background: screening mammography is an established intervention that leads to early breast cancer detection and reduced mortality. the lebanese ministry of health has initiated yearly awareness campaigns and provided free mammography in multiple centers around the country. methods: the study took place in two major areas of lebanon - beirut and south lebanon. this cross-sectional survey aimed ...

background health literacy presents an enormous challenge in the delivery of effective healthcare and quality outcomes. we evaluated the impact of low health literacy (lhl) on healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditure.   methods database analysis used medical expenditure panel survey (meps) from 2005-2008 which provides nationally representative estimates of healthcare utilization and e...

drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. there are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. the objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single screening tool. a cross- sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in qazvin province, iran. based on the proportional-to-size method, partici...

This is a basic study on the artwork of artist Ji Yeong Kim, “Ascending up river against current ...” currently being exhibited in sculpture park Suwon World Cup Stadium and it was confirmed that tiles used production are classified into 2 types, namely, porcelain tile ceramic tile, through scientific analytic method. It form overall background unglazed with same exterior interior physical stat...

PURPOSE The Korean National Cancer Screening Survey (KNCSS) is a continuous nationwide survey implemented by the National Cancer Center in Korea since 2004. The purpose of the present study was to report trends in cancer screening rates for the five major cancers (stomach, liver, colorectal, breast, and cervix uteri) in Korean men and women. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study used KNCSS data col...

OBJECTIVE To assess the utility of survey-based physician policy in predicting actual mammography ordering behavior, as measured by medical record abstraction. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of practicing community physicians. Responses were correlated with data abstracted from the medical records of patients in the practices of the participating physicians. PARTICIPANTS Family and general p...