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Risk reducing behaviors in a community sample of women with a family history of breast cancer
Experimental design for unbalanced data involving a two level logistic model
The association of lead biomarkers with health effects in community residing women and an occupational male cohort
Familial aggregation of physical activity levels in the Strong Heart Family Study
Examination of the perceptions of an elderly population in subsidized housing and their utilization of community-based health care
Regression on median residual life function for censored survival data
"This is Tobago": Social and cultural 'influencers' of HIV infections in Tobago
The characteristics that associate with health related quality of life in patients with type-2 diabetes
Divergence in CD8+ T cell epitopes of HIV-1 as an immune escape mechanism
Variance components models in statistical genetics: Extensions and applications
The response of the lymphatic endothelium to inflammation and infection in in vitro and in vivo systems
The applicability and usage of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to address obesity among U.S. women
An adaptive Bayesian approach to jointly modeling response and toxicity in phase I dose-finding trials
Genetic architecture of bone strength related phenotypes: Tobago family health study
Validation of the Physical Activity Index (PAI) as a measure of total activity load and total kilocalorie expenditure during submaximal treadmill walking
Linking environmental exposures and health effects using existing data to explore the relationships between environment and chronic diseases
Variation in clinical practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its impact on patient outcomes
Searching for genetic determinants for sodium lithium countertransport, an intermediate trait for essential hypertension
Barriers in the provision of family planning information from social workers to their clients
The significance of religion on health factors related to aging among American adults using the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States
Diabetes prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction in primary care practice
Health beliefs and behaviors of college women
Subclinical cardiovascular disease, vascular health and markers of risk
Inference, power and sample size for adaptive two-stage treatment strategies
Compliance to an accelerometer protocol in older adults
Systems approach to analyzing the TGFbeta/SMAD3 gene regulatory pathway in A549 cells
The relationship of fundamental movement skills and level of physical activity in second grade children
Correlates of service utilization and adherence to dietary and exercise modifications in a sample of women before and after bariatric surgery
Genetic epidemiology of longitudinal change in bone mineral density in Mexican Americans: The San Antonio family osteoporosis study
Determinants of skeletal health in Afro-Caribbean men
Effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients in resource-limited settings
Classification trees for survival data with competing risks
Using a mixed-methods case study design to explore, evaluate, and enhance a cancer patient navigator program
Changes in causes of death in HIV/AIDS patients in Brazil in the HAART era
Moving beyond the individual in reproductive health: Exploring the social determinants of unintended pregnancy
Validation of the BodyMedia SenseWear Pro Armband(RTM) to estimate energy expenditure in severely overweight children during various modes of activity
Effect of Dance Dance Revolution on energy expenditure and enjoyment in severely overweight children compared to alternative forms of activity
Race and socioeconomic differences in the long-term outcomes of childhood maltreatment
Weight maintenance following the completion of a weight loss trial: Exploring racial differences
Alcohol use, HIV infection, and antiretroviral adherence
Body habitus changes, metabolic abnormalities, and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis associated with long-term antiretroviral therapy
A Bayesian network model for spatio-temporal event surveillance
Mechanisms of dissemination of integron-mediated multiple antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica
Prevention research: The Center for Healthy Aging demonstration project
The role of injury in nervous system birth defects and birth trauma during the perinatal period
Genetic determinants of bone mineral density in men: A candidate gene approach to studying a complex trait
Vitamin D, tissue resistance, bone mineral density and breast cancer risk
Analysis of geographic patterns in modifiable risk factors in people with diabetes
A meta-analysis of social capital and health
Trajectories of risky sexual behavior, depressive symptoms, and substance use in a cohort of middle-aged and older adults in the Pitt Men's Study
Health-related characteristics among lesbian and heterosexual women enrolled in the ESTHER (Epidemiologic STudy of HEalth Risks) project
The development and testing of the Barkin index of maternal functioning
Food desert versus food oasis: An exploration of residents' perceptions of factors influencing food buying practices
Measures of physical function as risk factors for diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance among HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected men
Statistical assessment of medication adherence data: A technique to analyze the J-shaped curve
Just one more: An examination of the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of concurrent alcohol and medication use in older adults
Public health 2.0: How Web 2.0 sites are used by patients with type 2 diabetes
The acute effect of exercise on energy intake in overweight women
Health related quality of life in clinical studies for chronic diseases---design and analytical considerations
Understanding racial disparities in low birthweight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The role of area-level socioeconomic position and individual-level factors
Which demographic, social, and environmental factors are associated with the eating habits and exercise patterns of racial and ethnic minority adolescents
Impact of lifestyle factors on vascular aging
An analysis of estrogen metabolism and breast cancer risk
The role of the transcription factor 3 gene product E47 in multipotent hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors
Exploring the motivations, attitudes, beliefs and intentions of men who have sex with men for acquiring sex partners
Mortality trends in a population-based type 1 diabetes cohort
Social problem solving and adherence to self-monitoring in association with changes in weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in a behavioral weight loss trial
Quantifying Variability in drug disposition, response and public health outcomes: The implementation of pharmacometric based modeling and simulation approaches
An adaptive two-stage dose-response design method for establishing proof of concept in drug development
The influence of physical activity and BMI on blood pressure in African-American women
Syndemic processes among young men who have sex with men (MSM): Pathways toward risk and resilience
Genetic Epidemiology of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Osteoporosis Indices in African Ancestry Families
A study of xenoestrogens in the Greater Pittsburgh Area
Financial distress and depressive symptoms among African American women: Exploring the role of religious coping and social support
Impacts of vaccine cold chain logistics on vaccine epidemiology
Longitudinal data analysis in depression studies: Assessment of intermediate-outcome-dependent dynamic interventions
The effect of weight loss and exercise on cardiovascular structure and function in Class II and III obese women
Reducing the risks of aflatoxin through public health interventions
Hookah tobacco smoking among U.S. college students
Optimal design of the annual influenza vaccine
Beyond mom: Promoting a public health perspective on meeting the needs of "neglected" children
Spatial and Multidimensional Visualization of Jeddah Health Resources A Community Health Assessment of Jeddah City
Leukocyte telomere length and lens transparency as biomarkers in population studies of human aging
Epidemiology of type 1 diabetes complications in African-Americans
The referential functions of agency: Health workers in medical missions to Madiha (Kulina) Indians in the Brazilian Amazon
Survival analysis of shared-path adaptive treatment strategies
Development of a new class of MicroRNA controlled oHSV vectors for treatment of glioblastoma
The influence of exercise dose, exercise intensity, and weight loss and change in c-reactive protein in sedentary overweight women
Remote delivery of a standardized educational protocol for self-management of chronic swelling of the lower limbs in individuals with limited mobility
CobaltIII macrocycles as possible cyanide antidotes