BACKGROUND Although several public health organizations have recommended population-wide reduction in salt intake, the evidence on the population benefits remains unclear. We conducted a metaknowledge analysis of the literature on salt intake and health outcomes. METHODS We identified reports--primary studies, systematic reviews, guidelines and comments, letters or reviews--addressing the eff...

In the recent competitive business era of globalization it is truly tough to acquire the organizational effectiveness and efficiency without proper manpower planning and development practices. Manpower plays the dual role in operations, first, itself is an operative force and second, it makes the other forces operative and has a significant role in achieving the organizational effectiveness and...

BACKGROUND Emergency medical services (EMS) in Thailand have been established for more than 20 years. However evaluation of EMS is limited The present study aimed to determine providers 'perspectives on EMS in Thailand MATERIAL AND METHOD The present study was conducted at the tenth Academic Annual Meeting of Emergency Medicine between February 9 and 13, 2009 at Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok. A...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to present a model of factors affecting barriers to organizational vitality in government organizations (Case study: government organizations in Mazandaran province). Method: The method of this research was combined (qualitative-quantitative). In order to conduct this research, in addition to the documentary study, the content analysis technique with MA...

More and more organizations cooperate in networks to perform increasingly complex tasks. Rather than managing their resources in isolation, organizations construct inter-organizational networks in which flows of information support joint value-creating processes. Organizations participating in such networks need to understand how closer cooperation with selected members of that network can be f...

BACKGROUND There is a lack of research about a potential education-related bias in assessment of patients with chronic pain. The aim of this study was to analyze whether low-educated men and women with chronic pain were less often selected to multidisciplinary rehabilitation than those with high education. METHODS The population consisted of consecutive patients (n = 595 women, 266 men) refer...