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Risks of Self-ExperimentationEvidence & Dosage

When "more" does harm: interactions, long-term risks, no controls.

Evidence at a glance

Total studies
62
With abstract
45
Meta / Systematic / RCT
0
Highly cited
6
Publication years
1972–2026

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Top studies on Risks of Self-Experimentation

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2017.

    Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002)2018200 influential citations

    <h4>Problem</h4>Health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults in the United States. In addition, significant health disparities exist among demographic subgroups of youth defined…

  2. Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2007.

    Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002)2008200 influential citations

    <h4>Problem</h4>Priority health-risk behaviors, which are behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults, often are established during childhood and adolescence, extend into adulthood, are…

  3. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2015.

    Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002)201647 influential citations

    <h4>Problem</h4>Priority health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Population-based data on these behaviors at the national, state, and local levels can help monitor the…

  4. Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - United States, 2019.

    MMWR supplements202022 influential citations

    Health risk behaviors practiced during adolescence often persist into adulthood and contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Youth health behavior data at the national, state, territorial, tribal,…

  5. Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 on college campuses: Initial efforts, lessons learned and research needs

    medRxiv20217 influential citations

    Background Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 is an emerging approach to help identify the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. This tool can contribute to public health surveillance at both community (wastewater treatment system) and…

  6. Prediction Modeling of Mental Well-Being Using Health Behavior Data of College Students

    Research Square20225 influential citations

    Background: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the importance of timely and effective assessment of mental well-being has increased dramatically. Due to heightened risks for developing mental illness, this trend is…

  7. Circumstances, Pedagogy and Rationales for Injection Initiation Among New Drug Injectors

    Journal of community health2010n=1464 influential citations

    Injection drug use is especially risky for new injectors. To understand the social and environmental contexts in which risks occur, we interviewed individuals who had initiated injection within the past 3 years (n = 146, 69.2% male) about…

  8. Prenatal treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia: risks outweigh benefits.

    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology20133 influential citations

    Prenatal treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia by administering dexamethasone to a woman presumed to be carrying an at-risk fetus has been described as safe and effective in several reports. A review of data from animal…

  9. Autonomous Chemical Experiments: Challenges and Perspectives on Establishing a Self-Driving Lab

    Accounts of Chemical Research20222 influential citations

    We must accelerate the pace at which we make technological advancements to address climate change and disease risks worldwide. This swifter pace of discovery requires faster research and development cycles enabled by better integration…

  10. Prototyping for Social Wellbeing with Early Social Media Users

    International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems20212 influential citations

    Many 10-14 year olds are at the early stages of using social media, habits they develop on popular platforms can have lasting effects on their socio-emotional wellbeing. We led a remote innovation workshop with 23 middle schoolers on…

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