Ionizing radiation--understanding and acceptance.

A written survey about perceived radiation risks was conducted among three groups of a total of 400 individuals. Seventy-seven (26%) of the respondents were radiation workers, 35 (12%) were medical doctors without professional exposure, and 177 (68%) belonged to the general population. Even if the sample is not representative of the Romanian population as a whole, some interesting conclusions can be made.

External cooperation for the professional management of health services in Romania.

Political change in Romania in 1989 played a crucial part in new health system leadership in the country. However, this new leadership had limited managerial experience and knowledge, with trainers using outdated cultural models. External assistance and cooperation from officials in Western Europe and the United States was needed to train a new leadership and reject the socialist system of health care.

Pharmacokinetics of progesterone in postmenopausal women: 2. Pharmacokinetics following percutaneous administration.

Progesterone was administered percutaneously to postmenopausal women in topical applications on the breast and chest areas in a hydrophilic (gel), lipophilic and an emulsion type base. Venous blood samples were taken 2, 4, 6, 24, 48 and 72 h following administration. The plasma levels were evaluated by radioimmunoassay.

Assessment of hypertension levels control and management (hypertension "AUDIT" project). Study in a population of workers.

The hypertension AUDIT project (WHO) was used for the study of large populations of workers in two Romanian industrial centers, Slatina and Sibiu, constituted into two main groups. The objects of the study were: the detection of new cases of arterial hypertension (AH) and of their proportion as compared with older cases, the assessment of the quality of diagnosis control and treatment methodology as well as the estimation of the patient's attitude regarding the conditions of treatment and of the physician's knowledge and attitude regarding AH. Group I (Slatina) included 22,839 workers and the program was applied in 15,740 randomly chosen subjects.