Issue 17, April 25, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 17, 4/25/11
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The report consists of four components:
- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Public Health Law – Secondhand Smoke)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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Communicable Diseases
- Understanding disparities in HIV infection between black and white MSM in the United Statesexternal icon
Oster AM, Wiegand RE, Sionean C, Miles IJ, Thomas PE, Melendez-Morales L, Le BC, Millett GA.
AIDS. 2011 Apr 18.
- Understanding disparities in HIV infection between black and white MSM in the United Statesexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Findings from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists’ 2008 assessment of state reportable and nationally notifiable conditions in the United States and considerations for the future
Jajosky R, Rey A, Park M, Aranas A, Macdonald S, Ferland L.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 May/June;17(3):255-264.
- A method for estimating vaccine preventable pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in developing countries: Thailand as a case studyexternal icon
Dawood FS, Fry AM, Muangchana C, Sanasuttipun W, Baggett HC, Chunsuttiwat S, Maloney SA, Simmerman JM.
Vaccine. 2011 Apr 12.
- Findings from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists’ 2008 assessment of state reportable and nationally notifiable conditions in the United States and considerations for the future
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Immunity and Immunization
- The Vaccine Safety Datalink: A model for monitoring immunization safetyexternal icon
Baggs J, Gee J, Lewis E, Fowler G, Benson P, Lieu T, Naleway A, Klein NP, Baxter R, Belongia E, Glanz J, Hambidge SJ, Jacobsen SJ, Jackson L, Nordin J, Weintraub E.
Pediatrics. 2011 Apr 18.
- The Vaccine Safety Datalink: A model for monitoring immunization safetyexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Serological evaluation of suspected West Nile virus human cases following its introduction during a dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico, 2007external icon
Hunsperger E, Beltran M, Acosta LN, Jordan-Munoz J, Torres J, Luce R, Tomashek KM.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Apr 20.
- Laboratory practices for the identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the United States, FoodNet sites, 2007external icon
Hoefer D, Hurd S, Medus C, Cronquist A, Hanna S, Hatch J, Hayes T, Larson K, Nicholson C, Wymore K, Tobin-D’Angelo M, Strockbine N, Snippes P, Atkinson R, Griffin PM, Gould LH.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Apr;8(4):555-60.
- Serological evaluation of suspected West Nile virus human cases following its introduction during a dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico, 2007external icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Health outcomes associated with lung function decline and respiratory symptoms and disease in a community cohortexternal icon
Baughman P, Marott JL, Lange P, Andrew M, Hnizdo E.
COPD. 2011 Apr;8(2):103-13.
- Health outcomes associated with lung function decline and respiratory symptoms and disease in a community cohortexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Adherence to the 2008 adult physical activity guidelines and mortality riskexternal icon
Schoenborn CA, Stommel M.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 May;40(5):514-21.
- Adherence to the 2008 adult physical activity guidelines and mortality riskexternal icon
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Public Health Law – Secondhand Smoke
- Smokefree legislation: a review of health and economic outcomes researchexternal icon
Hahn EJ.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S66-76.
- Smokefree legislation: a review of health and economic outcomes researchexternal icon
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Association between diagnosed diabetes and self-reported cancer among U.S. adults: Findings from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systemexternal icon
Li C, Balluz LS, Ford ES, Okoro CA, Tsai J, Zhao G.
Diabetes Care. 2011 Apr 19.
- Surgical staging of early stage epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the CDC-NPCR ovarian patterns of care studyexternal icon
Cress RD, Bauer K, O’Malley CD, Kahn AR, Schymura MJ, Wike JM, Stewart SL, Leiserowitz GS.
Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Apr;121(1):94-9.
- Quantitative assessment of elemental carbon in the lungs of never smokers, cigarette smokers, and coal minersexternal icon
Saxena RK, McClure ME, Hays MD, Green FH, McPhee LJ, Vallyathan V, Gilmour MI.
J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(11):706-15.
- Association between diagnosed diabetes and self-reported cancer among U.S. adults: Findings from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systemexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Botswana: Lessons learned from the HIVDR-Threshold Survey conducted among women presenting for routine antenatal care as part of the 2007 National Sentinel Surveyexternal icon
Bussmann H, de la Hoz Gomez F, Roels TH, Wester CW, Bodika SM, Moyo S, Taffa N, Anderson MG, Mine M, Bile EC, Yang C, Mphoyakgosi K, Lehotzky EA, Mlotshwa B, Mmelesi M, Seipone K, Makhema MJ, Marlink RG, Novitsky V, Essex M.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Apr;27(4):365-72.
- Various viral compartments in HIV-1-infected mothers contribute to in utero transmission of HIV-1external icon
Kourtis AP, Amedee AM, Bulterys M, Danner S, Van Dyke R, O’Sullivan MJ, Maupin R, Jamieson DJ.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Apr;27(4):421-7.
- Seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized casesexternal icon
Creanga AA, Kamimoto L, Newsome K, D’Mello T, Jamieson DJ, Zotti ME, Arnold KE, Baumbach J, Bennett NM, Farley MM, Gershman K, Kirschke D, Lynfield R, Meek J, Morin C, Reingold A, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Honein MA.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr 18.
- Cluster of oseltamivir-resistant 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections on a hospital ward among immunocompromised patients–North Carolina, 2009external icon
Chen LF, Dailey NJ, Rao AK, Fleischauer AT, Greenwald I, Deyde VM, Moore ZS, Anderson DJ, Duffy J, Gubareva LV, Sexton DJ, Fry AM, Srinivasan A, Wolfe CR.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 15;203(6):838-46.
- Comparison of patients hospitalized with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during the first two pandemic waves in Wisconsinexternal icon
Truelove SA, Chitnis AS, Heffernan RT, Karon AE, Haupt TE, Davis JP.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 15;203(6):828-37.
- 6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialexternal icon
Samandari T, Agizew TB, Nyirenda S, Tedla Z, Sibanda T, Shang N, Mosimaneotsile B, Motsamai OI, Bozeman L, Davis MK, Talbot EA, Moeti TL, Moffat HJ, Kilmarx PH, Castro KG, Wells CD.
Lancet. 2011 Apr 12.
- Risk factors for hand, foot, and mouth disease and herpangina and the preventive effect of hand-washingexternal icon
Ruan F, Yang T, Ma H, Jin Y, Song S, Fontaine RE, Zhu BP.
Pediatrics. 2011 Apr;127(4):e898-904.
- Geographic differences in time to culture conversion in liquid media: tuberculosis trials consortium study 28. Culture conversion is delayed in Africaexternal icon
Mac Kenzie WR, Heilig CM, Bozeman L, Johnson JL, Muzanye G, Dunbar D, Jost KC, Diem L, Metchock B, Eisenach K, Dorman S, Goldberg S.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18358.
- Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Botswana: Lessons learned from the HIVDR-Threshold Survey conducted among women presenting for routine antenatal care as part of the 2007 National Sentinel Surveyexternal icon
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Community Health Services
- Profit status of home health care agencies and the risk of hospitalizationexternal icon
Decker FH.
Popul Health Manag. 2011 Apr 20.
- Profit status of home health care agencies and the risk of hospitalizationexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in 10 localities in Colombiaexternal icon
Ocampo CB, Salazar-Terreros MJ, Mina NJ, McAllister J, Brogdon W.
Acta Trop. 2011 Apr;118(1):37-44.
- Insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in 10 localities in Colombiaexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Urinary concentrations of phthalates and phenols in a population of Spanish pregnant women and childrenexternal icon
Casas L, Fernandez MF, Llop S, Guxens M, Ballester F, Olea N, Irurzun MB, Rodriguez LS, Riano I, Tardon A, Vrijheid M, Calafat AM, Sunyer J.
Environ Int. 2011 Mar 24.
- Urinary concentrations of phthalates and phenols in a population of Spanish pregnant women and childrenexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Proceedings from the workshop on estimating the contributions of sodium reduction to preventable death
Schmidt SM, Andrews T, Bibbins-Domingo K, Burt V, Cook NR, Ezzati M, Geleijnse JM, Homer J, Joffres M, Keenan NL, Labarthe DR, Law M, Loria CM, Orenstein D, Schooley MW, Sukumar S, Hong Y.
CVD Prev Control. 2011 June;6 (2):35-40.
- Proceedings from the workshop on estimating the contributions of sodium reduction to preventable death
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Food Safety
- Application of bayesian techniques to model the burden of human salmonellosis attributable to U.S. food commodities at the point of processing: adaptation of a Danish modelexternal icon
Guo C, Hoekstra RM, Schroeder CM, Pires SM, Ong KL, Hartnett E, Naugle A, Harman J, Bennett P, Cieslak P, Scallan E, Rose B, Holt KG, Kissler B, Mbandi E, Roodsari R, Angulo FJ, Cole D.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Apr;8(4):509-16.
- Application of bayesian techniques to model the burden of human salmonellosis attributable to U.S. food commodities at the point of processing: adaptation of a Danish modelexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- An efficient method for generating poxvirus recombinants in the absence of selectionexternal icon
Rice AD, Gray SA, Li Y, Damon I, Moyer RW.
Viruses. 2011 Mar 1;3(3):217-232.
- An efficient method for generating poxvirus recombinants in the absence of selectionexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Is injection serosorting occurring among HIV-positive injection drug users? Comparison by injection partner’s HIV statusexternal icon
Mizuno Y, Purcell DW, Metsch LR, Gomez CA, Knowlton AR, Latka MH.
J Urban Health. 2011 Apr 19.
- Is injection serosorting occurring among HIV-positive injection drug users? Comparison by injection partner’s HIV statusexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- The role of income in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in emergency room and urgent care center visits for asthma-United States, 2001-2009external icon
Law HZ, Oraka E, Mannino DM.
J Asthma. 2011 May;48(4):405-13.
- The role of income in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in emergency room and urgent care center visits for asthma-United States, 2001-2009external icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infectionsexternal icon
O’Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, Dellinger EP, Garland J, Heard SO, Lipsett PA, Masur H, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad , Randolph AG, Rupp ME, Saint S.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May;52(9):e162-e193.
- Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infectionsexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- The cost-effectiveness of three screening alternatives for people with diabetes with no or early diabetic retinopathyexternal icon
Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Zhang X, Allaire BA, Song MS, Klein R, Saaddine JB.
Health Serv Res. 2011 Apr 14.
- The cost-effectiveness of three screening alternatives for people with diabetes with no or early diabetic retinopathyexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza induces an inflammatory T helper type 1 cytokine response in the chickenexternal icon
Karpala AJ, Bingham J, Schat KA, Chen LM, Donis RO, Lowenthal JW, Bean AG.
J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2011 Apr;31(4):393-400.
- PAMPer and tRIGer: ligand-induced activation of RIG-Iexternal icon
Bowzard JB, Davis WG, Jeisy-Scott V, Ranjan P, Gangappa S, Fujita T, Sambhara S.
Trends Biochem Sci. 2011 Apr 14.
- Workplace efforts to promote influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel and their association with uptake during the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)external icon
Harris K, Maurer J, Black C, Euler G, Kadiyala S.
Vaccine. 2011 Apr 5;29(16):2978-85.
- Highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza induces an inflammatory T helper type 1 cytokine response in the chickenexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Microscale exoglycosidase processing and lectin capture of glycans with phospholipid assisted capillary electrophoresis separationsexternal icon
Archer-Hartmann SA, Sargent LM, Lowry DT, Holland LA.
Anal Chem. 2011 Apr 1;83(7):2740-7.
- Different substrate recognition requirements for cleavage of synaptobrevin-2 by Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum type F neurotoxinsexternal icon
Kalb SR, Baudys J, Egan C, Smith TJ, Smith LA, Pirkle JL, Barr JR.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Feb;77(4):1301-8.
- Molecular basis and structural insight of vascular KATP channel gating by s-glutathionylationexternal icon
Yang Y, Shi W, Chen X, Cui N, Konduru AS, Shi Y, Trower TC, Zhang S, Jiang C.
J Biol Chem. 2011 Mar 18;286(11):9298-307.
- Newborn bloodspot screening for lysosomal storage disordersexternal icon
Zhou H, Fernhoff P, Vogt RF.
J Pediatr. 2011 Apr 12.
- The coxsackievirus B 3C protease cleaves MAVS and TRIF to attenuate host type I interferon and apoptotic signalingexternal icon
Mukherjee A, Morosky SA, Delorme-Axford E, Dybdahl-Sissoko N, Oberste MS, Wang T, Coyne CB.
PLoS Pathog. 2011 Mar;7(3):e1001311.
- Microscale exoglycosidase processing and lectin capture of glycans with phospholipid assisted capillary electrophoresis separationsexternal icon
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Mining
- Applications of remote sensing and GIS for monitoring of coal fires, mine subsidence, environmental impacts of coal-mine closure and reclamation
Duzgun O, Kunzer C, Karacan CO.
Int J Coal Geol. 2011 April;86(1):1-2.
- Applications of remote sensing and GIS for monitoring of coal fires, mine subsidence, environmental impacts of coal-mine closure and reclamation
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Nutritional Sciences
- MTHFR 677C->T genotype is associated with folate and homocysteine concentrations in a large, population-based, double-blind trial of folic acid supplementationexternal icon
Crider KS, Zhu JH, Hao L, Yang QH, Yang TP, Gindler J, Maneval DR, Quinlivan EP, Li Z, Bailey LB, Berry RJ.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Apr 20.
- MTHFR 677C->T genotype is associated with folate and homocysteine concentrations in a large, population-based, double-blind trial of folic acid supplementationexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in urban police officersexternal icon
McCanlies EC, Araia SK, Joseph PN, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM.
Cytokine. 2011 Apr 12.
- Evaluating the protective capacity of two-post ROPS for a seat-belted occupant during a farm tractor overturnexternal icon
Guan J, Hsiao H, Zwiener JV, Current RS, Lutz TJ, Cantis DM, Powers JR, Newbraugh BH, Spahr JS.
J Agric Saf Health. 2011 Jan;17(1):15-32.
- Dynamic oversight: implementation gaps and challenges
Howard J.
J Nanopart Res. 2011 ;13(4):1427-1434.
- Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima media thickness in urban police officersexternal icon
Hartley TA, Shankar A, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME, Knox SS, Burchfiel CM.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Apr 18.
- Lung tumor production and tissue metal distribution after exposure to manual metal arc-stainless steel welding fume in A/J and C57BL/6J miceexternal icon
Zeidler-Erdely PC, Battelli LA, Salmen-Muniz R, Li Z, Erdely A, Kashon ML, Simeonova PP, Antonini JM.
J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(11):728-36.
- Evaluation of microwave steam bags for the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators
Fisher EM, Williams JL, Shaffer RE.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18585.
- C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in urban police officersexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Absolute and relative energy costs of walking in a Brazilian adult probability sampleexternal icon
dos Anjos LA, da Mata Machado J, Wahrlich V, de Vasconcellos MT, Caspersen CJ.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Apr 14.
- Trends by age in youth physical activity: Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Surveyexternal icon
Wall MI, Carlson SA, Stein AD, Lee SM, Fulton JE.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Apr 14.
- Absolute and relative energy costs of walking in a Brazilian adult probability sampleexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The relationship between mentally unhealthy days and depressive symptoms among older adults over time
Skarupski KA, Zack MM, Bienias JL, Scherr PA, Evans DA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2011 April;30 (2):241-253.
- The relationship between mentally unhealthy days and depressive symptoms among older adults over time
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Zoonoses
- Genetic evidence for Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Madagascar resulting from virus introductions from the East African mainland rather than enzootic maintenanceexternal icon
Carroll SA, Reynes JM, Khristova ML, Andriamandimby SF, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
J Virol. 2011 Apr 20.
- Probing the attenuation and protective efficacy of a candidate chikungunya virus vaccine in mice with compromised interferon (IFN) signalingexternal icon
Partidos CD, Weger J, Brewoo J, Seymour R, Borland EM, Ledermann JP, Powers AM, Weaver SC, Stinchcomb DT, Osorio JE.
Vaccine. 2011 Apr 5;29(16):3067-73.
- Variation in western equine encephalomyelitis viral strain growth in mammalian, avian, and mosquito cells fails to explain temporal changes in enzootic and epidemic activity in Californiaexternal icon
Zhang M, Fang Y, Brault AC, Reisen WK.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Mar;11(3):269-75.
- Genetic evidence for Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Madagascar resulting from virus introductions from the East African mainland rather than enzootic maintenanceexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Public Health Law – Secondhand Smoke
- Effects of clean indoor air laws on bar and restaurant revenue in Minnesota citiesexternal icon
Collins NM, Shi Q, Forster JL, Erickson DJ, Toomey TL.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S10-5.
- Employment change for bars and restaurants following a statewide clean indoor air policyexternal icon
Klein EG, Forster JL, Collins NM, Erickson DJ, Toomey TL.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S16-22.
- Secondhand smoke exposure in bars and restaurants in Guatemala City: before and after smoking ban evaluationexternal icon
Barnoya J, Arvizu M, Jones MR, Hernandez JC, Breysse PN, Navas-Acien A.
Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Jan;22(1):151-6.
- Immediate and short-term consequences of secondhand smoke exposure on the respiratory systemexternal icon
Flouris AD, Koutedakis Y.
Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2011 Mar;17(2):110-5.
- Maternal and neonatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke targets pro-inflammatory genes in neonatal arteriesexternal icon
Villablanca AC, Pinkerton KE, Rutledge JC.
J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2010 Dec;3(6):696-703.
- Secondhand smoke transfer in multiunit housingexternal icon
King BA, Travers MJ, Cummings KM, Mahoney MC, Hyland AJ.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Nov;12(11):1133-41.
- The effect of the smoke-free workplace policy in the exposure to secondhand smoke in restaurants, pubs, and discos in San Juan, Puerto Ricoexternal icon
Marin HA, Diaz-Toro E.
P R Health Sci J. 2010 Sep;29(3):279-85.
- Tobacco-smoke exposure in children who live in multiunit housingexternal icon
Wilson KM, Klein JD, Blumkin AK, Gottlieb M, Winickoff JP.
Pediatrics. 2010 Jan;127(1):85-92.
- Effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute coronary events: a country-wide studyexternal icon
Barone-Adesi F, Gasparrini A, Vizzini L, Merletti F, Richiardi L.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e17419.
- Smoke-free households with children and decreasing rates of paediatric clinical encounters for otitis media in the United Statesexternal icon
Alpert HR, Behm I, Connolly GN, Kabir Z.
Tob Control. 2011 Jan 26.
- Effects of clean indoor air laws on bar and restaurant revenue in Minnesota citiesexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Bullying among middle school and high school students – Massachusetts, 2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 22;60(15):465-471.
- State smoke-free laws for worksites, restaurants, and bars – United States, 2000-2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 22;60(15):472-475.
- Bullying among middle school and high school students – Massachusetts, 2009external icon
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