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Assessing local instrument reliability and validity: a field-based example from northern Uganda
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2009)This paper presents an approach for evaluating the reliability and validity of mental health measures in non-Western field settings. We describe this approach using the example of our development of the Acholi Psychosocial ... -
Assessing Metal Exposures in a Community near a Cement Plant in the Northeast U.S.
(MDPI, 2015)Cement production is a major source of metals and metalloids in the environment, while exposures to metals and metalloids may impact human health in the surrounding communities. We recruited 185 participants living in the ... -
Assessing multivariate gene-metabolome associations with rare variants using Bayesian reduced rank regression
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Motivation: A typical genome-wide association study searches for associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a univariate phenotype. However, there is a growing interest to investigate associations ... -
Assessing the Association of Mitochondrial Genetic Variation With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Using Gene-Set Analyses
(The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016)Purpose Recent studies indicate that mitochondrial proteins may contribute to the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). In this study, we examined the association between POAG and common variations in ... -
Assessing the burden of medical impoverishment by cause: a systematic breakdown by disease in Ethiopia
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenses often lead to catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, there has been no systematic examination of which specific diseases and ... -
Assessing the Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Genomic Sequencing
(MDPI, 2015)Despite dramatic drops in DNA sequencing costs, concerns are great that the integration of genomic sequencing into clinical settings will drastically increase health care expenditures. This commentary presents an overview ... -
Assessing the genetic architecture of epithelial ovarian cancer histological subtypes
(Springer (part of Springer Nature), 2016)Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the deadliest common cancers. The five most common types of disease are high-grade and low-grade serous, endometrioid, mucinous and clear cell carcinoma. Each of these subtypes ... -
Assessing the impact of engineered nanoparticles on wound healing using a novel in vitro bioassay
(Future Medicine Ltd, 2014)AIM: As engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) increasingly enter consumer products, humans become increasingly exposed. The first line of defense against ENPs is the epithelium, the integrity of which can be compromised by ... -
Assessing the level of healthcare information technology adoption in the United States: a snapshot
(Springer Nature, 2006)Background: Comprehensive knowledge about the level of healthcare information technology (HIT) adoption in the United States remains limited. We therefore performed a baseline assessment to address this knowledge gap. ... -
Assessing the Online Social Environment for Surveillance of Obesity Prevalence
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Understanding the social environmental around obesity has been limited by available data. One promising approach used to bridge similar gaps elsewhere is to use passively generated digital data. Purpose This ... -
Assessing the Performance of a Computer-Based Policy Model of HIV and AIDS
(2010)Background: Model-based analyses, conducted within a decision analytic framework, provide a systematic way to combine information about the natural history of disease and effectiveness of clinical management strategies ... -
Assessing the population health impact of market interventions to improve access to antiretroviral treatment
(Oxford University Press, 2011)Despite extraordinary global progress in increasing coverage of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the majority of people needing ART currently are not receiving treatment. Both the number of people needing ART and the average ... -
Assessing the Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Management of Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain
(Dove Medical Press, 2012)Purpose: The aim of this study is to provide a narrative review of the current state of knowledge of the role of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the management of chronic nonspecific back pain. Methods: A literature ... -
Assessing the validity of respondents’ reports of their partners’ ages in a rural South African population-based cohort
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: This study evaluated the validity of using respondents’ reports of age disparity in their sexual relationships (perceived disparity), compared to age disparity based on each partner's report of their own date ... -
Assessment of a Districtwide Policy on Availability of Competitive Beverages in Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts, 2013
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016)Introduction: Competitive beverages are drinks sold outside of the federally reimbursable school meals program and include beverages sold in vending machines, a la carte lines, school stores, and snack bars. Competitive ... -
An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: After more than three years of violence in Syria, Lebanon hosts over one million Syrian refugees creating significant public health concerns. Antenatal care delivery to tens of thousands of pregnant Syrian ... -
An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Communities in South Sudan have endured decades of conflict. Protracted conflict exacerbated reproductive health disparities and gender inequities. This study, conducted prior to the country’s 2011 independence, ... -
Assessment of cleaning to control lead dust in homes of children with moderate lead poisoning: treatment of lead-exposed children trial
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2002)In this article we describe the assessment and control of lead dust exposure in the Treatment of Lead-exposed Children (TLC) Trial, a clinical trial of the effects of oral chelation on developmental end points in urban ... -
Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Molecular Features along Bowel Subsites Challenges the Conception of Distinct Dichotomy of Proximal vs. Distal Colorectum
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2012)Objective Colorectal cancer is typically classified into proximal colon, distal colon and rectal cancer. Tumour genetic and epigenetic features differ by tumour location. Considering a possible role of bowel contents ... -
An assessment of community health workers’ ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study
(2016)Summary Background: Cardiovascular disease contributes substantially to the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in low-income and middle-income countries, which also often have substantial health personnel shortages. In ...