European journal of public health
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Eur J Public Health · Apr 2007
Does a minimum-age law for purchasing tobacco make any difference? Swedish experiences over eight years.
The purpose was to study possible changes in adolescents' opportunities for purchasing tobacco during the period 1996-2005. The study also investigated regional differences in adolescents' opportunities for purchasing tobacco, and elucidated the efforts by the authorities to affect the compliance with the minimum-age law of 18. ⋯ The study shows that the minimum-age law for the purchase of tobacco has had an effect on adolescents' opportunities for purchasing tobacco and that compliance has improved since its introduction in 1997. The result also indicates avenues for further improving compliance with the age-limit law.
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Eur J Public Health · Apr 2007
Rebuilding a health care system: war, reconstruction and health care reforms in Kosovo.
This article explores the complexity of a health care system reforms in a post-conflict situation. It describes how the health care system was revamped immediately after the war, and then reorganized with Primary Health Care (PHC) as the fulcrum for change. It highlights the coordination problems, typical of a post-war situation when un-coordinated humanitarian assistance pours in. ⋯ But there are also shortcomings. There is also a potential danger that the health care system could partly revert to the old system. While some of the successes and shortcomings may be specific to Kosovo, many lessons learnt from Kosovo apply to health care reforms elsewhere.
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A scientific journal exists only because of the good will and assistance of its reviewers. We can only publish less than a fifth of the papers we receive and, in making our decisions, we depend on the expertise of many people. ⋯ Their names are listed below and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them. The list refers to reviewers assigned until the 6th December 2006.
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Eur J Public Health · Dec 2006
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleRené Dubos and Jared Diamond dream of Dutch polders.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and characteristics of paediatric attendance as a source of medically non-urgent problems at an accident and emergency department (ED) of a public non-teaching hospital in Crotone (Italy). ⋯ A closer cooperation within the health care organization system to provide a service responsive to the real needs of patients is essential.