Index AMSAB Tijdingen 1982-1992

Point prevalence of bulimia nervosa in 1982, 1992, and 2002.

Background. Recent epidemiological data suggest a decline in bulimia nervosa (BN) incidence in primary care. We sought to examine BN point prevalence from 1982 to 2002 in a college population.Method. In 1982, 1992, and 2002, 800 women and 400 men were randomly sampled from a university for a study of health and eating patterns. Participation rates were 72% in women and 63% in men, resulting in ...

Trends in hospital utilization, 1982-83 to 1992-93.

Trends in leprosy in the Kingdom of Bhutan, 1982-1992.

An evaluation programme was undertaken 11 years after the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT) into Bhutan, by examining the case notes of 3239 leprosy patients who had been under treatment at any time during the period. The registered prevalence was found to have fallen markedly, as expected, and this had been accompanied by a clear fall in the case detection rate as well. The lepromatous r...

Trends in female sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted diseases in London, 1982-1992.

OBJECTIVE To measure changes in female sexual behaviour, including condom use, and their relationship with the incidence of sexually transmitted and other genital diseases in women during the decade 1982-92. DESIGN A prospective series of cross-sectional surveys of sexual behaviour reported by a standardised self-administered questionnaire in new patients who presented for screening and diagn...

[Methanol poisoning in the Tarnów region in the years 1982-1992].

In the paper five cases of methanol poisoning in Tarnów region treated with hemodialysis are presented and discussed. Despite a high dose of ingested alcohol and high levels of blood methanol concentrations and severe metabolic acidosis all treated patients survived and fully recovered.