INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the reason for approximately 10% of all groundings among military pilots. After their first screening examination, which decides their fitness for flight, pilots are required to appear for…
Papers in Demography
Demography papers in Social Sciences, A
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the main metabolic side effects induced by antipsychotic treatment in a cohort of first-episode drug-naive subjects. METHOD: A randomized, open-label, prospective clinical trial was conducted. Participants were 145…
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BACKGROUND: We wanted to find out if the additional costs of depot neuroleptic in comparison to oral medication was justified by a decrease in admission days. METHODS: An open study on a cohort of chronic psychotic out-patients (n=45) consisting of…
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The aim of the present study was to determine the disease course of hypertensive male university students followed for 8 to 26 years (average, 17 years) after graduation. Subjects were classified into two groups. 1) A hypertensive group (H-group)…
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The author reports the results of a 1985-1986 survey on the demographic and financial aspects of divorce. The survey, which concerned more than 2,300 women, was conducted by the Institute National d'Etudes Demographiques in France.
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We examined ranges of A1C useful for identifying persons at high risk for diabetes prior to preventive intervention by conducting a systematic review. From 16 included studies, we found that annualized diabetes incidence ranged from 0.1% at A1C…
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This article describes how a small disease and poverty stricken village in northern Japan, which previously had an infant mortality rate of about 70/1000 achieved in 1962 a rate of 0. This accomplishment is primarily due to efforts of the mayor and…
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We sought to determine whether childbearing increases incidence of type 2 diabetes after accounting for preconception glycemia and gestational glucose intolerance.
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BACKGROUND: Within the schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder is conventionally considered to have a better prognosis compared to schizophrenia. We tested the hypothesis that patients with first-episode schizoaffective disorder…
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Cardiac rehabilitation (CR)/secondary prevention programs are an important part of patient care after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, only 10% to 15% of eligible patients enroll in such programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate…
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the efficacy and general safety of rivoglitazone, a novel thiazolidinedione, as a treatment for type 2 diabetes in a dose-ranging study over a period of up to 6 months. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A 26-week, randomized,…
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We describe the 40-year weight history and adult morbidity and mortality in a cohort of 504 overweight children, aged 2 months to 16 years, who were admitted for investigation of their overweight to four children's hospitals in Stockholm between…
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OBJECTIVE: To provide data on the incidence of IDDM in Rome and the Lazio region evaluated prospectively from 1989 to 1993 for a total of > 5 million subjects younger than 15 years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: All patients with newly discovered…
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Long-term effects of high dietary protein intake on muscle and bone structure in the elderly are not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between baseline protein intake and lean mass and BMC 5 yr later in a cohort of…
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The incidence of anaerobic bacteraemia was studied retrospectively over 62 months at Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Yvoir, Belgium. The distribution of organisms, clinical presentations, choice of antimicrobial therapy and clinical outcome were…
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Background: The purpose of the study was to identify and to profile alcohol-related attendances to emergency rooms (ERs) of 11 hospitals of various medical specialties covering a large urban population, to assess risk factors associated with…
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BACKGROUND: In morbid obesity conservative therapy often fails to reduce overweight permanently. As a consequence, several bariatric surgical procedures have been developed to achieve permanent excess weight loss. Among these, the laparoscopic…
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Using a combination of bacterial and phage-targeted metagenomics, we analyzed two geographically remote sludge bioreactors enriched in a single bacterial species Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis (CAP). We inferred unrestricted global movement of…
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Uganda is often cited as a role model in the fight against HIV/AIDS because of its success in reducing both prevalence and incidence of HIV infection since the late 1980s. Although an increase in sexual abstinence has been highlighted as a primary…
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BACKGROUND: A shortage of dental practitioners in Australia is predicted for the future, and the greatest effect of this will be felt in rural and remote areas. Strategies are needed to increase the recruitment and retention of dental practitioners…
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