2025
Floods and cause-specific mortality in the United States applying a triply robust approach
Chu L, Warren J, Spatz E, Lowe S, Lu Y, Ma X, Ross J, Krumholz H, Chen K. Floods and cause-specific mortality in the United States applying a triply robust approach. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 2853. PMID: 40122917, PMCID: PMC11930965, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58236-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDC's National Center for Health StatisticsNational Center for Health StatisticsCause-specific mortality ratesCenter for Health StatisticsCause-specific mortalityHealth impacts of floodingExcess all-cause deathsLong-term health risksFlood daysLong-term associationDeath recordsHealth StatisticsConfounder adjustmentExternal causesStorm Events DatabaseAll-cause deathHealth impactsImpact of floodsPropensity scorePost‐flood yearMortality rateMyocardial infarctionPost-floodContiguous U.S.Respiratory disease
2023
Direct and indirect mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March 1, 2020 to January 1, 2022
Lee W, Park S, Weinberger D, Olson D, Simonsen L, Grenfell B, Viboud C. Direct and indirect mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March 1, 2020 to January 1, 2022. ELife 2023, 12: e77562. PMID: 36811598, PMCID: PMC9946455, DOI: 10.7554/elife.77562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCause mortalityExcess mortalitySARS-CoV-2 serologyException of cancerYounger age groupsCause excess mortalityCOVID-19 pandemicExternal causesOfficial COVID-19 statisticsExcess death estimatesCause deathHeart diseaseHealth burdenMortality studyStrict interventionsExcess deathsAge groupsMortalityInfectionMortality dataGreater riseMortality impactStudy periodMortality consequences
2022
Predictive Risk Model for Serious Falls Among Older Persons Living With HIV
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Leo-Summers L, Bates J, Jarad S, Smith AC, Gill TM, Hsieh E, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tien PC, Yin MT, Brandt CA, Justice AC. Predictive Risk Model for Serious Falls Among Older Persons Living With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 91: 168-174. PMID: 36094483, PMCID: PMC9470988, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged veteransOlder PWHAntiretroviral therapySerious fallsOlder personsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMeasures of multimorbidityAging Cohort StudyBody mass indexMultivariable logistic regressionPredictive risk modelCohort studyMass indexInjury codesElevated riskGeneral populationSix monthsPWHLogistic regressionPotential predictorsSubstance useRadiology reportsHIVExternal causesVeterans
2021
Identification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data
Mintz J, Duprey MS, Zullo AR, Lee Y, Kiel DP, Daiello LA, Rodriguez KE, Venkatesh AK, Berry SD. Identification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2021, 77: 1421-1429. PMID: 34558615, PMCID: PMC9255678, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesClaims-based algorithmHip fractureMore fall-related injuriesLong-stay NH residentsCause of morbidityAdministrative claims dataNursing home residentsMedicare Part AInjury reduction effortsRetrospective cohortIntracranial bleedNH residentsRisk factorsInjury codesHome residentsClaims dataInjuryPhi correlation coefficientExternal causesAdministrative dataStudy purposePart AProvider claimsCause
2020
Burden of cause-specific mortality attributable to heat and cold: A multicity time-series study in Jiangsu Province, China
Ma Y, Zhou L, Chen K. Burden of cause-specific mortality attributable to heat and cold: A multicity time-series study in Jiangsu Province, China. Environment International 2020, 144: 105994. PMID: 32745780, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenCardiovascular diseaseMyocardial infarctionRespiratory diseaseTime-series studyChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSpecific causesSubstantial mortality burdenHypertensive heart diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk of mortalityCause-specific mortalityPrevious epidemiological studiesCases of deathExternal causesPulmonary diseaseTemperature-related mortality burdenDiabetes mortalityMulticity time-series studyCardiorespiratory diseaseHeart diseaseLag non-linear modelMortality riskEpidemiological studiesShort-term exposure
2016
Premature Adult Death in Individuals Born Preterm: A Sibling Comparison in a Prospective Nationwide Follow-Up Study
Risnes KR, Pape K, Bjørngaard JH, Moster D, Bracken MB, Romundstad PR. Premature Adult Death in Individuals Born Preterm: A Sibling Comparison in a Prospective Nationwide Follow-Up Study. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165051. PMID: 27820819, PMCID: PMC5098830, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageExternal causesPremature adult deathsMajority of deathsCause of deathCorresponding risk estimatesLong-term healthPremature adult mortalityCause mortalityNationwide PopulationPreterm birthRegistry linkageNationwide followWeeks' gestationGestational ageWeek 34Week 37Cardiovascular diseaseStudy populationEarly adult mortalityAdult deathsMortalityNorwegian menRisk estimatesDeath
2014
Medical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Marienfeld C, Rosenheck R. Medical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals. BJPsych International 2014, 11: 43-45. DOI: 10.1192/s1749367600004380.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Incidence of Serious Injuries Due to Physical Abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009
Leventhal JM, Gaither JR. Incidence of Serious Injuries Due to Physical Abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009. 2012, 130: e847-e852. PMID: 23027163, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageInpatient DatabaseInjury codesNational incidenceSerious injuriesPhysical abuseClinical Modification diagnosisKids' Inpatient DatabaseChild protective services dataSerious physical abuseSample of dischargesNinth RevisionHospitalized childrenInternational ClassificationIncidenceSubstantiated physical abuseInjuryAgeChildrenExternal causesAbuseSmall increaseYearsService dataHospitalization
2002
Epidemiologia do desenvolvimento cognitivo de escolares em Jequié, Bahia, Brasil: procedimentos de avaliação e resultados gerais
Santos D, Borges A, Pereira P, Chalhub A, Happé F, Silva R, Assis A, Blanton R, Parraga I, Reis M, Filho N, Barreto M. Epidemiologia do desenvolvimento cognitivo de escolares em Jequié, Bahia, Brasil: procedimentos de avaliação e resultados gerais. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2002, 18: 723-733. PMID: 12048593, DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000300016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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