| clinical and etiological profile of tropical ataxic neuropathy in kerala, south india. | very little is known about the occurrence of tropical ataxic neuropathy (tan) from southern india. this study describes the clinical spectrum of tan from kerala, southern india, and explores its etiology. | 2008 | 18437044 |
| a nested case-control study of female breast cancer in karunagappally cohort in kerala, india. | lifestyle factors related to breast cancer risk were examined in a case-control study nested in a cohort in karunagappally, kerala, south india. we sought interviews with all the residents in karunagappally with the population of 385,103 (191,149 males and 193,954 females) in the 1991 census and established a cohort of 359,619 (93% of the population in 1991) in 1990. for analysis 264 breast cancer cases with age > or = 20 years were selected from 438 breast cancer cases reported during the perio ... | 2009 | 19548367 |
| a monkey model for mucoid vasculopathy. | mucoid vasculopathy is a new vascular entity observed by the author in autopsy material in kerala, a southwest coastal state of tropical india. this non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory connective tissue disorder affects mainly arteries, veins, vasa-nervosum and fascial tissues. characteristically, there are large deposits of acid mucopolysaccharide (glycosaminoglycan) material in the intima and media of arteries, accompanied by hyperplastic changes in cellular elements of the vessel wall and d ... | 1992 | 1295931 |