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Autor:
Hao Xiang, Kristen J Mertz, Vincent C Arena, Luann L Brink, Xiaohui Xu, Yongyi Bi, Evelyn O Talbott
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 4, p e61168 (2013)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: High concentrations of air pollutants have been linked to increased incidence of stroke in North America and Europe but not yet assessed in mainland China. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between stroke
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/afc720b93aa24f01a4feb105819ae42d
Autor:
Maria M. Brooks, Kristen J. Mertz, Eric R. Peterson, Janet E. Stout, Lee H. Harrison, Lauren T. Orkis, Sharon K. Greene
Publikováno v:
Epidemiology and Infection
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) incidence in the USA has quadrupled since 2000. Health departments must detect LD outbreaks quickly to identify and remediate sources. We tested the performance of a system to prospectively detect simulated LD outbreaks i
Autor:
Janet E. Stout, Lee H. Harrison, Kyle Bibby, Lauren T. Orkis, Maria M. Brooks, Kristen J. Mertz
Publikováno v:
International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 221(5)
Background Most Legionnaires’ disease in the US and abroad is community-acquired and believed to be sporadic, or non-outbreak associated. Most patients are exposed to numerous water sources, thus making it difficult to focus environmental investiga
Publikováno v:
Journal of Forensic Sciences. 59:1583-1585
Drugs contributing to overdose deaths are listed on death certificates, but their validity is rarely studied. To assess the accuracy of "morphine" and "codeine" listings on death certificates for unintentional overdose deaths in Allegheny County, PA,
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 39:15-24
Methods: Data on participants enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) from 1970 through 1989 who responded to questions on falls on the 1990 follow-up survey were analyzed in 2008 -2009. The percentage of participants reporting at l
Autor:
Trevor J. Orchard, Maria M. Brooks, Allison Longenberger, Jennifer S. Brach, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Kristen J. Mertz, Jeong Youn Lim
Publikováno v:
Future HIV Therapy. 2:539-549
Aim: To investigate the association between self-reported physical function (as a surrogate for physical activity) and diabetes mellitus (DM) and insulin resistance (IR) among HIV-positive and -negative men. Method: A total of 384 HIV-negative and 27
Autor:
Kristen J. Mertz, Harold B. Weiss
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Public Health. 98:1464-1467
To evaluate the 2003 repeal of Pennsylvania’s motorcycle helmet law, we assessed changes in helmet use and compared motorcycle-related head injuries with non-head injuries from 2001–2002 to 2004–2005. Helmet use among riders in crashes decrease
Autor:
Kristen J, Mertz, Jeanine M, Buchanich, Terri L, Washington, Elizabeth A, Irvin-Barnwell, Donald V, Woytowitz, Roy E, Smith
Publikováno v:
Journal of registry management. 42(1)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) has been reportable to the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry (PCR) since the 1980s, but the completeness of reporting is unknown. This study assessed CML reporting in eastern Pennsylvania where a cluster of another myelo
Autor:
William C. Levine, Lyn Finelli, Geoff P. Garnett, Michael E. St. Louis, Stuart M. Berman, Kristen J. Mertz, Russell C. Mognoni, Martin Fishbein
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 27:201-207
Although the national rate of gonorrhea declined 68% from 1975 to 1995, rates remain high in many inner-city areas. In 1995, the gonorrhea rate in Newark, NJ, was five times the US rate.To determine factors associated with acquisition of gonorrhea by
Autor:
Michael E. St. Louis, Irene E. Dyer, James Reynolds, David L. Trees, Jane R. Schwebke, William C. Levine, Judith A. O'Donnell, James Dickes, Kristen J. Mertz, Judith B. Weiss, Martin Goldberg, Donata Green, Don Hutcheson, Richard Knaup, James Novotny, Billy Litchfield, Stephen A. Morse, Gary A. Richwald, Joel S. Lewis, Isaac B. Weisfuse, Romina Kee, Kevin Pettus
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 178:1795-1798
To determine the etiology of genital ulcers and to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in ulcer patients in 10 US cities, ulcer and serum specimens were collected from approximately 50 ulcer patients at a sexually tr