the practice and study of medicine in persia has a long and prolific history. the ancient iranian medicine was combined by different medical traditions from mesopotamia, egypt, india, china and greece for more than 4000 years and merged to form what became the nucleus and foundation of medical practice in the european countries in the 13th century. the iranian academic centers like jundishapur ...

1 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. Tel: 91-44-2578297, FAX: 91-44-2572545/ 2570509, email: [email protected] Abstract − The most important factors of national competitiveness veer around the skilled human resources. The ascendancy of information technology and the intellectual capital in the current millenium w...

DISCLOSURES: NIL ABSTRACT Aims: To compare the anaesthesia and surgical manpower in four tertiary hospitals in Nigeria and assess the anaesthesia work load in those institutions; to determine the per capita anaesthetist manpower in Nigeria (anaesthesia providers per 100,000 population) and compare with what obtains in other regions of the world. Materials and Methods: This is a multicentre stud...