... al., Reproductive health riskandprotectivefactors among youth in Lusaka, Zambia, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2002, 30(1):76–86; and Adetunji J, Condom use in marital and nonmarital relationships ... Basen-Engquist K and Parcel GS, Attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy: a model of adolescents’ HIV-related sexual risk behavior, Health Education Quarterly, 1992, 19(2):263–277; and Adih WK and Alexander CS, ... Dittus PJ and Gordon VV, Maternal correlates of adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior, Family Planning Perspectives, 1996, 28(4): 159–165 & 185; and Holtzman D and Rubinson R, Parent and peer...
... congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and stroke [5-11] In addition to established cardiovascular risk factors, systemic inflammation, increased oxidative stress, and altered hemodynamics associated ... cells in circulation and the decrease of the values of cardiovascular riskfactors According to our study, the circulating progenitor cell number can be improved by diet and weight loss Acknowledgements ... function, and cardiovascular risk New England Journal of Medicine 2003; 348: 593-600 43 Vasa M, Fichtlscherer S, Aicher A, Adler K, Urbich C, Martin H, Zeiher AM, Dimmeler S Number and migratory...
... andrisk of (a) early breast cancer and (b) late breast cancer Table Summary of the results on the relationship between breast cancer and reproductive factors according to age at diagnosis Risk ... events as risk factors, how these events interact with the hormonal metabolism, and why their effect appears to vary with age, is poorly understood We reviewed studies yielding results on riskfactors ... Menstrual factorsandrisk of breast cancer Cancer Investigation 6:245-54, 1988 13 Negri E, La Vecchia C, Bruzzi P, Dardanoni G, Decarli A, Palli D, Parazzini F, Rosselli del Turco M: Risk factors...
... Relationship between riskfactors for breast cancer and hormonal status, Int J Epidemiol 1986;15:469-476 Talamini R, La Vecchia C, Franceschi S, et d Reproductive and hormonal factorsand breast cancer ... JL, Gammon MD, John EM Reproductive and hormonal risk factors, Epidemiol Rev 1993;15:38-47 Janerich DT, Hoff MB Evidence for a crossover in breast cancer risk factors, Am J Epidemiol 1982;116:737-742 ... Parazzini F, Day NE Age at first and second births and breast cancer risk in biparous women, Int J Cancer 1990;45:428-430 Segala C, Gerber M, Richardson S The pattern of riskfactors for breast cancer...
... investigate the nature and method of pesticide use and application which included the brand of pesticide, the active ingredients, and the concentration of the mixture and the individual component ... the rest of Luzon Island which makes certain physiologic profile of farmers different The agricultural crops grown between the lowland and highland would also be different, and thus, would have ... levels and the association of various hematologic indices with riskfactorsand measures of pesticide exposure Abnormal RBC cholinesterase levels were positively associated with age (p = 0.020), and...
... calls to family and friends around the country, making it evident that he was traveling His reported statements contained delusions of grandeur and wealth, and reflected impulsivity and poor judgments ... year-old right-handed male, presented to our hospital, confused, with delusions of grandeur and elevated mood He was initially found wandering our hospital lobby at night somewhat bewildered and lethargic ... vitamin B12, serum folate, and thryroid measures were normal, and RPR was non-reactive ESR, ANA, and rheumatoid factor were within normal limits Hepatitis C and B and HIV serology were negative...
... unravel riskfactors for their causation or severity Environmental riskfactors Studies on environmental riskfactors for FM and CWP have focused on physical trauma and psychosocial factors Physical ... matrilin-3 Gout Environmental riskfactors Studies on environmental riskfactors for gout have focused mainly on the long-established riskfactors of high purine diet and diuretic use The incidence ... additive and multiplicative interactions between PTPN22 and heavy cigarette smoking [44] It has also been proposed that riskfactors such as smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption, obesity, and oral...
... Switzerland) The intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variation (respectively) were 5.1% and 8.6% for IL-1, 3.4% and 5.2% for IL-6, 6.9% and 7.4% for TNF-α, 3.1% and 5.2% for VCAM-1, 4.1% and ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/7/3/R634 Table Cardiovascular riskfactors in RA patients and control individuals Riskfactors Controls Patients P Traditional riskfactors Age (years) 44 (20–87) 57 (27–81)
... between case/control status and cardiovascular riskfactors was examined by means of logistic regression models Each cardiovascular risk factor was examined individually and after adjustment for ... aortitis (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.64; P = 0.22) Riskfactors The prevalence of cardiovascular riskfactors is summarized in Table Female gender was a risk factor for development of idiopathic aortitis ... cases and controls were masking the differences in cardiovascular risk Discussion To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify riskfactors for development of idiopathic aortitis Factors...
... diagnoses and operations, and the retrospective design Due to these limitations, we could not methodically analyze the impact of the loss of pro- and anti-coagulation factors, total protein and immunoglobulins ... heart disease in newborns and infants – riskfactorsand efficacy of MCT-diet Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010 5:127 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... appearance of chylothorax was clearly observable at day postoperative Riskfactors for chylothorax Table lists the potential riskfactors which have been analyzed in our database Additionally we assessed...
... information, vascular riskfactorsand psychological distress with SMC We then analysed the association between vascular riskfactorsand psychological distress For dichotomous and categorical variables, ... variables and the measure of psychological distress Model included demographic variables and vascular riskfactors The final model, Model 4, included demographic variables, vascular riskfactorsand ... Model - demographic variables and psychological distress; Model - demographic variables and vascular risk factors; Model - demographic variables, vascular riskfactorsand psychological distress...
... its Table Riskfactors for hospitalization over longitudinal follow-up: clinical factors, asthma severity, health status, and health care access Baseline interview (mean [SD] or n [%]) Risk of ... causal pathway between a risk factor and subsequent hospitalization for asthma, we present multivariate models both including and excluding baseline asthma severity and generic health status ... subjects with verified baseline and follow-up interviews for all analyses Respiratory Research Vol No Eisner et al Risk of hospitalization — multivariate analysis Table Riskfactors for hospitalization...
... addition, no study has evaluated riskfactors for and impact on outcome of ICUacquired S maltophilia Identifying riskfactors for S maltophilia colonisation and/ or infection could be useful for ... urinary infections, and two bacteremias Patient characteristics are presented in Table Riskfactors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia Riskfactors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia and for ICUacquired ... aminoglycoside, and metronidazole In patients with ICU-acquired S maltophilia, only exposure to potential riskfactors before S maltophilia acquisition was taken into account To determine risk factors...
... background data on mortality rate and under-five mortality rate in this area We aimed to identify the riskfactors of victimization during the conflict, andfactors contributing to the subsequent ... Conflict and Health 2010, 4:11 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/11 Page 14 of 16 Table 5: Lifetime exposure to violence and human rights violations and family members with injury and pain ... and their children after the war [4,26] Emotional disturbance can be contagious among Wang et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:11 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/11 Page of 16 a) and...
... introduce the riskfactors of schizophrenia and its negative outcomes on patients’ comorbidities and on the life of their family members 1.3 Riskfactors of schizophrenia Riskfactors are conventionally ... to increase the number of studies on riskfactors Each study could contribute a portion to the understanding of risk factors, and a complete picture of riskfactors can be attained by integrating ... main chapters, with chapter and studying the demographic and genetic riskfactors for schizophrenia and chapter and studying the factors leading to tardive dyskinesia and poor offspring school...
... brass wire)‡ U.S Standard (for sheet and plate metal, wrought iron) Standard Birmingham (BG) (for sheet and hoop metal) Imperial Standard and Wire Gauge (SWG) (British legal standard) Gauge number ... Sharpe (B & S) (for nonferrous wire and sheet)† Standard Birmingham (BG) (for sheet and hoop metal) Imperial Standard and Wire Gauge (SWG) (British legal standard) Gauge number — — — — — — — 0.6666 ... National Bureau of Standards with the advice and assistance of E L Peffer, B.S., A.M., late Chief of Capacity and Density Section, National Bureau of Standards 1-20 TABLE 1-13 Wire and Sheet-Metal...
... dioxin and dibenzofuran congeners and coplanar PCBs Receptors evaluated were based on the potential exposure andrisk to farmers (and their families) who apply biosolids to their land and consume ... for both adults and children at the 50th percentile, and ϫ 10Ϫ5 and ϫ 10Ϫ5 for adults and children, respectively, at the 95th percentile Most of the risk was attributable to beef and milk ingestion, ... P.H Krogh, K.K Brandt, J Sorensen, T Madsen, J Petersen, and C Gron 2003 Recycling of sewage sludge and household compost to arable land: Fate and effects of organic contaminants, and impact on...
... Rosen (1995) or Anderson and Fraser (2000) analyse the link between managerial ownership and risk- taking Demsetz and Strahan (1997) analyse the link between size and bank riskRisk taking in the ... on patterns of risk behaviour among companies with different form of ownership and legal structure We use the accounting model of bank risk proposed by Hannan and Hanweck (1988) and Boyd et al ... may increase risk, if, faced with the prospect of poor results, managers decide to risk over and above the optimal level and beyond shareholders' wishes This would lead to greater risk than that...
... 1: Risk, risk management and ISO 31000 Nature and impact of risk Principles of risk management Review of ISO 31000 Achieving the benefits of ERM Part 2: Enterprise risk management Planning and ... modify the riskRisk treatment includes as its major element, risk control (or mitigation), but extends further to, for example, risk avoidance, risk transfer andrisk financing Any system of risk ... 31000) Risk assessment Risk identification Risk analysis Risk evaluation Monitoring and review Communication and consultation Establish context Risk treatment A structured approach to Enterprise Risk...
... Puerto Rico and U.S France and U.K France and Switzerland U.S and Bahamas France and U.K Western and Central Europe Japan U.S and Caribbean U.S U.S and Caribbean Japan and South Korea *This figure ... Wharton Risk Center Area of primary damage U.S and Gulf of Mexico U.S U.S and Bahamas U.S U.S and Caribbean U.S and Gulf of Mexico U.S and Gulf of Mexico U.S and Caribbean Japan Puerto Rico and U.S ... The Geneva Papers on Riskand Insurance 32 (2007): 222–45 Nell, Martin, and Andreas Richter “Improving Risk Allocation through Indexed Cat Bonds.” The Geneva Papers on Riskand Insurance 29, no...