Epidemiologic Studies
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

From biological anthropology to applied public health: epidemiological approaches to the study of infectious disease.

30 Aug 2009 This article describes two large, multisite infectious disease programs: the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC) and the Emerging Infections Programs (EIPs). The links between biological anthropology and applied public health are ... Read more...

Nutrition and colon cancer prevention.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In spite of improvements in care of colon cancer patients, prevention may enable potential patients to avoid cancer therapy. Although screening is direct and effective, dietary modification or low-risk chemopreventive agents might ... Read more...

Birth weight as a risk factor for breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 18 epidemiological studies.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Birth weight has been identified as a birth-related factor associated with the risk of breast cancer. However, the evidence is inconsistent. METHODS: To investigate the association between birth weight and breast cancer, we conducted a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Epidemiologic Studies'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Introduction to special section: epidemiology of the rheumatic diseases. 13 Oct 2009
• PRISMAtic reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. 8 Oct 2009
• Editorial: Breathing new life into pneumonia epidemiology. 2 Oct 2009
• How can the specialty establish a standard of care? 29 Sep 2009
• From biological anthropology to applied public health: epidemiological approaches to the study of infectious disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Nutrition and colon cancer prevention. 30 Aug 2009
• Regarding Cardiac disease patterns in northern Malawi: epidemiologic transition perspective. 6 Aug 2009
• Birth weight as a risk factor for breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 18 epidemiological studies. 30 Jul 2009
• The relationship between self-reported history of endodontic therapy and coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. 30 Jul 2009
• Dementia, ethnicity, and culture. 30 Jul 2009
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of molecular epidemiological studies of tuberculosis: development of a new tool to aid interpretation. 30 Jul 2009
• Biostatistics. 30 Jul 2009
• Effectiveness of screening preschool children for amblyopia: a systematic review. 14 Jul 2009
• Seropositive myasthenia gravis: a nationwide epidemiologic study. 12 Jul 2009
• Reporting genetic association studies: the STREGA statement. 9 Jul 2009
• The effect of physical characteristics and field position on the shoulder and elbow injuries of 490 baseball players: confirmation of diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging. 29 Jun 2009
• The Oral HIV/AIDS Research Alliance: updated case definitions of oral disease endpoints. 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of genistein aglycone on cancer and cancer risk: a review of in vitro, preclinical, and clinical studies. 29 Jun 2009
• Metabolic profiling and population screening of analgesic usage in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based large-scale epidemiologic studies. 29 Jun 2009
• Surveying food and beverage liking: a tool for epidemiological studies to connect chemosensation with health outcomes. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Epidemiologic Studies'

Definition: Studies designed to examine associations, commonly, hypothesized causal relations. They are usually concerned with identifying or measuring the effects of risk factors or exposures. The common types of analytic study are CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; and CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES.

Descriptor UI: D016021

Alternative terms: Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiological Studies; Epidemiological Study; Studies, Epidemiological; Study, Epidemiological; Studies, Epidemiologic; Epidemiologic Study; Study, Epidemiologic;

Tree Number: E05.318.760.500; N05.715.360.775.175; N06.850.520.450.500;

History Note: 98; use explode 1990-97

Technical Notes: exam & anal of data leading to epidemiol conclusions: differentiate from EPIDEMIOLOGY, the specialty; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: EPIDEMIOL STUDIES