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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Known as:
Centers for Disease Control
, CDC
, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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An agency of the US Public Health Service that serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US
M. Makary
,
Michael Daniel
British medical journal
2016
Corpus ID: 206910205
Medical error is not included on death certificates or in rankings of cause of death. Martin Makary and Michael Daniel assess its…
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014.
Cynthia L Ogden
,
M. Carroll
,
+4 authors
K. Flegal
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
2016
Corpus ID: 2540194
IMPORTANCE Previous analyses of obesity trends among children and adolescents showed an increase between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000…
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.
Cynthia L Ogden
,
M. Carroll
,
Brian K. Kit
,
K. Flegal
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
2014
Corpus ID: 75326832
IMPORTANCE More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese, although the prevalence remained stable…
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in Big Data Analysis
D. Lazer
,
Ryan Kennedy
,
Gary King
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A. Vespignani
Science
2014
Corpus ID: 206553739
Large errors in flu prediction were largely avoidable, which offers lessons for the use of big data. In February 2013, Google Flu…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance.
A. Magiorakos
,
A. Srinivasan
,
+15 authors
D. Monnet
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2012
Corpus ID: 25961436
Many different definitions for multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2006 update endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Sidney C. Smith
,
Jerilyn K. Allen
,
+11 authors
K. Taubert
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2006
Corpus ID: 38293285
Review
2002
Review
2002
2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: methods and development.
R. Kuczmarski
,
Cynthia L Ogden
,
+7 authors
C. Johnson
Vital and health statistics. Series 11, Data from…
2002
Corpus ID: 24791993
OBJECTIVES This report provides detailed information on how the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth…
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Review
2000
Review
2000
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)].
U. Bauer
Annales de dermatologie et de vénéréologie
2000
Corpus ID: 30556950
Reality: Across the country, schools are switching to healthier foods and are not losing revenue. According to the U.S…
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
A. J. Mangram
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T. C. Horan
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M. Pearson
,
L. C. Silver
,
W. R. Jarvis
American Journal of Infection Control
1999
Corpus ID: 262102877
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The "Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999" presents the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988.
J. Garner
,
W. Jarvis
,
Emori Tg
,
T. Horan
,
J. Hughes
American Journal of Infection Control
1988
Corpus ID: 12753473
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