UTILISATION OF SEWAGE.

British Association Committee on the Treatment and Utilisation of Sewage

Utilisation of psychotropic medications

The timely article by Verdoux & Begaud ́ hopefully begins to redress the imbalance between randomised controlled trials and other ways of evaluating drug treatments. I would like to present further evidence for the ‘gap between guidelines and utilisation . . . for psychotropic medications’ (Verdoux & Begaud, 2004). ́ Using the Drug Report of the German Public Health Insurance (Schwabe & Pfaffrath...

Utilisation of psychotropic medications

The timely article by Verdoux & Begaud ́ hopefully begins to redress the imbalance between randomised controlled trials and other ways of evaluating drug treatments. I would like to present further evidence for the ‘gap between guidelines and utilisation . . . for psychotropic medications’ (Verdoux & Begaud, 2004). ́ Using the Drug Report of the German Public Health Insurance (Schwabe & Pfaffrath...

Utilisation of psychotropic medications.

The timely article by Verdoux & Begaud ́ hopefully begins to redress the imbalance between randomised controlled trials and other ways of evaluating drug treatments. I would like to present further evidence for the ‘gap between guidelines and utilisation . . . for psychotropic medications’ (Verdoux & Begaud, 2004). ́ Using the Drug Report of the German Public Health Insurance (Schwabe & Pfaffrath...

Pneumoproteins in sewage workers exposed to sewage dust

PURPOSE The association between exposure to bacteria and endotoxins in sewage dust and the serum concentrations of pneumoproteins in sewage treatment plant workers were studied. METHODS Forty-four workers from eight sewage treatment plants and 38 reference workers participated in the study. Microbial aerosol was collected by personal inhalable samplers. The concentrations of bacteria and endo...