We read with interest the paper by LARSSON et al. [1] in which they reported in a large population-based sample of nonsmokers that respiratory symptoms were related to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). They gave special consideration to respiratory symptoms triggered by a variety of lower airway irritants and they showed for these symptoms that the relation was stronger in females than in male...

An emphasis on patient-centered care is becoming one of the dominant themes of health care reform worldwide. This emphasis involves active participation by patients (and their family/caregivers) in determining the type and standard of care that is best suited to maximize the individuals’ quality of life. In this model, the goal of the health care provider is to develop collaborative structures ...

Declaration of interest None. Fundingdetailed in Acknowledgements. There has been increasing interest in the relationship between vascular disease and depression in later life. However, the importance of conventional vascular risk factors in this association is uncertain (Stewart et al, 2001; Cervilla et al, 2004). Furthermore, most studies have been cross-sectional in design, which is potentia...

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BACKGROUND Two cohort studies using data from randomized controlled trials in Africa offer the best evidence to date on the effects of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) on male sexual function and satisfaction, suggesting no significant impairments in sexual function or satisfaction and some improvements in sexual function after male circumcision. AIM To assess the effects of VMMC on...

in this article we are going to investigate effect of factors effect turnover intention. population is all of employees of education administration of kurdistan province and sample includes 140 people of this population which were selected randomly. competitiveness questionnaire of brown et al.(1198), self efficacy of jones (1986), effort of brown and leigh(1996), performance of babin and boles...