conclusions this study showed that pcs and mcs score were slightly more than overall results while kdcs was slightly less than overall results. in addition, dialysis adequacy with kt/v between 1 and 1.2 is associated with lower rate of hospitalization. patients and methods a total of 6,930 chronic hemodialysis (hd) patients enrolled. kdcs-sf version 1.3 questionnaire was used to assess the heal...

The title of this book to some extent disarms criticism. An epitome is hardly to be judged on the same lines as an ordinary text-book. Still, as the author in his preface claims a use for hi5 book as an introduction for students to the more comprehensive treatises and exhaustive monographs, it is necessary to examine this claim a little closely. Although not without precedents in its favour, we...

Lecture, on heredity in relation to mental disease and mental deficiency by Sir Frederick Mott, and also the obituary notice of the distinguished author. The lecture is an important contribution to the problem of insanity and mental deficiency. Sir Frederick opened his lecture by asking whether the increase in the number of registered cases of insanity is due to a raising of the standard of men...

"This book has been written for medical students and general practitioners; it makes no claim to be other than a carefully prepared textbook." With two large and important subjects condensed into one volume of 800 pages, one is hardly prepared for the completeness with which botli subjects are covered, the amount of detail that is given, and the thoroughness with which the book has been brought...

background: the rapid rise in noncommunicable diseases (ncds) is one of the main health challenges affecting the global development in the present era. this raising challenge is a major threat to countries’ socioeconomic development as well as millions of people health. methods: it was a retrospective study with analysis of reported death in isfahan province during a 5‑year period from 2007 to ...