Parents’ and patients’ experiences with paediatric oncology care
By Tenzin Wangmo, et al.: This paper explores parents’ and patients’ satisfaction with care in Swiss paediatric oncology settings and examines difficulties experienced while undergoing treatment for...
View ArticlePrevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease
By Valentina Forni Ogna, et al.: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, corresponding to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The latest study on prevalence of...
View ArticleSystematic screening for Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer
By Valentin Zumstein, et al.: Germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 cause autosomal dominantly inherited Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome patients and their...
View ArticleSomatisation and anger associated with symptom severity of PTSD
By Tobias R. Spiller, et al.: The numbers of refugees in Europe and worldwide have dramatically increased. Most research on refugee mental health has focused on posttraumatic stress disorder. Besides...
View ArticleHigh blood pressure: prevalence and adherence to guidelines in a...
High blood pressure, the single leading health risk factor worldwide, contributes greatly to morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to add to the understanding of diagnosed and undiagnosed high...
View ArticleHeterogeneity in testing practices for infections during pregnancy
Detection and treatment of infections during pregnancy are important for both maternal and child health. The objective of this study was to describe testing practices and adherence to current national...
View Article31 years of lung cancer in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Lung cancer belongs to the most common cancers in Switzerland. The authors examined trends in lung cancer incidence, with focus on sex, histology and laterality, in the Canton of Zurich since 1980....
View ArticleIdentification and characterisation of familial hypercholesteraemia
The study illustrates how clinical and translational research can benefit from a dedicated institutional platform integrating both a hospital-based biobank and a data support team. Study question We...
View ArticlePostponed pregnancies and risks of very advanced maternal age
Social freezing may be the optimal strategy for companies to employ young, cheap and powerful females and keep them attached to the company in their most productive phase. However, the propagated...
View ArticleProspective validation and adaptation of the HOSPITAL score
The HOSPITAL score is a simple prediction model that accurately identifies patients at high risk of readmission and showed good performance in an international multicentre retrospective study. The...
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