Physical and psychosocial disability in elderly subjects in relation to pain in the hip and/or knee

Objective. To determine physical and psychosocial disability in subjects aged 55 to 74 years living in the community, in relation to pain in the hip and/or knee, and to explore the relationships between pain, physical and psychosocial disability, and selected background variables. Methods. A subsample from a community based study on pain,...

Predictors of adipose tissue carotenoid and retinol levels in nine countries: The EURAMIC study

The adipose tissue carotenoid (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and lycopene) and retinol levels and their predictors were determined in 686 male and 339 female middle-aged and elderly subjects from eight European countries and Israel during the years 1991 to 1992. Adipose tissue carotenoid levels in men were 50-76% of those in women, whereas the...

Gebruik van gezondheidsvoorzieningen voor kinderen in de eerste 2 levensjaren in Nederland [Use of health care facilities for children under two in the Netherlands]

Objective. To assess consumption of medical care for infants and toddlers provided by general practitioners and specialists, and of hospital admissions for young children. Design. Descriptive. Setting. Dutch Child Health Clinics (CHC). Method. An aselect cohort of newborns of 1988/89 of the Social Medical Survey of children attending Child...