AIM To investigate the incidence of colorectal cancer in the Split-Dalmatia County in the 1981-1998 period, and compare it with the incidence in the Republic of Croatia. METHODS The data were obtained using case records and registries of all hospitals and Public Health Institute in the County and the Croatian Cancer Registry. Age-standardized incidence per 100,000 was calculated from the numb...

from july 1998 to november 1999 we have followed up 15712 deliveries (12044 vaginal and 3668 cesarean section) in our hospital. among these, 182 cases were primarily diagnosed as intrauterine growth restriction (iugr) and 248 pregnancies were complicated with hypertensive disorders. in these two groups we have investigated the outcome of the neonates. neonatal weight under the 10th percentile i...

*This is a revised version of a ~a~er prepared for presentation at tP,E; August 1975 meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco. During the preparation of this paper the authors were supported by a National Institute of General Medical Sciences' Training Program in Methodology and Statistics (5-T01-GMOI526-09). The research reported here was supported in part by funds grant...

Our study evaluated whether 1999 National Cancer Institute (NCI) chemoradiation guidelines for cervical cancer impacted treatment of women >/=55 years. We identified 385 women >/=55 years (median, 72 years) diagnosed with stage II-IVA cervical cancer between January, 1998 and December, 2002 in the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare registries. Chemoradiati...

BACKGROUND Maternal characteristics such as age, parity, smoking status, pre-pregnancy weight and pregnancy weight gain have changed in many industrialized countries in recent years. Many of these changes have not been adequately described at a population level. The purpose of this study was to describe recent trends in selected maternal characteristics in Nova Scotia. METHODS Data from a pop...

Effect on breast cancer mortality of a mammography screening program initiated in 1998 was assessed. Two effect estimates were obtained for each of three groups: participants, eligible women and all women of the target age group including those with prior breast cancer diagnosis. Methods: Four approaches were used: 1) observed and projected breast cancer mortality trends for 1998-2004 were comp...

BACKGROUND Women experience rapid bone loss following menopause. Currently available guidelines recommend lifestyle counseling and pharmacotherapy for osteoporosis prevention and treatment in postmenopausal women. METHODS We analyzed 2 years of National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data (1997-1998), a national representative survey evaluating recent national patterns of antiosteoporosis med...