期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2021; 190 (2)
Using claims data from the universal health insurance program of Taiwan, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate whether endometriosi......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2021; 190 (3)
The initial aim of environmental epidemiology is to estimate the causal effects of environmental exposures on health outcomes. However, due to lack of......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2021; 190 (5)
Little is known about the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular disease after influenza infection in younger adults. In a territorywide Hong Kong......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2021; 190 (5)
Earlier pubertal development is only partially explained by childhood body mass index; the role of other factors, such as childhood infections, is les......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2021; 190 (1)
Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists) account for an increasing proportion of traffic injuries. We used a case-crossover ......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (5)
There is little research on how childhood maltreatment influences the use of resilience mechanisms that are key to mental health outcomes in the face ......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (5)
Organophosphates (OPs) are the most heavily used pesticides in China. The Chinese population, including preconceptional women, is highly exposed, yet ......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (6)
Numerous studies have indicated that ambient particulate matter is closely associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, yet the evidence ......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (9)
Previous findings concerning gastric atrophy as a potential risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have been inconsistent. We aimed......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (12)
It is well known that alcohol consumption is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the association of age at initiation of alcohol consum......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (11)
The strength of social connections in the community ("social capital") is hypothesized to be a crucial ingredient in disaster resilience. We examined ......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (11)
Air pollution epidemiology studies have primarily investigated long- and short-term exposures separately, have used multiplicative models, and have be......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2020; 189 (11)
Investigators in previous studies have drawn inconsistent conclusions regarding the relationship between relatively low exposure to fine particulate m......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2019; 188 (11)
Blood biomarkers provide critical information about the health of older populations, especially in large developing countries where self-reports of he......
期刊: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2019; 188 (2)
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is responsible for the majority of severe cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease, but little evidence is available on the sev......