Issue 42, October 18, 2010
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- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Drug Safety – Diabetes Drugs)
- 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
- Public awareness of heart attack symptoms: what should we look for and how will it help?external icon
Fang J.
Future Cardiol. 2010 Sep;6(5):563-5.
- Public awareness of heart attack symptoms: what should we look for and how will it help?external icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Measles in the United States during the postelimination eraexternal icon
Fiebelkorn A, Redd SB, Gallagher K, Rota PA, Rota J, Bellini W, Seward J.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 7.
- A 2009 varicella outbreak in a Connecticut residential facility for adults with intellectual disabilityexternal icon
Leung J, Kudish K, Wang C, Moore L, Gacek P, Radford K, Lopez A, Sosa L, Schmid DS, Cartter M, Bialek S.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 7.
- Measles in the United States during the postelimination eraexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Evaluation of conventional and alternative monitoring methods for a recreational marine beach with nonpoint source of fecal contaminationexternal icon
Shibata T, Solo-Gabriele HM, Sinigalliano CD, Gidley ML, Plano LR, Fleisher JM, Wang JD, Elmir SM, He G, Wright ME, Abdelzaher AM, Ortega C, Wanless D, Garza AC, Kish J, Scott T, Hollenbeck J, Backer LC, Fleming LE.
Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Oct 6.
- Evaluation of conventional and alternative monitoring methods for a recreational marine beach with nonpoint source of fecal contaminationexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Case-control study to determine risk factors for diarrhea among children during a large outbreak in a country with a high prevalence of HIV infectionexternal icon
Arvelo W, Kim A, Creek T, Legwaila K, Puhr N, Johnston S, Masunge J, Davis M, Mintz E, Bowen A.
Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 5.
- Case-control study to determine risk factors for diarrhea among children during a large outbreak in a country with a high prevalence of HIV infectionexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Influential outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections in the past decadeexternal icon
Srinivasan A.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov;31 Suppl 1:S70-2.
- Influential outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections in the past decadeexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Nanoparticles-containing spray can aerosol: characterization, exposure assessment, and generator designexternal icon
Chen BT, Afshari A, Stone S, Jackson M, Schwegler-Berry D, Frazer DG, Castranova V, Thomas TA.
Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Oct 12.
- Nanoparticles-containing spray can aerosol: characterization, exposure assessment, and generator designexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Pedometer-measured physical activity and health behaviors in U.S. adultsexternal icon
Bassett Jr DR, Wyatt HR, Thompson H, Peters JC, Hill JO.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Oct;42(10):1819-25.
- Pedometer-measured physical activity and health behaviors in U.S. adultsexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Improving community participation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in American Samoaexternal icon
King JD, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Pa’au M, Lammie P.
Acta Trop. 2010 Oct 10.
- Improving community participation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in American Samoaexternal icon
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Public Health Ethics
- Intentional infection of vulnerable populations in 1946-1948: another tragic history lessonexternal icon
Frieden TR, Collins FS.
JAMA. 2010 Oct 11.
- Intentional infection of vulnerable populations in 1946-1948: another tragic history lessonexternal 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
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome after an Escherichia coli O111 outbreakexternal icon
Piercefield EW, Bradley KK, Coffman RL, Mallonee SM.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Oct 11;170(18):1656-63.
- Long-term follow-up of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis detected in environmental health studiesexternal icon
Marti GE, Shim YK, Albitar M, Middleton D, Abbasi F, Anderson A, Vogt RF.
Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 ;78 Suppl 1:S83-90.
- Human peripheral blood B-cell compartments: A crossroad in B-cell trafficexternal icon
Perez-Andres M, Paiva B, Nieto WG, Caraux A, Schmitz A, Almeida J, Vogt Jr RF, Marti GE, Rawstron AC, Van Zelm MC, Van Dongen JJ, Johnsen HE, Klein B, Orfao A.
Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 ;78 Suppl 1:S47-60.
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome after an Escherichia coli O111 outbreakexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Isoniazid resistance and death in patients with tuberculous meningitis: Retrospective cohort studyexternal icon
Vinnard C, Winston CA, Wileyto EP, Macgregor RR, Bisson GP.
BMJ. 2010 ;341:c4451.
- Treatment outcome of multidrug/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Latvia, 2000-2004external icon
Leimane V, Dravniece G, Riekstina V, Sture I, Kammerer S, Chen MP, Skenders G, Holtz TH.
Eur Respir J. 2010 Sep;36(3):584-93.
- Isoniazid resistance and death in patients with tuberculous meningitis: Retrospective cohort studyexternal icon
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Community Health Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Managing Epilepsy Well Networkexternal icon
Kobau R, Price PH, Giles HW, Pennell PB, Hargis E.
Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Oct 6.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Managing Epilepsy Well Networkexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Prevalence, genetic characteristics, and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium species causing infections in farm rabbits in Chinaexternal icon
Shi K, Jian F, Lv C, Ning C, Zhang L, Ren X, Dearen TK, Li N, Qi M, Xiao L.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3263-6.
- Evaluation of rodent bait containing imidacloprid for the control of fleas on commensal rodents in a plague-endemic region of northwest Ugandaexternal icon
Borchert JN, Enscore RE, Eisen RJ, Atiku LA, Owor N, Acayo S, Babi N, Montenieri JA, Gage KL.
J Med Entomol. 2010 Sep;47(5):842-50.
- Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in tick feces provides evidence for organism shedding during vector feedingexternal icon
Patton TG, Dietrich G, Gilmore RD.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Oct 6.
- Prevalence, genetic characteristics, and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium species causing infections in farm rabbits in Chinaexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Diethylene glycol in health products sold over-the-counter and imported from Asian countriesexternal icon
Schier JG, Barr DB, Li Z, Wolkin AF, Baker SE, Lewis LS, McGeehin MA.
J Med Toxicol. 2010 Oct 7.
- Diethylene glycol in health products sold over-the-counter and imported from Asian countriesexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS patients in St. Petersburg, Russia: serological identification of microsporidia and Cryptosporidium parvum in sera samples from HIV/AIDS patientsexternal icon
Kucerova Z, Sokolova OI, Demyanov AV, Kvac M, Sak B, Kvetonova D, Secor WE.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Oct 7.
- Factors associated with prevalent abnormal anal cytology in a large cohort of HIV-infected adults in the United Statesexternal icon
Conley L, Bush T, Darragh TM, Palefsky JM, Unger ER, Patel P, Kojic EM, Cu-Uvin S, Martin H, Overton ET, Hammer J, Henry K, Vellozzi C, Wood K, Brooks JT.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 6.
- Modeling the cost-effectiveness of the integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) system: meningitis in Burkina Fasoexternal icon
Somda ZC, Perry HN, Messonnier NR, Djingarey MH, Ki SO, Meltzer MI.
PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(9).
- Changes in the state-level distribution of primary and secondary syphilis in the USA, 1985-2007external icon
Chesson HW, Sternberg M, Leichliter JS, Aral SO.
Sex Transm Infect. 2010 Oct 7.
- Microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS patients in St. Petersburg, Russia: serological identification of microsporidia and Cryptosporidium parvum in sera samples from HIV/AIDS patientsexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Functional genomics of serotonin receptor 2A (HTR2A): interaction of polymorphism, methylation, expression and disease associationexternal icon
Falkenberg VR, Gurbaxani BM, Unger ER, Rajeevan MS.
Neuromolecular Med. 2010 Oct 13.
- Functional genomics of serotonin receptor 2A (HTR2A): interaction of polymorphism, methylation, expression and disease associationexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- “Something we’d rather not talk about”: findings from CDC exploratory research on sexually transmitted disease communication with girls and womenexternal icon
Friedman AL, Bloodgood B.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Oct;19(10):1823-31.
- Awareness effects of a youth suicide prevention media campaign in Louisianaexternal icon
Jenner E, Jenner LW, Matthews-Sterling M, Butts JK, Williams TE.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2010 Aug;40(4):394-406.
- “Something we’d rather not talk about”: findings from CDC exploratory research on sexually transmitted disease communication with girls and womenexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Moving toward elimination of healthcare-associated infections: a call to actionexternal icon
Cardo D, Dennehy PH, Halverson P, Fishman N, Kohn M, Murphy CL, Whitley RJ, Brennan PJ, Bright J, Curry C, Graham D, Haerum B, Kainer M, Kaye K, Lundstrom T, Richards C, Tomlinson L, Skillen EL, Streed S, Young M, Septimus E.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov;31(11):1101-5.
- Maximizing infection prevention in the next decade: defining the unacceptableexternal icon
Frieden TR.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov;31(S1):S1-S3.
- Current epidemiology of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli in the United Statesexternal icon
Kallen AJ, Srinivasan A.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov;31(S1):S51-S54.
- Moving toward elimination of healthcare-associated infections: a call to actionexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- Patients’ willingness to discuss trade-offs to lower their out-of-pocket drug costsexternal icon
Tseng CW, Waitzfelder BE, Tierney EF, Gerzoff RB, Marrero DG, Piette JD, Karter AJ, Curb JD, Chung R, Mangione CM, Crosson JC, Dudley RA.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 13;170(16):1502-4.
- Costs attributable to healthcare-acquired infection in hospitalized adults and a comparison of economic methodsexternal icon
Roberts RR, Scott 2nd RD, Hota B, Kampe LM, Abbasi F, Schabowski S, Ahmad I, Ciavarella GG, Cordell R, Solomon SL, Hagtvedt R, Weinstein RA.
Med Care. 2010 Oct 11.
- Patients’ willingness to discuss trade-offs to lower their out-of-pocket drug costsexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Emergence and localized circulation of a vaccine-derived poliovirus in an isolated mountain community in Guangxi, Chinaexternal icon
Yan D, Li L, Zhu S, Zhang Y, An J, Wang D, Wen N, Jorba J, Liu W, Zhong G, Huang L, Kew O, Liang X, Xu W.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3274-80.
- Report of the 6th meeting on the evaluation of pandemic influenza vaccines in clinical trials World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 February 2010external icon
Girard MP, Katz J, Pervikov Y, Palkonyay L, Kieny MP.
Vaccine. 2010 Oct 4;28(42):6811-20.
- Emergence and localized circulation of a vaccine-derived poliovirus in an isolated mountain community in Guangxi, Chinaexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- An older adult falls research agenda from a public health perspectiveexternal icon
Stevens JA, Baldwin GT, Ballesteros MF, Noonan RK, Sleet DA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2010 Nov;26(4):767-79.
- An older adult falls research agenda from a public health perspectiveexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Molecular cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of an immunogenic protein of Baylisascaris procyonis for use in developing improved serodiagnostic assaysexternal icon
Dangoudoubiyam S, Vemulapalli R, Hancock K, Kazacos KR.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Oct 6.
- Commentary: Comparison of current flow cytometry methods for monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis detectionexternal icon
Nieto WG, Almeida J, Teodosio C, Abbasi F, Allgood SD, Connors F, Rachel JM, Ghia P, Lanasa MC, Rawstron AC, Orfao A, Caporaso NE, Hanson CA, Shim YK, Vogt RF, Marti GE.
Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 ;78 Suppl 1:S4-9.
- Genomic characterization of human rotavirus G10 strains from the African Rotavirus Network: relationship to animal rotavirusesexternal icon
Esona MD, Banyai K, Foytich K, Freeman M, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Hull J, Kerin T, Steele AD, Armah GE, Geyer A, Page N, Agbaya VA, Forbi JC, Aminu M, Gautam R, Seheri LM, Nyangao J, Glass R, Bowen MD, Gentsch JR.
Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Oct 7.
- Quantitation of tetramethylene disulfotetramine in human urine using isotope dilution gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS and GC/MS/MS)external icon
Hamelin E, Swaim L, Thomas J, Kobelski R, Johnson RC.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2010 Oct 1;878(27):2541-7.
- Improved detection of Bartonella DNA in mammalian hosts and arthropod vectors using the NADH dehydrogenase gamma subunit (nuoG) by real-time PCRexternal icon
Colborn JM, Kosoy MY, Motin VL, Telepnev MV, Valbuena G, Myint KS, Fofanov Y, Putonti C, Feng C, Peruski L.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Oct 6.
- Differentiating and characterizing geminal silanols in silicas by (29)Si NMR spectroscopyexternal icon
Murray DK.
J Colloid Interface Sci. 2010 Dec 1;352(1):163-70.
- Genomic profiling of TNF-alpha receptor and IL1 receptor knockout mice reveals a link between TNF-alpha signaling and increased severity of 1918 pandemic influenza virus infectionexternal icon
Belisle SE, Tisoncik JR, Korth MJ, Carter VS, Proll SC, Swayne DE, Pantin-Jackwood M, Tumpey TM, Katze MG.
J Virol. 2010 Oct 6.
- Cerium oxide nanoparticle-induced pulmonary inflammation and alveolar macrophage functional change in ratsexternal icon
Ma JY, Zhao H, Mercer RR, Barger M, Rao M, Meighan T, Schwegler-Berry D, Castranova V, Ma JK.
Nanotoxicology. 2010 Oct 6.
- Cost-effectiveness of pooled nucleic acid amplification testing for acute HIV infection after third-generation HIV antibody screening and rapid testing in the United States: a comparison of three public health settingsexternal icon
Hutchinson AB, Patel P, Sansom SL, Farnham PG, Sullivan TJ, Bennett B, Kerndt PR, Bolan RK, Heffelfinger JD, Prabhu VS, Branson BM.
PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(9):e1000342.
- Molecular cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of an immunogenic protein of Baylisascaris procyonis for use in developing improved serodiagnostic assaysexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Use of special education services among children with and without congenital gastrointestinal anomaliesexternal icon
Hamrick SE, Strickland MJ, Shapira SK, Autry A, Schendel D.
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2010 Sep;115(5):421-32.
- Previous breastfeeding practices and duration of exclusive breastfeeding in the United Statesexternal icon
Phillips G, Brett K, Mendola P.
Matern Child Health J. 2010 Oct 12.
- Use of special education services among children with and without congenital gastrointestinal anomaliesexternal icon
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Obituary
- Dr Val Vallyathan: In memoriam
Castranova V, Fedan J.
Part Fibre Toxicol. 2010 10 Sep;7(24).
- Dr Val Vallyathan: In memoriam
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Healthy hire effect, job selection and inhalation exposure among young adults with asthmaexternal icon
Olivieri M, Mirabelli MC, Plana E, Radon K, Anto JM, Bakke P, Benke G, D’Errico A, Henneberger P, Kromhout H, Norback D, Toren K, van Sprundel M, Villani S, Wieslander G, Zock JP, Kogevinas M.
Eur Respir J. 2010 Sep;36(3):517-23.
- Robust gold nanoparticles stabilized by trithiol for application in chemiresistive sensorsexternal icon
Garg N, Mohanty A, Lazarus N, Schultz L, Rozzi TR, Santhanam S, Weiss L, Snyder JL, Fedder GK, Jin R.
Nanotechnology. 2010 Oct 8;21(40):405501.
- A meta-analysis of leukaemia risk from protracted exposure to low-dose gamma radiationexternal icon
Daniels RD, Schubauer-Berigan MK.
Occup Environ Med. 2010 Oct 8.
- Associations of occupation, job control and job demands with intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)external icon
Fujishiro K, Diez Roux AV, Landsbergis P, Baron S, Barr RG, Kaufman JD, Polak JF, Stukovsky KH.
Occup Environ Med. 2010 Oct 8.
- Healthy hire effect, job selection and inhalation exposure among young adults with asthmaexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Quality assessment of colonoscopy reporting: results from a statewide cancer screening programexternal icon
Li J, Nadel MR, Poppell CF, Dwyer DM, Lieberman DA, Steinberger EK.
Diagn Ther Endosc. 2010 ;2010.
- Quality assessment of colonoscopy reporting: results from a statewide cancer screening programexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Structure of health-related quality of life among people with and without functional limitationsexternal icon
Horner-Johnson W, Suzuki R, Krahn GL, Andresen EM, Drum CE.
Qual Life Res. 2010 Sep;19(7):977-84.
- Structure of health-related quality of life among people with and without functional limitationsexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Why has zoonotic tuberculosis not received much attention?external icon
Thoen CO, LoBue PA, de Kantor I.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Sep;14(9):1073-4.
- Why has zoonotic tuberculosis not received much attention?external icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Drug Safety – Diabetes Drugs
- FDA on rosiglitazone: more on advisory committee decisionexternal icon
Graham DJ, Gelperin K.
BMJ. 2010 Sep 11;341:c4868.
- Improving drug safety surveillance: lessons from rosiglitazoneexternal icon
Masoudi FA.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Sep 1;3(5):444-6.
- Impact of thiazolidinedione safety warnings on medication use patterns and glycemic control among veterans with diabetes mellitusexternal icon
Shi L, Zhao Y, Szymanski K, Yau L, Fonseca V.
J Diabetes Complications. 2010 Aug 11.
- Risk of acute myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, and death in elderly Medicare patients treated with rosiglitazone or pioglitazoneexternal icon
Graham DJ, Ouellet-Hellstrom R, MaCurdy TE, Ali F, Sholley C, Worrall C, Kelman JA.
JAMA. 2010 Jul 28;304(4):411-8.
- Balancing hypoglycemia and glycemic control: a public health approach for insulin safetyexternal icon
Pogach L, Aron D.
JAMA. 2010 May 26;303(20):2076-7.
- Effect of intensive treatment of hyperglycaemia on microvascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the ACCORD randomised trialexternal icon
Ismail-Beigi F, Craven T, Banerji MA, Basile J, Calles J, Cohen RM, Cuddihy R, et al.
Lancet. 2010 Aug 7;376(9739):419-30.
- Severe hypoglycemia and risks of vascular events and deathexternal icon
Zoungas S, Patel A, Chalmers J, de Galan BE, Li Q, Billot L, Woodward M, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Oct 7;363(15):1410-8.
- FDA on rosiglitazone: more on advisory committee decisionexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Estimated lifetime risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos – 37 states and Puerto Rico, 2007external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Oct 15;59(40):1297-1301.
- Tetanus and pertussis vaccination coverage among adults aged >/= 18 years – United States, 1999 and 2008external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Oct 15;59(40):1302-1306.
- Estimated lifetime risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos – 37 states and Puerto Rico, 2007external icon
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Body size misperception: a novel determinant in the obesity epidemicexternal icon
Powell TM, de Lemos JA, Banks K, Ayers CR, Rohatgi A, Khera A, McGuire DK, Berry JD, Albert MA, Vega GL, Grundy SM, Das SR.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Oct 11;170(18):1695-7.
- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication–Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)external icon
Merikangas KR, He JP, Burstein M, Swanson SA, Avenevoli S, Cui L, Benjet C, Georgiades K, Swendsen J.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Oct;49(10):980-9.
- Xenotropic murine leukemia virus – related virus prevalence in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome or chronic immunomodulatory conditionsexternal icon
Henrich TJ, Li JZ, Felsenstein D, Kotton CN, Plenge RM, Pereyra F, Marty FM, Lin NH, Grazioso P, Crochiere DM, Eggers D, Kuritzkes DK, Tsibris AM.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 11.
- Body size misperception: a novel determinant in the obesity epidemicexternal icon
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