Application of WHO recommendations in outcome assessment of clinical series published in hand surgery journals with five years interval.

Outcome measurement is becoming increasingly important in hand surgery. The International classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF), is a WHO multi-dimensional approach to health condition including three domains: body "functions and structures", activities and participation. The aim of this study was to measure how often these three ICF domains were included in outcome measurements of the clinical series published in the American, European and French hand surgery journals.

Sensitivity of Venturia inaequalis Isolates to Fungicides Used in Lebanon.

Apple scab, caused by Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) G. Wint. is one of the major apple diseases worldwide.