This article presents a series of multidimensional analysis methods on agricultural factors at county level, performing subsequently a comparison between the results obtained in 2004 and, respectively, in 2008. By applying factor analysis, principal components analysis and hierarchical classes analysis, this article will seek to highlight the main variables that influence the agricultural produ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status may affect healthcare access (higher appendiceal perforation [AP] rates), management (lower laparoscopic appendectomy [LA] rates), and outcomes in patients with appendicitis. This study determines if disparities exist between county and private hospitals. METHODS A review of patients > or = 18 years treated for appendicitis fro...

A scientific definition of the type of mountain area and an exploration of the spatial correlation between different types of mountain areas and regional land use at the county level are important for reasonable land resource utilization and regional sustainable development. Here, a geographic information system was used to analyze digital elevation model data and to define the extent of mounta...

The aim of this paper is to present the post mortem dental evidence and dental health of the victims exhumed throughout the territories of Croatia that was temporarily occupied during the war. A total number of 62,432 teeth out of 1,253 human bodies exhumed from 5 different counties were analyzed. The majority of victims inhabited those areas before 1991. Post mortem dental characteristics were...

The Purpose of this survey was to research the major factors affecting the tendency of greenhouse producers towards organic production in Tabriz County. The statistical research population involves all greenhouse owners in Tabriz county (N=70). The necessary data were collected using questionnaires, after that the validity and reliability of questionnaire was approved by the academic members of...

1Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Jämtland County Council, Östersund, Sweden; 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Unit of Clinical Research CenterÖstersund, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 3Centre of Registers in Northern Sweden, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 4Swedish Health Care Direct 1177, Jämtland County Council, Östersund, Sweden; 5Department of Clinical Microbi...

845. Utilizing an Equitable and Multifaceted Zika Screening Tool to Identify At-Risk Individuals For Testing and Education: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Harris County, Texas. Aisha Haynie, MD, MPA; Diana Martinez, MPH, PhD; Sherry Jin, MD, MPH; Tamisha Piper, MPAS, PA-C; Brian Reed, MD and Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH; Disease Control & Clinical Prevention, Harris County Public Healt...

♦ Personal protective measures, such as using insect repellent, wearing longsleeved shirts and long pants while outdoors, and avoiding tick and mosquito habitat, reduce the risk of vector-borne diseases. Vector-borne Diseases in Hennepin County Key Findings Introduction This Epidemiology Update summarizes vector-borne disease cases and trends in Hennepin County. This issue is one in a series of...

BACKGROUND In 2004, the Ministry of Health issued the policy of decentralising microscopy services (MCs) to one third of all township hospitals in China. The study was conducted in Gansu Province, a poor western one in China. Ganzhou was one county in Gansu Province. Ganzhou County was identified as a unique case of further decentralisation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment services in township ho...