AIMS To investigate the differences in perinatal death and child mortality between different ethnic groups in the Netherlands. METHODS Retrospective analysis of data collected between 1990 and 1993 in the national obstetric registry comprising 569 743 births. Retrospective analysis of all death certificates of 0 to 15 year old children routinely collected between 1979 and 1993, comprising 20 ...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In the Moroccan context, the role of well-known reproductive factors in breast cancer remains poorly documented. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between menstrual and reproductive factors and breast cancer risk in Moroccan women in the Fez region. METHODS A case-control study was conducted at the Hass...

Do dinosaurs from the Moroccan Kem Kem formation provide evidence for an ecosystem dramatically different from anything seen today? More likely the common palaeontological problem of time-averaging has had a part to play.

In developed countries, currently more than 80% of children with cancer survive and they are considered as cured. However, the survivors are at high risk of medical and social late effects. In Morocco, childhood cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers. The purpose of this study was to look for factors related to education in Moroccan childhood cancer survivors. This was a cross-sectional study co...

Introduction. This study investigates the association between ethnic background and overweight (obesity included) among 5 year olds. Methods. We used baseline data from 5 year olds (n = 7801) and their parents collected for the "Be active, eat right" study. A child was considered to be of non-Dutch ethnic background when at least one of the parents was born abroad. Odds ratios (ORs) were adjust...

BACKGROUND/AIMS IBD (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis) is chronic and multifactorial disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Till now, his pathogenesis remains unclear. It involves innate immunity, environmental component and genetic predisposition. Polymorphisms in NOD2/CARD15 have been implicated in Crohn's disease in several ethnic groups. The purpose of our study was to assess the freq...

BACKGROUND The risk for psychotic disorders is increased for many ethnic minority groups and may develop in early childhood. This study investigated whether the prevalence of psychotic experiences (PE) with high impact is higher among ethnic minority youth compared to majority youth and examined the significance of these PE. METHOD A school-based study assessed a large community sample of 154...

The aim of this study is to demonstrate that rhythm variation across Arabic dialects is to a great extent correlated with the different types of syllabic structure observed in these dialects, especially with regard to the relative complexity of onsets and codas. The main focus is on the relationship between syllabic structures on the one hand, and rhythm classes based on segmental duration on t...

BACKGROUND Withdrawing and withholding life-support therapy (WH/WD) are undeniably integrated parts of medical activity. However, Emergency Department (ED) might not be the most appropriate place to give end-of life (EOL) care; the legal aspects and practices of the EOL care in emergency rooms are rarely mentioned in the medical literature and should be studied. The aims of this study were to a...