Medicine - Table of Contents

February 4, 2021

healthcareCOVID: a national cross-sectional observational study identifying risk factors for developing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in UK healthcare workers

Justin Kua, Reshma Patel, Eveliina Nurmi, Sarah Tian, Harpreet Gill, Danny J.N. Wong, Calvin Moorley, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Imran Ahmad, Kariem El-Boghdadly

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10891 PubMed 33604201

February 3, 2021

Liver cancer mortality over six decades in an epidemic area: what we have learned

Jian-Guo Chen, Jian Zhu, Yong-Hui Zhang, Yong-Sheng Chen, Jian-Hua Lu, Yuan-Rong Zhu, Hai-Zhen Chen, Ai-Guo Shen, Gao-Ren Wang, John D. Groopman, Thomas W. Kensler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10600 PubMed 33604165

February 22, 2021

Association between problematic internet use and behavioral/emotional problems among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of sleep disorders

Wanxin Wang, Xueying Du, Yangfeng Guo, Wenyan Li, Sheng Zhang, Lan Guo, Ciyong Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10839 PubMed 33665021

February 3, 2021

Assessing the effects of time-dependent restrictions and control actions to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

Ton Duc Do, Meei Mei Gui, Kok Yew Ng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10806 PubMed 33604187

February 16, 2021

Quantile-dependent expressivity of serum C-reactive protein concentrations in family sets

Paul T. Williams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10914 PubMed 33628645

February 17, 2021

Sleep disturbance and its association with quality of life among psychiatric nurses in China

Li Lu, Ka-In Lok, Qinge Zhang, Ling Zhang, Yifan Xiang, Gabor S. Ungvari, Brian J. Hall, Feng-Rong An, Yu-Tao Xiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10659 PubMed 33643702

February 24, 2021

Spatial temporal distribution of COVID-19 risk during the early phase of the pandemic in Malawi

Alfred Ngwira, Felix Kumwenda, Eddons C.S. Munthali, Duncan Nkolokosa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11003 PubMed 33665042

February 26, 2021

High prevalence of circulating DS-1-like human rotavirus A and genotype diversity in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand from 2016 to 2019

Siripat Pasittungkul, Fajar Budi Lestari, Jiratchaya Puenpa, Watchaporn Chuchaona, Nawarat Posuwan, Jira Chansaenroj, John Mauleekoonphairoj, Natthinee Sudhinaraset, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Yong Poovorawan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10954 PubMed 33680579

February 25, 2021

Sensitivity analysis of the infection transmissibility in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pardis Biglarbeigi, Kok Yew Ng, Dewar Finlay, Raymond Bond, Min Jing, James McLaughlin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10992 PubMed 33665041

February 1, 2021

TLR4 promoter rs1927914 variant contributes to the susceptibility of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the Chinese population

Jiaying Li, Hongjiao Wu, Hui Gao, Ruihuan Kou, Yuning Xie, Zhi Zhang, Xuemei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10754 PubMed 33585082

February 18, 2021

Estimation of parameters for a humidity-dependent compartmental model of the COVID-19 outbreak

Csaba Farkas, David Iclanzan, Boróka Olteán-Péter, Géza Vekov