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Allergic reactions and risk of vulvodynia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: An altered immuno-inflammatory response to environmentally induced allergic reactions may predispose women to the development of vulvodynia or may be markers of an already heightened immuno-inflammatory response. PMID: 19825458 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 15, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Harlow BL, He W, Nguyen RH Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

Leisure-Time Physical Activity is Associated with a Reduced Risk for Metabolic Syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that increasing levels of leisure-time physical activity, in terms of duration or intensity, are linearly associated with a reduced risk for metabolic syndrome. PMID: 19825459 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 15, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cho ER, Shin A, Kim J, Jee SH, Sung J Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 12, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 12, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

Leisure-Time Physical Activity is Associated with a Reduced Risk for Metabolic SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results suggest that increasing levels of leisure-time physical activity, in terms of duration or intensity, are linearly associated with a reduced risk for metabolic syndrome. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 12, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Eo Rin Cho, Aesun Shin, Jeongseon Kim, Sun Ha Jee, Joohon Sung Source Type: journals

Allergic Reactions and Risk of VulvodyniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: An altered immuno-inflammatory response to environmentally induced allergic reactions may predispose women to the development of vulvodynia or may be markers of an already heightened immuno-inflammatory response. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 12, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Bernard L. Harlow, Wei He, Ruby H.N. Nguyen Source Type: journals

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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 12, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Neighborhood Disparities in Incident Hospitalized Myocardial Infarction in Four U.S. Communities: The ARIC Surveillance Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest a need for the joint consideration of racial, gender, and social disparities in interventions aimed at preventing coronary heart disease. PMID: 19815428 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 5, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Rose KM, Suchindran CM, Foraker RE, Whitsel EA, Rosamond WD, Heiss G, Wood JL Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

Multiple Imputation for Missing Laboratory Data: An Example from Infectious Disease Epidemiology.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Epidemiologists frequently encounter data sets that contain missing values. Traditional missing data techniques such as the complete-subject analysis may lead to biased results. We have demonstrated the use of a novel technique, MI, to account for missing data. PMID: 19811933 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 4, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Mulla ZD, Seo B, Kalamegham R, Nuwayhid BS Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that socioeconomic disadvantage early in life and across the life course influences risk of the MetS in black and white women. PMID: 19804985 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 2, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chichlowska KL, Rose KM, Diez-Roux AV, Golden SH, McNeill AM, Heiss G Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

Shift Work and Arteriosclerosis Risk in Professional Bus Drivers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Long-term shift work could increase the risk of arteriosclerosis in professional bus drivers. Larger studies would be necessary to provide further evidence regarding this finding. PMID: 19804986 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 2, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chen CC, Shiu LJ, Li YL, Tung KY, Chan KY, Yeh CJ, Chen SC, Wong RH Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - September 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Patterns and Predictors of Trajectories of Depression after an Urban DisasterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Ongoing socioeconomic adversity appears to be centrally associated with a worse course of depression after exposure to traumatic events. Identifying distinct trajectories of depression and the preventable factors that are associated with them may facilitate the development of interventions that aim to promote better mental health. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 24, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Arijit Nandi, Melissa Tracy, John R. Beard, David Vlahov, Sandro Galea Source Type: journals

Informed Consent Affects Prevalence Estimates in an Epidemiological Study on Chronic Pruritus: Lessons Learned from a PretestEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: If informed consent is requested, there seems to be a relationship between the presence of chronic pruritus and the willingness to participate in a cohort study. People suffering from chronic pruritus tend to return the questionnaire with the informed consent form more readily. Measures need to be taken to ensure that the response is sufficiently high among participants without the target characteristic in epidemiological studies on chronic symptoms. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 24, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Christian J. Apfelbacher, Adrian Loerbroks, Uwe Matterne, Tamara Strassner, Marion Büttner, Elke Weisshaar Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: journals

Confounding by Season in Ecologic Studies of Seasonal Exposures and Outcomes: Examples From Estimates of Mortality Due to InfluenzaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: When the association between exposures and outcomes that vary seasonally is estimated, models must be selected carefully, keeping in mind the assumptions inherent in each model. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 24, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Michael L. Jackson Source Type: journals

Validation of self-reported cancer incidence at follow-up in a prospective cohort study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19664547 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 14, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cho LY, Kim CS, Li L, Yang JJ, Park B, Shin A, Chang SH, Lee KS, Kim H, Yoo KY, Park SK Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: journals

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Risk Factor Profiles for Neonatal Mortality at Extremely Preterm Birth: Race DisparityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined NMR at extreme preterm birth, (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: D. Getahun, S.J. Jacobsen, M.J. Fassett, D. Strickland Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Pregnancy and Adoption Among Infertile Women Following Ovulation Induction and Intrauterine InseminationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Assisted reproduction is a viable treatment option for many infertile couples with limited information to identify the population likely to get pregnant with or without treatment. Two hundred and fourteen women who underwent ovulation induction and IUI at a community clinic between 1991 and 1994 were followed up in 1998 to assess their overall health, pregnancy and adoption status since leaving the clinic. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: C. Ghosh Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Prepregnancy BMI, Pregnancy Weight Gain, and Birth Outcomes in Northeast ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: To examine associations between prepregnancy weight and preterm birth ( (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: N.L. Lee, A. Correa, M. Szklo Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Residential Segregation and Very Preterm Birth in Black Women: A Test of the Weathering HypothesisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Residential segregation is hypothesized to be a geographically based marker of institutionalized racism which influences risk for very preterm birth in black women. A proposed mechanism is physiologic changes triggered by chronic stress or “weathering” of maternal neuroendocrine systems. Racial and socioeconomic differences in the Ushaped curve describing national age-specific preterm birth risk support this general notion of premature aging in poor black women. We assessed whether degree of metropolitan residential segregation interacted with age to produce unique age-risk curves by geographic region. (Source...
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: M.R. Kramer, C.R. Hogue Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Surgery for Correction of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Texas HispanicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to calculate the rates of surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in Hispanic women living in Texas and to identify risk factors for a prolonged length of stay (PLOS) among this group. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: T.I. Montoya, R.W. Vera, Z.D. Mulla Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Validity of Retrospectively Reported Menstrual Cycle CharacteristicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Many investigators utilize retrospectively reported menstrual cycle data despite its uncertain validity. Few authors have reported fair validity for cycle length, and none have assessed bleeding duration. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: A.D. Dragomir, R. Sundaram, G.B. Louis Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Dietary Intake of B-Vitamins and Incidence of Premenstrual SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin B6 are required for generating neurotransmitters potentially involved in the pathophysiology of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). To date it is unknown whether dietary intake may be associated with the initial development of PMS. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: P. Chocano-Bedoya, J.E. Manson, S.E. Hankinson, S.R. Johnson, A.G. Ronnenberg, L. Chasan-Taber, C. Bigelow, E.R. Bertone-Johnson Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Association of Early Life Factors With Age at Menarche in the Sister StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Early menarche is a risk factor for breast cancer and other hormonally dependent outcomes. Other than childhood body fat, little is known about how early life exposures affect age at menarche. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: A.A. D'Aloisio, L.A. DeRoo, D.D. Baird, C.R. Weinberg, D.P. Sandler Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Association of Physical Violence by an Intimate Partner Around Pregnancy With Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain in the Oklahoma Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines for gestational weight gain has become standard of practice. Yet, only 33–40% of US women gain within recommended ranges. Physical violence by an intimate partner has been linked with adverse outcomes of pregnancy, but has rarely been explored as a risk factor for inadequate weight gain in the context of pregnancy. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hind A. Beydoun, Hala Tamim, Alicia M. Lincoln, Suzanna D. Dooley, May A. Beydoun Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Identification of Excesses in Descriptive EpidemiologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: In Descriptive Epidemiology the problem of multiple testing and, in particular, of False Positive control has been rarely addressed. Control of Family Wise Error Rate is considered negatively because of lack of power (e.g. Bonferroni's correction). We propose to control False Discovery Rate (FDR) to handle with multiple testing in Descriptive Epidemiology. This is particularly appropriate in Policy-Making. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: A. Biggeri, D. Catelan, M. Baccini Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

A Bayesian Approach to Occupational Mortality SurveillanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: The DuPont Epidemiology Program has conducted routine mortality surveillance for its U.S.-based employees since 1957. The program maintains a registry of almost 270,000 workers and conducts surveillance for cause-specific mortality outcomes among employee groups stratified by plant site and regional location. Since workers at each location face different work-related exposures and conditions, this geographic strategy addresses health outcomes that may be related to specific occupational hazards. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: J.M. Symons, H.Q. Le, K.H. Kreckman, C.J. Sakr, W.M. Lednar Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

The Relationship of Medical Waivers and BMI With Attrition and Reasons for Separation During the First Year of Army ServiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the association between medical waivers, BMI and separation from the US Army during the first year of service, considering both medical and behavioral reasons for separation. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: E.R. Packnett, D.W. Niebuhr, S.A. Bedno, M.A. Cavicchia, D.N. Cowan Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Retrospective Cohort Mortality Comparison of DuPont Employees With Tenth Revision U.S. Mortality Rate and Proportion FilesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: The observation of lower than expected mortality patterns among occupational groups has been well documented. This phenomenon, referred to as the healthy worker effect (HWE), occurs when observed mortality for a working population is compared to expected numbers for a general reference population. The modified Life-Table Analysis System (LTAS) allows for the analysis of occupational cohort mortality data in order to reduce the effect of the HWE. Using LTAS reference rates, we evaluate the potential impact of the HWE for five decades of observed mortality among U.S. based employees tracked by the DuPont Epidemiolog...
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: H.Q. Le, J.M. Symons, K. Kreckman, C.J. Sakr, W.M. Lednar Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Suffering Scale – A Novel Way to Assess Pain and Suffering in Patients With Chronic Pelvic PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: to assess the internal consistency and factor structure of the new instrument “the Suffering Scale” in clinical context of the Gynecological Pelvic Pain Clinic and compared the Suffering Scale (SS) scores to other validated pain questionnaires instruments. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: V. Chaban, M. Shaheen, A. Rapkin Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Internet Use for Health Information Among Minority Patients With Chronic Conditions in Urban Underserved Community Clinics in Los AngelesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: To assess the use of internet for health information, identify types of information searched, and to examine patient's perception about it. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of a systematic sample of 755 patients in community clinics. We compared internet use and perceptions of patients who reported having =>1 chronic condition with those have none. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: S. Ghaly, M. Shaheen, R. Baker Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

The Impact of Delayed Blood Centrifuging, Choice of Collection Tube, and Type of Assay on 25- Hydroxyvitamin D ConcentrationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Studies have examined the associations between various diseases and circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-OHD], but little is known about the impact from different sample preparation practices, raising concerns about the comparability across studies. Therefore, we examined whether certain laboratory practices would affect 25-OHD concentrations, including: 1) the time from blood draw to centrifuging; 2) choice of collection tube; and 3) type of 25-OHD assay. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: C.L. Yu, R.T. Falk, M. Kimlin, P. Rajaraman, A.J. Sigurdson, R. Horst, L.M. Cosentino, M.S. Linet, D.M. Freedman Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Disparities in Diabetes Preventive Care in the District of Columbia: Using Small Area Analysis to Inform Local Health Policy and PlanningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: To examine racial disparities in diabetes preventive care services in the District of Columbia (DC) through mapping to facilitate health policy and intervention development at a local level. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: S.D. Cleary, H. Nsouli, G. Puckrein Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Application of Direct Standardization Technique in Benchmarking Trauma Center PerformanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: To overcome the injury severity mismatch among trauma patients across trauma centers (TCs) in using the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) model, we applied the direct standardization technique to the 6 strata of TRISS probability of survival, to measure standardized mortality rate ratios (SRRs) to grade each TC into high, low and average performer, based on severely injured patients. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: T.H. Zhu, M.O. Aaland, L.M. Hollister Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Histologic Subtype and Pancreatic Cancer Survival: Addressing Uncontrolled ConfoundingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: We evaluated whether the previously reported survival advantage for patients with endocrine and mucinous pancreatic tumors persists after addressing confounding by surgery and grade in a contemporary cohort. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: T.N. Powell, R.P. Ojha, K.P. Singh, L.A. Fischbach Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Correlates of Pulmonary Function in Urban Police OfficersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Objective: To characterize the correlates of pulmonary function in urban police officers; an occupational group exposed to increased workrelated stressors and environmental risk factors. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: P.N. Joseph, A. Mnatsakanova, H. Ochs-Balcom, H. Schünemann, M.E. Andrew, D. Fekedulegn, L.E. Charles, T. Hartley, J. Dorn, C.M. Burchfiel, M. Trevisan, J.M. Violanti Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Using Person-Centered Methods to Examine Schoollevel Associations Between Risk and ATOD UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Federal and state policies toward community-based prevention are based on a model where communities identify risk factors that are elevated compared to national and state norms and then select interventions targeting those risk factors. However, research underlying this model has primarily been done at the individual level rather than at the level of communities. Thus, it is not known if associations between risk factors and adolescent ATOD use that are found at the individual level will also be found when communities are considered as the unit of analysis. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: M.J. Cleveland, R.L. BeLue, M.E. Feinberg, M.T. Greenberg Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Demonstration and Sentinel Surveillance System for Ongoing and Continuous Monitoring of PPE Usage by Healthcare Workers (HCW) in the USEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: To establish a national ongoing, continuous PPE usage surveillance system for HCWs in the US. The IOM committee on PPE submitted in 2007 that during Pandemic Influenza, HCWs will feel more secure only when PPE usage is as safe and effective as vaccines and medications. The expected outcomes are to enhance timely interventional response during disasters such as Pandemic Influenza from hospital to hospital, PPE policies and standard of operating procedures (SOPs) for first receivers and responders nationwide. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: C.A. Oke, M.M. D'Alessandro, R.J. BerryAnn, L.F. Boord Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

The Utility of a Multivariable Approach to Screening Bone Metastasis Among Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: We evaluated whether a multivariable approach to screening bone metastasis among newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients in the United States improves screening accuracy compared to the standard approach of using prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value alone. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: R.P. Ojha, L.A. Fischbach, K.P. Singh, R. Thertulien Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Standards for Reporting Clinical Trials: The CONSORT Statement for Clinical Trials in Livestock. Application to Food SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recently reviews of interventions studies in pre-harvest food safety have identified issues with lack of reporting of key methodological quality features and items necessary for interpretation and replication of trial findings. In human medicine, similar issues with the reporting of clinical trials were identified 10–15 years ago. This led to the publication of the CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement, which consists of a 22-item checklist of items that should be reported when publishing a clinical trial, a flow diagram to describe participant movement at all stages of a trial, and an explanatio...
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: A.M. O'Connor, J.M. Sargeant, I. Gardner, J. Dickson, M.E. Torrence Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Evaluation of Death Certificate Completion and Correlation of ICD-10 Coding With Stated Diagnosis in a Peruvian Level IV Hospital, in 2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Health statistics are based on the information rendered on death certificates, hence the importance of evaluating their accuracy. Objectives: To evaluate the quality of death certificates issued during 2007 in a level IV Peruvian social security hospital. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: H.C. Sasieta, S. Rosell, L.C. Watanabe, F. Samalvides, J. Antigoni Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Identifying Obsesogenic Risk Profiles: Informing Interventions & Policy Through Person-Specific MethodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Childhood obesity results from a combination of demographic, behavioral, metabolic and contextual risk factors. Evidence suggests that these risk factors have varying individual and collective impacts, and may function differently for subgroups of individuals. However, the extent to which these factors co-act to confer differential risk or protection for subsets of a population is not fully known. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: R. BeLue, M.J. Cleveland, L. Deirker Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Cardiometabolic Complications in Patients With DementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Dementias, such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) are cognitive disorders observed in the aging population. Evidence suggests that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) serve as predictors in the development of AD. Little is known about the development of DLB. (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Indira Sadhu, Andrea L. Rosso, Carol F. Lippa, Longjian Liu Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Suicidal Behaviors, Self Rated Health and Multiple Health Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents: Exploring New Perspectives With High School Students in Suicide Prevention ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Context: Suicide and suicidal behaviors among adolescents is a priority public health concern that has spawned an extensive array of epidemiological studies, and further interest in exploring relations linked to these destructive behaviors is growing. Although suicide rates in the U.S., is predominantly a white male phenomenon particularly among the older age groups, concerns on the rapid rise in rates of suicides and suicidal attempts among African- American adolescents and other minorities in the country are increasing. However, it is not clear how specific behavioral and socio-cultural differences characterizing differe...
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 7, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: S. Nkansah-Amankra, A.D. Walker, A. Clark Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals