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Descriptive epidemiology of colorectal cancer

International Journal of Cancer, 1985
AbstractThe purpose of this report is to present the descriptive epidemiology of colorectal cancer using the most recent data available to highlight two characteristics of the disease. First is the great variation which takes place in the frequency of this disease over geographic areas of all sizes.
P, Boyle, D G, Zaridze, M, Smans
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Surveillance Objectives: Descriptive Epidemiology

Infection Control, 1987
This paper addresses the problems associated with defining and classifying events as nosocomial infections, discusses the methods by which rates of nosocomial infection are calculated and their rationales, and presents some specific rates useful in nosocomial epidemiology. Previously unpublished data demonstrate important differences between antibiotic
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The descriptive epidemiology of warts in the community

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 1996
SUMMARYWarts are common skin infections caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and affect most people sometime in their life. A number of epidemiological studies on the prevalence of warts have been completed in schools, various occupational groups, general practices and hospitals.
M, Kilkenny, R, Marks
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Description and Epidemiology of Nursing Caries

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 1996
AbstractNursing caries is a virulent form of tooth decay that affects the primary dentition of infants and preschool children. The purpose of this paper is to review the scientific literature to describe the clinical characteristics of this disease and to report on its prevalence in various locations and populations around the world.
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Pancreatic cancer: Overview of descriptive epidemiology

Molecular Carcinogenesis, 2011
AbstractPancreatic cancer mortality rates have been increasing in high‐income countries between the 1950s and the 1980s, and have leveled off or declined thereafter, particularly in men. To provide a global overview of recent pancreatic cancer mortality, we analyzed official death of the world certification data derived from the World Health ...
C. Bosetti, P. Bertuccio, E. Negri, C. La Vecchia, M. P. Zeegers, P. Boffetta   +5 more
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Hodgkin's Disease in Italy

Tumori Journal, 1989
Death certification data on Hodgkin's disease in Italy over the period 1955-84 were studied in terms of age-standardized and age-specific national trends, and of geographical variation in mortality. There were substantial declines in death rates from the early 1970's onward, which can be largely attributed to therapeutic improvements.
C. La Vecchia, P. Boyle, C. Cislaghi, A. Decarli, E. Negri   +4 more
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Description of the Disease and Diagnostic and Epidemiologic Aspects

Journal of Chemotherapy, 2010
The GIARIR study group has made a critical analysis of the most recent scientific literature on acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (ABECB) with the aim of proposing therapeutic recommendations applicable to the current epidemiological situation in Italy.
Blasi, F, Concia, E, MAZZEI, TERESITA, Moretti, A. M, Nicoletti, G, NOVELLI, ANDREA, Tempera, G.   +6 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of ovarian cancer in Europe

Gynecologic Oncology, 1992
Trends in ovarian cancer mortality over the period 1955-1989 were analyzed for 25 European countries (excluding the Soviet Union and a few small countries) on the basis of the official death certification data from the World Health Organization database. The overall variation in age-standardized ovarian cancer mortality at all ages declined appreciably,
LAVECCHIA C, LEVI F, LUCCHINI F, NEGRI E, FRANCESCHI S   +4 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of genitourinary cancers

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 1993
The American Cancer Society estimates that, in 1993, genitourinary (GU) cancers will account for about 37% of all new cases of cancer in men and about 4% in women. Approximately 18% of all cancer deaths in men and 3% in women will be from GU cancers. Identifying the differences in the occurrence of testicular, prostate, bladder, and renal cancer by age,
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease

1996
Alzheimer’s disease is an extremely common condition among older persons. Estimates of the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, i.e., the number of new cases of the disease arising in a defined period of time, have, in general, been in agreement with prevalence estimates and comparisons across studies have reflected similar methodological differences. The
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