Angles of incidence

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as unexpected death due to a cardiac disease, in a patient with or without known cardiac disease and which occurs within 1 hour from the appea...

This section provides key knowledge on the pathogenesis and natural history of epididymitis and scrotal abscess, as well as providing a framework for the assessment, investigation,...

Testicular cancer is a rare cancer in the general population, but is the most common neoplasm among young men in many countries. It has one of the highest heritabilities of all can...

Keratinocyte cancers (KC) include basal and squamous cell carcinomas that arise from keratinocytes or their precursors. KCs are the most common malignancies in humans. Basal cell c...

This chapter presents an introduction to factors in the development of psychiatric epidemics, as further discussed in the following chapter. It briefly discusses diagnostic fads in...

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in men. Data from epidemiological studies conducted in several countries suggest that the prevalence and incidence of gout have ri...

This volume describes the findings of a longitudinal, birth cohort study of juvenile delinquency in Puerto Rico. Carried out under the auspices of the Puerto Rican Senate's Special...

In any given year, 10 percent of the population - or about 21 million people - suffers from a depressive disorder. Most do not seek professional help although the great majority co...