(Na, Sim, Jo, & Song, 2012). It is important to note that the averages are derived purely from a statistical basis, and some of those that came in contact with the volatile compounds during the cleanup effort continue to suffer from all purported categories of effects after 12months, ...
Among the studies that do analyze dose–response relationships, there is large variation in the units and dose categories used in reporting their findings (for example, the use of pack-years or cigarettes per day)24,25, which complicates the comparability and consolidation of evidence. This, in...
outline the need to conduct research and implement effective policies that address a range of tobacco products1,2. While less ubiquitous than cigarettes, chewing tobacco use persists as a global public health challenge despite being incorporated in the FCTC statutes of 138 countries...
P values given for each variable to test the hypothesis of equal risks across the categories of the variable after adjustment for the other variables in the model. After the completion of the final model, interactions of sex and of coronary heart disease at baseline with other predictors of ...
In the latter case, it is also unclear whether participants had other possibilities to indicate their sex/gender apart from the categories female or male, or woman or man. Those who reported assessment of “sex” by registries, death certificates, or census data might have identified the sex ...
One article was included in both categories because it reported on the health impacts of each as the primary exposure. Across all articles, the health impacts studied were: cardiovascular; respiratory; mortality; morbidity (i.e., emergency department visits); diabetes; cancer; fall-related injuries...
Health care facilities that generate medical, chemical, or radiologic waste have a moral and legal obligation to dispose of these wastes in a manner that poses minimal potential hazard to the environment orpublic health. The proper disposal of these wastes requires a dynamic waste management plan ...
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eTable 1. Cumulative Incidence of Events by CAC Score Categories, Among Individuals Who Reported Excellent Self-rated Health eTable 2. Association Between CAC and Incident Events Among Individuals Who Reported Very Good Self-rated Health eTable 3. Association Between CAC and Incident Events Among In...
In addition, health and disease are perceived as extremes of a continuum of health states, rather than as dichotomous categories. The consequences of this conceptualization of health and disease are that interventions to improve health should include not only the diagnosis and treatment of disease (...