Original and Review Articles in 2003

Merx H, Schröder P, Stürmer T, Dreinhöfer K, Puhl W, Günther KP, Brenner H.
International variation in hip replacement rates.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2003; 62: 222-226.

Arndt V, Stürmer T, Stegmaier C, Ziegler H, Becker A, Brenner H.
Provider delay among patients with breast cancer in Germany – a population based study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2003; 21: 1440-1446.

Rothenbacher D, Brenner H.
Burden of Helicobacter pylori and H.pylori-related diseases in developed countries: recent developments and future implications.
Microbes and Infection 2003; 5: 693 – 703.

Rothenbacher D, Rüter G, Saam S, Brenner H.
Younger patients with type 2 diabetes need better glycaemic control: results of a community-based study describing factors associated with a high HbA1c value.
British Journal of General Practice 2003; 53: 389-391.

Bode G, Brenner H, Adler G, Rothenbacher D.
Recurrent abdominal pain in children: Evidence from a population based study that social and familial factors play a major role but not Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2003; 54: 417- 421.

Rothenbacher D, Hoffmeister A, Brenner H, Koenig W.
Physical activity, coronary heart disease, and inflammatory response.
Archives of Internal Medicine 2003; 163: 1200-1205.

Brenner H.
Up-to-date survival curves of children with cancer by period analysis.
British Journal of Cancer 2003; 88: 1693-1697

Loew M, Boeing H, Stürmer T, Brenner H.
Relation among alcohol dehydrogenase 2 polymorphism, alcohol consumption and levels of gamma glutamyltransferase.
Alcohol 2003; 29: 131-135.

Küpper-Nybelen J, Rothenbacher D, Hahmann H, Wüsten B, Brenner H.
Veränderungen von Risikofaktoren während und ein Jahr nach stationärer Rehabilitation bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzkrankheit.
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 2003; 128: 1525-1530.

Weyermann M, Brenner H, Adler G, Yasar Z, Handke-Vesely A, Grab D, Kreienberg R, Rothenbacher D.
Helicobacter pylori infection and occurrence and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms during pregnancy.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003; 189: 526-531.

Brenner H, Spix C.
Combining cohort and period methods for retrospective time trend analyses of long-term cancer patient survival rates.
British Journal of Cancer 2003; 89: 1260-1265.

Hoffmeister A, Imhof A, Rothenbacher D, Khuseyinova N, Brenner H, Koenig W.
Moderater Alkoholkonsum und Plasmakonzentration sensitiver Entzündungsmarker –Hinweise auf einen atheroprotektiven Zusammenhang.
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 2003; 128: 2237-2241.

Rothenbacher D, Brenner H, Hoffmeister A, Mertens T, Persson K, Koenig W.
Relationship between infectious burden, systemic inflammatory response, and risk of stable coronary artery disease: role of confounding and reference group.
Atherosclerosis 2003; 170: 339-345.

Imhof A, Rothenbacher D, Khuseyinova N, Hoffmeister A, Maerz W, Nauck M,
Scharnagl H, Koenig W, Brenner H.
Plasma lipoprotein Lp(a), markers of hemostasis and inflammation and risk of coronary heart disease.
Journal of Cardiovascular Risk 2003; 10: 362-370.

Brenner H, Hakulinen T.
On crude and age adjusted relative survival rates.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2003; 56: 1185-1191.

Küpper-Nybelen J, Rothenbacher D, Jacobi E, Brenner H.
Die prognostische Bedeutung von Variablen aus dem Qualitätssicherungsprogramm und dem Reha-Entlassungsbericht der LVA Württemberg für die Erwerbs- oder Berufsunfähigkeit: Ergebnisse einer retrospektiven Kohortenstudie.
Rehabilitation 2003; 42: 335-342.