Objective To determine what impact reliance on self reported smoking status during
pregnancy has on both the accuracy of smoking prevalence figures and access to smoking …

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… Jim Chalmers5, … Stewart S, MacIntyre K, Chalmers JW, et al. Trends in case-fatality in 22968
patients admitted for the first time with atrial fibrillation in Scotland, 1986–1995. Int J Cardiol…

PURPOSE: Splenectomized patients are known to be at risk of severe infection, but the
extent of risk is unclear. We evaluated the incidence of severe infection and survival in 1648 …

Background and Purpose— The aim of this study was to examine the effect of sex across
different age groups and over time for stroke incidence, 30-day case-fatality, and mortality. …

Background The first European Perinatal Health Report showed wide variability between
European countries in fetal (2.6–9.1‰) and neonatal (1.6–5.7‰) mortality rates in 2004. We …

Data about deliveries, births, mothers and newborn babies are collected extensively to
monitor the health and care of mothers and babies during pregnancy, delivery and the post-…

Background: There is scarce information on how parents cope with children with genital
anomalies. Participants & methods: Twenty‐six parents of 25 children with a median age of 0.5 …

Background Law and policy in several countries require health services to demonstrate that
they are promoting racial/ethnic equality. However, suitable and accurate data are usually …

Background Risk factors are often considered individually, we aimed to investigate the
prevalence of combinations of multiple behavioural risk factors and their association with …