To explore risk factors for testicular cancer and cryptorchidism, 2 parallel case-control studies were conducted in Denmark. The testicular-cancer study was population-based and included 5 14 cases and 720 controls. The cryptorchidism study included 387 cases and 4 I6 controls and was based on 2 hos
Subjectively experienced symptoms in relation to socio-economic factors in women
β Scribed by B. Furunes; C. Bengtsson; L. Lapidus
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 742 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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β¦ Synopsis
As observed in a cross-sectional population study of 1,302 women, aged 44-66 years and representative of middle-aged women living in a Swedish city, symptoms and complaints were found to be unevenly distributed in the female population. Factors such as foreign origin, low education, different kinds of isolation such as not working outside of the home, being divorced or widowed seemed to be factors which increased the risk of experiencing different symptoms and complaints. When meeting a patient with a complaint it is important to take all possible causes into consideration including socio-economic factors.
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