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Monday, November 23, 2009

Rectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and Scotland.

13 Nov 2009 The aim of this study was to present detailed population-based survival estimates for patients with a rectal adenocarcinoma, using cancer register data supplemented with clinical data. Based on cancer register data, differences in rectal cancer ... Read more...

The use of population based registers in psychiatric research.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Much of the knowledge we now take for granted regarding major mental disorders such as schizophrenia, suicide and other disorders, would not exist without the use of population based registers. The use of population based registers in ... Read more...

Atorvastatin treatment is associated with less augmentation of the carotid pressure waveform in hypertension: a substudy of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcome Trial (ASCOT).

29 Aug 2009 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) reduce cardiovascular events in hypertensive subjects, but their effect on carotid BP, pressure augmentation, and wave reflection is unknown. We compared the effect of atorvastatin with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Scandinavia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and Scotland. 13 Nov 2009
• The use of population based registers in psychiatric research. 30 Oct 2009
• Second primary cancers in survivors of childhood cancer. 29 Oct 2009
• [Health systems in Scandinavia: no health insurance in the far north] 7 Oct 2009
• Atorvastatin treatment is associated with less augmentation of the carotid pressure waveform in hypertension: a substudy of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcome Trial (ASCOT). 29 Aug 2009
• Primary and secondary cases in Escherichia coli O157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis. 26 Aug 2009
• Aims, scopes and papers in the "Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal". 30 Jul 2009
• Loss of land could threaten health of Sámi people. 2 Jul 2009
• The ethical demand in nursing: a scandinavian perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Inhale, suction and close the lung: a common clinical practice in Scandinavian intensive care units? 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluating compliance to the Scandinavian guidelines on mild head injury. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessment of marine benthic quality change in gradients of disturbance: comparison of different Scandinavian multi-metric indices. 14 Jun 2009
• Differential effects of antihypertensive treatment on the retinal microcirculation: an anglo-scandinavian cardiac outcomes trial substudy. 13 Jun 2009
• Microsatellite variation and population structure of the moor frog (Rana arvalis) in Scandinavia. 13 Jun 2009
• National benchmarking between the Nordic countries on the quality of care. 13 Jun 2009
• [Early discharge for healthy newborn infants. The Scandinavian model] 30 May 2009
• p-Phenylenediamine sensitization is more prevalent in central and southern European patch test centres than in Scandinavian: results from a multicentre study. 30 May 2009
• Over 50 years of trial in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica: a survey. 25 May 2009
• Lifelong cancer incidence in 47,697 patients treated for childhood cancer in the Nordic countries. 24 May 2009
• Supplementing dairy steers and organically managed dairy cows with synthetic vitamin D3 is unnecessary at pasture during exposure to summer sunlight. 16 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Scandinavia'

Descriptor UI: D012537

Alternative terms: Scandinavia;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.542.808;

Technical Notes: includes NORWAY; SWEDEN & DENMARK