The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project (2010)
D'Ippoliti, Daniela, Michelozzi, Paola, Marino, Claudia, De'Donato, Francesca, Menne, Bettina, Katsouyanni, Klea, ...
Abstract Background The present study aimed at developing a standardized heat wave definition to estimate and compare the impact on mortality by gender, age and death causes in Europe during summers...
Faustini, Annunziata, Colais, Paola, Fabrizi, Emanuele, Bargagli, Anna, Davoli, Marina, Di Lallo, Domenico, ...
Abstract Background Concerns about the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are due to the high risk of chronic liver disease and poor treatment efficacy. Synthesizing evidence from multiple data sources is...
Maria P Fantini, Elisa Stivanello, Brunella Frammartino, Anna P Barone, Danilo Fusco, Laura Dallolio, ...
Research article Risk adjustment for inter-hospital comparison of primary cesarean section rates: need, validity and parsimony
Thirty-day mortality after AMI: effect modification by gender in outcome studies (2010)
Rosato, Stefano, Seccareccia, Fulvia, DErrigo, Paola, Fusco, Danilo, Maraschini, Alice, Badoni, Gabriella, ...
Background: Possible effect modifiers are often considered as confounders when applying pre-defined risk-adjustment models. The aim was to provide evidence of effect modification by gender in...
Paola Michelozzi, Anna Maria Bargagli, Daniela D’Ippoliti, Manuela De Sario, Claudia Marino, ...
Since 2004, the Italian Department for Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health have implemented a national program for the prevention of heat-health effects during summer, which to-date includes...
Porta, Daniela, Milani, Simona, Lazzarino, Antonio I, Perucci, Carlo A, Forastiere, Francesco
Abstract Background Management of solid waste (mainly landfills and incineration) releases a number of toxic substances, most in small quantities and at extremely low levels. Because of the wide...
Agabiti, Nera, Pirani, Monica, Schifano, Patrizia, Cesaroni, Giulia, Davoli, Marina, Bisanti, Luigi, ...
Abstract Background A relationship between quality of primary health care and preventable hospitalizations has been described in the US, especially among the elderly. In Europe, there has been a...
Schifano, Patrizia, Cappai, Giovanna, De Sario, Manuela, Michelozzi, Paola, Marino, Claudia, Bargagli, Anna, ...
Abstract Background Few studies have identified specific factors that increase mortality during heat waves. This study investigated socio-demographic characteristics and pre-existing medical...
Schifano, Patrizia, Marinacci, Chiara, Cesaroni, Giulia, Belleudi, Valeria, Caranci, Nicola, Russo, Antonio, ...
Abstract Background The inverse association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health has been extensively explored in Italy; however few studies have been carried out on the relationship...
Vecchi, Simona, Belleudi, Valeria, Amato, Laura, Davoli, Marina, Perucci, Carlo A
Abstract Background Data from scientific literature show that about 63% of abstracts presented at biomedical conferences will be published in full. Some studies have indicated that full publication...
Socioeconomic status and hospitalization in the very old: a retrospective study (2007)
Antonelli-Incalzi, Raffaele, Ancona, Carla, Forastiere, Francesco, Belleudi, Valeria, Corsonello, Andrea, Perucci, Carlo A
Abstract Background Socioeconomic status could affect the demand for hospital care. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of age, socioeconomic status and comorbidity on acute hospital...
D'Errigo, Paola, Tosti, Maria E, Fusco, Danilo, Perucci, Carlo A, Seccareccia, Fulvia
Abstract Background Hierarchical modelling represents a statistical method used to analyze nested data, as those concerning patients afferent to different hospitals. Aim of this paper is to build a...
Mats Rosenlund, Francesco Forastiere, Massimo Stafoggia, Daniela Porta, Mara Perucci, Andrea Ranzi, ...
Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...
Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...
BMC Medical Research Methodology (2007)
Biomed Central, Maria E Tosti, Danilo Fusco, Carlo A Perucci
Research article Use of hierarchical models to evaluate performance of cardiac surgery centres in the Italian CABG outcome study
Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome: changes from 1990 to 2001 (2006)
Cesaroni, Giulia, Agabiti, Nera, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A
Abstract Background While socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have widened in many countries, evidence of social differentials is scarce in Southern Europe. We studied temporal changes in...
Fantini, Maria P, Stivanello, Elisa, Frammartino, Brunella, Barone, Anna P, Fusco, Danilo, Dallolio, Laura, ...
Abstract Background Cesarean section rates is often used as an indicator of quality of care in maternity hospitals. The assumption is that lower rates reflect in developed countries more appropriate...
Peters, Annette, Von Klot, Stephanie, Berglind, Niklas, Hörmann, Allmut, Löwel, Hannelore, Nyberg, Fredrik, ...
Abstract Background Short-term fluctuations of ambient air pollution have been associated with exacerbation of cardiovascular disease. A multi-city study was designed to assess the probability of...
Schifano, Patrizia, Papini, Paolo, Agabiti, Nera, Scarinci, Marina, Borgia, Piero, Perucci, Carlo A
Abstract Background Administrative data can serve as an easily available source for epidemiological and evaluation studies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of hospital administrative...
Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...
Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...
Drug-related mortality and its impact on adult mortality in eight European countries (2006)
Bargagli, Anna Maria, Hickman, Matthew, Davoli, Marina, Perucci, Carlo A., Schifano, Patrizia, Buster, Marcel, ...
Objective: To estimate the mortality rates from drug-related deaths and other causes among problem drug users and population attributable risk of death due to opiate use in eight study sites in...
Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...
Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...
Income inequality and mortality in Italy (2005)
Materia, Enrico, Cacciani, Laura, Bugarini, Giulio, Cesaroni, Giulia, Davoli, Marina, Mirale, Maria Paola, ...
Background: The relationship between income inequality and health remains controversial in terms of whether or not it exists and, if so, its extent and the mechanisms involved. This study examines...
Drug-related mortality and its impact on adult mortality in eight European countries (2005)
Bargagli, Anna Maria, Hickman, Matthew, Davoli, Marina, Perucci, Carlo A., Schifano, Patrizia, Buster, Marcel, ...
Objective: To estimate the mortality rates from drug-related deaths and other causes among problem drug users and population attributable risk of death due to opiate use in eight study sites in...
Income inequality and mortality in Italy (2005)
Materia, Enrico, Cacciani, Laura, Bugarini, Giulio, Cesaroni, Giulia, Davoli, Marina, Mirale, Maria Paola, ...
Background: The relationship between income inequality and health remains controversial in terms of whether or not it exists and, if so, its extent and the mechanisms involved. This study examines...
Income inequality and mortality in Italy (2005)
Materia, Enrico, Cacciani, Laura, Bugarini, Giulio, Cesaroni, Giulia, Davoli, Marina, Mirale, Maria Paola, ...
Background: The relationship between income inequality and health remains controversial in terms of whether or not it exists and, if so, its extent and the mechanisms involved. This study examines...
Drug-related mortality and its impact on adult mortality in eight European countries (2005)
Bargagli, Anna Maria, Hickman, Matthew, Davoli, Marina, Perucci, Carlo A., Schifano, Patrizia, Buster, Marcel, ...
Objective: To estimate the mortality rates from drug-related deaths and other causes among problem drug users and population attributable risk of death due to opiate use in eight study sites in...
Ancona, Carla, Arcà, Massimo, Saitto, Carlo, Agabiti, Nera, Fusco, Danilo, Tancioni, Valeria, ...
Abstract Background Direct admission to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on hospital arrival can be considered as a good proxy for adequate management in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as...
Diabetes management by hospital-affiliated diabetes centres in Lazio, Italy (2004)
Petrelli, Alessio, Saitto, Carlo, Arcà, Massimo, Perucci, Carlo A.
Background: In Italy, diabetes centres are considered to provide adequate care but little is known about their performance. Methods: Inpatient and outpatient administrative databases were used to...
Porta, Daniela, Perucci, Carlo A., Forastiere, Francesco, De Luca, Assunta
Background: After the introduction of the highly active antiretroviral therapies, data from AIDS surveillance systems are less useful to describe the HIV epidemic, while HIV surveillance could give...
Carla Ancona, Massimo Arcà, Carlo Saitto, Nera Agabiti, Danilo Fusco, Valeria Tancioni, ...
Research article Differences in access to coronary care unit among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Rome: old, ill, and poor people hold the burden of inefficiency
Silicosis and Lung Function Decrements among Female Ceramic Workers in Italy (2002)
Forastiere, Francesco, Goldsmith, David F., Sperati, Alessandra, Rapiti, Elisabetta, Miceli, Maria, Cavariani, Fulvio, ...
It is well known that male ceramic workers have elevated risks of chronic silicosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether female ceramic workers also have an increased risk of silicosis...
Adult and Childhood Leukemia near a High-Power Radio Station in Rome, Italy (2002)
Michelozzi, Paola, Capon, Alessandra, Kirchmayer, Ursula, Forastiere, Francesco, Biggeri, Annibale, Barca, Alessandra, ...
Some recent epidemiologic studies suggest an association between lymphatic and hematopoietic cancers and residential exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) generated...
BORGIA, PIERO, SPADEA, TERESA, PERUCCI, CARLO A., DE PASCALI, VALERIA, FANO, VALERIA, SCHIFANO, PATRIZIA, ...
Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of a large-scale, school-based, teacher-delivered campaign for the prevention of HIV infection. Methods: 46 junior and senior high schools in the Lazio...
Dell'Orco, Valerio, Forastiere, Francesco, Agabiti, Nera, Corbo, Giuseppe M., Pistelli, Riccarcdo, Pacifici, Roberta, ...
The study examines the role of several potential predictors of urinary cotinine levels in a cross-sectional sample of 1,072 nonsmoking children and adolescents in Latium, Italy, during 1990–1991....
DAVOLI, MARINA, PERUCCI, CARLO A, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, DOYLE, PAT, RAPITI, ELISABETTA, ZACCARELLI, MAURO, ...
Overdose mortality is the major adverse health effect of drug injection. The potential determinants of overdose death are poorly understood; the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for...
DAVOLI, MARINA, PERUCCI, CARLO A, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, DOYLE, PAT, RAPITI, ELISABETTA, ZACCARELLI, MAURO, ...
Effects of Environment and Passive Smoking on the Respiratory Health of Children (1992)
FORASTIÉRE, FRANCESCO, CORBO, GIUSEPPE M, MICHELOZZI, PAOLA, PISTELLI, RICCARDO, AGABITI, NERA, BRANCATO, GIOVANNA, ...
Forasti�re F (Epidemiologic Unit, Latium Regional Health Authority, Via Santa Costanza 53, 00198, Rome, Italy) Corbo G M, Michelozzi P, Pistelli R, Agabiti N, Brancato G, Ciappi G and Perucci C A....
Health policies on drug dependence must be based on scientific evidence
Davoli, Marina, Ferri, Marica, Perucci, Carlo A, Liberati, Alessandro
Fantini, Maria P, Stivanello, Elisa, Frammartino, Brunella, Barone, Anna P, Fusco, Danilo, Dallolio, Laura, ...
Peters, Annette, Von Klot, Stephanie, Berglind, Niklas, Hörmann, Allmut, Löwel, Hannelore, Nyberg, Fredrik, ...
Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome: changes from 1990 to 2001
Cesaroni, Giulia, Agabiti, Nera, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A
Bertollini and Colleagues Respond
Bertollini, Roberto, Lallo, Domenico Di, Spadea, Teresa, Perucci, Carlo A.
Health policies on drug dependence must be based on scientific evidence
Davoli, Marina, Ferri, Marica, Perucci, Carlo A, Liberati, Alessandro
Fantini, Maria P, Stivanello, Elisa, Frammartino, Brunella, Barone, Anna P, Fusco, Danilo, Dallolio, Laura, ...
Peters, Annette, Von Klot, Stephanie, Berglind, Niklas, Hörmann, Allmut, Löwel, Hannelore, Nyberg, Fredrik, ...
Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome: changes from 1990 to 2001
Cesaroni, Giulia, Agabiti, Nera, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A
Bertollini and Colleagues Respond
Bertollini, Roberto, Lallo, Domenico Di, Spadea, Teresa, Perucci, Carlo A.
Rückerl, Regina, Greven, Sonja, Ljungman, Petter, Aalto, Pasi, Antoniades, Charalambos, Bellander, Tom, ...
Socioeconomic status and hospitalization in the very old: a retrospective study
Antonelli-Incalzi, Raffaele, Ancona, Carla, Forastiere, Francesco, Belleudi, Valeria, Corsonello, Andrea, Perucci, Carlo A
Picciotto, Sally, Forastiere, Francesco, Stafoggia, Massimo, D'Ippoliti, Daniela, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A
Temperature and summer mortality: geographical and temporal variations in four Italian cities
Michelozzi, Paola, De Sario, Manuela, Accetta, Gabriele, De'Donato, Francesca, Kirchmayer, Ursula, D'Ovidio, Mariangela, ...
Schifano, Patrizia, Marinacci, Chiara, Cesaroni, Giulia, Belleudi, Valeria, Caranci, Nicola, Russo, Antonio, ...
Susceptibility to heat wave-related mortality: a follow-up study of a cohort of elderly in Rome
Schifano, Patrizia, Cappai, Giovanna, De Sario, Manuela, Michelozzi, Paola, Marino, Claudia, Bargagli, Anna Maria, ...
Agabiti, Nera, Pirani, Monica, Schifano, Patrizia, Cesaroni, Giulia, Davoli, Marina, Bisanti, Luigi, ...
Faustini, Annunziata, Colais, Paola, Fabrizi, Emanuele, Bargagli, Anna Maria, Davoli, Marina, Di Lallo, Domenico, ...
Surveillance of Summer Mortality and Preparedness to Reduce the Health Impact of Heat Waves in Italy
Michelozzi, Paola, De’ Donato, Francesca K., Bargagli, Anna Maria, D’Ippoliti, Daniela, De Sario, Manuela, Marino, Claudia, ...
Since 2004, the Italian Department for Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health have implemented a national program for the prevention of heat-health effects during summer, which to-date includes...