Published in PLoS One on June 29, 2012
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Alcohol use among adolescent youth: the role of friendship networks and family factors in multiple school studies. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
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Health implications of social networks for children living in public housing. Health Place (2015) 0.75
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Analyzing heterogeneity in the effects of physical activity in children on social network structure and peer selection dynamics. Netw Sci (Camb Univ Press) (2016) 0.75
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The collective dynamics of smoking in a large social network. N Engl J Med (2008) 15.96
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Exploiting social networks to mitigate the obesity epidemic. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 1.90
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You are what your friends eat: systematic review of social network analyses of young people's eating behaviours and bodyweight. J Epidemiol Community Health (2011) 1.27
Weight gain in adolescents and their peers. Econ Hum Biol (2009) 1.23
Longitudinal analysis of large social networks: estimating the effect of health traits on changes in friendship ties. Stat Med (2011) 1.22
Stemming the global obesity epidemic: what can we learn from data about social and economic trends? Public Health (2008) 1.11
Peer effects and the freshman 15: evidence from a natural experiment. Econ Hum Biol (2010) 0.99
Association of individual network social capital with abdominal adiposity, overweight and obesity. J Public Health (Oxf) (2009) 0.98
Halo effect for bariatric surgery: collateral weight loss in patients' family members. Arch Surg (2011) 0.95
Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits. PLoS Genet (2007) 14.99
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature (2011) 13.25
The Dallas Heart Study: a population-based probability sample for the multidisciplinary study of ethnic differences in cardiovascular health. Am J Cardiol (2004) 9.43
Hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels in 6 European countries, Canada, and the United States. JAMA (2003) 9.06
Subclinical thyroid disease: scientific review and guidelines for diagnosis and management. JAMA (2004) 8.12
A spectrum of PCSK9 alleles contributes to plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Am J Hum Genet (2006) 7.89
Efficacy and safety of a recombinant hepatitis E vaccine in healthy adults: a large-scale, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet (2010) 7.11
Generation of gene-modified mice via Cas9/RNA-mediated gene targeting. Cell Res (2013) 6.89
Admixture mapping for hypertension loci with genome-scan markers. Nat Genet (2005) 6.78
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Hypertension treatment and control in five European countries, Canada, and the United States. Hypertension (2003) 5.63
Nuclear receptor-dependent bile acid signaling is required for normal liver regeneration. Science (2006) 5.52
Proximity of supermarkets is positively associated with diet quality index for pregnancy. Prev Med (2004) 4.93
Physical activity does not influence obesity risk: time to clarify the public health message. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 4.71
Association mapping, using a mixture model for complex traits. Genet Epidemiol (2002) 3.95
The development of a standardized neighborhood deprivation index. J Urban Health (2006) 3.82
Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 3.56
TL1A is a TNF-like ligand for DR3 and TR6/DcR3 and functions as a T cell costimulator. Immunity (2002) 3.46
Do medical marijuana laws increase marijuana use? Replication study and extension. Ann Epidemiol (2012) 3.41
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Breast cancer detection based on incremental biochemical and physiological properties of breast cancers: a six-year, two-site study. Acad Radiol (2005) 3.33
Respiratory morbidity in late preterm births. JAMA (2010) 3.11
Left ventricular hypertrophy is more prevalent in blacks than whites in the general population: the Dallas Heart Study. Hypertension (2005) 3.07
A global reference for fetal-weight and birthweight percentiles. Lancet (2011) 3.05
A unified association analysis approach for family and unrelated samples correcting for stratification. Am J Hum Genet (2008) 3.00
Evaluating the evidence for models of life course socioeconomic factors and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review. BMC Public Health (2005) 2.97
Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2013) 2.92
Genome scan among Nigerians linking blood pressure to chromosomes 2, 3, and 19. Hypertension (2002) 2.89
Macrosomia in 23 developing countries: an analysis of a multicountry, facility-based, cross-sectional survey. Lancet (2013) 2.89
The crystal structure of mouse VDAC1 at 2.3 A resolution reveals mechanistic insights into metabolite gating. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 2.82
Size distributions of maternal and fetal DNA in maternal plasma. Clin Chem (2004) 2.79
A genome-wide linkage analysis investigating the determinants of blood pressure in whites and African Americans. Am J Hypertens (2003) 2.76
Neighborhood characteristics and hypertension. Epidemiology (2008) 2.70
Assessing the possible direct effect of birth weight on childhood blood pressure: a sensitivity analysis. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 2.66
Protein kinase Cepsilon interacts with and inhibits the permeability transition pore in cardiac mitochondria. Circ Res (2003) 2.52
Markers for detergent-resistant lipid rafts occupy distinct and dynamic domains in native membranes. Mol Biol Cell (2004) 2.50
HIV partner notification is effective and feasible in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for HIV treatment and prevention. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 2.49
The "obesity paradox" explained. Epidemiology (2013) 2.46
Induction of bilirubin clearance by the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.44
Labor progression and risk of cesarean delivery in electively induced nulliparas. Obstet Gynecol (2005) 2.44
Electronic origin of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer FeSe superconductor. Nat Commun (2012) 2.37
The association of a SNP upstream of INSIG2 with body mass index is reproduced in several but not all cohorts. PLoS Genet (2007) 2.35
Multiple genes for essential-hypertension susceptibility on chromosome 1q. Am J Hum Genet (2006) 2.34
Phase diagram and electronic indication of high-temperature superconductivity at 65 K in single-layer FeSe films. Nat Mater (2013) 2.34
The research implications of the selection of a gestational age estimation method. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2007) 2.29
Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms act in concert to affect plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Am J Hum Genet (2007) 2.28
Defining urban and rural areas in U.S. epidemiologic studies. J Urban Health (2006) 2.26
The extracellular matrix protein mindin is a pattern-recognition molecule for microbial pathogens. Nat Immunol (2003) 2.26
The female-male disparity in obesity prevalence among black American young adults: contributions of sociodemographic characteristics of the childhood family. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 2.24
Linkage analysis of a complex disease through use of admixed populations. Am J Hum Genet (2004) 2.21
Deployment and the use of mental health services among U.S. Army wives. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.21
Association between the various mutations in viral core promoter region to different stages of hepatitis B, ranging of asymptomatic carrier state to hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol (2010) 2.20
Mapping the murine cardiac 26S proteasome complexes. Circ Res (2006) 2.17
Corin I555(P568) allele is associated with enhanced cardiac hypertrophic response to increased systemic afterload. Hypertension (2007) 2.17
Sperm, but not oocyte, DNA methylome is inherited by zebrafish early embryos. Cell (2013) 2.16
Mechanisms of the TRIF-induced interferon-stimulated response element and NF-kappaB activation and apoptosis pathways. J Biol Chem (2004) 2.16
Response time effectiveness: comparison of response time and survival in an urban emergency medical services system. Acad Emerg Med (2002) 2.13
Neighborhood crime, deprivation, and preterm birth. Ann Epidemiol (2005) 2.11
Invited commentary: the socioeconomic causes of adverse birth outcomes. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 2.09
Long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 2.09
Obesity and prevalent and incident CKD: the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 2.05
Bacterial vaginosis assessed by gram stain and diminished colonization resistance to incident gonococcal, chlamydial, and trichomonal genital infection. J Infect Dis (2010) 2.02
Neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth among non-Hispanic Black and White women in eight geographic areas in the United States. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 2.02
Identification of suitable reference genes for qPCR analysis of serum microRNA in gastric cancer patients. Dig Dis Sci (2011) 2.02
Cardiovascular disease risk of dietary stearic acid compared with trans, other saturated, and unsaturated fatty acids: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 2.00
Reverse causation and illness-related weight loss in observational studies of body weight and mortality. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 1.99
Genetics. The science and business of genetic ancestry testing. Science (2007) 1.95
Comparison of kidney injury molecule-1 and other nephrotoxicity biomarkers in urine and kidney following acute exposure to gentamicin, mercury, and chromium. Toxicol Sci (2007) 1.94
Intimate partner violence against adult women and its association with major depressive disorder, depressive symptoms and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Soc Sci Med (2012) 1.94
Hidden dynamic allostery in a PDZ domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.93
Metabolic syndrome and self-reported history of kidney stones: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988-1994. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.91
Casein kinase 1alpha governs antigen-receptor-induced NF-kappaB activation and human lymphoma cell survival. Nature (2008) 1.91
Genome-wide association of anthropometric traits in African- and African-derived populations. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.90
Role of the constitutive androstane receptor in xenobiotic-induced thyroid hormone metabolism. Endocrinology (2004) 1.89
Drag reduction through self-similar bending of a flexible body. Nature (2002) 1.89
Dynamic morphology of clear corneal cataract incisions. Ophthalmology (2003) 1.88
Early-life and adult socioeconomic status and inflammatory risk markers in adulthood. Eur J Epidemiol (2007) 1.88
A combined analysis of genomewide linkage scans for body mass index from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program. Am J Hum Genet (2002) 1.87
Impact of energy intake, physical activity, and population-wide weight loss on cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality in Cuba, 1980-2005. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 1.87
Income, education, and blood pressure in adults in Jamaica, a middle-income developing country. Int J Epidemiol (2003) 1.84
Urinary incontinence prevalence: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Urol (2007) 1.84
Corin gene minor allele defined by 2 missense mutations is common in blacks and associated with high blood pressure and hypertension. Circulation (2005) 1.84
Comparison of multipoint linkage analyses for quantitative traits in the CEPH data: parametric LOD scores, variance components LOD scores, and Bayes factors. BMC Proc (2007) 1.84
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection, rural southern People's Republic of China. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.84
Incarceration and risky sexual partnerships in a southern US city. J Urban Health (2007) 1.83
Using a simplified Bishop score to predict vaginal delivery. Obstet Gynecol (2011) 1.83
A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet (2013) 1.82
Xenobiotic stress induces hepatomegaly and liver tumors via the nuclear receptor constitutive androstane receptor. Mol Endocrinol (2005) 1.79
Estimation of the relative excess risk due to interaction and associated confidence bounds. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 1.79
Swine as a principal reservoir of hepatitis E virus that infects humans in eastern China. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.78