Prospective study of mortality associated with chronic lung disease and smoking in Papua New Guinea.

abstract：:Biological interference among viral agents might have significant implications for disease prevention and therapy. Field data for influenza yield conflicting evidence concerning the independence of infection rates, or disease severity, for two co-circulating viruses. To examine the effects of several assumed modes of ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ackerman E,Longini IM Jr,Seaholm SK,Hedin AS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown an inconsistency in the association between maternal education and child nutritional status across socioeconomic levels. This may be because the beneficial effects of education are only significant when resources are sufficient but not abundant. METHODS:Associations were examined...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Reed BA,Habicht JP,Niameogo C

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the major identified risk factors for breast cancer was assessed using data from a hospital-based case-control study conducted in Northern Italy on 1108 women with histologically confirmed breast cancer and 1281 control subjects with a spectrum of acute conditions unrelated to any of the established or pot...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： La Vecchia C,Decarli A,Parazzini F,Gentile A,Negri E,Cecchetti G,Franceschi S

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to respirable crystalline silica is suggested to increase the risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. We examined the association between respirable crystalline silica exposure and systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and small vessel vasculitis. METHODS:In a cohort...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Boudigaard SH,Schlünssen V,Vestergaard JM,Søndergaard K,Torén K,Peters S,Kromhout H,Kolstad HA

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vital statistics underestimate the prevalence of perinatal and infant deaths. This is particularly significant when these parameters affect eligibility for international assistance for newly emerging nations. OBJECTIVE:To determine the level of registration of livebirths, stillbirths and infant deaths in Ja...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： McCaw-Binns AM,Fox K,Foster-Williams KE,Ashley DE,Irons B

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hospital-based case-control study of myocardial infarction in young women conducted in Belgrade from January 1983 to December 1986 is presented. A total of 58 women with infarction, aged 30 to 50 years were compared with 174 age-matched controls. Smoking of 15 or more cigarettes per day, diabetes, hypertension, angi...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ananijević-Pandey J,Vlajinac H

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urbanization in developing countries is usually accompanied by migration to cities, making it a challenge to unpack the independent relationships between migration, urbanization and health, particularly in the presence of health-selective migration. Since 1978, unprecedented planned urbanization has taken pl...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Hou B,Nazroo J,Banks J,Marshall A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the many changes in the approach to the detection and management of hypertension that have occurred, the paucity of current data on this subject in Israel limits the possibilities of making international comparisons or evaluating trends. This study contributes recent information on the occupationally-active...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Green MS,Peled I

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genital herpes infection is life-long and may result in painful and recurrent genital lesions, systemic complications, serious psychosocial morbidity, and rare but serious outcomes in neonates born to infected women, including permanent neurological handicap and death. Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 is the principal cau...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Brugha R,Keersmaekers K,Renton A,Meheus A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that in utero exposure to undernutrition and overnutrition might affect adiposity in later life. Epigenetic modification is suggested as a plausible mediating mechanism. METHODS:We used multivariable linear regression and a negative control design to examine offspring epigenome-wide DNA me...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Sharp GC,Lawlor DA,Richmond RC,Fraser A,Simpkin A,Suderman M,Shihab HA,Lyttleton O,McArdle W,Ring SM,Gaunt TR,Davey Smith G,Relton CL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies do not provide a clear picture of the relationship between nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) exposure and asthma. METHODS:Eighteen schools using unflued gas heating in winter were randomly allocated to either retain their heaters (10 control schools) or to have replacement flued gas or electric heat...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Pilotto LS,Nitschke M,Smith BJ,Pisaniello D,Ruffin RE,McElroy HJ,Martin J,Hiller JE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial blood specimens from Rh-negative pregnant women sent to laboratory for Rh antibody testing were stored and used for influenza investigations. The study period covered three epidemics, each caused by a different variant of influenza A (H3N2) virus. The relationship between pre-epidemic haemagglutination inhibiti...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Pyhälä R,Aho K

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of an improving trend, childhood mortality in rural sub-Saharan Africa remains high and has recently risen in some countries. The factors associated with the long-term decline in childhood mortality are poorly known, due to a lack of data. METHODS:A Senegalese rural population has been under demogr...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Delaunay V,Etard JF,Préziosi MP,Marra A,Simondon F

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genetic basis of several familial cancers including breast and colon cancers has been identified recently. The occurrence of multiple cancers in one individual is also suggestive of a genetic predisposition. To evaluate inherited predisposition in pancreatic cancer we compared the clinical data of pancre...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Gerdes B,Ziegler A,Ramaswamy A,Wild A,Langer P,Bartsch DK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the relationship between physical functional health and long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) independently of known risk factors in a general population. METHODS:Men and women aged 40-79 years at baseline who completed a health and lifestyle questionnaire and attended a healt...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Myint PK,Luben RN,Surtees PG,Wainwright NW,Wareham NJ,Khaw KT

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been implicated as a potentially important co-factor for enhanced vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV). In previous reports, however, methodological issues (notably small sample sizes) have limited accurate evaluation of the contri...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Pappalardo BL

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using routinely collected maternity discharge data from 250,000 women in Scotland, we examined the risks of late spontaneous abortion and preterm delivery during the period 20 up to 36 weeks of gestation. Gestational age is treated as a fetal survival time and the risks of delivery associated with a history of spontan...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Pickering RM,Deeks JJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few epidemiological investigations of invasive cervical cancer have been conducted in Sub-Saharan African populations. METHODS:Using information collected as part of the hospital-based World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Study of Neoplasia and Steroid Contraceptives, we examined potential risk fac...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Williams MA,Kenya PR,Mati JK,Thomas DB

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Present understanding of increased risk of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related infectious mononucleosis among children of low birth order or small sibships is mainly based on old and indirect evidence. Societal changes and methodological limitations of previous studies call for new data. METHODS:We used data f...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Rostgaard K,Nielsen TR,Wohlfahrt J,Ullum H,Pedersen O,Erikstrup C,Nielsen LP,Hjalgrim H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between risk of cervical neoplasia and various sociodemographic, reproductive and sexual characteristics was studied in 126 women (cases) with an abnormal Papanicolaou test finding and 1914 controls seen at the same clinic in which cases were detected but showing no evidence of cervical neoplasia. All...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Zaninetti P,Franceschi S,Baccolo M,Bonazzi B,Gottardi G,Serraino D

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Educational attainment is associated with many life outcomes, including income, occupation and many health and lifestyle variables. Many researchers use it as a control variable in epidemiological and other social scientific studies, often without specifying exactly what environmental effects or set of perso...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Deary IJ,Johnson W

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Most Chinese people over 55 years old today have experienced the Great Leap Forward Famine of 1959-61. Many reports suggested that the famine could have profound long-term health effects for exposed birth cohorts. A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to summarize reported famine effects on l...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Li C,Lumey LH

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This was to describe and analyse incidence and survival data on childhood leukaemias. SAMPLE:Incident leukaemia cases aged 0-19 from the cancer registry holdings of the province of Saskatchewan for the 60-year period 1932-1991 are the subject of this descriptive report. METHODS:Age-adjusted, age-specific, h...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Wang PP,Haines CS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Hérault region of France, vineyards cover an area of 128,000 hectares (60% of agricultural land) and involve more than 93% of farms. A vine-growing exposure matrix was built for assessing pesticide exposure. It is based on information obtained from a survey among 85 vine-growers who lived in Hérault and who had...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Daures JP,Momas I,Bernon J,Gremy F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunocompromised patients are at increased risk of acquiring healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and often require specialized models of care. Surveillance of HAIs is essential for effective infection-prevention programmes. However, little is known regarding standardized or specific surveillance methods...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Valentine JC,Hall L,Verspoor KM,Worth LJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examinations of 'healthy' men in Helsinki and in rural west and east Finland in 1956 included estimation of total cholesterol and that in the HDL and beta fractions separated by electrophoresis. Vital status to the end of 1980 has been ascertained for all but eight of the 526 men aged 35-61 and for all but two of 261 ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Keys A,Karvonen MJ,Punsar S,Menotti A,Fidanza F,Farchi G

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Birbhum HDSS was established in 2008 and covers 351 villages in four administrative blocks in rural areas of Birbhum district of West Bengal, India. The project currently follows 54 585 individuals living in 12557 households. The population being followed up is economically underprivileged and socially marginalize...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ghosh S,Barik A,Majumder S,Gorain A,Mukherjee S,Mazumdar S,Chatterjee K,Bhaumik SK,Bandyopadhyay SK,Satpathi B,Majumder PP,Chowdhury A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of tuberculosis (TB) cases in low-incidence countries occur in migrants. Only few studies have assessed the long-term TB risk in migrants after immigration, and datasets have not considered this across a range of diverse migrant groups. This nationwide study aimed to investigate long-term TB ris...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Kristensen KL,Ravn P,Petersen JH,Hargreaves S,Nellums LB,Friedland JS,Andersen PH,Norredam M,Lillebaek T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic programming and epigenetic mechanisms driven by environmental factors are thought to play an important role in human health and ageing. Global DNA methylation has been postulated as an epigenetic marker for epidemiological studies as it is reflective of changes in gene expression linked to disease...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： McGuinness D,McGlynn LM,Johnson PC,MacIntyre A,Batty GD,Burns H,Cavanagh J,Deans KA,Ford I,McConnachie A,McGinty A,McLean JS,Millar K,Packard CJ,Sattar NA,Tannahill C,Velupillai YN,Shiels PG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the Seven Countries Study are analysed to examine the relationship between the observed incidence of Coronary Heart Disease in the second 5-year period of follow-up and the major entry risk factors and their changes over the first 5 years. The analysis, using the Multiple Logistic Function model, shows that ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Farchi G,Capocaccia R,Verdecchia A,Menotti A,Keys A

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00