Alcohol-Related Disabilities in General Hospital Patients: A Critical Assessment of the Evidence
In: International journal of the addictions, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 609-639
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In: International journal of the addictions, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 609-639
In: Leisure sciences: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 85-97
ISSN: 1521-0588
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 179
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: The journal of popular culture: the official publication of the Popular Culture Association, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 385-397
ISSN: 1540-5931
Within the European Union (EU), documenting the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants and children is important for coordinating effective pneumococcal immunization policies. Our objective was to document the burden of IPD in countries of the EU plus Switzerland and Norway. European affiliates of Wyeth Vaccines made available recent epidemiological data on IPD from local disease surveillance programmes, including unpublished sources. Recent literature and websites were also searched to provide as wide a representation as possible. This included OVID and abstracts from a number of international meetings, dating from the year 2000. The reported rates of paediatric IPD per 100 000 (age) ranged from a low of 1·7 (<2 years) to 4·2 (2–15 years) in Sweden to a high of 93·5 to 174 (<2 years) to 56·2 (<5 years) in Spain. The percentage of circulating serotypes causing IPD that are covered by 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) IPD serotype coverage ranged from 60% to 80% for European children aged <2 years. Under reporting, differences in reporting methods, antibiotic prescribing and disparities in blood-culturing practices may explain the differences in reported disease incidence. Because of the excellent clinical efficacy of the PCV against IPD, national pneumococcal vaccination programmes in Europe have the potential to prevent much morbidity and mortality.
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In: The Journal of social psychology, Band 145, Heft 1, S. 35-48
ISSN: 1940-1183
In: Journal of black studies, Band 37, Heft 6, S. 964-982
ISSN: 1552-4566
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with Black Americans' dating preferences. Two hundred profiles of Black individuals in the United States (100 men and 100 women) were accessed on the Internet dating site Match.com. Fourteen demographic and personal variables were correlated with willingness to date Whites, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians, as well as other Blacks. Blacks willing to interracially date tended to be male, young, and/or attractive, tended to smoke, abstain from exercise, and either definitely or possibly wanted children. Willingness to date intraracially was related to living in any geographical region except the West, being a nonsmoker, and being sure of either wanting or not wanting children. Factors unrelated to dating preference included having or not having children, education, political standpoint, religion, body type, and drinking habits. Both mate selection theory and exchange theory were applied in interpreting results.
In: The journal of psychology: interdisciplinary and applied, Band 135, Heft 1, S. 5-16
ISSN: 1940-1019
In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities: an official journal of the Cobb-NMA Health Institute, Band 7, Heft 6, S. 1140-1149
ISSN: 2196-8837