Identifying — the need

Identifying nutritional need for multiple micronutrient interventions.

Micronutrient deficiency remains a major public health problem in many countries worldwide with important consequences for the health of the population and child growth and development. The objective of this article is to review information that should be taken into consideration in identifying the need for and in designing micronutrient programs. We review information that could be used to ide...

IVHS and the Truckmaker: Identifying the Need for Research

The need for identifying standardized indices for measuring glucose variability.

Corresponding Author: Simona Frontoni, M.D., Ph.D., Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism S. Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpeller 1 00133 Rome, Italy; email address [email protected] We read the article by Siegelaar and colleagues,1 which clearly suggests the lack of association between glycemic variabili...

Identifying potential need for cancer palliation in Nova Scotia.

OBJECTIVE To assess the degree to which Nova Scotia cancer patients who may need palliative care are being referred to the comprehensive Halifax-based Palliative Care Program (PCP). METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective, population-based study using administrative health data for all adults in Nova Scotia who died of cancer from 1988 to 1994. Proportions and odds ratios (ORs) were use...

Identifying the factors affecting the reduction of Caspian lamprey population (Caspiomyzon wagneri Kessler, 1870) in Shiroud River: The need to adopt management-protection policies

The Caspian lamprey (Caspiomyzon wagneri) is one of the most important ecological and native fish species of the Caspian Sea basin. The present study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the population decline of this species in Shiroud River as one of the important habitats of fish in the southern basin of the Caspian Sea. For this purpose, three stations were selected for sampling ...