BACKGROUND. Men tend to underuse primary care health services despite their susceptibility
to particular types of illness. The purpose of this study was to report the family physician’s …

Background and Objectives: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, underdiagnosed
neurological movement disorder of undetermined etiology. The primary treatments for …

Background While many cessation programmes are available to assist smokers in quitting,
research suggests that partner involvement may encourage long‐term abstinence. Objectives …

Background Thyroid hormone plays a crucial role in the growth and function of the central
nervous system. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships between the status …

BACKGROUND We wanted to determine whether an intervention to enhance partner support
helps as an adjunct to a smoking cessation program. METHODS We undertook a meta-…

Objectives: To examine the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and non-ulcer
dyspepsia, and to assess the effect of eradicating H pylori on dyspeptic symptoms in …

Objective This study tested the effectiveness of a brief, learner-centered, breaking bad news
(BBN) communication skills training module using objective evaluation measures. Methods …

The interplay between child characteristics and parenting is increasingly implicated as crucial
to child health outcomes. This study assessed the joint effects of children’s temperamental …

OBJECTIVE Because having a regular medical doctor is associated with positive outcomes,
this study attempted to determine the characteristics of Canadians without regular doctors so …

Context: Rural Appalachia has significantly higher overall cancer mortality compared with
national rates, and lack of cancer screening is believed to be one of the contributing factors. …