Alcohol Use and AbuseSex FactorsSocioeconomic causes of Hungarys high morbidity and mortality rates are analyzed. Consideration is given to stress and psychosomatic diseases; occupational and socioeconomic status; risk factors including smoking alcohol consumption sex factors and diet; and changes in ...
BACKGROUND: Inclusion health focuses on people in extremely poor health due to poverty, marginalisation, and multimorbidity. We aimed to review morbidity and mortality data on four overlapping populations who experience considerable social exclusion: homeless populations, individuals with substance use diso...
It is well recognized that increased transfusion volumes are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but dose-response relations between high- and very-high-dose transfusion and clinical outcomes have not been described previously. In this study, the authors assessed (1) the dose-response ...
We aimed to review morbidity and mortality data on four overlapping populations who experience considerable social exclusion: homeless populations, individuals with substance use disorders, sex workers, and imprisoned individuals. Methods For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, ...
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is a highly contagious enteric disease of swine caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). PED is characterized by severe acute watery diarrhea, high morbidity and high mortality, and causing huge economic losses to the pork industry worldwide (Wood1977; Cous...
society, midday napping is regarded as a health-promoting habit because of a postulated “stress relief” mechanism4. However, it also has been regarded as an early indicator of a variety of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity5,6, and associated with higher morbidity and mortality...
There was a high incidence of uncorrected pre-operative ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction was the major cause of death (62%). Pre-operative myocardial infarction was predictive of postoperative cardiac morbidity and mortality. Of the 285 patients undergoing aortobifemoral grafting the ...
Influence of hypothermia, barbiturate therapy, and intracranial pressure monitoring on morbidity and mortality after near-drowning. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and pathologic effects of hypothermia and high-dose barbiturate therapy on hypoxic/ischemic cerebral injury after... DJ Bohn,WD Biggar...
Cardiovascular complications are a primary cause of high morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus (UK Prospective Diabetes Study [UKPDS] Group, 1998). Recently, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study and UKPDS post-...
The main predictors explored for under-five mortality for this study were taken from Mosley and Chen (1984) determinants of childhood morbidity and mortality framework for developing countries [6], similar studies, and available data on the subject. We grouped them into demographic, socioeconomic, ...