Vol 3, No 1 (2017)

Journal of Epidemiological Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, April 2017

Table of Contents

Original Articles

Association between the job types and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States
Yasmin Abaza, Reham Abdel-Wahab, Donghui Li, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Robert A. Wolff, Kanwal Raghav, Ahmed S. Shalaby, Ibrahim Halil Sahin, Jeff Morris, Ernest Hawk, Alexandria T. Phan, Yehuda Z. Patt, Manal M. Hassan
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Global burden of non-communicable diseases - why prevalence is not a comprehensive measure
Sophie Kaufmann, Annika Hoyer, Ralph Brinks
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Sero-prevalence and occupational risk factors for Brucella infection among slaughterhouse workers and butchers in Kumasi, Ghana
Esimebia Adjovi Amegashie, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Samson Pandam Salifu, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, Sandra Baffour-Awuah, Nicholas Addofoh, Augustina Annan, Christian Henrik Winter
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Refining PCR-based serotyping for detection of vaccine-preventable Streptococcus pneumoniae
Amanda L.S. Lang, Hayley D. Gillis, May Elsherif, Irene Martin, Todd F. Hatchette, Shelly A. McNeil, Jason J. LeBlanc
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Accuracy of weight status perception related to weight loss stage of change among medically underserved adults
Amir Alakaam, Davis Townsend, Jennifer Lemacks
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Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidences analyzed worldwide by skin type over advancing age of males and females: Evidence estrogen and androgenic hair are risk factors
Dianne E Godar, Madhan Subramanian, Stephen J Merrill
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Prevalence of CTX-M beta-Lactamases in Escherichia coli from community-acquired urinary tract infections and associated risk factors among women in Cameroon
Ingrid Cecile Djuikoue, Omer Njajou, Hortense Gonsu Kamga, Charles Fokunang, Adamo Bongoe, Ela Ondo Bruno, Paulin Tadjoung, Abdou Aziz Linjouom, Caroline Kakam, Jeanne Ngogang
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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions on genetically modified mosquitoes: Case for sterile mosquito release in Grenada
Anjali Ghodasara, Marisa Deliso, Satesh Bidaisee
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Exploring perceptions of fracking and environmental health in a 3-county population in South Texas
Kristina W. Whitworth, Elisabeth De LaRosa, Taylor Mackay, Ashley Hernandez, Mary K. Martin, Jaime Lopez, Monty Small, Paula Winkler, Melissa A. Valerio
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Short Reports

Dengue seropositivity in a randomly selected sample from Yucatan analyzed in the context of dengue cases reported between 1996 and 2006
S. Gómez-Carro, N. Méndez-Domínguez, J. F. Mendez-Galván
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