Osservazione del pianeta 1902 JL

05 Liu (jl/d)

To provide health services to its population of 1.2 billion, China has 200 000 health establishments including 62 000 public hospitals (Ministry of Health 1996). China has some 3 million hospital beds in operation, averaging 2.4 beds per thousand people. This is a higher per capita ratio than is found in other low-income regions of the world. Three-quarters of China’s total health spending goes...

04 Fiedler (jl/d)

Vitamin A deficiency is the most important cause of childhood blindness in lower and middle income countries, and contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality from common childhood infections. Beaton and colleagues’ metaanalysis of randomized community-based trials in eight countries concluded that vitamin A supplementation resulted in a 23% reduction in the mortality rates of children ...

Arne Tiselius, 1902-1971.

Leopold Schenk (1840-1902).

Leopold Schenk attained international fame by his contributions to the science of embryology. The first chair of embryology in any medical school was established for him in the University of Vienna. This article briefly describes his life and his work.

Owsei Temkin 1902-2002.