The effectiveness of alternative planned durations of residential drug abuse treatment.

abstract：:Accidental exposure to the blood of hepatitis B patients produced less fear than does accidental exposure today to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), even though both have an approximately equal overall risk of death (approximately 1%). Subjects responding to hypothetical insect-exposure and disease-exposure scen...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schneiderman LJ,Kaplan RM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed evidence of the relationship between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in 29 studies (1985-2012). We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis on 22 cross-sectional studies of a single exposure to job strain. We systematically reviewed 1 case-control study, 3 studies of cumulative exposure to job...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Landsbergis PA,Dobson M,Koutsouras G,Schnall P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate national need for family planning services among men in the United States according to background characteristics, access to care, receipt of services, and contraception use. METHODS:We used weighted data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth to estimate the percentage of men aged ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marcell AV,Gibbs SE,Choiriyyah I,Sonenstein FL,Astone NM,Pleck JH,Dariotis JK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To assess if historical redlining, the US government's 1930s racially discriminatory grading of neighborhoods' mortgage credit-worthiness, implemented via the federally sponsored Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) color-coded maps, is associated with contemporary risk of preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Krieger N,Van Wye G,Huynh M,Waterman PD,Maduro G,Li W,Gwynn RC,Barbot O,Bassett MT

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We measured symptom and influenza prevalence, and the effectiveness of symptom and temperature screening for identifying influenza, in arriving international airline travelers. METHODS:This cross-sectional study collected data from travelers to Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand, in winter 2008...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Priest PC,Jennings LC,Duncan AR,Brunton CR,Baker MG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effect of North American public bicycle share programs (PBSPs), which typically do not offer helmets with rentals, on the occurrence of bicycle-related head injuries. METHODS:We analyzed trauma center data for bicycle-related injuries from 5 cities with PBSPs and 5 comparison cities. We use...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Graves JM,Pless B,Moore L,Nathens AB,Hunte G,Rivara FP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project to compare birthweights and birthweight-specific mortality risks among Native American and White infants. Because race categories in NIMS were limited to White, Black, and all, we studied six states in which greater than 85 per cent of newborn...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Vanlandingham MJ,Buehler JW,Hogue CJ,Strauss LT

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marked diversity in policies and practices for discontinuation of the PKU diet in the U.S. was found in a nationwide survey. Seventy-two of the 78 identified clinical centers treating PKU provided data. No clinicians are currently considering diet discontinuation at ages earlier than their present policy or practice. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schuett VE,Gurda RF,Brown ES

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the American Medical Association's Physician Masterfiles (1963-80) and the GINI index of resource concentration as a global measure of changes in the pattern of locational choice, the expectation of a more uniform distribution of physicians is shown to have been met for all major categories of physicia...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McConnel CE,Tobias LA

更新日期：1986-06-01 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 HIV/AIDS epidemic has exacted a devastating toll upon Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, and there is a tremendous need to escalate HIV-prevention efforts for this population. The social context in which Black MSM experience the impact of racism and heterosexism strongly affects their risk...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Peterson JL,Jones KT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional methods for classifying patients with respect to utilization of health care resources are based almost exclusively on diagnostic criteria. We review a new severity of illness index which is generic to most medical and surgical conditions in a hospital, and which has been found to produce subgroups of pati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Horn SD

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use by 901 high school students in two Arkansas communities, and identified factors associated with initiation and maintenance. Results showed that 36.7 per cent of males and 2.2 per cent of females currently used smokeless tobacco. Modal responses indicated that if smok...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marty PJ,McDermott RJ,Williams T

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To determine the impact of city-level cannabis decriminalization and medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on fatal traffic crashes in US cities.Methods. Using a census of fatal traffic crashes from the 2010 to 2017 Fatality Analysis Reporting System, we examined MMLs and cannabis decriminalization on fatal crashe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cook AC,Leung G,Smith RA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Given the declining health status of the Russian population and the negative social impact of ongoing economic reforms, it is important to understand the nature and scope of Russia's innovations in health care financing. METHODS:Data on Russian health care and its financing were gathered from Russian newspa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Burger EJ Jr,Field MG,Twigg JL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking histories, reported depth of inhalation, number of pipe and cigars (PC) smoked, serum thiocyanate (SCN) and expired air carbon monoxide (CO) levels were examined in PC male smokers enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). Serum SCN levels for all PC smokers were higher than fo...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ockene JK,Pechacek TF,Vogt T,Svendsen K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific literature from January 1970 to June 1979 was reviewed for articles reporting outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by paramedic programs. Only articles appearing in refereed professional journals and reporting 25 or more attempted resuscitations were included. A total of 21 articles from...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Eisenberg MS,Bergner L,Hearne T

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We combined social-network analysis and molecular epidemiology to investigate Staphylococcus aureus among drug users. METHODS:From 2003 through 2005, we recruited adult drug users in Brooklyn, New York. Of 501 individuals recruited, 485 participated. Participants were screened for HIV infection and S. aureu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gwizdala RA,Miller M,Bhat M,Vavagiakis P,Henry C,Neaigus A,Shi Q,Lowy FD

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the effects of the North Carolina Improved Pregnancy Outcome (IPO) Project on use of prenatal care and incidence of low birthweight among its primarily Black registrants . Weighted least squares and stratified analysis procedures were used to scrutinize vital statistics data for subpo...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Peoples MD,Grimson RC,Daughtry GL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve our understanding of climate variability and diarrheal disease at the community level and inform predictions for future climate change scenarios, we examined whether the El Niño climate pattern is associated with increased rates of diarrhea among Peruvian children. METHODS:We analyzed daily surve...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bennett A,Epstein LD,Gilman RH,Cama V,Bern C,Cabrera L,Lescano AG,Patz J,Carcamo C,Sterling CR,Checkley W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between neighborhood convenience stores and diet outcomes for 20 years of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. METHODS:We used dietary data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study years 1985-1986, 1992-1993, and 2005-2006 (n = 3299; ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Rummo PE,Meyer KA,Boone-Heinonen J,Jacobs DR Jr,Kiefe CI,Lewis CE,Steffen LM,Gordon-Larsen P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study determined factors associated with drug resistance among 3496 patients with tuberculosis who resided in Texas counties along the Mexican border. METHODS:Univariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors associated with drug resistance. RESULTS:Among patients wit...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Taylor JP,Suarez L

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a cross-sectional survey of high-socioeconomic status (SES) African American men and their health to examine the relationship between John Henryism (the strong behavioral predisposition to directly confront barriers to upward social mobility) and self-reported physical health status. We found a positive a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bonham VL,Sellers SL,Neighbors HW

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to ascertain how economic reform has affected nutritional well-being of the elderly in the Russian Federation. METHODS:A sample of more than 2932 Russians 60 years of age and older was selected from a nationally representative survey of Russian households. A 24-hour dietary rec...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Popkin BM,Zohoori N,Baturin A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the course of the 20th century, the United States became an urban nation: 80% of Americans now live in metropolitan areas. Supplying basic sanitary services-drinking water, sewers, and garbage removal-to these cities is a gargantuan task, yet most people have little understanding of urban infrastructure systems a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Knowlton K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Policymakers, researchers, and citizens are beginning to recognize the need to limit minors' access to tobacco by restricting the sale of cigarettes through vending machines. One policy alternative that has been proposed by the tobacco industry is a requirement that vending machines be fitted with electronic...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Forster JL,Hourigan ME,Kelder S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Public Health Service began the medical examination of immigrants at US ports in 1891. By 1924, national origin had become a means to justify broad-based exclusion of immigrants after Congress passed legislation restricting immigration from southern and eastern European countries. This legislation was passed ba...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fairchild AL,Tynan EA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study developed national estimates of the burden of selected infectious diseases among correctional inmates and releases during 1997. METHODS:Data from surveys, surveillance, and other reports were synthesized to develop these estimates. RESULTS:During 1997, 20% to 26% of all people living with HIV in...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hammett TM,Harmon MP,Rhodes W

更新日期：2002-11-01 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:We evaluated the role of poverty in racial/ethnic disparities in HIV prevalence across levels of urbanization. METHODS:Using national HIV surveillance data from the year 2009, we constructed negative binomial models, stratified by urbanization, with an outcome of race-specific, county-level HIV prevalence r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Vaughan AS,Rosenberg E,Shouse RL,Sullivan PS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00