Schools are increasingly involved in efforts to promote health and healthy behavior among
their adolescent students, but are healthier students better learners? This synthesis of the …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, associated with serious complications and co-morbidity
and considerable costs. The number of people with diabetes mellitus is expected …

BACKGROUND In approaches to health promotion in adolescents, unhealthy behaviors are
no longer regarded as independent processes, but as interrelated. This article presents a …

Background Inguinal hernias can be repaired by laparoscopic techniques, which have had
better results than open surgery in several small studies. Methods We performed a …

Our aim was to define the minimum set of patient-reported outcome measures which are
required to assess health status after total hip replacement (THR). In 114 patients, we compared …

BACKGROUND: Experiences of critically ill patients are an important aspect of the quality of
care in the intensive care (ICU). OBJECTIVE: The aims of the study were firstly, to evaluate …

Objective: To analyze relationships between injury-related variables, demographic variables,
functional health status, and life satisfaction of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design: …

Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) in a
general emergency department patient population. Methods: A prospective evaluation study …

Objective: To compare the degree to which the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and the
Manchester Triage System (MTS) predict admission and mortality. Methods: A retrospective …

Background An individualised action plan (AP) is a potentially effective method of helping
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to recognise and anticipate early …