BACKGROUND For understanding epidemiological transition, Health and Demographic Surveillance System plays an important role in developing and resource-constraint setup where accurate information on vital events (e.g. births, deaths) and cause of death is not available. METHODS This study aimed to assess existing level and trend of causes of 18,917 deaths in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh,...

In 1990, state health departments reported 649 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) to CDC, a 7.6% increase from the 603 cases reported in 1989. The incidence rate was 0.26 per 100,000 persons. Of the 649 cases, 292 (45.0%) and 101 (15.6%) were reported from the South Atlantic and the West South Central regions, respectively.

Forty-seven acoustic neurinoma tumours have been operated on in 46 patients in the years 1987-1989. This is a considerable increase over the prevalence in the preceding ten years. Twenty-six were classified as large tumours, 18 as medium and one was small. Surgical excision was complete in 16 and incomplete in 31 cases. Two patients died in the early postoperative period. Facial nerve function ...

I am honored to present this lecture in tribute to Nancy L. Schwartz. I did not know Professor Schwartz well, yet I am aware of her important professional contributions. First and foremost are the direct advances to the profession made through her writings. But also her indirect contributions, as a teacher and an intellectual leader, are very important. Some of the ideas and applications discus...

Simple sentences w i t h p l u r a l s have i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s t h a t cannot be reduced t o p r e d i c a t i o n s abou? i n d i v i d u a l o b j e c t s . Such an i n t e r p r e t a t i o n f o r a sentence w i t h 1 p l u r a l s cannot be represented by a l o q i c a l form c o n t a i n i n g q u a n t i f i e r s over i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t b i n d i n t o an atomic q...

The American Hospital Association [6] (AHA), joined by the American Medical Association [7] (AMA), brought the suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services [8] (HHS) and its then-director Otis R. Bowen [9], to have a series of requirements for neonatal care struck down. These requirements?the first set of Baby Doe Rules?were created by the HHS and US President Ronald Reagan's Adm...

1. Describe the elements of the 1985 JCAH QA standard. 2. Define "critical indicator" and give three examples of It from anesthesia practice. 3. List the three elements of a written departmental QA plan and state the significance of each. 4. Discuss two monitoring methodologies which may be appropriate to your anesthesia department. 5. Explain the three phases of peer review Implementation. Hos...

The American Hospital Association [6] (AHA), joined by the American Medical Association [7] (AMA), brought the suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services [8] (HHS) and its then-director Otis R. Bowen [9], to have a series of requirements for neonatal care struck down. These requirements?the first set of Baby Doe Rules?were created by the HHS and US President Ronald Reagan's Adm...

This Convention contains provisions relating to women's rights, pay equity, health, education, the family, the aged, freedom of movement, and asylum. Algeria ratified the Convention on 20 March 1987, Benin on 25 February 1986, Botswana on 22 July 1986, Burkina Faso on 21 September 1984, Cape Verde on 6 August 1987, Central African Republic on 27 July 1986, Chad on 11 November 1986, Comoros on 1...