Threatened species programs need a social license to justify public funding. A contingent valuation survey of a broadly representative sample of the Australian public found that almost two thirds (63%) supported funding of threatened bird conservation. These included 45% of a sample of 645 respondents willing to pay into a fund for threatened bird conservation, 3% who already supported bird con...

Background: Although adult reported childhood socioeconomic position has been related to health outcomes in many studies, little is known about the validity of such distantly recalled information. This study evaluated the validity of adults’ reports of childhood paternal social class. Methods: Data are drawn from the Aberdeen children of the 1950s study, a cohort of 12 150 people born in Aberde...

Background The purpose of this study is to identify obstacles and incentives associated with implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in elderly home-based care services, from a healthcare professional perspective. The use of ICTs in elderly homecare is heralded as part of the solution to many of the imperatives currently challenging healthcare systems, but deploying ...

BACKGROUND There are multiple studies in different countries regarding the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. These studies showed high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Asian countries. This study tries to elucidate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its influencing factors in population of Tehran. METHODS 1210 subjects 20-64 years old were randomly selected. 25 (OH) D serum lev...

Introduction: Studies in high-income countries suggest that mortality is related to economic cycles, but few studies have examined how fluctuations in the economy influence mortality in lowand middle-income countries. We exploit regional variations in gross domestic product per capita (GDPpc) over the period 1980–2010 in Colombia to examine how changes in economic output relate to adult mortali...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of a programme of manual therapy and exercise treatment compared with placebo treatment delivered by physiotherapists for people with chronic rotator cuff disease. DESIGN Randomised, participant and single assessor blinded, placebo controlled trial. SETTING Metropolitan region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 120 participants with chron...

ft was a new experience to go into a psychiatric hospital in middle age (informally?I was free to leave at any time), and to be in the care of a consultant of the 'electro-convulsive therapy and tablet' school. It was a very good hospital, yet I chose not to return to it. Were the circumstances unusual in my case or have other patients experienced the same disappointment? These are some of the ...

OBJECTIVE To provide data on consultation rates in general practice for middle aged men over three years according to their age and social class. DESIGN Prospective study of men over eight years. Data on consultation rates during years 6-8 were collected retrospectively from practice records. SETTING Over 1000 general practices in Great Britain by year 8. Initially (in 1978-80) the men had ...

This article, which is based on panel data from the Retirement History Study, analyzes the economic status of widows in late middle age. Its objectives are threefold: (1) To describe the income, labor-force, and demographic characteristics of widows 2 to 3 years before they become eligible for old-age benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) program; (2) to examin...

The current research had 2 aims: (1) to determine the cross-sectional age differences in self-concept clarity during adulthood and (2) to examine the importance of social role experiences for age differences in self-concept clarity. These aims were addressed in 2 large samples of adults ranging in age from 18 to 94 years. In both studies, self-concept clarity had a curvilinear relation to age s...