BACKGROUND Mortality from cardiovascular disease in Estonia is among the highest in Europe. The reasons for this have not been clearly explained. Also, there are no studies available examining outpatient drug utilization patterns in patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Estonia. The objective of the present study was to examine drug utilization in different age and gen...

OBJECTIVE Previously recorded rates of obesity in the Baltic Republics have been among the highest in the world although little is known about how they vary within the population. This study investigates the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and obesity in these countries. DESIGN Three cross-sectional surveys conducted in the summer of 1997. SETTING Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. SUBJ...

Tõnisson, H.; Suursaar, Ü.; Orviku, K.; Jaagus, J.; Kont, A.; Willis, D.A. and Rivis, R., 2011. Changes in coastal processes in relation to changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation, wave parameters and sea levels in Estonia. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 64 (Proceedings of the 11th International Coastal Symposium), . Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208 Estonia is sensitive to climate chang...

BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) and socioeconomic position (SEP) as important determinants of health differences are associated with health and economic changes in society. The objectives of this paper were (1) to describe trends in SRH and (2) to analyze associations between SRH and SEP among adults in Estonia in 1996-2014. METHODS The study was based on a 25-64-year-old subsample (n = 18...

OBJECTIVES Evidence about the health and quality-of-life outcomes of injuries is obtained mainly from follow-up studies of surviving trauma patients; population-based studies are rarer, in particular for countries in Eastern Europe. This study examines the incidence, prevalence and social variation in non-fatal injuries resulting in activity limitations and outcomes of injuries in Estonia. DE...

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2003 1499 R. conorii) (9,10). Higher reciprocal titers were obtained against R. akari antigens than against R. rickettsii and R. conorii antigens (reciprocol titers of 1,024 vs. 512 and 512, respectively). We observed a difference in reduction in antibody titers against R. akari after adsorption with R. akari (Kaplan) (<1...

Country Highlights give an overview of the health and health-related situation in a given country and compare, where possible, its position in relation with other countries in the region. The Highlights have been developed in collaboration with Member States for operational purposes and do not constitute a formal statistical publication. They are based on information provided by Member States a...

In the contemporary era, societies are divided, and political polarization is increasing. One of most powerful instruments government can use general standard education, specifically citizenship education. We will look at case Estonia, because Estonia’s main cleavage ethnic between Estonian Russophone community. Our research question as follows: How would it be possible to democratic education ...

Background: Altered functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and altered melatonin production might modulate the circadian symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: To investigate the influence of different winter photoperiods on the circadian rhythms of serum melatonin, cortisol, tumour necrosis factor a (TNFa), and interleukin 6 (IL6) in patients with rheumatoid...