Bibliometric Assessment of European and Sub-Saharan African Research Output on Poverty-Related and Neglected Infectious Diseases from 2003 to 2011.

Background: The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is a partnership of European and sub-Saharan African countries that aims to accelerate the development of medical interventions against poverty-related diseases (PRDs). A bibliometric analysis was conducted to 1) measure research output from European and African researchers on PRDs, 2) describe collaboration patterns, and 3) assess the citation impact of clinical research funded by EDCTP.

Methodology/principal Findings: Disease-specific research publications were identified in Thomson Reuters Web of Science using search terms in titles, abstracts and keywords.

Sex ratios and the risks of haematological malignancies.

Although the sex of an individual confers one of the greatest of the known risks for contracting leukaemia and lymphomas, very little attention is paid to these risks. It is the purpose of this paper to stimulate further research in this area. The sex rate ratios are presented for the commoner haematological malignancies.

Increasing incidence and descriptive epidemiology of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma in parts of England and Wales.

Introduction: The incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) arising from extranodal tissue has been reported to be increasing in Western countries and yet the epidemiology of this heterogeneous disease has been poorly described.

Patients And Methods: : Cases of extranodal NHL were reported to a specialist population-based registry covering neoplastic hematological conditions in parts of England and Wales from 1986 to 1993.

Results: Nearly one third of all NHL, 3556 cases, were extranodal in origin giving a world standardised incidence rate of 1.