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Institutional review board challenges related to community-based participatory research on human exposure to environmental toxins: A case study
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IRBs and funders should develop clear, routine review guidelines that respect the unique qualities of CBPR, while researchers and community partners can educate IRB staff and board members about the objectives, ethical frameworks, and research methods of CB PR.
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“A Lab of Our Own”
There are challenges to the dominant research paradigm in breast cancer science. In the United States, science and social activism create paradigmatic shifts. Using interviews, ethnographic…
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Bridging research and environmental regulatory processes: the role of knowledge brokers.
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This article describes the stages of the regulatory process and highlights the role of the knowledge broker and scientific expert at each stage, and illustrates the cooperation of knowledge brokers, scientific experts and policymakers using a case from the Brown University SRP.
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Drinking and spouse abuse among U.S. Army soldiers.
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Self-reported heavy drinking is an independent risk factor for perpetration of spouse abuse among male, enlisted Army soldiers and even 5 years or more after ascertainment of typical drinking habits, there is a significant association between self- reported heavy drinking and alcohol involvement at the time of the spouse abuse event.
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Health Social Movements: Advancing Traditional Medical Sociology Concepts
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Medical sociologists stand to learn a great deal about the institution of medicine by observing it as it comes into conflict with patients and activists around issues of health care delivery, science and policy, and regulatory action.
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The Brown Superfund Research Program
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Proposed explanations for excess injury among veterans of the Persian Gulf War and a call for greater attention from policymakers and researchers
Introduction—Death rates among US veterans of the Persian Gulf War were lower than rates among non-deployed veterans and the US population at large, with the exception of injury deaths; returning…
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The reliability and validity of the self-reported drinking measures in the Army's Health Risk Appraisal survey.
TLDR
Because HRAs contain identifiers, alcohol use can be linked with subsequent health and occupational outcomes, making the HRA a useful epidemiological research tool.
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Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries among active-duty Army soldiers, 1980-1998.
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Falls from a height were more likely to be fatal than other types of falls, accounting for 88% of all fatalities and falls on stairs and ladders accounted for nearly half of all off-duty falls.
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Tangible evidence, trust and power: public perceptions of community environmental health studies.
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