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Waist–Hip Ratio and Breast Cancer Risk in Urbanized Nigerian Women
(BioMed Central, 2002)Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between waist–hip ratio and the risk of breast cancer in an urban Nigerian population. Methods: Between March 1998 and August 2000, we conducted a case–control ... -
Waiting time for cancer treatment and mental health among patients with newly diagnosed esophageal or gastric cancer: a nationwide cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Except for overall survival, whether or not waiting time for treatment could influences other domains of cancer patients’ overall well-being is to a large extent unknown. Therefore, we performed this study to ... -
Walnut Consumption Is Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women12
(American Society for Nutrition, 2013)Walnuts are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and have been shown to improve various cardiometabolic risk factors. We aimed to investigate the association between walnut intake and incident type 2 diabetes in 2 large ... -
War-related psychological sequelae among emergency department patients in the former Republic of Yugoslavia
(Springer Nature, 2004)Background Residents of the Republic of Serbia faced civil war and a NATO-led bombing campaign in 1999. We sought to assess the burden of metal health dysfunction among emergency department (ED) patients presenting for ... -
Watchful waiting and quality of life among prostate cancer survivors in the Physicians’ Health Study
(Elsevier, 2011)Purpose: We examined patient reported outcomes among patients with prostate cancer treated with watchful waiting in a nationwide cohort.Materials and Methods: We collected treatment information and patient reported outcomes ... -
Weak Epistasis May Drive Adaptation in Recombining Bacteria
(Genetics Society of America, 2018)The impact of epistasis on the evolution of multi-locus traits depends on recombination. While sexually reproducing eukaryotes recombine so frequently that epistasis between polymorphisms is not considered to play a large ... -
Weakest students benefit most from a customized educational experience for Generation Y students
(PeerJ Inc., 2014)Most current dental students were born in the 1980s and 1990s and are defined as Generation Y (Gen Y). The authors developed a customized educational experience that brought together some characteristics of Gen Y and the ... -
Weather-based prediction of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in epidemic-prone regions of Ethiopia I. Patterns of lagged weather effects reflect biological mechanisms
(BioMed Central, 2004)Background: Malaria epidemics due to Plasmodium falciparum are reported frequently in the East African highlands with high case fatality rates. There have been formal attempts to predict epidemics by the use of climatic ... -
Weather-Based Prediction of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Epidemic-Prone Regions of Ethiopia II. Weather-Based Prediction Systems Perform Comparably to Early Detection Systems in Identifying Times for Interventions
(BioMed Central, 2004)Background: Timely and accurate information about the onset of malaria epidemics is essential for effective control activities in epidemic-prone regions. Early warning methods that provide earlier alerts (usually by the ... -
WebEase: Development of a Web-Based Epilepsy Self-Management Intervention
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008)People with epilepsy must adopt many self-management behaviors, especially regarding medication adherence, stress management, and sleep quality. In response to the need for theory-based self-management programs that people ... -
Weighing Evidence from Mendelian Randomization—Early-Life Obesity as a Causal Factor in Multiple Sclerosis?
(Public Library of Science, 2016)In this Perspective, Alberto Ascherio and Kassandra Munger discuss the implications of Richards and colleagues' study exploring the role of early-life obesity in risk of multiple sclerosis. -
Weight and body composition in a cohort of HIV-positive men and women
(Cambridge University Press, 2001)Objective. At issue is whether weight loss in HIV infection is a cachectic process, characterised by loss of lean body mass with conservation of fat, or a process of starvation. We present data on body composition from 516 ... -
Weight change, obesity, mental health, and health perception: Self-reports of college-educated women
(Physicians Postgraduate Press, 2007)BACKGROUND: Overweight, weight cycling, and obesity are major health risks with psychological effects that should not be overlooked by mental health professionals. METHOD: This article examines behavioral and other ... -
Weight training, aerobic physical activities, and long-term waist circumference change in men
(Wiley, 2015)Objective Findings on weight training and waist circumference (WC) change are controversial. This study examined prospectively whether weight training, moderate to vigorous aerobic activity (MVAA), and replacement of one ... -
Weight- Perception in Male Career Firefighters and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, and is also increasing among public safety professionals like firefighters who are expected to be fit and more active. The present study ... -
Well-Being and Social Capital on Planet Earth: Cross-National Evidence from 142 Countries
(Public Library of Science, 2012)High levels of social trust and social support are associated with life satisfaction around the world. However, it is not known whether this association extends to other indicators of social capital and of subjective ... -
What are the best methodologies for rapid reviews of the research evidence for evidence-informed decision making in health policy and practice: a rapid review
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Rapid reviews have the potential to overcome a key barrier to the use of research evidence in decision making, namely that of the lack of timely and relevant research. This rapid review of systematic reviews ... -
What Can We Conclude from Death Registration? Improved Methods for Evaluating Completeness
(Public Library of Science, 2010)Background: One of the fundamental building blocks for determining the burden of disease in populations is to reliably measure the level and pattern of mortality by age and sex. Where well-functioning registration systems ... -
What Defines an Effective Anti-Tobacco TV Advertisement? A pilot study among Greek Adolescents
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), 2010)As the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) calls for public health awareness on tobacco use, mass media campaigns should be appropriately designed so as to maximize their effectiveness. In this methodological ... -
What Drives the US and Peruvian HIV Epidemics in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)?
(Public Library of Science, 2012)In this work, we estimate the proportions of transmissions occurring in main vs. casual partnerships, and by the sexual role, infection stage, and testing and treatment history of the infected partner, for men who have sex ...