background: one of europe’s most well-developed industrial regions is found in the republic of bulgaria. the industrialization of the region has a big impact on air pollution. thermal power plant “maritza east” (the largest of its kind in southeastern europe), the army training range, machine manufacturers, household heating and high volume of automobile traffic are all major sources of polluti...

the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of preventive immunization on the incidence of allergies in poland.18617 (53.8% female, 24.2% 6-7 years old, 25.4% 13-14 years old, 50.4% 20–44 years old) were selected by stratified cluster sampling method in 8 cities and 1 rural area. 4783 of whom underwent objective outpatient screening assessments. study subjects were evaluated for any asso...

OBJECTIVE To compare the characteristics of US adults by frequency of emergency department (ED) utilisation, specifically the prevalence of chronic diseases and outpatient primary care and mental health utilisation. METHODS We analysed 157 818 adult participants of the 2004-2009 US National Health Interview Survey, an annual nationally representative sample. We defined ED utilisation during t...

background: gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gilds) are major causes of death and disability in middle east and north africa (mena). however, they have different patterns in countries with various geographical, cultural, and socio-economic status. we aimed to compare the burden of gilds in iran with its neighboring countries using the results of the global burden of disease (gbd) study in 2...

the present study aims at locating the appropriate site for the training of medical students. it is argued that in community oriented medical education the training of medical students should take place where more patients come for consultation. this will result in students having a greater exposure to patients with a variety of medical problems. in order to find out the places where more patie...