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Open AccessTrends in thyroid function testing, neck ultrasound, thyroid fine needle aspiration, and thyroidectomies in North-eastern Italy
Evidence of an increased diagnostic pressure on thyroid has emerged over the past decades. This study aimed to provide estimates of a wide spectrum of surveillance indicators for thyroid dysfunctions and disea...
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Le cancer à Sétif, Algérie, 1986–2010
Le cancer constitue actuellement un des principaux problèmes de santé publique en Algérie. Après 25 années d’enregistrement du cancer à Sétif, l’étude de la tendance des principales localisations cancéreuses c...
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Demographic Indicators and Risk of Infection with Human Herpesvirus Type 8 in Central Italy
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Latium and Abruzzo Regions (Central Italy) to estimate the prevalence of infection with human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) and the association between demographic indicat...
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Infection with Human Herpesvirus Type 8 and Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Sardinia
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the provinces of Sassari (northern Sardinia, covered by a population-based cancer registry), and of Cagliari (southern Sardinia) to estimate the prevalence of infection...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Different Population Groups in Southern Italy
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HIV Infection among Low-Risk First Lifetime Testers in Rome, 1990–2000
HIV spread among low-risk populations through heterosexual intercourse is a major public health concern. This study was aimed at describing prevalence and determinants of HIV infection among Italian low-risk s...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Different Population Groups in Southern Italy
A cross-sectional investigation was carried out between 2000 and 2002 to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) in Naples, southern Italy.
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Infection with Human Herpesvirus Type-8 among Foreign Female Sex Workers in Italy
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Infection with Human Herpesvirus Type 8 and Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Central Italian Area Formerly Endemic for Malaria
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Is volcanic soil a cofactor for classic Kaposi's sarcoma?
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Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 in Children from Sardinia and Croatia
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Abstracts of posters
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Condom use and sexual habits of heterosexual intravenous drug users in Northern Italy
In order to assess modes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIVV) transmission from heterosexual intravenous drug users (IVDUs) to their partners, condom use and sexual habits with both steady and occasional par...
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Increased use of public and private drug services after aids in Italy. Implications for the control of HIV spread
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Treatment of Heroin Abuse and AIDS in Italy
The number of AIDS cases associated with intravenous drug use is substantial in most countries (32% of all cases in Western Europe) (European Centre For The Epidemiological Monitoring Of AIDS, 1990), but the p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
HIV Infection in 403 Female Prostitutes in Italy
Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, it became clear that the modality of transmission was different between Western Countries and Africa (1). Infact, in Africa heterosexual contact is the most important facto...
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Expression of myelomonocytic antigens is associated with unfavourable clinicoprognostic factors in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
The cross-lineage expression of five myelomonocytic antigens (CD11b, CD11c, CD13, CD14, and CD15) was analysed in neoplastic lymphocytes from 100 consecutive B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) patien...
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Sport activity and cigarette smoking among young and adult athletes from the northeastern part of Italy
Between November 1985 and October 1986, attitudes and habits towards smoking were investigated among young and adult amateur athletes of the province of Pordenone, in the northeastern part of Italy. Seventy-fi...
