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Using New Satellite Based Exposure Methods to Study the Association between Pregnancy PM\(_{2.5}\) Exposure, Premature Birth and Birth Weight in Massachusetts
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: Adverse birth outcomes such as low birth weight and premature birth have been previously linked with exposure to ambient air pollution. Most studies relied on a limited number of monitors in the region of ...
Searching for Sharp Drops in the Incidence of Pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza by Single Year of Age
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic (pH1N1), morbidity and mortality sparing was observed among the elderly population; it was hypothesized that this age group benefited from immunity to pH1N1 due to cross-reactive ...
Alu and LINE-1 methylation and lung function in the normative ageing study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2012)
Objectives: To investigate the association between methylation of transposable elements Alu and long-interspersed nuclear elements (LINE-1) and lung function. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Outpatient Veterans Administration ...