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    KOREAN DIETARY PATTERNS AND THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS 

    Rampal, Sanjay (Johns Hopkins University, 2014-07-23)
    This dissertation investigates the associations between dietary patterns, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and subclinical atherosclerosis. The literature on Asian dietary patterns and cardiovascular health is limited. For ...
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    Depression, Methamphetamine use, and Alcohol Consumption among Thai Youth in Chiang Mai Province: The Exploration of Perceptions of Depression and Associations between Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms 

    Dimiceli, Lauren (Johns Hopkins University, 2013-12-18)
    Background: Methamphetamine use and alcohol consumption have reached epidemic levels among rural Thai adolescents and young adults in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. High levels of depressive symptoms often occur among ...
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    Obesity, Weight Distribution and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study 

    Greenberg, Keiko I. (Johns Hopkins University, 2015-05-01)
    Background: Elevated body mass index (BMI) has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in surgical and critically ill patients. Less is known about the relationship between obesity and AKI in the population-based ...
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    Risk factors for oral HPV persistence and HPV-associated cancer 

    Lam, Jennifer (Johns Hopkins University, 2016-03-14)
    Background: Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a well-known cause of cervical and anogenital cancers. In the past decade, oral HPV infection was established as a cause of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma ...
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    Hepatitis E Virus in the Terai of Nepal: Community-Based Cohort Study of Pregnant Women in Sarlahi District and Investigation of the 2014 Outbreak in Biratnagar, Morang District 

    Krain, Lisa J. (Johns Hopkins University, 2016-07-28)
    In South Asia, hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and poses a special threat to pregnant women. However, the burden of both infection and illness in the Terai of Nepal have received ...
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    Evaluating Geographic Cancer Disparities in Baltimore City, Maryland 

    Torres, Aracelis Z. (Johns Hopkins University, 2016-04-04)
    Research and policy continue to hold cancer as a top priority in the United States due to its public health burden. As the aging population increases, it is an issue that will likely continue to grow in scope. However, ...
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    THE IMPACT OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PARITY LAWS ON INITIATION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT 

    Kealhofer, Marc A. (Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-21)
    Statement of Problem: The implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 is expected to change the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment system drastically through its expansion of federal ...
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    The Outbreak Potential for Measles and its Implications for Elimination 

    Truelove, Shaun Alan (Johns Hopkins University, 2017-12-15)
    When the goal of measles elimination, or the absence of continuous transmission in a defined geographical area, was first proposed in 1962 by Alexander Langmuir, immediately prior to licensure of the first measles vaccine, ...
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    Characterization of Pertussis Risk and Antibody Transfer in Infants in Sarlahi District, Nepal: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study 

    Hughes, Michelle Mergler (Johns Hopkins University, 2014-12-02)
    Background: Pertussis is estimated to cause 2% of childhood deaths globally and is a growing public health problem. Infants are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Maternal vaccination during pregnancy may be ...
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    Mathematical modeling to guide programmatic decisions about the use of new tuberculosis drugs, regimens, and diagnostics 

    Kendall, Emily A (Johns Hopkins University, 2018-06-14)
    Statement of the Problem: Approximately ten million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, and this global incidence is declining at a rate of only 2% annually. New diagnostic assays and treatment regimens could improve ...
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