The aims of this study were to determine (1) the degree to which an evidence-based intervention (EBI) delivered outside the context of a research trial remained faithful to the content and design of the programme as intended and as reported in experimental trials of the same programme, and (2) whether implementation quality affected programme outcomes. We report results of an observational stud...

TO THE EDITOR: Drs. Lepers and colleagues (1) have written an interesting commentary in response to our recently published paper (2) on aerobic power in octogenarian athletes and healthy untrained age-matched men. Our primary intent was to evaluate aerobic potential at the whole body and myocellular level to gain more insight into the health benefits of lifelong endurance exercise in individual...

Injury prevention is one of the most important preventive health challenges for pediatricians worldwide. A science of injury control has developed. Matching a child's skill and development age is needed for anticipatory guidance. Poor children living in rural areas are at greatest risk and require continuous reinforcement. Family function relates closely to injuries and recovery from injury. Pr...

Demographic trends indicate that a growing segment of families is exposed to adversity such as poverty, drug use problems, caregiver transitions, and domestic violence. Although these risk processes and the accompanying poor outcomes for children have been well studied, little is known about why some children develop resilience in the face of such adversity, particularly when it is severe enoug...

BACKGROUND In 2009 the ISPO team conducted an analysis of the student performance at Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) and concluded the situation 'unsatisfactory'. This study aims to explore the opinions of the current students regarding the nature of the classroom learning climate at PIPOS. METHODS This survey was carried out in 2010 at PIPOS, Peshawar. The data...

taminated water; however, he is quick to point out that experimental subjects have been fed cholera vibrio organisms without developing disease. There are many factors needed, other than the causative organism, to effect an epidemic. Dr. Dubos casts his lot with the forces of Hygeia, preventive medicine, rather than those of Asclepius, curative medicine, as those which have the greater achievem...

This paper elaborates the Ayurvedic perspective on preventive medicine in children, with specific reference to vaccination. It explores alternative approaches to boost immunity in children.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether rewording postal reminder cards according to the "health belief model", a theory about preventive health behaviour, would help to improve measles vaccination rates. DESIGN A randomised controlled trial, with blind assessment of outcome status. Parents of children due for their first measles vaccination were randomised to one of two groups, one receiving the heal...

The Consortium for Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) is a Research Programme Consortium supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Its purpose is to undertake research designed to improve access to basic education in developing countries. It seeks to achieve this through generating new knowledge and encouraging its application through effective commun...