Issue 4, August 23, 2009

Vol. 1, Issue: 4, 8/23/09

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring novel H1N1 influenza, genetics and genomics, and health risk and communications)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Relation of body mass index and skinfold thicknesses to cardiovascular disease risk factors in children: the Bogalusa Heart Study
        Freedman D, Katzmarzyk P, Dietz W, Srinivasan S, Berenson G.
        Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jul;90(1):210-6.
        
     2. GHb level and subsequent mortality among adults in the U.S
        Saydah S, Tao M, Imperatore G, Gregg E.
        Diabetes Care. 2009 Aug;32(8):1440-6.
        
     3. Blood pressure control among persons without and with chronic kidney disease: US trends and risk factors 1999-2006
        Plantinga LC, Miller ER, Stevens LA, Saran R, Messer K, Flowers N, Geiss L, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team.
        Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):47-56.
        
     4. Predictors of insulin regimens and impact on outcomes in youth with type 1 diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study
        Paris CA, Imperatore G, Klingensmith G, Petitti D, Rodriguez B, Anderson AM, Schwartz ID, Standiford DA, Pihoker C.
        J Pediatr. 2009 Aug;155(2):183-9 e1.
        
     5. Expanding the public health research agenda for ovarian cancer
        Trivers KF, Stewart SL, Peipins L, Rim SH, White MC.
        J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Sep;18(9):1299-305.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     6. Use of animal models to understand the pandemic potential of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses
        Belser JA, Szretter KJ, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
        Adv Virus Res. 2009 ;73:55-97.
        
     7. HIV testing factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV-infected persons from eighteen states, United States, 2000-2004
        Reed JB, Hanson D, McNaghten AD, Bertolli J, Teshale E, Gardner L, Sullivan P.
        AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Sep;23(9):765-73.
        
     8. Description of a large island-wide outbreak of dengue in Puerto Rico, 2007
        Tomashek KM, Rivera A, Munoz-Jordan JL, Hunsperger E, Santiago L, Padro O, Garcia E, Sun W.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):467-74.
        
     9. Typhoid fever in the United States, 1999-2006
        Lynch MF, Blanton EM, Bulens S, Polyak C, Vojdani J, Stevenson J, Medalla F, Barzilay E, Joyce K, Barrett T, Mintz ED.
        JAMA. 2009 Aug 26;302(8):859-65.
        
     10. Trends in incidence of late-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonatal intensive care units: data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, 1995-2004
         Lessa FC, Edwards JR, Fridkin SK, Tenover FC, Horan TC, Gorwitz RJ.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jul;28(7):577-81.
         
     11. Infection with community-onset Staphylococcus aureus and influenza virus in hospitalized children
         Reed C, Kallen AJ, Patton M, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Hageman J, Finelli L.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jul;28(7):572-6.
         
     12. Site factors may be more important than participant factors in explaining HIV test acceptance in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Kenya, 2005
         Anand A, Shiraishi RW, Sheikh AA, Marum LH, Bolu O, Mutsotso W, Sabin K, Ayisi R, Diaz T.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Oct;14(10):1215-9.
         

   • Environmental Health

     13. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health: 2004-2007
         Habash RW, Elwood JM, Krewski D, Lotz WG, McNamee JP, Prato FS.
         J Toxicol Env Health-Pt b-Crit Rev. 2009 ;12(4):250-288.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     14. Reevaluating the need for concern regarding noncoverage bias in landline surveys
         Blumberg SJ, Luke JV.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 Oct;99(10):1806-10.
         
     15. Infectious disease hospitalizations in the United States
         Christensen K, Holman R, Steiner C, Sejvar J, Stoll B, Schonberger L.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 1;49(7):1025-35.
         
     16. Disparities in tuberculosis between Asian/Pacific Islanders and non-Hispanic Whites, United States, 1993-2006
         Manangan L, Elmore K, Lewis B, Pratt R, Armstrong L, Davison J, Santibanez S, Heetderks A, Robison V, Lee V, Navin T.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Sep;13(9):1077-85.
         
     17. Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in the US household population aged 18-49 years: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006
         McQuillan GM, Kruszon-Moran D, Granade T, Feldman JW.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jan;53(1):117-23.
         
     18. Childhood overweight prevalence in the United States: the impact of parent-reported height and weight
         Akinbami L, Ogden C.
         Obesity. 2009 Aug;17(8):1574-80.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     19. Genetic variability of wild-type measles viruses, circulating in the Russian Federation during the implementation of the National Measles Elimination Program, 2003-2007
         Shulga SV, Rota PA, Kremer JR, Naumova MA, Muller CP, Tikhonova NT, Lopareva EN, Mamaeva TA, Tsvirkun OV, Mulders MN, Lipskaya GY, Gerasimova AG.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Jun;15(6):528-37.
         
     20. The NS1 protein of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus blocks host interferon and lipid metabolism pathways
         Billharz R, Zeng H, Proll SC, Korth MJ, Lederer S, Albrecht R, Goodman AG, Rosenzweig E, Tumpey TM, Garcia-Sastre A, Katze MG.
         J Virol. 2009 Oct;83(20):10557-70.
         
     21. Gene mapping and phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome from 30 single-stranded RNA male-specific coliphages (family Leviviridae)
         Friedman SD, Genthner FJ, Gentry J, Sobsey MD, Vinje J.
         J Virol. 2009 Nov;83(21):11233-43.
         

   • Global Health

     22. Increasing leadership capacity for HIV/AIDS programmes by strengthening public health epidemiology and management training in Zimbabwe
         Jones DS, Tshimanga M, Woelk G, Nsubuga P, Sunderland NL, Hader SL, St Louis ME.
         Hum Resour Health. 2009 ;7:69.
         
     23. Assessing the impact of a missed mass drug administration in Haiti
         Won KY, Beau de Rochars M, Kyelem D, Streit TG, Lammie PJ.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 ;3(8):e443.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     24. Knowledge of HIV status, sexual risk behaviors and contraceptive need among people living with HIV in Kenya and Malawi
         Anand A, Shiraishi RW, Bunnell RE, Jacobs K, Solehdin N, Abdul-Quader AS, Marum LH, Muttunga JN, Kamoto K, Aberle-Grasse JM, Diaz T.
         AIDS. 2009 Jul 31;23(12):1565-73.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     25. Difficulties in maintaining improved handwashing behavior, Karachi, Pakistan
         Luby SP, Agboatwalla M, Bowen A, Kenah E, Sharker Y, Hoekstra RM.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jul;81(1):140-5.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     26. Billing third party payers for vaccines: state and local health department perspectives
         Quintanilla C, Duncan L, Luther L.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Sep-Oct;15(5):E1-5.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     27. Stockpiling antiviral drugs for the next influenza pandemic
         Patel A, Gorman SE.
         Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Sep;86(3):241-3.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     28. Evaluation of institutional practices for prevention of phlebotomy-associated percutaneous injuries in hospital settings
         Knapp MB, Grytdal SP, Chiarello LA, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Zombeck A, Klein C, Warden B, Lyden J, Pearson ML.
         Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug;37(6):490-4.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     29. Instability of mercury in specimens of human urine for external quality assessment
         Taylor A, Jones RL, Leblanc A, Mazarrasa O, Lee MY, Parsons PJ, Patriarca M, Weber JP, Weykamp C.
         Accredit Qual Assur. 2009 Aug;14(8-9):461-6.
         
     30. An International comparison of the crystallinity of calibration materials for the analysis of respirable alpha-quartz using X-ray diffraction and a comparison with results from the infrared KBr disc method
         Stacey P, Kauffer E, Moulut JC, Dion C, Beauparlant M, Fernandez P, Key-Schwartz R, Friede B, Wake D.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2009 Aug;53(6):639-49.
         
     31. Evaluation of oral fluid enzyme immunoassay for confirmation of a positive rapid human immunodeficiency virus test result
         Wesolowski LG, Sanchez T, MacKellar DA, Branson BM, Ethridge SF, Constantine N, Ketema F, Sullivan PS.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Jul;16(7):1091-2.
         
     32. Rarely occurring 19A-like cps locus from a serotype 19F pneumococcal isolate indicates continued need of serology-based quality control for PCR-based serotype determinations
         Pimenta FC, Gertz RE, Roundtree A, Yu J, Nahm MH, McDonald RR, Carvalho Mda G, Beall BW.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2353-4.
         
     33. Aspergillus section Fumigati typing by PCR-restriction fragment polymorphism
         Staab JF, Balajee SA, Marr KA.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2079-83.
         
     34. Accuracy of commercial and reference susceptibility testing methods for detecting vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
         Swenson JM, Anderson KF, Lonsway DR, Thompson A, McAllister SK, Limbago BM, Carey RB, Tenover FC, Patel JB.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2013-7.
         
     35. Comparison of two multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis methods for molecular strain typing of human Brucella melitensis isolates from the Middle East
         Tiller RV, De BK, Boshra M, Huynh LY, Van Ert MN, Wagner DM, Klena J, Mohsen TS, El-Shafie SS, Keim P, Hoffmaster AR, Wilkins PP, Pimentel G.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2226-31.
         
     36. Pathogen profiling: rapid molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus by PCR/ESI-MS and correlation with phenotype
         Wolk DM, Blyn LB, Hall TA, Sampath R, Ranken R, Ivy C, Melton R, Matthews H, White N, Li F, Harpin V, Ecker DJ, Limbago B, McDougal LK, Wysocki VH, Cai M, Carroll KC.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct;47(10):129-37.
         
     37. Variability of urinary concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolite in general population and comparison of spot, first-morning, and 24-h void sampling
         Li Z, Romanoff LC, Lewin MD, Porter EN, Trinidad DA, Needham LL, Patterson DG, Sjodin A.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 26.
         
     38. Sequence diversity of the factor H binding protein vaccine candidate in epidemiologically relevant strains of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis
         Murphy E, Andrew L, Lee KL, Dilts DA, Nunez L, Fink PS, Ambrose K, Borrow R, Findlow J, Taha MK, Deghmane AE, Kriz P, Musilek M, Kalmusova J, Caugant DA, Alvestad T, Mayer LW, Sacchi CT, Wang X, Martin D, von Gottberg A, du Plessis M, Klugman KP, Anderson AS, Jansen KU, Zlotnick GW, Hoiseth SK.
         J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 1;200(3):379-89.
         
     39. Identification of a novel astrovirus (astrovirus VA1) associated with an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis
         Finkbeiner SR, Li Y, Ruone S, Conrardy C, Gregoricus N, Toney D, Virgin HW, Anderson LJ, Vinje J, Wang D, Tong S.
         J Virol. 2009 Oct;83(20):10836-9.
         
     40. Evaluation of tetramethylrhodamine and black hole quencher 1 labeled probes and five commercial amplification mixes in TaqMan real-time RT-PCR assays for respiratory pathogens
         Yang GP, Erdman DD, Tondella ML, Fields BS.
         J Virol Methods. 2009 Dec;162(1-2):288-90.
         
     41. Multicenter study of nucleic acid amplification tests for detection of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in children being evaluated for sexual abuse
         Black CM, Driebe EM, Howard LA, Fajman NN, Sawyer MK, Girardet RG, Sautter RL, Greenwald E, Beck-Sague CM, Unger ER, Igietseme JU, Hammerschlag MR.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jul;28(7):608-13.
         
     42. Binary weight-of-evidence evaluations of chemical interactions--15 years of experience
         Pohl HR, Mumtaz MM, Scinicariello F, Hansen H.
         Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2009 Aug;54(3):264-71.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     43. Multistate study of the epidemiology of clubfoot
         Parker SE, Mai CT, Strickland MJ, Olney RS, Rickard R, Marengo L, Wang Y, Hashmi SS, Meyer RE, National Birth Defects Prevention Network.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Nov;85(11):897-904.
         
     44. Prenatal smoking cessation and the risk of delivering preterm and small-for-gestational-age newborns
         Polakowski LL, Akinbami LJ, Mendola P.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;114(2, Part 1):318-325.
         
     45. An investigation of perinatal Hepatitis B virus infections among a high risk population: the delivery hospital as a safety net
         Fischer G, Wang S, Ahring S, Fowler K, Hainline S, Chinglong M, Jacques-Carroll L, Bell B, Williams I.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jul;28(7):593-7.
         

   • Mining

     46. Forecasting gob gas venthole production performances using intelligent computing methods for optimum methane control in longwall coal mines
         Karacan C.
         Int J Coal Geol. 2009 Sep;79(4):131-44.
         

   • Obituary

     47. Obituary: Paul Baron (1944-2009)
         Kulkarni P, Grinshpun SA, Turkevich LA, Schlecht PC, Birch ME, Willeke K.
         J Aerosol Sci. 2009 Sep;40(9):731-32.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     48. N-acetyl-S-(n-propyl)-l-cysteine in urine from workers exposed to 1-bromopropane in foam cushion spray adhesives
         Hanley KW, Petersen MR, Cheever KL, Luo L.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2009 Oct;53(7):759-69.
         
     49. Comparing three methods for evaluating impact wrench vibration emissions
         McDowell TW, Marcotte P, Warren C, Welcome DE, Dong RG.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2009 Aug;53(6):617-26.
         
     50. Effects of foot placement on postural stability of construction workers on stilts
         Pan CS, Chiou S, Kau TY, Bhattacharya A, Ammons D.
         Appl Ergon. 2009 Jul;40(4):781-9.
         
     51. Asthma and respiratory symptoms in hospital workers related to dampness and biological contaminants
         Cox-Ganser JM, Rao CY, Park JH, Schumpert JC, Kreiss K.
         Indoor Air. 2009 Aug;19(4):280-90.
         
     52. External L5-S1 joint moments when lifting wire mesh screen used to prevent rock falls in underground mines
         Gallagher S, Kotowski S, Davis KG, Mark C, Compton CJ, Huston RL, Connelly J.
         Int J Ind Ergon. 2009 Sept;39(5):828-34.
         
     53. Development of a noise metric for assessment of exposure risk to complex noises
         Zhu X, Kim JH, Song WJ, Murphy WJ, Song S.
         J Acoust Soc Am. 2009 Aug;126(2):703-12.
         
     54. Lumbar position sense with extreme lumbar angle
         Maduri A, Wilson SE.
         J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2009 Aug;19(4):607-13.
         
     55. Modeling the finger joint moments in a hand at the maximal isometric grip: The effects of friction
         Wu JZ, Dong RG, McDowell TW, Welcome DE.
         Med Eng Phys. 2009 Dec;31(10):1214-8.
         
     56. Coal dust alters beta-naphthoflavone-induced aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocation in alveolar type II cells
         Ghanem MM, Battelli LA, Law BF, Castranova V, Kashon ML, Nath J, Hubbs AF.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2009 Aug 3;6(1):21.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     57. Understanding excessive school absenteeism as school refusal behavior
         Dube SR, Orpinas P.
         Children & Schools. 2009 ;31(2):87-95.
         
     58. Serious psychological distress among adults with and without disabilities
         Okoro CA, Strine TW, Balluz LS, Crews JE, Dhingra S, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
         Int J Public Health. 2009 Jun;54 Suppl 1:52-60.
         
     59. Relationships between serious psychological distress and the use of health services in the United States: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Pearson WS, Dhingra SS, Strine TW, Liang YW, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
         Int J Public Health. 2009 Jun;54 Suppl 1:23-9.
         
     60. Psychological distress and mental health treatment among persons with and without active duty military experience, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007
         Safran MA, Strine TW, Dhingra SS, Berry JT, Manderscheid R, Mokdad AH.
         Int J Public Health. 2009 Jun;54 Suppl 1:61-7.
         
     61. State-based differences in the prevalence and characteristics of untreated persons with serious psychological distress
         Strine TW, Dhingra SS, Okoro CA, Zack MM, Balluz LS, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
         Int J Public Health. 2009 Jun;54 Suppl 1:9-15.
         
     62. Serious psychological distress and its associations with body mass index: findings from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Strine TW, Dhingra S, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
         Int J Public Health. 2009 Jun;54 Suppl 1:30-6.
         
     63. Demographic and social characteristics and spending at the end of life
         Shugarman LR, Decker SL, Bercovitz A.
         J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 Jul;38(1):15-26.
         
     64. Male-to-female sexual aggression among Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam veterans: co-occurring substance abuse and intimate partner aggression
         Teten AL, Schumacher JA, Bailey SD, Kent TA.
         J Trauma Stress. 2009 Aug;22(4):307-11.
         

   • Zoonoses

     65. Simplified pupal surveys of Aedes aegypti (L.) for entomologic surveillance and dengue control
         Barrera R.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jul;81(1):100-7.
         
     66. Infection of mosquitoes with Plasmodium falciparum by feeding on humans and on Aotus monkeys
         Collins WE, Jeffery GM, Sullivan JS, Nace D, Williams T, Galland GG, Williams A, Barnwell JW.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):529-33.
         
     67. Exposure of seasonal migrant workers to Onchocerca volvulus on coffee plantations in Guatemala
         Lindblade KA, Richards M, Richards J, Gonzalez RJ, Cruz-Ortiz N, Zea-Flores G, Morales AL, Sauerbrey M, Castro J, Catu E, Arana B, Richards FO, Klein RE.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):438-42.
         
     68. An estimate of the burden of chagas disease in the United States
         Bern C, Montgomery SP.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 1;49(5):e52-4.
         
     69. Nocodazole delays viral entry into the brain following footpad inoculation with West Nile virus in mice
         Hunsperger E, Roehrig J.
         J Neurovirol. 2009 May 14;15(3):211-18.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

     70. Assessing public health department employees' willingness to report to work during an influenza pandemic
         Basta NE, Edwards SE, Schulte J.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Sep-Oct;15(5):375-83.
         
     71. Swine-origin influenza virus H1N1, seasonal influenza virus, and critical illness in children
         Lister P, Reynolds F, Parslow R, Chan A, Cooper M, Plunkett A, Riphagen S, Peters M.
         Lancet. 2009 Aug 22;374(9690):605-7.
         
     72. H1N1 influenza, public health preparedness, and health care reform
         Lurie N.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 27;361(9):843-5.
         
     73. Optimizing influenza vaccine distribution
         Medlock J, Galvani AP.
         Science. 2009 Sep 25;325(5948):1705-8.
         
     74. Mathematical modelling of the pandemic H1N1 2009
         Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2009 Aug 21;84(34):341-8.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     75. Association of cytochrome P450 2C19 genotype with the antiplatelet effect and clinical efficacy of clopidogrel therapy
         Shuldiner AR, O'Connell JR, Bliden KP, Gandhi A, Ryan K, Horenstein RB, Damcott CM, Pakyz R, Tantry US, Gibson Q, Pollin TI, Post W, Parsa A, Mitchell BD, Faraday N, Herzog W, Gurbel PA.
         JAMA. 2009 Aug 26;302(8):849-57.
         
     76. Genomic privacy and limits of individual detection in a pool
         Sankararaman S, Obozinski G, Jordan MI, Halperin E.
         Nat Genet. 2009 Sep;41(9):965-7.
         
     77. Synergy of BMI and family history on diabetes: the Humboldt Study
         Chen Y, Rennie DC, Dosman JA.
         Public Health Nutr. 2009 Aug 26:1-5.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     78. Achieving polio eradication: a review of health communication evidence and lessons learned in India and Pakistan
         Obregon R, Chitnis K, Morry C, Feek W, Bates J, Galway M, Ogden E.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Aug;87(8):624-30.
         
     79. Use of mobile phones in an emergency reporting system for infectious disease surveillance after the Sichuan earthquake in China
         Yang C, Yang J, Luo X, Gong P.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Aug;87(8):619-23.
         
     80. An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care
         Nekhlyudov L, Braddock CH.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Sep;18(9):1403-12.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     81. 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections - Chicago, Illinois, April-July 2009
         MMWR. 2009 Aug 28;58(33):913-8.
         
     82. National, state, and local area vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months - United States, 2008
         MMWR. 2009 Aug 28;58(33):921-6.
         
     83. Surveillance for the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus and seasonal influenza viruses - New Zealand, 2009
         MMWR. 2009 Aug 28;58(33):918-21.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     84. Differential effects of daily snack food intake on the reinforcing value of food in obese and nonobese women
         Temple JL, Bulkley AM, Badawy RL, Krause N, McCann S, Epstein LH.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug;90(2):304-13.
         
     85. Vitamin C deficiency in a population of young Canadian adults
         Cahill L, Corey PN, El-Sohemy A.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 15;170(4):464-71.
         
     86. Factors affecting attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening in the primary care population
         Taskila T, Wilson S, Damery S, Roalfe A, Redman V, Ismail T, Hobbs R.
         Br J Cancer. 2009 Jul 21;101(2):250-5.
         
     87. Contemporary risk profile of prostate cancer in the United States
         Shao YH, Demissie K, Shih W, Mehta AR, Stein MN, Roberts CB, Dipaola RS, Lu-Yao GL.
         J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Sep 16;101(18):1280-3.
         
     88. Hormonal therapy use for prostate cancer and mortality in men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction
         Nanda A, Chen MH, Braccioforte MH, Moran BJ, D'Amico AV.
         JAMA. 2009 Aug 26;302(8):866-73.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     89. Typhoid fever in the United States, 1999-2006.
         MF Lynch, EM Blanton, S Bulens, C Polyak, J Vojdani, J Stevenson, F Medalla, F Barzilay, K Joyce, T Barrett, ED Mintz.
         JAMA. 2009 2009 Aug 26;302(2):859-65.
         

   • Environmental Health

     90. Assessment of chronic mercury exposure within the U.S. population, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006
         Laks DR.
         Biometals. 2009 Aug 21;22(6):1103-14.
         
     91. Organochlorine exposure and incidence of diabetes in a cohort of Great Lakes sport fish consumers
         Turyk M, Anderson H, Knobeloch L, Imm P, Persky V.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jul;117(7):1076-82.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     92. Use of supplements of multivitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin E in relation to mortality
         Pocobelli G, Peters U, Kristal AR, White E.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 15;170(4):472-83.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     93. Cancer-related direct-to-consumer advertising: awareness, perceptions, and reported impact among patients undergoing active cancer treatment
         Abel GA, Burstein HJ, Hevelone ND, Weeks JC.
         J Clin Oncol. 2009 Sep 1;27(25):4182-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     94. Willingness of Hong Kong healthcare workers to accept pre-pandemic influenza vaccination at different WHO alert levels: two questionnaire surveys
         Chor JS, Ngai KL, Goggins WB, Wong MC, Wong SY, Lee N, Leung TF, Rainer TH, Griffiths S, Chan PK.
         BMJ. 2009 ;339:b3391.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     95. A return-on-investment simulation model of workplace obesity interventions
         Trogdon J, Finkelstein EA, Reyes M, Dietz WH.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Jul;51(7):751-8.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     96. Hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and carotid atherosclerosis in women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) heart study
         Whipple MO, Lewis TT, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Matthews KA, Barinas-Mitchell E, Powell LH, Everson-Rose SA.
         Stroke. 2009 Oct;40(10):3166-72.
         

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