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Prevalence and impact of chronic diseases and multimorbidity in the aging population : a clinical and epidemiological approach
(2008-02-19)
Due to the aging of the population, the absolute number of subjects
affected by age-related diseases is expected to increase as well as their
coexistence known as multimorbidity.The aims of this thesis were to
evaluate ...
Outcome evaluation of school-based alcohol prevention : a European multi-centric trial (EU-Dap study)
(2013-01-09)
Background: Curricula aiming at preventing substance use are widespread in European schools, without formal evaluation of their effectiveness. Promising programmes based on the Comprehensive Social Influence (CSI) model ...
Aspects on local recurrence of rectal cancer
(2009-04-09)
Rectal cancer is a common malignant disease in Sweden which is diagnosed in about 1,800 patients annually. Local failure, defined as residual or recurrent disease within the pelvis, is of major concern in rectal cancer ...
Etiologic, diagnostic and prognostic factors in vulvar cancer
(2011-05-24)
Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma (VSCC) can be divided into two subgroups basaloid and/or warty (HPV-associated) and keratinizing/non-keratinizing carcinomas (not HPV-associated).
The inguinal lymph node status ...
Violent crime : addressing causation with family-based methods
(2012-05-15)
Violent crime is an important public health problem, and incurs major costs for society. The effect of interventions has so far been modest, often attributed to a research focus on risk factors for crime, but a relative ...
Colorectal cancer : genome, transcriptone and proteome dynamics
(2005-05-27)
Colorectal carcinomas are the third most common malignancies in the
Western World. Despite screening programs about 70% of these tumors are
detected at advanced stages. Late diagnosis, however, results in a
significant ...