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The Effect of a Universal Cervical Length Screening Program on Antepartum Management and Birth Outcomes
(Thieme Medical Publishers, 2016)Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a universal cervical length screening program on the incidence of antepartum interventions. Study Design This retrospective cohort study included women ... -
The effect of adopting the IADPSG screening guidelines on the risk profile and outcomes of the gestational diabetes population
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Abstract Objective:: To compare characteristics and outcomes of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by the newer one-step glucose tolerance test and those diagnosed with the traditional two-step method. ... -
The effect of alpha-linolenic acid supplementation on ADHD symptoms in children: a randomized controlled double-blind study
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2014)Background: Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neuro-developmental disorder in childhood. Its pharmacologic treatment mostly includes methylphenidate, yet many parents seek alternative, ... -
The Effect of Antiretroviral Treatment on Health Care Utilization in Rural South Africa: A Population-Based Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: The effect of the rapid scale-up of vertical antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa on the overall health system is under intense debate. Some have argued that these programs have ... -
Effect of breast milk lead on infant blood lead levels at 1 month of age
(National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences, 2004)Nursing infants may be exposed to lead from breast milk, but relatively few data exist with which to evaluate and quantify this relationship. This route of exposure constitutes a potential infant hazard from mothers with ... -
Effect of Brown Rice, White Rice, and Brown Rice with Legumes on Blood Glucose and Insulin Responses in Overweight Asian Indians: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2014)Background: Improving the carbohydrate quality of the diet by replacing the common cereal staple white rice (WR) with brown rice (BR) could have beneficial effects on reducing the risk for diabetes and related complications. ... -
Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Blood Lead Levels in Pregnancy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)Background: Prenatal lead exposure is associated with deficits in fetal growth and neurodevelopment. Calcium supplementation may attenuate fetal exposure by inhibiting mobilization of maternal bone lead and/or intestinal ... -
Effect of Cardiogenic Shock Hospital Volume on Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)Background: Cardiogenic shock (CS) is associated with significant morbidity, and mortality rates approach 40% to 60%. Treatment for CS requires an aggressive, sophisticated, complex, goal‐oriented, therapeutic regimen ... -
The effect of clustering on lot quality assurance sampling: a probabilistic model to calculate sample sizes for quality assessments
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Traditional Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) designs assume observations are collected using simple random sampling. Alternatively, randomly sampling clusters of observations and then individuals within ... -
Effect of Combined Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 on Colorectal Adenoma
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Folic acid, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 act in concert in the one-carbon metabolism and may protect against colorectal neoplasia. We examined the effect of combined B-vitamin treatment on the occurrence of colorectal ... -
Effect of Cytomegalovirus Co-Infection on Normalization of Selected T-Cell Subsets in Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: We examined the effect of cytomegalovirus (CMV) co-infection and viremia on reconstitution of selected CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) children ≥ 1-year old who participated in ... -
Effect of diet composition and weight loss on resting energy expenditure in the POUNDS LOST study
(2012)Weight loss reduces energy expenditure, but it is unclear whether dietary macronutrient composition affects this reduction. We hypothesized that energy expenditure might be modulated by macronutrient composition of the ... -
Effect of Dietary Composition of Weight Loss Diets on High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: The Randomized POUNDS LOST Trial
(2012)Overweight and obesity are associated with increased high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels. The purpose of this study was to determine if weight loss diets differing in fat, protein, or carbohydrate composition ... -
Effect of dietary fats and carbohydrate on blood pressure of mildly hypertensive patients
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The Effect of Dose and Timing of Dose on the Association between Airborne Particles and Survival
(2008)BACKGROUND: Understanding the shape of the concentration–response curve for particles is important for public health, and lack of such understanding was recently cited by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a ... -
Effect of Early Institutionalization and Foster Care on Long-term White Matter Development
(American Medical Association (AMA), 2015)IMPORTANCE: Severe neglect in early life is associated with compromises in brain development and associated behavioral functioning. Although early intervention has been shown to support more normative trajectories of brain ... -
Effect of Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Levels of Urinary Hormone Markers
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2005)Our recent study showed a dose–response relationship between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and the risk of early pregnancy loss. Smoking is known to affect female reproductive hormones. We explored whether ETS affects ... -
Effect of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) intake on glycemia: a meta-analysis of clinical trials
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background and aim Fenugreek is a herb that is widely used in cooking and as a traditional medicine for diabetes in Asia. It has been shown to acutely lower postprandial glucose levels, but the long-term effect on glycemia ... -
Effect of Ghrelin on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Experimental Rat and Mice Models of Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: Heart failure (HF) continues to be a challenging condition in terms of prevention and management of the disease. Studies have demonstrated various cardio-protective effects of Ghrelin. The aim of the study is ... -
The Effect of Hepatitis C Virologic Clearance on Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Background: Successful hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment may reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and improve levels of CVD biomarkers produced outside the liver (nonhepatic biomarkers). Methods: Stored serum or plasma ...