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Anderson HA, Falk C, Hanrahan L, Olson J, Burse VW, Needham L, Paschal D, Patterson D Jr, Hill RH Jr, The Great Lakes Consortium. Profiles of Great Lakes critical pollutants: a sentinel analysis of human blood and urine. Environ Health Perspect 1998;106:279-89.

Ball LB, Mannino DM. Ambulatory asthma visits, United States, 1992-1995. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998;157:A50.

Botto LD, Mastroiacovo P. Exploring gene–gene interactions in the etiology of neural tube defects. Clin Genet 1998;53:456-9.

Burke W, Thomson E, Khoury MJ, McDonnell SM, Press N, Adams PC, Barton JC, Beutler E, Brittenham G, Buchanan A, Wright Clayton E, Cogswell ME, Meslin EM, Motulsky AG, Powell LW, Sigal E, Wilfond BS, Collins FS. Hereditary hemochromatosis: gene discovery and its implications for population-based screening. JAMA 1998;280:172-8.

Caudill SP, Cooper GR, Smith SJ, Myers GL. Assessment of current National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol measurements. Clin Chem 1998;44:1650-8.

Chaudhary-Webb M, Paschal DC, Elliott WC, Hopkins HP, Ghazi AM, Ting BC, Romieu I. ICP-MS determination of lead isotope ratios in whole blood, pottery, and leaded gasoline: lead sources in Mexico City. At Spectrosc 1998;19:156-63.

Chen HP, Paschal DC, Miller DT, Morrow JC. Determination of total and inorganic mercury in whole blood by on-line digestion with flow injection. At Spectrosc 1998;19:176-9.

Decouflé P, Hollowell J, Flanders WD. Is community placement an independent risk factor for increased mortality? Comments on two recent reports. Ment Retard 1998;Oct:403-5.

Devine OJ, Smith JM. Estimating sample size for epidemiologic studies: the impact of ignoring exposure measurement uncertainty. Stat Med 1998;17:1375-89.

Dorgan JF, Sowell A, Swanson CA, Potischman N, Miller R, Schussler N, Stephenson HE Jr. Relationships of serum carotenoids, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and selenium with breast cancer risk: results from a prospective study in Columbia, Missouri (United States). Cancer Causes Control 1998;9:89-97.

Ebrahim SH, Luman ET, Floyd RL, Murphy CC, Bennett EM, Boyle CA. Alcohol consumption by pregnant women in the United States during 1988-1995. Obstet Gynecol 1988;92:187-92.

Egeland GM, Perham-Hester KA, Gessner BD, Ingle D, Berner JE, Middaugh JP. Fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska, 1977 through 1992: an administrative prevalence derived from multiple data sources. Am J Public Health 1998;88:781-6.

Forrester MB, Merz RD, Yoon PW. Impact of prenatal diagnosis and elective termination on the prevalence of selected birth defects in Hawaii. Am J Epidemiol 1998;148:1206-11.

Gotto AM, Cooper GR. Citation classics in lipid measurement and applications. Clin Chem 1998;44:2234-7.

Hanzlick R, Combs D. Medical examiner and coroner systems: history and trends. JAMA 1998;279:870-4.

Hanzlick RL, Parrish RG. Epidemiologic aspects of forensic pathology. Clin Lab Med 1998;18:23-37.

Hollowell JG, Staehling NW, Hannon WH, Flanders DW, Gunter EW, Maberly GF, Braverman LE, Pino S, Miller DT, Garbe PL, DeLozier DM, Jackson RJ. Iodine nutrition in the United States. Trends and public health implications: iodine excretion data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys I and III (1971-1974 and 1988-1994). J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998;83:3401-8.

Homa DM, Mannino DM. Asthma mortality in U.S. Hispanics and non-Hispanics, 1984-1995. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998;157:A11.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ. Assessing the sensitivity of the "Gold Standard" in birth defects surveillance. Teratology 1998:57:248, Abstract P92.

Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ, Cragan JD. Pregnancy drug registries and their role in monitoring fetal exposures. Teratology 1998:57:220, Abstract P16.

Høyer AP, Grandjean P, Jørgensen, Brock JW, Hartvig HB. Organochlorine exposure and risk of breast cancer. Lancet 1998;352:1816-20.

Huether CA, Ivanovich J, Goodwin BS, Krivchenia EL, Hertzberg VS, Edmonds LD, May DS, Priest JH. Maternal age specific risk rate estimates for Down syndrome among live births in whites and other races from Ohio and metropolitan Atlanta, 1970–1989. J Med Genet 1998;35:482-90.

Jackson RJ. The exposure of children to lead, by J. Julian Chisholm and Harold E. Harrison, Pediatrics, 1956:18;943-958 [Commentary]. Pediatrics 1998;102(Suppl):227-9.

Jackson RJ. Habitat and health: the role of environmental factors in the health of urban populations. J Urban Health: Bull N Y Acad Med 1998;75:258-62.

Johnson CA, Mannino DM. Changes in hospital discharge diagnoses attributable to asthma, US, 1979-1994. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998;157:A50.

Kelly A, Jackson RJ. Public health principles and women’s environmental health: no more lost opportunities. J Women’s Health 1998;7:15-8.

Khoury MJ, Dorman JS. The Human Genome Epidemiology Network. Am J Epidemiol 1998;148:1-3.

Krug EG, Ikeda RM, Qualls ML, Anderson MA, Rosenberg ML, Jackson RJ. Preventing land mine-related injury and disability: a public health perspective. JAMA 1998;280:465-6.

Mannino DM. Health effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among children in the US: results from NHANES III. Epidemiology 1998;9(Suppl):S97.

Mannino DM. Restricted activity associated with asthma: data from the 1995 National Health Interview Survey. Chest 1998;114 Suppl:257S-8S.

Mannino DM, Ford E, Giovino GA, Thun M. Lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1979 to 1992: an analysis using multiple-cause mortality data. Int J Epidemiol 1998;27:159-66.

Mannino DM, Petty TL. Obstructive lung diseases and low lung function in the United States population, 1988-94: results from NHANES III. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:S14.

Marcus M, Kiely J, Xu F, McGeehin M, Jackson R, Sinks T. Changing sex ratio in the United States, 1969-1995. Fertil Steril 1998;70:270-3.

Michalek JE, Tripathi RC, Kulkarni PM, Pirkle JL. The reliability of the serum dioxin measurement in veterans of Operation Ranch Hand. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 1996; 6:327-38.

Mueller PW, Price RG, Finn WF. New approaches for detecting thresholds of human nephrotoxicity using cadmium as an example. Environ Health Prospect 1998;106:227-30.

Murphy CC, Boyle C, Schendel D, Decouflé P, Yeargin-Allsopp M. Epidemiology of mental retardation in children. Ment Retard Develop Disabil Res Rev 1998;4:6-13.

Niskar AS, Kieszak SM, Holmes A, Esteban E, Rubin C, Brody DJ. Prevalence of hearing loss among children 6 to 19 years of age. JAMA 1998;279:1071-5.

O’Brien KL, Selanikio JD, Hecdivert C, Placide M-F, Louis M, Barr DB, Barr JR, Hospedales J, Lewis MJ, Schwartz B, Philen RM, St. Victor S, Espindola J, Neehdam LL, Denerville K, for the Acute Renal Failure Investigation Team. Epidemic of pediatric deaths from acute renal failure caused by diethylene glycol poisoning. JAMA 1998;279:1175-80.

Otsuka K, Smith CJ, Grainger J, Barr JR, Patterson DG Jr, Tanaka N, Terabe S. Stereoselective separation and detection of phenoxy acid herbicide enantiomers by cyclodextrin-modified capillary zone electrophoresis–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1998;817:75-81.

Paschal DC, Ting BG, Morrow JC, Pirkle JL, Jackson RJ, Sampson EJ, Miller DT, Caldwell KL. Trace metals in urine of United States residents: reference range concentrations. Environ Res 1998;76:53-9.

Pirkle JL, Needham LL, Sexton K. Improving exposure assessment by monitoring human tissues for toxic chemicals. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 1995;5:405-24.

Roberts HE, Cragan JD, Cono J, Khoury MJ, Weatherly MR, Moore CA. Increased frequency of cystic fibrosis among infants with jejunoileal atresia. Am J Med Genet 1998;78:446-9.

Ross JW, Miller WG, Myers GL, Praestgaard J. The accuracy of laboratory measurements in clinical chemistry: a study of 11 routine chemistry analytes in the College of American Pathologists Chemistry Survey with fresh frozen Serum, definitive methods, and reference methods. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1998;122:587-608.

Simon JA, Fong J, Bernert JT Jr, Browner WS for the MRFIT Research Group. Serum fatty acids and the risk of fatal cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1998:148:854-8.

Sirimanne SR, Patterson DG Jr, Ma L, Justice JB Jr. Application of cloud-point extraction–reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography: a preliminary study of the extraction and quantification of vitamins A and E in human serum and whole blood. J Chromatogr B 1998;716:129-37.

Smith CJ, Grainger J, Patterson DG Jr. Separation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites by gamma-cyclodextrin-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography with laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr A 1998;803:241-7.

Song S, Ashley DL. Sample purification for the analysis of caffeine in tobacco by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1998;814:171-180.

Sun F, Flanders WD, Yang Q, Khoury MJ. A new method for estimating the risk ratio in studies using case-parental control design. Am J Epidemiol 1998;148:902-9.

Thierry JM. Promoting the health and wellness of women with disabilities. J Womens Health 1998;7:505-7.

Tips NM, Falk H, Jackson RJ. CDC’s lead screening guidance: a systematic approach to more effective screening. Public Health Rep 1998;113:47-51.

Trout D, Decker J, Mueller C, Bernert JT, Pirkle J. Exposure of casino employees to environmental tobacco smoke. J Occup Environ Med 1998;40:270-6.

Watkins M, Erickson JD, Thun M, Mulinare J, Heath C. Does smoking affect the relationship between vitamins and cancer mortality? Am J Epidemiol 1998;147(Suppl):S8.

Watkins ML. Efficacy of folic acid prophylaxis for the prevention of neural tube defects. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 1998;4:282-90.

Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Rodriguez C, Calle EE, Tatham LM, Flanders WD. Family history score as a predictor of breast cancer mortality: prospective data from the Cancer Prevention Study II, United States, 1982-1991. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:652-9.

Yang Q, McDonnell SM, Khoury MJ, Cono J, Parrish RG. Hemochromatosis-associated mortality in the United States from 1979 to 1992: an analysis of multiple-cause mortality data. Ann Intern Med 1998;129:946-53.

Yeargin-Allsopp M, Murphy CC, Cordero JF, Decouflé P, Hollowell JG. Reported biomedical causes and associated medical conditions for mental retardation among 10-year-old children, metropolitan Atlanta, 1985 to 1987. Dev Med Child Neurol 1997;39:142-9.

Yoon SS, Macdonald SC, Parrish RG. Deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning and potential for prevention with carbon monoxide detectors. JAMA 1998;279:685-7.

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Conference Proceedings

Miller D, Jackson R, DeLozier D, Garbe P, Bowman B. Micronutrient malnutrition in the Russian Federation: problem, progress, opportunities. In: Public health and managed care. Abstracts. American Public Health Association (APHA) 126th Annual Meeting and Exposition; 1998 Nov 15-18; Washington (DC): Washington: APHA, 1998:361.

Williams CC, Najam AR, Young SL, Burse VW, Caudill SP. Assessing exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls using select congeners 138, 153, and 180. In: Managing and maintaining crediblity while advancing chemistry knowledge. Final Program: the112 AOAC International Annual Meeting & Exposition; 1998 Sep 13-17; Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Arlington (VA): AOAC International, 1998:89.

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Books

Amler RW, Mueller PW, Schultz MG, editors. Biomarkers of kidney function for environmental health field studies. Atlanta: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; 1998.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preventing neural tube birth defects: a prevention model and resource guide. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 1998.

Henderson A. A survey of the quality of water drawn from domestic wells in nine midwest states. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.

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Book chapters

Devine O, Parrish RG. Monitoring the health of a population. In: Stroup DF, Teutsch SM, editors. Statistics in public health: quantitative approaches to public health problems. New York: Oxford University Press;1998:59-91.

Falk H, Steenland NK. Vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride. In: Rom WN, editor. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1998:1251-9.

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Book reviews

Qualls ML. Review of Sowing the Dragon’s teeth: land mines and the global legacy of war by Philip C. Winslow [Book Review]. WorldView 1998;11:75.

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Brochures

Madden J. Did you know that roaches can make a child’s asthma worse? [Brochure]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.

Madden, JA. Mold is Bold [Brochure]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.

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Dear Colleague Letters

Mersereau PW, editor. Prevent spina bifida and anencephaly: an urgent need for folic acid to prevent birth defects [Dear Colleague Letter]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998;Spring/Summer.

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Letters to the Editor

Caudill SP, Smith SJ, Cooper GR, Myers GL. Adequacy of NCEP recommendations for total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDLC, and LDLC measurements [Letter]. Clin Chem 1998;44:1063-4.

Chen ATL, Ing PS, Reidy JA, Schwartz S, Vance GH, Van Dyke DL. The ACMG CYTO2000 subcommittee? [Letter]. Genet Med 1998;1:67.

Gunter EW, McDonnell SM. Transferrin saturation and screening of genetic hemochromatosis [Letter]. Clin Chem 1998;44:361-2.

Looker AC, Gunter EW. Hypovitaminosis D in medical inpatients [Letter]. N Engl J Med 1998;339:344-5.

Paulozzi L. Effects of age of diagnosis and latency on the correlation of testicular cancer incidence with fat comsumption [Letter]. Int J Cancer 1998;78:527-8.

Yoon P, Bresee JS, Olney RS, Khoury MJ. Epidemiologic study of infants with biliary atresia [Letter]. Pediatrics 1998;101:730.

Internet Articles

Reissman DB. Review of Occupational stress: a practical approach, by K Addley [Book Review]. Doody’s Review Service (on-line). Available: http://www.doody.com. (Accessed Feb 25, 1998).

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Reports

Jones MF, Doebbeling BN, Hall DB, Snyders TL, Barrett DH, Williams AN, Falter KH, Torner JC, Burmeister LF, Woolson RF, Merchant JA, Schwartz DA. Methodologic issues in a population-based health survey of Gulf War veterans. Iowa City (IA): Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa. 1998 Jan. Technical Report No. 98-1.

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MMWR Articles

Use of folic acid-containing supplements among women of childbearing age—United States, 1997. MMWR. February 27, 1998;47:131-4.

Mortality among children with sickle cell disease identified by newborn screening during 1990-1994—California, Illinois, and New York. MMWR. March 13, 1998;47:169-72.

Rift Valley fever—East Africa, 1997-1998. MMWR. April 10, 1998;47:261-4.

Corneal decompensation after intraocular ophthalmic surgery—Missouri, 1998. MMWR. April 24, 1998;47:306-9.

Surveillance for asthma—United States, 1960-1995. MMWR. April 24, 1998;47 (SS-1):1-27.

Community needs assessment and morbidity surveillance following an ice storm—Maine, January 1998. MMWR. May 8, 1998;47:351-4.

Lightning-associated deaths—United States, 1980-1995. MMWR. May 22, 1998;47:391-4.

Heat-related mortality—United States, 1997. MMWR. June 19, 1998;47:473-6.

Monitoring environmental disease—United States, 1997. MMWR. July 3, 1998;47:522-5.

Trends in infant mortality attributable to birth defects—United States, 1980-1995. MMWR. September 25, 1998;47:773-8.

Use of cervical and breast cancer screening among women with and without functional limitations—United States, 1994–1995. MMWR. October 16, 1998;47:853-6.

Identification of children with fetal alcohol syndrome and opportunity for referral of their mothers for primary prevention—Washington, 1993-1997. MMWR. October 16, 1998;47:861-4.

Near fatal ingestion of household lamp oil—Ohio, August 1997. MMWR. October 23, 1998;47:880-2.

Deaths associated with Hurricane Georges—Puerto Rico, September 1998. MMWR. October 30, 1998;47:897-8.

Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis—St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, September–October 1998. MMWR. October 30, 1998;47:899-901.

Fatal car trunk entrapment involving children—United States, 1987–1998. MMWR. December 4, 1998;47:1019-22.

Forecasted state-specific estimates of self-reported asthma prevalence—United States, 1998. December 4, 1998;47:1022-5.

Hypothermia-related deaths—Georgia, January 1996–December 1997, and United States, 1979–1995. MMWR. December 11, 1998;47:1037-40.

Lead poisoning associated with imported candy and powdered food coloring—California and Michigan. MMWR. December 11, 1998;47:1041-3.

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Epi-Aid Investigations

Kim D. Outbreak of gastroenteritis aboard a cruise ship, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. December 16, 1997;EPI-98-22-1.

Daley R. Health effects of ice storm, Maine. January 14, 1998;EPI-98-27-1.

Kim D. Outbreak of gastroenteritis aboard a cruise ship, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. March 9, 1998;EPI-98-43-1.

Karpati A. Exposure to PCBs from fluorescent ballasts, Fort Yates, North Dakota. March 19, 1998;EPI-98-45-1.

Kim D. Outbreak of gastroenteritis aboard cruise ship C, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. April 20, 1998; EPI-98-50-1.

Daley R. Disaster response in the aftermath of Hurricane Georges, Puerto Rico. September 29, 1998; EPI-98-89-1.

Karpati A. Cases of conjunctivitis in the aftermath of Hurricane Georges, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. October 1, 1998; EPI-99-2-1.

Mott JA. Tetrachloroethylene exposure in a day-care center, Albany, New York. October 1, 1998; EPI-99-3-1.

Jacobson J. Evaluation of services in temporary camps for displaced people following an earthquake, May 1998, Aiquile, Bolivia. November 10, 1998; EPI-99-10-1.

Acuna J. Evaluation of emergency public health needs for people affected by Hurricane Georges, September 1998, Dominican Republic. December 16, 1998; EPI 99-24-1.

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