Understanding what a reviewer wants helps authors write better papers and design better research studies. Central to any research study is the research question. This is the first thing the reviewer looks for. The question, or research aim, should be relevant, original and very clearly defined. The paper should also be scientifically valid; the methods should achieve the aim by addressing the q...

Is the average elderly Norwegian at high risk of cardiovascular disease after 60 years of age? Will most of these men and women need health care or even drug treatment in order to lower serum lipids and/or blood pressure? Well, according to the present guidelines of the European Heart Association, this actually seems to be the case. Hartz et al. show that in Tromsø, Norway, the vast majority of...

For millennia, human civilization has been fascinated with overcoming death. Immortality, eternal youth or at least the prospect of reaching biblical age have had a strong lure for religion, art and popular beliefs. Life after death, which is, in essence, eternal life, is the one central element of nearly all religions since Ancient Egypt. If we believe the Old Testament, some of the patriarchs...

Background and Objectives: One of the main concerns of hospital managers is their ability in improving their organization's performance. The use of quality management and decision-making techniques facilitates managers to achieve this goal. In this research, the corrective activities to increase the quality of hospital services are determined and selected using an integration o...