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What Do North American Babies Hear? A large-scale cross-corpus analysis.
(Developmental science, 2019-01)
A range of demographic variables influences how much speech young children hear. However,
because studies have used vastly different sampling methods, quantitative comparison
of interlocking demographic effects has been ...
Too much time? Time use and fertility-specific quality of life among men and women seeking specialty care for infertility.
(BMC psychology, 2019-07-09)
BACKGROUND:There are known gender differences in the impacts infertility has on quality
of life and well-being. Less is known about how infertile couples spend time on fertility-related
tasks and associations with quality ...
Constraint and trade-offs regulate energy expenditure during childhood.
(Science advances, 2019-12-18)
Children's metabolic energy expenditure is central to evolutionary and epidemiological
frameworks for understanding variation in human phenotype and health. Nonetheless,
the impact of a physically active lifestyle and heavy ...
Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in an urban Brazilian city: A cross-sectional survey.
(PloS one, 2019-01)
BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence is a global health burden that disproportionately
affects women and their health outcomes. Women in Brazil are also affected by interpersonal
violence. We aimed to estimate the lifetime ...
Differential prevalence and geographic distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in acute and chronic hepatitis C patients in Vietnam.
(PloS one, 2019-01)
BACKGROUND:The highest burden of disease from hepatitis C virus (HCV) is found in
Southeast Asia, but our understanding of the epidemiology of infection in many heavily
burdened countries is still limited. In particular, ...
Intraspecific variation in semicircular canal morphology-A missing element in adaptive scenarios?
(American journal of physical anthropology, 2019-01)
OBJECTIVES:Recent evidence suggests that the amount of intraspecific variation in
semicircular canal morphology may, itself, be evidence for varying levels of selection
related to locomotor demands. To determine the extent ...
Trends in Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis and Heart Valve Surgery, 2007 to 2017: A Study of Statewide Discharge Data.
(Annals of internal medicine, 2019-01)
Background:Drug use-associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) is increasing as a
result of the opioid epidemic. Infective endocarditis may require valve surgery, but
surgical treatment of DUA-IE has invoked controversy, ...
Prevalence and patterns of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder among primary care patients who use tobacco.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019-01)
BACKGROUND:Current data suggest that opioid misuse or opioid use disorder (OUD) may
be over represented among tobacco users. However, this association remains understudied
in primary care settings. A better understanding ...
The distribution of cardiac diagnostic testing for acute coronary syndrome in the Brazilian healthcare system: A national geospatial evaluation of health access.
(PloS one, 2019-01-10)
BACKGROUND:Little is known about the utilization of cardiac diagnostic testing in
Brazil and how such testing is related with local rates of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS)-related mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using data ...
Discharge against medical advice from hospitalizations for substance use disorders: The potential impact of the Affordable Care Act.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019-04)
OBJECTIVES:To explore whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enactment is associated
with changes in the proportion of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalizations
due to substance use disorders (SUDs). ...