[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with fatal occupational accidents among Mexican workers: a national analysis

…, JA Fernández-Niño, E Robles, VH Borja… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective To identify the factors associated with fatal occupational injuries in Mexico in 2012
among workers affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. Methods Analysis of …

[PDF][PDF] iPSCORE: a resource of 222 iPSC lines enabling functional characterization of genetic variation across a variety of cell types

…, WW Greenwald, KJ Farnam, M Cook, V Borja… - Stem cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Large-scale collections of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) could serve as powerful
model systems for examining how genetic variation affects biology and disease. Here we …

Infection and death from influenza A H1N1 virus in Mexico: a retrospective analysis

…, RA Rascón-Pacheco, VH Borja-Aburto - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background In April, 2009, the first cases of influenza A H1N1 were registered in Mexico and
associated with an unexpected number of deaths. We report the timing and spread of H1N1 …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the epidemiology of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Mexico

…, J Tamerius, MA Miller, VH Borja-Aburto - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Mexico's local and national authorities initiated an intense public health
response during the early stages of the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic. In this study we analyzed the …

Hypertension, diabetes and obesity, major risk factors for death in patients with COVID-19 in Mexico

…, OS Medina-Gómez, P Borja-Bustamante… - Archives of medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mexico has reported high death and case fatality rates due to COVID-19.
Several comorbidities have been related to mortality in COVID-19, as hypertension, diabetes, …

The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, Sao Paulo, and Mexico City

ML Bell, DL Davis, N Gouveia, VH Borja-Aburto… - Environmental …, 2006 - Elsevier
Urban centers in Latin American often face high levels of air pollution as a result of economic
and industrial growth. Decisions with regard to industry, transportation, and development …

Mortality burden of the A/H1N1 pandemic in Mexico: a comparison of deaths and years of life lost to seasonal influenza

…, S Echevarría-Zuno, VH Borja-Aburto… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. The mortality burden of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic remains
controversial, in part because of delays in reporting of vital statistics that are traditionally used to …

[PDF][PDF] Human iPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelium: a model system for prioritizing and functionally characterizing causal variants at AMD risk loci

…, A D'Antonio-Chronowska, WW Greenwald, V Borja… - Stem cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
We evaluate whether human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium
(iPSC-RPE) cells can be used to prioritize and functionally characterize causal variants at …

Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of …

…, I Bonmarin, R Booy, VH Borja-Aburto… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Neuraminidase inhibitors were widely used during the 2009–10 influenza A H1N1
pandemic, but evidence for their effectiveness in reducing mortality is uncertain. We did a …

Association of AS3MT polymorphisms and the risk of premalignant arsenic skin lesions

…, GG García-Vargas, VH Borja-Aburto… - Toxicology and applied …, 2009 - Elsevier
Exposure to naturally occurring inorganic arsenic (iAs), primarily from contaminated drinking
water, is considered one of the top environmental health threats worldwide. Arsenic (+3 …