17 Result(s)
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Subfertility, use of fertility treatments and BRCA mutation status and the risk of ovarian cancer
The objective of the study is to evaluate the possible association between history of subfertility, fertility treatments, BRCA mutations and the risk of ovarian cancer.
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Breast cancer survivors: physical and mental quality of life 10 years following diagnosis, a case-control study
Improvements in diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer (BC) have resulted in an increase in the life expectancy of survivors and in the importance of quality of life in BC survivorship care. The current stud...
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Open AccessThe association between insulin sensitivity indices, ECG findings and mortality: a 40-year cohort study
Type 2 Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Insulin resistance can be evaluated non-invasively by insulin sensitivity indices (ISI) such as the Mcauley index (MCAi), which is a fu...
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Open AccessFactors associated with disparities in out-of-pocket expenditure on dental care: results from two cross-sectional national surveys
Socioeconomic differences in oral health and dental care utilization are a persistent problem in many high-income countries. We evaluated demographic, geographic and socioeconomic factors associated with dispa...
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Reducing the prevalence of dysglycemia: is the time ripe to test the effectiveness of intervention in high-risk individuals with elevated 1 h post-load glucose levels?
Identifying the earliest time point on the prediabetic continuum is critical to avoid progressive deterioration in β-cell function. Progressively rising glucose levels even within the “normal range” occur cons...
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Open AccessSocial characteristics associated with disparities in smoking rates in Israel
Cigarette smoking is a major cause of health disparities. We aimed to determine social characteristics associated with smoking status and age at smoking initiation in the ethnically-diverse population of Israel.
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Occupational exposure to metals and risk of meningioma: a multinational case-control study
The aim of the study was to examine associations between occupational exposure to metals and meningioma risk in the international INTEROCC study. INTEROCC is a seven-country population-based case-control study...
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The 1-hour post-load glucose level is more effective than HbA1c for screening dysglycemia
To assess the performance of HbA1c and the 1-h plasma glucose (PG ≥ 155 mg/dl; 8.6 mmol/l) in identifying dysglycemia based on the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) from a real-world clinical care setting.
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Elevated 1-hour plasma glucose levels are associated with dysglycemia, impaired beta-cell function, and insulin sensitivity: a pilot study from a real world health care setting
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Identification of health care needs of long-term breast cancer survivors among Israeli women
Improvement in treatment has extended survival of breast cancer patients. Our study aimed to characterize health service use among long-term breast cancer survivors in Israel in order to identify and address s...
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Open AccessVisual outcome of mega-dose intravenous corticosteroid treatment in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy – retrospective analysis
To date, non arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is still incurable. We wish to evaluate the effect of intravenous (IV) corticosteroids on the visual outcome of NAION patients.
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Open AccessThe calculation of quality indicators for long term care facilities in 8 countries (SHELTER project)
Performance indicators in the long term care sector are important to evaluate the efficiency and quality of care delivery. We are, however, still far from being able to refer to a common set of indicators at t...
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The effect of symptom duration in epithelial ovarian cancer on prognostic factors
To assess the association between duration of symptoms and main prognostic factors of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).
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Open AccessThe INTERPHONE study: design, epidemiological methods, and description of the study population
The very rapid worldwide increase in mobile phone use in the last decade has generated considerable interest in the possible health effects of exposure to radio frequency (RF) fields. A multinational case–cont...
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Life-style habits and homocysteine levels in an elderly population
Background and aims: Increased plasma total homocysteine (Hcy) is a known cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, related to several components of the established CVD risk profile. Observationa...
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FBL blood test as a predictive marker of breast cancer in high risk women
The potential use of the ferritin bearing lymphocytes (FBL) blood test which enumerates oncofetal FBL as a biomarker for early breast cancer was explored. Analysis of the FBL positive test results carried out ...
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Prognostic importance of previous myocardial infarction in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute infarction
This study evaluated the prognostic significance of reinfarction location by considering the previous site or type of myocardial infarction (MI) among 1601 patients with a history of previous MI who took part ...
