Background. This study aimed to evaluate whether the parents' knowledge about the adverse effects of oral habits and dentoskeletal discrepancies would improve by an educational pamphlet. Methods. A parallel-group randomized clinical trial was conducted on parents in kindergartens of Shiraz, Iran, 2013. The parents completed a designed questionnaire to determine the pre-intervention score. The s...

Background Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease that decreases bone mass, causes destruction and eventually friability. This disease is preventable, and because adolescent females are the high-risk population, teaching this age group is of the utmost importance. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the two educational methods (Lecture and Pamphlet) on osteoporos...

AIMS The purpose of the present study was to find out how well the alcohol questionnaire, AUDIT, as part of a wide community action was noticed, and if it had any effects especially among heavy drinkers. METHODS As part of local community action campaign ('Booze Weeks'), the AUDIT pamphlet was delivered to all households (90,000) in Tampere, Finland, and 500 randomly selected inhabitants were...

By Elizabeth Ogg. (Public Affairs Pamphlet No. 136 C. Public Affairs Pampnw 381 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 25 cents.) This is a concise, no-nonsense American account of the various available meth<& of contraception, from folk methods such as sponges soaked in vinegar to the P' j how it works and when it is inadvisable. The pamphlet sets out the pros and cons 0 different devices s...

Medical decisions will often entail a broad search for relevant information. No sources alone may offer a complete picture, and many may be selective in their presentation. This selectivity may induce forgetting for previously learned material, thereby adversely affecting medical decision-making. In the study phase of two experiments, participants learned information about a fictitious disease ...

This twenty-four page pamphlet will be of interest and use to all professional workers concerned with the many problems of delinquency. It is clearly written, logically presented, and based on 123

This electronic edition may be freely copied and redistributed for educational or research purposes only. It may not be sold for profit nor incorporated in any product sold for profit without the express pernfission of The long term aim of the Commission on Crystallographic Teaching in establishing this pamphlet programme is to produce a large collection of short statements each dealing with a ...