Chronic handicaps and social integration in the aged. Results from the Somipops health survey (Publications)
Findings of the first Swiss health Survey Somipops are presented. The percentage of long-term disability as well as the number of disabilities per person increases with age. On the other hand social a
Varices, a true disease? (Publications)
There is little agreement on the real prevalence and significance of varices of the lower limbs. The discrepancies between the data produced by the various studies are attributable to several factors,
Epidemiology of arterial occlusive disease. Peculiarities in advanced age (Publications)
Based on data of the Basle Study and on a trial of 225 patients with acute arterial occlusion, findings of frequency and the fate of patients with OPAD are presented. The prevalence of asymptomatic OP