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1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt (Correspondence to R.M. Youssef: [email protected]). Received: 21/04/02; accepted: 23/01/04 ABSTRACT Using the Hypertension Health Status Inventory and multivariate analysis, predictors of quality of life were determined for a random selection of 316 hypertensive patients. Controlling for the...

The objective of this research is to investigate the effect that various factors have on an information system’s life span by understanding how the factors affect an information system’s stability. The research builds on a previously developed two-stage model of information system change whereby an information system is either in a stable state of evolution in which the information system’s fun...

The Cranfield School of Management Working Papers Series has been running since 1987, with approximately 380 papers so far from the nine academic groups of the School: Economics; Enterprise; Finance and Accounting; Human Resources; Information Systems; Logistics and Transportation; Marketing; Operations Management; and Strategic Management. Since 1992, papers have been reviewed by senior member...

The impact of risk communication depends upon a complex interaction between the characteristics of the audience, the source of the message, and its content. Audience perception of risk is influenced by demographic factors (e.g. age, gender), personality profile, past experience, and ideological orientation. It is also affected by cognitive biases (e.g. unrealistic optimism) and lay 'mental mode...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the functional and oncologic results of supracricoid partial laryngectomy. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. SUBJECT AND METHODS The medical records of 56 patients, who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy between March 2002 and December 20...

INTRODUCTION Children may require tracheostomy due to many different health conditions. Over the last 40 years, indications of tracheostomy have endorsed substantial modifications. OBJECTIVE To evaluate pediatric patients warranted tracheostomy at our Hospital, in regard to their indications, associated comorbidities, complications and decannulation rates. METHODS Retrospective study concer...

The consistent relationship between poor nutritional status and risk of complications forms the cornerstone of nutritional support. Yet there is controversy about the ability of nutritional support to reduce complications or improve wound healing. This controversy stems from a number of issues. Diagnosing poor nutrition is not always easy and straight forward. There is sometimes a question whet...