Search Results - "Shapo, L."

Epidemiology of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in a country in transition: a population based survey in Tirana City, Albania by Shapo, L, Pomerleau, J, McKee, M

“…Study objective: To describe the prevalence of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors on the adult population of Tirana City (Albania). Design:…”
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Type 2 diabetes in Tirana City, Albania: a rapid increase in a country in transition by Shapo, L., McKee, M., Coker, R., Ylli, A.

“…Aims  To determine how the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus has changed in Tirana, the capital of Albania, over 20 years. Methods  Cluster sampling was…”
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Tracking diabetes in Albania: a natural experiment on the impact of modernization on health by Shapo, L, Coker, R., McKee, M.

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Antimicrobial activity in the common seawhip, Leptogorgia virgulata (Cnidaria: Gorgonaceae) by Shapo, Jacqueline L, Moeller, Peter D, Galloway, Sylvia B

“…Antimicrobial activity was examined in the gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata (common seawhip) from South Carolina waters. Extraction and assay protocols were…”
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Mental health of Kosovan Albanian refugees in the UK by Turner, Stuart W., Bowie, Cameron, Dunn, Graham, Shapo, Laidon, Yule, William

“…In 1999 the UK received 4346 refugees from Kosovo. To determine the prevalence of mental health problems in this group. A sample of 842 adults was surveyed…”
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Body weight patterns in a country in transition: a population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania by Shapo, Laidon, Pomerleau, Joceline, McKee, Martin, Coker, Richard, Ylli, Agron

“…Objective: This paper reports the distribution and determinants of body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Tirana City (Albania). Design: Cross-sectional survey…”
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Are the health Millennium Development Goals appropriate for Eastern Europe and Central Asia? by Rechel, Bernd, Shapo, Laidon, McKee, Martin

“…This article argues that the health-related Millennium Development Goals do not appropriately address the challenges faced by the countries of Eastern Europe…”
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Physical Inactivity in a country in transition: a population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania by Shapo, Laidon, Pomerleau, Joceline, McKee, Martin

“…Aims: This paper describes the work and leisure-time physical activity levels of adults living in Tirana City (Albania). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was…”
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Barriers to conducting research on breast screening: experience from a telephone survey with non-attenders in a UK inner city borough by Shapo, Laidon, Kessel, Anthony, Lee, Kerry, Murray, David, Fahey, Daragh, Luck, Maggie, Lister, Doris, McGinley, Patrick, Pacini, Margaret

“…Account of conducting research in Camden, London, to explore reasons for the low uptake of breast cancer screening, barriers to attendance and factors…”
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Mental health of Kosovan Albanian refugees in the UK by Bowie, C, Dunn, G, Shapo, L, Turner, S W, Yule, W

“…In 1999 the UK received 4346 refugees from Kosovo. Aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health problems in this group. The study yielded estimatesof…”
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Prevalence and determinants of smoking in Tirana city, Albania: a population-based survey by Shapo, Laidon, Gilmore, Anna BC, Coker, Richard, McKee, Martin, Shapo, Entela

“…Background. Smoking is the leading cause of premature death in Europe yet there are still many countries in which there is little information on its patterns…”
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Cholera in the Mediterranean: outbreak in Albania by Greco, D, Luizzi, I, Sallabanda, A, Dibra, A, Kacarricy, E, Shapo, L

“…In the 1990s, an epidemic of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae 01 El Tor has spread from northern Pakistan to the Mediterranean. In 1993 sporadic cases of…”
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Cholera in the Mediterranean: outbreak in Albania by Greco, D, Luizzi, I, Sallabanda, A, Dibra, A, Kacarricy, E, Shapo, L

“…In the 1990s, an epidemic of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae 01 El Tor has spread from northern Pakistan to the Mediterranean. In 1993 sporadic cases of…”
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