J D Kark
Biographic Data
| ID | 842528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J D Kark |
| GIVEN NAMES | J D |
| FAMILY NAME | Kark |
| SIGNATURE | KARK J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Financial loss in pyramid savings schemes, downward social mobility and acute coronary syndrome in transitional Albania
OBJECTIVE: Extensive financial losses caused by the collapse of pyramid savings schemes led to the 1997 turmoil in Albania. The authors' aim was to assess the association of financial loss and social mobility with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) 6-9 years after the precipitous collapse. METHODS: A population-based case-control study was conducted in Tirana, the Albanian capital, in 2003-6. 467 non-fatal consecutive ACS patients were recruited (370 …
Does religious observance promote health? mortality in secular vs religious kibbutzim in Israel
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed the association of Jewish religious observance with mortality by comparing religious and secular kibbutzim. These collectives are highly similar in social structure and economic function and are cohesive and supportive communities. METHODS. In a 16-year (1970 through 1985) historical prospective study of mortality in 11 religious and 11 matched secular kibbutzim in Israel, 268 deaths occurred among 3900 men and wom…
Work-health relationships in middle-aged and elderly residents of a Jerusalem community
Serological hepatitis A virus infections and ratio of clinical to serological infections in a controlled trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis with immune serum globulin
Seroconversion to hepatitis A virus was studied in a sub sample of 802 Israeli military recruits (611 men and 191 women) who were taking part in a randomised controlled trial of pre-exposure immune serum globulin (ISG) for the prevention of viral hepatitis. On intake into the service 35% of the men and 47% of the women were negative to hepatitis. A virus antibody (anti-HAV). After three years 7 of 71 men (9.9%) who had not received pre-exposure I…
Validity of maternal reporting of breast feeding history and the association with blood lipids in 17 year olds in Jerusalem
The validity of mothers' reporting of the breast feeding history of their children more than 20 years after their birth was studied in a Jerusalem population. Among 74 study subjects, duration of breast feeding as ascertained from an interview was well correlated with that recorded in mother and child health clinic charts. Concordance was of similar magnitude in subgroups of ethnicity, mother's education, family size, and sex of child. Duration o…
Familial aggregation of blood pressure in a Jewish population sample in Jerusalem among ethnic and religious groupings
Parent‐child and spouse correlations were studied in a sample of 935 Jerusalem Jewish families consisting of 935 children aged 17–18 years and their parents. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were adjusted by regression for sex, age, weight, height, and seasonality. Mother‐child correlations for SBP (0.16) and DBP (0.15) were higher than those of father‐child (SBP = 0.13; DBP = 0.09). Mid parent‐child correlations w…
Pre-exposure prophylaxis with immune serum globulin for prevention of viral hepatitis in army recruits
A controlled trial with pre-exposure immune serum globulin was undertaken in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) recruits, an indigenous population living in a hyperendemic area for hepatitis A. The objective was to examine whether the prevailing IDF policy of postexposure administration of immune serum globulin prophylaxis should be modified to further reduce the incidence of infectious hepatitis in the IDF. Altogether 23 447 recruits were systematicall…
Smoking and epidemic influenza-like illness in female military recruits: A brief survey
An outbreak of influenza-like disease caused illness among 48 per cent of 173 female military recruits, 35 per cent of whom smoked cigarettes. The risk of influenza-like illness was greater in smokers (60.0 per cent) than in nonsmokers (41.6 per cent), with a risk ratio of 1.44 (95 per cent CL 1.03-2.01). Among those ill, a significantly greater proportion of smokers visited the clinic than nonsmokers. This could have been due to more severe illn…
Does religious observance promote health? mortality in secular vs religious kibbutzim in Israel
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed the association of Jewish religious observance with mortality by comparing religious and secular kibbutzim. These collectives are highly similar in social structure and economic function and are cohesive and supportive communities. METHODS. In a 16-year (1970 through 1985) historical prospective study of mortality in 11 religious and 11 matched secular kibbutzim in Israel, 268 deaths occurred among 3900 men and wom…
Validity of maternal reporting of breast feeding history and the association with blood lipids in 17 year olds in Jerusalem
The validity of mothers' reporting of the breast feeding history of their children more than 20 years after their birth was studied in a Jerusalem population. Among 74 study subjects, duration of breast feeding as ascertained from an interview was well correlated with that recorded in mother and child health clinic charts. Concordance was of similar magnitude in subgroups of ethnicity, mother's education, family size, and sex of child. Duration o…
Financial loss in pyramid savings schemes, downward social mobility and acute coronary syndrome in transitional Albania
OBJECTIVE: Extensive financial losses caused by the collapse of pyramid savings schemes led to the 1997 turmoil in Albania. The authors' aim was to assess the association of financial loss and social mobility with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) 6-9 years after the precipitous collapse. METHODS: A population-based case-control study was conducted in Tirana, the Albanian capital, in 2003-6. 467 non-fatal consecutive ACS patients were recruited (370 …
Work-health relationships in middle-aged and elderly residents of a Jerusalem community
Pre-exposure prophylaxis with immune serum globulin for prevention of viral hepatitis in army recruits
A controlled trial with pre-exposure immune serum globulin was undertaken in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) recruits, an indigenous population living in a hyperendemic area for hepatitis A. The objective was to examine whether the prevailing IDF policy of postexposure administration of immune serum globulin prophylaxis should be modified to further reduce the incidence of infectious hepatitis in the IDF. Altogether 23 447 recruits were systematicall…
Smoking and epidemic influenza-like illness in female military recruits: A brief survey
An outbreak of influenza-like disease caused illness among 48 per cent of 173 female military recruits, 35 per cent of whom smoked cigarettes. The risk of influenza-like illness was greater in smokers (60.0 per cent) than in nonsmokers (41.6 per cent), with a risk ratio of 1.44 (95 per cent CL 1.03-2.01). Among those ill, a significantly greater proportion of smokers visited the clinic than nonsmokers. This could have been due to more severe illn…
Pre-exposure prophylaxis with immune serum globulin for prevention of viral hepatitis in army recruits
A controlled trial with pre-exposure immune serum globulin was undertaken in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) recruits, an indigenous population living in a hyperendemic area for hepatitis A. The objective was to examine whether the prevailing IDF policy of postexposure administration of immune serum globulin prophylaxis should be modified to further reduce the incidence of infectious hepatitis in the IDF. Altogether 23 447 recruits were systematicall…
Validity of maternal reporting of breast feeding history and the association with blood lipids in 17 year olds in Jerusalem
The validity of mothers' reporting of the breast feeding history of their children more than 20 years after their birth was studied in a Jerusalem population. Among 74 study subjects, duration of breast feeding as ascertained from an interview was well correlated with that recorded in mother and child health clinic charts. Concordance was of similar magnitude in subgroups of ethnicity, mother's education, family size, and sex of child. Duration o…
Familial aggregation of blood pressure in a Jewish population sample in Jerusalem among ethnic and religious groupings
Parent‐child and spouse correlations were studied in a sample of 935 Jerusalem Jewish families consisting of 935 children aged 17–18 years and their parents. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were adjusted by regression for sex, age, weight, height, and seasonality. Mother‐child correlations for SBP (0.16) and DBP (0.15) were higher than those of father‐child (SBP = 0.13; DBP = 0.09). Mid parent‐child correlations w…
Serological hepatitis A virus infections and ratio of clinical to serological infections in a controlled trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis with immune serum globulin
Seroconversion to hepatitis A virus was studied in a sub sample of 802 Israeli military recruits (611 men and 191 women) who were taking part in a randomised controlled trial of pre-exposure immune serum globulin (ISG) for the prevention of viral hepatitis. On intake into the service 35% of the men and 47% of the women were negative to hepatitis. A virus antibody (anti-HAV). After three years 7 of 71 men (9.9%) who had not received pre-exposure I…
Work-health relationships in middle-aged and elderly residents of a Jerusalem community
Does religious observance promote health? mortality in secular vs religious kibbutzim in Israel
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed the association of Jewish religious observance with mortality by comparing religious and secular kibbutzim. These collectives are highly similar in social structure and economic function and are cohesive and supportive communities. METHODS. In a 16-year (1970 through 1985) historical prospective study of mortality in 11 religious and 11 matched secular kibbutzim in Israel, 268 deaths occurred among 3900 men and wom…
Financial loss in pyramid savings schemes, downward social mobility and acute coronary syndrome in transitional Albania
OBJECTIVE: Extensive financial losses caused by the collapse of pyramid savings schemes led to the 1997 turmoil in Albania. The authors' aim was to assess the association of financial loss and social mobility with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) 6-9 years after the precipitous collapse. METHODS: A population-based case-control study was conducted in Tirana, the Albanian capital, in 2003-6. 467 non-fatal consecutive ACS patients were recruited (370 …
Medicine (8 works) · Demography (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Antibody (2 works) · Hepatitis (2 works) · Hepatitis A (2 works) · Hepatitis A vaccine (2 works)