A contingent valuation study of a polluted urban lake in Košice, Slovakia: The case of the positive distance effect.

Despite some concerns and policy debates at the local level, little is known about how residents of cities perceive the water quality of urban lakes. In particular, their attitudes, knowledge and practices. This study carries out a contingent valuation survey of an urban lake in Košice, Slovakia which suffers from cyanobacterial pollution.

Inequalities in Cancer Deaths by Age, Gender and Education.

Aim: The economy of each state provides a significant amount of money into the health care system with the aim of knowing the health status of its population in the context of socioeconomic characteristics for effective resource allocation. In recent years, there is a growing number of cancer deaths in Slovakia. Therefore, the structure of cancer deaths according to its primary determinants, such as age, sex and education with the aim of effective implementation of prevention programs in Slovakia was examined.