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Dec 31, 2008 - ANS2000 which is an ECG monitor and respiration pacer ...... make the agent less infectious. ...... some limitations of monitoring networks.
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SELF-REPORTED DIABETES AND MORTALITY IN A PROSPECTIVE CHINESE ELDERLY COHORT STUDY IN HONG KONG. *Chen Shen, C Mary Schooling, Wai Man Chan, Siu Yin Lee, Tai Hing Lam, Gabriel M Leung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)

ALCOHOL USE AND DEATH FROM RESPIRATORY DISEASES: A PROSPECTIVE CHINESE ELDERLY COHORT STUDY. *Chen Shen, C Mary Schooling, Wai Man Chan, Siu Yin Lee, Ping Sum Ng, Tai Hing Lam (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China) In Western settings, moderate alcohol use is associated with a lower risk of death from respiratory diseases. However, moderate alcohol use is socially patterned, making this association vulnerable to contextual biases. Evidence from other contexts where the typical drinking pattern is different may clarify such observations. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used to assess the adjusted associations of alcohol use (never, occasional social (