Issue 42, October 17, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 42, 10/17/11
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- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Communicable Diseases
- Increased mortality among publicly insured participants in the HIV Outpatient Study despite HAART treatmentexternal icon
Palella FJ, Baker RK, Buchacz K, Chmiel JS, Tedaldi EM, Novak RM, Durham MD, Brooks JT.
AIDS. 2011 Sep 24;25(15):1865-1876.
- Increased mortality among publicly insured participants in the HIV Outpatient Study despite HAART treatmentexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Lessons from the 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Surveyexternal icon
Stone GS, Henderson AK, Davis SI, Lewin M, Shimizu I, Krishnamurthy R, Bisgard K, Lee R, Jumaan A, Marziale E, Bryant M, Williams C, Mason K, Sirois M, Hori M, Chapman J, Bowman DJ.
Disasters. 2011 Oct 13.
- Economic feasibility of a new method to estimate mortality in crisis-affected and resource-poor settingsexternal icon
Roberts B, Morgan OW, Sultani MG, Nyasulu P, Rwebangila S, Sondorp E, Chandramohan D, Checchi F.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(9):e25175.
- Lessons from the 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Surveyexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- An analysis of language as a barrier to receiving influenza vaccinations among an elderly Hispanic population in the United Statesexternal icon
Pearson WS, Zhao G, Ford ES.
Adv Prev Med. 2011 ;2011:298787.
- Health disparities between Muslim and non-Muslim countries
Razzak JA, Khan UR, Azam I, Nasrullah M, Pasha O, Malik M, Ghaffar A.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 September;17 (9):654-664.
- Place, not race: disparities dissipate in Southwest Baltimore when blacks and whites live under similiar conditionsexternal icon
LaVeist T, Pollack K, Thorpe R, Fesahazion R, Gaskin D.
Health Aff. 2011 Oct;30(10):1880-1887.
- An analysis of language as a barrier to receiving influenza vaccinations among an elderly Hispanic population in the United Statesexternal icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- Dietary supplements and mortality rate in older women: the Iowa Women’s Health Studyexternal icon
Mursu J, Robien K, Harnack LJ, Park K, Jacobs DR.
Arch Intern Med. 2011 Oct 10;171(18):1625-33.
- Dietary supplements and mortality rate in older women: the Iowa Women’s Health Studyexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006external icon
Nasrullah M, Mazurek JM, Wood JM, Bang KM, Kreiss K.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 1;174(7):839-48.
- Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006external icon
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Parasitic Diseases
- Adherence to treatment with artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in rural Malawiexternal icon
Mace KE, Mwandama D, Jafali J, Luka M, Filler SJ, Sande J, Ali D, Kachur SP, Mathanga DP, Skarbinski J.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(8):772-9.
- Adherence to treatment with artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in rural Malawiexternal icon
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Public Health, General
- Exploring the context: contemporary public healthexternal icon
Monroe JA.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S155-9.
- Exploring the context: contemporary public healthexternal 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
- The ACE I/D polymorphism in US adults: limited evidence of association with hypertension-related traits and sex-specific effects by race/ethnicityexternal icon
Ned RM, Yesupriya A, Imperatore G, Smelser DT, Moonesinghe R, Chang MH, Dowling NF.
Am J Hypertens. 2011 Oct 13.
- Risk of cardiovascular mortality in relation to optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol combined with hypertriglyceridemia: is there a difference by gender?external icon
Kuklina EV, Keenan NL, Callaghan WM, Hong Y.
Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;21(11):807-14.
- How are symptoms of ovarian cancer managed? A study of primary care physiciansexternal icon
Goff BA, Matthews B, Andrilla CH, Miller JW, Trivers KF, Berry D, Lishner DM, Baldwin LM.
Cancer. 2011 Oct 1;117(19):4414-23.
- Dissemination and translation: a frontier for cancer survivorship researchexternal icon
Pollack LA, Hawkins NA, Peaker BL, Buchanan N, Risendal BC.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Oct;20(10):2093-8.
- The ACE I/D polymorphism in US adults: limited evidence of association with hypertension-related traits and sex-specific effects by race/ethnicityexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Human infection with novel G3P[25] rotavirus strain in Taiwanexternal icon
Wu FT, Banyai K, Huang JC, Wu HS, Chang FY, Hsiung CA, Huang YC, Lin JS, Hwang KP, Jiang B, Gentsch JR.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Oct;17(10):1570-1573.
- Establishing the diagnosis of HIV infection: new tests and a new algorithm for the United Statesexternal icon
Branson BM, Mermin J.
J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 10.
- Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progressionexternal icon
Bigham AW, Buckingham KJ, Husain S, Emond MJ, Bofferding KM, Gildersleeve H, Rutherford A, Astakhova NM, Perelygin AA, Busch MP, Murray KO, Sejvar JJ, Green S, Kriesel J, Brinton MA, Bamshad M.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(9):e24745.
- The cost and cost-effectiveness of expedited partner therapy compared with standard partner referral for the treatment of chlamydia or gonorrheaexternal icon
Gift TL, Kissinger P, Mohammed H, Leichliter JS, Hogben M, Golden MR.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1067-73.
- A prospective study of the psychosocial impact of a positive Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory testexternal icon
Gottlieb SL, Stoner BP, Zaidi AA, Buckel C, Tran M, Leichliter JS, Berman SM, Markowitz LE.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1004-11.
- Prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, human immunodeficiency virus/herpes simplex virus type 2 coinfection, and associated risk factors in a national, population-based survey in Kenyaexternal icon
Mugo N, Dadabhai SS, Bunnell R, Williamson J, Bennett E, Baya I, Akinyi N, Mohamed I, Kaiser R.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1059-1066.
- Cost-effectiveness of a dual non-treponemal/treponemal syphilis point-of-care test to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africaexternal icon
Owusu-Edusei K, Gift TL, Ballard RC.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):997-1003.
- Chlamydia positivity trends among women attending family planning clinics: United States, 2004-2008external icon
Satterwhite CL, Grier L, Patzer R, Weinstock H, Howards PP, Kleinbaum D.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):989-94.
- Human infection with novel G3P[25] rotavirus strain in Taiwanexternal icon
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
- First global consensus for evidence-based management of the hematopoietic syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiationexternal icon
Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, Schneider R, Bader J, Buglova E, Chao N, Coleman CN, Ganser A, Gorin C, Hauer-Jensen M, Huff LA, Lillis-Hearne P, Maekawa K, Nemhauser J, Powles R, Schunemann H, Shapiro A, Stenke L, Valverde N, Weinstock D, White D, Albanese J, Meineke V.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Oct 10.
- Literature review and global consensus on management of acute radiation syndrome affecting nonhematopoietic organ systemsexternal icon
Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, Schneider R, Bader J, Buglova E, Chao N, Coleman CN, Ganser A, Gorin C, Hauer-Jensen M, Huff LA, Lillis-Hearne P, Maekawa K, Nemhauser J, Powles R, Schunemann H, Shapiro A, Stenke L, Valverde N, Weinstock D, White D, Albanese J, Meineke V.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Oct 10.
- Communications, terrorism, and homeland security: new approaches, projects, and initiativesexternal icon
Miller CW.
Health Phys. 2011 Nov;101(5):543-4.
- Federal interagency communication strategies for addressing radiation emergencies and other public health crisesexternal icon
Miller CW, McCurley MC.
Health Phys. 2011 Nov;101(5):559-61.
- First global consensus for evidence-based management of the hematopoietic syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiationexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Ancient ancestry of KFDV and AHFV revealed by complete genome analyses of viruses isolated from ticks and mammalian hostsexternal icon
Dodd KA, Bird BH, Khristova ML, Albarino CG, Carroll SA, Comer JA, Erickson BR, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Oct;5(10):e1352.
- Ancient ancestry of KFDV and AHFV revealed by complete genome analyses of viruses isolated from ticks and mammalian hostsexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Integrating environmental health into medical educationexternal icon
Gehle KS, Crawford JL, Hatcher MT.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S296-301.
- Outbreak of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with rodeo attendance, Utah and Idaho, 2009external icon
Lanier WA, Hall JM, Herlihy RK, Rolfs RT, Wagner JM, Smith LH, Hyytia-Trees EK.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Oct;8(10):1131-3.
- Integrating environmental health into medical educationexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Differentiating cause-of-death terminology for deaths coded as sudden infant death syndrome, accidental suffocation, and unknown cause: an investigation using US death certificates, 2003-2004external icon
Kim SY, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Chu SY, Camperlengo LT, Anderson RN.
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Oct 7.
- Trends in emergency department visits among Medicaid patientsexternal icon
Sonnenfeld N, Decker SL, Schappert SM.
JAMA. 2011 Sep 21;306(11):1202-3; author reply 1203.
- Differentiating cause-of-death terminology for deaths coded as sudden infant death syndrome, accidental suffocation, and unknown cause: an investigation using US death certificates, 2003-2004external icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonizationexternal icon
Diekema D, Johannsson B, Herwaldt L, Beekmann S, Jernigan J, Kallen A, Berrios-Torres S, Polgreen P.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;32(10):1042-4.
- Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonizationexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Rotavirus vaccine and health care utilization for diarrhea in U.S. childrenexternal icon
Cortes JE, Curns AT, Tate JE, Cortese MM, Patel MM, Zhou F, Parashar UD.
N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 22;365(12):1108-17.
- Rotavirus vaccine and health care utilization for diarrhea in U.S. childrenexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Global phospholipidomics analysis reveals selective pulmonary peroxidation profiles upon inhalation of single-walled carbon nanotubesexternal icon
Tyurina YY, Kisin ER, Murray A, Tyurin VA, Kapralova VI, Sparvero LJ, Amoscato AA, Samhan-Arias AK, Swedin L, Lahesmaa R, Fadeel B, Shvedova AA, Kagan VE.
ACS Nano. 2011 Sep 27;5(9):7342-53.
- Evaluation of the performance of the Abbott ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo Assayexternal icon
Chavez P, Wesolowski L, Patel P, Delaney K, Owen SM.
J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 7.
- Comparison of alternative interpretive criteria for the HIV-1 Western blot and results of the Multispot HIV-1/HIV-2 Rapid Test for classifying HIV-1 and HIV-2 infectionsexternal icon
Nasrullah M, Ethridge SF, Delaney KP, Wesolowski LG, Granade TC, Schwendemann J, Boromisa RD, Heffelfinger JD, Owen SM, Branson BM.
J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 11.
- A naturally occurring human adenovirus type 7 variant with a 1743 bp deletion in the E3 cassetteexternal icon
Marinheiro JC, Dos Santos TG, Siqueira-Silva J, Lu X, Carvalho D, da Camara AA, Arruda E, Arruda K, Erdman DD, Harsi CM.
J Gen Virol. 2011 Oct;92(Pt 10):2399-404.
- Development of multiplexed species specific polymerase chain reaction assays for identification of the Culex (Melanoconion) species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the southeastern United States based on rDNAexternal icon
Williams MR, Savage HM.
J Med Entomol. 2011 Sep;48(5):961-6.
- Pubertal delay in male nonhuman primates (Macaca mulatta) treated with methylphenidateexternal icon
Mattison DR, Plant TM, Lin HM, Chen HC, Chen JJ, Twaddle NC, Doerge D, Slikker W, Patton RE, Hotchkiss CE, Callicott RJ, Schrader SM, Turner TW, Kesner JS, Vitiello B, Petibone DM, Morris SM.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 27;108(39):16301-6.
- Utility of antimicrobial susceptibility testing in Trichomonas vaginalis-infected women with clinical treatment failureexternal icon
Bosserman EA, Helms DJ, Mosure DJ, Secor WE, Workowski KA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):983-7.
- Global phospholipidomics analysis reveals selective pulmonary peroxidation profiles upon inhalation of single-walled carbon nanotubesexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Cause-specific mortality among a cohort of U.S. flight attendantsexternal icon
Pinkerton LE, Waters MA, Hein MJ, Zivkovich Z, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Grajewski B.
Am J Ind Med. 2011 Oct 10.
- Performance evaluation of 26 combinations of chemical protective clothing materials and chemicals after repeated exposures and decontaminationsexternal icon
Gao P, Tomasovic B, Stein L.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 Nov;8(11):625-35.
- Beryllium: a paradigm for occupational lung disease and its preventionexternal icon
Kreiss K.
Occup Environ Med. 2011 Nov;68(11):787-8.
- Cause-specific mortality among a cohort of U.S. flight attendantsexternal icon
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Relationship of the job tenure of nursing home top management to the prevalence of pressure ulcers, pain, and physical restraint use
Decker FH, Castle NG.
J Appl Gerontol. 2011 October;30 (5):539-561.
- Relationship of the job tenure of nursing home top management to the prevalence of pressure ulcers, pain, and physical restraint use
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Public Health, General
- Integration of public health into medical education: an introduction to the supplementexternal icon
Maeshiro R, Koo D, Keck CW.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S145-8.
- Integration of public health into medical education: an introduction to the supplementexternal icon
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Statistics as Topic
- Propensity score methods for creating covariate balance in observational studiesexternal icon
Pattanayak CW, Rubin DB, Zell ER.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 2011 Oct;64(10):897-903.
- Propensity score methods for creating covariate balance in observational studiesexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Breast Cancer
- Telephone counseling and attendance in a national mammography-screening program a randomized controlled trialexternal icon
Hegenscheid K, Hoffmann W, Fochler S, Domin M, Weiss S, Hartmann B, Bick U, et al.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4):421-7.
- Potential impact of USPSTF recommendations on early diagnosis of breast cancerexternal icon
Aragon R, Morgan J, Wong JH, Lum S.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct;18(11):3137-42.
- Mammography in 40-year-old women: what difference does it make? The potential impact of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography guidelinesexternal icon
Shen N, Hammonds LS, Madsen D, Dale P.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct;18(11):3066-71.
- Five-year patterns of adjuvant hormonal therapy use, persistence, and adherence among insured women with early-stage breast cancerexternal icon
Nekhlyudov L, Li L, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Aug 13.
- Breast cancer risk assessment in women aged 70 and olderexternal icon
Vacek PM, Skelly JM, Geller BM.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Nov;130(1):291-9.
- Annual screening strategies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers: a comparative effectiveness analysisexternal icon
Lowry KP, Lee JM, Kong CY, McMahon PM, Gilmore ME, Cott Chubiz JE, Pisano ED, et al.
Cancer. 2011 Sep 20.
- Cancer stage comparison between dual Medicare-Medicaid eligibles using Medicaid as a supplemental health insurance program and low-income nondualsexternal icon
Koroukian SM, Bakaki PM, Beaird H, Earle CC, Cooper GS.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 Nov;17(6):479-491.
- Unequal distribution of screening mammography services by race/ethnicity and health insuranceexternal icon
Rauscher GH, Allgood KL, Whitman S, Conant E.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Sep 23.
- Timeliness of follow-up after abnormal screening mammogram: variability of facilitiesexternal icon
Rosenberg RD, Haneuse SJ, Geller BM, Buist DS, Miglioretti DL, Brenner RJ, Smith-Bindman R, et al.
Radiology. 2011 Sep 7.
- Telephone counseling and attendance in a national mammography-screening program a randomized controlled trialexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Prevalence of coronary heart disease – United States, 2006 – 2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 14;60:1377-81.
- Progress toward implementation of human papillomavirus vaccination – the Americas, 2006 – 2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 14;60:1382-4.
- Prevalence of coronary heart disease – United States, 2006 – 2010external icon
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)external icon
Klein EA, Thompson IM, Tangen CM, Crowley JJ, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Minasian LM, Ford LG, Parnes HL, Gaziano JM, Karp DD, Lieber MM, Walther PJ, Klotz L, Parsons JK, Chin JL, Darke AK, Lippman SM, Goodman GE, Meyskens FL, Baker LH.
JAMA. 2011 Oct 12;306(14):1549-56.
- Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)external icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- The introduction of solid food and growth in the first 2 y of life in formula-fed children: analysis of data from a European cohort studyexternal icon
Grote V, Schiess SA, Closa-Monasterolo R, Escribano J, Giovannini M, Scaglioni S, Stolarczyk A, Gruszfeld D, Hoyos J, Poncelet P, Xhonneux A, Langhendries JP, Koletzko B.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep 14.
- Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (dde) and birth weight: a metaanalysis within 12 European birth cohortsexternal icon
Govarts E, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Schoeters G, Ballester F, Bloemen K, de Boer M, Chevrier C, Eggesbo M, Guxens M, Kramer U, Legler J, Martinez D, Palkovicova L, Patelarou E, Ranft U, Rautio A, Petersen M, Slama R, Stigum H, Toft G, Trnovec T, Vandentorren S, Weihe P, Kuperus N, Wilhelm M, Wittsiepe J, Bonde J.
Environ Health Perspect. 2011 .
- Folic acid supplements in pregnancy and severe language delay in childrenexternal icon
Roth C, Magnus P, Schjolberg S, Stoltenberg C, Suren P, McKeague IW, Davey Smith G, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Susser E.
JAMA. 2011 Oct 12;306(14):1566-73.
- The introduction of solid food and growth in the first 2 y of life in formula-fed children: analysis of data from a European cohort studyexternal icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- Dietary supplement use is associated with higher intakes of minerals from food sourcesexternal icon
Bailey RL, Fulgoni VL, Keast DR, Dwyer JT.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep 28.
- Dietary supplement use is associated with higher intakes of minerals from food sourcesexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Stress and workplace productivity loss in the Heart of New Ulm Projectexternal icon
VanWormer JJ, Fyfe-Johnson AL, Boucher JL, Johnson PJ, Britt HR, Thygeson NM, Dusek JA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Oct;53(10):1106-9.
- Stress and workplace productivity loss in the Heart of New Ulm Projectexternal icon
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Marijuana use and motor vehicle crashesexternal icon
Li MC, Brady JE, Dimaggio CJ, Lusardi AR, Tzong KY, Li G.
Epidemiol Rev. 2011 Oct 4.
- Marijuana use and motor vehicle crashesexternal icon
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