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Species | A PfahlbergSummaryAffiliation: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Country: Germany Publications
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[Ultraviolet exposure in childhood and in adulthood: which life period modifies the risk of melanoma more substantially?]A Pfahlberg
Institut für Medizininformatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg
Soz Praventivmed 45:119-24. 2000..The study does therefore provide no supporting evidence for the presence of "critical period" during childhood in which a higher melanoma risk due to sunburns has been suggested by other studies...- Timing of excessive ultraviolet radiation and melanoma: epidemiology does not support the existence of a critical period of high susceptibility to solar ultraviolet radiation- induced melanomaA Pfahlberg
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Waldstrasse 6, D 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Br J Dermatol 144:471-5. 2001..Objective To compare the increase in melanoma risk due to excessive UV radiation between different periods in life... - Monitoring of nevus density in children as a method to detect shifts in melanoma risk in the populationA Pfahlberg
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Prev Med 38:382-7. 2004..Secular trends of childhood UV exposure could thus be indirectly monitored by repeated standardized surveys assessing nevus density in children, such as the "childhood monitoring of nevus density (CMONDE-Study)"... - [Monitoring of naevus density--an approximate marker of previous UV exposure--in children at school enrollment as a method to detect shifts in melanoma risk in the population]W Uter
Institut für Medizininformatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie der Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen
Gesundheitswesen 64:165-9. 2002..Secular trends of childhood UV exposure - e. g., due to intervention programmes - can be monitored by repeated, standardised cross-sectional studies assessing naevus density in children... 
[Contact allergy to topical ophthalmological drugs - epidemiological risk assessment]W Uter
Institut für Medizininformatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 226:48-53. 2009..As yet, the assessment of the CA-eliciting risk has been based on clinical data alone, while a valid epidemiological risk assessment is lacking...- Outdoor work and skin cancer incidence: a registry-based study in BavariaM Radespiel-Troger
Population Based Cancer Registry Bavaria, Registration Office, Erlangen, Germany
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 82:357-63. 2009.... - Allergic contact dermatitis to topical drugs--epidemiological risk assessmentC A Menezes de Pádua
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:813-21. 2008.... - Contact allergy to neomycin sulfate: results of a multifactorial analysisC A Menezes de Pádua
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 14:725-33. 2005.... - The impact of meteorological conditions on patch test results with 12 standard series allergens (fragrances, biocides, topical ingredients)W Uter
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Br J Dermatol 158:734-9. 2008..Fluctuating irritability of the skin induced by low ambient temperature and humidity may compromise the reproducibility of patch testing... - Inter-relation between variables determining constitutional UV sensitivity in Caucasian childrenW Uter
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 20:9-13. 2004..We assessed the pattern of association among these factors to construct a summary measure reflecting constitutional UV sensitivity in a simple one-dimensional score with sufficient discriminating power... - A comparison of patterns of sun protection during beach holidays and everyday outdoor activities in a population sample of young German childrenJ Li
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Br J Dermatol 166:803-10. 2012..Little is known about the comparison between these different settings... - A multifactorial analysis of concurrent patch-test reactions to nickel, cobalt, and chromateJ Hegewald
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, , Erlangen, Germany
Allergy 60:372-8. 2005..Hence, not only coupled exposure, but also individual susceptibility may be responsible for concurrent reactions to metals in man... - Risk factors for contact allergy to nickel - results of a multifactorial analysisW Uter
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nurnberg, Germany
Contact Dermatitis 48:33-8. 2003..In conclusion, our multifactorial analysis was able to quantify the impact of established risk factors and additionally address other, e.g. occupational, factors yet unidentified... - Effectiveness of skin protection measures in prevention of occupational hand eczema: results of a prospective randomized controlled trial over a follow-up period of 1 yearB Kütting
Institute and Outpatient Clinic of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, D 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Br J Dermatol 162:362-70. 2010..We recently found a very low adherence to a generally recommended skin protection regimen in a sample of 1355 metalworkers... - Sunscreen use and melanoma: a case of evidence-based prevention?Olaf Gefeller
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Waldstrasse 6, D 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 18:153-6; discussion 156. 2002..A preventive effect of sunscreens on melanoma development is still subject of intense discussion. The practical consequences for changes in public health campaigns are neglected in this debate... - Association between infections and signs and symptoms of 'atopic' hypersensitivity--results of a cross-sectional survey among first-year university students in Germany and SpainW Uter
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, , Erlangen, Germany
Allergy 58:580-4. 2003..The observation of a decreased risk in persons vaccinated against hepatitis B warrants further, prospective investigation... - Retrospective interactive rigid fusion of (18)F-FDG-PET and CT. Additional diagnostic information in melanoma patientsW Römer
Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg, Krankenhausstr 12, 91054 Erlangen
Nuklearmedizin 45:88-95. 2006..For this purpose, routine PET and CT scans of patients with metastases from malignant melanoma were used... - [Anatomical accuracy of lesion localization. Retrospective interactive rigid image registration between 18F-FDG-PET and X-ray CT]A Nömayr
Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, University of Erlangen Nurnberg, Krankenhausstr 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Nuklearmedizin 44:149-55. 2005.... - Attenuation correction of SPECT images based on separately performed CT: Effect on the measurement of regional uptake valuesW Römer
Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg, Krankenhausstr 12, 91054 Erlangen
Nuklearmedizin 44:20-8. 2005..This study evaluates the effect of this CT-based attenuation correction on indium-111-pentetreotide-SPECT images... 
Fcgamma receptor IIa, IIIa, and IIIb polymorphisms in German patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: association with clinical symptomsK Manger
Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
Ann Rheum Dis 61:786-92. 2002..Several studies have identified polymorphisms of receptors for the Fc fragment of IgG (FcgammaR) as genetic factors influencing susceptibility to disease or disease course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...- The effects of joint misclassification of exposure and disease on the attributable riskC Vogel
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Stat Med 24:1881-96. 2005.... - Assessing skin pigmentation in epidemiological studies: The reliability of measurements under different conditionsW Uter
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Skin Res Technol 19:100-6. 2013.... - Flexible modeling of malignant melanoma survivalK T Eckel
Institut für Medizininformatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg, Waldstr 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Methods Inf Med 47:47-55. 2008..Both a random forest type algorithm for censored data as well as a model combination of the proportional hazards model with recursive partitioning are investigated... - Definition of risk factors for death, end stage renal disease, and thromboembolic events in a monocentric cohort of 338 patients with systemic lupus erythematosusK Manger
Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
Ann Rheum Dis 61:1065-70. 2002..6% (five year) in the Erlangen cohort, but it is nearly three times as high as in an age and sex matched control population. Reasons for death are mainly cardiovascular diseases (37%) and infections (29%)... - Impact of vaccinations and infectious diseases on the risk of melanoma--evaluation of an EORTC case-control studyB Krone
Department of Virology, , Germany
Eur J Cancer 39:2372-8. 2003..In view of the termination of vaccinations with vaccinia in all countries and of BCG in many of them, these findings call for a re-evaluation of vaccination strategies... - Prior immunisation of patients with malignant melanoma with vaccinia or BCG is associated with better survival. An European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer cohort study on 542 patientsK F Kölmel
Department of Dermatology, University of Gottingen, von Siebold Str 3, D 37075 Gottingen, Germany
Eur J Cancer 41:118-25. 2005..BCG vaccination seems to have a similar, although weaker, effect. The underlying immune mechanisms involved remain to be determined... - Respiratory symptoms and diseases among workers in the soft tissue producing industryT Kraus
Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational Medicine, University Hospital, Aachen University of Technology, Germany
Occup Environ Med 59:830-5. 2002..To correlate the prevalence of respiratory tract symptoms and diseases with dust and fibre exposure in the soft tissue industry in Germany... - Double-smoothing in kernel hazard rate estimationR Weibbach
Institut für Wirtschafts und Sozialstatistik, Fachbereich Statistik, Universitat Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
Methods Inf Med 47:167-73. 2008..The decision about the type of smoothing parameter is critical for performance in practice. In this paper, we study data-adaptive smoothing... - Efficiency of a minicourse in radiation reducing techniques: a pilot initiative to encourage less irradiating cardiological interventional techniques (ELICIT)E Kuon
Heart 91:1221-2. 2005