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J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
February 2023
Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie - St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Wien Klin Wochenschr
April 2005
Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Osterreich.
The prevalence of obesity is rising worldwide dramatically, affecting up to 50 percent of the population. The epidemic of obesity leads to a marked increase in the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors characterized by visceral obesity, insulin resistance, low HDL-Cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, and a subclinical proinflammatory state. In the last years, the NCEP and the WHO highlighted and defined the key features of the metabolic syndrome to facilitate the clinical diagnosis and preventive interventions.
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December 2001
Universitätsklinik für HNO, Hals-Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Schweiz.
Up to about 40 years ago, the therapy of large tumors of the oral cavity often resulted in severe disfigurement and dysfunctions. Modern resection and reconstruction techniques now enable tumors of this type to be removed in such a way that virtually normal eating and speech functions are restored and traces of the extensive surgery are barely noticeable in many patients. After rehabilitation, most of these patients seem objectively to have a high quality of life, but it is less clear whether their subjective experience is the same.
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