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Partner Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Low-Income, Inner-City Women
This study examined partner abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as risk factors for suicidal behavior among women, and whether or not PTSD mediated the partner abuse-suicidal behavior association. A.....
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Partner Violence, Social Support, and Distress Among Inner-City African American Women
This study examined the role of social support in the partner violence–psychological distress relation in a sample of African American women seeking medical care at a large, urban hospital (n = 138). Results from...
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Groundwater uranium and cancer incidence in South Carolina
This ecologic study tested the hypothesis that census tracts with elevated groundwater uranium and more frequent groundwater use have increased cancer incidence.
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Open AccessPap testing among newly diagnosed women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in South Carolina (SC): routine screening and abnormal follow-up behaviors of HIV-positive female SC medicaid recipients 18-64 years between 2005-2009
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Open AccessAssociations of built food environment with body mass index and waist circumference among youth with diabetes
Youth with diabetes are at increased risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease complications. However, less is known about the influence of built food environment on health outcomes in this population. The a...
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Open AccessMercury in fish and adverse reproductive outcomes: results from South Carolina
Mercury is a metal with widespread distribution in aquatic ecosystems and significant neurodevelopmental toxicity in humans. Fish biomonitoring for total mercury has been conducted in South Carolina (SC) since...
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A Qualitative Exploration of Fishing and Fish Consumption in the Gullah/Geechee Culture
The Gullah/Geechee (G/G) heritage is rooted in a culture largely dependent on fish and seafood as a primary food source. Research suggests that African-American (AA) fishers in the Southeastern US consume larg...
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Ambient Air Pollution: An Emerging Risk Factor for Diabetes Mellitus
Growing evidence supports that air pollution has become an important risk factor for develo** diabetes mellitus. Understanding the contributing effect of air pollution in population studies, elucidating the ...
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Open AccessIntracranial tumors of the central nervous system and air pollution – a nationwide case-control study from Denmark
Inconclusive evidence has suggested a possible link between air pollution and central nervous system (CNS) tumors. We investigated a range of air pollutants in relation to types of CNS tumors.
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Open AccessBoth parents matter: a national-scale analysis of parental race/ethnicity, disparities in prenatal PM2.5 exposures and related impacts on birth outcomes
Most U.S. studies that report racial/ethnic disparities in increased risk of low birth weight associated with air pollution exposures have been conducted in California or northeastern states and/or urban areas...
