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Assessing the applicability and usability of patient satisfaction levels as a tool for judging quality of service in a medical college hospital in Punjab, North India 在北印度旁遮普邦的一所医学院医院评估病人满意度水平作为判断服务质量的工具的适用性和可用性

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-10-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i05.02

Sumeet R. Singh, Verinder Verma

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Secular trends of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality rates of Q-wave and Non-Q-wave myocardial infarction in US: 1990-2006 1990-2006年美国q -波型和非q -波型心肌梗死住院和住院死亡率的长期趋势

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-10-31 DOI: 10.17511/IJPHR.2016.I5.04

S. Zandi, R. Rajabi

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Prevalence of tobacco smoking and KAP about smoking among medical students in a private college in Central Kerala 喀拉拉邦中部一所私立大学医学生吸烟率及吸烟认知程度

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-10-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i05.03

Rajiv Singh

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Sleep status of medical students of a private medical college in Kerala 喀拉拉邦一所私立医学院医学生的睡眠状况

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.02

Rajiv Singh, A. Thomas, Harsha Chollankil Hariharan, Devaki Antherjanam Sreedharan, Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, R. Antony

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A cross- sectional study to assess the knowledge regarding stem cells and its transplantation among students from various colleges & women from anc clinic in Indore 一项评估印多尔不同大学学生及诊所妇女对干细胞及其移植知识的横断面研究

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.04

Veena Yesikar, Ruchita Banseria, S. Dixit, G. Shivram

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Prevalence and pattern of self-medication among medical students of a private medical college in Kerala 喀拉拉邦一所私立医学院医学生自我药疗的流行程度和模式

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.05

Rajiv Singh, A. Thomas, Harsha Chollankil Hariharan, Devaki Antherjanam Sreedharan, Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, R. Antony

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Prevalence and correlates of anemia among elderly population of rural Nalgonda: a cross-sectional analytic study 那尔贡达农村老年人口贫血患病率及其相关因素:一项横断面分析研究

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.06

Dr Varun M Malhotra, Dr Pratyush R Kabra, Dr Prof S Bhayya, Dr Ritika Malhotra

引用次数: 3

Medico-social challenges of ex-serviceman and their spouse: a cross-sectional study in Punjab 退役军人及其配偶的医学社会挑战:旁遮普的横断面研究

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.01

Vishal Malhotra, V. Malhotra, Sharndeep Kaur, Raina Cheema

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A cross sectional study to assess the socio-economic impact of falls in an urban community in South India 一项评估印度南部城市社区跌倒的社会经济影响的横断面研究

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-08-31 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i4.03

Vani Chalageri, B. Nandakumar, N. S. Murthy, S. Suryanarayana

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Effect of nurse directed rehabilitation programme on quality of life among patients with HIV attending care and support centers of Kottayam district, Kerala, South India 护士指导的康复方案对印度南部喀拉拉邦Kottayam地区护理和支持中心艾滋病患者生活质量的影响

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2016-06-30 DOI: 10.17511/ijphr.2016.i3.06

C. V. Lucyamma, N. Udayakiran, C. Itticheriya

引用次数: 2