Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021
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The Impact of Early Age at First Childbirth on Maternal and Infant Health
Abstract The objective of this review was to assess whether early age at first childbirth is associated with increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. Early age at childbirth i...
Occupational risk factors for renal cell carcinoma: agent-specific results from a case-control study in Germany
Our results indicate that substantial exposure to metals and solvents may be nephrocarcinogenic. There is evidence for a gender-specific susceptibility of the kidneys.
Control of Lead Sources in the United States, 1970-2017: Public Health Progress and Current Challenges to Eliminating Lead Exposure
Context: During the past 45 years, exposure to lead has declined dramatically in the United States. This sustained decline is measured by blood and environmental lead levels and...
Examining Differential Gains from Mass Media and their Implications for Participatory Behavior
The idea of interpersonal discussions among citizens being the “soul of democracy” has been treatedalmost as a truism in recent research on media, interpersonal communication, a...
Obesity and essential hypertension. Hemodynamics, intravascular volume, sodium excretion, and plasma renin activity
Systemic hemodynamics, intravascular volume, and plasma renin activity were determined in 135 lean, midly obese, or distinctly overweight subjects who were normotensive or had b...
Air Pollution and Respiratory Symptoms in Preschool Children
A diary study on a random sample of 625 Swiss children aged 0 to 5 yr was conducted in two cities in Switzerland to investigate the association between air pollution and respira...
Bootstrapping time series models
This paper surveys recent development in bootstrap methods and the modifications needed for their applicability in time series models. The paper discusses some guidelines for em...
Efficient Estimation With Panel Data When Instruments Are Predetermined: An Empirical Comparison of Moment-Condition Estimators
I examine the empirical performance of instrumental variables estimators with predetermined instruments in an application to life-cycle labor supply under uncertainty. The estim...