Health sciences topic list of research papers
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Changes in body mass index in Canadians over a five-year period: Results of a prospective, population-based study2007 / Wilma M Hopman, Cristine Leroux, Claudie Berger, Lawrence Joseph, Susan I Barr, et al.
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Prediction of Cancer Prevention: From Mammogram Screening to Identification of BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers in Underserved Populations
ABSTRACT Background The US Preventative Service Task Force recommends that physicians perform a genetic risk assessment to identify women at risk for BRCA1/2 mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC)...
2015 / Linda S. Robinson, Ashley Hendrix, Xian-Jin Xie, Jingsheng Yan, Sara Pirzadeh-Miller, et al. -
Estado actual de depresión y ansiedad en residentes de Traumatología y Ortopedia en una unidad de tercer nivel de atención médica
Resumen Introducción La ansiedad y la depresión son trastornos muy frecuentes. En hospitales, el estrés, largas jornadas laborales y la demanda continua de aprendizaje son determinantes para desarrollarlos. El objetivo es presentar ...
2015 / Álvaro José Montiel-Jarquín, María Eugenia Torres-Castillo, Mario Gerardo Herrera-Velasco, Óscar Omar Ahumada-Sánchez, Rodolfo Gregorio Barragán-Hervella, et al. -
Intussusception incidence among infants in the UK and Republic of Ireland: A pre-rotavirus vaccine prospective surveillance study
Abstract Introduction Intussusception, an abdominal emergency in young children, has been linked to a previous vaccine used to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis. Although this vaccine was withdrawn, recent studies have suggested a...
2013 / Lamiya Samad, Mario Cortina-Borja, Haitham El Bashir, Alastair G. Sutcliffe, Sean Marven, et al. -
Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent2013 / Timothy R. Rebbeck, Susan S. Devesa, Bao-Li Chang, Clareann H. Bunker, Iona Cheng, et al.
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Maternal and infant exposure to environmental phenols as measured in multiple biological matrices
Abstract Background Results of recent national surveys have shown the high prevalence of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS) among the general population; however biomonitoring data for pregnant women and infants are...
2014 / Tye E. Arbuckle, Lorelle Weiss, Mandy Fisher, Russ Hauser, Pierre Dumas, et al. -
Respiratory impedance in healthy unsedated South African infants: Effects of maternal smoking2015 / Diane Gray, Dorottya Czövek, Emilee Smith, Lauren Willemse, Ane Alberts, et al.
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An appraisal of theoretical approaches to examining behaviours in relation to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of young women
Abstract Background Interventions to increase uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by young women may be more effective if they are underpinned by an appropriate theoretical model or framework. The aims of this review...
2015 / Harriet Batista Ferrer, Suzanne Audrey, Caroline Trotter, Matthew Hickman -
Relation between body mass index and depression: a structural equation modeling approach2007 / Alina Dragan, Noori Akhtar-Danesh
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Applicability of estimating glomerular filtration rate equations in pediatric patients: comparison with a measured glomerular filtration rate by iohexol clearance
Estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has become popular in clinical medicine as an alternative to measured GFR (mGFR), but there are few studies comparing them in clinical practice. We determined mGFR by iohexol clearance in 81 consecutive children in...
2014 / Fang Deng, Gal Finer, Shannon Haymond, Ellen Brooks, Craig B. Langman -
Assessing determinants of maternal blood concentrations for persistent organic pollutants and metals in the eastern and western Canadian Arctic
Abstract Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian Arctic are exposed to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and metals mainly through their consumption of a traditional diet of wildlife items. Recent studies indicate that many human chemical levels have...
2015 / Meredith S. Curren, Chun Lei Liang, Karelyn Davis, Kami Kandola, Janet Brewster, et al. -
Population-based multicase-control study in common tumors in Spain (MCC-Spain): rationale and study design
Abstract Introduction We present the protocol of a large population-based case-control study of 5 common tumors in Spain (MCC-Spain) that evaluates environmental exposures and genetic factors. ...
2015 / Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Nuria Aragonés, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez, Vicente Martín, Javier Llorca, et al. -
Randomized evaluation of live attenuated vs. inactivated influenza vaccines in schools (RELATIVES) pilot study: A cluster randomized trial
Abstract Background School-based influenza immunization can effectively address accessibility barriers, but injected inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV) may not be acceptable to some children and parents in school settings. ...
2014 / Jeffrey C. Kwong, Jennifer A. Pereira, Susan Quach, Rosana Pellizzari, Edwina Dusome, et al. -
Role of multidetector computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of patients attending the rapid access chest pain clinic, The Scottish computed tomography of the heart (SCOT-HEART) trial: study protocol for randomized controlled trial2012 / David E Newby, Michelle C Williams, Andrew D Flapan, John F Forbes, Allister D Hargreaves, et al.
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Relationship between adherence to diet, glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 1 diabetes: a nationwide survey in Brazil2014 / Kariane A K Davison, Carlos A Negrato, Roberta Cobas, Alessandra Matheus, Lucianne Tannus, et al.
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A poxvirus-based vaccine reduces virus excretion after MERS coronavirus infection in dromedary camels2016 / V. Stalin Raj, J.M.A. van den Brand, A. Volz, P. Wohlsein, S.L. Smits, et al.
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Sex differences in the non-invasive risk stratification and prognosis after myocardial infarction
Abstract Background Women have unfavorable prognosis after myocardial infarction (MI). This text describes sex differences in mortality and in the power of risk predictors in contemporarily-treated MI patients. ...
2014 / Daniel Sinnecker, Katharina M. Huster, Alexander Müller, Michael Dommasch, Alexander Hapfelmeier, et al. -
Epidemiologic profile of juvenile-onset compared to adult-onset spondyloarthritis in a large Brazilian cohort
Abstract Objective To analyze the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis (SpA) (< 16 years) and compare them with a group of adult-onset (≥ 16 years) SpA patients. ...
2014 / Angela P. Duarte, Cláudia D.L. Marques, Adriana B. Bortoluzzo, Célio R. Gonçalves, José Antonio Braga da Silva, et al. -
Characteristics of a cluster-randomized phase IV human papillomavirus vaccination effectiveness trial
Abstract High-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV) cause anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. HPV-16/18 virus-like particle vaccine formulated with an AS04 adjuvant is very efficacious against hrHPV associated precancers but the herd effects of...
2015 / Matti Lehtinen, Dan Apter, Iacopo Baussano, Tiina Eriksson, Kari Natunen, et al. -
The role of vascular biomarkers for primary and secondary prevention. A position paper from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripheral circulation
Abstract While risk scores are invaluable tools for adapted preventive strategies, a significant gap exists between predicted and actual event rates. Additional tools to further stratify the risk of patients at an individual level are biomarkers. A...
2015 / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Victor Aboyans, Marianne Brodmann, Renata Cífková, et al.