Issue 32, August 08, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 32, 8/8/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's weekly digest!

The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas(this week featuring Chlamydia)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • The connection between human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in the United States: implications for dentistry
       Cleveland JL, Junger ML, Saraiya M, Markowitz LE, Dunne EF, Epstein JB.
       J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 Aug;142(8):915-24.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Primary and secondary syphilis among black and Hispanic men who have sex with men: case report data from 27 States
       Su JR, Beltrami JF, Zaidi AA, Weinstock HS.
       Ann Intern Med. 2011 Aug 2;155(3):145-51.
       
     • Predictors of discordant tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold In-Tube results in various high-risk groups
       Weinfurter P, Blumberg HM, Goldbaum G, Royce R, Pang J, Tapia J, Bethel J, Mazurek GH, Toney S, Albalak R.
       Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Aug;15(8):1056-61.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Novel surveillance network for norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks, United States
       Vega E, Barclay L, Gregoricus N, Williams K, Lee D, Vinje J.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1389-95.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents aged 13-17 years eligible for the Vaccines for Children program, 2009
       Lindley MC, Smith PJ, Rodewald LE.
       Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126 Suppl 2:124-34.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Measuring enzymatic HIV-1 susceptibility to two reverse transcriptase inhibitors as a rapid and simple approach to HIV-1 drug-resistance testing
       Hoffmann D, Garcia AD, Harrigan PR, Johnston IC, Nakasone T, Garcia-Lerma JG, Heneine W.
       PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22019.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Race and ethnic disparities in fetal mortality, preterm birth, and infant mortality in the United States: an overview
       MacDorman MF.
       Semin Perinatol. 2011 Aug;35(4):200-8.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Impact of health facility-based insecticide treated bednet distribution in Malawi: progress and challenges towards achieving universal coverage
       Skarbinski J, Mwandama D, Luka M, Jafali J, Wolkon A, Townes D, Campbell C, Zoya J, Ali D, Mathanga DP.
       PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e21995.
       

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     • Medical misuse of controlled medications among adolescents
       McCabe SE, West BT, Cranford JA, Ross-Durow P, Young A, Teter CJ, Boyd CJ.
       Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug;165(8):729-35.
       
     • Tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and cessation counseling among medical students: cross-country data from the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS), 2005-2008
       Warren CW, Sinha DN, Lee J, Lea V, Jones NR.
       BMC Public Health. 2011 ;11:72.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Articles

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Geographic variations in heart failure hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the Tennessee catchment area
        Ogunniyi MO, Holt JB, Croft JB, Nwaise IA, Okafor HE, Sawyer DB, Giles WH, Mensah GA.
        Am J Med Sci. 2011 Jul 28.
        
     2. Household demographics and perceived insufficient sleep among US adults
        Chapman DP, Wheaton AG, Perry GS, Sturgis SL, Strine TW, Croft JB.
        J Community Health. 2011 Jul 29.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Leptospirosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania
        Biggs HM, Bui DM, Galloway RL, Stoddard RA, Shadomy SV, Morrissey AB, Bartlett JA, Onyango JJ, Maro VP, Kinabo GD, Saganda W, Crump JA.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug;85(2):275-281.
        
     4. Dengue virus infection in Africa
        Amarasinghe A, Kuritsk JN, Letson GW, Margolis HS.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1349-54.
        
     5. Deaths associated with human adenovirus-14p1 infections, Europe, 2009-2010
        Carr MJ, Kajon AE, Lu X, Dunford L, O'Reilly P, Holder P, De Gascun CF, Coughlan S, Connell J, Erdman DD, Hall WW.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1402-8.
        
     6. Incidence of acute gastroenteritis and role of norovirus, Georgia, USA, 2004-2005
        Hall AJ, Rosenthal M, Gregoricus N, Greene SA, Ferguson J, Henao OL, Vinje J, Lopman BA, Parashar UD, Widdowson MA.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1381-8.
        
     7. Novel arenavirus infection in humans, United States
        Milazzo ML, Campbell GL, Fulhorst CF.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1417-20.
        
     8. Control and prevention of viral gastroenteritis
        Monroe SS.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1347-8.
        
     9. Novel GII.12 norovirus strain, United States, 2009-2010
        Vega E, Vinje J.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1516-8.
        
     10. Primary cutaneous infection with Bacillus megaterium mimicking cutaneous anthrax
         Duncan KO, Smith TL.
         J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Aug;65(2):e60-1.
         
     11. World Hepatitis Day: a new era for hepatitis control
         Ward JW, Averhoff FM, Koh HK.
         Lancet. 2011 Jul 27.
         
     12. The revised global yellow fever risk map and recommendations for vaccination, 2010: consensus of the Informal WHO Working Group on Geographic Risk for Yellow Fever
         Jentes ES, Poumerol G, Gershman MD, Hill DR, Lemarchand J, Lewis RF, Staples JE, Tomori O, Wilder-Smith A, Monath TP.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;11(8):622-632.
         
     13. Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies in the U.S.: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
         Klevens RM, Kruszon-Moran D, Wasley A, Gallagher K, McQuillan GM, Kuhnert W, Teshale EH, Drobeniuc J, Bell BP.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126(4):522-32.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     14. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in hyalommid ticks, northeastern Kenya
         Sang R, Lutomiah J, Koka H, Makio A, Chepkorir E, Ochieng C, Yalwala S, Mutisya J, Musila L, Richardson JH, Miller BR, Schnabel D.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1502-5.
         
     15. The effect of spatial and temporal subsetting on Culex tarsalis abundance models--a design for sensible reduction of vector surveillance
         Brown HE, Doyle MS, Cox J, Eisen RJ, Nasci RS.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Jun;27(2):120-8.
         
     16. On the treatment of airline travelers in mathematical models
         Johansson MA, Arana-Vizcarrondo N, Biggerstaff BJ, Staples JE, Gallagher N, Marano N.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22151.
         

   • Environmental Health

     17. Assessment of strontium-90 and cesium-137 penetration into reinforced concrete (extent of "deepening") under natural atmospheric conditions
         Farfan EB, Gaschak SP, Maksymenko AM, Donnelly EH, Bondarkov MD, Jannik GT, Marra JC.
         Health Phys. 2011 Sep;101(3):311-20.
         
     18. Associations between urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and reproductive hormones in fertile men
         Mendiola J, Jorgensen N, Andersson AM, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Redmon JB, Sparks A, Drobnis EZ, Wang C, Liu F, Swan SH.
         Int J Androl. 2011 Aug;34(4pt1):369-378.
         
     19. Association of caffeine consumption and smoking status with the serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and furans in the general U.S. population: NHANES 2003-2004
         Jain RB, Wang RY.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Sep 15;74(18):1225-39.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     20. New approaches to estimating national rates of invasive pneumococcal disease
         Costa MA, Huang SS, Moore M, Kulldorff M, Finkelstein JA.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jul 15;174(2):234-42.
         
     21. Infant pertussis epidemiology and implications for tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (tdap) vaccination: King County, Washington, 2002 through 2007
         Hanson MP, Kwan-Gett TS, Baer A, Rietberg K, Ohrt M, Duchin JS.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Jul;165(7):647-52.
         
     22. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-associated deaths detected by unexplained death and medical examiner surveillance
         Lees CH, Avery C, Asherin R, Rainbow J, Danila R, Smelser C, Schmitz A, Ladd-Wilson S, Nolte KB, Nagle K, Lynfield R.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1479-83.
         
     23. Population-based surveillance for neonatal herpes in New York City, April 2006-September 2010
         Handel S, Klingler EJ, Washburn K, Blank S, Schillinger JA.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Aug;38(8):705-711.
         

   • Food Safety

     24. A national outbreak of Salmonella serotype Tennessee infections from contaminated peanut butter: a new food vehicle for salmonellosis in the United States
         Sheth AN, Hoekstra M, Patel N, Ewald G, Lord C, Clarke C, Villamil E, Niksich K, Bopp C, Nguyen TA, Zink D, Lynch M.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;53(4):356-62.
         
     25. Laboratory-based surveillance of nontyphoidal salmonella infections in China
         Ran L, Wu S, Gao Y, Zhang X, Feng Z, Wang Z, Kan B, Klena JD, Lo Fo Wong DM, Angulo FJ, Varma JK.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Aug;8(8):921-7.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     26. Is there a need for PGxceptionalism?
         Khoury MJ, Gwinn M, Dotson WD, Bowen MS.
         Genet Med. 2011 Jul 27.
         
     27. Using single-nucleotide polymorphisms to discriminate disease-associated from carried genomes of Neisseria meningitidis
         Katz LS, Sharma NV, Harcourt BH, Thomas JD, Wang X, Mayer LW, Jordan IK.
         J Bacteriol. 2011 Jul;193(14):3633-41.
         

   • Health Disparities

     28. Disparities in infectious disease hospitalizations for American Indian/ Alaska Native people
         Holman RC, Folkema AM, Singleton RJ, Redd JT, Christensen KY, Steiner CA, Schonberger LB, Hennessy TW, Cheek JE.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126(4):508-21.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     29. The economic effect of Planet Health on preventing bulimia nervosa
         Wang LY, Nichols LP, Austin SB.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug;165(8):756-62.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     30. H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccine safety in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project
         Lee GM, Greene SK, Weintraub ES, Baggs J, Kulldorff M, Fireman BH, Baxter R, Jacobsen SJ, Irving S, Daley MF, Yin R, Naleway A, Nordin JD, Li L, McCarthy N, Vellozzi C, Destefano F, Lieu TA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Aug;41(2):121-8.
         
     31. Cellular immune responses to nine Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine candidates following intranasal vaccination
         Sable SB, Cheruvu M, Nandakumar S, Sharma S, Bandyopadhyay K, Kellar KL, Posey JE, Plikaytis BB, Amara RR, Shinnick TM.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22718.
         
     32. Validity of parent-reported vaccination status for adolescents aged 13-17 years: National Immunization Survey-Teen, 2008
         Dorell CG, Jain N, Yankey D.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126 Suppl 2:60-9.
         
     33. Parental delay or refusal of vaccine doses, childhood vaccination coverage at 24 months of age, and the Health Belief Model
         Smith PJ, Humiston SG, Marcuse EK, Zhao Z, Dorell CG, Howes C, Hibbs B.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126 Suppl 2:135-46.
         
     34. Vaccination coverage among U.S. children aged 19-35 months entitled by the Vaccines for Children program, 2009
         Smith PJ, Lindley MC, Rodewald LE.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126 Suppl 2:109-23.
         
     35. Highlights of historical events leading to national surveillance of vaccination coverage in the United States
         Smith PJ, Wood D, Darden PM.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug;126 Suppl 2:3-12.
         
     36. Monovalent type 1 oral poliovirus vaccine among infants in India: report of two randomized double-blind controlled clinical trials
         John TJ, Jain H, Ravishankar K, Amaresh A, Verma H, Deshpande J, Pallansch MA, Singh AP, Sreevatsava M, Burton A, Malankar P, Chatterjee A, Sutter RW.
         Vaccine. 2011 Aug 5;29(34):5793-801.
         
     37. The epidemiologic evidence underlying recommendations for use of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine among American Indian and Alaska Native populations
         Said MA, O'Brien KL, Nuorti JP, Singleton R, Whitney CG, Hennessy TW.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jul 26;29(33):5355-62.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     38. Increase in fall-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2001-2008
         Hartholt KA, Stevens JA, Polinder S, Van Der Cammen TJ, Patka P.
         J Trauma. 2011 July;71 (1):255-258.
         
     39. Comparison of screening and referral strategies for exposure to partner violence
         Klevens J, Sadowski L, Kee R, Trick W, Garcia D.
         Womens Health Issues. 2011 Jul 27.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     40. Multiplex bead assay for serum samples from children in Haiti enrolled in a drug study for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis
         Moss DM, Priest JW, Boyd A, Weinkopff T, Kucerova Z, Beach MJ, Lammie PJ.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug;85(2):229-37.
         
     41. Comparison of mounting methods for the evaluation of fibers by phase contrast microscopy
         Lee EG, Pang TW, Nelson J, Andrew M, Harper M.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 Jul;55(6):644-57.
         
     42. Evaluation of a newly developed lateral flow immunoassay for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis
         Lindsley MD, Mekha N, Baggett HC, Surinthong Y, Autthateinchai R, Sawatwong P, Harris JR, Park BJ, Chiller T, Balajee SA, Poonwan N.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;53(4):321-5.
         
     43. The ferret as a model organism to study influenza A virus infection
         Belser JA, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         Dis Model Mech. 2011 Aug 2.
         
     44. Validation of an HPLC-MS-MS method for the determination of urinary S-benzylmercapturic acid and S-phenylmercapturic acid
         B'Hymer C.
         J Chromatogr Sci. 2011 ;49(7):547-53.
         
     45. Effects of repeated treatment with phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors on cAMP signaling, hippocampal cell proliferation, and behavior in the forced-swim test
         Xiao L, O'Callaghan JP, O'Donnell JM.
         J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2011 Aug;338(2):641-7.
         
     46. Development of a recombinant truncated nucleocapsid protein based immunoassay for detection of antibodies against human coronavirus OC43
         Blanchard EG, Miao C, Haupt TE, Anderson LJ, Haynes LM.
         J Virol Methods. 2011 Jul 26.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     47. Maternal age and prevalence of isolated congenital heart defects in an urban area of the United States
         Miller A, Riehle-Colarusso T, Siffel C, Frias JL, Correa A.
         Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Aug 3.
         
     48. Ethical implications and practical considerations of ethnically targeted screening for genetic disorders: the case of hemoglobinopathy screening
         Hinton CF, Grant AM, Grosse SD.
         Ethn Health. 2011 Aug-Oct;16(4-5):377-88.
         
     49. Trends in pregnancy hospitalizations that included a stroke in the United States from 1994 to 2007: reasons for concern?
         Kuklina EV, Tong X, Bansil P, George MG, Callaghan WM.
         Stroke. 2011 Jul 28.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     50. Determinants of captan air and dermal exposures among orchard pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study
         Hines CJ, Deddens JA, Coble J, Kamel F, Alavanja MC.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 Jul;55(6):620-33.
         
     51. Carbon black: Kuempel et al. respond
         Kuempel ED, Schulte PA, Sorahan T, Caldwell J, Straif K, Ward E.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Aug 1;119(8):a333-4.
         
     52. (2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid: a urinary biomarker of exposure for jet fuel JP-8
         B'Hymer C, Mathias P, Krieg E, Cheever KL, Toennis CA, Clark JC, Kesner JS, Gibson RL, Butler MA.
         Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2011 Aug 2.
         
     53. A multicenter study on the audiometric findings of styrene-exposed workers
         Morata TC, Sliwinska-Kowalska M, Johnson AC, Starck J, Pawlas K, Zamyslowska-Szmytke E, Nylen P, Toppila E, Krieg E, Pawlas N, Prasher D.
         Int J Audiol. 2011 Aug 3.
         
     54. Carbon nanotubes induce malignant transformation and tumorigenesis of human lung epithelial cells
         Wang L, Luanpitpong S, Castranova V, Tse W, Lu Y, Pongrakhananon V, Rojanasakul Y.
         Nano Lett. 2011 Jul 13;11(7):2796-803.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     55. Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Mymensingh, Bangladesh
         Islam S, Ashraful Alam Bhuiyan M, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug;85(2):193-4.
         
     56. A novel low-cost approach to estimate the incidence of Japanese encephalitis in the catchment area of three hospitals in Bangladesh
         Paul RC, Rahman M, Gurley ES, Hossain MJ, Diorditsa S, Hasan AM, Banu SS, Alamgir A, Rahman MA, Sandhu H, Fischer M, Luby SP.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug;85(2):379-85.
         

   • Physical Activity

     57. The descriptive epidemiology of sitting: a 20-country comparison using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
         Bauman A, Ainsworth BE, Sallis JF, Hagstromer M, Craig CL, Bull FC, Pratt M, Venugopal K, Chau J, Sjostrom M.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Aug;41(2):228-35.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     58. Prevalence of war-related mental health conditions and association with displacement status in postwar Jaffna District, Sri Lanka
         Husain F, Anderson M, Lopes Cardozo B, Becknell K, Blanton C, Araki D, Vithana EK.
         JAMA. 2011 Aug 3;306(5):522-31.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Communicable Diseases - Chlamydia

     59. Long term effects of community-based STI screening and mass media HIV prevention messages on sexual risk behaviors of African American adolescents
         Sznitman S, Stanton BF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF, Brown LK, Diclemente R, et al.
         AIDS Behav. 2011 Apr 12.
         
     60. Evaluation of sexual history-based screening of anatomic sites for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in men having sex with men in routine practice
         Peters RP, Verweij SP, Nijsten N, Ouburg S, Mutsaers JE, Jansen CL, van Leeuwen AP, et al.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 26;11(1):203.
         
     61. Expedited partner treatment for sexually transmitted infections: an update
         Kissinger P, Hogben M.
         Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Apr;13(2):188-95.
         
     62. A pharmacy-based private chlamydia screening programme: results from the first 2 years of screening and treatment
         Anderson C, Thornley T.
         Int J Clin Pharm. 2011 Feb;33(1):88-91.
         
     63. Completing the circle: follow-up screening of STD patients in three clinics of the United States Indian Health Service
         Reilley B, Redd JT, Giberson S, Sunde S, Cullen T.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Jan;22(1):50-1.
         
     64. Chlamydia trachomatis reported among U.S. active duty service members, 2000-2008
         Jordan NN, Lee SE, Nowak G, Johns NM, Gaydos JC.
         Mil Med. 2011 Mar;176(3):312-9.
         
     65. Use of the internet and self-collected samples as a sexually transmissible infection intervention in rural Illinois communities
         Jenkins WD, Rabins C, Barnes M, Agreda P, Gaydos C.
         Sex Health. 2011 Mar;8(1):79-85.
         
     66. What is the cost of pelvic inflammatory disease and how much could be prevented by screening for chlamydia trachomatis? Cost analysis of the Prevention Of Pelvic Infection (POPI) trial
         Aghaizu A, Adams EJ, Turner K, Kerry S, Hay P, Simms I, Oakeshott P.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Jun;87(4):312-7.
         
     67. Who is being tested by the English National Chlamydia Screening Programme? A comparison with national probability survey data
         Riha J, Mercer CH, Soldan K, French CE, Macintosh M.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Jun;87(4):306-11.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     68. Carbon monoxide exposures --- United States, 2000--2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 5;60:1014-7.
         
     69. Notes from the field: fatal fungal soft-tissue infections after a tornado - Joplin, Missouri, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jul 29;60(29):992.
         
     70. Vital signs: hospital practices to support breastfeeding --- United States, 2007 and 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 5;60:1020-5.
         
     71. West Nile virus disease and other arboviral diseases --- United States, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 5;60:1009-13.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     72. Breast cancer mortality in neighbouring European countries with different levels of screening but similar access to treatment: trend analysis of WHO mortality database
         Autier P, Boniol M, Gavin A, Vatten LJ.
         BMJ. 2011 ;343:d4411.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     73. Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009
         Prejean J, Song R, Hernandez A, Ziebell R, Green T, Walker F, Lin L, An Q, Mermin J, Lansky A, Hall HI.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(8).
         

   • Environmental Health

     74. High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 years of age
         Reponen T, Vesper S, Levin L, Johansson E, Ryan P, Burkle J, Grinshpun SA, Zheng S, Bernstein DI, Lockey J, Villareal M, Khurana Hershey GK, Lemasters G.
         Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Aug;107(2):120-6.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     75. Methamphetamine use and risk for HIV among young men who have sex with men in 8 US cities
         Freeman P, Walker BC, Harris DR, Garofalo R, Willard N, Ellen JM.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug;165(8):736-740.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     76. Maternal exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy in relation to the risk of asthma in offspring
         Li DK, Chen H, Odouli R.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug 1.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     77. Does depression screening have an effect on the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in general medical settings? An instrumental variable analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
         Mojtabai R.
         Med Care Res Rev. 2011 Aug;68(4):462-89.
         
   
   

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