The validity of self-reported smoking is questionable because smokers are inclined to deny smoking. We aimed to determine the prevalence of self-reported smoking among intra-city commercial drivers in Lagos, and assess its validity based on urinary cotinine assessment. This study was conducted at three major motor parks in Lagos, Nigeria. Information on smoking status and habits was obtained fr...

Acknowledgements The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute gratefully acknowledges the dedicated efforts of numerous individuals and community-based agencies that contributed to one or more facets of this study. Their time and talents were instrumental in helping us better understand the impact of New York State's HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Law. We would like to acknowl...

OBJECTIVE This report presents statistics from the 1997 National Health Interview Survey on selected health measures for sample children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race/ethnicity, family structure, parent's education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The topics covered are asthma, allergies, lear...

OBJECTIVES This report presents statistics from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race/ethnicity, family structure, parent's education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The topics covered are asthma, allergies, lea...

OBJECTIVES This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted statistics from the 2003 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, family structure, parent's education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The t...

OBJECTIVES This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted statistics from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for children under age 18, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, family structure, parent education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The topics cover...

Anna Rutherford interviewed Peter Carroll in London in October, 1979, when The Chrzstz(m Brothers was playing at the Riverside Studios. This journal article is available in Kunapipi: http://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol2/iss2/5

Occupational stress the greatest killer among white and blue collar workers. The monster is more prevalent among university workers especially the non-teaching staff. It is on this backdrop that the study was nurtured. The study essentially examined the effect of occupational stress and how it impairs the performance of the non-teaching staff in the south eastern universities in Nigeria. Descri...