Area Case-Crossover Study
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Laurent, O., Pedrono, G., Segala, C., Filleul, L., Havard, S., Deguen, S., Schillinger, C., Riviere, E., Bard, D. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Fetal Growth Indicators and Perfluorinated Chemicals: A Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Fei, C., McLaughlin, J. K., Tarone, R. E., Olsen, J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Correcting for Lead Time and Length Bias in Estimating the Effect of Screen Detection on Cancer Survival
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Duffy, S. W., Nagtegaal, I. D., Wallis, M., Cafferty, F. H., Houssami, N., Warwick, J., Allgood, P. C., Kearins, O., Tappenden, N., O'Sullivan, E., Lawrence, G. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
Body Mass Index in Adolescence in Relation to Cause-specific Mortality: A Follow-up of 230,000 Norwegian Adolescents
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Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - June 19, 2008 Authors: Bjorge, T., Engeland, A., Tverdal, A., Smith, G. D. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: news
In vitro norepinephrine significantly activates isolated platelets from healthy volunteers and critically ill patients following severe traumatic brain injury
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Source: Critical Care - June 18, 2008 Authors: Christoph Tschuor, Lars M Asmis, Philipp M Lenzlinger, Martina Tanner, Luc Haerter, Marius Keel, Reto Stocker and John F Stover Source Type: news
Summary and findings of the EPA and CDC symposium on air pollution exposure and health
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Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology - June 18, 2008 Authors: Halûk ÖzkaynakBarbara GlennJudith R QualtersHeather StrosniderMichael A McgeehinHarold Zenick Source Type: news
The ordered transmission disequilibrium test: detection of modifier genes
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Source: Genetic Epidemiology - June 18, 2008 Authors: Hervé Perdry, Marie-Claude Babron, Françoise Clerget-Darpoux Source Type: news
Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT): questions, answers, and a new paradigm?
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Source: Critical Care - June 18, 2008 Authors: Donald E Craven Source Type: news
Are serum cytokines early predictors for the outcome of burn patients with inhalation injuries who do not survive?
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Source: Critical Care - June 18, 2008 Authors: Gerd G Gauglitz, Celeste C Finnerty, David N Herndon, Ronald P Mlcak and Marc G Jeschke Source Type: news
The Effect of Statin Pretreatment on Infarct Volume in Ischemic Stroke
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - June 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Dementia
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - June 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Vascular Dementia and Ischaemic Stroke
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - June 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Calculation of Prevalence Estimates through Differential Equations: Application to Stroke-Related Disability
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Source: Neuroepidemiology - June 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Quantification of lean and fat tissue repletion following critical illness: a case report
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Source: Critical Care - June 17, 2008 Authors: Clare L Reid, Peter R Murgatroyd, Antony Wright and David K Menon Source Type: news
[Electronic pages] Cultural capital and social inequality in health
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Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - June 16, 2008 Authors: Abel, T Tags: Electronic pages Source Type: news
[Editorials] Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and the development of public policies
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Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - June 16, 2008 Authors: Lippman, A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: news
[Short reports] Children living in areas with more street trees have lower prevalence of asthma
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Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - June 16, 2008 Authors: Lovasi, G S, Quinn, J W, Neckerman, K M, Perzanowski, M S, Rundle, A Tags: Short reports Source Type: news
A comparison of analytical methods for genetic association studies
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Source: Genetic Epidemiology - June 16, 2008 Authors: Alison A. Motsinger-Reif, David M. Reif, Theresa J. Fanelli, Marylyn D. Ritchie Source Type: news
[Research reports] Relational pathways between socioeconomic position and cardio
