Loomba, Rohit S Aggarwal, Gaurav Aggarwal, Saurabh Flores, Saul Villarreal, Enrique G Farias, Juan S Lavie, Carl J
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Annals of medicine
To utilize publicly reported, state-level data to identify factors associated with the frequency of cases, tests, and mortality in the USA. Retrospective study using publicly reported data collected included the number of COVID-19 cases, tests and mortality from March 14th through April 30th. Publicly available state-level data was collected which ...
Haviland, Miriam J Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali Rivara, Frederick P
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Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
Rates of firearm homicide and suicide have varied over time. These variations are due to a number of factors including temporal trends, age, birth year and gender. We sought to conduct an age-period-cohort analysis to understand the intersection of these factors with firearm homicide and suicide. We used data on firearm homicide and suicide for the...
Helgesson, Magnus Rahman, Syed Saboonchi, Fredrik Mittendorfer Rutz, Ellenor
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
More than half a million refugees have arrived to Sweden during the last decade. The aim was to investigate differences between refugees and Swedish-born individuals regarding different specific somatic and mental disorders, and subsequent disability pension and mortality. All refugees (n=239 742) and Swedish-born individuals (n=4 133 898), aged 19...
Kevrekidis, Dimitrios Phaedon Brousa, Evdokia Mastrogianni, Orthodoxia Orfanidis, Amvrosios Gika, Helen G Raikos, Nikolaos
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Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
Fatal drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury mortality worldwide and a persistent public health concern in Greece. While several pathologic and sociodemographic contributing factors have been previously identified, these have not been extensively investigated in conjunction with the effects of psychoactive substances. A retro...
Stannard, Joanne Fortington, L
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BMJ military health
Special Operations Forces conduct military activities using specialised and unconventional techniques that offer a unique and complementary capability to conventional forces. These activities expose Special Operations Forces personnel to different injury risks in comparison with personnel in the conventional forces. Consequently, different injury p...
Recio, Raúl Lalueza, Antonio Moral, Noelia Pascual, Consuelo Muñoz, Marina Camacho, Javier Caso, José María Folgueira, Lola
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Journal of medical virology
The clinical significance of molecular detection of respiratory viruses in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples is poorly defined. We performed an observational retrospective study including all patients who underwent a BAL procedure in our institution, regardless of the reason for bronchoscopy, from January 2015 to December 2018. Respiratory virus...
McMichael, A J Zafeiridi, E Ryan, M Cunningham, E L Passmore, A P McGuinness, B
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Aging & mental health
Anticholinergic burden refers to the cumulative effect of medications which contain anticholinergic properties. We assessed how anticholinergic burden and different types of anticholinergic medications influence mortality rates among people with dementia in Northern Ireland. Our secondary aim was to determine what demographic characteristics predic...
Schneeweiss, Maria C Perez-Chada, Lourdes Merola, Joseph F
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Severe atopic dermatitis (AD) is increasingly treated with systemic immunomodulatory drugs, yet their safety is unclear. We evaluated the comparative risk of serious bacterial and opportunistic infections among patients with severe AD using systemic immunomodulatory medications in routine care. In a population-based claims data study, we identified...
Chang, Yi-Ting Chang, Hsin-Yi Chen, Li-Wen Lu, Tsung-Hsueh Tsai, Hui-Ju Chen, Yi-Wen Chang, Yu-Chun Feng, Jui-Ying
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Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
To examine the incidence rate and characteristics of paediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT) among children under age 5 years in Taiwan. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was used to identify broad and narrow definitions of children aged under 5 years with PAHT from 2006 to 2015 in Taiwan u...
Killops, Jannelene Sewry, Nicola Ann Schwellnus, Martin Swanevelder, Sonja Janse van Rensburg, Dina Jordaan, Esme
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Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
There are limited data on acute injury-related medical encounters (injuries) in endurance cycling events. To determine the risk factors for injuries during a mass community-based endurance cycling event. Retrospective, cross-sectional study. Cape Town Cycle Tour (109 km), South Africa. 102 251 race starters. All injuries for 3 years were recorded b...
