American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Oct 2017
Comparative StudyComparing Drivers and Dynamics of Tuberculosis (TB) in California, Florida, New York and Texas.
There is substantial state-to-state heterogeneity in tuberculosis (TB) in the United States; better understanding this heterogeneity can inform effective response to TB at the state level, the level at which most TB control efforts are coordinated. ⋯ There is substantial state-level heterogeneity in TB epidemiology in the four states, which reflect both demographic factors and potential differences in the natural history of TB. These differences may inform resource allocation decisions in these states.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Oct 2017
Occupational Exposures and Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Air- Lung Study.
The impact of a broad range of occupational exposures on subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) has not been studied. ⋯ JEM-assigned and self-reported exposures to VGDF were associated with measurements of subclinical ILD in community-dwelling adults.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Oct 2017
Multicenter StudyJoblessness and Lost Earnings After ARDS in a 1-Year National Multicenter Study.
Following acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), joblessness is common but poorly understood. ⋯ At 12 months after ARDS, nearly one-half of previously employed survivors were jobless. Post-ARDS joblessness is associated with readily identifiable patient and hospital variables and accompanied by substantial lost earnings and a shift toward government-funded healthcare coverage.