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Publications from 2012

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Risk Factors for Mortality among 2009 A/H1N1 Influenza Hospitalizations in Maricopa County, Arizona, April 2009 to March 2010, Gerardo Chowell, Aurimar Ayala, Vjollca Berisha, Cecile Viboud, and Mare Schumacher

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Recrudescent wave of pandemic A/H1N1 influenza in Mexico, winter 2011-2012: Age shift and severity, Gerardo Chowell, Santiago Echevarria-Zuno, Cecile Viboud, Lone Simonsen, Concepcion Grajales Muñiz, Ramón Alberto Rascón-Pacheco, Margot González-León, and Victor Hugo Borja Aburto

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Epidemiological Characteristics and Underlying Risk Factors for Mortality during the Autumn 2009 Pandemic Wave in Mexico, Gerardo Chowell, Santiago Echevarria-Zuno, Cecile Viboud, Lone Simonsen, Mark A. Miller, Irma Fernandez-Garate, Cesar Gonzalez-Bonilla, and Victor H. Borja-Aburto

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The 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic in Boyacá, Colombia, Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, Lone Simonsen, Mark A. Miller, Rodolfo Acuna-Soto, Juan M. Ospina Díaz, and Abel Fernando Martínez-Martín

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Road Dust Lead (Pb) in Two Neighborhoods of Urban Atlanta, (GA, USA), Daniel M. Deocampo, Phillip Jack Reed, and Alexander P. Kalenuik

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Plastic-Housing BioSand Filter and its Impact on Diarrheal Disease in Copan, Honduras., Anna M. Fabiszewski de Aceituno, Christine E. Stauber, Adam Walters, Rony E. Meza Sanchez, and Mark Sobsey

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Evaluation of the Impact of the Plastic BioSand Filter on Health and Drinking Water Quality in Rural Tamale, Ghana, Christine E. Stauber, Byron Kominek, Kaida R. Liang, Mumuni K. Osman, and Mark D. Sobsey

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Feasibility Study of Social Media to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay Men in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, Sheryl M. Strasser, Megan Smith, Danielle Pendrick, Sarah Boos-Beddington, Ken Chen, and Frances McCarty

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Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts among High-Risk, Urban Youth in the U.S.: Shared and Unique Risk and Protective Factors, Monica H. Swahn, Bina Ali, Robert M. Bossarte, Manfred Van Dulmen, Alex Crosby, Angela C. Jones, and Katherine C. Schinka

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Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Monica H. Swahn, Jane B. Palmier, Rogers Kasirye, and Huang Yao

Publications from 2011

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Influenza and Pneumonia Mortality in 66 Large Cities in the United States in Years Surrounding the 1918 Pandemic, Rodolfo Acuna-Soto, Cecile Viboud, and Gerardo Chowell

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An Assessment of Continued Use and Health Impact of the Concrete Biosand Filter in Bonao, Dominican Republic., Benjamin A. Aiken, Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, and Mark Sobsey

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Special Issue on Mathematical Models, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the 2009 A/H1N1 Influenza Pandemic: Preface, Carlos Castillo-Chavez and Gerardo Chowell

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Did Modeling Overestimate the Transmission Potential of Pandemic (H1N1-2009)? Sample Size Estimation for Post-Epidemic Seroepidemiological Studies, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Gerardo Chowell, and Hiroshi Nishiura

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Influenza-Related Mortality Trends in Japanese and American Seniors: Evidence for the Indirect Mortality Benefits of Vaccinating Schoolchildren, Vivek Charu, Cecile Viboud, Lone Simonsen, Katharine Sturm-Ramirez, Masayoshi Shinjoh, Gerardo Chowell, Mark A. Miller, and Norio Sugaya

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Characterizing the Epidemiology of the 2009 Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic in Mexico, Gerardo Chowell, Santiago Echevarria-Zuno, Cecile Viboud, Lone Simonsen, James Tamerius, Mark Miller, and Victor H. Borja-Aburto

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Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of the 2009 A/H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in Peru, Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, Cesar V. Munayco, Jorge Gomez, Lone Simonsen, Mark A. Miller, James Tamerius, V Fiestas, Eric S. Halsey, and Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres

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Associations between Electronic Media Use and Involvement in Violence, Alcohol and Drug Use among United States High School Students, Maxine M. Denniston, Monica H. Swahn, Marci Feldman Hertz, and Lisa M. Romero

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Adaptive human behavior in epidemiological models, Eli P. Fenichel, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, M. G. Ceddia, Gerardo Chowell, Paula A. Gonzalez Parra, Graham J. Hickling, Garth Holloway, Richard Horan, Benjamin Morin, Charles Perrings, Michael Springborn, Leticia Valazquez, and Cristina Villalobos

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A Macrolevel Examination of County-Level Risk Factors for Underage Drinking Prevention: Intervention Opportunities to Protect Youth in the State of Georgia, Karen E. O'Quin, Sheryl M. Strasser, and Monica H. Swahn

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Empiricism and Theorizing in Epidemiology and Social Network Analysis, Richard Rothenberg and Elizabeth Costenbader

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A Survey of Georgia Adult Protective Service Staff: Implications for Older Adult Injury Prevention and Policy, Sheryl M. Strasser, Judith Kerr, Patricia S. King, Brian Payne, Sarah Beddington, Danielle Pendrick, Elizabeth Leyda, and Frances McCarty

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Alcohol Marketing, Drunkenness, and Problem Drinking among Zambian Youth: Findings from the 2004 Global School-Based Student Health Survey, Monica Swahn, Bina Ali, Jane B. Palmier, George Sikazwe, and John Mayeya

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Early Alcohol Use and Problem Drinking Among Students in Zambia and Uganda, Monica H. Swahn, Bina Ali, Jane Palmier, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, George Sikazwe, Jeremiahs Twa-Twa, and Kasirye Rogers

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Using Policy to Strengthen the Reach and Impact of Injury Prevention Efforts, Monica H. Swahn, Abigail Hankin, and Debra Houry

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Pre-Teen Alcohol Use as a Risk Factor for Victimization and Perpetration of Bullying among Middle and High School Students in Georgia, Monica H. Swahn, Volkan Topalli, Bina Ali, Sheryl M. Strasser, Jeffrey S. Ashby, and Joel Meyers

Publications from 2010

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Changes in the Viral Distribution Pattern after the Appearance of he Novel Influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) Virus in Influenza-like Illness Patients in Peru, Gerardo Chowell, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Jorge Gomez, Patricia V. Aguilar, Julia Ampuero, C V. Munayco, Victor Ocana, Juan Perez, Maria Gamero, Juan Arrasco, Irmia Paz, Edward Chavez, Rollin Cruz, Jaime Chavez, Silvia Mendocilla, Elizabeth Gomez, Juana Antigoni, Sofia Gonzalez, Cesar Tejada, and Tadeusz Kochel

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Age-Adjusted US Cancer Death Rate Predictions, Matt Hayat, Ram C. Tiwari, Kaushik Ghosh, Mark Hachey, Ben Hankey, and Rocky Feuer

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Simulación del nivel de eliminación de sarampión y rubéola según la estratificación e interacción social (Simulating measles and rubella elimination levels according to social stratification and interaction), Doracelly Hincapié-Palacio, Juan Ospina-Giraldo, Rubén D. Gómez-Arias, Anthony Uyi-Afuwape, and Gerardo Chowell

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An Examination of Household Drinking Water Storage and Management Practices in Bonao, Dominican Republic from September 2005-January 2006., Kathryn Holt, Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, and Mark Sobsey

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The Emory Center for Injury Control: Vision and Priorities for Reducing Violence and Injuries through Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Debra Houry, Abigail Hankin, and Monica H. Swahn

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An Examination of the Relationship Between Levels of Drinking Water Quality Indicators and the Occurrence of Self-Reported Diarrheal Disease: A Five-Month Prospective Cohort Study in the Dominican Republic, 2005-2006., Shannon M. Kraft, Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, and Mark Sobsey

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Improving Household Drinking Water Quality: Use of Biosand Filter in Cambodia, Kaida Liang, Mark Sobsey, and Christine E. Stauber

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North Carolina Hispanic Farmworkers and Intestinal Parasitism: A Pilot Study of Prevalence and Health-Related Practices,and Potential Means of Foodborne Transmission, Mindi Russell, Maria Correa, Christine E. Stauber, and Julie Case

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Impact of Vital Signs Screening & Clinician Prompting on Alcohol and Tobacco Screening and Intervention Rates: A Pre-post Intervention Comparison, J. Paul Seale; Sylvia Shellenberger; Mary M. Velasquez; John M. Boltri; Ike S. Okosun MS, MPH, PhD, FRSPH; Monique Guyinn; Dan Vinson; Monica Cornelius; and J. Aaron Johnson

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Rotary/USAID Alliance: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Allianza Agua Segura para Los Niños (Safe Water for Children), Christine E. Stauber

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Nonreciprocal and Reciprocal Dating Violence and Injury Occurrence among Urban Youth, Monica Swahn, Meltem Alemdar, and Daniel J. Whitaker

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In Reply, Monica H. Swahn, Meltem Alemdar, and Daniel J. Whitaker

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Children at Risk for Suicide Attempt and Attempt-related Injuries: Findings from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Bethany A. West, Monica H. Swahn, and Frances McCarty

Publications from 2009

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The Associations between Area of Residence, Sexual Violence Victimization, and Asthma Episodes among US Adult Women in 14 States and Territories, 2005-2007, Robert M. Bossarte, Monica H. Swahn, and Ekta Choudhary

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Severe Respiratory Disease Concurrent with the Circulation of H1N1 Influenza, Gerardo Chowell, Stefano M. Bertozzi, M. Arantxa Colchero, Celia Alpuche-Aranda, and Mauricio Hernandez

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Adaptive Vaccination Strategies to Mitigate Pandemic Influenza: Mexico as a Case Study, Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, Xiaohong Wang, Stefano M. Bertozzi, and Mark A. Miller

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Pandemic influenza in a southern hemisphere setting: the experience in Peru from May to September, 2009, Jorge Gomez, Cesar Munayco, Juan Arrasco, L. Suarez, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Patricia V. Aguilar, Gerardo Chowell, and Tadeusz Kochel

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Epidemiological and transmissibility analysis of influenza A(H1N1)v in a southern hemisphere setting: Peru, C V. Munayco, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Juan Arrasco, Tadeusz Kochel, V Fiestas, J Garcia, I Torres, J Perez, Hiroshi Nishiura, and Gerardo Chowell

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Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Levels of Urinary Metals in the U.S. Youth and Adult Population: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004, Patricia A. Richter, Ellen E. Bishop, Jiantong Wang, and Monica H. Swahn

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Randomized controlled trials of the plastic housing biosand filter in Cambodia, Ghana and Honduras., Christine E. Stauber, Anna M. Fabiszewski de Aceituno, Erin L. Printy, Byron C. Kominek, Adam R. Walters, Kaida Liang, and Mark Sobsey

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Concrete Biosand Filter and its Impact on Diarrheal Disease in Bonao, Dominican Republic., Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, Dana P. Loomis, and Mark Sobsey

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Internally-Developed Teen Smoking Cessation Programs: Characterizing the Unique Features of Programs Developed by Community-Based Organizations, Kymberle L. Sterling, Susan J. Curry, Sherry Emery, Amy K. Sporer, Robin J. Mermelstein, Michael Berbaum, and Brian Flay

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Assessing and Quantifying High Risk: Comparing Risky Behaviors by Youth in an Urban, Disadvantaged Community with Nationally Representative Youth, Monica Swahn and Robert M. Bossarte

Publications from 2008

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Mathematical assessment of Canada’s pandemic influenza preparedness plan, Abba B. Gumel, Miriam Nuño, and Gerardo Chowell

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Childhood Maltreatment and Early Alcohol Use Among High-Risk Adolescents, Merle E. Hamburger, Rebecca T. Leeb, and Monica H. Swahn

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Rurality and pandemic influenza: geographic heterogeneity in the risks of infection and death in Kanagawa, Japan (1918–1919), Hiroshi Nishiura and Gerardo Chowell

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Protecting residential care facilities from pandemic influenza, Miriam Nuño, Thomas A. Reichert, Gerardo Chowell, and Abba B. Gumel

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Reducing Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke: A New Healthy People 2010 Objective, Patricia Richter, Terry Pechacek, Monica H. Swahn, and Victoria Wagman

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Optimization of Epidemiologic Interventions: Evaluation of Spatial and Non-Spatial Methods That Identify Johne’s Disease-Infected Subpopulations Targeted for Intervention, Ariel L. Rivas, Marcelo Chaffer, Gerardo Chowell, Daniel Elad, Ori Koren, Stephen smith, and Steven J. Schwager

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Age of Alcohol Use Initiation, Suicidal Behavior, and Peer and Dating Violence Victimization and Perpetration among High-Risk, Seventh-Grade Adolescents, Monica H. Swahn, Robert M. Bossarte, and Ernest E. Sullivent III

Publications from 2007

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Clinical diagnostic delays and epidemiology of dengue fever during the 2002 outbreak in Colima, Mexico, Gerardo Chowell, Porfirio Diaz-Duenes, Diego Chowell, Sarah Hews, Gabriel Ceja-Espíritu, James M. Hyman, and Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Household and Community Transmission of the Asian Influenza A (H2n2) and Influenza B Viruses In 1957 and 1961, Hiroshi Nishiura and Gerardo Chowell

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Health impact study of the biosand filter in Bonao, Dominican Republic., Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, and Mark Sobsey

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Differences in Frequency of Violence and Reported Injury between Relationships with Reciprocal and Nonreciprocal Intimate Partner Violence, Daniel J. Whitaker, Tadesse Haileyesus, Monica H. Swahn, and Linda S. Saltzman

Publications from 2006

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Observation and model error effects on parameter estimates in susceptible-infected-recovered epidemiological models, Tom L. Burr and Gerardo Chowell

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The operation, flow conditions and microbial reductions of an intermittently operated, household-scale slow sand filter, Mark Elliott, Christine E. Stauber, F. Koksal, Kaida R. Liang, D. K. Huslage, and Mark Sobsey

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SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, Lynn A.G. Ries, D. Harkins, M. Krapcho, Angela Mariotto, B. A. Miller, Eric J. Feuer, Limin X. Clegg, M. P. Eisner, Marie-Josèphe Horner, Nadia Howlader, Matt Hayat, Benjamin F. Hankey, and Brenda K. Edwards

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Diarrheal disease and household drinking water quality in Bonao, Dominican Republic., Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, and Mark Sobsey

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The Associations Between Victimization, Feeling Unsafe, and Asthma Episodes Among US High-School Students, Monica H. Swahn and Robert M. Bossarte

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Concordance Between Self-Reported Maltreatment and Court Records of Abuse or Neglect Among High-Risk Youths, Monica H. Swahn, Daniel J. Whitaker, Courtney B. Pippen, Rebecca T. Leeb, Linda A. Teplin, Karen M. Abram, and Gary M. McClelland

Publications from 2005

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Characterization of an Outbreak of Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis in Mexico, 2003., Gerardo Chowell, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, and Porfirio Diaz-Duenes

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Case-Control Study of an Acute Aflatoxicosis Outbreak, Kenya, 2004, Karen E. Gieseker, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Kimberly Lindblade, Helen Schurz Rogers, Stephanie Kieszak, Henry Njapau, Rosemary Schleicher, Leslie F. McCoy, Ambrose Misore, Kevin DeCock, Carol Rubin, Lawrence Slutsker, and Aflatoxin Investigative Group

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Aflatoxin Contamination of Commercial Maize Products during an Outbreak of Acute Aflatoxicosis in Eastern and Central Kenya, Karen E. Gieseker, Lauren Lewis, Mary Onsongo, Henry Njapau, Helen Schurz Rogers, George Luber, Stephanie Kieszak, Jack Nyamongo, Lorraine Backer, Abdikher Mohamud Dahiye, Ambrose Misore, Kevin DeCock, Carol Rubin, and Kenya Aflatoxicosis Investigation Group

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The Role of Vaccination in the Control of SARS, Julijana Gjorgjieva, Kelly Smith, Gerardo Chowell, Fabio Sanchez, Jessica Snyder, and Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Effects of Screening and Brief Intervention Training on Resident and Faculty Alcohol Intervention Behaviours: A Pre- Post-Intervention Assessment, J. Paul Seale, Sylvia Shellenberger, John M. Boltri, Ike S. Okosun, and Barbara Barton

Publications from 2004

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Model Parameters and Outbreak Control for SARS, Gerardo Chowell, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Paul W. Fenimore, Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta, Leon Arriola, and James M. Hyman

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Outbreak of Aflatoxin Poisoning - Eastern and Central Provinces, Kenya, January - July 2004, Karen E. Gieseker and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Early transmission dynamics of Ebola virus disease (EVD), West Africa, March to August 2014, Hiroshi Nishiura and Gerardo Chowell

Publications from 2003

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Worst-Case Scenarios and Epidemics, Gerardo Chowell and Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Scaling laws for the movement of people between locations in a large city, Gerardo Chowell, James M. Hyman, Stephen Eubank, and Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Violent Attacks on Middle Easterners in the United States During the Month Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, Monica H. Swahn, R R. Mahendra, L J. Paulozzi, R L. Winston, G A. Shelley, J Taliano, L Frazier, and J R. Saul

Publications from 2002

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Prevalence of Youth Access to Alcohol or a Gun in the Home, Monica H. Swahn, B J. Hammig, and R M. Ikeda

Publications from 2001

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Predictors of Injury from Fighting among Adolescent Males, B J. Hammig, L L. Dahlberg, and Monica H. Swahn

Publications from 2000

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Global tobacco trends spark hope, sound alarm, Michael Eriksen, Lawrence Green, Linda Bailey, and Terry Pechacek

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Tobacco use by youth: a surveillance report from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey project, Charles W. Warren, Leanne Riley, Samira Asma, Michael Eriksen, Lawrence Green, Curtis Blanton, Scott Batchelor, and Derek Yach

Publications from 1999

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State laws on tobacco control – United States, 1998, Julie Fishman, Harmony Allison, Sarah Knowles, Burke Fishburn, Trevor A. Woollery, William T. Marx, Dana M. Shelton, Corinne G. Husten, and Michael Eriksen

Publications from 1998

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Serum Cotinine Levels of Cigarette Smokers Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1991, Ralph S. Caraballo, Gary A. Giovino, Terry Pechacek, Paul D. Mowery, Patricia A. Richter, Warren J. Strauss, Donald J. Sharp, Michael Eriksen, James L. Pirkle, and Kurt R. Maurer

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A review of the health impact of smoking control at the workplace, Michael Eriksen and Nell H. Gottlieb

Publications from 1996

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Cigarette smoking and lung cancer: historical perspectives and current challenges, Michael Eriksen

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Attitudes, Knowledge, and Beliefs About Low-Yield Cigarettes Among Adolescents and Adults, Gary A. Giovino, Scott Tomar, Murli N. Reddy, John P. Peddicord, Bao-Ping Zhu, Luis G. Escobedo, and Michael Eriksen

Publications from 1995

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The status of local smoking regulations in North Carolina following a state preemption bill, Elizabeth Conlisk, Michael Siegel, Eugene Lengerich, William Mac Kenzie, Sally Malek, and Michael Eriksen

Publications from 1994

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Surveillance for selected tobacco-use behaviors—United States, 1900-1994, Gary A. Giovino, Michael W. Schooley, Bao-Ping Zhu, Jeffrey H. Chrismon, Scott Tomar, John P. Peddicord, Robert K. Merritt, Corinne G. Husten, and Michael Eriksen

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The Paradox of Tobacco Control, David Satcher and Michael Eriksen

Publications from 1990

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Behavioural interventions: a powerful tool or unnecessary intrusion, Michael Eriksen

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Liver injury in workers exposed to dimethylformamide, Lora E. Fleming, Stuart Shalat, and Carrie A. Redlich

Publications from 1989

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Policies restricting smoking in public places and the workplace, Michael Eriksen

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Anabolic steroid use among male high school seniors [letter], Michael Eriksen and Albert T. Kondo

Publications from 1988

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Giving up cigarettes: some ways are much easier than others, Michael Eriksen

Publications from 1987

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AIDS in the workplace: the role of EAPs, John F. Bunker, Michael Eriksen, and Jennifer Kinsey

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Accuracy of work history obtained from a spouse, Stuart Shalat, David C. Christiani, and Edward L. Baker Jr.

Publications from 1985

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Smoking policies at Pacific Bell, Michael Eriksen