conclusions our findings show that, at provincial levels, a complex set of known/unknown influencing factors affect individuals’ assessments of their own health quality. understanding these patterns of srh and ls could be useful for better health policy and more targeted studies in this field. background self-rated health (srh) and life satisfaction (ls) are of increasing interest to medical re...

the increasing cost of peanut production is a major concern in iran. therefore, developing the mechanization of peanut production is a necessity. in this regard, a three-phase delphi study was conducted to identify the promoting and deterring factors affecting peanut cultivation mechanization in guilan province, the main peanut-producing region in iran. after preliminary studies, 26 experts wer...

Recent economic improvements in China have allowed the development of perinatal-neonatal care in sub-provincial regions. However, variations in neonatal respiratory and intensive care exist, especially in regions with limited resources. We conducted a series of collaborative clinical investigations into neonatal hypoxemic respiratory failure (NRF). In the study period from 2004 to 2005, this na...

The data were collected from various hospitals and nursing homes in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Capetown, as shown below: 3,165 European babies from two private nursing homes in Durban. 1,057 coloured (i.e. half-caste)t babies from a mission hospital in Durban, and two provincial hospitals, one in Capetown and one in Pietermaritzburg. 2,188 Bantu babies from a mission hospital in Durban. 1,39...

Foundation item: Supported by Zhejiang Innovation Program for Graduates, China(No.YK2010015) 1Eye Center, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital; Eye Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China Correspondence to: Miao-Qin Wu. Eye Center, Zhejian...

Methods: Vaccine wastage was defined as the number of doses received by a health centre minus the total number of doses administered during and returned following the outbreak vaccination campaign. Vaccine data were collected from the Provincial Health Information Office, the Provincial Vaccine Store register and clinic and health centre immunization registers for calculating the vaccine wastag...

As well as sub-zero temperatures and snowstorms, flu virurses arrive with the Canadian winter. Healthy people usually recover from the fever, cough, headache and other symptoms in less than a week. But some—especially seniors and those with lung or cardiac conditions—may have more severe cases of the flu and may even need to be hospitalized. Influenza immunization programs were first directed a...

Mountain cartography in Canada is challenged by limited human resources relative to a large land mass and in many areas, a limited number of potential users. The development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the generation of digital data have enabled the design and production of some maps in the westernmost province of British Columbia (BC), without the high cost and training associa...