Canada - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Characteristics of menstruation and pregnancy and the risk of lung cancer in women.

13 Nov 2009 Lung tissue, both normal and cancerous, has been found to express estrogen receptors and patterns of expression have differed between men and women, suggesting a possible role for hormone-related factors in lung carcinogenesis in women. Few ... Read more...

Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study.

24 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine mortality in a representative nationwide sample of homeless and marginally housed people living in shelters, rooming houses, and hotels. DESIGN: Follow-up study. SETTING: Canada 1991-2001. PARTICIPANTS: 15 100 homeless and ... Read more...

Correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors in Canadian children and adolescents.

19 Oct 2009 The authors assessed individual, social, and school correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors (physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and high body mass index) in a representative sample of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Canada - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Characteristics of menstruation and pregnancy and the risk of lung cancer in women. 13 Nov 2009
• Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study. 24 Oct 2009
• Correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors in Canadian children and adolescents. 19 Oct 2009
• Stillbirths before 28 weeks? 11 Oct 2009
• The H1N1 vaccine plan. 11 Oct 2009
• CMA on the vaccine plan. 11 Oct 2009
• Critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in Canada. 10 Oct 2009
• Importance of culture for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin from stool samples to report true incidence and mortality related to C. difficile in hospitals. 29 Sep 2009
• Association of intronic variants of the BTBD9 gene with Tourette syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Pediatric eye injuries in a Canadian emergency department. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevention of ocular trauma. 29 Sep 2009
• Immigrant tuberculosis: beyond screening and surveillance. 29 Sep 2009
• Chemical-by-chemical bans leave people at risk. 26 Sep 2009
• Opioid prescribing challenges doctors. 19 Sep 2009
• Flu vaccination campaign poses monitoring difficulties. 19 Sep 2009
• Use of contraband cigarettes among adolescent daily smokers in Canada. 6 Sep 2009
• Disparities in epilepsy: report of a systematic review by the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy. Sep 2009
• Functional and psychosocial impacts of oral disorders in Canadian adults: a national population survey. 30 Aug 2009
• The epidemiology of hospitalized head injury in British Columbia, Canada. 30 Aug 2009
• Developmental pathways leading to obesity in childhood. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Canada'

Definition: The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.

Descriptor UI: D002170

Alternative terms: Canada;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.176;

Technical Notes: each of the provinces & territories is available as a heading