Spain - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) and dementia in a general elderly population and to examine the associated socio-demographic factors. METHODS: The Ariadna ... 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...

Incidence, risk factors, and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in primary biliary cirrhosis: comparative analysis from two centers.

29 Sep 2009 The limited information and divergent results on the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) may be due to the low prevalence of the disease and geographical and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Spain - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study. 30 Oct 2009
• Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations. 13 Oct 2009
• Incidence, risk factors, and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in primary biliary cirrhosis: comparative analysis from two centers. 29 Sep 2009
• Imported and autochthonous hepatitis E virus strains in Spain. 29 Sep 2009
• Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra/University of Navarra follow-up (SUN) cohort. 29 Sep 2009
• Cardiac-surgery associated acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. A Spanish retrospective case-cohort study. 20 Sep 2009
• Differential features of foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks of known and unknown etiology. 30 Aug 2009
• Increasing incidence of invasive aspergillosis in pediatric hematology oncology patients over the last decade: a retrospective single centre study. 30 Aug 2009
• Clonal structure and 21-year evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 isolates in northern Spain. 30 Aug 2009
• Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index. 27 Aug 2009
• In-hospital mortality after stomach cancer surgery in Spain and relationship with hospital volume of interventions. 25 Aug 2009
• Genetic interaction between tau and the apolipoprotein E receptor LRP1 Increases Alzheimer's disease risk. 11 Aug 2009
• Genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) and co-infections in cervical cytologic specimens from two outpatient gynecological clinics in a region of southeast Spain. 8 Aug 2009
• [Study into what the population knows about strokes and vascular risk factors] 30 Jul 2009
• Disease-free survival and prognostic significance of metastatic lymph node ratio in T1-T2 N positive breast cancer patients. A population registry-based study in a European country. 30 Jul 2009
• Patterns of medication use in the immigrant population resident in Spain: associated factors. 30 Jul 2009
• Neurocognitive dysfunctions in euthymic bipolar patients with and without prior history of alcohol use. 30 Jul 2009
• Asthma mortality and long-acting beta2-agonists in five major European countries, 1994-2004. 30 Jul 2009
• Impact of the Spanish smoking law in smoker hospitality workers. 27 Jul 2009
• Prevalence of Chagas disease in the Latin American immigrant population in a primary health centre in Barcelona (Spain). 20 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Spain'

Definition: Parliamentary democracy located between France on the northeast and Portugual on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Descriptor UI: D013030

Alternative terms: Spain; Balearic Islands; Canary Islands;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.542.846;