Issue 2, January 16, 2012
Vol. 4, Issue: 2, 1/16/12
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Communicable Diseases
- Efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for heterosexual African American men in the United States: a meta-analysis
Henny KD, Crepaz N, Lyles CM, Marshall KJ, Aupont LW, Jacobs ED, Liau A, Rama S, Kay LS, Willis LA, Charania MR.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Jan 11.
- Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatherings
Abubakar I, Gautret P, Brunette GW, Blumberg L, Johnson D, Poumerol G, Memish ZA, Barbeschi M, Khan AS.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;12(1):66-74.
- Efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for heterosexual African American men in the United States: a meta-analysis
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
- The public health impact of industrial disasters
Keim ME.
Am J Disaster Med. 2011 Sep-Oct;6(5):265-72.
- The public health impact of industrial disasters
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Fifty-five years of international epidemic-assistance investigations conducted by CDC's disease detectives
Rolle IV, Pearson ML, Nsubuga P.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S97-112.
- Fifty-five years of international epidemic-assistance investigations conducted by CDC's disease detectives
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Healthcare Economics
- The cost-effectiveness of Welcome to Medicare visual acuity screening and a possible alternative Welcome to Medicare eye evaluation among persons without diagnosed diabetes mellitus
Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Zhang X, Hoerger TJ, Zhang P, Klein BE, Lee KE, Klein R, Saaddine JB.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan 9.
- The cost-effectiveness of Welcome to Medicare visual acuity screening and a possible alternative Welcome to Medicare eye evaluation among persons without diagnosed diabetes mellitus
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Immunity and Immunization
- Public health impact of including two lineages of influenza B in a quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Reed C, Meltzer MI, Finelli L, Fiore A.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 4.
- Public health impact of including two lineages of influenza B in a quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
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Maternal and Child Health
- Enhancing early identification and coordination of intervention services for young children with autism spectrum disorders: report from the Act Early Regional Summit Project
Peacock G, Lin SC.
Disabil Health J. 2012 Jan;5(1):55-9.
- Enhancing early identification and coordination of intervention services for young children with autism spectrum disorders: report from the Act Early Regional Summit Project
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Nutritional Sciences
- Outbreak of beriberi among African Union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia
Watson JT, El Bushra H, Lebo EJ, Bwire G, Kiyengo J, Emukule G, Omballa V, Tole J, Zuberi M, Breiman RF, Katz MA.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(12):e28345.
- Outbreak of beriberi among African Union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Parasitic Diseases
- Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti--2010
Townes D, Existe A, Boncy J, Magloire R, Vely JF, Amsalu R, Tavernier MD, Muigai J, Hoibak S, Albert M, McMorrow M, Slutsker L, Kachur SP, Chang M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):29-31.
- Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti--2010
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Evaluation of organizational culture among different levels of healthcare staff participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign
Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Garcia-Williams A, Hackbarth AD, Zell B, Baker GR, McCannon CJ, Beltrami EM, Jernigan JA, McDonald LC, Goldmann DA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Feb;33(2):135-43.
- Evaluation of organizational culture among different levels of healthcare staff participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Primary health care providers' attitudes and counseling behaviors related to dietary sodium reduction
Fang J, Cogswell ME, Keenan NL, Merritt RK.
Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jan 9;172(1):76-8.
- Prevalence of malignancies among U.S. male patients with haemophilia: a review of the Haemophilia Surveillance System
Dunn AL, Austin H, Soucie JM.
Haemophilia. 2012 Jan 8.
- Asthma incidence among children and adults: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey-United States, 2006-2008
Winer RA, Qin X, Harrington T, Moorman J, Zahran H.
J Asthma. 2012 Feb;49(1):16-22.
- Trends of insulin use among US adults with type 2 diabetes: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-2007
Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Tsai J, Balluz LS, Giles WH.
J Diabetes Complications. 2012 Jan 5.
- Craniectomy for malignant cerebral infarction: prevalence and outcomes in US hospitals
Walcott BP, Kuklina EV, Nahed BV, George MG, Kahle KT, Simard JM, Asaad WF, Coumans JV.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(12):e29193.
- Primary health care providers' attitudes and counseling behaviors related to dietary sodium reduction
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Communicable Diseases
- Hyperparathyroidism and complications associated with vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected adults in New York City, NY
Kwan CK, Eckhardt B, Baghdadi J, Aberg JA.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Jan 6.
- Hospital-based prevalence of malaria and dengue in febrile patients in Bangladesh
Faruque LI, Zaman RU, Alamgir AS, Gurley ES, Haque R, Rahman M, Luby SP.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):58-64.
- Trends in clinical diagnoses of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians, 2001-2008
Folkema AM, Holman RC, McQuiston JH, Cheek JE.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):152-8.
- A cluster of dengue cases in American missionaries returning from Haiti, 2010
Sharp TM, Pillai P, Hunsperger E, Santiago GA, Anderson T, Vap T, Collinson J, Buss BF, Safranek TJ, Sotir MJ, Jentes ES, Munoz-Jordan JL, Arguello DF.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):16-22.
- Tuberculin skin test conversions in hospital housekeepers
Jereb JA, Privett TD, Pearson ML.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Feb;16(2):279.
- Management of severe dengue
Gregory CJ, Tomashek KM.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan;13(1):125.
- Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) score among young children with respiratory infections in South Africa
Reed C, Madhi SA, Klugman KP, Kuwanda L, Ortiz JR, Finelli L, Fry AM.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(1):e27793.
- Prevalence of anti-dengue immunoglobulin G antibodies among American Red Cross blood donors in Puerto Rico, 2006
Mohammed H, Tomashek KM, Stramer SL, Hunsperger E.
Transfusion. 2012 Jan 8.
- Hyperparathyroidism and complications associated with vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected adults in New York City, NY
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
- Factors associated with inpatient mortality in a field hospital following the Haiti earthquake, January-May 2010
Dulski TM, Basavaraju SV, Hotz GA, Xu L, Selent MU, DeGennaro VA, Andrews D, Ford H, Coronado VG, Ginzburg E.
Am J Disaster Med. 2011 Sep-Oct;6(5):275-84.
- Perspectives on Haiti two years after the earthquake
Brown C, Ripp J, Kazura J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):5-6.
- Commentary on the combined disaster in Japan
Coleman CN, Whitcomb RC, Miller CW, Noska MA.
Radiat Res. 2012 Jan;177(1):15-7.
- Factors associated with inpatient mortality in a field hospital following the Haiti earthquake, January-May 2010
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Environmental Health
- Meeting report: mode(s) of action of asbestos and related mineral fibers
Gwinn MR, Devoney D, Jarabek AM, Sonawane B, Wheeler J, Weissman DN, Masten S, Thompson C.
Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Dec;119(12):1806-10.
- Meeting report: mode(s) of action of asbestos and related mineral fibers
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Epidemic assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involving American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1946-2005
Cheek JE, Hennessy TW, Redd JT, Cobb N, Bryan RT.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S89-96.
- Environmental- and injury-related epidemic-assistance investigations, 1946-2005
Falk H, Briss P.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S65-79.
- Afterword
Frieden TR.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S113-4.
- Epidemic Intelligence Service investigations of respiratory illness, 1946-2005
Hadler SC, Castro KG, Dowdle W, Hicks L, Noble G, Ridzon R.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S36-46.
- Vaccine-preventable diseases, immunizations, and the Epidemic Intelligence Service
Hinman AR, Orenstein WA, Schuchat A.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S16-22.
- Maternal and child health epidemic-assistance investigations, 1946-2005
Rochat RW, Heath CW, Chu SY, Marchbanks PA.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S80-8.
- Epidemic assistance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: role of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, 1946-2005
Thacker SB, Stroup DF, Sencer DJ.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S4-15.
- Overview of the impact of epidemic-assistance investigations of foodborne and other enteric disease outbreaks, 1946-2005
Wright AP, Gould LH, Mahon B, Sotir MJ, Tauxe RV.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1;174(11 Suppl):S23-35.
- Characteristics and spectrum of disease among ill returned travelers from pre- and post-earthquake Haiti: the GeoSentinel experience
Esposito DH, Han PV, Kozarsky PE, Walker PF, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Barnett ED, Libman M, McCarthy AE, Field V, Connor BA, Schwartz E, Macdonald S, Sotir MJ.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):23-28.
- Hepatitis A epidemiology goes global
Holmberg SD.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 11.
- Modelling tuberculosis trends in the USA
Hill AN, Becerra JE, Castro KG.
Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Jan 11:1-11.
- Central African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: building and strengthening regional workforce capacity in public health
Andze GO, Namsenmo N, Illunga BK, Kazambu D, Delissaint D, Kuaban C, Mbopi-Keou F, Gabsa W, Mulumba L, Bangamingo J, Ngulefac J, Dahlke M, Mukanga D, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: building and transforming the public health workforce
Mmbuji P, Mukanga D, Mghamba J, Ahly M, Mosha F, Azima S, Senga S, Moshiro C, Semali I, Rolle I, Wiktor S, McQueen S, McElroy P, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The genesis and evolution of the African Field Epidemiology Network
Mukanga D, Tshimanga M, Wurapa F, Binka F, Serwada D, Bazeyo W, Pariyo G, Wabwire-Mangen F, Gitta S, Chungong S, Trostle M, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The West Africa Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, a strategy to improve disease surveillance and epidemic control in West Africa
Mutabaruka E, Sawadogo M, Tarnagda Z, Ouedraogo L, Sangare L, Ousmane B, Ndjakani Y, Namusisi O, Mukanga D, Evering-Watley M, Hounton S, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The Rwanda Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: training skilled disease detectives
Ntahobakurira I, Antara S, Galgalo .B, Kakoma JB, Karema C, Nyatanyi T, Theogene R, Mukabayire O, Lowrance D, Raghunathan P, Ayebazibwe N, Mukanga D, Nsubuga P, Binagwaho A.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The African Field Epidemiology Network - networking for effective field epidemiology capacity building and service delivery
Sheba GN, Mukanga D, Babirye R, Dahlke M, Tshimanga M, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- The Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Case Registry: a method to improve surveillance
Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Camperlengo LT, Kim SY, Covington T.
Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 9.
- Epidemic assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involving American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1946-2005
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Genetics and Genomics
- Single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of the CD209 gene is associated with human predisposition to severe forms of tick-borne encephalitis
Barkhash AV, Perelygin AA, Babenko VN, Brinton MA, Voevoda MI.
Antiviral Res. 2012 Jan;93(1):64-8.
- Single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of the CD209 gene is associated with human predisposition to severe forms of tick-borne encephalitis
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Prevalence estimates of health risk behaviors of immigrant Latino men who have sex with men
Rhodes SD, McCoy TP, Hergenrather KC, Vissman AT, Wolfson M, Alonzo J, Bloom FR, Alegria-Ortega J, Eng E.
J Rural Health. 2012 Jan;28(1):73-83.
- Prevalence estimates of health risk behaviors of immigrant Latino men who have sex with men
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Need for oversight and standardization of HIV screening for living organ donors
Al-Samarrai T, Gounder P, Bernard MA, Shepard CW.
Am J Transplant. 2012 Jan 6.
- Need for oversight and standardization of HIV screening for living organ donors
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Healthcare Economics
- Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthy working-age adults: a review of economic evaluations
Gatwood J, Meltzer MI, Messonnier M, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Balkrishnan R, Prosser LA.
Drugs. 2012 Jan 1;72(1):35-48.
- Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthy working-age adults: a review of economic evaluations
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Immunity and Immunization
- Impact of vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b with and without a booster dose on meningitis in four South American countries
Garcia S, Lagos R, Munoz A, Picon T, Rosa R, Alfonso A, Abriata G, Gentile A, Romanin V, Regueira M, Chiavetta L, Agudelo CI, Castaneda E, De la Hoz F, Higuera AB, Arce P, Cohen AL, Verani J, Zuber P, Gabastou JM, Pastor D, Flannery B, Andrus J.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 5;30(2):486-92.
- Vaccination coverage in Haiti: results from the 2009 national survey
Rainey JJ, Lacapere F, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Mung K, Magloire R, Kananda G, Cadet JR, Lee CE, Chamouillet H, Luman E.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 3.
- Health-related quality of life in the anthrax vaccination program for workers in the laboratory response network
Stewart B, Zhang Y, Rose Jr CE, Tokars JI, Martin SW, Franzke LH, McNeil MM.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 6.
- Invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype b ten years after routine vaccination, South Africa, 2003-2009
von Gottberg A, Cohen C, Whitelaw A, Chhagan M, Flannery B, Cohen AL, de Gouveia L, Plessis MD, Madhi SA, Klugman KP.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 11;30(3):565-571.
- Impact of vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b with and without a booster dose on meningitis in four South American countries
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Laboratory Sciences
- Apaf-1 deficiency confers resistance to ultraviolet-induced apoptosis in mouse embryonic fibroblasts by disrupting reactive oxygen species amplification production and mitochondrial pathway
Feng R, Han J, Ziegler J, Yang M, Castranova V.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Dec 21.
- Comparison of DNA extraction methodologies used for assessing fungal diversity via ITS sequencing
Rittenour WR, Park JH, Cox-Ganser JM, Beezhold DH, Green BJ.
J Environ Monit. 2012 Jan 9.
- Public health laboratory systems development in East Africa through training in laboratory management and field epidemiology
Mosha F, Oundo J, Mukanga D, Njenga K, Nsubuga P.
Pan Afr Med J. 2011 Dec;10(Suppl 1).
- International collaborative proficiency study of Human Papillomavirus type 16 serology
Eklund C, Unger ER, Nardelli-Haefliger D, Zhou T, Dillner J.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 5;30(2):294-9.
- Reproducibility of serology assays for pandemic influenza H1N1: collaborative study to evaluate a candidate WHO International Standard
Wood JM, Major D, Heath A, Newman RW, Hoschler K, Stephenson I, Clark T, Katz JM, Zambon MC.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 5;30(2):210-7.
- Apaf-1 deficiency confers resistance to ultraviolet-induced apoptosis in mouse embryonic fibroblasts by disrupting reactive oxygen species amplification production and mitochondrial pathway
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Maternal and Child Health
- Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring and its relationship to neonatal and infant mortality in the United States
Klebanoff MA, Branum AM, Schoendorf KC, Lynch CD.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;206(1):e18-9.
- Association between parental nativity and autism spectrum disorder among US-born non-Hispanic white and Hispanic children, 2007 National Survey of Children's Health
Schieve LA, Boulet SL, Blumberg SJ, Kogan MD, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Boyle CA, Visser SN, Rice C.
Disabil Health J. 2012 Jan;5(1):18-25.
- Attitudes toward newborn screening for cytomegalovirus infection
Din ES, Brown CJ, Grosse SD, Wang C, Bialek SR, Ross DS, Cannon MJ.
Pediatrics. 2011 Dec;128(6):e1434-42.
- Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring and its relationship to neonatal and infant mortality in the United States
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Lung cancer risk among construction workers in California, 1988-2007
Calvert GM, Luckhaupt S, Lee SJ, Cress R, Schumacher P, Shen R, Tak S, Deapen D.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jan 11.
- Identification of diacetyl substitutes at a microwave popcorn production plant
Boylstein R.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Feb;9(2):D33-4.
- Association between cumulative fiber exposure and respiratory outcomes among Libby vermiculite workers
Larson TC, Antao VC, Bove FJ, Cusack C.
J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jan;54(1):56-63.
- Occupational health and safety surveillance and research using workers' compensation data
Utterback DF, Schnorr TM, Silverstein BA, Spieler EA, Leamon TB, Amick BC.
J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jan 10.
- Lung cancer risk among construction workers in California, 1988-2007
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- An evaluation of sound restoration hearing protection devices and audibility issues in mining
Azman A, Hudak R.
Noise Control Eng J. 2011 ;59(6):622-630.
- Analysis of a mechanism suspension to reduce noise from horizontal vibrating screens
Yantek D, Lowe MJ.
Noise Control Eng J. 2011 ;59(6):568-580.
- An evaluation of sound restoration hearing protection devices and audibility issues in mining
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Parasitic Diseases
- The increase of imported malaria acquired in Haiti among US travelers in 2010
Agarwal A, McMorrow M, Arguin PM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):9-10.
- Epidemiological assessment of continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa
Joseph H, Maiava F, Naseri T, Silva U, Lammie P, Melrose W.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2011 December;105(8):567-578.
- Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and Cryptosporidium pestis: which name is valid?
Xiao L, Ryan UM, Fayer R, Bowman DD, Zhang L.
Exp Parasitol. 2012 Jan 2.
- The increase of imported malaria acquired in Haiti among US travelers in 2010
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Reproductive Health
- Peripartum hysterectomy in the United States: nationwide 14 year experience
Bateman BT, Mhyre JM, Callaghan WM, Kuklina EV.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;206(1):63 e1-8.
- Assisted reproductive technology program reporting
Kissin DM, Jamieson DJ, Barfield WD.
JAMA. 2011 Dec 21;306(23):2564; author reply 2564-5.
- Peripartum hysterectomy in the United States: nationwide 14 year experience
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Vital Statistics
- Deaths: preliminary data for 2010
Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD.
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2012 Jan 11;60(4):1-69.
- Deaths: preliminary data for 2010
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Injury and Violence
- Mopeds: the legal loophole for repeat driving while intoxicated offenders
Brintzenhoff RA, Christmas AB, Braxton VG, Janulis KE, Huynh TT, Sing RF.
Am J Surg. 2011 Dec;202(6):697-700; discussion 700.
- Sustained decreases in risk exposure and youth problem behaviors after installation of the Communities That Care prevention system in a randomized trial
Hawkins JD, Oesterle S, Brown EC, Monahan KC, Abbott RD, Arthur MW, Catalano RF.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Oct 3.
- Best practice elements of multilevel suicide prevention strategies
van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Sarchiapone M, Postuvan V, Volker D, Roskar S, Grum AT, Carli V, et al.
Crisis. 2011 Jan 1;32(6):319-33.
- An overview of alcohol testing and interpretation in the 21st century
Kelly AT, Mozayani A.
J Pharm Pract. 2012 Jan 3.
- When evidence is not enough: the challenge of implementing fall prevention strategies
Fixsen D, Scott V, Blase K, Naoom S, Wagar L.
J Safety Res. 2011 Dec;42(6):419-22.
- Alcohol use by pedestrians who are struck by motor vehicles: how drinking influences behaviors, medical management, and outcomes
Dultz LA, Frangos S, Foltin G, Marr M, Simon R, Bholat O, Levine DA, et al.
J Trauma. 2011 Nov;71(5):1252-7.
- Impact of Connecticut's graduated driver licensing system on teenage motor vehicle crash rates
Rogers SC, Bentley GC, Campbell B, Borrup K, Saleheen H, Wang Z, Lapidus G.
J Trauma. 2011 Nov;71(5 Suppl 2):S527-30.
- Male perpetration of teen dating violence: associations with neighborhood violence involvement, gender attitudes, and perceived peer and neighborhood norms
Reed E, Silverman JG, Raj A, Decker MR, Miller E.
J Urban Health. 2011 Apr;88(2):226-39.
- Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countries
Gilbert R, Fluke J, O'Donnell M, Gonzalez-Izquierdo A, Brownell M, Gulliver P, Janson S, et al.
Lancet. 2011 Dec 8.
- Evaluation of Green Dot: an active bystander intervention to reduce sexual violence on college campuses
Coker AL, Cook-Craig PG, Williams CM, Fisher BS, Clear ER, Garcia LS, Hegge LM.
Violence Against Women. 2011 Jun;17(6):777-96.
- Mopeds: the legal loophole for repeat driving while intoxicated offenders
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Vital signs: binge drinking prevalence, frequency, and intensity among adults - United States, 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jan 13;61(1):14-9.
- Vital signs: binge drinking prevalence, frequency, and intensity among adults - United States, 2010
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Environmental Health
- Air pollution and incidence of hypertension and diabetes in African American women living in Los Angeles
Coogan PF, White LF, Jerrett M, Brook RD, Su JG, Seto E, Burnett R, Palmer JR, Rosenberg L.
Circulation. 2012 Jan 4.
- Air pollution and incidence of hypertension and diabetes in African American women living in Los Angeles
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Vital Statistics
- Deaths: preliminary data for 2010
Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD.
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2012 Jan 11;60(4):1-69.
- Deaths: preliminary data for 2010
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