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Powles J, Shroufi A, Mathers C, et al., 2010, National cardiovascular prevention should be based on absolute disease risks, not levels of risk factors, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol: 20, Pages: 103-106, ISSN: 1101-1262
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Yeh JM, Goldie SJ, Kuntz KM, et al., 2009, Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection and smoking on gastric cancer incidence in China: a population-level analysis of trends and projections, CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL, Vol: 20, Pages: 2021-2029, ISSN: 0957-5243
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Dionisio KL, Arku RE, Hughes AF, et al., 2009, Particle Pollution in Accra Neighborhoods: Spatial and Socioeconomic Patterns, 21st Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S43-S44, ISSN: 1044-3983
Danaei G, Friedman AB, Oza S, et al., 2009, Diabetes prevalence and diagnosis in US states: analysis of health surveys., Popul Health Metr, Vol: 7
BACKGROUND: Current US surveillance data provide estimates of diabetes using laboratory tests at the national level as well as self-reported data at the state level. Self-reported diabetes prevalence may be biased because respondents may not be aware of their risk status. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes by state. METHODS: We estimated undiagnosed diabetes prevalence as a function of a set of health system and sociodemographic variables using a logistic regression in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2006). We applied this relationship to identical variables from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2003-2007) to estimate state-level prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes by age group and sex. We assumed that those who report being diagnosed with diabetes in both surveys are truly diabetic. RESULTS: The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. was 13.7% among men and 11.7% among women >/= 30 years. Age-standardized diabetes prevalence was highest in Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia (15.8 to 16.6% for men and 12.4 to 14.8% for women). Vermont, Minnesota, Montana, and Colorado had the lowest prevalence (11.0 to 12.2% for men and 7.3 to 8.4% for women). Men in all states had higher diabetes prevalence than women. The absolute prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes, as a percent of total population, was highest in New Mexico, Texas, Florida, and California (3.5 to 3.7 percentage points) and lowest in Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Alaska, Vermont, Utah, Washington, and Hawaii (2.1 to 3 percentage points). Among those with no established diabetes diagnosis, being obese, being Hispanic, not having insurance and being >/= 60 years old were significantly associated with a higher risk of having undiagnosed diabetes. CONCLUSION: Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast. Better diabe
Lin H-H, Ezzati M, Chang H-Y, et al., 2009, Association between Tobacco Smoking and Active Tuberculosis in Taiwan Prospective Cohort Study, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol: 180, Pages: 475-480, ISSN: 1073-449X
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Niessen L, ten Hove A, Hilderink H, et al., 2009, Comparative impact assessment of child pneumonia interventions, BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, Vol: 87, Pages: 472-480, ISSN: 0042-9686
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Pope CA, Ezzati M, Dockery DW, 2009, Air Pollution and Life Expectancy Reply, NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol: 360, Pages: 2033-2034, ISSN: 0028-4793
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Walker CLF, Ezzati M, Black RE, 2009, Global and regional child mortality and burden of disease attributable to zinc deficiency, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, Vol: 63, Pages: 591-597, ISSN: 0954-3007
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Danaei G, Ding EL, Mozaffarian D, et al., 2009, The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors, PLOS MEDICINE, Vol: 6, ISSN: 1549-1277
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Feldman BS, Zaslavsky AM, Ezzati M, et al., 2009, Contraceptive Use, Birth Spacing, and Autonomy: An Analysis of the <i>Oportunidades</i> Program in Rural Mexico, STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING, Vol: 40, Pages: 51-62, ISSN: 0039-3665
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Pope CA, Ezzati M, Dockery DW, 2009, Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States., NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol: 360, Pages: 376-386, ISSN: 0028-4793
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Yeh JM, Kuntz KM, Ezzati M, et al., 2009, Exploring the cost-effectiveness of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> screening to prevent gastric cancer in China in anticipation of clinical trial results, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, Vol: 124, Pages: 157-166, ISSN: 0020-7136
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Steven GA, Dias RH, Ezzati M, 2008, The effects of 3 environmental risks on mortality disparities across Mexican communities, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vol: 105, Pages: 16860-16865, ISSN: 0027-8424
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Dionisio KL, Arku RE, Hughes AF, et al., 2008, Spatial and/or Temporal Patterns of Air Pollution in Two Low-income Neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana, 20th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S21-S21, ISSN: 1044-3983
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Arku RE, Vallarino J, Dionisio KL, et al., 2008, Characterizing air pollution in two low-income neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, Vol: 402, Pages: 217-231, ISSN: 0048-9697
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Dionisio KL, Howie S, Fornace KM, et al., 2008, Measuring the exposure of infants and children to indoor air pollution from biomass fuels in The Gambia, INDOOR AIR, Vol: 18, Pages: 317-327, ISSN: 0905-6947
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Torres-Duque C, Maldonado D, PĂ©rez-Padilla R, et al., 2008, Biomass fuels and respiratory diseases: a review of the evidence., Proc Am Thorac Soc, Vol: 5, Pages: 577-590, ISSN: 1546-3222
Globally, about 50% of all households and 90% of rural households use solid fuels (coal and biomass) as the main domestic source of energy, thus exposing approximately 50% of the world population-close to 3 billion people-to the harmful effects of these combustion products. There is strong evidence that acute respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women are associated with indoor biomass smoke. Lung cancer in women has been clearly associated with household coal use. Other conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in men and tuberculosis could be also associated but evidence is scarce. According to estimates of the World Health Organization, more than 1.6 million deaths and over 38.5 million disability-adjusted life-years can be attributable to indoor smoke from solid fuels affecting mainly children and women. Interventions to suppress or reduce indoor exposure include behavior changes, improvements of household ventilation, improvements of stoves, and, outstandingly, transitions to better and cleaner fuels. These changes face personal and local beliefs and economic and sociocultural conditions. In addition, selection of fuels should consider cost, sustainability, and protection of the environment. Consequently, complex solutions need to be locally adapted, and involve the commitment and active participation of governments, scientific societies, nongovernmental organizations, and the general community.
Stevens G, Dias RH, Thomas KJA, et al., 2008, Characterizing the epidemiological transition in Mexico: National and subnational burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors (vol 5, pg e125, 2008), PLOS MEDICINE, Vol: 5, Pages: 1163-1163, ISSN: 1549-1277
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Stevens G, Dias RH, Thomas KJA, et al., 2008, Characterizing the epidemiological transition in Mexico: National and subnational burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, PLOS MEDICINE, Vol: 5, Pages: 900-910, ISSN: 1549-1277
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Yeh JM, Kuntz KM, Ezzati M, et al., 2008, Development of an empirically calibrated model of gastric cancer in two high-risk countries, CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, Vol: 17, Pages: 1179-1187, ISSN: 1055-9965
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Roth DE, Caulfield LE, Ezzati M, et al., 2008, Acute lower respiratory infections in childhood: opportunities for reducing the global burden through nutritional interventions, BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, Vol: 86, Pages: 356-364, ISSN: 0042-9686
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Ezzati M, Friedman AB, Kulkarni SC, et al., 2008, The reversal of fortunes: Trends in county mortality and cross-county mortality disparities in the United States (vol 5, art no e66, 2008), PLOS MEDICINE, Vol: 5, Pages: 839-840, ISSN: 1549-1277
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Kim D, Kawachi I, Hoorn SV, et al., 2008, Is inequality at the heart of it? Cross-country associations of income inequality with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, Vol: 66, Pages: 1719-1732, ISSN: 0277-9536
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Ezzati M, Friedman AB, Kulkarni SC, et al., 2008, The reversal of fortunes: Trends in county mortality and cross-county mortality disparities in the United States, PLOS MEDICINE, Vol: 5, Pages: 557-568, ISSN: 1549-1277
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Murray CJL, Dias RH, Kulkarni SC, et al., 2008, Improving the comparability of diabetes mortality statistics in the US and Mexico, DIABETES CARE, Vol: 31, Pages: 451-458, ISSN: 0149-5992
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Ezzati M, Oza S, Danaei G, et al., 2008, Trends and cardiovascular mortality effects of state-level blood pressure and uncontrolled hypertension in the United States, CIRCULATION, Vol: 117, Pages: 905-914, ISSN: 0009-7322
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Black RE, Allen LH, Bhutta ZA, et al., 2008, Maternal and child undernutrition 1 - Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences, LANCET, Vol: 371, Pages: 243-260, ISSN: 0140-6736
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Lin HH, Murray MM, Cohen T, et al., 2008, Effects of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis in China: a time-based, multiple-risk-factor modelling study, Lancet, Vol: 372, Pages: 1473-1483
Asaria P, Chisholm D, Mathers C, et al., 2007, Chronic diseases 3 - Chronic disease prevention: health effects and financial costs of strategies to reduce salt intake and control tobacco use, LANCET, Vol: 370, Pages: 2044-2053, ISSN: 0140-6736
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Asaria P, Chisholm D, Mathers C, et al., 2007, Chronic disease prevention: health effects and financial costs of strategies to reduce salt intake and control tobacco use (vol 370, pg 2044, 2007), LANCET, Vol: 370, Pages: 2004-2004, ISSN: 0140-6736
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