OBJECTIVE To analyze the status and trend of injury deaths in Chinese people, and provide basic evidence for injury interventions. METHODS Data came from 2004-2005 the 3rd national retrospective sampling survey of death cause and covered 31 province-level regions and 160 surveillance spots in the interior of China, Total 142 660 482 person years were investigated. To describe the status of in...

The crude incidence of lung cancer in the European Union in 2002 was 55.5/100 000/year, mortality rate being 50.6/100 000/ year. Rates among men were 87.7 and 80.1/100 000/year, and among women 24.8 and 22.4/100 000/year, respectively (GLOBOCAN 2002, http://www-dep.iarc.fr). Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15–18% of all cases. In recent years the incidence of SCLC has decreased. SCLC...

Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in most European transitional countries. Among these countries, standardised mortality from cardiovascular disease is highest in Hungary (508 per 100 000 population) and Croatia (500/100 000) and lowest in Slovenia (295/100 000) and central European countries (238/100 000). In Croatia, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and ac...

background and purpose :cost-benefit equations is one of the most important by of gnp and a training a sustainable development as designated by professionals of occupational health .therefore ‚ drivers as a forgotten index in sustainable development and its effect on community health. methods & material : this descriptive analytical study involved the statistical community of 55000 vehicles in ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com At world level every year they are diagnosed approximately half millions of new cases of cervical cancer. In Chile, an incidence of 30 x 100 000 women is calculated and they die around 900, the rate of mortality is of 9,6 x 100 000. In the United States more than 10 000 new cases are diagnosed annually. In Spain the adjusted annual rate of cervix ca...

OBJECTIVE To analyse trends in mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) over the period 1965 to 1998 in the European Union, other European countries, the USA, and Japan. METHODS AND RESULTS Data were derived from the World Health Organization database. In the European Union, CHD mortality in men rose from 146/100 000 in 1965-9 to 163/100 000 in 1975-9 and ...

in the present health care environment, cost-benefit analysis is extremely important. in this screening program, the minimal cost of screening dipstick urinalysis in 1601 asymptomatic school children was determined. the process of screening was similar to all the studies. the minimal cost utilizing 3 general physicians was calculated. costs were determined by using current charge for supplies o...