Counterpoint: Sowing the Seeds of Standardized Care to Reap Better Patient Outcomes

Sowing Seeds of Controversy

-An analysis of occupational incidence data for malignant melanomas and squamous-and basal-cell carcinomas of the skin in England and Wales from 1970 to 1975 is reported. The occupational pattern for melanomas of the trunk and limbs differed markedly from the pattern for melanomas of the head, face and neck. Office work was associated with a large excess of melanomas of the trunk and limbs. In ...

Sowing the seeds for sustainability

The mandate of IUCN-ERO is to contribute to a sustainable Europe by influencing policy development and implementation for biodiversity and landscape conservation, restoration and sustainable use inside and outside Europe. The European Programme is active in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and, through its expert networks, protected areas and species conservation. The Programme provides inpu...

Sowing the seeds of soil conservation.

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The key to better patient care.

Sowing the seeds of the autism field: Leo Kanner (1943).

More than 65 years after Leo Kanner published his seminal article, research on autism continues to be an area of increasing interest. Although much progress has been made, this field is still in its infancy, and many avenues of research are just beginning to be pursued. Despite the time that has passed, the syndrome Kanner identified and his comments about the children he observed continue to h...