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Effects of health disparities on Helicobacter pylori infection among children on the US-Mexico border	The association of sexual behavior with oropharyngeal cancer and correlations with HPV-16 serologic status

Variation of genotype and prevalence of Noro virus in U.S. students in Mexico with Traveler's Diarrhea, summer of 2004 and 2005	Breast cancer risk and heterocyclic amines and effect modification by NAT gene polymorphisms

Optimal frequency of Imiquimod (Aldara(RTM)) 5% cream treatment of external genital warts in immunocompetent adults. Systematic review and meta-analysis	The role of cardiovascular comorbidities in ovarian cancer survival

Development and formative evaluation of an obesity prevention intervention for the pediatric primary care setting: Helping HAND (Healthy Activity and Nutrition Directions)	Influenza vaccination and peoples' knowledge and attitudes towards it: Factors that influenced influenza vaccination during the 2004--2005 influenza vaccine shortage

Toxics Release Inventory facilities and childhood cancer: Geographic information systems based approach	DNA nucleotide excision repair gene single nucleotide polymorphisms and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Measuring the quality of life of patients with diabetes: Validating the tool and determining the effects on quality of life	Determinants of malnutrition in two states in Sudan

Catalytic antibody response to the Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor Efb	Risk of adult-onset asthma in Mexican-American women employed in food preparation or food service

Correlation between dental care utilization and oral cavity cancer in a large sample of community-based United States residents	A cross sectional examination of risky sexual behaviors among a population of drug users

The prevalence of food insecurity and associated factors among households with children in Head Start programs in Houston, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama	Helicobacter pylori infection and the effect on growth in a cohort of children in the US/Mexico border

The global initiative to eradicate polio- A review of Nigeria's situation	Risk factors for spinal surgical site infection

The epidemiology of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infection among college students who are not US/Canadian born in Houston	Intensive care noise and mean arterial blood pressure in ELBW neonates

Investigator/IRB-led community communication in genetic research: A descriptive feasibility pilot study	Predictors of HIV testing among injection drug users

The normal range of the leukocyte count: Implications for surveillance of occupational and environmental exposure and the practice of preventive medicine	Pre-employment drug testing among job applicants at a Texas tertiary level pediatric hospital: 1992--2006

Factors associated with diabetes in tuberculosis patients in Harris County, Texas 1995--2004	Differences in health status of HIV infected children cared for by parents as compared to those cared for by grandparents

Fruit and vegetable dietary patterns and weight loss in Mexican-American women	Racial disparities in CD4 counts at initial HIV-1 diagnosis: Analysis of the Adult Spectrum of HIV disease dataset and public health implications

West Nile virus in the Rio Grande Valley: A seroprevalence study of juvenile dogs	The socioeconomic status of families of hyperglycemic versus non-hyperglycemic children: A descriptive analysis

Outcomes of tuberculosis positive non-injection drug users in Harris County from October 1995 through September 2004	Factor H variant Y402H and the prevalence of hypertension and proteinuria: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Increased sensitivity of ETEC detection in stool cultures by increasing the number of E. coli colonies tested	Impact of oral contraceptives on weight, body composition, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in women age 18--30 years participating in a 15-week exercise program

Evidence of secondary dengue infection and potential for association with clinical depression in a subset of a randomly selected cohort in South Texas	Clinical relevance of polymorphic DNA copy number variation (CNV) in African American women with stage I-II breast cancer

The diagnostic value of a 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients with cardiac tamponade due to a malignant pericardial effusion	Prevalence and risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critically-ill hospitalized patients in a tertiary care center in Houston, Texas: An active surveillance pilot project

Dengue risk factor distribution in Harris County, Texas	Determinants of cervical cancer screening among women workers in Monterrey, Mexico

Folic acid fortification, maternal obesity and neural tube defects: Policy implications	Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections in developing nations using syndromic management: Is it working?

Implementing the Global Plan of Action on workers' health: Components to protect health care workers	Maternal factors, fetal parameters and the risk of shoulder dystocia

A space-time analysis of reported shigellosis and salmonellosis cases in Texas from 2000 to 2004	Sexually transmissible diseases, sexual factors and prostate cancer: A review of literature

Prior history of atopy or autoimmunity increases risk for alopecia areata	Neurocognitive impairment in relation to glutathione S-transferase enzyme polymorphisms among medulloblastoma patients

Statins and myasthenia gravis	Gender associated risk factors of aortic aneurysms and dissections

A review of the effects of Transcendental Meditation on cardiovascular disease	Role of stress myocardial perfusion scan in pre-operative evaluation of cancer patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery

The association between diabetes and hepatitis C: A systematic review of epidemiological evidence	The association between uterus shape and development of chronic conditions in a retrospective corhort of diethylstilbestrol-exposed women in Minnesota and Texas

Hormonal exposure and risk of pancreatic cancer in the United States	The association between smoking marijuana and the occurrence of lung cancer

Prevalence and risk factors for human immunodefiency virus and hepatitis C virus co-infection among drug users in innercity neighborhoods in Houston, Texas	Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the use of condoms among African American HIV-positive crack cocaine users

Changing epidemiology of trauma deaths leads to a bimodal distribution	Evaluation of a pilot diabetes educational intervention using the American Diabetes Association's Risk Assessment form with the patrons of The Health Museum, Houston Texas

The impact of antibiotic associated diarrhea on health related quality of life in hospitalized patients	Characterization of diabetes risk factors of elementary school children in low income areas of San Antonio, Texas

Quality assurance plan for a vaccine preventable diseases surveillance program	The seroprevalence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in shelter dogs in Harris County

Associations between vaccination and childhood cancers in Texas counties	Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with pediatric carriage in Houston, Texas

Evaluation of epidemiological and clinical factors in survival of patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome at the University of Texas MD Anderson cancer center	Physical activity, body composition, exogenous estrogen use and their association with insulin-like growth factors

Modulation of radiation-induced genetic damage by HCMV: A glioma case-control study	Survival of gastrointestinal and stromal tumor patients at UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Ethnic differences in tumor characteristics, treatment and survival in glioma patients	Sleep quality and quantity and associated factors among high school students from south Texas

The effect of genotype-by-environment interaction on longitudinal triglyceride profiles in the Bogalusa Heart Study	A path analysis of an after-school health and exercise program for elementary school children in El Paso, Texas

Risk factors and inflammatory markers in pouchitis	Catchment area of oral cleft cases for two major hospitals in Harris County

The impact of host immunity on oscillating rates of syphilis when gender and race are considered	Sex disparities among cases of hepatocellular carcinoma

Mean corpuscular volume as a marker for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected children and adolescents in Uganda	Host risk factors for rifamycin-resistant clostridium difficile infection: A case control study

Epidemiology of isolated obstructive genitourinary defect in Texas: 1999--2003	Determining the association between nativity status and mammography utilization among women in the United States using 2000 and 2005 NHIS data

Trends in anti-tuberculosis drug resistance from 2003--2007 at Pham Ngoc Thach tuberculosis and lung disease hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	A retrospective cohort study of the duration of hepatitis B vaccine immunity and associated factors in pediatric dialysis patients

Systematic review of genetic risk score in coronary heart disease and other diseases	Predictive factors for vaginal douching and tampon use among US women: Are these behaviors risk factors for bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas?

Risk factors for encephalitis and death from West Nile virus infection: An analysis of hospitalized cases in Houston, Texas from 2002--2008	Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in U.S. adult travelers': The importance of travel to the development of IBS

Plasma homocysteine levels and Alzheimer's Disease: A systematic review	A retrospective analysis of patients referred for tuberculosis testing at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX

Birth prevalence of isolated congenital limb reduction defects in Texas 1999--2001	Perspectives on the public health implications of global climate change and the epidemiology of vector-borne disease

The association of internet use and depression among spinal cord injury population	Evaluation of association between childhood obesity and depression: A systematic literature review

Suspected outbreak of dengue fever in Houston: Clinical characteristics and determination of autochthonous transmission between 2003 and 2005	Why is asthma mortality higher in Puerto Ricans?

The burden of parainfluenza virus infection in patients with hematological malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients in the absence of active immunization and approved therapy: The role of infection control	Prevalence and determinants of colonic polyps in children undergoing colonoscopy: A large hospital-based cross-sectional study

Association of part-time employment and sexual risk-taking behaviors among middle school students	Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and current thinking regarding screening in pregnancy: A review of the literature and case study discussion

Nosocomial infections and their relationship to non-traditional risk factors in a medical intensive care unit	Psychosocial predictors of HIV testing behaviors among high risk heterosexuals

HIV-associated malignancies among children attending the Baylor Clinic in Kampala, Uganda	The influence of social connectedness and self-esteem on participant retention in a bi-ethnic longitudinal study

The economic cost of type 2 diabetes attributable to physical inactivity in the United States and Texas in 2007	Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of breast cancer metastases

Spatial analysis of water body distance and West Nile Virus human cases in Houston, TX	Environmental influences on self-reported leisure-time physical activity in the Austin/Travis County STEPS survey 2005--2009

Early stage breast cancer and comorbidities: Their impact on breast cancer disease-free survival differences by ethnicity	Determine whether markers of lipid metabolism, inflammation and/or liver function are altered in tuberculosis patients with diabetes

Automated soldier medical readiness: Prevalence of " medically not ready" using data from the electronic soldier readiness processing system (ESRP)	A systematic review of the evidence for use of herbal medicine for the treatment of acute diarrhea

Impact of maternal Tdap vaccination on pertussis infection in young infants	Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular mortality among participants of the hypertension detection and follow-up program

Factors associated with needle sharing among Black male injection drug users in Harris County, Texas	Identfying predictors of St. Louis encephalitis activity in Houston Texas

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization among dental professionals	Effect of parental weight status on the food packed in preschool children's lunches

Re-emerging Vitamin D deficiency epidemic and its implications on the public health in the US	Concomitant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and type 2 diabetes: A descriptive model with global health implications

Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and Alzheimer's mortality: A prospective cohort study	Cancer perceptions: Implications from the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey

Effect of the emergence of community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus on microbial resistance patterns seen during a seven year study of minocycline/rifampin catheter use	A systematic review examining the relationship between oral health care practices and the oral lesions commonly associated with HIV/AIDS, and the implications for people living in developing countries

Epidemiological trends of influenza A positive patients hospitalized at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas September, 2009--January, 2010	Usage of Urinary Antigen Test for Legionella on diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia in San Antonio hospitals

Shigellosis in Hidalgo County, Texas 2005--2009: A descriptive study	"Gangsterism," HIV, and "tik:" An exploration of Cape Town youth

Kawasaki syndrome: Cluster analysis of incident cases presenting to a pediatric tertiary care hospital in Texas from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009	Occupational injuries among day laborers in Houston

Early identification of symptomatic aortic stenosis using echocardiographic data	A health disparities perspective on developing emerging infectious disease preparedness

Tuberculosis in persons with concomittant diseases in Houston, Texas, 2004 to 2008	Seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus infection in Texas

A descriptive study of syphilis infection in Houston, Texas, 1999--2008	A systematic review of clostridium difficile infection in patients with iatrogenic immunesuppression

Returning Texas Senate Bill 530 back to 1100 Congress Avenue: The need for effective surveillance reporting of student fitness levels to Texas house representatives	Prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo population

Prevalence of symptoms of neurotoxicity and potential occupational pesticide and solvent exposures among high school students in Starr County, Texas: A pilot study	Spatial analysis of cardiovascular disease mortality and air pollution in Harris County, Texas

Stressful life events and their contributions to symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescents	A cross-sectional analysis of the association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and diesel particulate matter exposures and hypertension among individuals of Mexican origin residing in Houston, TX

Evaluation of the impact of access to free influenza vaccine on immunization rates for children with cystic fibrosis	Pathway analysis of genome-wide association study data in primary biliary cirrhosisa

A systematic review and analysis of the association between endometriosis and ovarian cancer	Teacher support and encouragement in the classroom and its impact on childhood obesity

The epidemiology of dengue among children less than 18 months of age in Puerto Rico, 1999--2011	MLST analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates identified in a pediatric cohort in northwest Houston

Association of processed red meat and prostate cancer stage in Mexican-Americans: A population based case-control study	Sacred vocation program follow up evaluation at the Baylor healthcare system

The relationship between obesity, autoimmune disease, and C-reactive protein: A secondary data analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009--2010	Detecting genetic and nutritional lung cancer risk factors related to folate metabolism using Bayesian generalized linear models

Performance of HbA1c for classifying diabetes and diagnostic threshold for diabetes among the Mexican American border community	The epidemiology of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction defects in Texas, 2002-2008: An update and assessment of effect heterogeneity

Literature review of estimation of prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in India using population survey and sentinel surveillance based data	Metabolic syndrome in Mexican American females---prevalence and impact of age, socioeconomic status, and family history of type II diabetes

Role of obesity, weight gain, physical activity, and polymorphisms in the mTOR pathway and the risk of renal cell carcinoma	Association between length of stay in the U.S. and diabetes risk factors among Chinese Americans in Houston, Texas in 2004-2005

Vitamin A supplementation in very low birth weight infants	Identification of genetic risk factors for cerebellar mutism in pediatric brain tumor patients

Retrospective assesment of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device to treat complex atypical hyperplasia and early endometrioid endometrial cancer	Identification of genes associated with quantitative traits involved in cardiovascular disease and lipoprotein metabolism

Baseline evaluation of environmental physical activity and nutrition support of Texas Medical Center hospital worksites	Modifier genes and susceptibility to colorectal cancer in individuals with Lynch syndrome

Survey of VFC provider knowledge of catch-up regimens and contraindications to vaccination in Houston, Texas	HIV sexual risk behavior and drug use in four racial/ethnic groups in Houston

Stepwise forward multiple regression for complex traits in high density genome-wide association studies	Phthalate exposure among US women, NHANES 1999--2002: Relationship to serum gonadotropin levels

The association of HSV 1 and 2 with atherosclerosis defined by CRP level	Predictors of smoking susceptibility and experimentation among Mexican-American adolescents

The role of smoking status on postoperative complications and survival in lung cancer patients presenting to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	Obesity and risk of multiple myeloma: A case-control study

An examination of the Gonorrhea Cases & Places study: An analysis of the Theory of Gender and Power, Situational/Environmental Variables Theory, and Sexual Script Theory as it relates to risky sexual behavior in African American adults	Emerging arboviruses in Harris County, Texas

Association between glycemic index and glycemic load and the risk of incident coronary heart disease among whites and African Americans with and without type 2 diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study	Comparison of compliance and immune response of drug users on the standard and accelerated hepatitis B vaccine schedules - Houston, Texas

Retirement, mortality and self-reported health: An application of life course epidemiology	An epidemiologic evaluation of a worksite based intervention

Behavioral cognitions and factors related to hepatitis B vaccine acceptance and compliance in a cohort of drug users in Houston, Texas	Relationship between Clostridium difficile toxin type and clinical features, severity and outcome in patients with C. difficile diarrhea (CDAD)

Racial/ethnic differences in factors influencing screening and treatment among prostate cancer patients	Diabetes genes and risk of prostate cancer in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

The association between maternal use of spermicides, condoms, intra-uterine devices or progesterone and major structural birth defects	Persisting abdominal symptoms after travelers' diarrhea: Is there a genetic predisposition?

An ordinal logistic regression model with misclassification of the outcome variable and categorical covariate	Improving the health and well-being of women at risk for neural tube defect recurrence

If we call them, will they change? Feasibility of a telephone adaptation of motivational interviewing aimed at parents to reduce television time among 2nd and 4th grade children	Household risk factors and the health and nutritional status of children in rural Honduras

Hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus infections in injecting drug users in drug treatment centers in Vietnam	The application of latent variable models to the assessment of determinants of HIV risk behavior

HIV incidence estimates and HIV/AIDS concurrent diagnosis in Houston/Harris County	Identification of diabetic retinopathy genes through a genome-wide association study among Mexican-Americans from Starr County, Texas

Determining associations and assessing methodological issues in a case-control study of hazardous air pollutants and neural tube defects	Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of white blood cell growth factors in elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Findings from a large population-based cohort

Disparities in asthma prevalence: The influence of sociodemographic and workplace factors	Environmental tobacco smoke exposure, respiratory and cardiovascular health in restaurant and bar workers in Mexico

Racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening and survival in a large nationwide population-based cohort	Work-related asthma among dental and radiography professionals

Outcomes associated with chemotherapy in elderly patients with early stage operable breast cancer	Adherence to adjuvant chemotherapy and post-treatment surveillance in a large community-based cohort of patients with colon cancer

Physical activity among breast and prostate cancer survivors: Barriers, facilitators and maintenance following the FRESH START trial	Lifetime changes in body mass index and risk of breast cancer in minority women

HPV vaccine coverage in Texas counties: An application of multilevel, small area estimation	Evaluation of the T-SPOT(RTM).TB test in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected children in Uganda

Tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Objective assessment of the built environment and its relationship to physical activity and obesity

Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in Harris County, Texas (2003--2010) and the implication for enhanced public health surveillance of isolates	Logistic regression with Markov chains as covariates

Endemic tuberculosis, the homeless, and public transportation: A merging of geographical information systems surveillance and the Houston Tuberculosis Initiative Surveillance project	Longitudinal and logistic analysis of endocrine hormone profiles, physical maturation, and candidate genes related to pubertal events in children

Rabies control in the developing world: Results of a cross-sectional study in Bohol, Philippines	HIV prevalence and contextual risk-factors among injection drug users in Harris County, Texas

Exploration of genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer: A GWAS approach	Data quality in trauma transfusion studies and the impact of missing data on predicting massive transfusion