Search Results - "GUTZWILLER, Felix"
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The contribution of lifestyle and work factors to social inequalities in self-rated health among the employed population in Switzerland
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-11-2014)“…We sought to examine the joint and independent contributions of working conditions and health-related behaviours in explaining social gradients in self-rated…”
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Methods of suicide : international suicide patterns derived from the WHO mortality database
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-09-2008)“…Accurate information about preferred suicide methods is important for devising strategies and programmes for suicide prevention. Our knowledge of the methods…”
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Health risk or resource? Gradual and independent association between self-rated health and mortality persists over 30 years
Published in PloS one (09-02-2012)“…Poor self-rated health (SRH) is associated with increased mortality. However, most studies only adjust for few health risk factors and/or do not analyse…”
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Work-life conflict and associations with work- and nonwork-related factors and with physical and mental health outcomes: a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Switzerland
Published in BMC public health (30-11-2009)“…The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to examine work- and nonwork- related factors and physical and mental health outcomes associated with combined…”
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Seasonality in suicide – A review and search of new concepts for explaining the heterogeneous phenomena
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-08-2010)“…Seasonality is one of the oldest and most resistant-to-elucidation issues in suicide research. However, in recent years epidemiological research has yielded…”
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Strengthening health systems for access to gene therapy in rare genetic disorders
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Establishing a follow-up of the Swiss MONICA participants (1984-1993): record linkage with census and mortality data
Published in BMC public health (21-09-2010)“…To assess the feasibility and quality of an anonymous linkage of 1) MONICA (MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovscular disease, three waves between…”
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Current challenges in handling genetic data
Published in Swiss medical weekly (21-08-2014)“…In no other field of biomedicine has such revolutionary change taken place in recent decades as it has in molecular genetics. The accumulated knowledge in this…”
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Death has a preference for birthdays—an analysis of death time series
Published in Annals of epidemiology (01-08-2012)“…Abstract Purpose To examine the relation between the day of death and the day of birth. To determine whether the “death postponement” hypothesis or the…”
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Persistent work-life conflict and health satisfaction - a representative longitudinal study in Switzerland
Published in BMC public health (29-04-2011)“…The objectives of the present study were (1) to track work-life conflict in Switzerland during the years 2002 to 2008 and (2) to analyse the relationship…”
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High-Intensity Training Increases Spontaneous Physical Activity in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-02-2010)“…Objective To test the hypothesis that resistance training may increase spontaneous physical activity in children. Study design Two junior ice hockey teams were…”
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Dietary Nitrates, Nitrites, and N-Nitroso Compounds and Cancer Risk: A Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence
Published in Nutrition reviews (01-04-1998)“…Experimental animal studies have shown N‐nitroso compounds (NOC) to be potent carcinogens. Epidemiologic evidence of the carcinogenic potential of dietary NOC…”
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Obituary: Prof. Dr. Meinrad Schär, 1921–2007
Published in International Journal of Public Health (01-08-2008)“…Dr Meinrad Schar, pioneer of Social and Preventive Medicine in Switzerland, died recently. Schar was a leader in the prevention and early detection of chronic…”
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Association between Short Sleeping Hours and Physical Activity in Boys Playing Ice Hockey
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-11-2008)“…Objectives To determine physical activity in healthy boys and how physical activity relates to training and daily awake hours. Study design In 66 boys (5 to 15…”
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Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factors (1984–1993) in a Swiss Region: Results of Three Population Surveys
Published in Preventive medicine (01-07-1997)“…Background.This study attempted to assess the time trends in lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in the Swiss region of Vaud-Fribourg (population…”
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Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2016)“…Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean…”
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The Check Bus Project and its Effectiveness on Health Promotion at Work
Published in Journal of Occupational Health (01-03-2005)“…Employees of two large companies in Switzerland took part in a nationwide health information and promotion campaign at work, which included various physical…”
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Lower Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke at Higher Altitudes in Switzerland
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (11-08-2009)“…Studies assessing the effect of altitude on cardiovascular disease have provided conflicting results. Most studies were limited because of the heterogeneity of…”
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A century of trends in adult human height
Published in eLife (26-07-2016)“…Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height…”
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A meta-analysis of acupuncture for chronic pain
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-12-1989)“…Results of 14 randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for chronic pain were pooled in a meta-analysis and analysed in three subgroups according to site of…”
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