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Great Britain
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13 Nov 2009 
Second primary neoplasms (SPNs) are a recognised late effect of treatment for childhood cancer. Thyroid SPNs can develop after exposure to low-dose radiation, due to the radio-sensitivity of the thyroid gland. The British Childhood Cancer Survivor ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 This study considered the nature of continuing bonds with deceased relatives in a sample of Pakistani Muslims living in the United Kingdom. Ten participants were interviewed following a cultural psychology approach and transcripts were analyzed ... Read more...
Introduction and transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Virus--Kenya, June-July 2009.
21 Oct 2009 In April 2009, in the United States, the first cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection were reported. On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an influenza pandemic because of widespread transmission worldwide. As ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Great Britain'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Risk of thyroid cancer in survivors of childhood cancer: results from the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 13 Nov 2009
- Influences of religion and culture on continuing bonds in a sample of British Muslims of Pakistani origin. 30 Oct 2009
- NCEPOD report on acute kidney injury-must do better.
22 Oct 2009 - Mental health services for older people. 22 Oct 2009
- Enabling women in medicine to reach the top. 22 Oct 2009
- Introduction and transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Virus--Kenya, June-July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
- Chemistry Nobel. Honors to researchers who probed atomic structure of ribosomes. 14 Oct 2009
- Explaining the rise in antidepressant prescribing: a descriptive study using the general practice research database. 13 Oct 2009
- Science writer wins right to appeal against libel ruling over comments on chiropractors. 13 Oct 2009
- MPs vote to ban tobacco displays and cigarette vending machines. 12 Oct 2009
- Pioneering gastroenterologist is accused of faking study results. 10 Oct 2009
- From sick notes to fit notes. Vocational rehabilitation. 10 Oct 2009
- Surgery for obesity. No funding for NICE treatment. 10 Oct 2009
- New horizons for mental health in the UK. 8 Oct 2009
- Unemployment and suicide: is alcohol the missing link? 8 Oct 2009
- Are women safer doctors? 8 Oct 2009
- Genetics without borders. 6 Oct 2009
- Live and let die. 5 Oct 2009
- Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada. 5 Oct 2009
- Relative preservation of MMSE scores in autopsy-proven dementia with Lewy bodies. 4 Oct 2009
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Technical information about 'Great Britain'
Descriptor UI: D006113
Alternative terms: Great Britain; United Kingdom; Isle of Man;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.542.363;
Technical Notes: = ENGLAND; SCOTLAND & WALES strictly speaking; UNITED KINGDOM = GREAT BRITAIN + NORTHERN IRELAND, strictly speaking; available also are CHANNEL ISLANDS (see there for available X refs) & HEBRIDES