There are similarities between our findings and other qualitative studies of similar populations.
Countries with largely shared cultures and similar populations such as Colombia and Argentina have 39 and 53.
Report rates were then compared with those of other vaccines given in similar populations of girls the same age, Dr. Slade explained.
With similar populations, Egypt and Turkey are Iran's historic rivals in the region.
The differences were minimal at young ages, with breast-fed toddlers in both countries harbouring similar populations of gut bacteria.
In 1971, with the collaboration of colleagues in Japan, Dr. Stemmermann expanded these studies of second-generation Japanese - Ameri cans to include data from similar populations in Japan to assess the impact of western lifestyles upon their disease experience.
Still, 30percentt of Sderot's population show symptoms of stress, five times as many as in similar populations in Israel, according to studies carried out by Marc Gelkopf of Haifa University.
A 1997 computer analysis by The New York Times of more than 30 million billing records found that many Columbia hospitals billed Medicare for high-paying treatments far more often than competing hospitals serving similar populations.
Mr. Hardman said that in 1995, his department noticed that the county had a higher rate of cardiac arrests than other areas with similar populations and that more than 60percentt occurred in hotel casinos.
Comparing the cities of Barcelona and Atlanta, with similar populations, Atlanta was found to have a much larger carbon footprint because people used cars to get around a large, sprawling urban area.
The pastoral Fulani community is relatively well-off, compared to similar populations across West Africa.
