Seroprevalence of anti-Yersinia antibodies in healthy Austrians.

abstract：:This review discusses the use of Nordic Medical Birth Registers (MBRs) in epidemiological studies, paying special attention to the topics that have been investigated and to other data sources that increase the usefulness of MBRs. We divided the reviewed studies into four groups according to the data sources on which t...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Gissler M,Louhiala P,Hemminki E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) remain an important public health problem in developed countries. Hospital records were reviewed to ascertain the epidemiology of TBIs in Northeast Italy. METHODS:The annual rates of TBI-associated hospitalisation were estimated by analysing data collected from hospital recor...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Baldo V,Marcolongo A,Floreani A,Majori S,Cristofolettil M,Dal Zotto A,Vazzoler G,Trivello R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccinations and infections are possible triggers of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). However, studies on GBS after vaccinations during the influenza A(H1N1)pmd09 pandemic in 2009, show inconsistent results. Only few studies have addressed the role of influenza infection. We used information from national health data-ba...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ghaderi S,Gunnes N,Bakken IJ,Magnus P,Trogstad L,Håberg SE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This hospital-based case-control study was designed to investigate the association of low dietary vitamin A and beta carotene consumption with epidermoid lung cancer. Cases were patients with histologically confirmed epidermoid lung cancer diagnosed in six selected hospitals of southwestern France in 1983-84. Controls...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dartigues JF,Dabis F,Gros N,Moise A,Bois G,Salamon R,Dilhuydy JM,Courty G

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prevalence study, we evaluated whether recurrent physician-attended URTI episodes are more common in asthmatic children as compared to age- and gender-matched controls. URTI proneness, defined as > or = 5 episodes of rhinitis/pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis/tracheitis or otitis media in a 24-month period, was ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hak E,Rovers MM,Sachs AP,Stalman WA,Verheij TJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity and assess the relation between COPD severity and risk of cardiovascular outcomes. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A cohort of patients with diagnosed and treated COPD was compiled from the Saskatchewan Health longitudinal databases. We...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Curkendall SM,Lanes S,de Luise C,Stang MR,Jones JK,She D,Goehring E Jr

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a sample of inhabitants of the Arsi region of Ethiopia prevalence of hepatitis B is around 80% in the age group 20-24. In addition to age, sex and size of family, exposure to tribal practices is a determinant of seropositivity in this group accounting for as much as 20% of the total burden of the infection. Waiting...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Pasquini P,Bisanti L,Soldo L,Palladino P,Rozera C,Frontini E,Miozzo A,Di Gennaro TM,Indi A,Conti S

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a rapid increase in immigration from low-income countries, studies on immigrants' mortality in Italy are scarce. We aimed to describe differences in all and cause-specific mortality among immigrants and Italians residing in Turin and Reggio Emilia (Northern Italy), two cities participating in the Italian Netwo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Pacelli B,Zengarini N,Broccoli S,Caranci N,Spadea T,Di Girolamo C,Cacciani L,Petrelli A,Ballotari P,Cestari L,Grisotto L,Giorgi Rossi P,IN-LiMeS Group.

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on recent epidemiological studies the need for a similar approach towards management of cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetics with different ethnic background can be questioned. We compared the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year absolute risk for a coronary heart disease be...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Uitewaal PJ,Goudswaard AN,Ubink-Veltmaat LJ,Bruijnzeels MA,Hoes AW,Thomas S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A seroprevalence survey of antibodies to HCV was carried out among 2788 hemodialysis (HD) patients in a region of central Italy. Anti-HCV seroprevalence was 28.6%. A multivariate analysis of risk factors showed a significant association with time on HD, history of blood transfusion and metropolitan area of residence. ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Di Lallo D,Miceli M,Petrosillo N,Perucci CA,Moscatelli M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder of the kidneys and small intestine, affecting a luminal transport mechanism shared by cystine, ornithine, arginine and lysine. When cystine exceeds its solubility at low pH, the risk of stone formation increases. The data reported in the literature show a variation for the...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cabello-Tomás ML,García-Gómez AM,Guillén-Domínguez ML

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated mean levels and prevalences of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure and body mass index in adults aged 25 to 64 years participating in the WHO Country-wide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention (CINDI) Programme in Vorarlberg, west...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Schwarz B,Bischof HP,Kunze M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of lifetime prevalence of depression in cross-sectional surveys is biased by recall problems. We estimated it indirectly for two countries using modelling, and quantified the underestimation in the empirical estimate for one. A microsimulation model was used to generate population-based epidemiological...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kruijshaar ME,Barendregt J,Vos T,de Graaf R,Spijker J,Andrews G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early life is an important window of opportunity to improve health across the full lifecycle. An accumulating body of evidence suggests that exposure to adverse stressors during early life leads to developmental adaptations, which subsequently affect disease risk in later life. Also, geographical, socio-economic, and ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Jaddoe VWV,Felix JF,Andersen AN,Charles MA,Chatzi L,Corpeleijn E,Donner N,Elhakeem A,Eriksson JG,Foong R,Grote V,Haakma S,Hanson M,Harris JR,Heude B,Huang RC,Inskip H,Järvelin MR,Koletzko B,Lawlor DA,Lindeboom M,

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight gain after smoking cessation can lessen the health benefits of, and reduce the incentives for, quitting smoking. Randomized clinical trials of smoking cessation have estimated this weight gain only over short periods of follow-up. We provide an estimate of long-term post-cessation weight gain in the Framingham ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Jain P,Danaei G,Robins JM,Manson JE,Hernán MA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report and discuss the characteristics of 22 women who discovered their HIV seropositivity while pregnant. Most of the women had never been tested for HIV and this occurred not only for 'not at risk' women but also for sexual partners of HIV-infected men. Several infections were diagnosed late in pregnancy...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Favia A,Fiore JR,Pastore G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity is associated to a lower risk of mortality from all-causes and from coronary heart disease. The long-term effects of changes in physical activity on coronary heart disease are, however, less known. We examined the association between changes in leisure time physical activity and the risk of myocardia...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Petersen CB,Grønbæk M,Helge JW,Thygesen LC,Schnohr P,Tolstrup JS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategies for controlling the HIV epidemic include education and information campaigns for intravenous drug users (IDUs), as for all high-risk groups, and the provision of various public health measures and treatment. These can only be effective if the IDU is aware of them and has a favourable image of them. A study ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Richardson SC,Papaevangelou G,Ancelle-Park R

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis carinii is a widespread eukaryotic microorganism found in the lungs of healthy mammals, including humans. It is able to proliferate extensively in the alveoli, becoming an important agent of severe pneumonitis in immunosuppressed hosts, especially in persons suffering from AIDS. The taxonomic position of ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dei-Cas E,Cailliez JC,Palluault F,Aliouat EM,Mazars E,Soulez B,Suppin J,Camus D

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 1988 an outbreak of trichinellosis involving 48 persons occurred in a small town in Central Italy, near the Appennine mountains. The epidemic was caused by the ingestion of sausages recently made with wild boar meat. The people affected were mostly relatives and friends of hunters. Trichinella larvae wer...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Frongillo RF,Baldelli B,Pozio E,Crapa G,Di Giuli C,Santirocchi M,Di Leonardo F

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on the characteristics of alcoholics attending the "Alcoholics in treatment" clubs, a community and family-oriented programme against alcoholism, has been conducted in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Northeastern Italy. A total of 598 individuals (93% of those contacted) completed the questionnaire, 431 (72%...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Barra S,Franceschi S,Maccioni A,Bidoli E

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of different biological pathways to the development of type 2 diabetes was quantified in a case-cohort design based on circulating blood biomarkers from participants aged 35-65 years in the EPIC-Potsdam Study. The analytic sample included 613 participants with incident diabetes and 1965 participants w...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Montonen J,Drogan D,Joost HG,Boeing H,Fritsche A,Schleicher E,Schulze MB,Pischon T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common diseases affecting middle-aged and elderly subjects in industrialized countries are multigenetic and lifestyle related. Several attempts have been made to study interactions between genes and lifestyle factors, but most such studies lack the power to examine interactions between several genes and sever...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Lind L,Elmståhl S,Bergman E,Englund M,Lindberg E,Michaelsson K,Nilsson PM,Sundström J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) experience a longstanding decline, attributed to progress in prevention, diagnostics and therapy. However, CHD mortality rates vary between countries. To estimate whether national patterns of causes of death impact CHD mortality, data from the WHO "European detailed mor...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Stolpe S,Kowall B,Stang A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case report of American leishmaniasis imported to Italy after a prolonged journey in Brazil is described, and discussed according to the recent epidemiologic, diagnostic, and clinical literature evidence. Since a delayed diagnosis and treatment of American leishmaniasis outside endemic areas is common (due to a...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Manfredi R,di Bari MA,Calza L,Chiodo F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effects of different dietary approaches on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride (TG) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) by applying network meta-analysis (NMA). Systematic electronic and hand searches ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Neuenschwander M,Hoffmann G,Schwingshackl L,Schlesinger S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biphasic outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella hadar affected canteen employees and workers at a construction site in central Italy in September 1994. There were 448 symptomatic cases, from 61 of whom group C Salmonella was isolated. Six cases were canteen employees. Twenty-two other individuals were asym...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Faustini A,Sangalli M,Fantasia M,Manganello R,Mattaccini E,Trippanera R,Spera D,La Rosa U,Topi MT,Forastiere F,Perucci CA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the AIDS related sources of information, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among male young people it was filled in a multi-choice anonymous questionnaire by 2018 subjects, called for the first medical examination to Italian Navy and by 1348 recruits. The data from the latter group were used to ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Carducci A,Frasca M,Grasso A,Terzi I,Avio CM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the prevalence of infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) in general practice, and to investigate attitudes to screening for HCV, a specific questionnaire was sent to the sentinel general practitioners (SGPs) of the French Sentinel Network. From the figures reported by SGPs, the number of anti-HCV tests perfo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Massari V,Retel O,Flahault A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether coffee consumption was associated with all-cause, cancer, or cardiovascular mortality in a prospective cohort of 49,259 Swedish women. Of the 1576 deaths that occurred in the cohort, 956 were due to cancer and 158 were due to cardiovascular disease. We used Cox proportional hazard models with a...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Löf M,Sandin S,Yin L,Adami HO,Weiderpass E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00