Discovering environmental cancer: Wilhelm Hueper, post-World War II epidemiology, and the vanishing clinician's eye.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This report describes a model for delivering developmental services to children of patients in treatment for substance abuse. METHODS:A multidisciplinary team provides developmental evaluations of children at a substance abuse treatment clinic. RESULTS:In 3 years of operation, 85% of 117 children completed...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shulman LH,Shapira SR,Hirshfield S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified factors associated with death at home for 28,828 hospice and non-hospice cancer patients in 13 counties of western Washington State. Hospice participation was found to be the variable most strongly associated with death at home. Admission to hospice appears to override the tendency for certain subgroups ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Moinpour CM,Polissar L

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the utility of statewide laboratory Cryptosporidium surveillance, we screened stools from all 5,256 patients evaluated at local health departments for parasitic disease from January 1985 through June 1988. Fifty-seven patients (1.1 percent) were found to have Cryptosporidium. Seasonal peaks in positivity w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Skeels MR,Sokolow R,Hubbard CV,Andrus JK,Baisch J

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:I examined genetic influences on smoking among adolescents and differences in the heritability of smoking across states in the United States. METHODS:With data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (participants aged 12-21 years), I used a multilevel twin- and sibling-pair (N = 2060 pair...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Boardman JD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To quantify the association between personal and family history of criminal justice system (CJS) involvement (PHJI and FHJI, respectively), health outcomes, and health-related behaviors.Methods. We examined 2017 New York City Community Health Survey data (n = 10 005) with multivariable logistic regression....

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baquero M,Zweig K,Angell SY,Meropol SB

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of 2266 women aged 50 to 69 years was used to investigate factors that predict attendance at a free Australian mammographic screening program. The most important predictor was receipt of a personal invitation letter. A letter that included an appointment time increased attendance 132-fold initially and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hurley SF,Huggins RM,Jolley DJ,Reading D

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a package of roadway modifications in New York City funded under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. METHODS:We used a Markov model to estimate long-term impacts of SRTS on injury reduction and the associated savings in medical costs, lifelong disability, and deat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Muennig PA,Epstein M,Li G,DiMaggio C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship among father's occupational group, daily smoking, and smoking determinants in a cohort of New Zealand adolescents. METHODS:The longitudinal Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study provided information on adolescents' self-reported smoking behavior and potential predic...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Droomers M,Schrijvers CT,Casswell S,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sources of measurement error in assessing smoking status are examined. METHODS:The Lung Health Study, a randomized trial in 10 clinical centers, includes 3923 participants in a smoking cessation program and 1964 usual care participants. Smoking at first annual follow-up was assessed by salivary cotinine, ex...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Murray RP,Connett JE,Lauger GG,Voelker HT

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The religious distribution of Nassau County resident leukemia cases diagnosed between 1966 and 1974 was studied to see if the elevated incidence of the disease among Jews reported in the 1950s and early 1960s was persisting. The results showed, for both males and females, virtually no difference in attack rates betwee...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cuneo JM

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated links between police brutality and poor health outcomes among Blacks and identified five intersecting pathways: (1) fatal injuries that increase population-specific mortality rates; (2) adverse physiological responses that increase morbidity; (3) racist public reactions that cause stress; (4) arrests, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Alang S,McAlpine D,McCreedy E,Hardeman R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A deeper understanding of how structure and environment shape the sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities of youths across a range of outcomes has implications for the development of successful policies and programs. We have discussed some of the key structural and environmental factors that influence the sexua...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sommer M,Mmari K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We determined racial/ethnic differences in social support and exposure to violence and transphobia, and explored correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work (THSW). METHODS:A total of 573 THSW who worked or resided in San Francisco or Oakland, California, were ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nemoto T,Bödeker B,Iwamoto M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisexuals (N = 424) and lesbians (N = 1,921) were surveyed regarding their sources of gynecologic care, utilization patterns, openness with physicians, and assessment of quality of care. About 40 per cent of each group believed that physician knowledge about their sexual preference would hinder the quality of medical ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Smith EM,Johnson SR,Guenther SM

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined hospital administrators' experiences with the National Practitioner Data Bank. METHODS:One hundred forty-nine rural hospital administrators completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of the data bank. RESULTS:Nearly 90% of respondents rated the data bank as an important source...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Neighbor WE,Baldwin LM,West PA,Hart LG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the roles of Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs) and orthopedic surgeons in the provision of foot surgery by analyzing the 1982 computerized claims of over 1.1 million federal employees, retirees, and family members. We found that DPMs provided over 60 per cent of all elective insured foot surgery. Withou...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Weiner JP,Steinwachs DM,Frank RG,Schwartz KJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the more controversial American public health issues is fluoridation of municipal water supplies. Opponents occasionally succeed in halting fluoridation through local referenda, but the courts usually uphold fluoridation laws. In 1982, however, an Illinois trial judge ruled that a state law authorizing fluori...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Christoffel T

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, thousands of people living with HIV who have received Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded care are now eligible for Medicaid or subsidized insurance. The protection against insurance discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is increasing health care access for many, but t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cahill SR,Mayer KH,Boswell SL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine intraindividual change in polytobacco and individual tobacco and nicotine product use across young adulthood. METHOD:Participants were 2711 students from 24 Texas colleges participating in a 6-wave online study, with 6 months between each wave. Participants were aged 18 to 25 years at baseline in...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Loukas A,Marti CN,Perry CL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the effect of an active program of household lead paint hazard abatement, applied over 22 years, on childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts. METHODS:A small areas analysis was used to compare screening blood lead levels of children in Worcester County, Mass (n = 27,590), with those in ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sargent JD,Dalton M,Demidenko E,Simon P,Klein RZ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past quarter century has seen an explosion of concern about widening health inequities in the United States and worldwide. These inequities are central to the research mission in 2 arenas of public health: social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions. Yet only modest success has been achieved in elimina...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wallerstein NB,Yen IH,Syme SL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, an increasing number of women have been entering the labor force. It is known that in men, employment is related to heart disease risk, but there are few studies examining this association among women. METHODS:The relation between employment status and heart disease risk factors including l...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kritz-Silverstein D,Wingard DL,Barrett-Connor E

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study tested the hypothesis that tobacco industry campaign contributions influence state legislators' behavior. METHODS:Multivariate simultaneous equations regression was used to analyze data on tobacco industry campaign contributions to state legislators and legislators' tobacco control policy scores ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Monardi F,Glantz SA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Describing, evaluating, and conducting research on the questions raised by comparative effectiveness research and characterizing care delivery organizations of all kinds, from independent individual provider units to large integrated health systems, has become imperative. Recognizing this challenge, the Delivery Syste...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Piña IL,Cohen PD,Larson DB,Marion LN,Sills MR,Solberg LI,Zerzan J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:I studied the extent to which maternal deaths are underreported on death certificates. METHODS:We collected data on maternal deaths from death certificates, linkage of death certificates with birth and fetal death records, and review of medical examiner records. RESULTS:Thirty-eight percent of maternal dea...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Horon IL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of personal and job characteristics on the time to employment loss after diagnosis of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and to examine how job loss affects patients' income. METHODS:Data were collected from 305 patients with AIDS at three sit...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Massagli MP,Weissman JS,Seage GR 3rd,Epstein AM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the feasibility of combining an online chain recruitment method (respondent-driven detection) and participatory surveillance panels to collect previously undetected information on infectious diseases via social networks of participants. METHODS:In 2014, volunteers from 2 large panels in the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Stein ML,van Steenbergen JE,Buskens V,van der Heijden PG,Koppeschaar CE,Bengtsson L,Thorson A,Kretzschmar ME

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The average number of visits to a physician made by a sample of 351 residents of homes insulated with urea formaldehyde foam insulation in Montreal in the one year period before exposure was 5.25, and in the year following 5.62, an increase of 7 per cent (odds ratio 1.07, 95% CI = 1.00, 1.15). The increase in visits i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： L'Abbé KA,Hoey JR,Hanley J,Wacholder S,Nantel A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined socioeconomic inequalities in health among older adults in England and Brazil. METHODS:We analyzed nationally representative samples of residents aged 50 years and older in 2008 data from the Brazilian National Household Survey (n = 75,527) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (n = 9589)...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lima-Costa MF,De Oliveira C,Macinko J,Marmot M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated dementia incidence rates, life expectancies with and without dementia, and percentage of total life expectancy without dementia. METHODS:We studied 3605 members of Group Health (Seattle, WA) aged 65 years or older who did not have dementia at enrollment to the Adult Changes in Thought study bet...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tom SE,Hubbard RA,Crane PK,Haneuse SJ,Bowen J,McCormick WC,McCurry S,Larson EB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00