BACKGROUND Physically demanding, highly stressful work during pregnancy has been reported to cause a variety of adverse outcomes. It has been difficult, however, to separate the effects of work from those of socioeconomic status. METHODS By means of a national questionnaire-based survey, we studied the outcomes of pregnancy during residency for 4412 women who graduated from medical school in ...

background: cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation (cpcr) training is essential for all hospital workers, especially junior residents who might become the manager of the resuscitation team. in our center, the traditional cpcr knowledge training curriculum for junior residents up to 5 years ago was lecture-based and had some faults. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of a problem-based meth...

the present paper is a case study on one of the old areas in the city of ardabil with an approach of gentrification model to gentrify and rehabilitate the old urban context. besides the library studies, this study includes local observations and questionnaires which deal with the opinions of residents on the problems and shortcomings. it also includes the ways of satisfying the residents to kee...

malnutrition and dehydration are two most common types of ailments residents of nursing homes (nh) prone to. it is very important to assess these problems because they can predispose the residents to severe illnesses. the aim of this study was to gather information on nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly residents of nhs in tehran, iran.from 16 nhs in tehran, 263 reside...

OBJECTIVE To assess the current prevalence of depression and anxiety among Ontario family medicine residents, and to describe their coping strategies. DESIGN Surveys mailed to residents integrated DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and a previously validated Patient Health Questionnaire. SETTING Ontario family medicine programs from June to August 2002. PARTICIPANTS Residents entering, advancing ...

BACKGROUND Although resident physicians often teach, few trials have tested interventions to improve residents' teaching skills. A pilot trial in 2001-2002 found that 13 trained resident teachers taught better than did untrained control residents. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a longitudinal residents-as-teachers curriculum improves residents' teaching skills. DESIGN Randomized, controlled...