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HAO (Y.) : USA. Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation. Atlanta. GA. ; BAYAKLY (A.R.) : USA. Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry. Georgia Division of Public Health. Atlanta. GA. ; W.D. FLANDERS ; A. JEMAL ; LANDRINE (H.) : USA. Behavioral Research Center. American Cancer Society. Atlanta. GA. ; K.C. WARD ; E.M. WARD ; J.L.J.R. YOUNG ; Surveillance and Health Policy Research. American Cancer Society. Atlanta. GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x98pp8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Studies have found significant race/ethnic and age differences in receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy for stages III colon and II/III rectal cancers. Litt[...]![]()
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The issue of confounding in epidemiological studies of ambient air pollution and pregnancy outcomes.
M.J. STRICKLAND ; A. CORREA ; L.A. DARROW ; W.D. FLANDERS ; M. Klein ; M. MARCUS ; P.E. TOLBERT |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xk8qll. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : Relationships between ambient air pollution levels during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes have been investigated using one of three analytic[...]![]()
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YAB BAI . (.) ; W.D. FLANDERS ; M.J. KHOURY ; S. SHERMAN ; Department of Epidemiology. Rollins School of Public Health. Emory University. Atlanta. GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xmENxP. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The effect of selection bias has not been well evaluated in epidemiologic studies which focus on familial aggregation. The authors illustrate this type of bias for a r[...]![]()
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A.K. ROWE ; M.S. DEMING ; R. DOUTIZANGA ; W.D. FLANDERS ; M.J. HAMEL ; J. NDOYO ; International Child Survival and Emerging Infections Program Support Activity. Division of Parasitic Diseases. National Center for Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST AR0xgouL. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. To identify factors associated with improved performance of health care workers who treat ill children in developing countries, the authors analyzed a sample of consul[...]![]()
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S.M. KIESZAK ; W.D. FLANDERS ; H. KARP ; A.S. KOSINSKI ; C.C. SHIPP ; Georgia Medical Care Foundation. Atlanta. GA. USA ; Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Atlanta. GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST KR0xdX0E. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The objective of this article is to compare the Charlson comorbidity index derived fro medical record data (Chart Index) with the same index derived from hilling data [...]![]()
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M.L. GORJANC ; W.D. FLANDERS ; J. HERSH ; J. MALILAY ; J. VANDERSLICE ; Environmental Hazards Epidemiology Section. Health Studies Branch. Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. National Center for Environmental Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST LusER0x7. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The relation between exposure to severe cold weather and mortality is examined in a retrospective study of deaths occurring during the month of January from 1991 to 19[...]![]()
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 1JBNwR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) is a useful method to locate mutations linked to disease genes associated with complex diseases. TDT requires genotypes of a[...]![]()
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Q. YANG ; E.E. CALLE ; W.D. FLANDERS ; M.J. KHOURY ; C. Rodriguez ; L.M. TATHAM ; Epidemiology and Surveillance Research. American Cancer Society. National Home Office. Atlanta GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST fR0xoaJ3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A consistent predictor of a woman's risk for breast cancer is a family history of the disease. Most studies of family history and breast cancer have used the number of[...]![]()
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST XZ1k0R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The authors describe a new simple noniterative, yet efficient method to estimate the risk ratio in studies using case-parental control design. The new method is compar[...]![]()
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D.S. FREEDMAN ; J.J. BARBORIAK ; T. BYERS ; W.D. FLANDERS ; L. GATES ; M.R. JOESOEF ; O.W. VAN ASSENDELFT ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Centers for Disease Control. K-26. Atlanta GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 62R0x4VX. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. Although counts of leukocytes differ substantially between blacks and whites, and are predictive of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), racial differences in co[...]![]()
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Q. YANG ; W.D. FLANDERS ; M.J. KHOURY |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 0R0xPSRK. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. With advances in molecular genetic technology, more studies will examine gene-environment interaction in disease etiology. If the primary purpose of the study is to es[...]![]()
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST IprbR0xU. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Case-control studies using parents of case subjects as the control subjects provide an innovative way to study associations of genetic markers with disease risk. This [...]![]()
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R.S. HOSEK ; W.D. FLANDERS ; A.J. SASCO ; Emory univ school public health. Div epidemiology. Atlanta GA. USA |[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST JmR0xfHu. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Screening programs, such as annual mammography, are undertaken to reduce mortality and/or morbidity from chronic diseases such as cancer. Matched case-control studies [...]![]()
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST yYMxAR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Although case-control studies are suitable for assessing gene-environment interactions, choosing appropriate control subjects is a valid concern in these studies. The [...]