OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To examine changes in health-related quality of life among oropharyngeal cancer patients by stages and across treatment types among advanced cancer patients. STUDY DESIGN Individual prospective cohort study. METHODS All newly diagnosed patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with curative intent were routinely assessed. The European Organization for Research and Tre...

Evidence on the pre-modern relationship between wealth and fertility has so far almost entirely relied upon data from Europe. We use British colonial records from early 19thcentury India on widow suicides (satis) to show that there is a robust positive relationship between income and fertility. JEL codes: J13, N35, D31

We studied 60 patients during stable isoflurane anaesthesia (0.4 MAC) after premedication with temazepam. Patients were allocated randomly to one of three dose regimens of remifentanil: 1 microgram kg-1 i.v. over 1 min and an infusion of 0.2 microgram kg-1 min-1 (low dose); 2.5 micrograms kg-1 and 0.5 microgram kg-1 min-1 (medium dose); and 5 micrograms kg-1 and 1 microgram kg-1 min-1 (high dos...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) has become increasingly important in cancer treatment. It refers to the patient's perception of the effects of the disease and therapy, and their impact on daily functioning and general feeling of well being. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this prospective study, a total of 100 patients treated at our institution, completed the European Organization for Research and ...

In 1998, nearly one-third of Vietnamese children engaged in non-housework labor supply, 95% of these working children residing in rural areas. This paper investigates the impact of child labour on children’s educational outcomes in rural Vietnam using the 1998-Vietnam Living Standard Survey. The paper finds that child labor lowers children’s academic performance and the negative impact is bigge...

PURPOSE To evaluate median nerve somatosensory evoked responses during recovery from anesthesia in relation to clinical findings. METHODS Twenty-two gynecologic patients received isoflurane in nitrous oxide for anesthesia. Midlatency somatosensory evoked responses (N20, P25, N35, P45, N50) were recorded the day before surgery (AWAKE), during steady state anesthesia (STABLE), and every five mi...

Large-scale yield trials have traditionally been used to rate the reactions of released sugarcane varieties to ratoon stunting disease (RSD). These trials are time-consuming and require large tracts of land and are therefore not suitable for incorporation into a routine programme of disease screening of new genotypes. Using a tissue blot-enzyme immunoassay (TBIA) to determine the percentage of ...

BACKGROUND Controversy exists regarding the functional advantages of free flap reconstruction after partial glossectomy as compared to primary closure. METHODS Forty patients were included in this retrospective analysis after resection of pT3 lateral tongue carcinomas. Twenty patients received a free forearm flap and 20 patients had a primary closure. All patients had adjuvant chemoradiation,...

Objectives: To evaluate visual electrophysiological responses in subjects with cerebral autosomal arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Methods: Three subjects (one male and two females, mean age 55.3 ^ 2.9 years) belonging to an Italian family already diagnosed with CADASIL through clinicopathological and genetic studies and 14 control subjects (6 males and ...