Spain
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Saturday, November 21, 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...

Funding pain in Spain.

30 Oct 2009 On the eve of budget decisions, the scale of cuts to basic research funding remains ... 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 'Spain'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study. 30 Oct 2009
• Funding pain in Spain. 30 Oct 2009
• Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations. 13 Oct 2009
• The cover. Granada woman. 5 Oct 2009
• Chemical tracers of particulate emissions from commercial shipping. 29 Sep 2009
• Greenhouse gas emissions from global cities. 29 Sep 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
• Microsatellite based genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered Spanish Guadarrama goat breed. 27 Sep 2009
• Cardiac-surgery associated acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. A Spanish retrospective case-cohort study. 20 Sep 2009
• Two-stage case-control association study of dopamine-related genes and migraine. 19 Sep 2009
• Morphology and nuclear markers reveal extensive mitochondrial introgressions in the Iberian Wall Lizard species complex. 13 Sep 2009
• Concentrations and determinants of outdoor, indoor and personal nitrogen dioxide in pregnant women from two Spanish birth cohorts. 6 Sep 2009
• The variant rs1867277 in FOXE1 gene confers thyroid cancer susceptibility through the recruitment of USF1/USF2 transcription factors. 2 Sep 2009
• The oldest hand-axes in Europe. Sep 2009
• Impact of three global change drivers on a Mediterranean shrub. 30 Aug 2009
• ECJ 2009/03 Commission of the European Communities v. Kingdom of Spain, 5 March 2009 (C-88/07). 30 Aug 2009
• Matrix metalloproteinase 1 promoter polymorphisms and risk of myocardial infarction: a case-control study in a Spanish population. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic accuracy of Spanish language depression-screening instruments. 30 Aug 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;