Trends in Agricultural Education Articles: A Five-Year Look (2013-2017)

Acute Poisoning in Elderly; a Five-Year Study (2008-2013) in Hamadan, Iran

Background: A good proportion of poisoned patients treated at poisoning wards are elderly. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning in elderly in Hamadan, western Iran. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, poisoned patients aged 60 years and older treated at department of poisoning of Farshchian Hospital from March 2008 to March 2013 wer...

Twenty-five year trends in body mass index by education and income in Finland

BACKGROUND The socioeconomic gradient in obesity and overweight is amply documented. However, the contribution of different socioeconomic indicators on trends of body mass index (BMI) over time is less well known. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of education and income with (BMI) from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. METHODS Data were derived from nationwide cross-...

2017 Articles of the Year, Reviewers of the Year, and Figure of the Year.

In addition to best articles and reviewers, the Journal has chosen to recognize the best figure of the year. This year’s winner is the figure reproduced on the next page. A paragraph describing what made this the best figure superior is shown beneath the figure legend. The corresponding author of the article that contained the winning figure will receive a plaque with a high-resolution copy of ...

A Different Look at Peer-Reviewing of Articles

Lead Poisoning in Opium Abusers: A Five-year Retrospective Study

Background and purpose: Lead is a metal present in nature that does not play a role in physiological processes of the body. Today, the use of lead in many materials and industries causes environmental contamination. But, the prevalence is unclear among people and the concentration of lead in the blood has never been tested in general .This study was conducted to compare clinical observations an...

Thirty-five-year trends in cardiovascular risk factors in Finland.

BACKGROUND In the late 1960s, coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality among Finnish men was the highest in the world. From 1972 to 2007, risk factor surveys have been carried out to monitor risk factor trends and assess their contribution to declining mortality in Finland. METHODS The first risk factor survey was carried out in the North Karelia and Kuopio provinces in 1972 as the basis for th...