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View article: Prostate-specific Antigen Levels and Subsequent Prostate Cancer: Potential for Screening
Prostate-specific Antigen Levels and Subsequent Prostate Cancer: Potential for Screening Open
Prostate-specific antigen levels are increased in men with prostatic disease, including prostate cancer, and have been used clinically to monitor the response of prostate cancer to therapy. More recently, prostate-specific antigen levels, …
View article: Effects of Repeated Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Concentrations of Cholesterol, Micronutrients, and Hormones in Human Plasma and Serum
Effects of Repeated Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Concentrations of Cholesterol, Micronutrients, and Hormones in Human Plasma and Serum Open
The effects of repeated freeze-thaw cycles on concentrations of various analytes in plasma or serum were of little interest until the growth of plasma and serum banks during the latter part of the 20th century. By 1996, the number of such …
View article: Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Acids and Smoking-Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Acids and Smoking-Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Open
A high dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids may protect cigarette smokers against COPD.
View article: Image processing techniques for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ziehl-Neelsen stains.
Image processing techniques for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ziehl-Neelsen stains. Open
Worldwide, laboratory technicians tediously read sputum smears for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. We demonstrate proof of principle of an innovative computational algorithm that successfully recognizes Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained acid-fast ba…
View article: A Prospective Cohort Study of Bladder Cancer Risk in Relation to Active Cigarette Smoking and Household Exposure to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke
A Prospective Cohort Study of Bladder Cancer Risk in Relation to Active Cigarette Smoking and Household Exposure to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke Open
Active cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for bladder cancer. Secondhand exposure to cigarette smoke may also contribute to bladder carcinogenesis. The authors conducted a prospective cohort study to examine the influence of both act…
View article: Snippets from the Past: 70 Years Ago in the Journal
Snippets from the Past: 70 Years Ago in the Journal Open
In 1932, the American Journal of Hygiene again published 94 articles.Most were long, 18 pages on average, with a range of two pages (1) to 104 pages (2).Only 12 of the 94 articles had more than two authors.Women held their own in authorshi…
View article: Snippets from the Past: 70 Years Ago in the Journal
Snippets from the Past: 70 Years Ago in the Journal Open
The year 1929 marked a milepost for the American Journal of Hygiene.The number of published papers increased from 53 in 1928 to 86 in 1929, making it desirable to publish two volumes per year (volumes 9 and 10 in 1929), a practice that has…
View article: Re: authors and authorship.
Re: authors and authorship. Open
Re: authors and authorship. G W ComstockCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.5.831 Published Online: October 07, 2011
View article: Snippets from the Past: Seventy Years Ago in the Journal
Snippets from the Past: Seventy Years Ago in the Journal Open
What will epidemiologists in the year 2067 think as they leaf through the two volumes of the Journal published in 1997?Will they find any topics of current interest?As we look back to 1927, we note that the 54 papers in volume 7 included q…
View article: Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis
Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis Open
The authors investigated whether neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics are associated with coronary heart disease prevalence and risk factors, whether these associations persist after adjustment for individual-level social class indic…
View article: Prospective Study of Serum Micronutrients and Ovarian Cancer
Prospective Study of Serum Micronutrients and Ovarian Cancer Open
Given the small size of this study and the inconsistency of results among the few prospective studies of ovarian cancer conducted to test these associations, replications of these findings are highly desirable.
View article: The Relationship of Active and Passive Smoking to Carotid Atherosclerosis 12-14 Years Later
The Relationship of Active and Passive Smoking to Carotid Atherosclerosis 12-14 Years Later Open
Both past and current passive and active smoking are associated with increased carotid intimal-medial wall thickness.
View article: HDL cholesterol and mortality in Finnish men with special reference to alcohol intake.
HDL cholesterol and mortality in Finnish men with special reference to alcohol intake. Open
BACKGROUND There is substantial evidence that a low serum level of HDL cholesterol (HDLC) is a risk factor for coronary deaths. However, data on older people are scarce, and previous studies have not examined this association in relation t…
View article: Serum antioxidants and myocardial infarction. Are low levels of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol risk factors for myocardial infarction?
Serum antioxidants and myocardial infarction. Are low levels of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol risk factors for myocardial infarction? Open
BACKGROUND In vitro, animal and epidemiological studies suggest that lipoprotein oxidation may play an important role in atherosclerosis. Antioxidants may protect against lipoprotein oxidation and in that way inhibit atherosclerosis and it…
View article: Cancer of the Pancreas and Drinking Water: A Population-based Case-Control Study in Washington County, Maryland
Cancer of the Pancreas and Drinking Water: A Population-based Case-Control Study in Washington County, Maryland Open
A case-control study was done to assess a potential association between drinking water and pancreatic cancer in Washington County, Maryland. Cases of pancreatic cancer occurring from 1975 through 1989 were identified from the cancer regist…
View article: Deaths from all causes in non-smokers who lived with smokers.
Deaths from all causes in non-smokers who lived with smokers. Open
Mortality associated with passive smoking was evaluated in a 12-year study of 27,891 White adult smokers and 19,035 never smokers identified in 1963. Death rates were calculated using an estimate of the person-years at risk. Adjusted for a…
View article: BCG vaccination among Manitoba Indians.
BCG vaccination among Manitoba Indians. Open
BCG vaccination among Manitoba Indians. G W ComstockCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.12.1459 Published Online: October 07, 2011
View article: Cardiovascular Risk Factors in American and Japanese Executives
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in American and Japanese Executives Open
A standardized cardiovascular risk factor examination was given to executives in the headquarters of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation. As expected from the national mort…
View article: Changes in alpha-fetoprotein concentrations during storage at -73 degrees C.
Changes in alpha-fetoprotein concentrations during storage at -73 degrees C. Open
Journal Article Changes in alpha-fetoprotein concentrations during storage at -73 degrees C. Get access K J Helsing, K J Helsing Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar G W Comstock, G W Comstock Search for…
View article: What kinds of people do not use seat belts?
What kinds of people do not use seat belts? Open
In the course of a Community Mental Health Epidemiology study conducted in Washington County, Maryland between December, 1971 and July, 1974, interviews were conducted with randomly selected adults in a weekly systematic sampling of househ…
View article: Evaluation of BCG vaccination among Puerto Rican children.
Evaluation of BCG vaccination among Puerto Rican children. Open
Evaluation of BCG vaccination among Puerto Rican children. G W Comstock, V T Livesay, and S F WoolpertCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.64.3.283 Published Online: October 07, 2011
View article: Community Isoniazid Prophylaxis Program in an Underdeveloped Area of Alaska
Community Isoniazid Prophylaxis Program in an Underdeveloped Area of Alaska Open
ALASKA is a land of contrast.Not only are there great variations in climate, topog¬ raphy, and ecology, but in its economy as well.While some facets of its technology and economy are highly developed, there are areas which must be consider…