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Hajo Zeeb

Prof. f. Epidemiologie, Leibniz-Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS & …
Verified email at bips.uni-bremen.de
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[HTML][HTML] Awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among school-going adolescents in Europe: a systematic review of published literature

FN Samkange-Zeeb, L Spallek, H Zeeb - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health problem
affecting mostly young people, not only in developing, but also in developed countries. We …

Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review

S Muellmann, S Forberger, T Möllers, E Bröring… - Preventive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Regular physical activity (PA) is central to healthy ageing. However, only a minority of older
adults currently meet the WHO-recommended PA levels. The aim of this systematic review is …

[HTML][HTML] Traffic noise and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Hegewald, M Schubert, A Freiberg… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent evidence suggests that traffic noise may negatively impact mental health. However,
existing systematic reviews provide an incomplete overview of the effects of all traffic noise …

Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 32 cancer groups, 1990 to …

C Fitzmaurice, C Allen, RM Barber, L Barregard… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Current estimates on
the burden of cancer are needed for cancer control planning. Objective To estimate …

International trends in the incidence of malignant melanoma 1953–2008—are recent generations at higher or lower risk?

F Erdmann, J Lortet‐Tieulent, J Schüz… - … journal of cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma has steadily increased over the past 50
years in predominately fair‐skinned populations. This increase is reported to have leveled …

[BOOK][B] WHO handbook on indoor radon: a public health perspective

H Zeeb, F Shannoun, World Health Organization - 2009 - apps.who.int
Radon is the second cause of lung cancer in the general population, after smoking.
Epidemiological studies have provided convincing evidence of an association between …

Low overall mortality of Turkish residents in Germany persists and extends into a second generation: merely a healthy migrant effect?

O Razum, H Zeeb, HS Akgün… - Tropical Medicine & …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Summaryobjective To test the hypothesis that as a minority with lower socio‐economic
status, Turkish residents in Germany might experience a higher mortality than Germans …

[HTML][HTML] What do we have to know from migrants' past exposures to understand their health status? a life course approach

J Spallek, H Zeeb, O Razum - Emerging themes in epidemiology, 2011 - Springer
Empirical findings show that morbidity and mortality risks of migrants can differ considerably
from those of populations in the host countries. However, while several explanatory models …

The 'healthy migrant effect'–not merely a fallacy of inaccurate denominator figures

O Razum, H Zeeb, S Rohrmann - International journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
No. of individuals in panel 3851 [18 624] 3833 [16 710] Median No. of years in panel 8 [8] 8
[7] Total person-years contributed 30 612 [141 875] 30 063 [121 903] Number of deaths 67 …

[HTML][HTML] Albinism in Africa as a public health issue

ES Hong, H Zeeb, MH Repacholi - BMC public health, 2006 - Springer
Background Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetically inherited autosomal recessive
condition and OCA2, tyrosine-positive albinism, is the most prevalent type found throughout …