descriptive epidemiology and risk factors for head and neck cancer

... number not for citation purposes) Journal of the International AIDS Society Short report Migration and Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition in Pregnant Women in Baja California, Mexico Rolando M Viani* 1 , ... million people of Mexican origin resided in Cal- ifornia, with economic and social factors being the driving force for migration.[1] Baja California is a leading point of entry to the United States, ... busiest land port of entry in the world, with more than 131,000 legal border crossings daily. Therefore, Tijuana offers a unique opportunity to study the risk factors for HIV acquisition and migration patterns...

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... and mixed farming (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.7, 3.7) were risk factors for cattle seropositivity to Brucella antigens. On the other hand, the use of disinfectants (OR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1, 2.1) and ... two groups of risk factors. The density of animal populations, the herd size, the type and breed of animal (dairy or beef), the type of husbandry system and other environmental factors are thought ... Prevalence of, and risk factors for, brucellosis in Awassi sheep in Southern Jordan. Small Rumin Res 2007, 73, 300-303. 4. Al-Majali AM, Al-Qudah KM, Al-Tarazi YH, Al-Rawashdeh OF. Risk factors...

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... 15.2%, p = 1.0). Risk factors for arrhythmias Risk factors and their odds ratios are summarized in Table 2 for neonates and Table 3 for infants and chil- dren. Among neonates, boys and patients with ... Grosse-Wortmann et al.: Prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates and children after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter monitoring before and for three days after surgery. ... Open Access Prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates and children after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter monitoring before and for three days after surgery Lars...

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... dNTP and 5 units RNase inhibitor. The reaction cycling conditions were: one cycle at 50°C for 30 minutes and one cycle at 95°C for 15 minutes followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for one minute, 55°C for ... 55°C for one minute and 72°C for one minute. Finally the reactions were allowed to complete at 72°C for 10 minutes and held at 4°C. The products were analyzed on 2% agarose gel and stained with ... golden standard. The 5'UTR is highly conserved, and therefore is very suitable for both RT-PCR detection and genotyping of HCV. Sequencing and genotype determination of the purified PCR products...

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... Auckland. New Zeland, for her assistance with English translation. References 1. Pearson SE, Meyer AC, Adams GL, Ondrey FG: Decreased hearing after combined modality therapy for head and neck cancer. Am ... ear radiation dose and hearing loss in head -and- neck cancer patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005, 61:1393-1402. 12. Blakley BW, Gupta AK, Myres SF, Schwan S: Risk factors for oto- toxicity ... effective treatments for head and neck tumors. For initial lesions T1 and T2, the results of exclusive use of RT are comparable to the ones obtained using surgical procedures. For lesions in a more...

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... Swedish general population (the Malmo Diet and Cancer study), Lohmander and colleagues found that all body mass measures were significant risk factors for knee and hip OA leading to joint replacement ... con- founding). The mechanism for the associations between adiposity meas- ures and the risk of primary knee and hip joint replacement is unclear, but may be due to both biomechanical and metabolic factors. The ... [5,9,32,33]. Nevertheless, metabolic factors are also likely to be important since we have shown that waist circumference and WHR, the surrogate measures of central adiposity and known risk factors for the metabolic...

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... efforts in prevention and control of the main risk factors. The two main universal risk factors for NAFLD, obesity and air pollu- tion, have broad adverse health effects, and reducing their prevalence ... associa- tions between insulin resistance and NAFLD, and similar risk factors and protective factors for these 2 interrelated disorders. Waist circumference and the ratio of apolipo- protein B to ... in children and adults; it might represent a physiological response to environ- mental factors in children and a long-standing adapta- tion in adults. The histological criteria for distinguishing...

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... Central Page 1 of 9 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Open Access Research Co-morbidity and visual acuity are risk factors for health-related quality of life ... of one university hospital and three gen- eral hospitals in the Netherlands between July 2000 and January 2003. The eligibility requirements for inclusion in the non-randomized study were referral ... the variance. Discussion Our study aimed to provide a risk profile for visually impaired older patients related to a change in QOL. First, when not taking specific risk factors into account, for the entire group there...

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... 3.3. Risk factors of pH1N1/2009 Table 3.15 - 3.18. The association between some factors and risk of getting infection with pH1N1/2009 (univariate analysis) Risk factors Infected by 2009 pandemic ... EDUCATION AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY * NGUYEN THI THI THO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME RISK FACTORS OF PANDEMIC ... identifying risk factors for influenza infections, especially for influenza pandemic. Regarding to seasonal influenza, children under 5 years of age was at a 1.85 times (1.09 - 3.26) greater risk...

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... (2005), / 6 (1), 53–59 Risk factors for retained placenta and the effect of retained placenta on the occurrence of postpartum diseases and subsequent reproductive performance in dairy cows Yeon-Kyung ... the risk factors for retained placenta by evaluating several reproductive factors in individual cows, and to determine the effects of retained placenta on the occurrence of postpartum diseases and ... reproductive performance have varied. Our first objective was to determine the risk factors for retained placenta by evaluating several factors: calving condition, parity, gestation length, and calving...

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... NOS3, and LIPC genes may be risk factors for cardiac adverse events after primary CABG Sandra Eifert* 1 , Astrid Rasch 1 , Andres Beiras-Fernandez 1 , Georg Nollert 1 , Bruno Reichart 1 and ... March and October 2007. After written informed consent was given, EDTA blood was drawn for genetic analyses. Reop- eration for CAD, reintervention (PTCA and/ or stenting and/ or hospital admission for ... state and enable lipid transport mechanisms. Furthermore, they may act as ligands for lipid receptors. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a ligand for the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and regulates...

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... Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press; 1998. 33. Cohen DK, Hill HC: Instructional policy and classroom per- formance: the mathematics reform in California. ... protocol Study protocol for a group randomized controlled trial of a classroom-based intervention aimed at preventing early risk factors for drug abuse: integrating effectiveness and implementation ... Science and Methodology Group: Methods for testing theory and evaluating impact in rand- omized field trials: intent-to-treat analyses for integrating the perspectives of person, place, and time....

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... different occupational factors (for example, kneeling and squatting activities, the lifting and carrying of loads, standing, jumping) and other influenc- ing factors (for example, age, gender, ... of the participating hospitals, and linguistic and cognitive ability to understand and fill out the questionnaire and to provide informed consent. Additional criteria for the case group The case ... through sports, individual factors, genetic factors, or occupational factors. Studies including comprehensive data and analy- sis are rare. The distinction between work-related and other factors is crucial...

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... obesity and osteoarthritis - such as allowing for repeated testing and controlling for environmental conditions, diet, and age - there are limitations of its use for translational relevance. For ... destruction and abnormal bone remodeling, resulting in joint pain and severe disability. The etiology of this disease is complex and multifaceted, and numerous genetic and environment risk factors ... Steve Johnson, Holly Leddy, and Andrew Schmidt for their help with data collection and analy- sis. They also thank Daniel Schmitt, Frank Keefe, and William Kraus for many insightful discussions. Author...

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... that foals have not yet acquired Risk factors and anthelmintic treatment of horses 103 Acta vet. scand. vol. 43 no. 2, 2002 Table 3. Descriptive statistics for risk factors associated with efficiency ... study. endoparasites; epidemiology; anthelmintic resistance. Acta vet. scand. 2002, 43, 99-106. Acta vet. scand. vol. 43 no. 2, 2002 Risk Factors for High Endoparasitic Burden and the Efficiency ... statistics for significant risk factors for high endoparasitic burden (EPG>200) and odds- ratios (95% confidence limits) from multivariate analysis (n=903 horses). Risk factors No. of Bivariate...

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