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Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have been conducted to investigate the association between migraine and any headache and white matter hyperintensities (WMH). However, studies are inconsistent regardin...
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Open AccessAssociations between sleep characteristics and weight gain in an older population: results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
Sleep duration influences weight change in children and young adults, but there is less evidence in middle-aged, and, in particular, older adults. We assessed associations between sleep duration, daytime nappi...
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Single center experience of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in early Barrett´s adenocarcinoma
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or radical surgical resection are the standard treatment options for patients with early Barrett´s adenocarcinoma (EBAC). Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a new endo...
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Association of impaired fasting glucose and coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis in a population-based cohort—results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases are often present at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Whether subclinical atherosclerosis can be detected in the pre-diabetic (borderline fasting h...
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Baseline recruitment and analyses of nonresponse of the Heinz Nixdorf recall study: Identifiability of phone numbers as the major determinant of response
The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study is an ongoing population-based prospective cardiovascular cohort study of the Ruhr area in Germany. This paper focuses on the recruitment strategy and its response results includ...
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Open AccessNonmelanoma skin cancer in the Federal State of Saarland, Germany, 1995–1999
We analysed incidence data of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin from the Cancer Registry Saarland, Germany. During 1995–1999, the age-standardised incidence rates (world ...
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Open AccessDescriptive epidemiology of small intestinal malignancies: the German Cancer Registry experience
In the first population-based analysis of certain epidemiologic features of primary malignancies of the small intestine in Germany, we used data from the Saarland Cancer Registry (1982–1993) and from the forme...
