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A Genome-Wide Association Study of Neuroticism in a Population-Based Sample [PDF]

, 2010
Neuroticism is a moderately heritable personality trait considered to be a risk factor for developing major depression, anxiety disorders and dementia. We performed a genome-wide association study in 2,235 participants drawn from a population-based study
Antoniades, A, Balding, DJ, Calboli, FCF, Galwey, NW, Johnson, MR, Mooser, V, Muglia, P, Preisig, M, Tozzi, F, Vollenweider, P, Waeber, G, Waterworth, D   +11 more
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Waterpipe smoking: Results from a population-based study in Qatar

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction Waterpipe smoking is common in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and is becoming more prevalent in Qatar. To better plan waterpipe smoking control strategies we aimed to: 1) determine the prevalence of waterpipe smoking and explore its ...
Ahmad AlMulla, Silva Kouyoumjian, Patrick Maisonneuve, Sohaila Cheema, Ravinder Mamtani   +4 more
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Smoking trajectory and cancer risk: A population-based cohort study

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction Smoking behavior can change with time and lead to different health outcomes. This study explored the trajectory of smoking and its relationship with cancer incidence and mortality among Korean male adults.
Minh N. Luu, Minji Han, Tra T. Bui, Phuong Thao T. Tran, Min-Kyung Lim, Jin K. Oh   +5 more
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Population-based patient care study for breast cancer [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Different approaches for an effective quality management are funded by the Ministry of Health to verify, to assess and, if necessary to optimize the quality of health care using the tracer diagnoses of breast, rectal, and lung cancer in eight
Engel, Jutta, Hölzel, Dieter, Reimer, B., Sauer, H., Scheichenzuber, J., Schmidt, M.   +5 more
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Maternal and fetal risk factors for stillbirth : population based study [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To assess the main risk factors associated with stillbirth in a multiethnic English maternity population. Design: Cohort study. Setting: National Health Service region in England.
Francis, A. (André), Gardosi, Jason, Madurasinghe, V., Malik, A. (Asad), Williams, M. (Mandy)   +4 more
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Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in a population-based study: Link between etiology and patients characteristics, process-of-care, clinical evolution and outcomes

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background The etiologic profile of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for each age group could be similar among inpatients and outpatients. This fact brings up the link between etiology of CAP and its clinical evolution and outcome.
Capelastegui Alberto, España Pedro P, Bilbao Amaia, Gamazo Julio, Medel Federico, Salgado Juan, Gorostiaga Iñaki, Lopez de Goicoechea Maria, Gorordo Inmaculada, Esteban Cristobal, Altube Lander, Quintana Jose M   +11 more
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Changing patterns of teenage pregnancy: population based study of small areas [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVES: To measure the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on rates of teenage pregnancy and the extent of local variation in pregnancy rates in Scotland, and to examine how both have changed over time.
McLeod, A.
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Blindness incidence in Germany - A population-based study from Württemberg-Hohenzollern [PDF]

, 1999
Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to help fill in this gap.
Klauss, V., Krumpaszky, H. G., Lüdtke, R., Mickler, A., Selbmann, H. K.   +4 more
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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi, Balzer, Laura B, Black, Doug, Charlebois, Edwin D, Elly, Assurah, Estrella, Michelle M, Havlir, Diane, Hsu, Chi-Yuan, Kabami, Jane, Kamya, Moses, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Muiru, Anthony N, Okiror, Samuel, Petersen, Maya, Snyman, Katherine   +14 more
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Migraine and vascular disease biomarkers: A population-based case-control study. [PDF]

, 2018
Background The underpinnings of the migraine-stroke association remain uncertain, but endothelial activation is a potential mechanism. We evaluated the association of migraine and vascular disease biomarkers in a community-based population.
Ferrari, Michel D., Herial, Nabeel, Khubchandani, Jagdish, Koppen, Hille, Kruit, Mark C., Launer, Lenore J., Palm-Meinders, Inge H., Terwindt, Gisela M., Tietjen, Gretchen E., van Buchem, Mark A.   +9 more
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