Body weight patterns among the Chinese: results from the 1989 and 1991 China Health and Nutrition Surveys.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the impact of French routine programs urging the combined measles-mumps-rubella immunization of 15-month-old children. METHODS:We applied a cohort analysis to surveillance data collected by general practitioners to estimate the cumulative incidence rate per 1000 unvaccinated children and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chauvin P,Valleron AJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the widespread use of ecologic analysis in epidemiologic research and health planning, little attention has been given by health scientists and practitioners to the methodological aspects of this approach. This paper reviews the major types of ecologic study designs, the analytic methods appropriate for each, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Morgenstern H

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addiction is a complex brain disease with frequently overlapping expressions involving nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs. Yet current health care practices, public policies, and national treatment data too often exclude nicotine or address its use as completely separate from other forms of substance use and addiction...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Richter L,Foster SE

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Academic occupational health centers can support state-based occupational disease surveillance by playing a role in case identification and management, physician education, workplace investigation, and surveillance case criteria development. The existing centers can also serve as models for developing new clinics. As ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Welch L

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We examined differences in substance abuse treatment outcomes between American Indians and their non-American Indian counterparts in California, during 2000 to 2002. METHODS:A total of 368 American Indians and a matched sample of 368 non-American Indians from 39 substance abuse treatment programs in 13 Cali...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Evans E,Spear SE,Huang YC,Hser YI

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to estimate the effects of recreational physical activity and back exercises on low back pain, related disability, and psychological distress among patients randomized to chiropractic or medical care in a managed care setting. METHODS:Low back pain patients (n=681) were randomized and followed for...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hurwitz EL,Morgenstern H,Chiao C

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study examined the unique and combined contributions of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure to adolescent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, involvement with violence, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and sexual intercourse. METHODS:Analyses were based on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescen...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blum RW,Beuhring T,Shew ML,Bearinger LH,Sieving RE,Resnick MD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined racial and ethnic disparities in the total potential burden of asthma in low-income, racially/ethnically heterogeneous Chicago schools. METHODS:We used the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus (BPAS+) and the Spanish BPAS+, validated, caregiver-completed respiratory questionnaires, to identify ast...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Quinn K,Shalowitz MU,Berry CA,Mijanovich T,Wolf RL

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of a novel oral health promotion program (Oral Health 4 Life; OH4L) delivered through state-funded tobacco quitlines. METHODS:Using a semipragmatic design to balance experimental control and generalizability, we randomized US quitline callers (n = 718) to standard care or standard care...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McClure JB,Bush T,Anderson ML,Blasi P,Thompson E,Nelson J,Catz SL

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In public health evaluations, confounding bias in the estimate of the intervention effect will typically threaten the validity of the findings. It is a common misperception that the only way to avoid this bias is to measure detailed, high-quality data on potential confounders for every intervention participant, but th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Spiegelman D,Rivera-Rodriguez CL,Haneuse S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to estimate the population-based prevalence of environmental hazards in the homes of older persons and to determine whether the prevalence of these hazards differs by housing type or by level of disability in terms of activities of daily living (ADLs). METHODS:An environmental assessment w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gill TM,Williams CS,Robison JT,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the available empirical evidence from population-based studies of the association between perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination and health. This research indicates that discrimination is associated with multiple indicators of poorer physical and, especially, mental health status. However, the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams DR,Neighbors HW,Jackson JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To investigate differences in funding and service delivery between rural and urban local health departments (LHDs) in the United States.Methods. In this repeated cross-sectional study, we examined rural-urban differences in funding and service provision among LHDs over time using 2010 and 2016 National Ass...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beatty K,Heffernan M,Hale N,Meit M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to examine the influence of acculturation on alcohol consumption among Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Mexican-American women in the United States. Acculturation was found to be positively related to frequency of consumption and probability of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Black SA,Markides KS

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of a brief educational and purchase program concerning home fires and smoke detectors by two pediatricians were compared to "routine" counseling without such a program using two groups each of 120 patients of well children. Inspection performed four to six weeks after the office visits showed that of 55 experi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Miller RE,Reisinger KS,Blatter MM,Wucher F

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humanitarian crisis revealed as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico demonstrates a long history of US colonial neglect and human rights violations. This reality has made it especially difficult for the people of Puerto Rico to achieve their right to the highest attainable standard of health.The impacts are ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Joseph SR,Voyles C,Williams KD,Smith E,Chilton M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide is a public health problem disproportionately associated with some demographic characteristics (e.g., sexual orientation, veteran status). Analyses of the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data revealed that more lesbian, gay, and bisexual (i.e., sexual minority) veterans reported suicid...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blosnich JR,Bossarte RM,Silenzio VM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:California's Proposition 36 offers nonviolent drug offenders community-based treatment as an alternative to incarceration or probation without treatment. We examined how treatment capacity changed to accommodate Proposition 36 clients and whether displacement of other clients was an unintended consequence. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hser YI,Teruya C,Brown AH,Huang D,Evans E,Anglin MD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking behavior of consistently high and low users of medical care services were compared in two groups of older health maintenance organization (HMO) members continuously enrolled for five years and a subgroup who were continuously enrolled for 10 years. Smokers and former smokers, combined, were more likely than ne...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Freeborn DK,Mullooly JP,Pope CR,McFarland BH

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cohorts of urban women who delivered a child before reaching age 18 were followed for periods ranging from 6 to 12 years to determine use of abortion and sterilization. The two more recent cohorts had been served by comprehensive service programs. About 40 per cent of each of teh groups used abortion or steriliza...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jekel JF,Tyler NC,Klerman LV

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a seroepidemiologic study to evaluate the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from students to staff in a day school for mentally retarded students. Of 505 students tested, 37 (7.3 per cent) had HBsAg; 74 per cent of HBsAg-positive sera tested were HBeAg-positive. Of 162 staff members tested, 21 (13...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Remis RS,Rossignol MA,Kane MA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking. METHODS:We geocoded and mapped alcohol license data with ArcMap to construct circular buffers centered at 14 595 households with children that participated in the California Health Interview...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Truong KD,Sturm R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the association between walking for exercise and the ratio of total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol in 3,621 adults. After controlling for age, gender, income, body fat, alcohol use, exercise other than walking, and cigarette smoking, adults in the high, moderate, and low duration walking categories were compa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tucker LA,Friedman GM

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the effectiveness of a community coalition to prevent severe injuries to children in Central Harlem, New York, NY. It was hypothesized that injury incidence rates would decline during the intervention (1989 through 1991) relative to preintervention years (1983 through 1988); that the dec...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Davidson LL,Durkin MS,Kuhn L,O'Connor P,Barlow B,Heagarty MC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between carbonated beverage consumption and bone mineral density was examined in a community-based cohort of older White women. METHODS:One thousand women 44 to 98 years of age had bone mineral density measured at four sites and provided medical and behavioral histories, including type and q...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kim SH,Morton DJ,Barrett-Connor EL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National surveys indicate that only 15% to 30% of all women in the general population 50 years of age or older have an annual mammogram. METHODS:We studied first-degree female relatives of women with breast cancer, who are at elevated risk of disease, to describe the breast cancer screening practices of the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kaplan KM,Weinberg GB,Small A,Herndon JL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1919 to 1952, approximately 20 000 individuals were sterilized in California's state institutions on the basis of eugenic laws that sought to control the reproductive capacity of people labeled unfit and defective. Using data from more than 19 000 sterilization recommendations processed by state institutions over...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Stern AM,Novak NL,Lira N,O'Connor K,Harlow S,Kardia S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study we examined the relationship between indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality for a representative sample of individuals. METHODS:The sample included 3734 individuals aged 45 and older interviewed in 1984 in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. In the current study, mortality was ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Daly MC,Duncan GJ,McDonough P,Williams DR

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a mass diphtheria-tetanus immunization campaign in November 1975, more than 220,000 doses of diphtheria-tetanus toxoid, adult type were administered to adults throughout Alaska. In Anchorage, where more than 87,000 doses were given, a survey was conducted to determine the frequency of side effects. Postcard que...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Middaugh JP

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00