Despite relatively generous coverage of the over-65 population, Danish home help services receive regular criticism in the media and public opinion polls. Perhaps as a consequence, reforms of Danish home care policy for senior citizens have placed a strong emphasis on quality since the 1990s. This reform strategy represents a shift from the welfare state modernisation programme of the 1980s, wh...

Although the prevalence of chronic HCV is lower in children than adults, an estimated 5 million children worldwide have active HCV infection (Gower, 2014). Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 2003 and 2010 indicates that 0.2% of 6to 11-year-olds (31,000 children) and 0.4% of 12to 19-year-olds (101,000 adolescents) in the US are chronically i...

Results IHD (not suicide) was the majorcause of excessmortalityin psychiatric patients.In contrastto the rate inthe generalpopulation, the IHS mortalityrate inpsychiatric patients did notdiminish over time.Therewas little difference inhospital admissionrates for IHD betweenpsychiatric patients and the general community, butmuch lower rates of revascularisationprocedureswith psychiatric patients...

This paper provides a description of the methodologies and processes used for the creation of a decision/support model for land acquisition decisions on a cooperative open space project between the City of Bakersfield and other local agencies. The model uses a cost/benefit approach using components of habitat ranking, developed through an independently prepared evaluation, and estimated per acr...

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Asteroid 3200 Phaethon resembles a comet in some ways, including a highly-eccentric orbit (e∼ 0.89) and a strong associated meteor shower (the Geminids). Yet this object has never been observed to exhibit any cometary activity, i.e., gas production. We observed 3200 Phaethon with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on two occasions, once while it was near its closest approach to Earth as it n...

Background. The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is contradictory regarding the impact of weight status on CRC screening. This study was intended to determine if CRC screening rates among 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) respondent racial/ethnic and gender subgroups were influenced by weight status. Methods. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses w...

s) is all that is necessary. Cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry presentations centered around the theme of biological transport are all welcome. Presentations are made in an informal atmosphere with open discussion encouraged. The scientific sessions will be held morning and evening. Afternoons are free to enjoy swimming, fishing, golfing, riding, hiking, or just rela...

Background Low socioeconomic position (SEP) tends to be linked to higher use of general practitioners (GPs), while the use of health care specialists is more common in higher SEPs. Despite extensive literature in this area, previous studies have, however, only studied health care use by income or education. The aim of this study is, therefore, to examine inequalities in GP and health care speci...