Issue 12, March 22, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 12, 3/22/10
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The report consists of three components:
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Food Safety and Public Health Law)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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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
- Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveyexternal icon
Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Kahn HS, Mokdad AH.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Mar 12.
- Reducing childhood obesity through policy change: acting now to prevent obesityexternal icon
Frieden TR, Dietz W, Collins J.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Mar-Apr;29(3):357-63.
- Venous thromboembolism in African-Americans: a literature-based commentaryexternal icon
Hooper WC.
Thromb Res. 2010 Jan;125(1):12-8.
- Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveyexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Tuberculosis in asymptomatic HIV-infected adults with abnormal chest radiographs screened for tuberculosis preventionexternal icon
Agizew TB, Arwady MA, Yoon JC, Nyirenda S, Mosimaneotsile B, Tedla Z, Motsamai O, Kilmarx PH, Wells CD, Samandari T.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Jan;14(1):45-51.
- Effectiveness of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in women previously exposed to a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine: a multi-country, prospective cohort studyexternal icon
Stringer JS, McConnell MS, Kiarie J, Bolu O, Anekthananon T, Jariyasethpong T, Potter D, Mutsotso W, Borkowf CB, Mbori-Ngacha D, Muiruri P, Ong’ech JO, Zulu I, Njobvu L, Jetsawang B, Pathak S, Bulterys M, Shaffer N, Weidle PJ.
PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(2):e1000233.
- Tuberculosis in asymptomatic HIV-infected adults with abnormal chest radiographs screened for tuberculosis preventionexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Polypharmacy in nursing home residents in the United States: results of the 2004 National Nursing Home Surveyexternal icon
Dwyer LL, Han B, Woodwell DA, Rechtsteiner EA.
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010 Feb;8(1):63-72.
- Polypharmacy in nursing home residents in the United States: results of the 2004 National Nursing Home Surveyexternal icon
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Entomology
- Molecular characterization of neuropeptide F from the eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)external icon
Nuss AB, Forschler BT, Crim JW, TeBrugge V, Pohl J, Brown MR.
Peptides. 2010 Mar;31(3):419-28.
- Molecular characterization of neuropeptide F from the eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)external icon
- Environmental Health
- Transcriptional biomarkers of steroidogenesis and trophoblast differentiation in the placenta in relation to prenatal phthalate exposureexternal icon
Adibi JJ, Whyatt RM, Hauser R, Bhat HK, Davis BJ, Calafat AM, Hoepner LA, Perera FP, Tang D, Williams PL.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):291-6.
- Biomonitoring data for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the United States and Canada: interpretation in a public health risk assessment context using biomonitoring equivalentsexternal icon
Aylward LL, Morgan MK, Arbuckle TE, Barr DB, Burns CJ, Alexander BH, Hays SM.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):177-81.
- Rate of decline in serum PFOA concentrations after granular activated carbon filtration at two public water systems in Ohio and West Virginiaexternal icon
Bartell SM, Calafat AM, Lyu C, Kato K, Ryan PB, Steenland K.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):222-8.
- Individual characteristics associated with PBDE levels in U.S. human milk samplesexternal icon
Daniels JL, Pan IJ, Jones R, Anderson S, Patterson Jr DG, Needham LL, Sjodin A.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jan;118(1):155-60.
- The effect of ambient air pollution on sperm qualityexternal icon
Hansen C, Luben TJ, Sacks JD, Olshan A, Jeffay S, Strader L, Perreault SD.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):203-9.
- Are neighborhood-level characteristics associated with indoor allergens in the household?external icon
Rosenfeld L, Rudd R, Chew GL, Emmons K, Acevedo-Garcia D.
J Asthma. 2010 Feb;47(1):66-75.
- Transcriptional biomarkers of steroidogenesis and trophoblast differentiation in the placenta in relation to prenatal phthalate exposureexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Establishing a national chronic kidney disease surveillance system for the United Statesexternal icon
Saran R, Hedgeman E, Plantinga L, Burrows NR, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Coresh J, Pavkov M, Williams D, Powe NR.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jan;5(1):152-61.
- The National Exposure Registry: history and lessons learnedexternal icon
Schultz MG, Sapp 2nd JH, Cusack CD, Fink JM.
J Environ Health. 2010 Mar;72(7):20-5.
- Newborn hearing screening and follow-up: are children receiving recommended services?
Gaffney M, Green DR, Gaffney C.
Public Health Rep. 2010 ;125(2):199-207.
- Establishing a national chronic kidney disease surveillance system for the United Statesexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- A Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test for analyzing population genetic surveys with complex sample designsexternal icon
Moonesinghe R, Yesupriya A, Chang MH, Dowling NF, Khoury MJ.
Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 17.
- Prostate cancer genes associated with TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion and prognostic of biochemical recurrence in multiple cohortsexternal icon
Barwick BG, Abramovitz M, Kodani M, Moreno CS, Nam R, Tang W, Bouzyk M, Seth A, Leyland-Jones B.
Br J Cancer. 2010 Feb 2;102(3):570-6.
- Varicella-zoster virus vaccine: molecular geneticsexternal icon
Schmid DS.
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2010 Mar 12.
- Association between 9p21 genomic markers and heart disease: a meta-analysisexternal icon
Palomaki GE, Melillo S, Bradley LA.
JAMA. 2010 Feb 17;303(7):648-56.
- A Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test for analyzing population genetic surveys with complex sample designsexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Comparison of paper-and-pencil versus Web administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): risk behavior prevalence estimatesexternal icon
Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L, Denniston MM, McManus T, Kyle TM, Roberts AM, Flint KH, Ross JG.
Eval Rev. 2010 Apr;34(2):137-53.
- Comparison of paper-and-pencil versus Web administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): risk behavior prevalence estimatesexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Racial and ethnic differences in albuminuria in individuals with estimated GFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2): results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)external icon
Jolly SE, Burrows NR, Chen SC, Li S, Jurkovitz CT, Narva AS, Norris KC, Shlipak MG.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Mar;55(3 Suppl 2):S15-22.
- Racial and ethnic differences in albuminuria in individuals with estimated GFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2): results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)external icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Control of an outbreak of human parainfluenza virus 3 in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsexternal icon
Maziarz RT, Sridharan P, Slater S, Meyers G, Post M, Erdman DD, Peret TC, Taplitz RA.
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Feb;16(2):192-8.
- Control of an outbreak of human parainfluenza virus 3 in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- Gender gap in parents’ financing strategy for hospitalization of their children: evidence from Indiaexternal icon
Asfaw A, Lamanna F, Klasen S.
Health Econ. 2010 Mar;19(3):265-79.
- Gender gap in parents’ financing strategy for hospitalization of their children: evidence from Indiaexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- The characterization of phospholipid functional group probe species on respirable silicon-containing dusts by solid-state (13)c and (31)p nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyexternal icon
Murray DK.
Appl Spectrosc. 2010 Mar;64(3):328-36.
- Partitioning of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in serum and milk from the same mothersexternal icon
Schecter A, Colacino J, Sjodin A, Needham L, Birnbaum L.
Chemosphere. 2010 Mar;78(10):1279-84.
- Three-phase model harmonizes estimates of the maximal suppression of parathyroid hormone by 25-hydroxyvitamin D in persons 65 years of age and olderexternal icon
Durazo-Arvizu RA, Dawson-Hughes B, Sempos CT, Yetley EA, Looker AC, Cao G, Harris SS, Burt VL, Carriquiry AL, Picciano MF.
J Nutr. 2010 Mar;140(3):595-9.
- The characterization of phospholipid functional group probe species on respirable silicon-containing dusts by solid-state (13)c and (31)p nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Non-cigarette tobacco use among women and adverse pregnancy outcomesexternal icon
England LJ, Kim SY, Tomar SL, Ray CS, Gupta PC, Eissenberg T, Cnattingius S, Bernert JT, Tita AT, Winn DM, Djordjevic MV, Lambe M, Stamilio D, Chipato T, Tolosa JE.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2010 Mar 15.
- Long-term survival of infants with atrioventricular septal defectsexternal icon
Miller A, Siffel C, Lu C, Riehle-Colarusso T, Frias JL, Correa A.
J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 12.
- Non-cigarette tobacco use among women and adverse pregnancy outcomesexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facilityexternal icon
Cummings KJ, Donat WE, Ettensohn DB, Roggli VL, Ingram P, Kreiss K.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 1;181(5):458-64.
- Dopaminergic neurotoxicity following pulmonary exposure to manganese-containing welding fumesexternal icon
Sriram K, Lin GX, Jefferson AM, Roberts JR, Chapman RS, Chen BT, Soukup JM, Ghio AJ, Antonini JM.
Arch Toxicol. 2010 Mar 12.
- Bromide and N-acetyl-S-(n-propyl)-L: -cysteine in urine from workers exposed to 1-bromopropane solvents from vapor degreasing or adhesive manufacturingexternal icon
Hanley KW, Petersen MR, Cheever KL, Luo L.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Mar 14.
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facilityexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Reaching Every District (RED) approach to strengthen routine immunization services: evaluation in the African region, 2005external icon
Ryman T, Macauley R, Nshimirimana D, Taylor P, Shimp L, Wilkins K.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2010 Mar;32(1):18-25.
- Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Concussion initiative for high school coaches: “Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports”external icon
Sarmiento K, Mitchko J, Klein C, Wong S.
J Sch Health. 2010 Mar;80(3):112-8.
- Reaching Every District (RED) approach to strengthen routine immunization services: evaluation in the African region, 2005external icon
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Public Health Law
- Pay or play programs and ERISA section 514: proposals for amending the statutory schemeexternal icon
Young CL.
Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics. 2010 Winter;10(1):197-237.
- Pay or play programs and ERISA section 514: proposals for amending the statutory schemeexternal icon
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Medical education for a healthier population: reflections on the Flexner Report from a public health perspectiveexternal icon
Maeshiro R, Johnson I, Koo D, Parboosingh J, Carney JK, Gesundheit N, Ho ET, Butler-Jones D, Donovan D, Finkelstein JA, Bennett NM, Shore B, McCurdy SA, Novick LF, Velarde LD, Dent MM, Banchoff A, Cohen L.
Acad Med. 2010 Feb;85(2):211-9.
- Medical education for a healthier population: reflections on the Flexner Report from a public health perspectiveexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Core state preconception health indicators: a voluntary, multi-state selection processexternal icon
Broussard DL, Sappenfield WB, Fussman C, Kroelinger CD, Grigorescu V.
Matern Child Health J. 2010 Mar 12.
- Core state preconception health indicators: a voluntary, multi-state selection processexternal icon
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Sciences, General
- Supplement 2003-2007 (No. 47) to the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor schemeexternal icon
Guibourdenche M, Roggentin P, Mikoleit M, Fields PI, Bockemuhl J, Grimont PA, Weill FX.
Res Microbiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;161(1):26-9.
- Supplement 2003-2007 (No. 47) to the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor schemeexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Internal psychometric properties of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screenerexternal icon
Carle AC, Blumberg SJ, Poblenz C.
Acad Pediatr. 2010 Mar 13.
- Participation in activities outside of school hours in relation to problem behavior and social skills in middle childhoodexternal icon
Howie LD, Lukacs SL, Pastor PN, Reuben CA, Mendola P.
J Sch Health. 2010 Mar;80(3):119-25.
- Internal psychometric properties of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screenerexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Identification of an unusual Brucella strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumoniaexternal icon
Tiller RV, Gee JE, Lonsway DR, Gribble S, Bell SC, Jennison AV, Bates J, Coulter C, Hoffmaster AR, De BK.
BMC Microbiol. 2010 ;10:23.
- Identification of an unusual Brucella strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumoniaexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Food Safety
- Bacterial and viral pathogens in live oysters: U.S. Market Survey 2007external icon
Depaola A, Jones JL, Woods J, Burkhardt 3rd W, Calci KR, Krantz JA, Bowers JC, et al.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Mar 15.
- Update on Cyclospora cayetanensis, a food-borne and waterborne parasiteexternal icon
Ortega YR, Sanchez R.
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2010 Jan;23(1):218-34.
- Outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to lettuce, Denmark, January 2010external icon
Ethelberg S, Lisby M, Bottiger B, Schultz AC, Villif A, Jensen T, Olsen KE, et al.
Euro Surveill. 2010 ;15(6).
- Deep resequencing of Trichinella spiralis reveals previously un-described single nucleotide polymorphisms and intra-isolate variation within the mitochondrial genomeexternal icon
Webb KM, Rosenthal BM.
Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Mar;10(2):304-10.
- Simultaneous separation and detection of hepatitis A virus and norovirus in produceexternal icon
Morales-Rayas R, Wolffs PF, Griffiths MW.
Int J Food Microbiol. 2010 Feb 19.
- Attachment of noroviruses to stainless steel and their inactivation, using household disinfectantsexternal icon
Girard M, Ngazoa S, Mattison K, Jean J.
J Food Prot. 2010 Feb;73(2):400-4.
- Toxoplasma gondii infection specifically increases the levels of key host microRNAsexternal icon
Zeiner GM, Norman KL, Thomson JM, Hammond SM, Boothroyd JC.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(1):e8742.
- Bacterial and viral pathogens in live oysters: U.S. Market Survey 2007external icon
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Public Health Law
- Economic impacts of the Pueblo Smoke-Free Air Actexternal icon
Young WF, Szychowski J, Karp S, Liu L, Diedrich RT.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):340-3.
- Sexual offender laws and prevention of sexual violence or recidivismexternal icon
Bonnar-Kidd KK.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):412-9.
- Privacy versus public health: the impact of current confidentiality rulesexternal icon
Wartenberg D, Thompson WD.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):407-12.
- Rare diseases and legislation in Chinaexternal icon
Wang JB, Guo JJ, Yang L, Zhang YD, Sun ZQ, Zhang YJ.
Lancet. 2010 Feb 27;375(9716):708-9.
- Can the states nullify health care reform?external icon
Jost TS.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 11;362(10):869-71.
- Economic impacts of the Pueblo Smoke-Free Air Actexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Decrease in reported tuberculosis cases — United States, 2009
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Mar 19;59(10):289-94.
- Decrease in reported tuberculosis cases — United States, 2009
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis as a marker of cardiovascular risk in retired professional football players
Hurst RT, Burke RF, Wissner E, Roberts A, Kendall CB, Lester SJ, Somers V, Goldman ME, Wu Q, Khandheria B.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 26.
- Timing of colposcopy after cervical cytologic abnormalitiesexternal icon
Kuo TM, Benard VB, Berkman ND, Martin CK, Richardson LC.
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):629-36.
- Incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis as a marker of cardiovascular risk in retired professional football players
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Communicable Diseases
- Diet-induced obesity impairs the T cell memory response to influenza virus infectionexternal icon
Karlsson EA, Sheridan PA, Beck MA.
J Immunol. 2010 Mar 15;184(6):3127-33.
- Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) diseasepdf iconexternal icon
Morgan OW, Bramley A, Fowlkes A, Freedman DS, Taylor TH, Gargiullo P, Belay B, Jain S, Cox C, Kamimoto L, Fiore A, Finelli L, Olsen SJ, Fry AM.
PLoS One. 2010 Mar 15;5(3):e9694.
- Diet-induced obesity impairs the T cell memory response to influenza virus infectionexternal icon
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Community Health Services
- Decreases in smoking prevalence in Asian communities served by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project
Liao Y, Tsoh JY, Chen R, Foo MA, Garvin CC, Grigg-Saito D, Liang S, McPhee S, Nguyen TT, Tran JH, Giles WH.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Decreases in smoking prevalence in Asian communities served by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Increased risk of second primary cancers after a diagnosis of melanomaexternal icon
Bradford PT, Freedman DM, Goldstein AM, Tucker MA.
Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):265-72.
- Incidence estimate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States, 2006external icon
Rogers HW, Weinstock MA, Harris AR, Hinckley MR, Feldman SR, Fleischer AB, Coldiron BM.
Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):283-7.
- Prevalence of a history of skin cancer in 2007: results of an incidence-based modelexternal icon
Stern RS.
Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):279-82.
- Increased risk of second primary cancers after a diagnosis of melanomaexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Effectiveness of a controlled trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans
Nguyen BH, McPhee SJ, Stewart SL, Doan HT.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Effectiveness of a controlled trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans
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Health Disparities
- Racial disparities in prescriptions for cardioprotective drugs and cardiac outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals
Mehta JL, Bursac Z, Mehta P, Bansal D, Fink L, Marsh J, Sukhija R, Sachdeva R.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 13.
- Disparities in breast cancer survival among Asian women by ethnicity and immigrant status: a population-based study
Gomez SL, Clarke CA, Shema SJ, Chang ET, Keegan TH, Glaser SL.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Racial disparities in prescriptions for cardioprotective drugs and cardiac outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals
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Healthcare Economics
- The cost-effectiveness of prenatal screening for spinal muscular atrophyexternal icon
Little SE, Janakiraman V, Kaimal A, Musci T, Ecker J, Caughey AB.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):253 e1-7.
- The cost-effectiveness of prenatal screening for spinal muscular atrophyexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Parental vaccine safety concerns in 2009external icon
Freed GL, Clark SJ, Butchart AT, Singer DC, Davis MM.
Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 1.
- Parental vaccine safety concerns in 2009external icon
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Do maternal parenting practices predict problematic patterns of adolescent alcohol consumption?
Alati R, Maloney E, Hutchinson DM, Najman JM, Mattick RP, Bor W, Williams GM.
Addiction. 2010 Mar 10.
- Do maternal parenting practices predict problematic patterns of adolescent alcohol consumption?
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