A closer look at adult female health care maintenance visits.

Trends in adult visits to primary care physicians in the United States.

BACKGROUND Although numerous changes are apparent in the US health care system, little is known about how these changes have altered the work of primary care physicians. METHODS We analyzed a nationally representative sample of 136,233 adult office visits to general internists, general practitioners, and family physicians contained in the 1978 through 1981, 1985, and 1989 through 1994 Nationa...

Military health care utilization by teens and young adults.

OBJECTIVES Adolescents and young adults are frequently uninsured (9.0% and 26.4%). Under the Affordable Care Act, the impact of insuring this population on health care utilization is unclear. We examined insurance records from >3.5 million non-pregnancy-related primary care visits in the Military Health System to describe health care utilization patterns among 467,099 non-active duty patients, ...

A closer look at health care in Canada.

Costs of health care use by women HMO members with a history of childhood abuse and neglect.

BACKGROUND Early childhood maltreatment has been associated with adverse adult health outcomes, but little is known about the magnitude of adult health care use and costs that accompany maltreatment. We examined differences in annual health care use and costs in women with and without histories of childhood sexual, emotional, or physical abuse or neglect. METHODS A random sample of 1225 women...

A Closer Look to the Most Frequent Travelers’ Disease: A Systematic Update on Travelers’ Diarrhea

The present study, wants to highlight and review the most prevalent disease amongst travelers. In the current review, an updated review regarding epidemiology, involved pathogens, and a brief review of current evidence-based guidelines for prevention and treatment of this disease are provided. A distinguishing feature of the current review is the discussion of the impacts of irritable bowel syn...