Hyperlipidaemia: differences in management practices and attitudes in two regions in Europe--Sicily and the Stockholm area.

abstract：:According to the 'use it or lose it' hypothesis, a lack of mentally challenging activities might exacerbate the loss of cognitive function. On this basis, retirement has been suggested to increase the risk of cognitive decline, but evidence from studies with long follow-up is lacking. We tested this hypothesis in a co...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Xue B,Cadar D,Fleischmann M,Stansfeld S,Carr E,Kivimäki M,McMunn A,Head J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the progression of hand osteoarthritis in rural population and to determine the factors which could influence that progression. Participants of both sexes were 54-56 years of age at the first visit. Radiographs of both hands, anthropometry and blood pressure measurement were perfor...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cvijetić S,Kurtagić N,Ozegović DD

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of nucleic acid extracted from stool samples of diarrhoeic children revealed in 3 out of 690 (0.43%) specimens two electrophoretic bands with a migration pattern characteristic of picobirnavirus ds-RNA. In none of the 92 control children were similar bands detected. No other potentia...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cascio A,Bosco M,Vizzi E,Giammanco A,Ferraro D,Arista S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone Paget's disease is heterogeneously distributed and several foci of high prevalence have been reported in Spain. The aim of the present work was to determine the prevalence of the disease in a zone situated in the northwestern sector of the Province of Salamanca (Spain) using a cross sectional epi-demiological stu...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Mirón-Canelo JA,Del Pino-Montes J,Vicente-Arroyo M,Sáenz-González MC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to increase the amount of organs available for transplantation, many countries have implemented presumed consent for organ donation. Presuming a wish to contribute to medical advances through biobank research on previously taken tissue samples could similarly improve health and wellbeing. In this article ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Forsberg JS,Eriksson S,Hansson MG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that Helicobacter pylori colonization may protect against diarrhoeagenic gastrointestinal infections. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the association between H. pylori infection and the frequency of diarrhoeal episodes among adults. Helicobacter pylori infection status was determined ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Bode G,Rothenbacher D,Brenner H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests potential associations between birthweight and disease in later life. For resource or other reasons recorded birthweight may be unavailable to researchers who have access to uniquely relevant outcome data. The present study examined the validity of parental recall of birthweight. Parents of 10...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Walton KA,Murray LJ,Gallagher AM,Cran GW,Savage MJ,Boreham C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human influenza pandemics of 1957 and 1968 were caused by reassortant viruses that possessed internal gene segments from avian and human strains. Whether genetic reassortment of human and avian influenza viruses occurs during interpandemic periods and how often humans are infected with such reassortants is not kno...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Shu LP,Sharp GB,Lin YP,Claas EC,Krauss SL,Shortridge KF,Webster RG

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the problem of gastrointestinal (GI) helminthiases in Zimbabwe is given in terms of prevalence, distribution, clinical significance of individual parasites and their transmission patterns. Although data on these aspects are incomplete, the available information and the results of studies conducted elsew...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Chandiwana SK

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of systemic lupus erythematosus patients was carried out in Portugal. The length of time from disease appearance to diagnosis remained unchanged over the 1970-2001 study period, while awareness of the disease increased considerably in the population in the mid-1990s, apparently as a result of an awareness cam...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Moriarty T,O'Sullivan M,Tam A,Gonçalves RM,Wall JG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the patterns of respiratory drugs use in the Lombardy region of Italy, and to quantify the period prevalence of different drug-dose combinations defined by reference to international guidelines for prescription in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DESIGN:Analysis of records from an...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Vegni FE,Wilkinson P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a major cause of hospitalization in infants. Research suggests that immunomodulatory properties of vitamin D may influence LRTI risk. This study's objective was to examine whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in cord blood influenced susceptibility to LRTI...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Łuczyńska A,Logan C,Nieters A,Elgizouli M,Schöttker B,Brenner H,Rothenbacher D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen cases of presumptive poliomyelitis occurring in Italy between 1981-85 were studied in order to differentiate between paralysis caused by poliovirus and that of different etiology. Out of seven confirmed cases three were "temporally associated with vaccination". Three aspects are discussed: the need for a caref...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Novello F,Lombardi F,Amato C,Santoro R,Fiore L,Grandolfo ME,Pasquini P

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seroprevalence of HTLV-I/II was evaluated in 1247 Italian individuals at high risk for HIV infection. The population studied consisted of 985 intravenous drug users (IVDUs), 474 of whom on methadone maintenance and 511 in a therapeutic community, 110 HIV-infected patients in various stages of HIV-related disease a...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Zanetti AR,Zehender G,Tanzi E,Galli C,Rezza G,Cargnel A,Boschini A,Mari D,Pizzocolo G,Mazzotta F

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators in modern molecular/genetic epidemiology studies commonly analyze data on a vast number of candidate genetic markers. In such situations, rather than conventional estimation of effects (odds ratios), more accurate estimation methods are needed. The author proposes consideration of empirical Bayes and sem...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Strömberg U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany, the proportion of foreign national residents receiving an invalidity pension is higher than that of Germans. Lower utilization and effectiveness of medical rehabilitation are presumed to be the main reasons. We aimed to examine whether differences in utilization and effectiveness of medical rehabilitation ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Brzoska P,Voigtländer S,Spallek J,Razum O

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:A total of 541 cases of cholera were observed between May 7 and July 19, 1985 among the 9,929 displaced persons present in a refugee camp in Africa. In spite of malnutrition and other diseases affecting this population, only 12 deaths occurred. Antiepidemic measures consisted of preparation of isolation-wards, treatme...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Djeddah C,Miozzo A,Di Gennaro M,Rosmini F,Martino P,Pasquini P

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the crossroads between sciences, epidemiology brings together the social and the biological to examine social inequalities in health. The concept of biological capital represents the accumulated history of biological experiences, alongside the other forms of accumulated capital, notably cultural, economic and socia...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Vineis P,Kelly-Irving M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), which has been established in order to investigate the relations between nutrition and cancer, was initiated in 1990 and involves 10 European countries with heterogeneous dietary patterns and differing cancer incidence rates. This manuscript pres...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Boker LK,van Noord PA,van der Schouw YT,Koot NV,Bueno de Mesquita HB,Riboli E,Grobbee DE,Peeters PH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted into the exposure to atmospheric pollution caused by car traffic by measuring blood lead (PbB) levels in a sample of 657 adult individuals (shopkeepers) all living in Liguria. The mean level of blood lead in all examined individuals was 9.39 micrograms dl-1 (0.45 mumol per liter; C.I. 95%: 9.06-9...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Orlando P,Perdelli F,Cristina ML,Oberto C,Viglione D,Palmieri S,Vari A,di Bello F

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic, neurological, ophthalmic, psychiatric, dermatological, oncological, and respiratory diseases. As of 2008, 14,926 subjects aged 45 years or over compris...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hofman A,Darwish Murad S,van Duijn CM,Franco OH,Goedegebure A,Ikram MA,Klaver CC,Nijsten TE,Peeters RP,Stricker BH,Tiemeier HW,Uitterlinden AG,Vernooij MW

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether a low socio-economic status (SES) is an additional risk factor for glucose intolerance in Hong Kong Chinese with known risk factors for glucose intolerance, a total of 2847 Chinese subjects (473 men and 2374 women) were recruited from the community for assessment. They had known risk factors for glu...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ko GT,Chan JC,Yeung VT,Chow CC,Tsang LW,Cockram CS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the shift in the rates and levels of antibody to hepatitis A virus, 567 children in 20 isolated groups of five day-care centers were observed over a period of 8 months during which the seasonal rise in hepatitis A morbidity occurs. Increases in the proportion of seropositive ranging from 5 to 3...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Prikazchikov SA,Balayan MS

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this matched-pair study 139 pregnant women were matched on the basis of age to an equal number of non-pregnant women with no signs of genital infection. The mean age was 28.7 years (range 20-41). The cut-offs used for detection of chlamydial antibody were 1:64 and 1:128 for IgG and 1:16 for IgA. IgG antibody at 64 ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Olliaro P,Regazzetti A,Marchetti AL,Lanzarini P,Spinillo A,Gorini G

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is uncertain whether the incidence of stroke is increased in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and whether COPD is associated with all subtypes of stroke (i.e. ischemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage). We evaluated the association between COPD and incidence ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Söderholm M,Inghammar M,Hedblad B,Egesten A,Engström G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper studies prostate cancer mortality in Italy from 1950-1979 to evaluate its importance in relation to total cancers, examine the time trend for forecasting future mortality trends, and makes an attempt to interpretate mortality by analyzing demographic and risk factors. In the Authors' opinion findings from c...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： La Rosa F,Cresci A,Orpianesi C,Saltalamacchia G

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing concern over failure to detect early stage breast cancer has led communities across the United States to participate in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month program. This program mobilizes local public and private institutions, particularly the media, to reach a large audience each October with information on sal...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Catalano R,Winett L,Wallack L,Satariano W

更新日期：2003-01-01 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