Socio-demographic study of 173 cases of depression was carried out prospectively over one year's period from January 1977 to December 1977, at the psychiatric out-patient department of Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka. The findings are compared with the data reported from other centres in India and the results are discussed.

This paper describes the research, design, and iterative development of India’s first ICT enabled Gram Panchayat (GP) in Bellandur, Karnataka. Bellandur is a live field demonstration of corporate initiated private-public partnerships that engage other stakeholders, to foster an emergent ecosystem. Through such contextually designed ICTs, we address larger systemic frameworks, methodologies, and...

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, Private Practitioner, Mohali, Punjab, BDS, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, BDS, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, Prosthodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research Institut...

1 Professor &HOD, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, 587 101, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. 2 Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, 3 Senior Lecturer, 4 Senior Lecturer, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chettinad Health City Campus, Kelambakkam, Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu 603103, I...

1 K.Raja Sekhara Reddy, 2 Dr.B.VenkataRamudu, and 3 Prof.A.Mallikarjuna Reddy 1 Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Mathematics, Govt. First Grade College, Pavagada , Karnataka-561202,India. 2 Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Statistics, SSBN Degree & P.G College,(Autonomous), Anantapuramu-515 001. (A.P )India. 3 Professor of Mathematics, Dept. Of Mathematics, S.K.University, Anantapuramu-515 001. (A.P ...

INTRODUCTION An earlier epidemiological study by these authors revealed fluorosis at very low levels of fluoride concentrations in drinking water. AIM The objective of present study was to investigate risk factors of dental fluorosis in permanent teeth in the villages of northern Karnataka, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present survey was carried out in three villages of Hungund Taluk, B...

BACKGROUND Little qualitative research is available on the role of frontline health service providers (FHSPs) in the implementation of clinical trials, particularly in developing countries. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study about the perspectives of FHSPs on future HIV vaccine trials involving female sex workers (FSWs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in three districts o...

OBJECTIVES The high prevalence of coronary heart disease and dramatic growth of cardiac interventions in India motivate an evaluation of the appropriateness of coronary revascularisation procedures in India. Although, appropriate-use criteria (AUC) have been used to analyse the appropriateness of cardiovascular care in the USA, they are yet to be applied to care in India. In our study, we apply...

Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922 is reported for the first time from Maharashtra, India. Previously it was only known Kerala and Karnataka states.