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Saturday, November 07, 2009

[Quality management: protocols for reporting in-hospital emergencies. Comparison of two methods]

19 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: 10-20% of hospitalized patients experience adverse events, becoming clinically relevant in emergency situations (ES). Many studies have confirmed deficits in both organizational and professional aspects of care when ... Read more...

Clinical benefit of early reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction usually excluded from randomized clinical trials (results from the Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Plus [MITRA Plus] registry).

13 Oct 2009 Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) usually enroll selected patient populations that may not be representative for patients seen in everyday practice. Therefore, concerns have been raised regarding their external validity. For the present study we ... Read more...

Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations.

13 Oct 2009 Variation within the melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) gene, that influences phenotypic traits and susceptibility to melanoma, is abundant across the populations. We assessed and compared the risk of melanoma in 2 European populations, German and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Germany'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Medical information: the duty to inform lies with the physician] 27 Oct 2009
• [Information from foreign patients. Decision of the German Supreme Court from May 8, 2008] 19 Oct 2009
• [Quality management: protocols for reporting in-hospital emergencies. Comparison of two methods] 19 Oct 2009
• Clinical benefit of early reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction usually excluded from randomized clinical trials (results from the Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Plus [MITRA Plus] registry). 13 Oct 2009
• Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations. 13 Oct 2009
• [Thromboembolic risk and prophylaxis in hospitalized surgical and internal medicine patients. German results of the international ENDORSE study] 11 Oct 2009
• X-ray free-electron lasers fire up. 6 Oct 2009
• James Vaupel: an innovator in the demography of ageing. Interview by Samuel Loewenberg. Oct 2009
• [Reporting guidelines for research: curse or blessing?] 30 Sep 2009
• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• Validity and representativeness of the "Disease Analyzer" patient database for use in pharmacoepidemiological and pharmacoeconomic studies. 29 Sep 2009
• [3rd communication regarding changes in the guideline for public health determination of organic coatings in contact with drinking water (organic coating guideline)] 29 Sep 2009
• [Evaluating the health target "Increasing health competence, strengthening patient sovereignty"] 29 Sep 2009
• [Development and implementation of health targets for children and adolescents. What contribution can the Robert Koch Institute's National Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) make?] 29 Sep 2009
• [Oral hygiene in nursing home residents. Impact of an oral health education programme for the nursing personnel on the residents' oral health] 29 Sep 2009
• [Evaluation of Germany's sixth national health target entitled "Depressive illnesses - prevention, early diagnosis, sustainable treatment"] 29 Sep 2009
• [Toxicological and drinking water hygienic assessment of relevant and nonrelevant metabolites from pesticides in ground and drinking water] 29 Sep 2009
• [Establishment of Networks of National Reference Centres and associated Consiliary Laboratories in Germany] 29 Sep 2009
• [Repeated prevalence investigations of nursing home-associated infections as a tool to assess the hygienic quality of care] 29 Sep 2009
• [Chlorophenols monograph--reference values. Position of the "Human Biomonitoring" Council of the Environmental Office] 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Germany'

Descriptor UI: D005858

Alternative terms: Germany;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.542.315; Z01.586.315;

Technical Notes: for Germany before 23 May 1949 & after 3 Oct 1990; for historical articles before & after 1949: Manual 36.11; BERLIN is also available