Characteristics and Outcomes of Fasting Orders among Medical Inpatients

Depression in elderly medical inpatients: a meta-analysis of outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prognosis of elderly medical inpatients with depression. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search for relevant articles published from January 1980 to September 1996 and a search of the PSYCH INFO database for articles published from January 1984 to September 1996. The bibliographies of identified articles were searched for additional references. STUDY SELECTION Eight report...

Characteristics of Aggressive Behavior among Male Inpatients with Schizophrenia

BACKGROUND The incidence of the aggressive behavior is higher among the patients with severe mental disorder such as schizophrenia than the general population. The study of factors related to aggressive behavior has great meaning in designing prevention and intervention methods with this population of patients. AIMS To understand the characteristics of assaultive behavior of male patients wit...

Predictive factors for medical resource utilization among Taiwan’s psychiatric inpatients

Background Taiwan launched a single-payer National Health Insurance program. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders has increased gradually since the implementation of this program. This could be because the national health insurance removed barriers to health care for the newly insured, enabling them more access to that health care. Determining the factors that contribute to medical utilizati...

effect of bataine and sulphate supplement on wool and milk characteristics and lambs performance in naine ewes

تعداد 20 رأس میش نژاد نائینی 6+-24 ماهه، با میانگین وزن 2/3-+40 کیلوگرم، همراه با 20 رأس بره های آنها در قالب طرح کاملا تصادفی اثر بتائین و مکمل سولفات بر خصوصیات شیر و پشم و عملکرد بره ها بررسی شد. میش ها بطور تصادفی در چهار تیمار قرار گرفتند. تیمارها عبارت بودند از: 1-گروه شاهد 2-بتائین (05/0 درصد ماده خشک) 3-سولفات (24/0 سولفور درصد ماده خشک 4-بتائین هرماه با سولفات. جیره غذائی طبق nrc با مح...

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF ISLAMIC FASTING