Re "Russia's Blank Slate" (Op-Ed, March 30), by Vladimir Voinovich: It might be well to remember Lenin's reported advice to Russian intelligence: "The West are wishful thinkers.
In 1997 the National Research Council's Space Studies Board published the report, Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations, which reported advice to NASA on Mars sample return missions, complementing their 1992 report, The Biological Contamination of Mars: Issues and Recommendations.
* Practice Performance Ranking Quartiles based on proportion of patients from the practice reporting advice to quit (immediate exit card quartiles: First Quartile = 0% to 19% of tobacco users from the practice reporting advice; Second Quartile = 20%to33%3% reporting advice; Third Quartile = 34%to75%5% reporting advice; Fourth Quartile = 76% to 100% reporting advice).
The reports advice the OP about medication, referral to second-line care and RTW.
A fifth of respondents reported being transferred to the ambulance service or sent an ambulance, and a tenth reported advice to self-care only (Table 2).
A plethora of reports, advice and guidance has been issued by such organisations as the Alzheimer's Society [ 26], Age UK [ 27], and Action on Elder Abuse [ 28].
However, fewer men reported advice and support for longer-term effects, home care, choosing treatment options, referral and emotional support (Table 4).
It is difficult to be sure what effect this would have on the results but it is most likely that the frequency of reporting advice on nutrition and lifestyle is overestimated rather than underestimated in this survey.
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Credit bureaus, too, will get a workout, if the report's advice is put in place.
