BACKGROUND The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) Statement was published to help authors improve how they report systematic reviews. It is unknown how many journals mention PRISMA in their instructions to authors, or whether stronger journal language regarding use of PRISMA improves author compliance. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS An Internet-based in...

AIM. To assess physicians' knowledge and practices for obtaining patients' informed consent to medical procedures. METHODS. An anonymous and voluntary survey of knowledge and practices for obtaining informed consent was conducted among 470 physicians (63% response rate) working in 6 hospitals: 93 specialists in anesthesiology, 166 in internal medicine, and 211 in surgery. RESULTS. Only 54% phys...

Prior studies of internal control disclosures under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) provide limited evidence on the impact of internal control regulation on reporting quality. Moreover, there is no empirical evidence on the reporting quality effects of mandatory internal control reforms in non-U.S. environments. Thus, it is still an open question whether internal control regulation leads to s...

background: there is long-term interest in the effects of stress on health, due to the strain that it places on individuals which can lead to an increased risk of disease. the present study examined degree of perceived job stress related to incidents reporting rate and its dimensions among workers' isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. the...