BACKGROUND This study is the first to examine the relationship between gender and self-assessed health (SAH), and the extent to which this varies by socioeconomic position in different European welfare state regimes (Liberal, Corporatist, Social Democratic, Southern). METHODS The EUROTHINE harmonised data set (based on representative cross-sectional national health surveys conducted between 1...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: accessing to health information, getting informed about the health and illness issues is an important factor for health status. it is expected that having a good health requires using this type of information. having such active role in patient and healthy population needs higher level of health literacy. this ...

OBJECTIVES This article presents a taxonomy of the contributions of library and information services (LIS) in hospitals and academic health sciences centers. The taxonomy emerges from a study with three objectives: to articulate the value of LIS for hospitals and academic health sciences centers in terms of contributions to organizational missions and goals, to identify measures and measurable ...

this inverstigation is a quasi-experimental study comparing the effects of two methods of health education on student's knowledge and attitudes about aids. the target population consisted of 218 male undergraduates studying in payame noor university in saghez, iran. a random sample of 106 students was selected using sample random sampling method. the students were randomly divided into two...

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a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:797:"Reproductive health is defined as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system, at all stages of life. Good reproductive health implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. Men and women should be i...