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Patient-assessed outcomes in Swedish and Egyptian men undergoing radical cystectomy and orthotopic bladder substitution--a prospective comparative study.

OBJECTIVES: To compare two patient populations with assumed cultural differences undergoing radical cystectomy and orthotopic bladder substitution to determine whether these translate into differences in the answers to self-report instruments. METHODS: The questionnaires Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bladder Cancer (FACT-BL), consisting of a general version (FACT-G) and a bladder cancer

The genera Metalorryia and Tydeus (Acari : Prostigmata : Tydeidae), new and unrecorded species from south Sweden

Six tydeid mite species assigned to two genera are described and illustrated: Metalorryia anchisi n. sp. and Tydeus onestiae n. sp. from mosses, lichens and decaying wood; Tydeus belfiori n. sp. and T. armindae n. sp. from lichens and bark of old apple trees; Tydeus ramiri n. sp. from lichens and mosses of Pinus and Sphagnum moss on the ground; and Tydeus serpettae n. sp. from mosses on stones nea

Free testosterone is an independent predictor of BMD and prevalent fractures in elderly men: MrOS Sweden

Timing and speed of migration in male, female and juvenile Ospreys Pandion haliaetus between Sweden and Africa as revealed by field observations, radar and satellite tracking

Alcohol involvement in Swedish University freshmen related to gender, age, serious relationship and family history of alcohol problems.

Population-based screening for prostate cancer by measuring free and total serum prostate-specific antigen in Sweden

Occurrence of varved lake sediment sequences in Varmland, west central Sweden: lake characteristics, varve chronology and AMS radiocarbon dating

Rapid hydrological changes during the Holocene revealed by stable isotope records of lacustrine carbonates from Lake Igelsjon, southern Sweden

Accrual rate-limiting factors in a Swedish randomised ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) trial - a demographic study

In the last two decades the introduction of mammographic screening in the Western world has increased the number of diagnosed ductal carcinomas in situ (DCIS) considerably. In situ carcinoma of the breast is considered a heterogeneous disease, the natural history of which is not well known. Thus, appropriate treatment needs to be established. For this reason, a randomised trial studying the effect

Calculation of geomagnetically induced currents in the 400 kV power grid in southern Sweden

The Swedish rectal cancer registry

Atmospheric mercury near a chlor-alkali plant in Sweden

Age of SERPINA1 gene PI Z mutation: Swedish and Latvian population analysis

Alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency, one of the most common inborn errors of metabolism in Caucasians, is characterized by a low serum concentration of A1AT and a high risk of pulmonary emphysema and liver disease. The allelic frequency for the most common protease inhibitor (PI) Z mutation in the SERPINA1 gene is 2-5% in Caucasians of European descent. The objective of our study was to estimate

Does hormone therapy increase allergic reactions and upper gastrointestinal problems?; Results from a population-based study of Swedish woman. The women's health in the Lund area (WHILA) study.

A review of fungus gnats in the tribe exechiini (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the J. W. Zetterstedt collection at the museum of zoology in Lund, Sweden

Intermarriage and Immigrant Integration in Sweden An Exploratory Analysis

Risks of Rheumatic Diseases in First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in Sweden

Late Ordovician (Hirnantian) depositional pattern and sea-level change in shallow marine to shoreface cycles in central Sweden

Polychlorinated biphenyls in blood plasma among Swedish female fish consumers in relation to time to pregnancy

Stress and health among women and men in a Swedish telecom company