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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu…
Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi
We evaluated the effects of the 2010 revision of the medical payment system on the length of stay (LOS). In this analysis, we assessed not only the average length of stay (ALOS), but also variance of LOS at individual hospitals. We used a dataset of 18,641 ty…
Jinjing Chen, Haizhen Yi, Hong Cen, Wei Yan
Background: specialized studies on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and B-NHL (B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) are limited, as well as prophylactic antiviral therapy for B-NHL patients with HBV infection who are receiving anticancer chemotherapy. This study a…
Hiroshi Watanabe, Tomohito Okumura, Eiji Wakamiya
To establish a proper evaluation method for spatial cognitive deficits and a form of developmental disorder, we have used an immersive virtual reality (VR) device to develop a game that involves actually walking through a VR space to search for a target objec…
Jahangir Hossain, Animesh Biswas, Fazlur Rahman, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Koustv Dalal, Aminur Rahman
Insert Snakebite is a global public health issue, and in majority of cases it is undermined. Tropical and subtropical countries are most effected, Bangladesh being one of them. There is scarcity of countries’ epidemiological situation in relation to snakebite…
Anant Kumar, Loree K. Kalliainen, 1 1
Cleft lip and palate is a very common condition which is globally undertreated. This case report shows how cleft lip surgery can transform patient’s lives, self-perception, and their self-esteem through a visionary and adaptive leadership of a few social work…
Adaeze Oguegbu, Frazier Beatty
This study examined the relationship between sexual risk behavior and HIV counselling and testing uptake among young people in Nigeria. Probability sampling technique was used to obtain a sample of 10,091 respondents (ages 15 to 24 years) for the study. The m…
Mu’taz M. Dreidi, Intima Alrimawi, Ahmad R. Saifan, Abdul-Monim Batiha
Background: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to control health care related infection. Nurses and physicians are the main health care workers contacting with patients, representing the vector in the chain of infection. Thus, assessing their know…
Andrea Ramírez, Sofía Velasco, Oscar Bernal, José Fernando Vera-Chamorro, Gabriela Olagnero
Background: The first 1000 days of life, including pregnancy and the first 2 years of age have been considered essential for an adequate development and growth. Several studies have stated that malnutrition during pregnancy and not having a normal birth weigh…
Lida Jarahi, Neda Jarahi, Maryam Emadzadeh
Preservation of teeth until old ages indicates oral health status. Improving life expectancy in developing countries makes teeth care an important topic. This study assessed reasons of tooth extraction (TE), oral health determinants and demographic factors of…
Kayo Shichiri, Masako Shibuya, Mayumi Watanabe, Mikie Tahashi, Kyoko Kaminushi, Tomoko Uenoyama, Ichiro Mashima, Kenichi Murayama, Takeshi Kuroda, Yoshiki Suzuki
In this study, we investigated six types of mood state (tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, anger-hostility, vigor, fatigue, and confusion) using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) with 40 Japanese university students. We examined five main quality of life…
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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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