abstract：:Respiratory health effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution have been examined in 120 'asthma-like' school-aged children in some areas of Emilia-Romagna (urban-industrial and rural area). They kept a daily diary, through 12 weeks, for respiratory symptoms, PEF measurements, drug consumption and daily ac...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ranzi A,Gambini M,Spattini A,Galassi C,Sesti D,Bedeschi M,Messori A,Baroni A,Cavagni G,Lauriola P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have confirmed important regional differences in the prevalence of obesity, as well as a tendency for this prevalence to increase. Determination of the social factors involved in obesity may be very useful to design intervention and prevention strategies. This transverse study was undertaken in Pizarra ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Soriguer F,Rojo-Martínez G,Esteva de Antonio I,Ruiz de Adana MS,Catalá M,Merelo MJ,Beltrán M,Tinahones FJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some countries, including Sweden, no risk is considered to exist with the use of meclozine for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP), but in other countries warnings against use during pregnancy are given. Rat tests indicate a teratogenic risk and published epidemiological studies are of restricted size. Delivery ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Källén B,Mottet I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal life events may affect the development of the immune and/or respiratory system and increase the risk of asthma and allergic diseases. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that pregnancy complications are associated with the risk of developing asthma in the off-spring. METHODS:The stu...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Nafstad P,Samuelsen SO,Irgens LM,Bjerkedal T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune response to diphtheria and tetanus toxoid components of a combined diphtheria tetanus whole-cell pertussis/enhanced inactivated poliovirus (DTwP/eIPV) vaccine, administered in a three-dose schedule to infants at 2, 3 1/2 and 10 months of age and followed by a booster at the age of 8 years, was compared with...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Swartz TA,Saliou P,Catznelson E,Blondeau C,Gil I,Peled T,Havkin O,Fletcher M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies from many countries have reported a high prevalence (> 9%) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) suggesting a possible etiological role of HCV in the development of B-NHL. Data from the United Kingdom and Turkey, however, did not confirm these observa...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Salem Z,Nuwaiyri-Salti N,Ramlawi F,Ramia S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is unknown and said to be multifactorial. We report on a retrospective epidemiological case control study, performed in Flanders during a 3-year period, investigating known and potential environmental risk factors for PD by means of questionnaires. We investigated 423 prevalen...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Pals P,Van Everbroeck B,Grubben B,Viaene MK,Dom R,van der Linden C,Santens P,Martin JJ,Cras P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is about the comparison between two studies performed in southern Italy: 'Montecorvino Rovella Project' (PMR, 1988-1989) and 'VIP Project' (Prevention in the Irno Valley, 1998-1999) to evaluate the trend of cholesterolaemia in an area of the Campania region. These two areas which are near the city of Salerno...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Capuano V,Bambacaro A,D'Arminio T,Del Regno B,Dantonio V,Lanzara C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies found relations between cardiovascular mortality and minerals in drinking water, but the major works considered water hardness or neglected the differences between adults and elderly. Drinking water is an important source of calcium in the elderly particularly because of increased needs and ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Marque S,Jacqmin-Gadda H,Dartigues JF,Commenges D

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：: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：:Substantial evidence supports the role of asbestos in malignant mesothelioma. Clustering for this malignancy among relatives not only suggests genetic susceptibility as a relevant component but also provides a clue to investigate non-occupational sources of exposure. We identified five cases of malignant mesothelioma ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ascoli V,Carnovale-Scalzo C,Nardi F,Efrati C,Menegozzo M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：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：:An unmatched, hospital-based case-control study was performed, to determine, whether respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) etiology in hospitalized young children can be predicted clinically. Children under 2 years of age admitted with a lower respiratory tract infection in three hospitals in northern Germany were include...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Weigl JA,Puppe W,Schmitt HJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a cohort of people living in Victoria, Australia, diagnosed with incident HIV infection and identified through routine HIV surveillance. All HIV diagnoses notified to the Victorian HIV Registry between January 1997 and September 1998 were included. Infections were classified as incident if there w...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hocking J,Rodger A,Rhode D,Crofts N

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, as well as possible risk factors affecting its acquisition among young Greek adults. METHODOLOGY:Sera were collected from 153 male young Hellenic Navy recruits (mean age 23.6 y.o.; range, 20-30 y.o.) at induction into the Hellenic...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kyriazanos LD,Ilias L,Gizaris V,Hountis P,Georgaklis V,Dafnopoulou A,Datsakis K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence point to a possible relationship between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. Animal experiments and observational studies in humans suggest vitamin D to be arteriotoxic and an association of high intake of vitamin D with increased incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD). The major source ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Rajasree S,Rajpal K,Kartha CC,Sarma PS,Kutty VR,Iyer CS,Girija G

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:In order to assess the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Romania and to define associated risk factors, a cross-sectional, observational study was performed in 13 districts during 1999. Sera from healthy blood donors (1,598) and from forestry workers (1,048) were tested. A two-step testing strategy was used in...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hristea A,Hristescu S,Ciufecu C,Vasile A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have examined the association between dieting and weight change in general population and results have been inconsistent. To the best of our knowledge, no such study has been done in middle-aged African Americans. We examined 10,554 white and African American men and women who were participants in the Athe...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Juhaeri,Steven J,Chambless LE,Tyroler HA,Harp J,Jones D,Arnett D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the relationships between major cardiovascular risk factors in French men and their spouses' occupational category (OC), taking their own OC into account. DESIGN:A large sample of volunteers working in the French National Electricity and Gas Company (GAZEL). As a check of the robustness, the same ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ribet C,Lang T,Zins M,Bingham A,Ferrières J,Arveiler D,Amouyel P,Bonenfant S,Chastang JF,Goldberg M,Ducimetière P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PAQUID is an epidemiological cohort which aims to study cerebral and functional factors of ageing. We have examined the relationship between dyspnea level at entrance into this cohort and mortality occurring during the subsequent 8 years. Dyspnea was evaluated by a questionnaire derived from a Fletcher's five-degree s...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Tessier JF,Nejjari C,Letenneur L,Filleul L,Marty ML,Barberger Gateau P,Dartigues JF

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to determine the tetanus immunity status of pregnant women at the time of delivery according to tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination coverage during their most pregnancy. The serum anti-tetanus antibody levels of 493 mothers who had live births at a hospital in Ankara were determined by enzy...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Maral I,Cirak M,Aksakal FN,Baykan Z,Kayikcioglu F,Bumin MA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize possible Trichophyton rubrum phenotypes, which circulate in two Brazilian localities, we tested 53 isolates of this dermatophyte for their ability to assimilate several carbon sources, for keratinase, proteinase, phospholipase, lipase and desoxiribonuclease (DNase) secretions, and for their susceptibil...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dos Santos JI,Vicente EJ,Paula CR,Gambale W

更新日期：2001-01-01 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 the study is to consider some ethical aspects of the provision of information, to the cases or their families, about the assessment of occupational asbestos exposure obtained in a case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura. An informative letter with the result of the evaluation of their occ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Pujolar AE,González C,Agudo A,Calleja A,Beltrán M,González-Moya J,Hernandez S,Panades R,Ramirez J,Turuguet D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and lower socio-professional status have in common a series of risk factors for ill health such as sedentary lifestyle, weight excess, heavy alcohol and tobacco consumption. We hypothesised that SDB will be more prevalent in lower socio-professional groups. A total of 496 male middle a...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Mayeux L,Teculescu D,Montaut-Verient B,Virion JM,Michaely JP,Hannhart B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships between body size and fatness and blood pressure are generally acknowledged. The majority of the few studies that have examined the effect of fat distribution and maturation rate on blood pressure have used secondary sex characteristics as the measure of maturity. The aim of the present stu...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kozieł S,Kołodziej H,Ulijaszek S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although elevated serum uric acid has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, its importance as a risk factor is still controversial. The authors examined the relationship between serum uric acid levels and death from all causes, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. The baseline data ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Sakata K,Hashimoto T,Ueshima H,Okayama A,NIPPON DATA 80 Research Group.

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse selective factors associated with an unexpectedly low response rate. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The baseline questionnaire survey of a large prospective follow-up study on the psychosocial health of the Finnish working-aged randomly chosen population resulted in 21,101 responses (40.0%) in 1998. The non...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Korkeila K,Suominen S,Ahvenainen J,Ojanlatva A,Rautava P,Helenius H,Koskenvuo M

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The relationship of socioeconomic indicators (education, occupation and residence) to short-term all cause mortality and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality was evaluated in an Italian population sample. Socioeconomic indicators (education, occupational level and residence) and major CHD risk factors were measured ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Tenconi MT,Devoti G,Comelli M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was one of the most common opportunistic infections in AIDS patients, leading to blindness or life-threatening disease in about 40% of patients in the later stages of AIDS before highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In a retrospective multicenter study we investigated the incid...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Varani S,Spezzacatena P,Manfredi R,Chiodo F,Mastroianni A,Ballarini P,Boschini A,Lazzarotto T,Landini MP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EUROCAT Northern Netherlands registers children born with a birth defect in the Northern Netherlands. Data used to be collected via a notification form, which is filled out by the notifier and, if necessary, completed by the general practitioner. To increase the amount of information, EUROCAT started using new methodo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Reefhuis J,de Walle HE,de Jong-van den Berg LT,Cornel MC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A first-aid station was implemented in Falconara Marittima airport (Ancona, Italy). It provided medical emergency care to war victims evacuated from former Yugoslavia in transit for further treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A descriptive analysis of the displaced population arriving at the first-aid station ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Prospero E,Raffo M,Appignanesi R,Faccenda G,Ronveaux O,Annino,D'Errico MM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied a population of 5634 students from various continents to determine possible correlations between risk factors and seroprevalence of HIV infection. In the African sample the seroprevalence rate was 3.5%; the age range from 19 to 30 years was most affected; prevalence differences between the sexes we...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Adele B,Carla Z,Angela MR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a self-administered meal-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was developed, whose main aim was to classify individuals by their intake of food groups and nutrients. The respondents (205 final participants) from the target population were recruited from students and staff of the Faculty o...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Fregapane G,Asensio-García C

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the Toxocara spp. eggs environmental contamination of the soil of the urban or suburban area Ancona (Italy), 22 public playgrounds were selected and several cores of soil were taken from any selected areas. To study the Toxocara seroprevalence in the inhabitants of Ancona, blood samples were collected from...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Giacometti A,Cirioni O,Fortuna M,Osimani P,Antonicelli L,Del Prete MS,Riva A,D'Errico MM,Petrelli E,Scalise G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00