Dental Public Health – Cha(lle)nges - A Review
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Dental Public Health – Cha(lle)nges - A Review
Authors and Affiliations
Roseline F Williams, Mangaleshwari Mangaleshwari, Ramprabha G
ROLE OF PARTOGRAM IN EARLY RECOGNITION OF CEPHALO PELVIC DISPROPORTION & PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTED LABOUR
OBJECTIVE: To study the benefits of using partogram in primigravidae. The study was conducted on 200 primigravidae in labour ward Government Maternity Hospital ,SriVenkateswara Medical college,Tirupati. Progress of labou...
Self-Medication Practices: An unrealised threat in the country- Community Based Survey from a rural area of Puducherry, South
Background: Self-medication is the use of non-prescription medicines by people on their own initiative.Pharmacists have a key role to play in providing them with assistance, advice and informationabout medicines. Objecti...
A study of hospitalized cases of gastroenteritis at a teaching institute in Maharashtra,India.
Context: Acute gastrointestinal illnesses are amongst the most common diseases worldwide: ranging from mild annoyances to devastating, dehydrating illnesses that can kill within hours. Studies on gastroenteritis involvin...
Prevalence of alcohol dependence among men residing in an urban slum of north Chennai- A cross- sectional study
Background: Problems of alcohol use in India have widely attracted the attention of public, policy makers and research workers, a recent national house hold survey of drug use in the country, the only effort to document...
A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF LIFE STYLE DISEASES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH BEHAVIOURAL PRACTICE AMONG DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS IN MARAIMALAI NAGAR
Introduction: Lifestyle diseases are health problems that react to changes in lifestyle. They are emerging in India due to economic transition, westernization, adopting unhealthy behavioral practices such as smoking and...