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Differential diagnosis of malignant gastric tumors. A pathological appraisal with reference to locally advanced gastric carcinoma
No full textOsservazioni preliminari sulla riproduzione e sulla biometria in Callista chione (L.) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) del Golfo di Trieste.
No full textFonti alimentari di nutrienti in un campione della popolazione italiana: proteine, lipidi, glucidi e aminoacidi
No full textRisk factors associated with malnutrition in old people living in Italian nursing homes: a cross-sectional study
No full textALCOHOL AND CANCERS OF THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT IN MEN AND WOMEN
No full textIn order to explore the potential differences in the effect of alcohol in men and women we took advantage of a case-control study of upper aerodigestive tract tumors conducted between 1986 and 1991 in Northern Italy. Five hundred forty-six incident cases of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx (of whom 81 were women), 410 of cancer of the esophagus (of whom 67 were women), and 388 with cancer of the larynx, (of whom 19 were women) were interviewed. The control group included 2263 inpatients (of whom 557 were women) with acute conditions unrelated to alcohol and tobacco consumption. Among alcohol drinkers, similar odds ratios were detected in men and women. In the highest, well comparable intake category (i.e., greater-than-or-equal-to 42 drinks/week in women and 42-55 drinks/week in men), odds ratios were 4.5 and 3.8 for cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx, 3.0 and 4.7 for cancer of the esophagus, and 2.6 and 2.0 for cancer of the larynx in women and men, respectively, as compared to light drinkers. However, for all cancer sites a reduced risk was found among abstaining women but not in abstaining men, when compared with light-to-moderate drinkers. The present study, therefore, does not support the hypothesis that women may be substantially more vulnerable than men to alcohol carcinogenesis, at least at the level of the upper aerodigestive tract. It highlights, however, the importance of the choice of the reference category (i.e., abstainers versus the combination of abstainers and light drinkers) in the comparison of risk estimates across population groups who greatly differ with respect to drinking patterns and other correlates of alcohol consumption
Risk Factors of Falls in Elderly Population in Acute Care Hospitals and Nursing Homes in North Italy
No full textA retrospective comparative study was conducted in Italy to determine whether the risk of accidental falls is the same in acute care hospitals as in nursing homes. Accidental falls were significantly related to women older than 80 years and to a hospital stay 10 days or longer, with an increased risk related to stroke, arterial hypertension, and a Norton Scale score greater than 15. Prevention strategies need to be based on the context and specific intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing the risk of falls in elderly patients
Studio caso-controllo sul rischio di alcuni tumori negli agricoltori nell'Italia Nord-orientale
No full textIl carcinoma uroteliale della vescica pT1G3. Studio clinico-patologico e morfometrico di 26 casi trattati con BCG
No full textAvoiding misleading information: A study of complementary medicine online information for cancer patients
No full textHealth misinformation can severely affect human behaviour, especially in controversial areas such as that of complementary medicine. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 16 web pages to identify different kinds of falsehoods, to estimate the risk of running into deceptive information, and to observe the differences among experts’ and one layperson's assessments. Almost all analyzed claims were unfounded. Unexpectedly, the experts agreed more often on considering analyzed scientific statements to be correct rather than incorrect. However, half of the time, the experts did not agree, so that the correctness of some claims remained undefined. A statistically significant risk of running into unfounded information and incorrect or undefined claims was found. There was a low agreement between the expert and layperson evaluation. The results of this study can help consumer health librarians to interpret cues of potentially misleading information about controversial issues and thereby improve their information and communication services
Risk Factors of falls in elderly population in acute care hospitals and nursing homes in North Italy. A retrospective study
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