Income dynamics and adult mortality in the United States, 1972 through 1989.

abstract：:We interviewed 1038 HIV-positive inpatients in public hospitals in Miami, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia, to examine patient factors associated with use of HIV care, use of antiretroviral therapy, and unprotected sexual intercourse. Multivariate analyses and multiple logistic regression models showed that use of crack ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Metsch LR,Bell C,Pereyra M,Cardenas G,Sullivan T,Rodriguez A,Gooden L,Khoury N,Kuper T,Brewer T,del Rio C

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effectiveness of physician prescribed exercise, health education, and patient self-monitoring, 124 firefighters were medically screened and randomly allocated to a control and two treatment groups. Physiologic and reporting methods were employed to assess adherence to regular exercise at three months and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Reid EL,Morgan RW

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated changes in community-based agencies following the implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system for hospitals utilizing DRGs (diagnosis-related groups). Data were collected in 1986 and 1987 from 771 community service providers. There were five major findings: 1) hospital discharge planners,...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wood JB,Estes CL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed shifts in patterns of mortality during a hot weather event in greater Vancouver, British Columbia. METHODS:We used a case-only analysis to compare characteristics of individuals who died during the hottest week of 2009 with those who died (1) during earlier summer weeks in 2009 and (2) during th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kosatsky T,Henderson SB,Pollock SL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although community development and social change are not explicit goals of community-oriented primary care (COPC), they are implicit in COPC's emphasis on community organization and local participation with health professionals in the assessment of health problems. These goals are also implicit in the shared understan...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Geiger HJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low income families were interviewed to determine factors related to the number of family food servings per week. A multiple regression model indicated that participation in WIC (supplemental food program for women, infants and children), household size, and number of different income sources were associated with more...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Taren DL,Clark W,Chernesky M,Quirk E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the effectiveness of a low-intensity dietary intervention in primary care practice in lowering dietary fat intake and raising dietary fiber intake. METHODS:A randomized controlled trial of 28 physician practices in six primary care clinics enrolled, by telephone, adult patients who had ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beresford SA,Curry SJ,Kristal AR,Lazovich D,Feng Z,Wagner EH

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization's determination of the Ebola virus disease outbreak as a public health event of international concern prompted nonaffected countries to implement measures to prevent, detect, and manage the introduction of the virus in their territories. The outbreak provided an opportunity to assess the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Espinal M,Aldighieri S,St John R,Becerra-Posada F,Etienne C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate birth reduction potentially in response to Zika virus-associated microcephaly among the 36 largest Brazilian cities. METHODS:We analyzed the number of live births per month on the basis of information on approximately 8.2 million births from all of Brazil's state capitals and cities that had mor...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Diaz-Quijano FA,Pelissari DM,Chiavegatto Filho ADP

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among recent (0-9 years) and nonrecent (>/= 10 years) immigrant women in Canada to determine whether differences in IPV were associated with length of stay in Canada. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 1999 General Social Survey, a national cross-s...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hyman I,Forte T,Du Mont J,Romans S,Cohen MM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine food insecurity and cardiovascular disease-related health outcomes among American Indians (AIs) in rural Oklahoma. METHODS:We surveyed a cross-sectional sample of 513 AI adults to assess food insecurity domains (i.e., food quality and quantity) and obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. RESULTS:Am...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blue Bird Jernigan V,Wetherill MS,Hearod J,Jacob T,Salvatore AL,Cannady T,Grammar M,Standridge J,Fox J,Spiegel J,Wiley A,Noonan C,Buchwald D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence in 1988 of ciprofloxacin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in New York City was studied in nine hospitals and eight nursing homes. Of the 43 hospitalized patients studied, 21 were admitted from home, while nine of the 12 nursing home patients were transferred from a hospital. T...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Budnick LD,Schaefler S

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates from the National Study of the Incidence and Severity of Child Abuse and Neglect suggest that hospitals recognized over 77,000 cases of child abuse between May 3, 1979, and April 30, 1980. Compared to other agencies in the sample, hospitals identified children who were younger, Black, lived in urban areas, a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hampton RL,Newberger EH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed which types of mass media messages might reduce disparities in smoking prevalence among disadvantaged population subgroups. METHODS:We followed 1491 adult smokers over 24 months and related quitting status at follow-up to exposure to antismoking ads in the 2 years prior to the baseline assessmen...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Durkin SJ,Biener L,Wakefield MA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We surveyed young men on their experiences of police encounters and subsequent mental health. METHODS:Between September 2012 and March 2013, we conducted a population-based telephone survey of 1261 young men aged 18 to 26 years in New York City. Respondents reported how many times they were approached by Ne...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Geller A,Fagan J,Tyler T,Link BG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic treatment regimes are an emerging and important methodological area in health research, particularly in the management of chronic health conditions. This paradigm encompasses the ideological shift in research from the acute care model to the chronic care model. It allows individualization of treatment (type, d...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chakraborty B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vital statistics show that a rise in incidence of endometrial cancer began in the mid-1960s on the West Coast of the United States. This rise was continuous and reached a peak in 1975. Elsewhere, incidence rates for endometrial cancer rose during the 1970s. It now seems evident that much of the rise in all areas of th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jick H,Walker AM,Rothman KJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the role of neighborhood poverty and racial composition on race disparities in diabetes prevalence. METHODS:We used data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and 2000 US Census to estimate the impact of individual race and poverty and neighborhood racial...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gaskin DJ,Thorpe RJ Jr,McGinty EE,Bower K,Rohde C,Young JH,LaVeist TA,Dubay L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Bank began operations on June 25, 1946. Although it was established to finance European reconstruction after World War II, the bank today is a considerable force in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sector in developing countries. Indeed, it has evolved from having virtually no presence in global h...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ruger JP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, quality assurance studies have received scant ethical attention. The advent of information systems capable of supporting research-grade continuous quality improvement projects demands that we clearly define how these projects differ from research and when they require external review. The ethical obligat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bellin E,Dubler NN

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Within the most heavily affected cities, a few neighborhoods account for a large share of new HIV infections. Addressing racial and economic disparities in HIV infection requires an implementation program and research agenda that...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nunn A,Yolken A,Cutler B,Trooskin S,Wilson P,Little S,Mayer K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five years after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the mental health of women who had been pregnant and living within 10 miles of Three Mile Island at the time of the accident was similar to that of women from the same area who became pregnant after the accident. Ratings of the development of the two groups of c...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Houts PS,Tokuhata GK,Bratz J,Bartholomew MJ,Sheffer KW

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In a large heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses, we examined the 6-month prevalence and nature of community violence perpetration and victimization, as well as associations between these outcomes. METHODS:Baseline data were pooled from 5 studies of adults with mental illnesses from across th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Desmarais SL,Van Dorn RA,Johnson KL,Grimm KJ,Douglas KS,Swartz MS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of the partial repeal of Michigan's universal motorcycle helmet law on helmet use, fatalities, and head injuries. METHODS:We compared helmet use rates and motorcycle crash fatality risk for the 12 months before and after the April 13, 2012, repeal with a statewide police-reported cras...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Carter PM,Buckley L,Flannagan CA,Cicchino JB,Hemmila M,Bowman PJ,Almani F,Bingham CR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present results from life history interviews with 60 young adults from southern Uganda. Using a novel qualitative case-control design, we compared newly HIV-positive cases with HIV-negative controls matched on age, gender, marital status, and place of residence. Relationship context was the most salient theme diffe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Higgins JA,Mathur S,Eckel E,Kelley L,Nakyanjo N,Sekamwa R,Namatovu J,Ddaaki W,Nakubulwa R,Namakula S,Nalugoda F,Santelli JS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cash can never compensate people for a half century of exile and the destruction of a lifestyle and culture. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Guyer RL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown considerable variation in body fatness among children and adolescents defined as obese by a percentile rank for skinfold thickness. METHODS:We examined the relationship between percent body fat and risk for elevated blood pressure, serum total cholesterol, and serum lipoprotein rat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams DP,Going SB,Lohman TG,Harsha DW,Srinivasan SR,Webber LS,Berenson GS

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study considered days missed from work or usual activities for emotional reasons associated with a range of specific psychopathologic disorders, psychosocial distress, and persons found to be asymptomatic. Analyses were performed with the presence or absence of emotional disability days as the dependent variable ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kouzis AC,Eaton WW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To detect decreases in anogenital warts (AGW) among sex and age groups likely to be affected by human papillomavirus vaccination. METHODS:We estimated annual AGW prevalence during 2006 to 2014 using health care claims among US private health insurance enrollees aged 15 to 39 years. We derived AGW diagnoses ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Flagg EW,Torrone EA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00