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221. [BIPS Project] Intrinsic radiation sensitivity: Identification of biological and epidemiological long-term effects; Subproject C with the case-control study ‘Cancer in childhood and molecular epidemiology’

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Date: 01-09-15

Radiation and chemotherapy of primary neoplasms are the only established risk factors for sequelae neoplasms after childhood cancer. In addition, some observational studies indicate an association…

222. [BIPS Project] An evaluation of the implementation and health effects of the health promotion program "JolinchenKids - Fit and healthy in daycare" at 68 daycare facilities in Germany

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Date: 17-12-15

In the ‚JOKITA’-study, implementation and effects of a program for health promotion (developed by the AOK health insurance) on weight development, diet, physical activity behavior, and mental…

223. [BIPS Project] Environmental and behavioral interventions for the prevention of childhood overweight - Development of a system for documentation and evaluation

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Date: 01-02-16

The ‚DEVACHECK’-project is funded by the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA). The focus of this study lies on interventions for the prevention of childhood overweight targeting the environment…

224. [BIPS Project] Gender, time use and health among the elderly in contemporary welfare states

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Date: 01-03-16

In almost all industrialised countries, women live longer than men, paradoxically, they report poorer health and more physical limitation. The most widely cited explanations for this health-survival…

225. [BIPS Project] Malnutrition in the elderly Knowledge Hub

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Date: 01-04-16

The Joint Action “Malnutrition in the Elderly Knowledge Hub” is part of the Strategic Research Agenda of the Joint Programming Initiative “A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life”. Objectives of the…

226. [BIPS Project] Identification of typical domains of physcial activity in 2-10 years old children

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Date: 01-11-16

The promotion of physical activity is an important element in the prevention of childhood overweight and childhood obesity. However, overweight interventions aimed at behavioral change have shown…

227. [BIPS Project] Longitudinal analysis on the medical and psychotherapeutic treatment of ADHD children using secondary data

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Date: 01-11-16

The therapeutic strategies to treat ADHD in children and adolescents are diverse. In addition to medication, they include psychotherapeutic interventions and in particular cognitive behavior therapy,…

228. [BIPS Project] Use of routine data for pharmacovigilance in Germany: Method development and initial applications

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Date: 01-01-17

Adverse drug events are one of the most frequent causes of death. There are market withdrawals for pharmaceutical products from time to time, because severe side effects were not recognized before…

229. [BIPS Project] Respondent driven sampling as a new method for recruiting vulnerable population groups

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Date: 01-01-17

Persons with a migration background are often underrepresented in health studies using standard recruitment methods. Such a selective sample composition may seriously distort investigations on the…

230. [BIPS Project] Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in Germany: Current status and future concepts (KOL-OPT)

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Date: 01-02-17

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Germany. In most cases, colorectal cancer develops over a long period of time from precancerous lesions which can be removed during a…