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Development of phenotype algorithms using electronic medical records and incorporating natural language processing
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Electronic medical records are emerging as a major source of data for clinical and translational research studies, although phenotypes of interest need to be accurately defined first. This article provides an overview of ... -
Development of the SAFE Checklist Tool for Assessing Site-Level Threats to Child Protection: Use of Delphi Methods and Application to Two Sites in India
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: The child protection community is increasingly focused on developing tools to assess threats to child protection and the basic security needs and rights of children and families living in adverse circumstances. ... -
Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Introduction: Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values is a critical component of high-quality care. This article describes the protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial ... -
Development, Calibration and Performance of an HIV Transmission Model Incorporating Natural History and Behavioral Patterns: Application in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Understanding HIV transmission dynamics is critical to estimating the potential population-wide impact of HIV prevention and treatment interventions. We developed an individual-based simulation model of the heterosexual ... -
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012)Background: Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children’s neurodevelopment. Objective: We performed ... -
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: Choi et al. Respond
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Developmental origins of adult diseases and neurotoxicity: Epidemiological and experimental studies
(Elsevier BV, 2012)To date, only a small number of commercial chemicals have been tested and documented as developmental neurotoxicants. Moreover, an increasing number of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies suggest an association ... -
Developmental origins of non-communicable disease: Implications for research and public health
(BioMed Central, 2012)This White Paper highlights the developmental period as a plastic phase, which allows the organism to adapt to changes in the environment to maintain or improve reproductive capability in part through sustained health. ... -
Device-detected atrial fibrillation and risk for stroke: an analysis of >10 000 patients from the SOS AF project (Stroke preventiOn Strategies based on Atrial Fibrillation information from implanted devices)
(Oxford University Press, 2013)Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between maximum daily atrial fibrillation (AF) burden and risk of ischaemic stroke. Background: Cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIEDs) enhance detection ... -
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites May Alter Thyroid Hormone Levels in Men
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2007)Background: Phthalates are used extensively in many personal-care and consumer products, resulting in widespread nonoccupational human exposure through multiple routes and media. A limited number of animal studies suggest ... -
Diabetes and Lipid Screening Among Patients in Primary Care: A Cohort Study
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. Guidelines call for intensified glucose and lipid screening among overweight and obese patients. Data on compliance with these ... -
Diabetes and mortality in patients with prostate cancer: a meta-analysis
(Springer International Publishing, 2016)Background: There are conflicting results as to the association between pre-existing diabetes and the risk of mortality in patients with prostate cancer. The purpose of this study is to estimate the influence of pre-existing ... -
Diabetes and risk of pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis from the pancreatic cancer cohort consortium
(Springer (part of Springer Nature), 2013)Diabetes is a suspected risk factor for pancreatic cancer, but questions remain about whether it is a risk factor or a result of the disease. This study prospectively examined the association between diabetes and the risk ... -
Diabetes and the Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease in Denmark
(American Diabetes Association, 2011)Objective: Insulin contributes to normal brain function. Previous studies have suggested associations between midlife diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease. Using Danish population registers, ... -
Diabetes mellitus and the risk of nephrolithiasis
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Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis in US states: Analysis of Health Surveys
(BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Current US surveillance data provide estimates of diabetes using laboratory tests at the national level as well as self-reported data at the state level. Self-reported diabetes prevalence may be biased because ... -
Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension May Enhance Associations between Air Pollution and Markers of Systemic Inflammation
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)Airborne particulate matter (PM) may lead to increased cardiac risk through an inflammatory pathway. Therefore, we investigated associations between ambient PM and markers of systemic inflammation among repeated measures ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of the bronchodilator response in children
(Elsevier BV, 2013)Background: The bronchodilator response (BDR) reflects the reversibility of airflow obstruction and is recommended as an adjunctive test to diagnose asthma. The validity of the commonly used definition of BDR, a 12% or ... -
Diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging for coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Springer-Verlag, 2012)Objectives: To determine and compare the diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), using conventional coronary angiography (CCA) as ... -
Diagnostic Validity of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) among Pregnant Women
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Objective: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) during pregnancy is associated with several adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. A reliable and valid screening tool for GAD should lead to earlier detection and treatment. ...