Dengue is an important cause of systemic febrile illness among international travelers. Because signs and symptoms are similar to other infectious illnesses, dengue may not be promptly considered when patients seek care. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with dengue in the United States from 2001 to 2021 using the Merative MarketScan Research databases, a large collection of health insurance records.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Passenger presence influences driver behavior and safety, with its effects shaped by the situational awareness shared between drivers and passengers. This awareness depends on factors such as driving experience and cognitive and physical abilities, which vary across age groups. However, little research has investigated how passenger presence moderates the relationship between driver age and crash culpability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Without a comprehensive national surveillance system in the USA, the agricultural sector faces numerous obstacles to accurate and complete injury reporting and surveillance. Secondary sources are increasingly being used to conduct surveillance but have not been thoroughly evaluated for their overlap and ability to capture various types of agricultural injuries.
Methods: Using two state-level systems which likely capture severe injuries, the (i) Iowa Trauma Registry (ITR) and (ii) Workers' Compensation (WC) records, we compared worker and injury characteristics found in these two data sources over a ten-year period (2005-2014) and developed a predictive model to determine which injuries are most likely captured in one data source vs the other.
Introduction: Risky road behaviors (RRBs), including driving-related (e.g., texting while driving, driving under the influence) and passenger-related (e.
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