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Ecstasy use and its association with sexual behaviors among drug users in new york city
(2005)
ABSTRACT: In the past two decades, recreational use of ecstasy has
become a growing concern in the United States, although most studies
assessing ecstasy use have focused on white, middle-class adolescents who
use ecstasy ...
Cities and population health
(2005)
A majority of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2007 and cities are exerting growing influence on the
health of both urban and non-urban residents. Although there long has been substantial interest in the ...
Genetic modifiers affecting severity of epilepsy caused by mutation of sodium channel Scn2a
(Springer-Verlag; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-09)
Mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channels SCN1A and SCN2A are responsible for several types of human epilepsy. Variable expressivity among family members is a common feature of these inherited epilepsies, suggesting ...
Distribution of Education and Population Health: An Ecological Analysis of New York City Neighborhoods
(2005)
Objectives. We assessed the relationship between distribution of education
and health indicators in a large urban area to determine if distribution of education
may be a determinant of population health.
Methods. We ...
Hepatitis C is a risk factor for death after liver retransplantation See Editorial on Page 382
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-04)
Retransplantation for liver allograft failure associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been increasing due to nearly universal posttransplant HCV recurrence and has been demonstrated to be associated with poor outcomes. ...
Association of sex, hygiene and drug equipment sharing with hepatitis C virus infection among non-injecting drug users in New York City
(2005)
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) rates are higher in non-injecting drug users (NIDUs) than general population estimates. Whether this
elevated HCV rate is due to drug use or other putative risk behaviors remains ...
Probable Cigarette Dependence, PTSD, and Depression after an Urban Disaster: Results from a Population Survey of New York City Residents 4 Months after September 11, 2001
(2005)
Disaster exposure may exacerbate psychopathology and substance–related disorders.
Four months after September 11, 2001, using random–digit dialing to contact
a representative sample of adults (N = 2001) living in New ...
Review of Epidemiologic Studies on Occupational Factors and Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal and Vascular Disorders and Symptoms
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-06)
The epidemiologic literature on lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), vascular disorders, and occupational mechanical factors is relatively sparse, compared to the low back and upper extremities. The present ...