<p>Eosinophilic esophagitis incidence in New Zealand: high but not increasing</p>

IFN- Induces Early Lethal Lupus in Preautoimmune (New Zealand Black New Zealand White)F1 but Not in BALB/c Mice

High incidence of Crohn's disease in Canterbury, New Zealand: results of an epidemiologic study.

BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased exponentially in industrialized nations over the last 50 years. Previous New Zealand studies have shown that IBD is less common than in other countries; however, clinical observations suggested a high incidence and prevalence of IBD in Canterbury, particularly Crohn's disease (CD). AIM This study aimed to determine the descriptive epid...

Mortality and cancer incidence in New Zealand meat workers.

AIMS To ascertain whether there is an increased risk of cancers of the lung and lymphohaematopoietic tissue in workers employed in the New Zealand meat processing industry, and to identify exposures associated with any increased risks. METHODS A cohort of 6647 individuals assembled from personnel records from three plants was followed from 1988 until 2000. The observed number of deaths and ca...

esophagitis may not be a major precursor lesion for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high incidence area in north-eastern iran

â  â  background esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (escc) is usually detected in advanced stages resulting in a very poor prognosis. early diagnoâ­sis needs identification of clinically relevant precancerous lesions which could become the target of screening and early treatment. our aim was to check whether esophagitis could serve as a relevant histological precursor of escc in northern iran. ...

Connectionist Modelling of Asthma Incidence in New Zealand

This paper describes an investigation of the patterns of self-reported asthma symptoms in relation to demographic and environmental factors in New Zealand. The subjects of the study consisted of 25,000 adults aged 20-44 who responded to a postal questionnaire. For each respondent, physical and social environmental conditions in the meshblock of residence were estimated using a Geographic Inform...