Studies on the work of Mascarenhas analyze his contribution to the history of health in Sao Paulo and the aspects of his work which place him in what is entitled the second generation of health workers of São Paulo state - being the first generation the one led by Emílio Ribas. This article recaptures these points and highlights his last works on preventive and community medicine. We argue that...

prosthetic joint operations in Japan: a 12-month cohort study in a teaching hospital Tomoko Sakihama, RN, CNSICN, MSN; Mikiro Kato, MD; Ryoko Harada, RN, CNA; Yasuharu Tokuda, MD MPH; Department of Nursing International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Medicine Mito Kyodo General Hospital University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Department of Nursing, Mi...

The Departments of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in Kansas City and Wichita are passionate about healthy communities and are committed to improving the health of people through teaching, research and service. Our faculty, which includes physicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, and research scientists, conduct research and work in the community to harness public health and scienti...

The Departments of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in Kansas City and Wichita are passionate about healthy communities and are committed to improving the health of people through teaching, research and service. Our faculty, which includes physicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, and research scientists, conduct research and work in the community to harness public health and scienti...

Are more dangerous strains of tuberculosis spreading in Southern Africa? LSHTM investigators: Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Ruth McNerney, Kim Mallard, Helen Ayles. Collaborators: ZAMBIA: ZAMBART Project; University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka; MOH Chest Diseases Laboratory. Malawi: Community Health Sciences Unit of the Ministry of Health and National TB Programme; EQUI –TB Knowledge Programme (Liverpo...

The Departments of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in Kansas City and Wichita are passionate about healthy communities and are committed to improving the health of people through teaching, research and service. Our faculty, which includes physicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, and research scientists, conduct research and work in the community to harness public health and scienti...

UNLABELLED The concept of evidence based medicine (EBM) as the integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best evidence was introduced by David Sackett in the 1980s. Scientific literature in medicine is often marked by expansion, acummulation and quick expiration. Reading all important articles to keep in touch with relevant information is impossible. Finding the best evidence th...

The importance of efficiency and improvement of health service for resolving people's health requirement and meeting their expectation is increasing. In addition, it considers as a priority for making decision and manager's activity in health officials. Manager's control on the management principle and the proper use of their management skill and creating a sense of trust and commitment are the...