Incidence of Acute Odontogenic Maxillofacial Infections in Lithuania

Rūta Rastenienė, Alina Pūrienė, Jolanta Aleksejūnienė Abstract Despite achievements in Lithuanian health care system and good accessibility to medical service, life threatening infections of odontogenic origin are still prevalent in Lithuania. Aim of the study: To analyse the prevalence of odontogenic maxillofacial infections and to examine distribution of treatment facilities accepting patients with acute odontogenic…

Regional Inequalities of Children Disability Incidence in Lithuania

Juozas Raistenskis, Zdislav Skvarciany, Romualdas Gurevičius Abstract Declining birth rates, increasing number of diseasesand injuries among children, socio-economicalchange in the situation of the country, as well as othersocial, health – and economics-related factorsare the main reasons for greater interest of scientistsin research on the social and health disparities inthe counties (municipalities and districts). This paperanalyzes…

BREAST CANCER: CORRELATION BETWEEN MORBIDITY AND DISABILITY IN SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF LITHUANIA

Zdislav Skvarciany Abstract Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women. During the last two decades, survival rates for breast cancer have increased as a result of earlier detection and increased use of adjuvant therapy. The purpose of this study was to compare morbidity and disability of breast cancer  in 60 small administrative units…