OBJECTIVE to analyze the occurrence of severe injuries and deaths among crash victims transported to hospitals in relation to occupant and scene characteristics, including on-scene patient mobility, and their potential use in triaging patients to the appropriate level of care. METHODS the occurrence of death and ISS>15 were studied in relation to occupant, crash and mobility data readily avai...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether physiotherapy can improve mobility in chronic multiple sclerosis and whether there is a difference between treatment at home and as a hospital outpatient? METHODS A randomised controlled crossover trial was undertaken in patients with chronic multiple sclerosis who had difficulty walking and were referred from neurology clinics: allocation was to one of six per...

Objectives—To determine whether physiotherapy can improve mobility in chronic multiple sclerosis and whether there is a diVerence between treatment at home and as a hospital outpatient? Methods—A randomised controlled crossover trial was undertaken in patients with chronic multiple sclerosis who had diYculty walking and were referred from neurology clinics: allocation was to one of six permutat...

This article is a commentary of an overview on “medical tourism” submitted by Lunt and Marrion, which describes a framework for the study of the issues related to medical tourism. The commentary attempts to differentiate between the current interest in medical tourism and the time-honored and well-established treatment abroad from countries with underdeveloped health systems. The commentary als...