LAY CARDIOLOGISTS

Cardiologists and smoking.

Not only cigarette smoking but, to a lesser degree, also pipe and cigar smoking are highly deleterious to health. The smoking habit, which is addictive, shortens life expectancy and increases cardiovascular and cancer mortality. The recommendations to the public concerning the prevention of disease always include a warning against smoking. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day shortens life expect...

Radiation hazards for cardiologists.

Sir, The Editorial by Raphael and Tomlinson (1986;55:421-2) was an interesting review of some specific aspects of radiation dosage to cardiologists. The authors advised, quite correctly, that those performing catheterisations should be instructed in radiation safety practice before or early in their training. They did not point out, however, the complete absence of structured tuition in radiati...

Cardiologists and electronic cigarettes.

Jaime Fernández de Bobadilla,* Regina Dalmau, and Esteve Saltó a Servicio de Cardiologı́a, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo, Madrid, Spain Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Departamento de Salud, Dirección General de Planificación e Investigación en Salud, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barce...

Cardiologists and diabetes

An Introduction to Lay Epidemiology

سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره 21، اسفند 1401، 1228-1227 درآمدی بر اپیدمیولوژی عامیانه An Introduction to Lay Epidemiology محسن رضائیان[1] Mohsen Rezaeian واژه اپیدمیولوژی عامیانه برای اولین بار و در سال 1991 میلادی مورد استفاده قرار گرفت [1]. اپیدمیولوژی عامیانه (Lay epidemiology) به فرآیندی اطلاق می‌گردد که به وسیله آن خطرات مرتبط با سلامت، توسط ...