Cuboid spored Entoloma in Kerala State, India

Cancer Control in Kerala, India

Cancer control programmes have been adopted by many countries. However inadequate assessment of needs and resources, insufficient political will, lack of proper planning, execution and evaluation are the major factors that makes the programme inefficient. Participation from the various sections of society & groups has not been optimal. The experience & achievements in this regard in Kerala are ...

Characteristics of Drought in Kerala, India

Outpatient care utilization in urban Kerala, India.

CONTEXT Kerala is characterized by a high density of public and private health infrastructure. While less inequality in access has been reported in this Indian state, few studies have looked at problems found within cities. Escalation of costs of private services and reduced public investments could generate some inequalities in access for the poor. OBJECTIVE To assess factors associated with...

Understanding Below-replacement Fertility in Kerala, India

Kerala is well-known globally for the unprecedented fertility transition in the Indian subcontinent towards the end of the last century. The state has already reached below-replacement fertility level in the 1990s while the rest of India was experiencing high or mid-level fertility. With this backdrop, an attempt was made in this paper (a) to explore the plausible factors associated with sub-re...

Trends in extraction of permanent teeth in private dental practices in Kerala state, India.

AIM The aim of the present study was to identify the trends in tooth loss among patients attending four general dental practices in the south Indian State of Kerala. METHODS AND MATERIALS The reasons for extraction of permanent teeth among patients who had attended the four clinics during a one-month period were categorized as follows: (1) dental caries and their sequelae, (2) periodontal dis...