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A case control study of differences in non-work injury and accidents among sawmill workers in rural compared to urban British Columbia, CanadaAleck Ostry
Department of Geography, PO BOX 3060 STN CSC, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3R4, Canada
BMC Public Health 9:432. 2009..We postulate that for many types of non-work injuries, rates will be higher in rural communities than in urban ones and that rates will also be higher for workers who migrate from urban to rural communities...- Community resilience, quality childcare, and preschoolers' mental health: a three-city comparisonStefania Maggi
Carleton University, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Psychology, Room 2010 Dunton Tower, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Canada
Soc Sci Med 73:1080-7. 2011..To interpret these findings we turned to our observations that indicated that the resilient community was markedly different from the other two in terms of the social capital and developmental assets that it possessed... - Changes in smoking behaviours from late childhood to adolescence: 4 years laterStefania Maggi
Department of Psychology and Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Child Studies, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada
Drug Alcohol Depend 94:251-3. 2008.... - Paternal psychosocial work conditions and mental health outcomes: a case-control studyStefania Maggi
Department of Psychology and Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University, Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Canada
BMC Public Health 8:104. 2008..However, the degree to which parental working conditions may impact on developmental psychopathology has not been thoroughly studied... - Rural-urban migration patterns and mental health diagnoses of adolescents and young adults in British Columbia, Canada: a case-control studyStefania Maggi
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Psychology, Dunton Tower Room 2210, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 4:13. 2010.... - The social determinants of early child development: an overviewStefania Maggi
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
J Paediatr Child Health 46:627-35. 2010..This paper offers an overview of the current state of knowledge of the critical social determinants of child development and the complex ways in which these can influence health trajectories... - Aortic elasticity and size in bicuspid aortic valve syndromeStefano Nistri
Cardiology Service CMSR Veneto Medica, Via Vicenza, 204, Altavilla Vicentina VI, 36077 Vicenza, Italy
Eur Heart J 29:472-9. 2008..To investigate the relation between aortic elastic properties and size in bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs)... - Validity of the ATP III diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome in an elderly Italian Caucasian population: the Italian Longitudinal Study on AgingStefania Maggi
National Research Council, Aging Branch, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy
Atherosclerosis 197:877-82. 2008..Small adjustments in the cut off levels could be suggested for glycaemia (men) and in blood pressure (men and women)... - The impact of psychosocial work conditions on attempted and completed suicide among western Canadian sawmill workersAleck Ostry
The University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Scand J Public Health 35:265-71. 2007..Using a large cohort of western Canadian sawmill workers (n = 28,794), the association between psychosocial work conditions and attempted and completed suicide was investigated... - Changes in smoking behaviors from late childhood to adolescence: insights from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and YouthStefania Maggi
Centre for Early Education and Development Studies, Thompson Rivers University, BC, Canada
Health Psychol 26:232-40. 2007..To examine smoking behaviors in Canadian youth from late childhood to adolescence. By following participants from as young as 10 and 11 years, the authors proposed to identify distinct developmental pathways of smoking acquisition... - Components of the metabolic syndrome and incidence of diabetes in elderly Italians: the Italian Longitudinal Study on AgingMarianna Noale
National Research Council, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova Aging Unit, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
Atherosclerosis 187:385-92. 2006..33-3.17, respectively). This study confirms that the metabolic syndrome (MetS) does not recognize one single underlying factor in an elderly cohort and that the obesity factor is a strong predictor of development of new onset diabetes... - Relationships between leisure-time physical activity, obesity and disability in elderly menVincenzo Di Francesco
Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 17:201-6. 2005..The highest prevalence of reported disability was observed in sedentary subjects with BMI higher than 25 kg/m2... - Are questions from the Italian National Health Survey adequate to measure prevalence of smoking among teensStefania Maggi
Centre for Early Education and Development Studies, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Subst Use Misuse 40:779-88. 2005..We hypothesized that the INHS prevalence estimates of adolescent smoking could be improved by adding questions on smoking behavior... - Predictors of transitions in vitality: the italian longitudinal study on agingNadia Minicuci
CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Section of Padova Aging, c o Clinica Medica 1, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:566-73. 2005..Interventions are warranted to reduce social inequalities, promote adequate body weight, and prevent and treat depressive symptoms... - Prevalence rate and correlates of depressive symptoms in older individuals: the Veneto StudyNadia Minicuci
Center on Aging, National Research Council, Padova, Italy
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M155-61. 2002..Depressive symptoms (DS) are very common in elders, particularly among women, and their prevalence rates vary widely across countries... - Mild to moderate chronic airways disease does not carry an excess risk of cognitive dysfunctionRaffaele Antonelli Incalzil
Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 14:395-401. 2002..Our objective was to assess both the prevalence and main correlates of subclinical cognitive dysfunction in older patients with non-hypoxemic COPD... - The effect of age, weight, and lifestyle factors on calcaneal quantitative ultrasound: the ESOPO studySilvano Adami
Riabilitazione Reumatologica, University of Verona, Ospedale Valeggio, 37067, Verona, Italy
Osteoporos Int 14:198-207. 2003..Risk factors usually associated to BMD as measured by DXA are also associated to calcaneal bone stiffness as measured by QUS, and most risk factors for osteoporosis usually observed in women are equally applicable to men... - Stroke in an elderly population: incidence and impact on survival and daily function. The Italian Longitudinal Study on AgingAntonio Di Carlo
Institute of Neurosciences, Italian National Research Council, Florence, Italy
Cerebrovasc Dis 16:141-50. 2003..Epidemiological data are essential to estimate the burden of stroke. We evaluated stroke incidence in older Italians and the effect of first-ever stroke on survival and activities of daily living (ADL)... - Smoking and adolescence: narratives of identityJoy L Johnson
Nursing and Health Behaviour Research Unit, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Res Nurs Health 26:387-97. 2003..Tobacco control interventions for youth must be designed to respond to and incorporate multiple smoking identities... - Cross-national determinants of quality of life from six longitudinal studies on aging: the CLESA projectNadia Minicuci
National Research Council, Institute of Neuroscience, Aging Unit, Padova, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 15:187-202. 2003..The design of each study is briefly introduced and the methodology leading to the harmonization of the common variables is described... - Predicting mortality in older patients. The VELCA StudyNadia Minicuci
CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Clinical Section on Aging, Padova, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 15:328-35. 2003.... - Risk factors and health determinants in older ItaliansGino Farchi
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 16:3-12. 2004.... - Predictors of mortality: an international comparison of socio-demographic and health characteristics from six longitudinal studies on aging: the CLESA projectMarianna Noale
National Research Council, Institute of Neuroscience, Aging Unit, Padova, Italy
Exp Gerontol 40:89-99. 2005..Our objective is to determine the differential impact of socio-demographic variables, selected diseases, health habits and disability on all-cause mortality, among older people living in five European countries and Israel... - Italian Project on Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease (I.PR.E.A.): study design and methodology of cross-sectional surveyEmanuele Scafato
National Center on Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità ISS, Roma, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 17:29-34. 2005..This is the first systematic prospective study on the preclinical phase of AD in Italy... - Relation between vitamin D, physical performance, and disability in elderly personsMauro Zamboni
Cattedra di Geriatria, Universita di Verona, Verona, Italy
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M7-11. 2002..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between vitamin D, functional status, and disability in a sample of elderly, community-dwelling subjects...