While an epidemic is defined as “the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness clearly in excess of normal expectancy”6,7, a pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of peo...
'Molecular epidemiology' is defined as the integration of conventional epidemiological approaches with molecular techniques to track specific strains of pa... A R.,Skuce,and,... - 《Tuberculosis》 被引量: 81发表: 2001年 Molecular epidemiology of : exploiting molecular data 'Molecular epidemiology' ...
Time-use epidemiology is defined as the study of determinants, incidence, distributions, and effects of health-related time-use patterns in populations and of methods for preventing unhealthy time-use patterns and achieving the optimal distribution of time for population health. As a theoretical model...
Obesity is generally defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 and higher. Overweight is defined as a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2. The prevalence varies considerably between countries, and between regions within countries. It is estimated that more than half of adults aged 35-65 ...
The preferred method for measuring the dialysis dose; defined as the dialyser clearance of urea (K) multiplied by the duration of the dialysis treatment (t, in minutes) divided by the volume of distribution of urea in the body (V, in ml), which is approximately equal to total body water...
OBJECTIVES: To review the definition of the overactive bladder and to summarize the results of epidemiologic studies on this specific disorder as well as urinary incontinence (UI) in general. METHODS: From a literature search covering the time period from 1954 through 1995, 48 epidemiologic studies...
Cirrhosis is defined histologically as an advanced form of progressive hepatic fibrosis with distortion of the hepatic architecture and regenerative nodule formation. It may be due to a variety of causes. It can be diagnosed incidentally on liver biopsy or hepatic imaging studies, or patients may pr...
In the United States of America, a rare disease is defined as one that affects fewer than 200,000 people [1]. The European Union defines a rare disease as one that afflicts less than or equal to 5 per 10,000 persons or one which is life-threatening, seriously debilitating, or chronic...
Background;Hoarding disorder is typified by persistent difficulties discarding possessions, resulting in significant clutter that obstructs the individual's living environment and produces considerable functional impairment. The prevalence of hoarding disorder, as defined in DSM-5, is currently unknown.Aims;...
As the life expectancy of populations is extending, interest in age-associated diseases is increasing, particularly for those disorders that result in debilitating conditions and, thus, require health policy planning. Both health policy planning and the research for possible etiologies are important facto...