D C Skegg

Datos Biográficos

ID6159508
NOMBRED C Skegg
NOMBRESD C
APELLIDOSkegg
FIRMASKEGG D C
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Otago
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1981
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
ÍNDICE H1

  • Body Piercing, Personality, and Sexual Behavior

    Open AccessKeren Skegg, Shyamala Nada-Raja et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2007Referencias: 19

  • HIV surveillance by testing saliva from injecting drug users

    N P Dickson, N Dickson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1994Citada por: 3Referencias: 1

    OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the prevalence of HIV infection among injecting drug users in New Zealand has remained low since the introduction of a needle and syringe exchange scheme in May 1988. DESIGN--Anonymous survey of intravenous drug users attending outlets of the exchange scheme, based on questionnaires and saliva testing. SETTING--Twelve pharmacies and community outreach organisation in six cities. SUBJECTS--Altogether 620 people prov…

  • Projections of cervical cancer mortality and incidence in New Zealand

    Brian Cox, D C SkeggARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1992Citada por: 1Referencias: 3

    STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to estimate the likely burden of cervical cancer in New Zealand over the next two decades, according to whether cervical screening services are made more effective. DESIGN--The study was based on national mortality and incidence data for the periods 1954-87 and 1954-86, respectively. An age-period-cohort model was used to estimate the contributions of age, time period, and birth cohort effects to the occurrence of cer…

  • Is there seasonal variation in the prescribing of antidepressants in the community

    Keren Skegg, D C Skegg et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1986Referencias: 8

    The prescribing of antidepressants by general practitioners might be expected to reflect the incidence of depression in the community. In a two-year study of the prescriptions issued by English general practitioners to a population of 40,000 people, the rates of initiating treatment with antidepressants were analysed by month. There was seasonal variation in new antidepressant prescribing for men (p less than 0.025), with peaks in early June and …

  • Frequency of moles in a defined population

    K R Cooke, G F Spears et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1985Referencias: 8

    The occurrence of moles was studied in a community survey of 872 adults, using criteria that allowed comparison with two earlier surveys. Men and women had similar numbers of moles-on average, 15 moles of diameter 2 mm or greater, and 39 moles of all sizes. The frequency of moles declined with age and varied according to body site. Comparison of the findings with those of previous surveys-in New York in about 1950 and in Sydney in about 1970-sugg…

  • "Assessment of the "E' book as a tool for drug monitoring

    D C Skegg, S M Richards et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1981Referencias: 1

    For two years, the following records were linked for 10 453 people: (1) basic attributes; (2) details of prescriptions; and (3) information about illnesses recorded by general practitioners (GPs) in an "E' book. Analyses were performed to reveal association between drugs and diagnoses. Although the "E' book has certain disadvantages for drug monitoring, the methods proved to be capable of detecting adverse effects of drugs. Unfortunately the numb…