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Assessment of Differential Item Functioning in the Experiences of Discrimination Index: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
(, 2011)The psychometric properties of instruments used to measure self-reported experiences of discrimination in epidemiologic studies are rarely assessed, especially regarding construct validity. The authors used 2000-2001 data ... -
An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Following decades of conflict, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. Prolonged conflict, which included gender-based violence (GBV), exacerbated gender disparities. This study aimed to assess ... -
An Assessment of Health Behavior Peer Effects in Peking University Dormitories: A Randomized Cluster-Assignment Design for Interference
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Relatively little is known about the peer influence in health behaviors within university dormitory rooms. Moreover, in China, the problem of unhealthy behaviors among university students has not yet been ... -
Assessment of Questionnaire Validity for Measuring Total Fat Intake using Plasma Lipid Levels as Criteria
(Oxford University Press, 2001)The validation of dietary total fat measurements has been elusive because no specific biomarker exists. In metabolic studies with controlled diets, plasma fasting triglyceride levels are reduced with higher fat intake and ... -
Assessment of Residents’ Attitudes and Satisfaction Before and After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Policy in Boston Multiunit Housing
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015)Introduction: In 2012, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in Massachusetts implemented a smoke-free policy prohibiting smoking within its residences. We sought to characterize BHA resident experiences before and after the ... -
Assessment of Response to Lithium Maintenance Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: A Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLiGen) Report
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Objective: The assessment of response to lithium maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder (BD) is complicated by variable length of treatment, unpredictable clinical course, and often inconsistent compliance. Prospective ... -
Assessment of Variation in Microbial Community Amplicon Sequencing by the Microbiome Quality Control (MBQC) Project Consortium
(Springer Nature, 2017-11)In order for human microbiome studies to translate into actionable outcomes for health, meta-analysis of reproducible data from population-scale cohorts is needed. Achieving sufficient reproducibility in microbiome research ... -
Assessment of Xenoestrogenic Exposure by a Biomarker Approach: Application of the E-Screen Bioassay to Determine Estrogenic Response of Serum Extracts
(BioMed Central, 2003)Background: Epidemiological documentation of endocrine disruption is complicated by imprecise exposure assessment, especially when exposures are mixed. Even if the estrogenic activity of all compounds were known, the ... -
Assisted partner notification services to augment HIV testing and linkage to care in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: HIV case-finding and linkage to care are critical for control of HIV transmission. In Kenya, >50% of seropositive individuals are unaware of their status. Assisted partner notification is a public health strategy ... -
Association and prognostic significance of BRCA1/2-mutation status with neoantigen load, number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and expression of PD-1/PD-L1 in high grade serous ovarian cancer
(Impact Journals LLC, 2016)Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies) have demonstrated remarkable efficacy against hypermutated cancers such as melanomas and lung carcinomas. One explanation for this effect is that ... -
Association between 24-Hour Urinary Cadmium and Pulmonary Function among Community-Exposed Men: The VA Normative Aging Study
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)Background: High levels of cadmium exposure are known to cause emphysema in occupationally exposed workers, but little has been reported to date on the association between chronic environmental cadmium exposure and pulmonary ... -
Association Between a Genetic Variant Related to Glutamic Acid Metabolism and Coronary Heart Disease in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
(American Medical Association, 2013)IMPORTANCE Diabetes is associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Previous studies have suggested that the genetic factors predisposing to excess cardiovascular risk may be different in diabetic and ... -
Association between Activity Space Exposure to Food Establishments and Individual Risk of Overweight
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Objective: Environmental exposure to food sources may underpin area level differences in individual risk for overweight. Place of residence is generally used to assess neighbourhood exposure. Yet, because people are mobile, ... -
Association between Acute Geriatric Syndromes and Medication-Related Hospital Admissions
(Springer Nature, 2012)Background: Elderly patients are at a 4-fold higher risk of adverse drug events (ADEs) and drug-related hospitalization. Hospitalization of an elderly patient is often preceded by geriatric syndromes, like falls or delirium. ... -
Association between adiponectin and heart failure risk in the Physicians' Health Study
(2012)Limited data are available on the association between adiponectin and incident heart failure. In the current ancillary study to the Physicians' Health Study, we used a prospective nested-case control design to examine ... -
Association between Adult Height and Risk of Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancer: Results from Meta-analyses of Prospective Studies and Mendelian Randomization Analyses
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Observational studies examining associations between adult height and risk of colorectal, prostate, and lung cancers have generated mixed results. We conducted meta-analyses using data from prospective cohort ... -
The association between age, COVID-19 symptoms, and social distancing behavior in the United States
(2010-04-15)Background Public health authorities recommend that people practice social distancing, especially if they have symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), or are older and more at risk of serious illness if they become ... -
The Association Between Alcohol Access and Alcohol‐attributable Emergency Department Visits in Ontario, Canada
(Wiley, 2019-04-17)Background and aims: The availability of alcohol through retail outlets is associated with alcohol‐related harms, but few studies have demonstrated a causal relationship. We investigated the association between alcohol ... -
Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2014)Objective: To use the rs1229984 variant in the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B) as an instrument to investigate the causal role of alcohol in cardiovascular disease. Design: Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis of ...