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[Conjunctival inclusion cyst after strabismus surgery by hang-back recession].

CASE REPORT A 24-year-old woman, with a history of infantile esotropia and DVD operated on in infancy, had strabismus surgery performed by us. Four months later she presented with a cystic lesion that recurred after drainage and medical treatment. Complete excision of the cystic lesion was therefore performed. DISCUSSION The epithelial cells implanted on the sclera at the time of the most rec...

Predictors of intention to quit smoking among Jordanian university students.

PURPOSE To identify predictors that influence tobacco smoking cessation among Jordanian college students and to test the utility of the Trans-Theoretical Model for future cessation programs in this population. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of randomly selected college students (18 to 22 years of age) who were smokers was conducted at two Jordanian universities. The surveys included the: Tob...

Quit and Win smoking cessation contest for Wisconsin college students.

OBJECTIVE To determine effectiveness of smoking cessation contests at 3 Wisconsin colleges. DESIGN Pre-post program evaluation, with 6-month follow-up. SETTING Two-year technical college, private 4-year college, and state university in spring and fall of 2000. SUBJECTS One hundred fifty-two college smokers. INTERVENTIONS Students participated in 7-week stop-smoking contests. Successful ...

Purchasing prescription drugs in Canada: hang together or hang separately.

Canada's provincial and territorial governments have expressed an interest in bulk purchasing prescription drugs for many years. We propose they start by purchasing selected generic drugs for the entire population and provide them for little or no cost to patients. This politically popular strategy would significantly reduce drug expenditures and improve population health.

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