Umed A. Ajani
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
101 Papers
1.6K Citations
Umed A. Ajani is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk factor & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 96 publications. Previous affiliations of Umed A. Ajani include Brigham and Women's Hospital & Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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Papers
Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000
Earl S. Ford,Umed A. Ajani,Janet B. Croft,Julia A Critchley,Darwin R. Labarthe,Thomas E. Kottke,Wayne H. Giles,Simon Capewell +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied a previously validated statistical model, Impact, to data on the use and effectiveness of specific cardiac treatments and on changes in risk factors between 1980 and 2000 among U.S. adults 25 to 84 years old.
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Summary of notifiable diseases--United States, 2012.
Deborah A Adams,Ruth Ann Jajosky,Umed A. Ajani,Jeffrey Kriseman,Pearl Sharp,Diana H Onwen,Alan W Schley,Willie J Anderson,Anna Grigoryan,Aaron E Aranas,Michael S Wodajo,John P Abellera +11 more
TL;DR: The Summary of notifiable diseases--United States, 2012 contains the official statistics, in tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable infectious diseases in the United States for 2012.
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Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2005, Featuring Trends in Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Control
Ahmedin Jemal,Michael J. Thun,Lynn A. G. Ries,Holly L. Howe,Hannah K. Weir,Elizabeth Ward,Xiao-Cheng Wu,Christie R. Eheman,Robert N. Anderson,Umed A. Ajani,Betsy A. Kohler,Brenda K. Edwards +11 more
TL;DR: Although the decrease in overall cancer incidence and death rates is encouraging, large state and regional differences in lung cancer trends among women underscore the need to maintain and strengthen many state tobacco control programs.
Fish Consumption and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Christine M. Albert,Charles H. Hennekens,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Umed A. Ajani,Vincent J. Carey,Walter C. Willett,Jeremy N. Ruskin,JoAnn E. Manson +7 more
TL;DR: Consumption of fish at least once per week may reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in men, and fish consumption was associated with a significantly reduced risk of total mortality.
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Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2007, Featuring Tumors of the Brain and Other Nervous System
Betsy A. Kohler,Elizabeth Ward,Bridget J. McCarthy,Maria J. Schymura,Lynn A. G. Ries,Christie R. Eheman,Ahmedin Jemal,Robert N. Anderson,Umed A. Ajani,Brenda K. Edwards +9 more
TL;DR: The decrease in cancer incidence and mortality reflects progress in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment, however, major challenges remain, including increasing incidence rates and continued low survival for some cancers.
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