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Wirtschaftliche Lage Betagter und lnanspruchnahme finanzieller Unterstützung
Die gesundheitlich-sozialen Bedürfnisse Betagter und deren Abdeckung wird in einer Studie untersucht. Nur ein schwacher Zusammenhang wird gefunden zwischen dem Einkommen und der Inanspruchnahme von möglichen f...
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Dendritic cell-based multi-epitope immunotherapy of hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma
Background: Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy is a promising approach to augment tumor antigen-specific T cell responses in cancer patients. However, tumor escape with down-regulati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Repository-Based Implementation of Information Pyramid: A Study Based on an ERP Case Study
ERP case studies have an important impact on the transfer of knowledge between software vendor, lecturer and user. This paper describes to which extent ERP case studies can be used to demonstrate a repository ...
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Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study
In this population-based study, reference values were generated for renal length, and the heritability and factors associated with kidney length were assessed.
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Open AccessNew anthropometry-based age- and sex-specific reference values for urinary 24-hour creatinine excretion based on the adult Swiss population
Urinary creatinine excretion is used as a marker of completeness of timed urine collections, which are a keystone of several metabolic evaluations in clinical investigations and epidemiological surveys.
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Open AccessGenetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function
Reduced glomerular filtration rate defines chronic kidney disease and is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for estimated gl...
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Open AccessRelation of 24-hour urinary caffeine and caffeine metabolite excretions with self-reported consumption of coffee and other caffeinated beverages in the general population
Caffeine intake is generally estimated by self-reported consumption, but it remains unclear how well self-report associates with metabolite urinary excretion. We investigated the associations of self-reported ...
