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Epidemiologic Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Vietnam and Implications for Population Vaccination.
(2009)
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacterial infections worldwide and causes a range of illness from otitis media to pneumonia and meningitis. Use of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in ...
Urban-Rural Differences of Female Cancers in Gharbiah, Egypt.
(2009)
Breast cancer and hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer incidence vary across the world with higher incidence in developed countries. Most risk factors for breast cancer are environmental and involve increased ...
Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters that Explain Crystallization and Solubility of Pharmaceutical Cocyrstals.
(2009)
Cocrystals have emerged as a viable alternative to increase the diversity of solid-state drug forms. Literature surrounding cocrystals range from design using crystal engineering principles to evaluating the pharmaceutical ...
French Families, Paper Facts: Genetics, Writing, and Intimate Histories.
(2009)
Biogenetics dominates contemporary discussions—scientific, media, and in everyday talk—about the origins of diseases, ethnicities, tribes, and nations. This dissertation sheds light on the dynamics—of affect, history, ...
Application of Urinary Arsenic Metabolites to Assess Arsenic Exposure in Southeastern Michigan: Advancing Exposure Assessment for Epidemiology Research.
(2009)
Urinary arsenic metabolites are used in epidemiological studies to assess arsenic exposure. However, to ensure reliable application of the biomarker, further development is needed. This research contributes to the validation ...
Couples' Communication and Quality of Life during Prostate Cancer Survivorship.
(2009)
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer and its treatments involve the most intimate relationships between patients and their partners, and negatively affect their QOL over time. The communication between patients and partners plays ...
Alcoholics Anonymous: Personal Stories, Relatedness, Attendance and Affiliation.
(2009)
Alcohol misuse is a global health risk. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) maintains a worldwide presence, with more than 2 million members and 110,000 groups in over 180 countries. Researchers and clinicians have become increasingly ...
Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with George Woody
(2009-12-23)
George E. Woody, MD, is Emeritus Professor CE of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Center for Studies of Addiction at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He has experience in studying pharmacotherapies ...
Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with Beth Reed
(2009-01-16)
Beth Glover Reed, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Work and, jointly, Women’s Studies in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her general scholarly interests focus on how to define and work for ...