Doctor-patient communication is a determining element in the quality of health care. This is a review of the factors that affect this communication and their impact on the final therapeutic outcome. Firstly, the various...
Measurement of the full blood count-hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets and coagulation-fibrinolysis markers carried out in the Hematological Laboratory are critical for the treatment of the multiply injured patient. Coagu...
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major threat to public health due to its recognized adverse health effects. Despite various anti-smoking campaigns worldwide, today the number of smokers is larger than at any other...
The localization of apoptotic cells, which was previously based on morphology and the detection of DNA fragmentation by biochemical or histochemical techniques, is now performed by more specific enzymatic methods for the...
Patients with advanced cancer and those who are terminally ill develop multiple health problems as a consequence of the disease and its treatment. They also manifest a variety of psychological, socio-economic and other n...
Doctor-patient communication as a determining parameter in the provision of health care
Doctor-patient communication is a determining element in the quality of health care. This is a review of the factors that affect this communication and their impact on the final therapeutic outcome. Firstly, the various...
Hematological laboratory contribution to the survival of multiply injured patients
Measurement of the full blood count-hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets and coagulation-fibrinolysis markers carried out in the Hematological Laboratory are critical for the treatment of the multiply injured patient. Coagu...
Long-term exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: Assessment and contributing factors
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major threat to public health due to its recognized adverse health effects. Despite various anti-smoking campaigns worldwide, today the number of smokers is larger than at any other...
Techniques for the detection of fragmented DNA
The localization of apoptotic cells, which was previously based on morphology and the detection of DNA fragmentation by biochemical or histochemical techniques, is now performed by more specific enzymatic methods for the...
Supportive care needs of advanced cancer patients. The nursing perspective
Patients with advanced cancer and those who are terminally ill develop multiple health problems as a consequence of the disease and its treatment. They also manifest a variety of psychological, socio-economic and other n...