background and aims. blood-borne infections such as hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv might be transmitted from one individual to another during dental procedures. therefore, sterilization and personal protection procedures are of utmost significance in dental offices. the importance of awareness of cross-infection and antiseptic principles lies in the fact that in most cases it is not possible ...

Background: Private general practitioners (GPs) have been criticised by the lay press citing unethical practice and the acceptance of kickbacks. In 2003, the Ethics Institute of South Africa conducted a national study of all doctors and also accused private GPs of unethical practice. In countries such as South Africa, with a practice of fee-for-service payments, there may be a temptation to put...

Service rate variations have focused attention on treatment decisions. The aims of this study were to examine factors considered in choosing treatments, to classify dentists in terms of clinical decision making, and to investigate the association of decision making with services provided. From a random sample of dentists (response rate 60.3%) treatment constraints (15.0%), periodontal status (1...

The post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common complication after cardiac surgery, occuring in 10-40% of patients. PPS may prolong hospitalization, and even serious complications like tamponade and constrictive pericarditis may occur. Early diagnosis and treatment may reduce morbidity. In 50 patients transferred to our hospital after cardiac surgery we found an increase in pro-inflammatory ...

Methods The Baecke questionnaire for the evaluation of habitual physical activity (HPA), assessment of quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Fatigue Severity Scale were administered to patients with PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae (PS) and to a control group (CG). Participated in the study 116 individuals (PPS=52,PS= 28,CG=36). Results Patients with PPS tended to increase their HPA from 10 to 20...

the purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders in general practitioners (gps), internist, neurologists and psychiatrists private clinic. samples were 400 (163 male, 237 female) who were selected randomly from four private clinics. the instrument used in this study was srq-20 questionnaire. results showed that the prevalence of mental disorders was 51% (49.1...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the practitioners in managed behavioral healthcare organization (MBHO) networks who are treating mental and substance use disorders among privately insured patients in the United States. It is likely that the role of the private sector in treating behavioral health will increase due to the recent implementation of federal parity legislation and the inclusion of ...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined how common physicians assess various weight-related variables and patient characteristics that predict such assessments based on adolescents' reports. We aimed to examine how common adolescents received weight-related physical measurements and lifestyle enquiries (dietary habits and physical activity) from private practitioners and to identify factors associ...

T e a r t i c l e t i t l e d “ S u c c e s s f u l management of highly drug resistant Tuberculosis with individualized drug susceptibility testing” in this issue of the Journal deserves special attention. It brings forth an important issue of fallacies and benefits of TB treatment offered by private practitioners versus treatment offered by publ ic sector physicians under the revised national...

Aim: To appraise general practitioners in the management of acute watery diarrhea for children under 5 years of age and to identify various factors contributing in the gaps of current practices of general practitioners for the case management of diarrhea. Study design: Cross-sectional analytical study Setting: Lahore city Study population: The study population comprised the General Practitioner...