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The Infection Hypothesis Revisited: Oral Infection and Cardiovascular Disease 重新审视感染假说:口腔感染与心血管疾病

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-10-21 DOI: 10.1155/2014/735378

L. Håheim

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引用次数: 7

Eye Diseases among Women Engaged in Local Extraction of Palm Kernel Oil in the Kumasi Metropolis 库马西大都会从事当地棕榈仁油提取的妇女的眼病

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-10-13 DOI: 10.1155/2014/516183

D. Kumah, S. Aikins, A. O. Ansah, K. Akuffo, E. A. Osae

引用次数: 8

Breast Cancer in Young Brazilian Women: Challenge for the Oncology Care 巴西年轻女性乳腺癌:肿瘤治疗的挑战

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-05-27 DOI: 10.1155/2014/261625

Â. Gravena, C. M. D. Agnolo, T. C. R. Lopes, Marcela de Oliveira Demitto, William Augusto de Mello, Deise Helena Pelloso Borghesan, S. C. R. Brischiliari, M. Carvalho, S. Pelloso

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引用次数: 6

Determinants of Bone Strength Estimated by Calcaneal Ultrasonography in Inuit Women from Nuuk (Greenland) 格陵兰岛努克地区因纽特妇女跟骨超声检测骨强度的决定因素

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-03-27 DOI: 10.1155/2014/408316

A. Paunescu, P. Ayotte, S. Dodin, É. Dewailly, G. Mulvad, H. Pedersen, S. Côté

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引用次数: 1

Do Demographic Profiles of Listed and Unlisted Households Differ? Results of a Nationwide Telephone Survey 登记住户与非登记住户的人口统计资料是否不同?全国电话调查结果

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-03-18 DOI: 10.1155/2014/436548

Renee N. Carey, A. Reid, S. Peters, L. Fritschi

引用次数: 8

Factors Associated with a Poor Treatment Outcome among Children Treated for Malaria in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria 尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹疟疾患儿治疗效果不佳的相关因素

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-02-26 DOI: 10.1155/2014/974693

A. Sangowawa, O. Amodu, Subulade A. Ademola (nee Olaniyan), Folakemi A. Amodu, P. Olumese, Omotade Oo

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引用次数: 6

Foodborne Infections and Intoxications in Hyderabad India 印度海得拉巴的食源性感染和中毒

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-02-13 DOI: 10.1155/2014/942961

R. Sudershan, R. N. Kumar, L. Kashinath, V. Bhaskar, K. Polasa

引用次数: 42

Epidemiological Patterns of Varicella in the Period of 1977 to 2012 in the Rijeka District, Croatia 克罗地亚里耶卡区1977 - 2012年水痘流行病学特征

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-01-29 DOI: 10.1155/2014/193678

V. Bakašun, Đ. Pahor

引用次数: 2

Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live PoultrySellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria 尼日利亚贝宁市家禽养殖户和活禽销售商对禽流感防控措施知识的评估

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-01-19 DOI: 10.1155/2014/651619

Vincent Yakubu Adam, A. Qasim, Muinat Olanike Kazeem

引用次数: 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Acne among University Students in Damascus, Syria 叙利亚大马士革大学生痤疮的社会人口学特征

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1155/2014/974019

W. Al-kubaisy, N. Abdullah, S. Kahn, Maram Zia

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引用次数: 16