The health risk of smoking is valued using the contingent valuation method, applied to a Swedish sample of smokers. The respondents were asked to put a value on newly developed cigarettes with no asso...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether plasma levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) are independently associated with incidence of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A case-cohort design was used to ra...
A radioimmunoassay was performed with monoclonal antibody 1E5, which distinguishes free beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin in the presence of intact human chorionic gonadotrophin. Serum samp...
An analysis of the risk factors involved has been made and a classical approach has been adopted, consisting of at least six stages. In the context of risk assessment and identification of potential d...
OBJECTIVE: Second trimester total hCG and free betahCG levels in maternal serum samples of 33 pregnancies affected by fetal trisomy 21 and of 188 matched controls were compared in a retrospective stud...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dual renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockage together with total embryo cryopreservation for prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHS...
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Pregnancies with a Rhesus constellation still present a considerable obstetric problem. In addition, pregnancies with male Rhesus D fetuses are more severely affected by haemoly...