background one of the most common tests performed in the hematology laboratories is erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) that for monitoring infections, inflammatory and cancers diseases. the aim of this study was investigation of esr in patients referred to golestan hospital, ahvaz. material and methods this descriptive and cross-sectional study was done in second half of 1388 on outpatient an...

background: lack of access to health services has been mentioned as one of the main causes of health inequity in health system. the aim of this study was to measure horizontal inequity in access to outpatient services in shiraz. method: this household survey was conducted among 1608 participants above 18 years in shiraz in 2012. four-stage sampling was used. according to high amount of zero-val...

background: measurement of patients’ satisfaction as a reliable indicator of quality of hospital service shows the ability of care providers to meet patients' expectations. this study was conducted to assess patients’ satisfaction in hospital services. methods:  this cross-sectional study was carried out at the zanjan university of medical sciences in 2013 -2014. a total of 486 were select...

BACKGROUND Before seeing a pediatrician, parents often look online to obtain child health information. We aimed to determine the influence of IUC (internet use regarding the reason for consultation) on their subjective information level, their assessment of acute diseases and the change in this assessment. Secondary objectives were to identify the most commonly used online resources and factors...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of Thai version FDLQI. Materials Methods: Patients their accompanying family members attending Dermatology Outpatient Clinic at Siriraj Hospital were asked complete Life Quality Index (DLQI), FDLQI, global question QoL (GQoL). The severity disease was assessed by physicians, patients patients. Results: One hundred 92 with d...

BACKGROUND Segmenting the population into groups that are relatively homogeneous in healthcare characteristics or needs is crucial to facilitate integrated care and resource planning. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of segmenting the population into discrete, non-overlapping groups using a practical expert and literature driven approach. We hypothesized that this approach is feasible utili...

BACKGROUND Several years have passed since the rural New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) in China was established and policies kept continuous improvement. Its policies on chronic diseases vary by county but have certain shared characteristics. Following this modification of medical insurance policy, this study reassesses the provision of insurance against expenditure on chronic diseases in r...

The outpatient daily practice of every doctor-ophthalmologist and non-ophthalmologist, especially in the area where he has front him a sufficient contingent scrofulous eye diseases for observation, usually connected with kind Habitus'oM patients: ears places skin, an increase cervical, submandibular other glands very often symptoms pulmonary nature at subfebrile temperature - all this long forc...

BACKGROUND The field of pediatric dermatology has gained importance with the increment of pediatric patients and the discrepancy of their skin diseases with the adult versions. We aimed to describe frequency and distribution of pediatric skin diseases, and the diagnostic procedures and treatments prescribed. METHODS Cross-sectional epidemiological study. We collected data about diagnostic pat...

BACKGROUND Though traditional Korean medicine plays an important role in the Korean parallel health care system, there is limited information about the preference and usage of traditional Korean medicine compared to Western medicine because they have different disease classification systems. The aim of this study is to determine the relative preference for traditional Korean medicine using data...