Browsing by Subject "Data Collection"
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An Atlas of Genetic Variation Linking Pathogen-Induced Cellular Traits to Human Disease.
(Cell host & microbe, 2018-08)Pathogens have been a strong driving force for natural selection. Therefore, understanding how human genetic differences impact infection-related cellular traits can mechanistically link genetic variation to disease ... -
Association between DNA damage response and repair genes and risk of invasive serous ovarian cancer.
(PLoS One, 2010-04-08)BACKGROUND: We analyzed the association between 53 genes related to DNA repair and p53-mediated damage response and serous ovarian cancer risk using case-control data from the North Carolina Ovarian Cancer Study (NCOCS), ... -
Burning a hole in the budget: tobacco spending and its crowd-out of other goods.
(Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 2004)Smoking is an expensive habit. Smoking households spend, on average, more than $US1000 annually on cigarettes. When a family member quits, in addition to the former smoker's improved long-term health, families benefit because ... -
Caregivers of people with neurodegenerative diseases: profile and unmet needs from a population-based survey in South Australia.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-06)INTRODUCTION: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are characterized by progressive decline and loss of function, requiring considerable third-party care. NDD carers report low quality of life and high caregiver burden. Despite ... -
Concurrent use of methamphetamine, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, GHB, and flunitrazepam among American youths.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2006-09)The magnitude and the characteristics of the use of methamphetamine, MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide), ketamine, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), and flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) were examined in a probability ... -
Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States.
(Journal of interpersonal violence, 2012-07)Weapon-related violence, especially the use of handguns, among adolescents is a serious public health concern. Using public-use data file from the adolescent sample (N = 17,842) in the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and ... -
Cost of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.
(J Health Econ, 1991-07)The research and development costs of 93 randomly selected new chemical entities (NCEs) were obtained from a survey of 12 U.S.-owned pharmaceutical firms. These data were used to estimate the pre-tax average cost of new ... -
Establishing a regional, multisite database for quality improvement and service planning in community-based palliative care and hospice.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-08)BACKGROUND: Outpatient palliative care, an evolving delivery model, seeks to improve continuity of care across settings and to increase access to services in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM). It can provide a critical ... -
Experience rating: does it make sense for medical malpractice insurance?
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Genomics research: world survey of public funding.
(BMC Genomics, 2008-10-10)BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, genomics has evolved as a scientific research discipline. Genomics research was fueled initially by government and nonprofit funding sources, later augmented by private research and ... -
High prevalence of substance use disorders among adolescents who use marijuana and inhalants.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2005-04)BACKGROUND: We examined the association between the use of inhalants, marijuana, and other drugs and recent DSM-IV substance use disorders among adolescents aged 12-17 years. METHODS: Data were drawn from 2000 to 2001 National ... -
Illicit cigarette consumption and government revenue loss in Indonesia.
(Global Health, 2014-11-19)BACKGROUND: Illicit cigarettes comprise more than 11% of tobacco consumption and 17% of consumption in low- and middle-income countries. Illicit cigarettes, defined as those that evade taxes, lower consumer prices, threaten ... -
Institutional review boards' use and understanding of certificates of confidentiality.
(PloS one, 2012-01)Certificates of Confidentiality, issued by agencies of the U.S. government, are regarded as an important tool for meeting ethical and legal obligations to safeguard research participants' privacy and confidentiality. By ... -
Medical cost trajectories and onsets of cancer and noncancer diseases in US elderly population.
(Comput Math Methods Med, 2011)Time trajectories of medical costs-associated with onset of twelve aging-related cancer and chronic noncancer diseases were analyzed using the National Long-Term Care Survey data linked to Medicare Service Use files. A special ... -
Methodologic and statistical approaches to studying human fertility and environmental exposure.
(Environ Health Perspect, 2004-01)Although there has been growing concern about the effects of environmental exposures on human fertility, standard epidemiologic study designs may not collect sufficient data to identify subtle effects while properly adjusting ... -
Outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with I-cell disease.
(Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2014-11)Mucolipidosis type II (MLII), or I-cell disease, is a rare but severe disorder affecting localization of enzymes to the lysosome, generally resulting in death before the 10th birthday. Although hematopoietic stem ... -
Point-of-Care Laboratory Data Collection During Critical Care Transport.
(Air medical journal, 2021-01)<h4>Objective</h4>Critical care transport involves a high level of intensive clinical care in a resource-limited environment. These patients require multiple assessments guiding specialty treatments, including blood product ... -
Prevalence and predictors of HIV-related stigma among institutional- and community-based caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children living in five less-wealthy countries.
(BMC Public Health, 2010-08-19)BACKGROUND: In the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has contributed to the dramatic increase in orphans and abandoned children (OAC) worldwide, caregiver attitudes about HIV, and HIV-related stigma, are two attributes ... -
Researcher practices on returning genetic research results.
(Genet Test Mol Biomarkers, 2010-12)BACKGROUND/AIMS: as genetic and genomic research proliferates, debate has ensued about returning results to participants. In addition to consideration of the benefits and harms to participants, researchers must also consider ... -
Returns to R&D on new drug introductions in the 1980s.
(J Health Econ, 1994-12)This study finds that the mean IRR for 1980-84 U.S. new drug introductions is 11.1%, and the mean NPV is 22 million (1990 dollars). The distribution of returns is highly skewed. The results are robust to plausible changes ...
