In 1983, Karlsson et al. described a genetic polymorphism associated with human urinary high molecular weight glyco-proteins. In this, four components with different mobilities in sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide (SDS PAGE) gels were identified by their reaction with radioiodinated peanut lectin and each individual was found to exhibit one or two bands. Familial studies showed that the fo...

This book is a collection of essays prepared as reports of studies by the staff of the Conservation of Human Resources Project at Coluimbia University. It is fleshedI out witlh introdluctory comments and conclusions by the director of the project, Professor Eli Ginzberg. It is Ginzberg's unifying conceptualization that binds the essays togetlher: "An evaluative review of efforts to improve heal...

In Health Care Delivery Systems-Evaluation Criteria Dr. Lapatra attempts to study evaluation criteria of existing health care delivery systems and apply the technology of operations research and systems analysis to its evaluation. He attempts to show how he can "apply systems concepts to the study of the U.S. health system" with an ultimate goal of defining the necessary variables to improve ou...

The world became mainly urban in 2007. It is thus timely to review the state of knowledge about urban health and the current priorities for research and action. This article considers both health determinants and outcomes in low-income urban areas of developing countries. The need to study urban health in a multi-level and multi-sectoral way is highlighted and priorities for research are identi...

BACKGROUND Wisconsin is facing significant physician shortages. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) launched Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) to recruit and prepare medical students to serve people living within urban Health Professional Shortage Areas. METHODS Students are selected based on their commitment to improve health equity ...

In recent years, medical and health care consumption has risen, making health risk an important determinant of household spending and welfare. We aimed to examine the determinants of medical and health care expenditure to help policy-makers in the improvement of China's health care system, benefiting the country, society and every household. This paper employs panel data from China's provinces ...

virtual technology can be a useful tool for designing models of healthy urban environments. the resilience and sustainability in any urban environment involves the establishment and maintenance of the health of its citizens. the well-being of youth, the future workforce of every society, is a highly important consideration in the design of cities. cities are only truly sustainable when the work...

AIM In this research, we attempted at exploring the relationships among urban left-behind children's internet-addiction, personality traits and mental health. METHODS In the form of three relevant questionnaires (Adolescent Pathological Internet Use Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Children's Edition in Chinese and Mental Health Test), 796 urban left-behind children in China were inv...