In man the study of the harmful effects in bone of internally deposited radioactive material has been made either on subjects who have been given radium compounds internally for medicinal purposes, a practice now discontinued, or on subjects who have accidentally ingested-radium, and sometimes mesothorium, while working as luminous-dial painters. The use of self-luminous paints for watch dials ...

Marital satisfaction is an essential element for successful family life and personal growth. The fulfillment and positive development will be possible only when the relationship between couples is coherent and satisfactory. Different factors have significant influence on the marital satisfaction, like personality of the partner, nature of job, child rearing responsibility, sexual satisfaction a...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of postpartum depression with health services expenditures among employed women. METHODS Women, aged 18 years and older, were recruited from three community hospitals in Minnesota while hospitalized for childbirth in 2001. Using Andersen's Behavioral Model, we regressed the natural log of the price-weighted sum of self-reported health services used fro...

OBJECTIVES Midlife women's knowledge, positive attitudes and management toward menopause may improve the quality of peri and post-menopause life. This study was to identify correlations of the knowledge, attitude, symptoms and management toward menopause in middle-aged women. METHODS We used a cross-sectional questionnaire study applying to 231 perimenopausal and menopausal women aged from 40...

objective: paid employment has become increasingly very important in the lives of women, as the rapid social changes in different classes of the iranian society affects roles and positions of women with great changes at a rapid pace. hardiness as a predicting factor for mental health is selected in this study to evaluation the effects of employment on the women. method: 250 employed married and...

Eighty-eight percent of all 40-year-old male residents of four suburban municipalities of Copenhagen County were examined for the lead concentration in their blood and interviewed regarding job category and place of work. Of the 504 men, 482 were currently employed, 18 were unemployed, and 4 were pensioners. The total median blood lead level was 13 micrograms/100 ml (0.6 mumol/l). Men employed ...