OBJECTIVES To explore the association of dietary behaviour factors on obesity among city, township and rural area adults. SETTING A stratified cluster sampling technique was employed in the present cross-sectional study. On the basis of socioeconomic characteristics, two cities, two townships and two residential villages were randomly selected where the investigation was conducted. PARTICIP...

BACKGROUND In 2004, the Ministry of Health issued the policy of decentralising microscopy services (MCs) to one third of all township hospitals in China. The study was conducted in Gansu Province, a poor western one in China. Ganzhou was one county in Gansu Province. Ganzhou County was identified as a unique case of further decentralisation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment services in township ho...

BACKGROUND Evidence from our recent study suggested that the overall trend for cancer incidence in children and adolescents has been increasing in Taiwan. METHODS To analyze geographic variations in this trend, cancer frequencies and incidence rates of disease groups were quantified according to geographic areas among 12,633 patients aged <20 years during 1995-2009 by using the population-bas...

PURPOSE To produce competent undergraduate-level medical doctors for rural township health centers (THCs), the Chinese government mandated that medical colleges in Central and Western China recruit rural-oriented, tuition-waived medical students (RTMSs) starting in 2010. This study aimed to identify and assess factors that influence the choice to work in rural township health centers among both...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female malignant tumor. Previous studies have suggested a big incidence disparity among different cities in China. The present work selected a typical city, Hangzhou, to study BC incidence disparity within the city. METHODS Totally, 8784 female breast cancer cases were obtained from the Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention during ...

Gaz kaynağı operasyonlarında sürecin süresini azaltmak için, kaynak bölgesinde düzgün akışkan özellikleri elde edebilmek için aleve giden gaz akısına doğrudan beslenebilen sıvı akışkanlar kullanılır. Bunların başında da bor türevi sıvılar gelir. Trimetil borat sıvısı kullanımında verimi artırılmakla birlikte iş riski de aynı oranda artırılmaktadır. Basınçlı kaplar prensibine göre çalışan düzene...