[The Hospital Discharge Report of patients with heart failure].

Heart failure is a growing public health problem owing to his increase in incidence and prevalence, and his substantial morbidity and mortality. It consumes a significant proportion of the health care budget in most developed countries. A multidisciplinary management program can substantially reduce the risk of readmission improving the living standard.

Factors influencing the age at which adolescents start smoking. A comparison between a big and a small city.

Background: Most cigarette smokers take up their habit during adolescence. The aim of this study was to compare the age at which the students of a metropolitan high school and those of a non-metropolitan high school start smoking.

Methods: Nine hundred and seventy-eight students (55.