Bulletin of the World Health Organization

ObjectiveTo systematically review evidence for the effectiveness of policies, including self-regulation, aimed at reducing industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) in food.MethodsThe Medline, Embase and Cinahl databases were searched …

The use of the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) as the unit in which to calculate the burden of disease associated with reproductive ill-health has given rise to considerable debate. Criticisms include the failure to address the problem…

The study examined the epidemiology and causes of infertility in Tomsk, Western Siberia, using methodological approaches recommended by WHO and was based on the findings for a randomly selected sample of 2000 married women aged 18-45 years.…

Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a long-acting progestational contraceptive, which is administered by injection. It was developed in the mid-1960s, when it was seen as a method that would be particularly useful for women seeking …

Tumours of the female tubular genital tract are comparatively rare, with the exception of leiomyomas in cows and bitches, uterine carcinomas and vaginal fibropapillomas in cows, and transmissible venereal tumours in bitches. Uterine adenoca…

An attempt to evaluate the recent literature on somatic complications of induced abortion shows that a great amount of data of widely varying quality has been collected. Many areas of research are still not covered in a way that permits val…