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A Klinger

Publications and source records attributed to A Klinger.

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PubMed1989

Health and living conditions of centenarians in Hungary.

Demographic data of 218 centenarians in Hungary were collected, and 123 were examined by a medical team. This data showed that the centenarians are from families with a history of longevity. A larger proportion of the centenarians live in the capital, Budapest, than in the rural areas. The centenarians are mostly manual workers (rural) and nonmanual workers. Most of them live with their families. The centenarians are healthier than the general population, drug consumption is low, and they have good adaptative abilities. We compared the clinical laboratory findings of the centenarians with that of 60-80 year olds. Though age-related changes were present in the centenarians, these age-related biological changes did not hinder them from reaching very old age. Finally, we found a few differences in the immunological, clinical laboratory, and morphological profiles of this population. We anticipate more extensive elaboration on this data in future publications.

Aged↗
PubMed1988

Elevated cerebellar glucose metabolism in microvascular white matter disease: normal aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Young normal, elderly, and clinically diagnosed Alzheimer disease subjects who had undergone positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) examinations were studied to determine the effect of periventricular white matter lesions on cerebellar glucose metabolic rates. PET-determined cerebellar metabolic rates were elevated in subjects with periventricular white matter lesions. These results suggest the cautious use of cortical-to-cerebellar ratios in future PET or single-photon-emission CT (SPECT) studies.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

[Hungary's retirement life table, 1984].

"Multivariate tables [for Hungary] present mortality and retirement of [the economically] active male and female subpopulations as well as the mortality order of [the] retired population postulating the probabilities valid for 1984. The author points out large differences in mortality order by sexes at the age of retirement and among pensioners. The computation not only shows the present situation but also provides a basis for the reform of the pension system...." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND RUS)

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Partners in life: unmarried couples in Hungary.

"Non-marital cohabitation in Hungary is documented using data from the 1970 and 1980 censuses and the 1984 microcensus. Observed patterns contrast with those in several other countries, particularly those of western and northwestern Europe. Firstly, in Hungary unmarried couples or 'partners in life' are more common, and their proportion is increasing more rapidly, among the previously married than among the single. Secondly, both among the single and the previously married, mothers are more likely than childless women to be cohabiting. Thirdly, although proportions cohabiting are higher in urban than in rural areas, partners in life are concentrated among those with the lowest educational level." (SUMMARY IN FRE)

Developed Countries↗
PubMed1986

[Assessment of the efficiency of population policy measures].

This article is concerned with the relative effectiveness of various population policy measures. "The data sources [for] analysing efficiency (vital statistics, census data, longitudinal and retrospective analysis of fertility, data of public opinion research) and the possible methods (standardization, trend analysis, experimental samples, number of years spent for contraception by co-habitants, component forecasting approach, the analysis of the reproduction process, regression analysis, simulation models) are reviewed." (summary in ENG, RUS)

Data Collection↗
PubMed1986

Positron emission tomography of hydrocephalus. Metabolic effects of shunt procedures.

Five patients with hydrocephalus were studied with carbon-11-2-deoxyglucose or 2-deoxy-2-(18F) fluoro-D-glucose and positron emission tomography both prior to and following ventricular shunting. Four subjects had communicating hydrocephalus; the fifth had aqueductal stenosis, two patients had hydrocephalus for three months or less. The three chronic patients were felt to have hydrocephalus for three years or more. After shunting ventricular size decreased in all patients, and all patients showed clinical improvement. The glucose cerebral metabolic rates increased after shunt in the two subjects with recent onset hydrocephalus but paradoxially decreased in the three chronic patients despite clinical improvement. These findings suggest that the cerebrum was metabolically hyperactive prior to shunt due to an unknown mechanism and presumably in response to the presence of hydrocephalus. A dissociation may also exist in the post-shunt period between cerebral metabolism and cerebral blood flow.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Causes of low birthweight in Hungary.

An analysis is offered of the factors contributing to the very high incidence of low birthweight infants in Hungary, based on data of the last three decades. The incidence increased by 30% from 1950 to 1974, and since 1974 there has been a reduction by 20%. The main factors of the high incidence are harmful habits (smoking, alcohol consumption, etc.) during pregnancy, the uneven level of antenatal care, the low level of education and health culture, and the frequency of induced abortion. Further improvement can only be expected from a planned influence on the above factors.

Female↗