Division of Epidemiology
The Division of Epidemiology is committed to conducting research to enhance and expand our understanding of the distribution and determinants of disease, to promoting collaboration aimed at the translation of research into cost-effective strategies of disease prevention and health care delivery, and to training independent investigators in epidemiology research and disease prevention.
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Suicide and other causes of death among Chernobyl cleanup workers from Estonia, 1986-2020: an update (European Journal Of Epidemiology, 2023-01-07)Mortality was studied in a cohort of 4831 men from Estonia who participated in the environmental cleanup of the radioac-tively contaminated areas around Chernobyl in 1986-1991. Their mortality in 1986-2020 was compared ...
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(Papillomavirus Research, 2019-06)Objectives: While most human papillomavirus (HPV) infection clears on its own, persistent HPV infection can cause genital warts and anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers in men. We conducted genetic analysis in a sub-cohort ...
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(International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019-06)Background: Evidence linking breast size to breast cancer risk has been inconsistent, and its interpretation is often hampered by confounding factors such as body mass index (BMI). Here, we used linkage disequilibrium score ...
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(JMIR CANCER, 2019-07-02)Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy among parents contributes to low vaccination coverage in adolescents. To improve health care provider communication and vaccine recommendation practices with hesitant ...
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(LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH, 2019-08)Background Influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus are the most common viruses associated with acute lower respiratory infections in young children (<5 years) and older people ...
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(AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2019-06)The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS) was established in 2014 to facilitate large-scale collaborative research on the human metabolome and its relationship with disease etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. COMETS ...
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Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2019-06)A person's lipid profile is influenced by genetic variants and alcohol consumption, but the contribution of interactions between these exposures has not been studied. We therefore incorporated gene-alcohol interactions ...