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Fatima Al Dhaheri, Jens Thomsen, Dean Everett, David W. Denning • Journal of Fungi
(2024)
The United Arab Emirates has very little data on the incidence or prevalence of fungal diseases. Using total and underlying disease risk populations and likely affected proportions, we have modelled the burden of fungal disease for the firs...
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DOI: 10.3390/jof10050353
Bhuneshwar Sahu, Shashikant Swarnakar, Henu Kumar Verma, Thavanati Parvathi Kumara Reddy et al. • Journal of Preventive Epidemiology
(2022)
Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients. The angiotensin AGT M235T gene polymorphism, which is linked to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), has been extensive...
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DOI: 10.34172/jpe.2022.15
Peipei Yang, Xiaoshuai Li, Yuqing Huang, Xinyu Zhao et al. • European Journal of Medical Research
(2025)
Abstract Objectives To explore the associations of carotid artery hemodynamic parameters with cerebral perfusion and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in a healthy population. Methods A total of 654 participants from the Kailuan communit...
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DOI: 10.1186/s40001-025-03238-3
Linda A. Detwiler, Matthew Baylis • Scientific and Technical Review (World Organisation for Animal Health)
(2003)
This review provides an update on the epidemiology of scrapie. The authors provide historical and recent information regarding the determination of geographical distribution, pathogenesis, transmission, genetic influence and the dynamics of...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.22.1.1386
Muthmainnah Muthmainnah, Galuh Mega Kurnia, Avinka Nugrahani • Tobacco Induced Diseases
(2025)
Introduction
With Indonesia ranking top in the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations for the number of smokers aged 13–15 years, this study aims to analyze
the factors associated with smoking prevention behavior among students of senior
hi...
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DOI: 10.18332/tid/200748
Yongcheng Sheng, Yuhui Zhang, Qin Wang, Qi Hong et al. • Phytomedicine Plus
(2022)
Background: Different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the format of granules, such as Kanggan Granules (KangGs), Kouyanqing Granules (KouGs), Lianhua Qingwen Granules (LQGs), Qingkailing Granules (QGs) and Xiao'er Qingjie Granules (XQ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2022.100351
Deborah A Boyle • Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
(2017)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prominent malignancy in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite considerable knowledge about it's scope and nature this malignancy remains incurable. This manuscript reviews the epidemiology of this cancer, its ...
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DOI: 10.4103/2347-5625.204497
Michael J. Callam • British journal of surgery
(1994)
Assessment and treatment of varicose veins comprises a significant part of the surgical workload. In the UK, National Health Service waiting lists suggest that there is still considerable unmet need. This review analyses all published data ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800810204
Ketaki Bhate, Hywel C Williams • British Journal of Dermatology
(2012)
Despite acne being an almost universal condition in younger people, relatively little is known about its epidemiology. We sought to review what is known about the distribution and causes of acne by conducting a systematic review of relevant...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.12149
Raj S. Bhopal • Oxford University Press eBooks
(2008)
Abstract Epidemiology is a population science that underpins health improvement and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency, trends, and causes of disease. This book teaches its applications to population health research, ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543144.001.0001
Sajid Suleman • Elsevier eBooks
(1978)
This chapter introduces the foundational concepts of epidemiology as the scientific study of health and disease patterns in populations. It outlines the distinction between descriptive and analytical approaches, establishing the importance ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-745250-0.50015-1
L.G.S. Assunção, S.M. Eloi-Santos, S.V. Peixoto • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
(2012)
The measurement of the serum concentration of the acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) provides a useful marker in clinical practice. However, the distribution of CRP is not available for all age and population groups. This study a...
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Mamun Al-Mahtab, Salimur Rahman, Fazal Karim, Graham Foster et al. • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
(2009)
Background: Hepatitis C virus is encountered sporadically in Bangladesh. It results in a wide range liver diseases, with asymptomatic acute hepatitis rarely at one end to HCC at the other end of the spectrum.
Methods: 1018 individuals of ...
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DOI: 10.3329/bsmmuj.v2i1.3705
Guillaume Barbalat, Ariane Guilbert, Lucie Adelaïde, Marie-Aline Charles et al. • Environmental Health
(2025)
Abstract Background A number of negative developmental outcomes in response to extreme temperature have been documented. Yet, to our knowledge, environmental research has left the question of the effect of temperature on human neurodevelopm...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01173-8
Yang H, Gao J, Li S, Xia H et al. • International Journal of General Medicine
(2021)
Hua Yang,1,* Jian Gao,2,* Shuyu Li,1 Huiling Xia,1 Zhangyan Chen,1 Shanzhu Zhu,1 Zhigang Pan1 1Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nutrit...
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Christopher Thron, Vianney Mbazumutima, Luis V. Tamayo, Léonard Todjihounde • Journal of Mathematics in Industry
(2021)
Abstract In epidemiology, the effective reproduction number R e $R_{e}$ is used to characterize the growth rate of an epidemic outbreak. If R e > 1 $R_{e} >1$ , the epidemic worsens, and if R e < 1 $R_{e}< 1$ , then it subsides and eventual...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13362-021-00107-6
Anna Litwic, Mark Hiley Edwards, Elaine Margaret Dennison, Cyrus C. Cooper • British Medical Bulletin
(2013)
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/lds038
PMC: 3690438
Michael H. Criqui, Victor Aboyans • Circulation Research
(2015)
New data on the epidemiology of peripheral artery disease (PAD) are available, and they should be integrated with previous data. We provide an updated, integrated overview of the epidemiology of PAD, a focused literature review was conducte...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.116.303849
Daniel William Cramer, Stacey A. Missmer • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
(2002)
Advances in understanding the epidemiology of endometriosis have lagged behind other diseases because of methodologic problems related to disease definition and control selection. Nevertheless, a better picture of the epidemiology of endome...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x
Steven Hamley • Nutrition Journal
(2017)
Abstract Background A cornerstone of conventional dietary advice is the recommendation to replace saturated fatty acids (SFA) with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Many clinic...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12937-017-0254-5