BACKGROUND Regarding controversial medical services, many have argued that if physicians cannot in good conscience provide a legal medical intervention for which a patient is a candidate, they should refer the requesting patient to an accommodating provider. This study examines what US physicians think a doctor is obligated to do when the doctor thinks it would be immoral to provide a referral....

TB is widely prevalent in India. As disease surveys are too expensive and difficult, the assessment of TB situation in developing countries is preferably done by subjecting a representative sample of children without BCG scar to tuberculin testing. Prior to a tuberculin survey in school children of Bangalore city, a cluster sample, household survey was undertaken during SeptemberNovember 1995 w...

AIMS To identify prevalence of alcohol and drug use and intoxication at work. PARTICIPANTS A total of 9,828 Australian workers ≥14 years old. SETTING Australia 2007. MEASUREMENTS Work-place alcohol use and drug use, intoxication at work, industry and occupation of employment. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a large nationally representative survey involving descriptive and weighted multiva...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Joint Commission has identified timely reporting of critical results as one of the National Patient Safety Goals. We surveyed directors of neuroradiology fellowships to assess and compare critical findings lists across programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 3-question survey was e-mailed to directors of neuroradiology fellowships with the following questions: 1) Do you c...