We examined time trend and age-period-cohort effects on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality in Korean adults from 1988 to 2007. Annual AMI mortality data and population statistics from 1988 to 2007 were obtained from the STATISTICS KOREA website. Age adjusted mortality for four 5-yr calendar periods (1988-1992 to 2003-2007) was calculated by direct standardization using the Year 2000 WH...

During the thirty-year period (1968–1998) known as Troubles in Northern Ireland, 3500 people died and thousands more suffered physical disabilities psychological trauma. Belfast, among othe...

OBJECTIVE The prognosis for colon and rectal cancer has improved in Denmark over the past decades but is still poor compared with that in our neighboring countries. We conducted this population-based study to monitor recent trends in colon and rectal cancer survival in the central and northern regions of Denmark. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the Danish National Registry of Patients, we identifi...

Continuous measurements of the surface energy balance components (net radiation Rn, sensible heat flux H, latent heat flux LE, ground heat flux G, and CO2 fluxes began in early June of 1995 at the Little Washita Watershed, near Chickasha, Oklahoma. A severe drought during 1998 provided a unique opportunity to evaluate the range of fluxes that can be expected during the summer period. Data obtai...

BACKGROUND Limited data on mortality from malignant lymphatic and hematopoietic neoplasms have been published for Serbia. METHODS The study covered population of Serbia during the 1991-2010 period. Mortality trends were assessed using the joinpoint regression analysis. RESULTS Trend for overall death rates from malignant lymphoid and haematopoietic neoplasms significantly decreased: by -2.1...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE No previous study has investigated the incidence or risk of cerebrovascular diseases developing after the sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). This study sets out to estimate the risk of stroke development among SSNHL patients during a 5e-year follow-up period after hospitalization for acute episodes of SSNHL. METHODS Our study design features a study cohort and a...

OBJECTIVE Cervical cancer screening by surveys overestimate coverage because of selection and reporting biases. METHODS The prepared Inter-Mutualistic Agency dataset has about 13 million records from Pap smears, colposcopies, cervical biopsies and surgery, performed in Belgium between 1996 and 2000. Cervical cancer screening coverage was defined as the proportion of the target population (wom...

OBJECTIVES To describe total and average hospital charges associated with infectious disease (ID) hospitalizations and specific ID categories and to estimate ID hospitalization rates in adults aged 65 and older in the United States from 1998 through 2004. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of hospital discharge data obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1998 through 2004. SETTING Uni...