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    Prostate cancer outcomes in France: treatments, adverse effects and two-year mortality

    This very large population-based study investigated outcomes after a diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) in terms of mortality rates, treatments and adverse effects.

    Philippe Tuppin, Solène Samson, Anne Fagot-Campagna, Bertrand Lukacs in BMC Urology (2014)

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    Factors associated with 24-hour urinary volume: the Swiss salt survey

    Low 24-hour urine volume (24UV) may be a significant risk factor for decline in kidney function. We therefore aimed to study associated markers and possible determinants of 24UV in a sample of the Swiss popula...

    Tobias Schoen, Jonas Blum, Fred Paccaud, Michel Burnier, Murielle Bochud in BMC Nephrology (2013)

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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.

    Menno Pruijm, Belen Ponte, Daniel Ackermann, Philippe Vuistiner in European Radiology (2013)

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    Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles

    We examined the associations between substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and cannabis use) and psychosocial characteristics at the individual and family levels among adolescents of the Seychell...

    Heba Alwan, Bharathi Viswanathan, Valentin Rousson, Fred Paccaud in BMC Pediatrics (2011)

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    The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome

    Cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors remain the main cause of mortality in western societies. In order to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in the Caucasian popu...

    Mathieu Firmann, Vladimir Mayor, Pedro Marques Vidal in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2008)