Hospitalizations due to heart failure: major differences between East and West Germany even 30 years after reunification
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DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0954
Abstract: Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common diseases in the adult population with a prevalence of about 4% and a steady increase due to demographic and medical developments. In Germany, it is the… read more here.
Keywords: east west; heart; germany; increase ... See more keywords
Medical Surveillance and Medical Confidentiality in an Age of Transition: The Debate over Cancer Registration in West Germany
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DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkz067
Abstract: In the 1970s, cancer registries emerged as an essential tool in West Germany’s efforts to control cancer. However, they assumed this new importance at the very moment when the West German public was becoming increasingly… read more here.
Keywords: cancer registration; debate; cancer; west germany ... See more keywords
Reservoir‐Driven Heterogeneous Distribution of Recorded Human Puumala virus Cases in South‐West Germany
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12319
Abstract: Endemic regions for Puumala virus (PUUV) are located in the most affected federal state Baden‐Wuerttemberg, South‐West Germany, where high numbers of notified human hantavirus disease cases have been occurring for a long time. The distribution… read more here.
Keywords: puuv; west germany; south west; puumala virus ... See more keywords
Building Domestic Support for West Germany's Integration into NATO, 1953–1955
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DOI: 10.1162/jcws_a_00941
Abstract: Konrad Adenauer's government in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) engaged in a large-scale media campaign to create political consent for the FRG's integration into the West, a policy that rested to a large extent… read more here.
Keywords: building domestic; integration; west germany; support west ... See more keywords
Does a narcissism epidemic exist in modern western societies? Comparing narcissism and self-esteem in East and West Germany
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188287
Abstract: Narcissism scores are higher in individualistic cultures compared with more collectivistic cultures. However, the impact of sociocultural factors on narcissism and self-esteem has not been well described. Germany was formerly divided into two different social… read more here.
Keywords: narcissism; age; narcissism self; west germany ... See more keywords
Tutankhamun in West Germany, 1980–81
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DOI: 10.1525/rep.2018.141.1.39
Abstract: This essay tells the diplomatic history of the Treasures of Tutankhamun touring exhibition, the most successful exhibition of all time, and its engagement in West Germany. It argues that the exhibition ascribed an ambassadorial role… read more here.
Keywords: tutankhamun west; germany 1980; exhibition; west germany ... See more keywords
Adverse childhood experiences growing up in East or West Germany or abroad
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.908668
Abstract: Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of 18. The term encompasses various adverse childhood experiences, e.g., physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, physical and psychological neglect, and family… read more here.
Keywords: west germany; east west; adverse childhood; childhood experiences ... See more keywords
Psychological and Socio-Economical Determinants of Health: The Case of Inner German Migration
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.691680
Abstract: A substantial body of research has shown worse health conditions for East- vs. West-Germany in the wake of reunification. In the present study, we investigate how these differences between the two formerly divided regions developed… read more here.
Keywords: research; stayed east; west germany; migration ... See more keywords