When the Archaeologists Leave

Optimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical AdviceOptimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical AdviceOptimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical Advice

• Objective: To examine the epidemiology of patients leaving against medical advice (AMA) and offer recommendations for delivering high-quality care. • Design: Case presentations and review of the litera-

Erythematous Oral Lesions: When to Treat, When to Leave Alone

Dr Lawson is professor of otolaryngology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. WILLIAM LAWSON, MD, DDS Mount Sinai School of Medicine I f you know what to look for, the appearance of a puzzling oral lesion can help you narrow the possible causes. In previous issues of CONSULTANT (April 2012, page 301, and May 2012, page 347), I provided tips for identifying and managing white ...

Archaeologists and the Archival Record

ArchaeoKM: Realizing Knowledge of the Archaeologists

The potentiality of ontology within the faculty of archaeology has recently been felt. However, the use of ontology is limited either within the data interoperability for data sharing within various heterogeneous platforms or data integration of heterogeneous dataset. Thus the full potentiality of ontology is still to be realized within the community of archaeology. We are developing a system “...

1 Are Adults in Demand When Children Leave the Land ?

Do employers substitute adults for children, or do they treat adults as complements to children? Any policy to reduce child labor depends on the answer to this question, but any empirical strategy to answer it must overcome two obstacles: (1) whatever program reduces child labor supply must have no direct impact on adult labor demand. (2) Any program that changes child labor supply will almost ...