abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of drug use, and how morbidity, use of health services, self-evaluated health, demographic pattern and lifestyle characteristics influence drug use in a general population. METHODS:The study was carried out in the municipality of Tromsø, Norway. A sample...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Eggen AE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the risk of tubal pregnancy among women who (1) were currently using an intrauterine device (IUD) and (2) had discontinued IUD use while still sexually active and at risk of pregnancy using data from a multicentre case-control study of married women conducted in Indonesia. METHODS:Cases were 560...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Basuki B,Rossing MA,Daling JR

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melioidosis, or infection with Pseudomonas pseudomallei is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in South East Asia and Northern Australia. The epidemiology of melioidosis in Ubon Ratchatani, Northeast Thailand was studied over a 5-year period from 1987 to 1991. METHODS:Rates and, when possible, the...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Suputtamongkol Y,Hall AJ,Dance DA,Chaowagul W,Rajchanuvong A,Smith MD,White NJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 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:The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of the Nurses' Health Study II cohort and a random sample of African-American women in that cohort. METHODS:Repeat questionnaires were administered 2 yea...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Wolf AM,Hunter DJ,Colditz GA,Manson JE,Stampfer MJ,Corsano KA,Rosner B,Kriska A,Willett WC

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted this combined analysis of available data from studies with information on this issue to clarify the association between Trichomonas vaginalis infection and cervical neoplasia. METHODS:We performed MEDLINE searches (1966-1993) using the key words and phrases 'trichomonas vaginitis' and 'neoplasm...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Zhang ZF,Begg CB

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methodological issues concerning the collection and analysis of daily morbidity data in community studies in developing countries are discussed. The effects of recall period and inter-observer variation on symptom prevalence are considered in the context of a longitudinal study in The Gambia, in which prevalence fell ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Byass P,Hanlon PW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consultation waiting rooms and similar medical settings, either public or private, are places where children have higher probability of acquiring some infectious diseases, especially during outbreaks. METHODS:During a measles outbreak which occurred in Lisbon in 1989 a case-control study was carried out in ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Miranda AC,Falcão J,Dias JA,Nóbrega SD,Rebelo MJ,Pimenta ZP,Saúde MD

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Atherosclerosis Research Study--EARS--is a multicentre collaborative project sponsored by the European Community. Its main objective is to study, in young people, the biological expression of a paternal history of premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and the relative share of heredity and environme...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors：

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The degree to which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) influences life expectancy and mortality remains controversial. There have been few attempts to analyse death certificate data for this condition. Despite limitations, the information derived from detailed death certificate analysis for a large population over a ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Coste J,Jougla E

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methodological issues in the design and interpretation of cross-sectional interview surveys of the prevalence of acute respiratory infections (ARI) were assessed among young children. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted in approximately 20,000 children in the north of Ghana. Approximately half we...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ross DA,Huttly SR,Dollimore N,Binka FN

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birth-cohort analysis is of particular importance for gastric cancer since migrant studies have indicated that early life experiences play a dominant role in the occurrence of the disease. However, none of the birth-cohort analyses conducted in various countries have provided information on variation in the birth-coho...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Lee WC,Lin RS

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 4 October 1992 a plane crashed on the south-eastern (SE) borough of Amsterdam. This study examines the effects of this disaster on the reported annoyance caused by aircraft noise and on psychiatric disorders measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), in an ongoing Health Interview Survey (HIS). ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Reijneveld SA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One task faced by public health surveillance practitioners is the timely identification of data patterns that might suggest the onset of an epidemic period. Many available techniques for analysis of surveillance data are based on sequential procedures, which predict expected numbers of cases and compare this estimate ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Nobre FF,Stroup DF

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether mortality from asthma in Japan has increased, and to examine the age-, sex-, and race-specific mortality rates from this disease and their secular trends in both Japan and the US, vital statistics from 1979 through 1988 were studied. Overall, rates were highest among Japanese and decreased from 19...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Nakamura Y,Labarthe DR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a profile of non-biochemical coronary risks for the South Asian population (predominantly Punjabi with origins in the Indian subcontinent) and the general population in Glasgow, with a focus on dietary patterns, and potential causes of stress. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey of South Asian men and ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Williams R,Bhopal R,Hunt K

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that occupational factors that cause psychological strain can affect physical and mental health, but findings are not consistent. METHODS:Work satisfaction was used as a convenient global index of job-related psychological strain. Relationships with general, physical and emotional health, ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Abramson JH,Gofin J,Habib J,Noam G,Kark JD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical conditions related to hormonal abnormalities were investigated in a case-control study of breast cancer among women who attended a screening centre. Information was obtained by telephone interview regarding physician-diagnosed medical conditions such as thyroid or liver diseases, diabetes, and hypertension, as...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Moseson M,Koenig KL,Shore RE,Pasternack BS

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptic ulcer (PU) disease is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality in a number of countries including Australia. Despite diagnostic and treatment advances, sustained mortality from PU disease has been reported. To understand this problem a birth cohort analysis using the Median Polish Technique (MPT) was pe...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Westbrook JI,Rushworth RL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based case-control study was carried out in Mwanza Region, Tanzania, to determine the relative and population attributable risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection for developing active tuberculosis. Cases were 441 consecutively diagnosed patients with tuberculosis (all types), aged 1...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Van den Broek J,Borgdorff MW,Pakker NG,Chum HJ,Klokke AH,Senkoro KP,Newell JN

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of cancer was evaluated among 77,952 asthma patients with bronchial asthma. The series was obtained through linkage of two registers: the Finnish Social Insurance Institution's file of asthma patients and the Finnish Cancer Registry. There was a significant excess risk of lung cancer in both sexes, the standa...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Vesterinen E,Pukkala E,Timonen T,Aromaa A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we derive national estimates of the prevalence of children's exposure to parental smoking in West Germany. The estimates are based on a national health survey conducted in 1987 and refer to those parents living in the same household as the child. Estimated prevalences of maternal smoking range from 18.9...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Brenner H,Mielck A

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proportional mortality study was conducted to determine if state of birth is a risk factor associated with motor neurone disease (MND) and Parkinson's disease (PD) using US death certificate information for 1981. State of birth was used as a surrogate variable for location of early childhood environment. A gradient ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Betemps EJ,Buncher CR

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of human T-lymphotropic retrovirus (HTLV) was examined in Taiwan's indigenous populations. In all, 797 healthy subjects in Taiwan including Han Chinese and nine indigenous populations (Ami, Atayal, Bunun, Saisiat, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Tsuo, and Yami) were examined for the presence of antibodies to HTL...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ishida T,Pan IH,Horai S,Saitou N,Sun CS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the extreme differences in the incidence of lung cancer between black and white Americans of each sex, little information is available on the sex-race-specific lung cancer risk due to tobacco use. In the current study, case-control data were examined for sex-race differences in the lung cancer risk associated ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Harris RE,Zang EA,Anderson JI,Wynder EL

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monks in a rural community in northern Thailand were observed to conduct anti-smoking activities. To evaluate the effects of the monks' efforts on change of people's smoking behaviour and attitudes, we conducted a survey of adults > or = 15 years of age in this village (intervention village sample) and a randomly sele...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Swaddiwudhipong W,Chaovakiratipong C,Nguntra P,Khumklam P,Silarug N

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper dot maps are used as an epidemiological tool to describe the spatial patterns of cases, non-cases and some relevant risk factors associated with the occurrence of Schistosoma mansoni infection in an urban environment. The study was carried out in Santo Antonio de Jesus, a town in north-east Brazil with a...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Barreto ML

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The completeness of cancer registration in the IKL (Integraal Kankercentrum Limburg) cancer registry, Limburg, the Netherlands, was evaluated for the years 1988-1990 by means of the independent case ascertainment method. This study was performed in co-operation with the Registration Network of Family Practices (RNFP) ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Schouten LJ,Höppener P,van den Brandt PA,Knottnerus JA,Jager JJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective data from the Matlab surveillance area in rural Bangladesh, 1974-1982, were used in this study to show that divorced and never-married adults (aged 15-44 years) had significantly higher mortality than their currently married peers with differences in disability status accounting for some of this excess ris...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Rahman O

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study gives results for comparisons between dietary history interviews repeated at short-term (4-8 months) and long-term (4-7 years) intervals in conjunction with the Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey. Interviews surveying the whole range of consumable foods over the preceding year were completed in...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Järvinen R,Seppänen R,Knekt P

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 5211 schoolchildren aged 10-15 years participated in an Australia-wide sample survey conducted in 1985 and completed dietary and demographic assessment, and the measurement of body mass index: 1017 children aged 12 and 15 years gave blood for serum lipid analysis. Group mean differences in serum lipids and ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Gliksman MD,Lazarus R,Wilson A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study differences in mortality and causes of death between HIV positive and HIV negative intravenous drug users (IVDU), 1009 (180 HIV positive and 829 HIV negative) IVDU in Oslo, Norway, were followed from their first HIV test for a mean period of 36 months (range 1-67 months). Eighty-seven (55 HIV negativ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Eskild A,Magnus P,Samuelsen SO,Sohlberg C,Kittelsen P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from seven malformation monitoring systems around the world, the feasibility of monitoring fresh dominant mutations using skeletal dysplasias was explored. Based on a total of over 9.5 million births, 1500 infants with skeletal dysplasias were identified (16 per 100,000). In spite of efforts to get exact di...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Källén B,Knudsen LB,Mutchinick O,Mastroiacovo P,Lancaster P,Castilla E,Robert E

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective and prospective demographic and health data collected on the population of Mlomp (6352 people in 1985), a rural area of Senegal, show that the probability of dying before the age of 5 years declined from 350 to 81 deaths per hundred livebirths in the last 25 years. This decline is greater and faster than...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Pison G,Trape JF,Lefebvre M,Enel C

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:The Combatting Childhood Communicable Disease (CCCD) project is a comprehensive public health programme designed to reduce child mortality by 25% through the use of the following strategies: vaccination, oral rehydration therapy, and prompt treatment for malaria. To evaluate this programme, cross-sectional surveys wer...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Taylor WR,Chahnazarian A,Weinman J,Wernette M,Roy J,Pebley AR,Bele O,Ma-Disu M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study has been performed for occupational risk factors of acute leukaemia, based on 185 cases more than 30 years old and 513 matched controls. There was a significant excess of polyvalent farming and electronic engineers among professions of cases, and, in addition of metal workers when considering the ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Richardson S,Zittoun R,Bastuji-Garin S,Lasserre V,Guihenneuc C,Cadiou M,Viguie F,Laffont-Faust I

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied how the introduction of several modifications to a basic food frequency questionnaire can influence the results of dietary surveys. Modifications covered eight combinations based on three levels: increasing versus decreasing order of frequency categories; questionnaires without versus with question...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Kuskowska-Wolk A,Holte S,Ohlander EM,Bruce A,Holmberg L,Adami HO,Bergstrom R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1983 and 1984, surveys were conducted in four Chinese population samples, urban and rural for both Beijing and Guangzhou, as part of PRC-USA collaborative research in cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary epidemiology. Serum total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) were measured in 4280 ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Tao S,Li Y,Xiao Z,Cen R,Zhang H,Zhuo Y,Zhou B,Chen P,Li Y,Liao Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although disorders of the prostate are among the most prevalent problems in elderly males, little is known about their epidemiological characteristics. The 1986 Barcelona Health Interview Survey (BHIS), a cross-sectional study of a random sample of the noninstitutionalized population of the city, was used to estimate ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Fernandez E,Porta M,Alonso J,Antó JM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00