t Parametric models for the entire age pattern of mortality have been suggested by Heligman and Pollard (1980) and Carriere (1992). The former is designed to fit the classical mortality pattern while the latter is supported by a statistical theory. Insights into their papers motivate us to consider a variation of the Heligman-Pollard model. We also apply these models to the 1993 Hong Kong Assur...

Pattern of Pediatric Mortality in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman Mohamed El-Naggari, Anas-Alwogud Abdelmogheth, Hashim Javad, Khalfan Al Senaidi, and Ibtisam El Nour Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman Corresponding author: Dr. Mohamed El-Naggari, Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman. Tel: +968-9817823...

The presence of a Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) pattern is not uncommonly discovered on a life insurance applicant's ECG. How does one determine the appropriate mortality risk in this population? This article will discuss the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), the interpretation of electrophysiology testing results, and risk-stratification both for asymptomatic individuals and those who have had ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Although moderate alcohol intake is related to decreased all cause and ischaemic heart disease mortality, intake of large amounts at a time may be harmful. DESIGN A cohort study, average follow up time was 7.3 years. SETTING Finland. PARTICIPANTS General population sample of 5092 men, aged from 25 to 64 years, who had consumed alcohol during the 12 months before the baseli...

BACKGROUND Hospital based data on mortality pattern is a reflection of what is obtainable in a community at large. Therefore, data obtained from such review is usually beneficial in re-evaluating existing services and in improving facilities and patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality pattern of children admitted into the children medical wards of the University of Por...

BACKGROUND Life expectancy at birth in Russia is over 12 years less than in western Europe. This study explores the possible role of medical care in explaining this gap by examining the evolving pattern of mortality amenable to timely and effective medical care in Russia compared with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the UK. METHODS Analysis of standardized death rates from causes amenable...

This study provides the cancer mortality pattern for a cohort of 10,017 electric power plant workers from 1978 to 1994. Standard mortality ratio (SMR) analysis showed lower mortality from all causes (0.47: 0.43-0.51) and from all groups of causes including neoplasms (0.73: 0.60-0.90) among these workers, in comparison with the same sex and age bracket in Rio de Janeiro. In relation to specific ...

Because of discharges, mainly of lead, from glassworks in an otherwise rural and unpolluted area in southeast Sweden the population became concerned about the potential risks of cancer and an epidemiological study was requested. The total and the specific cancer mortality in the three parishes around the glassworks were found to be approximately normal, both by comparison with national death ra...

Materials and Methods The estimate of world buffalo population is approximately 185.29 million dispersed in 42 countries, out of which 97% (179.75 million) are found only in Asia [1]. India has approximately 57% (105.3 million) of the total world buffalo population. The water buffalo ( ) contributes immensely to the agricultural economy through milk, meat, hides and draught power [2]. Share of ...

A mortality study was carried out on 595 workers who were compensated for silicosis in the Latium region, Italy, during the period 1946-84 who died between 1 January 1969 and 31 December 1984. Respiratory disorders, tuberculosis, lung cancer, bone cancer, and cirrhosis of the liver showed significantly increased risk ratios (4.1, 3.7, 1.5, 4.1, and 1.9 respectively); excesses of brain cancer an...