Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide.In addition to the high mortality rate, people suffering from CVD often endure difficulties with physical activities and productivity that significantly affect their quality of life.The high prevalence of debilitating risk factors such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, smoking
Evelyn Lilly,1 Christopher G Bunick2 1Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; 2Department of Dermatology and Program in Translational Biomedicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USACorrespondence: Christopher G Bunick, Department of Dermatology and Program in Transla
INTRODUCTION: Contraceptive counselling in the pre Washing Up Bowl and post-natal period may be important for the use of postpartum contraception and prevention of induced abortion.This paper evaluates the use of postpartum contraceptives and the factors associated with it in a sample of Italian and immigrant women.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data are d