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The Association Between Urinary Genistein Levels And Mortality Among Adults In The United States, Carolyn Marcelo, Melissa Warwick, Catherine Marcelo, Rehan Qayyum
The Association Between Urinary Genistein Levels And Mortality Among Adults In The United States, Carolyn Marcelo, Melissa Warwick, Catherine Marcelo, Rehan Qayyum
Internal Medicine Publications
Background
Current research on the relationship between phytoestrogens and mortality has been inconclusive. We explored the relationship between genistein, a phytoestrogen, and mortality in a large cohort representative of the United States population.
Methods: Data were analyzed from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999–2010. Normalized urinary genistein (nUG) was analyzed as a log-transformed continuous variable and in quartiles. Mortality data were obtained from the National Death Index and matched to the NHANES participants. Survival analyses were conducted using the Kaplan-Meier analysis. Cox proportional hazard models were constructed for all-cause and cause-specific mortality without and with …
Hours Lost To Planned And Unplanned Dental Visits Among Us Adults, Uma Kelekar, Shillpa Naavaal
Hours Lost To Planned And Unplanned Dental Visits Among Us Adults, Uma Kelekar, Shillpa Naavaal
Dental Public Health and Policy Publications
Introduction
Poor oral health is associated with lost hours at work or school, which may affect a person’s productivity. The objective of our study was to estimate work or school hours lost to dental visits among adults aged 18 and older by the types of visits (emergency or unplanned; routine, planned, or orthodontic; or cosmetic) and to determine the factors associated with hours lost.
Methods
We used the most recent Oral Health Supplement data, from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), to estimate the total hours lost at work or school for dental visits among adults in the United …
Economic Impact Of Waste In Prescribing, Dispensing, And Medication Consumption In The United States, Sarah Almanie
Economic Impact Of Waste In Prescribing, Dispensing, And Medication Consumption In The United States, Sarah Almanie
Theses and Dissertations
Abstract
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WASTE IN PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING, AND MEDICATION CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES
By Sarah A. Almanie, M.S.
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015.
Major Director: David A. Holdford, R.Ph., M.S., Ph.D., FAPhA
Professor
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science
OBJECTIVES: This research examines waste associated with the medication use process which consists of unfilled prescriptions, abandoned prescriptions, or unused prescription medications. The aim of this study is to quantify the direct medical costs of medication waste in delivery of …