never been the subject of any serious illness, walked two miles to school during heavy rain on December igth, and sat all day in wet boots. The next morning she complained of being unable to get out of bed, owing to her legs being "stiff." She remained in bed that day, and as the " stiffness" increased on the following morning, the 21st, medical assistance was sought.

The protection of medical data and information about health in general is a vital principle in almost all legal systems in Europe. The interest in protecting the confidentiality of that information is of twofold nature: a. It expresses the general respect due to the privacy of the patient. This right to informational self determination 2 guarantees every individual free decision as to what medi...

and clubs are in short supply for special school-leavers to provide stability and order during the difficult years of adolescence and to prevent much wastage of young lives?and of potential workers. Besides the valuable contribution made by the National Association for Mental Health in establishing two such hostels, local authorities are tackling this problem; and the provision of purpose-built...

This paper examines the effects of demographic, socioeconomic, and women's autonomy factors on the utilization of delivery assistance in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Data were obtained from the Nigeria 2008 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Bivariate analysis and logistic regression procedures were conducted. The study revealed that delivery with no one present and with unskilled attendance accoun...

Student learning assistance by utilizing secondhand goods aims to increase students' interest and creativity. This community service activity is carried out in several stages including: the preparation stage consisting of observation, interview parents, delivery strategies, material bribery; implementation socialization activities begins with approach mentoring students; evaluation assessment t...

This study examined whether supervisory skills have a significant relationship between the functions of instructional supervisors, relationships, and planning delivery. The utilized descriptive-correlational Mediation Analysis with adapted modifies online survey questionnaire as primary instrument in gathering data needed. School heads were significantly related to Therefore, suggests that scho...

OBJECTIVE This report assesses the impact of a series of education sessions delivered to office staff on the delivery of smoking cessation services among patients seeking care at a community-based women's health center. METHODS A quasi-experimental design was used to examine the delivery of smoking cessation services to patients in a medical office before and after office staff attended a ser...

OBJECTIVE To determine the neonatal and economic consequences of nonindicated preterm delivery in singleton gestations. STUDY DESIGN From a database of women with high-risk pregnancies enrolled for outpatient nursing services between October 1995 and February 2000, singleton gestations with induced labor or scheduled cesarean delivery and a gestational age at delivery of 34-36 weeks were iden...

During the last decade, funds to face humanitarian operations have increased approximately ten times. According to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, in 2013 the humanitarian funding requirement was by US$ 22 billion, which represents 27.2% more than the requested in 2012. Furthermore, the transportation cost represents between one third to twothirds from the total logistics cost. There...