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Seasonality of tuberculosis in New York City, 1990-2007 by Parrinello, C. M., Crossa, A., Harris, T. G.

“…SETTING: Several non-US-based studies have found seasonal fluctuations in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB).OBJECTIVE: The current study examined patterns of…”
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Indeterminate QuantiFERON® -TB Gold results in a public health clinic setting by BANACH, D. B, HARRIS, T. G

“…SETTING: Public chest clinics, New York City. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between patient characteristics and indeterminate QuantiFERON ® TB Gold…”
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Hospitalizations for tuberculosis in New York City: how many could be avoided? by THOMAS, J. A, LARAQUE, F, MUNSIFF, S, PIATEK, A, HARRIS, T. G

“…To determine which factors were associated with hospitalization for tuberculosis (TB) in New York City (NYC), United States, and to estimate the proportion of…”
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Prospective Replication of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide in Predicting Violent Recidivism Among Forensic Patients by Harris, Grant T, Rice, Marnie E, Cormier, Catherine A

“…An exhaustive survey of a cohort of forensic patients provided an opportunity for a prospective replication of the predictive accuracy of the Violence Risk…”
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Cigarette Smoking, Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus, Ki-67 Antigen, and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Harris, Tiffany G., Kulasingam, Shalini L., Kiviat, Nancy B., Mao, Constance, Agoff, S. Nicholas, Feng, Qinghua, Koutsky, Laura A.

“…Although cigarette smoking has been identified as a cofactor for cervical neoplasia, it is not clear whether smoking exerts an early or late effect on the…”
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Violent Recidivism: Assessing Predictive Validity by Rice, Marnie E, Harris, Grant T

“…Until very recently, there has been little evidence of the ability of either clinicians or actuarial instruments to predict violent behavior. Moreover, a…”
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Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women by Gunter, Marc J., Hoover, Donald R., Yu, Herbert, Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia, Rohan, Thomas E., Manson, JoAnn E., Li, Jixin, Ho, Gloria Y. F., Xue, Xiaonan, Anderson, Garnet L., Kaplan, Robert C., Harris, Tiffany G., Howard, Barbara V., Wylie-Rosett, Judith, Burk, Robert D., Strickler, Howard D.

“…Background The positive association between obesity and postmenopausal breast cancer has been attributed, in part, to the fact that estrogen, a risk factor for…”
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Psychopathy as a Taxon: Evidence That Psychopaths Are a Discrete Class by Harris, Grant T, Rice, Marnie E, Quinsey, Vernon L

“…Taxometric analyses were applied to the construct of psychopathy (as measured by the Psychopathy Checklist) and to several variables reflecting antisocial…”
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Violent Recidivism of Mentally Disordered Offenders: The Development of a Statistical Prediction Instrument by HARRIS, GRANT T., RICE, MARNIE E., QUINSEY, VERNON L.

“…Multivariate techniques were used to derive and validate an actuarial instrument for the prediction of violent postrelease offenses by mentally disordered…”
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A cost benefit analysis of an enhanced seat belt enforcement program in South Africa by Harris, G T, Olukoga, I A

“…Objective: To examine whether a program to increase the wearing of seat belts in a South African urban area would be worthwhile in societal terms. Design: A…”
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Psychopathy and developmental instability by Lalumière, Martin L, Harris, Grant T, Rice, Marnie E

“…Psychopaths are manipulative, impulsive, and callous individuals with long histories of antisocial behavior. Two models have guided the study of psychopathy…”
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Duration and Amplitude of the Luteal Phase Progesterone Increment Times the Estradiol-Induced Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Ewes by SKINNER, Donal C, HARRIS, Thomas G, EVANS, Neil P

“…Progesterone (P) powerfully inhibits the neuroendocrine reproductive axis, but the mechanisms and site or sites of action of this steroid remain poorly…”
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Viewing time as a measure of sexual interest among child molesters and normal heterosexual men by Harris, Grant T., Rice, Marnie E., Quinsey, Vernon L., Chaplin, Terry C.

“…Although phallometric assessment is the best scientific method for measuring male sexual interest, it is intrusive and highly technical. We examined viewing…”
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International distance-learning outreach: the APEC EINet experience by Kimball, A.M, Shih, L, Brown, J, Harris, T.G, Pautler, N, Jamieson, R.W, Bolles, J, Horwitch, C

“…Background: The Emerging Infections Network is a mature electronic network that links Public Health professionals in the Asia Pacific through regular e-mail…”
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Role of Endogenous Opioid Peptides in Mediating Progesterone-Induced Disruption of the Activation and Transmission Stages of the GnRH Surge Induction Process by Richter, T. A, Spackman, D. S, Robinson, J. E, Dye, S, Harris, T. G, Skinner, D. C, Evans, N. P

“…How progesterone blocks the E2-induced GnRH surge in females is not known. In this study we assessed whether the endogenous opioid peptides (EOPs) that mediate…”
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Sexual Recidivism Among Child Molesters Released From a Maximum Security Psychiatric Institution by Rice, Marnie E, Quinsey, Vernon L, Harris, Grant T

“…The recidivism of 136 extrafamilial child molesters who had received phallometric assessment in a maximum security psychiatric institution from 1972 to 1983…”
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Salient Victim Suffering and the Sexual Responses of Child Molesters by Chaplin, Terry C, Rice, Marnie E, Harris, Grant T

“…In phallometric testing, audiovisual stimuli in which the audio component depicted a child victim's suffering described from the child's point of view were…”
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The negative feedback action of progesterone on luteinizing hormone release is not associated with changes in GnRH mRNA expression in the Ewe by Robinson, J E, Healey, A E, Harris, T G, Messent, E A, Skinner, D C, Taylor, J A, Evans, N P

“…Progesterone is the ovarian hormone that times events in the ovine reproductive cycle. When elevated, this ovarian hormone acts centrally to inhibit both the…”
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Cross-Validation and Extension of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide for Child Molesters and Rapists by Rice, Marnie E, Harris, Grant T

“…A cross-validation of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide was performed on a sample of 159 child molesters and rapists followed for an average of 10 years at…”
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Risk appraisal and management of violent behavior by Harris, G T, Rice, M E

“…OBJECTIVE: To help clinicians enhance the safety of the public, hospital staff, and patients and improve patient management, this article briefly reviews…”
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