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Leveraging low-cost sensors to predict nitrogen dioxide for epidemiologic exposure assessment
BackgroundStatistical models of air pollution enable intra-urban characterization of pollutant concentrations, benefiting exposure assessment for...
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Comparison of Trihalomethane exposure assessment metrics in epidemiologic analyses of reproductive and developmental outcomes
BackgroundResearchers have developed exposure assessment metrics for disinfection by-products (DBPs) utilizing drinking water monitoring data and...
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The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD): A sco** review of epidemiologic studies
ObjectiveUnconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, sometimes termed “fracking” or “hydraulic fracturing”) is an industrial process to extract...
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Causal Inference Challenges and New Directions for Epidemiologic Research on the Health Effects of Social Policies
Purposeof ReviewEpidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies is growing rapidly because of the potentially large impact of these...
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Epidemiologic Advances Generated by the Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource Program
Purpose of the ReviewTo summarize the findings of published works supported by the Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) program and...
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Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Survival–Epidemiologic Evidence and Potential Biologic Mechanisms
Purpose of ReviewTo review the biologic mechanisms that may be operative between physical activity and survival after breast cancer.
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The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition
BackgroundCardiometabolic (CM) risk affects approximately 25% of adults globally, and is diagnosed by meeting 3 out of 5 of the following CM risk...
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Epidemiologic features and management of hypertension in Tunisia, the results from the Hypertension National Registry (NaTuRe HTN)
BackgroundHypertension is the leading cause of morbi-mortality in our country. Thus, we conducted this national survey on hypertension to analyze the...
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Machine Learning Approaches for Measuring Neighborhood Environments in Epidemiologic Studies
Purpose of reviewInnovations in information technology, initiatives by local governments to share administrative data, and growing inventories of...
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Insights Into Epidemiologic Assessments of the Microbiome and Challenges in Identifying Microbiome Relationships with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Purpose of ReviewWe describe different methods for microbiome assessment and analysis and highlight some of the challenges of using omics data in...
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Quality of life and mental health measurements among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
BackgroundOver the past few decades the benefits of assessing Quality of Life (QoL) and mental health in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and thyroid hormone measurements in dried blood spots and neonatal characteristics: a pilot study
BackgroundPediatric thyroid diseases have been increasing in recent years. Environmental risk factors such as exposures to chemical contaminants may...
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A Toolkit for the Application of Placental-Fetal Molecular Biomarkers in Epidemiologic Studies of the Fetal Origins of Chronic Disease
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we provide essential background knowledge and an analytical framework for the application of placental-fetal...
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Epidemiologic Survey of Myxofibrosarcoma Using Data from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
BackgroundMyxofibrosarcoma is a common sarcoma among older patients, with locally infiltrative behavior and a predilection for local postoperative...
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The national burden of frailty and disproportionate distribution of its components—the predominance of slow gait speed: a 2018–19 face-to-face epidemiologic assessment representative of population of older Poles
BackgroundThe prevalence of frailty and its components may be affected by age, diseases and geriatric deficits. However, the current operational...
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Representativeness of the US EPA PM monitoring site locations to the US population: implications for air pollution prediction modeling
Air pollution prediction modeling establishes relationships between measurements and geographical and meteorological characteristics to infer...
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Environmental Risk Factors for Endometriosis: a Critical Evaluation of Studies and Recommendations from the Epidemiologic Perspective
Purpose of ReviewRecent studies of environmental chemicals and endometriosis were critically evaluated from the epidemiologic perspective to identify...
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A personal history of research on hypertension From an encounter with hypertension to the development of hypertension practice based on out-of-clinic blood pressure measurements
In the 1970s, many people had severe hypertension and related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; however, antihypertensive treatments were...
