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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…
Mun Chieng Tan, Ooi Chuan Ng, Teck Wee Wong, Anthony Joseph, Yoke Mun Chan, Abdul Rahman Hejar
To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Malaysian type 2 diabetic patients using WHO, NCEP ATP III, IDF and the new Harmonized definitions, and the concordance between these definitions. This study involved 313 patients diagnosed with type…
Helen Schneider, Hilal Yilmaz
Since 1969 private, nonprofit hospitals have qualified for tax exemption as charitable institutions and in exchange for the preferential tax treatment were required to provide community benefits. However, in the absence of mand atory reporting of community be…
Chris Stomberg, Tomas Philipson, Margaret Albaugh, Neeraj Sood
We examined the effect of over-the-counter (OTC) conversion of prescription drugs on utilization at the drug class level using monthly drug utilization data from the US for the period 1999-2010 for 9 drug classes: antihistamines, benign prostatic hyperplasia…
Nachum Nesher, Rephael Mohr, Zvi Raviv, Amir Ganiel, Yanay Ben-Gal, Yosef Paz, Amir Kramer, Dmitry Pevni, Benjamin Medalion
The current practice of myocardial revascularization for acute myocardial infarction (MI) is primary percutaneous intervention (PCI). Surgical revascularization (“bypass”) is reserved for patients unsuitable for PCI. The purpose of this report is to describe…
Makoto Suzuki, Itaru Takamisawa, Atsushi Seki, Tetsuya Tobaru, Fumiyasu Seike, Hideaki Shimizu, Morimasa Takayama
We characterized the degree of systemic and coronary inflammation and the impact of those on clinical state in patients with a cardiogenic shock complicating first anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: We recruited 14 consecuti…
Ju Moon Park
The aim of the current study is to examine the extent to which equity in the utilization of longterm care services has been achieved in the Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea), based on the Aday—Andersen Access Framework that takes into consideration a series…
Mary Nawal Lutfiyya, Krista L. Huot, Maria L. Amaro, Michael F. Akers, Michael Swanoski
Introduction: In 2008, cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounted for one in three deaths in the United States. Epidemiological analyses suggest that two or more risk factors are the indicator of high risk and/or poor CVD outcomes. Knowledge of heart attack and s…
Istvan Buzogany, Laszlo Vaczi, Zsolt Domjan, Fariborz Bagheri, Attila Kiss, Dakay Alex, Tamas Ferenc Molnar
In any urologic cancer surgery, lymph node dissection and its processing play a significant role in staging and management of the patients. Accordingly, precise handling of the dissected lymph nodes is important for histopathological work-up. The authors have…
Marco Ferrara, Daniela Converso, Sara Viotti
Research studies conducted in the healthcare sector usually examine patients’ and workers’ wellbeing as separate entities; however, recent studies have revealed significant correlations between, for example, patient satisfaction, workers stress and burnout. T…
Carlos Augusto Grabois Gadelha, Laís Silveira Costa, José Manuel Santos de Varge Maldonado, Pedro Ribeiro Barbosa, Marco Antônio Vargas
The strategic role of health care within the Brazilian development agenda has been increasingly recognized and institutionalized. Aside from its importance as a structural element of the Welfare State, health care plays a leading role in generating innovation…
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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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