Mediation Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide

The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations

Baron, R. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1986) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1173 · Cited by 91,532

Asymptotic Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effects in Structural Equation Models

Sobel, M. E. (1982) · Sociological Methodology · doi:10.2307/270723 · Cited by 12,810

Introduction to Statistical Mediation Analysis

MacKinnon, D. P. (2012) · doi:10.4324/9780203809556 · Cited by 5,618

mediation : R Package for Causal Mediation Analysis

Tingley, D. H., Yamamoto, T., Hirose, K., Keele, L. J., & Imai, K. (2014) · Journal of Statistical Software · doi:10.18637/jss.v059.i05 · Cited by 4,216

A general approach to causal mediation analysis.

Imai, K., Keele, L., & Tingley, D. (2010) · Psychological Methods · doi:10.1037/a0020761 · Cited by 4,143

Process Analysis: Estimating Mediation in Treatment Evaluations

Judd, C. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1981) · Evaluation Review · doi:10.1177/0193841x8100500502 · Cited by 2,442

Mediation analysis allowing for exposure–mediator interactions and causal interpretation: Theoretical assumptions and implementation with SAS and SPSS macros.

Valeri, L., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2013) · Psychological Methods · doi:10.1037/a0031034 · Cited by 2,132

Identifiability and exchangeability for direct and indirect effects

Robins, J. M., & Greenland, S. (1992) · Epidemiology · doi:10.1097/00001648-199203000-00013 · Cited by 1,793

A Simulation Study of Mediated Effect Measures

MacKinnon, D. P., Warsi, G. M., & Dwyer, J. H. (1995) · Multivariate Behavioral Research · doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr3001_3 · Cited by 1,715

Explanation in Causal Inference: Methods for Mediation and Interaction

VanderWeele, T. J. (2015) · Cited by 1,540

Unhealthy plant-based diet is associated with a higher cardiovascular disease risk in patients with prediabetes and diabetes: a large-scale population-based study

Zhuang, P., Wang, F., Yao, J., Liu, X., Yin, L., Ao, Y., Ye, H., Wan, X., Zhang, Y., & Jiao, J. (2024) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-024-03683-7 · Cited by 22

Prenatal exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides, fetal endocrine hormones and birth size: Findings from SMBCS

Zhang, B., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Dai, Y., Ding, J., Zhou, X., Qi, X., Wu, C., & Zhou, Z. (2024) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.109111 · Cited by 21

The promise and pitfalls of precision medicine to resolve black–white racial disparities in preterm birth

Burris, H. H., Wright, C. J., Kirpalani, H. M., Collins, J. W., Lorch, S. A., Elovitz, M. A., & Hwang, S. S. (2019) · Pediatric Research · doi:10.1038/s41390-019-0528-z · Cited by 21

Childhood adversity and deviant peers: Considering behavioral selection and cultural socialization pathways

Trinidad, J. E. (2020) · Children and Youth Services Review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105844 · Cited by 24

Mediating Effects of Emotional Support Reception and Provision on the Relationship between Group Interaction and Psychological Well-Being: A Study of Young Patients

Ngai, S. S., Cheung, C., Mo, J., Chau, S. Y.-H., Yu, E. N.-H., Wang, L., & Tang, H.-Y. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182212110 · Cited by 22

Well-Being and Physical Health: A Mediation Analysis

Kesavayuth, D., Shangkhum, P., & Zikos, V. (2022) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-022-00529-y · Cited by 22

Household size, T regulatory cell development, and early allergic disease: a birth cohort study

Ponsonby, A., Collier, F., O’Hely, M., Tang, M. L. K., Ranganathan, S., Gray, L. E. K., Morwitch, E., Saffery, R., Burgner, D. P., Dwyer, T., et al. (2022) · Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · doi:10.1111/pai.13810 · Cited by 20

Required sample size to detect mediation in 3-level implementation studies

Williams, N. J., Preacher, K. J., Allison, P. D., Mandell, D. S., & Marcus, S. C. (2022) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/s13012-022-01235-2 · Cited by 23

Mediators and Moderators of Education Plus Exercise on Perceived Improvement in Individuals With Gluteal Tendinopathy: An Exploratory Analysis of a 3-Arm Randomized Trial

Mellor, R., Kasza, J., Grimaldi, A. M., Hodges, P. W., Bennell, K. L., & Vicenzino, B. (2022) · Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy · doi:10.2519/jospt.2022.11261 · Cited by 21

Mediators of Black–White inequities in cardiovascular mortality among survivors of 18 cancers in the USA

Sung, H., Hyun, N., Ohman, R. E., Yang, E. H., Siegel, R. L., & Jemal, A. (2023) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyad097 · Cited by 21

Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study Including 369,065 Participants

Luo, P., Wanli, X., Ye, D., Chen, W., Ying, J., Liu, B., Li, J., Sun, X., He, Z., Wen, C., et al. (2024) · The Journal of Rheumatology · doi:10.3899/jrheum.2023-0349 · Cited by 24

Association between endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with metabolic syndrome as a mediator among adults: A population-based study in Korea

Park, B., Kim, B., Kim, C. H., Oh, H. J., & Park, B. (2024) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116310 · Cited by 21

Plasma pQTL and brain eQTL integration identifies PNKP as a therapeutic target and reveals mechanistic insights into migraine pathophysiology

Lou, J., Tu, M., Xu, M., Cao, Z., & Song, W. (2024) · The Journal of Headache and Pain · doi:10.1186/s10194-024-01922-z · Cited by 20

Eating Disorders and Breast Cancer

O’Brien, K. M., Whelan, D. R., Sandler, D. P., & Weinberg, C. R. (2016) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0587 · Cited by 21

Understanding cognitive impairment in mood disorders: mediation analyses in the UK Biobank cohort

Cullen, B., Smıth, D. J., Deary, I. J., Pell, J. P., Keyes, K. M., & Evans, J. J. (2019) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.188 · Cited by 21

Explaining the link between adiposity and colorectal cancer risk in men and postmenopausal women in the UK Biobank: A sequential causal mediation analysis

Dashti, S. G., Viallon, V., Simpson, J. A., Karahalios, A., Moreno‐Betancur, M., English, D. R., Gunter, M. J., & Murphy, N. (2020) · International Journal of Cancer · doi:10.1002/ijc.32980 · Cited by 21

Job insecurity and risk of coronary heart disease: Mediation analyses of health behaviors, sleep problems, physiological and psychological factors

Hanson, L. L. M., Rod, N. H., Vahtera, J., Virtanen, M., Ferrie, J. E., Shipley, M. J., Mika Kivimaki, B., & Westerlund, H. (2020) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104706 · Cited by 21

Bayesian Sparse Mediation Analysis with Targeted Penalization of Natural Indirect Effects

Song, Y., Zhou, X., Kang, J., Aung, M. T., Zhang, M., Zhao, W., Needham, B. L., Kardia, S. L. R., Liu, Y., Meeker, J. D., et al. (2021) · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) · doi:10.1111/rssc.12518 · Cited by 21

Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution and Pre-Labor Rupture of Membranes in a Prospective Cohort Study: The Role of Maternal Hemoglobin and Iron Supplementation

Wu, L., Yin, W.-J., Yu, L.-J., Wang, Y.-H., Jiang, X.-M., Zhang, Y., Tao, F.-B., Tao, R.-X., & Zhu, P. (2023) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp11134 · Cited by 20

Soluble LDL-receptor is induced by TNF-α and inhibits hepatocytic clearance of LDL-cholesterol

Zegeye, M. M., Nakka, S. S., Andersson, J. S. O., Söderberg, S., Ljungberg, L. U., Kumawat, A. K., & Sirsjö, A. (2023) · Journal of Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1007/s00109-023-02379-4 · Cited by 20

Maternal nutritional status mediates the association between maternal age and birth outcomes

Workicho, A., Belachew, T., Argaw, A., Roba, A. C., Ghosh, S. A., Kershaw, M., Lachat, C. K., & Kolsteren, P. W. (2020) · Maternal and Child Nutrition · doi:10.1111/mcn.13015 · Cited by 20

Challenges in Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Mediation Analyses

Vo, T., & Vansteelandt, S. (2022) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/kwac028 · Cited by 20

Associations of maternal gestational diabetes mellitus with alterations in cardiovascular system in early childhood

Li, Z., Wu, Y., Du, B., Yu, X., Wang, H., Niu, Y., Wang, J., Chen, S., & Sun, K. (2022) · Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews · doi:10.1002/dmrr.3551 · Cited by 20

Integrated structural equation modeling and causal steps in evaluating the role of the mediating variable

Syafiq, M., Sirojuzilam, Badaruddin, B., & Purwoko, A. (2022) · MethodsX · doi:10.1016/j.mex.2022.101777 · Cited by 20

Moving beyond descriptive studies: harnessing metabolomics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning host-microbiome phenotypes

Bishop, S. L., Drikic, M., Wacker, S., Chen, Y. Y., Kozyrskyj, A. L., & Lewis, I. A. (2022) · Mucosal Immunology · doi:10.1038/s41385-022-00553-4 · Cited by 19

Chronic Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Increases Mortality Through Pathways of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights From a Large Mediation Analysis

Bai, L., Benmarhnia, T., Chen, C., Kwong, J. C., Burnett, R. T., van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R. V., Kim, J., Kaufman, J. S., & Chen, H. (2022) · Journal of the American Heart Association · doi:10.1161/jaha.122.026660 · Cited by 20

Causal effect of lower birthweight on non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and mediating roles of insulin resistance and metabolites

Kong, L., Ye, C., Wang, Y., Zheng, J., Zhao, Z., Li, M., Xu, Y., Lu, J., Chen, Y., Xu, M., et al. (2023) · Liver International · doi:10.1111/liv.15532 · Cited by 22

Sleep duration and timing are prospectively linked with insulin resistance during late adolescence

Jansen, E. C., Burgess, H. J., Chervin, R. D., Dolinoy, D. C., Téllez‐Rojo, M. M., Cantoral, A., Torres-Olascoaga, L. A., Lee, J. M., Dunietz, G. L., O'Brien, L. M., et al. (2023) · Obesity · doi:10.1002/oby.23680 · Cited by 20

A longitudinal study evaluating adverse childhood experiences and obesity in adulthood using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Rubeis, V. D., González, A., Tarride, J., Griffith, L. E., & Anderson, L. N. (2023) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyad054 · Cited by 20

Healthy citizens, healthy democracies? A review of the literature

Gidengil, E., & Wass, H. (2023) · International Political Science Review · doi:10.1177/01925121231163548 · Cited by 22

The mediation of the placenta on the association between maternal ambient temperature exposure and birth weight

Wulayin, M., Zhu, Z., Wang, H., Chen, X., Zhang, X.-X., Benmarhnia, T., Luo, J., Liang, Q., Chen, W., Lin, H., et al. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165912 · Cited by 23

Prevalent diabetes and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in adult sepsis survivors: a population-based cohort study

Angriman, F., Lawler, P. R., Shah, B. R., Martin, C. M., Scales, D. C., & the Sepsis Canada Network (2023) · Critical Care · doi:10.1186/s13054-023-04586-4 · Cited by 20

Accounting for Competing Events When Evaluating Long-Term Outcomes in Survivors of Critical Illness

Angriman, F., Ferreyro, B. L., Harhay, M. O., Wunsch, H., Rosella, L. C., & Scales, D. C. (2023) · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · doi:10.1164/rccm.202305-0790cp · Cited by 20

Third variables in longitudinal research: Application of longitudinal mediation and moderation in school psychology

Caemmerer, J. M., Hennessy, B., & Niileksela, C. R. (2024) · Journal of School Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101283 · Cited by 20

Lipids as the link between central obesity and diabetes: perspectives from mediation analysis

Lu, S., Kuang, M., Qiu, J., Li, W., Zhang, M., Sheng, G., Zou, Y., & Peng, X. (2024) · BMC Endocrine Disorders · doi:10.1186/s12902-024-01764-5 · Cited by 23

The epidemiology of cognitive development

Guez, A., Peyre, H., Williams, C. M., Labouret, G., & Ramus, F. (2020) · Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104690 · Cited by 28

Association between per capita sugar consumption and diabetes prevalence mediated by the body mass index: results of a global mediation analysis

Lang, A., Kuß, O., Filla, T., & Schlesinger, S. (2020) · European Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s00394-020-02401-2 · Cited by 24

Does housing tenure matter? Owner-occupation and wellbeing in Britain and Austria

Angel, S., & Gregory, J. (2021) · Housing Studies · doi:10.1080/02673037.2021.1912714 · Cited by 20

Exposures during the prepuberty period and future offspring’s health: evidence from human cohort studies†

Svanes, C., Bertelsen, R. J., Accordini, S., Holloway, J. W., Júlíusson, P. B., Boateng, E., Krauss‐Etschmann, S., Schlünssen, V., Real, F. G., & Skulstad, S. M. (2021) · Biology of Reproduction · doi:10.1093/biolre/ioab158 · Cited by 19

Mediation Analysis

Huber, M. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_162-1 · Cited by 23

Bi-directional relation between effort‒reward imbalance and risk of neck-shoulder pain: assessment of mediation through depressive symptoms using occupational longitudinal data

Halonen, J. I., Lallukka, T. M., Virtanen, M., Rod, N. H., & Hanson, L. L. M. (2018) · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · doi:10.5271/sjweh.3768 · Cited by 19

Decompositions of the Contribution of Treatment Disparities to Survival Disparities in Stage I–II Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Swords, D. S., & Scaife, C. L. (2020) · Annals of Surgical Oncology · doi:10.1245/s10434-020-09267-y · Cited by 19

Perceived built environment and type 2 diabetes incidence: Exploring potential mediating pathways through physical and mental health, and behavioural factors in a longitudinal study

Dendup, T., Feng, X., O’Shaughnessy, P., & Astell‐Burt, T. (2021) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108841 · Cited by 19

Alcohol Use and Blood Pressure Among Adults with Hypertension: the Mediating Roles of Health Behaviors

Phillips, A. Z., Kiefe, C. I., Lewis, C. E., Schreiner, P. J., Tajeu, G. S., & Carnethon, M. R. (2022) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1007/s11606-021-07375-3 · Cited by 23

Eosinophils, Stroke-Associated Pneumonia, and Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Guo, Z., Hou, J., Yu, S., Zhang, H., Yu, S., Wang, H., Xu, J., You, S., Huang, Z., Xiao, G., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2022.830858 · Cited by 19

Increased mortality risk for adults aged 25–44 years with long-term disability: A prospective cohort study with a 35-year follow-up of 30,080 individuals from 1984–2019 in the population-based HUNT study

Langballe, E. M., Tangen, G. G., Engdahl, B., & Strand, B. H. (2022) · The Lancet Regional Health - Europe · doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100482 · Cited by 19

High-Dimensional Mediation Analysis: A New Method Applied to Maternal Smoking, Placental DNA Methylation, and Birth Outcomes

Jumentier, B., Barrot, C.-C., Estavoyer, M., Tost, J., Heude, B., François, O., & Lepeule, J. (2023) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp11559 · Cited by 19

How Does Exercise, With and Without Diet, Improve Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring Potential Mediators of Effects

Lawford, B. J., Hinman, R. S., McManus, F. J., Lamb, K. E., Egerton, T., Keating, C., Brown, C. K., Oliver, K., & Bennell, K. L. (2023) · Arthritis Care & Research · doi:10.1002/acr.25140 · Cited by 19

Tutorial on causal mediation analysis with binary variables: An application to health psychology research.

Xu, S., Coffman, D. L., Luta, G., & NIAURA, R. S. (2023) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0001299 · Cited by 19

Associations between maternal metabolic conditions and neurodevelopmental conditions in offspring: the mediating effects of obstetric and neonatal complications

Chen, S., Wang, X., Lee, B. K., & Gardner, R. M. (2023) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-023-03116-x · Cited by 19

The role of the oral microbiota in the causal effect of adjunctive antibiotics on clinical outcomes in stage III–IV periodontitis patients

Bardenhorst, S. K., Hagenfeld, D., Matern, J., Prior, K., Harks, I., Eickholz, P., Lorenz, K., Kim, T., Kocher, T., Meyle, J., et al. (2024) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-024-01945-3 · Cited by 19

Correlation between benign prostatic hyperplasia and comorbidities: a systematic analysis integrating global burden of disease and mendelian randomization study

Song, Z., Cheng, Z. J., Yuan, H., Chang, Z., Lv, Y., Huang, X., Li, H., Liang, Z., Cao, W., Chen, Y., et al. (2024) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-024-05604-x · Cited by 24

Risk factors associated with early smoking onset in two large birth cohorts

Staff, J., Maggs, J. L., Ploubidis, G. B., & Bonell, C. P. (2018) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.06.008 · Cited by 18

Dietary fat and risk of type 2 diabetes

Schlesinger, S., Schwingshackl, L., & Neuenschwander, M. (2018) · Current Opinion in Lipidology · doi:10.1097/mol.0000000000000567 · Cited by 20

Complications as a Mediator of the Perioperative Frailty–Mortality Association

McIsaac, D. I., Aucoin, S. D., Bryson, G. L., Hamilton, G. M., & Lalu, M. M. (2021) · Anesthesiology · doi:10.1097/aln.0000000000003699 · Cited by 19

Association Between Body Weight and Telomere Length Is Predominantly Mediated Through C-Reactive Protein

Gao, X. L., Li, S., Dong, S., Li, J., Yan, Y., Zhang, T., & Chen, W. (2021) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/clinem/dgab455 · Cited by 19

Risk factors for social withdrawal in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neurone disease

Schlüter, D. K., Tennant, A., Mills, R. J., Diggle, P. J., & Young, C. A. (2018) · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration · doi:10.1080/21678421.2018.1508477 · Cited by 21

The long-term impact of elevated C-reactive protein levels during pregnancy on brain morphology in late childhood

Suleri, A., Blok, E., Durkut, M., Rommel, A.-S., Witte, L. D., Jaddoe, V., Bergink, V., & White, T. (2022) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2022.03.018 · Cited by 18

Exploring the Association between Complexity of Care, Medical Complexity, and Length of Stay in the Paediatric Setting Using a Nursing Minimum Data Set: A Study Protocol

Cesare, M., D’Agostino, F., & Cocchieri, A. (2024) · Nursing Reports · doi:10.3390/nursrep14040213 · Cited by 18

Lifetime chronic stress exposures, stress hormones, and biological aging: Results from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study

Hansen, J. L., Carroll, J., Seeman, T. E., Cole, S. W., & Rentscher, K. E. (2024) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2024.10.022 · Cited by 23

Associations between Bottle-Feeding during Infancy and Obesity at Age 6 Years Are Mediated by Greater Infancy Weight Gain

Ventura, A. K., Li, R., & Xu, X. (2020) · Childhood Obesity · doi:10.1089/chi.2019.0299 · Cited by 18

Male Sex and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: The Mediating Effect of Birth Defects

Marcotte, E. L., Schraw, J. M., Desrosiers, T. A., Nembhard, W. N., Langlois, P. H., Canfield, M. A., Meyer, R. E., Plon, S. E., & Lupo, P. J. (2020) · JNCI Cancer Spectrum · doi:10.1093/jncics/pkaa052 · Cited by 18

Differences in Outpatient Dermatology Encounter Work Relative Value Units and Net Payments by Patient Race, Sex, and Age

Orenstein, L. A. V., Nelson, M. M., Wolner, Z. J., Laugesen, M., Wang, Z., Patzer, R. E., & Swerlick, R. A. (2021) · JAMA Dermatology · doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.5823 · Cited by 18

Integrated community-based HIV and non-communicable disease care within microfinance groups in Kenya: study protocol for the Harambee cluster randomised trial

Genberg, B. L., Wachira, J., Steingrimsson, J. A., Pastakia, S. D., Tran, D. N., Said, J. A., Braitstein, P. K. A., Hogan, J. W., Vedanthan, R., Goodrich, S., et al. (2021) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042662 · Cited by 18

The Exposome Approach in Allergies and Lung Diseases: Is It Time to Define a Preconception Exposome?

López-Cervantes, J. P., Lønnebotn, M., Jõgi, N. O., Calciano, L., Kuiper, I. N., Darby, M., Dharmage, S. C., Real, F. G., Hammer, B. O., Bertelsen, R. J., et al. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182312684 · Cited by 19

Railway noise and diabetes among residents living close to the railways in Västra Götaland, Sweden: Cross-sectional mediation analysis on obesity indicators

Vincens, N., & Waye, K. P. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113477 · Cited by 18

Life satisfaction among persons living with dementia and those without dementia

Gotanda, H., Tsugawa, Y., Xu, H., & Reuben, D. B. (2022) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/jgs.18174 · Cited by 22

AD and non‐AD mediators of the pathway between the APOE genotype and cognition

Nichols, E., Brickman, A. M., Casaletto, K. B., Dams-O’Connor, K., George, K. M., Kumar, R. G., Palta, P., Rabin, J. S., Satizábal, C. L., Schneider, J. A., et al. (2022) · Alzheimer s & Dementia · doi:10.1002/alz.12885 · Cited by 18

The effect of recognition on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and implications for biosensor technologies

Hutton, J., Puyat, J. H., Asamoah-Boaheng, M., Sobolev, B., Lingawi, S., Khalili, M., Kuo, C., Shadgan, B., Christenson, J. M., & Grunau, B. E. (2023) · Resuscitation · doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109906 · Cited by 18

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and risk for cognitive delays in infants born very premature

Mahabee‐Gittens, E. M., Harun, N., Glover, M., Folger, A. T., Parikh, N. A., Cincinnati Infant Neurodevelopment Early Prediction Study (CINEPS) Investigators, Altaye, M., Arnsperger, A. L., Beiersdorfer, T., Bridgewater, K., et al. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-51263-9 · Cited by 18

Why Are Aid Projects Less Effective in the Pacific?

Wood, T., Otor, S. A., & Dornan, M. (2020) · Development Policy Review · doi:10.1111/dpr.12573 · Cited by 18

Psychosocial Moderators and Mediators of Sensorimotor Exercise in Low Back Pain: A Randomized Multicenter Controlled Trial

Wippert, P., Niederer, D., Drießlein, D., Beck, H., Banzer, W. E., Schneider, C., Schiltenwolf, M., & Mayer, F. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.629474 · Cited by 17

Profile of Mothers of Children with a Disability Who Seek Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Bourke‐Taylor, H. M., Joyce, K. S., Grzegorczyn, S., & Tirlea, L. (2021) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05260-w · Cited by 18

Long-Term Cognitive Outcome following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Gaastra, B., Ewbank, F. G., Tapper, W., Bulters, D. O., & Galea, I. (2021) · Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106184 · Cited by 18

Feminization of Agriculture: Do Female Farmers Have Higher Expectations for the Value of Their Farmland?—Empirical Evidence from China

Yan, Z., Feng, W., Deng, X., Chuan, L., Qiang, H., & Qi, Y. (2022) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture12010060 · Cited by 18

The impact of food insecurity on receipt of care, retention in care, and viral suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States: a causal mediation analysis

Bleasdale, J., Liu, Y., Leone, L. A., Morse, G. D., & Przybyla, S. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133328 · Cited by 17

Histological Chorioamnionitis Increases the Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Jain, V. G., Parikh, N. A., Rysavy, M. A., Shukla, V. V., Trotta, M., Jobe, A. H., Carlo, W. A., & Ambalavanan, N. (2024) · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · doi:10.1164/rccm.202311-2084le · Cited by 17

Big-five personality traits and depression: chain mediation of self-efficacy and walking

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The synergistic and mediating effects of ozone on associations between high temperature, heatwaves and mortality in the Greater London area between 2010 and 2018

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