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Performance of Screening Ultrasound as an Adjunct to Screening Mammography in Women Across the Spectrum of Breast Cancer Risk
(American Medical Association, 2019-03-18)Importance: Whole-breast ultrasound has been advocated to supplement screening mammography to improve outcomes in women with dense breasts. Objective: To determine the performance of screening mammography plus screening ... -
Risk analysis beyond vulnerability and resilience - characterizing the defensibility of critical systems
(Elsevier, 2019)A common problem in risk analysis is to characterize the overall security of a system of valuable assets (e.g., government buildings or communication hubs), and to suggest measures to mitigate any hazards or security ... -
Injection-Related Risk Behavior and Engagement in Outreach, Intervention and Prevention Services Across 20 US Cities
(2017-07-01)BACKGROUND: Monitoring the effects of HIV prevention efforts on risk behaviors among persons who inject drugs is a key to inform prevention programs and policy. METHODS: Using data from the 2012 National HIV Behavioral ... -
Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment to study mood and risk behavior among young people who inject drugs
(Elsevier, 2018-04-16)AIMS: To test the acceptability and feasibility of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mood and injection risk behavior among young people who inject drugs (PWID), using mobile phones. METHODS: Participants were ... -
Long Anterior Lens Zonules and Intraocular Pressure
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2018-04)Purpose: To investigate the relation between intraocular pressure (IOP) and the idiopathic long anterior zonule (LAZ) trait. -
Vocational Rehabilitation of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities: A Propensity-Score Matched Study
(Springer Verlag, 2016-01)Objective To investigate the employment outcomes of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for youth with disabilities in a targeted, enhanced, and contract-based secondary transition program as compared to the traditional ... -
Risk Factors for Failure of Individuals with Disabilities to Enter Vocational Rehabilitation Services
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-11-16)Purpose: To investigate the risk factors for failure of individuals with disabilities to enter the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program, including the cases where they had been formally accepted but were yet to receive ... -
Racial disparity in survival from estrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer: implications for reducing breast cancer mortality disparities
(Springer Verlag, 2017-03-01)Introduction Non-Latina black breast cancer patients experience a shorter survival from breast cancer than their non-Latina white counterparts. We compared breast cancer-specific survival for the subset of black and white ... -
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Mortality in HIV-Infected HAART Users in the Women's Interagency HIV Study
(Public Library of Science, 2015-12-01)Background Early HIV studies suggested protective associations of overweight against mortality, yet data are lacking for the era of potent highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We evaluated associations of pre-HAART ... -
Agent-based model forecasts aging of the population of people who inject drugs in metropolitan chicago and changing prevalence of Hepatitis C infections
(Public Library of Science, 2015-09-30)People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for blood-borne pathogens transmitted during the sharing of contaminated injection equipment, particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV prevalence is influenced by a complex ... -
Agricultural crop density and risk of childhood cancer in the midwestern United States: an ecologic study
(BioMed Central, 2015-10-15)Background: There is limited evidence for an association between agricultural pesticide exposure and certain types of childhood cancers. Numerous studies have evaluated exposure to pesticides and childhood cancer and found ... -
DNA methylation and hormone receptor status in breast cancer.
(BioMed Central, 2016-02-16)BACKGROUND: We examined whether differences in tumor DNA methylation were associated with more aggressive hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in an ethnically diverse group of patients in the Breast Cancer Care in ... -
Measuring Prevalence and Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among Young Sexually Active Men in Kisumu, Kenya
(Springer Verlag, 2013-03)Our objectives were to: 1) compare multiple measures of partnership concurrency, including the UNAIDS-recommended definition and 2) describe the prevalence and correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships among young ... -
The Long Term Efficacy of Medical Male Circumcision against HIV Acquisition
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-07)BACKGROUND:: In three randomized trials, medical male circumcision (MMC) reduced HIV acquisition in heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa by approximately 60%, after 21-24 months of follow-up. We estimated the 72-month ... -
Mammogram image quality as a potential contributor to disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis: an observational study
(BioMed Central, 2013-04)Background: In an ongoing study of racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis, we consented patients to allow us to review their mammogram images, in order to examine the potential role of mammogram image ... -
The Vaginal Microbiota over an 8- to 10-Year Period in a Cohort of HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women
(Public Library of Science, 2015-02-12)BACKGROUND: We identified predominant vaginal microbiota communities, changes over time, and how this varied by HIV status and other factors in a cohort of 64 women. METHODS: Bacterial DNA was extracted from reposited ... -
PEI Screener
(2014-05-15)Use this screening instrument to select participants most likely to benefit from peer education intervention (PEI). -
Investigating Ocular Dimensions in African Americans With Long Anterior Zonules
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-06)Purpose: To investigate ocular dimensions in African Americans with the long anterior zonule (LAZ) trait. Methods: A total of 61 African American LAZ subjects and 61 age-matched, race-matched, and sex-matched controls ... -
Efficacy of a Food Safety Comic Book on Knowledge and Self-Reported Behavior for Persons Living with AIDS
(Public Library of Science, 2013-10)INTRODUCTION: Persons living with AIDS are highly vulnerable to foodborne enteric infections with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. Educational materials about foodborne enteric infections intended ... -
Forgotten Ureteral Stents: Who’s at Risk?
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-08)The sequelae from forgotten stents carry significant morbidity and costs. In this study, we attempt to identify potential risk factors that may make patients less likely to follow up for stent removal so that more effective ...
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