A cross-sectional survey, in 1991, of 3100 families in 45 contiguous villages in the Pune district of Maharashtra state showed that 456 under-5-year-olds had suffered an acute respiratory infection and/or diarrhoea during the previous 7 days. Significantly more boys (88.9%) than girls (76.5%) were treated by a registered private medical practitioner (odds ratio (OR) = 2.51). Referrals for furth...

There is high demand for care among the Hispanic population in states along the U.S.-Mexico border. The objective is to describe the standard of care received by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) at enrollment into one of five Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Sites located along the U.S.-Mexico border. This cross-sectional study describes the presence of opportunistic infecti...

abstract background: the prevalence of self‑neglect among the elderly is expected to rise with a rapid increase in the growth of the older population. however, self‑neglect in the elderly and the factors related to it are not fully understood due to the limited research in the area, lack of consensus in the definition of the concept, and limited instrumentation. the purpose of this study was to...

Lunt (1) and Mainil (2) emphasize the importance of continued research into the scope, nature and motivations for cross border care within Europe. Understanding patient mobility in the rapidly changing environment and turbulent movements is crucial in the consideration of accessible healthcare provision. Crossing the border or travelling far destinations in order to obtain healthcare, medical s...

Cross-border banking has long been an important part of the trend towards increased globalization and financial integration. In terms of this paper, cross-border banking refers to both cross-border capital flows as well crossborder entry in banking. Cross-border capital flows have been for long important drivers of financial integration. Particularly in the form of crossborder entry, cross-bord...

A novel service oriented platform has been developed under the framework of the Telerehabilitation Service funded by the Cross Border Cooperation Programme Greece Cyprus 2007 - 2013 to support tele-supervised exercise rehabilitation for patients after hospitalization in intensive care units (ICU). The platform enables multiparty, interregional bidirectional audio/visual communication between cl...

Doctor-patient communication is important in all medical consultations including for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment. An unfavourable experience can cause a patient to stop taking the treatment, move another local fertility clinic, or even seek treatment abroad. There are still few studies documenting experiences of patients with infertility seeking reproductive other countries. This stu...

Abstract Cross-border regions are the laboratories of European integration. Daily interactions across borders let citizens experience benefits Union (EU) internal market. Still, many border barriers continue to prevent individuals and organisations from exploiting full-potential a more integrated territory. Amongst these absence or inappropriate supply cross-border public transport services. In...