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Monday, November 23, 2009

Cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Israeli Jews of European origin have high incidence rates of all cancers, and many of them were exposed to severe famine and stress during World War II. We assessed cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II. METHODS: ... Read more...

[Migration, climate and health]

24 Oct 2009 Many tentative connections have been postulated between migration and climate. This article points to rural-urban migration, particularly into low elevation urban slums prone to flooding as an issue needing urgent attention by health professionals. ... Read more...

mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Sep 2009 In this study, we report novel data on mitochondrial DNA in two of the largest eastern Bantu-speaking populations, the Shona from Zimbabwe and the Hutu from Rwanda. The goal is to evaluate the genetic relationships of these two ethnic groups with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Emigration and Immigration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II. 24 Oct 2009
• [Migration, climate and health] 24 Oct 2009
• USA looks set to repeal HIV travel ban. 22 Oct 2009
• Diabetes in Asian immigrant populations. 19 Oct 2009
• Paleoanthropology. New work may complicate history of Neandertals and H. sapiens. 7 Oct 2009
• Sanctions against scientists threaten progress. 6 Oct 2009
• Genetics without borders. 6 Oct 2009
• Forensic science. Scientists decry isotope, DNA testing of 'nationality'. 30 Sep 2009
• Uses and limitations of genetic data relating to Athapaskan migrations: a reply to Seymour. 29 Sep 2009
• mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Sep 2009
• Migration and hypertension: a cross-sectional study among neo-migrants and settled-migrants in Delhi, India. 29 Sep 2009
• US acculturation, food intake, and obesity among Asian-Pacific hotel workers. 29 Sep 2009
• Navigating cultural competency: in preparation for an expected standard in 2010. 29 Sep 2009
• Cultural complexities in dietary assessment and treatment. 29 Sep 2009
• Saudi Arabian Y-Chromosome diversity and its relationship with nearby regions. 20 Sep 2009
• Updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of hepatitis A vaccine in close contacts of newly arriving international adoptees. 16 Sep 2009
• Acculturation and use of health care services by Turkish and Moroccan migrants: a cross-sectional population-based study. 8 Sep 2009
• Geographic distribution of methyltransferases of Helicobacter pylori: evidence of human host population isolation and migration. 6 Sep 2009
• Archaeology. Ancient DNA says Europe's first farmers came from afar. 2 Sep 2009
• Genetic discontinuity between local hunter-gatherers and central Europe's first farmers. Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Emigration and Immigration'

Definition: The process of leaving one's country to establish residence in a foreign country.

Descriptor UI: D004641

Alternative terms: Emigration and Immigration; Immigration and Emigration; Chain Migration; Chain Migrations; Migration, Chain; Migrations, Chain; Immigration; Immigrations; In-Migration; In Migration; In-Migrations; International Migration; International Migrations; Migration, International; Migrations, International; Labor Migration; Labor Migrations; Migration, Labor; Migrations, Labor; Migration; Migrations; Out-Migration; Out Migration; Out-Migrations; Return Migration; Migration, Return; Migrations, Return; Return Migrations; Settlement and Resettlement; Resettlement and Settlement; Temporary Migration; Migration, Temporary; Migrations, Temporary; Temporary Migrations; Turnaround Migration; Migration, Turnaround; Migrations, Turnaround; Turnaround Migrations; Border Crossing; Border Crossings; Crossing, Border; Crossings, Border; Brain Drain; Brain Drains; Destination; Destinations; Emigration; Emigrations;

Related Mesh Headings: Transients and Migrants; Emigrants and Immigrants;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; statistics & numerical data; legislation & jurisprudence; trends;

Tree Number: I01.240.600.350; N01.224.625.350; N06.850.505.400.700.350;

History Note: 1963; for LABOR MIGRATION use EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION 1990-2007

Technical Notes: humans only; ANIMAL MIGRATION is available for animals; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS is also available; migration of ancient populations goes here; DF: EMIGRATION