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College Attendance Type and Subsequent Alcohol and Marijuana Use in the U.S.

This study examines the associations between college attendance and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use behaviors at multiple ages during young adulthood and adulthood, while rigorously controlling for baseline differences by college type.

Sep 24, 2019
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Depression Subtypes in Persons with or at Risk for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Among persons with or at-risk for symptomatic knee OA, there is evidence of depression subtypes characterized by distinct clusters of depressive symptoms that have differential effects on reports of pain and disability overtime.

Jun 14, 2019
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Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging

The RAND Summer Institute, an annual conference that addresses critical issues facing our aging population, comprises the Workshop on Aging and the Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists and serves as a vehicle to provide additional training to researchers new to the field of aging.

Jul 13, 2017
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The Positive Effects of Population-Based Preferential Sampling in Environmental Epidemiology

This analysis explores an innovative approach to population-based sampling as a way to estimate environmental exposures more reliably.

Jul 6, 2016
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Health Outcomes and Socio-Economic Status Among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS Pilot

We are concerned in this paper with measuring health outcomes among the elderly in Zhejiang and Gansu provinces, China, and examining the relationships between different dimensions of health status and measures of socio-economic status (SES).

Feb 17, 2016
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Post-sampling Mortality and Non-Response Patterns in the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey: Implications for Epidemiological Studies Based on Surveys of Cancer Patients

We examined predictors of post-sampling mortality and non-response among patients initially included in the sampling frame of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey.

Jan 20, 2016
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Opportunities and Challenges for Quality and Safety Applications in ICD-11: An International Survey of Users of Coded Health Data

This study identifies opportunities and challenges in improving the utility of the International Classification of Diseases (11th revision) for quality and safety applications.

Jan 5, 2016
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Evidence for the Convergence Model: The Emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Viet Nam

This study examines a model of the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 based on suspected convergence factors that are mainly associated with land-use change.

Nov 13, 2015
Research Brief

Research Brief

Rare, Nonaggressive Form of Lymphoma Linked to Breast Implants: An Update

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare, nonaggressive cancer that can be treated by removal of the implant and surrounding capsule. Research is needed to identify risk factors; a patient registry would aid this process.

Feb 23, 2015
Commentary

An Outbreak of Outbreaks

Lately, stories about outbreaks seem to be spreading faster than the diseases themselves. An outbreak of measles in Ohio is just part of an 18-year high of U.S. cases. Meanwhile, polio continues to circulate in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, while spreading to other countries.

Jun 11, 2014
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Examining Physical Function and Mortality of Aging Taiwanese

The Survey of Health and Living Status of the Middle-Aged and Elderly in Taiwan measured difficulty with one or more of seven physical functions. A group-based trajectory model identified common trajectories.

Mar 1, 2014
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Symptom Persistence in a Community Cohort of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS): 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-Month Follow-Up from the RICE Cohort

The purpose of this study was to determine whether symptoms persist among a population-based sample of women.

Jan 1, 2014
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Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and Frequently Associated Comorbidities

In patients with IC/BPS, the presence of FM, CFS, and IBS has a significant association with HRQOL, equivalent in impact to the bladder symptoms themselves.

Sep 1, 2013
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The Prevalence and Overlap of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men: Results of the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology Male Study

As part of the RICE (RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology) study, we developed validated case definitions to identify interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in women and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men.

Jan 1, 2013
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Promising Pathways for Regional Disease Surveillance Networks

The globalization of trade and travel has led to the globalization of communicable diseases and, in turn, increased need for globalization of solutions to fight them.

Jan 1, 2013
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Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Clients with Major Depression in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

Group cognitive behavioral therapy was an effective treatment for major depression for clients in residential substance abuse treatment, thus extending the effectiveness of group CBT for major depression to a new setting, patient population, and type of provider.

Jun 1, 2012
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Comparison of an Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Clinical Cohort with Symptomatic Community Women from the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology Study

The RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology survey estimated that 2.7% to 6.5% of United States women have urinary symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.

Feb 1, 2012
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Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Incidence of Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women in the U.S.: The Women's Health Initiative 1993–2009

The majority of diabetes cases are preventable, and risk reduction strategies can be effectively applied to all racial/ethnic groups.

Jan 1, 2012
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Within-day Temporal Patterns of Smoking, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Craving

Real-time data collected by palm-top computer confirms individual differences in situational smoking associations.

Sep 1, 2011
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Journal Article

Link Between Breast Implants and Rare Lymphoma Confirmed, Reassurance on Prognosis Offered

Breast implants appear to be associated with a rare form of lymphoma, but there is not yet evidence to show that the cancer is caused by implants or to suggest an underlying mechanism for how the disease might develop.

Jun 1, 2011

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