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James G. Dobbins
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 29
Citations - 5738
James G. Dobbins is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic fatigue syndrome & Population. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 29 publications receiving 5453 citations. Previous affiliations of James G. Dobbins include Analysis Group & Pan American Health Organization.
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The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Approach to Its Definition and Study
Keiji Fukuda,Sharon E. Straus,Ian B. Hickie,Michael Sharpe,James G. Dobbins,Anthony L. Komaroff +5 more
TL;DR: A conceptual framework and a set of research guidelines for use in studies of the chronic fatigue syndrome are developed that cover the clinical and laboratory evaluation of persons with unexplained fatigue; the identification of underlying conditions that may explain the presence of chronic fatigue; revised criteria for defining cases of the Chronic fatigue syndrome; and a strategy for dividing the chronic Fatigue syndrome and other unexplained cases of Chronic fatigue into subgroups.
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The epidemiology of chronic fatigue in San Francisco
Lea Steele,James G. Dobbins,Keiji Fukuda,Michele Reyes,Bonnie Randall,Michele Koppelman,William C. Reeves +6 more
TL;DR: Conditions associated with unexplained CF occur in all sociodemographic groups but appear to be most prevalent among women, persons with lower income, and some racial minorities.
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Surveillance for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease: A Report from the National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease Registry
TL;DR: Compared with 1990 birth statistics in the United States, mothers of infants with congenital CMV disease were younger, and a greater percentage of these mothers were black, which may reflect different modes of transmission and suggest target populations for future CMV vaccine initiatives.
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Immune Responses Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case-Control Study
Alison C. Mawle,Rosane Nisenbaum,James G. Dobbins,Howard E. Gary,John A. Stewart,Michele Reyes,Lea Steele,D. Scott Schmid,William C. Reeves +8 more
TL;DR: No differences were found in white blood cell numbers; immune complex, complement, or serum immunoglobulin levels; delayed type hypersensitivity and allergic responses; NK cell function; and proliferative responses to mitogens and antigens.
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Occupational exposures and brain cancer mortality: a preliminary study of east Texas residents.
TL;DR: Significantly elevated risk for brain cancer was also found among male workers in the trucking industry and there was a linear relationship between the probability of exposure to EM fields and brain cancer.