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Association of anxiety with intracortical inhibition and descending pain modulation in chronic myofascial pain syndrome
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: This study aimed to answer three questions related to chronic myofascial pain syndrome (MPS): 1) Is the motor cortex excitability, as assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation parameters (TMS), related to ... -
Association of Blood Lead Levels with Onset of Puberty in Russian Boys
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)Background: Epidemiologic studies suggest a temporal trend of earlier onset and longer duration of puberty, raising concerns regarding the potential impact of environmental factors on pubertal development. Lead exposure ... -
Association of Blood Pressure Elevation and Nocturnal Dipping With Brain Atrophy, Perfusion and Functional Measures in Stroke and Nonstroke Individuals
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010-01)Background Although blood pressure elevation and lower nocturnal dipping both increase vascular risk, it is not known if either or both are also associated with brain atrophy, cerebral perfusion, and functional ... -
Association of body mass index and waist circumference with successful ageing: 16 year follow-up of the Whitehall II study
(2013)Objective: We examined whether midlife body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) predict successful ageing. Design and Methods BMI/WC were assessed in 4869 persons (mean age 51.2, range 42–63 in 1991/93) and ... -
Association of Body Mass Index in Early Adulthood and Middle Age with Future Site-Specific Cancer Mortality: The Harvard Alumni Health Study
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Background:: The association between adiposity in early adulthood and subsequent development of specific malignancies is unclear. Further, the potential for mediation by adiposity in middle age has not been well examined. ... -
The association of body size in early to mid-life with adult urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels among night shift health care workers
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Adult body mass index (BMI) has been associated with urinary melatonin levels in humans; however, whether earlier-life body size is associated with melatonin, particularly among night shift workers, remains ... -
Association of breast feeding with early childhood dental caries: Japanese population-based study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: We investigated the association between breastfeeding duration during the first half year of life and the risk of early childhood caries from the age of 30 to 66 months in Japan. Design: Observational study of ... -
Association of Chronic Renal Insufficiency With In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015)Background: The association of chronic renal insufficiency with outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the current era of drug-eluting stents and modern antithrombotic therapy has not been well ... -
Association of Common Variants in LOX with Keratoconus: A Meta-Analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: Several case-control studies have been performed to examine the association of genetic variants in lysyl oxidase (LOX) with keratoconus. However, the results remained inconclusive and great heterogeneity might ... -
Association of Communication Between Hospital-Based Physicians and Primary Care Providers with Patient Outcomes
(Springer-Verlag, 2008)Background: Patients admitted to general medicine inpatient services are increasingly cared for by hospital-based physicians rather than their primary care providers (PCPs). This separation of hospital and ambulatory care ... -
Association of Cumulative Lead Exposure with Parkinson’s Disease
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Research using reconstructed exposure histories has suggested an association between heavy metal exposures, including lead, and Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the only study that used bone lead, a biomarker of ... -
Association of Dermatologist Density With the Volume and Costs of Dermatology Procedures Among Medicare Beneficiaries
(American Medical Association (AMA), 2018)Importance The persistent shortage of dermatologists in the United States affects access to care and patient outcomes. Objective To characterize the effect of geographic variations in dermatologist density on the ... -
Association of Dietary Nitrate Intake With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
(American Medical Association (AMA), 2016)IMPORTANCE Nitric oxide signaling alterations in outflow facility and retinal blood flow autoregulation are implicated in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Nitric oxide donation has emerged as a POAG therapeutic target. ... -
The Association of Early Childhood Cognitive Development and Behavioural Difficulties with Pre-Adolescent Problematic Eating Attitudes
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Objectives: Few studies have prospectively investigated associations of child cognitive ability and behavioural difficulties with later eating attitudes. We investigated associations of intelligence quotient (IQ), academic ... -
Association of Environmental Cadmium Exposure with Pediatric Dental Caries
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)Background: Although animal experiments have shown that cadmium exposure results in severe dental caries, limited epidemiologic data are available on this issue. Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationship between ... -
Association of Environmental Cadmium Exposure with Periodontal Disease in U.S. Adults
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2009)Background: Periodontal disease is a complex, multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease that involves degradation of periodontal structures, including alveolar bone. Cadmium adversely affects bone remodeling, and it is ... -
Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Urinary Uromodulin Concentrations with Rare Variants Identified by UMOD Gene Region Sequencing
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common variants in the UMOD region associated with kidney function and disease in the general population. To identify novel rare variants as well ... -
The Association of Ethnic Minority Density with Late Entry into Antenatal Care in the Netherlands
(Public Library of Science, 2015)In the Netherlands, non-Western ethnic minority women make their first antenatal visit later than native Dutch women. Timely entry into antenatal care is important as it provides the opportunity for prenatal screening and ... -
Association of Expired Nitric Oxide with Occupational Particulate Exposure
(2003)Particulate air pollution has been associated with adverse respiratory health effects. This study assessed the utility of expired nitric oxide to detect acute airway responses to metal-containing fine particulates. Using ... -
Association of Exposure to Phthalates with Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomata: Findings from NHANES, 1999–2004
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals used in consumer products. Some phthalates are reproductive toxicants in experimental animals, but human data are limited. Objective: We conducted a cross-sectional study of ...