Study objective—To assess whether there are variations between 11 Western European countries with respect to the size of diVerences in self reported morbidity between people with high and low educational levels. Design and methods—National representative data on morbidity by educational level were obtained from health interview surveys, level of living surveys or other similar surveys carried o...

BACKGROUND Economic evaluations alongside clinical trials are becoming increasingly common. Cost data are often collected through the use of postal questionnaires; however, the accuracy of this method is uncertain. We compared postal questionnaires with hospital records for collecting data on physiotherapy service use. METHODS As part of a randomised trial of orthopaedic medicine compared wit...

In this paper, we propose to integrate the self esteem component within learning process. The goal was to introduce a new strategy to enhance learner self esteem while interacting with a tutoring system. This approach is based on a subliminal, non consciously perceived, self esteem conditioning priming method. We conducted an experimental study to measure the effect of this strategy on particip...

In this paper we present an implementation of Schoofs algorithm for computing the number of i"2m-P°mts °f an elliptic curve that is defined over the finite field F2m . We have implemented some heuristic improvements, and give running times for various problem instances.

The effects of an increase in Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on merging behaviour and on mental workload of motorists during filtering in and out of traffic were studied. Participants drove in a driving simulator in a total of 12 conditions; twice in each of two weather conditions and in three traffic conditions. The weather conditions were clear weather and foggy weather. The traffic conditions w...

BACKGROUND The prevention of sickness absenteeism of nurses is an important issue for organizations in health care as well as for nurses. The role of work-related attitudes, such as organizational commitment, as a cause of absenteeism is still unclear. OBJECTIVES To examine the influence over time of organizational commitment, health complaints, and visits to a general practitioner on sicknes...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of the inequalities in self reported health between socioeconomic groups and its changes over time in the Basque Country (Spain). DESIGN Cross sectional data on the association between occupation, education and income and three health indicators was obtained from the Basque Health Surveys of 1986 and 1992. Representative population samples were analysed...

Acquired HIV drug resistance following poor adherence is common. We report a case of HIV-infected patient with poor CD4 gain and self reported poor adherence. Investigations revealed high viral load and resistance to NRTIs and NNRTIs with sensitivity to boosted PIs. HIVDR mutations create treatment challenges in resource limited settings.

The Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing) Act 2006 commenced in December 2006 and authorised roadside drug testing in NSW, and the drug testing of any driver, motorcycle rider or supervising licence holder involved in a fatal crash. A review of the drug testing legislation was undertaken in 2008 to determine whether or not the new laws were meeting their policy objectives of detec...

This paper is the third in a series in which the social behavior of mentally disabled clients in community facilities was examined. In this report, social choice for various cognitive and physical characteristics and for exposure to others was investigated in five settings. Preferences were inferred from observed affiliation, self reports, and staff judgments. Clients tended to prefer peers who...