Epidemiologic Studies
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This presentation is part of the Social Values in Medical Research track. Due to higher than national average breast cancer rates and deaths on Long Island the U.S. Congress in 1993 ordered a study of breast cancer on the island. The Long... more
Low back pain (LBP) in children and adolescents was considered for many years to be rare and an indication of serious disease [1]. In the last two decades, epidemi-ological studies have shown that the prevalence of ... Ismail Bejia Nabiha... more
A total of 129 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis representing 91 patients were typed by a combination of direct-repeat (DR)-based spoligotyping and an inter-IS6110-PGRS (polymorphic GC-rich region)-PCR, also designated... more
We employed multilevel structural equation modeling with data collected during telephone interviews with 1,156 parents of sixth graders from 36 rural schools to examine the relationships of family sociodemographic factors, parents'... more
Abstract Aim To test whether alcohol is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Design and setting US epidemiological study using computerized death certificates, linked birth and infant death dataset, and Fatality... more
Vários estudos epidemiológicos avaliaram a associação entre saúde bucal e desenvolvimento social. Entretanto, o uso de diferentes variáveis mensurando condição sócio-econômica dificulta a análise comparativa de seus achados. O presente... more