Impact of Environmental Factors on Post-Stroke Disability: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: Identify how environmental barriers and facilitators are associated with disability in stroke survivors.

Materials And Methods: An analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted involving individuals in the chronic stage of stroke. The dependent variable was disability, which was assessed using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-2.

Spanish society of laboratory medicine external quality assurance programmes: evolution of the analytical performance of clinical laboratories over 30 years and comparison with other programmes.

The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution of the analytical performance of the laboratories participating in the Spanish society of laboratory medicine (SEQC) external quality assurance (EQA) programmes during its 30 years of operation and to compare it with the performance of other EQA programmes to establish whether the results are similar. The results obtained during this period are evaluated by applying the biological variability (BV) and state of the art-derived quality specifications. In addition, the results are compared with those obtained by other EQA programme organisations.

Legal measures to prevent and manage soil contamination and to increase food safety for consumer health: The case of Spain.

This article contains a brief overview of the European and Spanish environmental law framework for the prevention of soil contamination, for the management of contaminated soils and for consumers health protection in relation to agricultural crops. Some important aspects of the legislative framework for the prevention and management of soil contamination include recognising the possible risk to both human health and ecosystems that certain agricultural and industrial activities pose given the use of organic and inorganic chemical substances of a hazardous nature and pathogenic microorganisms. It is worth highlighting the milestone that many national constitutions include about the right to the environment.

Correction to: Intranasal sufentanil given in the emergency department triage zone for severe acute traumatic pain-a randomized double‑blind controlled trail: comment.

In the original publication, the doses of sufentanil were incorrectly published.