BACKGROUND This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and to identify some risk factors of adult asthma in male leather tannery workers in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted from August 2003 to March 2004 on leather tannery workers of Karachi, Pakistan. Data were collected from 641 workers engaged in 95 different tanneries in Korangi industrial area selected as ...

OBJECTIVE To examine trends in diabetes incidence among Ontario residents with Chinese and European origins. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Respondents to population-based health surveys in 1996, 2001, 2003, and 2005 who were aged≥30 years, who did not have diabetes, and who self-identified as having European (n=76,285) or Chinese (n=1,041) origins were followed for diabetes incidence through a ...

one of the aims of politics is the prevention of violence and establishment of peace. in the twentieth century, political thinkers and scholars in diplomacy and international law have devised various techniques to achieve this aim. however, such an attempt has not been limited to the modern era, and classic thinkers both in the east and the west have also thought about such techniques. ibn-i fa...