HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors among lesbians and bisexual women in San Francisco and Berkeley, California.

abstract：:Alcohol consumption on a per capita country basis is associated with diabetes mortality rates for men. The relation is also positive for women, but not statistically significant. Countries that consume primarily beer have higher diabetes mortality rates than countries that consume primarily spirits or wine. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Keilman PA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1978, 345 persons were killed in the United States in jumps and falls from non-crashing motor vehicles: 64 per cent fell; 15 per cent jumped; and it was not known whether the other 21 per cent jumped or fell. Two hundred and one people had been traveling on the exterior of vehicles, especially truck beds, and almos...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams AF,Goins SE

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water is essential in providing nutrients, but contaminated water contributes to poor population health. Water quality and availability can change in unstructured situations, such as war. To develop a practical strategy to address poor water quality resulting from intermittent wars in Iraq, I reviewed information from...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Zolnikov TR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to develop a methodology for estimating potential solid organ donors and measuring donation performance in a geographic region based on readily available data on the hospitals in that region. METHODS:Medical records were reviewed in a stratified random sample of 89 hospitals from 3 regions...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Christiansen CL,Gortmaker SL,Williams JM,Beasley CL,Brigham LE,Capossela C,Matthiesen ME,Gunderson S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently in Russia, abortion rights have been attacked. For decades, Russian women could have an elective abortion up to week 12 of pregnancy; between 12 and 22 weeks, medical or social grounds were required for an abortion. In mid 2011, a group of Parliamentarians teamed up with Russian Orthodox Church activists and ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Erofeeva LV

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1985, a measles outbreak involved 14 students and non-student contacts in Michigan. Eight transmissions occurred at university medical facilities; five of these were likely airborne transmissions. Medical students and a medical resident were involved in the outbreak's propagation. Health care providers need to be i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sienko DG,Friedman C,McGee HB,Allen MJ,Simonsen WF,Wentworth BB,Shope TC,Orenstein WA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the organization and performance of outpatient substance abuse treatment (OSAT) centers. We examine several performance measures of OSAT units, including clients treated, services provided, revenue sources, financial performance, and access to care, in relation to ownership of the cente...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wheeler JR,Fadel H,D'Aunno TA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the efficacy of radiographic screening for tuberculosis in correctional facilities. METHODS:Inmates at an admission facility in New York, NY, were screened for tuberculosis by registry cross-match, symptom interviews, tuberculin testing, and chest radiography. RESULTS:Thirty-two cases ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Layton MC,Henning KJ,Alexander TA,Gooding AL,Reid C,Heyman BM,Leung J,Gilmore DM,Frieden TR

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The role of competing priorities as a barrier to the utilization of physical health services was assessed in a subset (n = 363) of a probability sample of homeless adults in Los Angeles. METHODS:Unadjusted odds of four measures of health services utilization were calculated for those with frequent difficult...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gelberg L,Gallagher TC,Andersen RM,Koegel P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To examine state-level factors associated with late-stage HIV diagnoses in the United States.Methods. We examined state-level factors associated with late-stage diagnoses by estimating negative binomial regression models. We used 2013 to 2016 data from the National HIV Surveillance System (late-stage diagn...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Krueger A,Van Handel M,Dietz PM,Williams WO,Patel D,Johnson AS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because of their youth, adolescent parents often lack the interpersonal skills necessary to manage the relationship challenges involved in parenting, leaving them and their children vulnerable to the health risks associated with relational stress and conflict. The primary goal of this study was to test the e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Florsheim P,Burrow-Sánchez JJ,Minami T,McArthur L,Heavin S,Hudak C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors examined Americans' opinions about financial and treatment competence of people with mental health problems, potential for harm to self or others, and the use of legal means to force treatment. METHODS:The 1996 General Social Survey provided interview data with a nationally representative sample...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pescosolido BA,Monahan J,Link BG,Stueve A,Kikuzawa S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the relationship of sociodemographic factors and use of substances other than cocaine to cocaine use from 1987 to 1992 in a cohort of Black and White men and women 20 to 32 years of age. METHODS:Data were collected as part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. Se...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Braun BL,Murray D,Hannan P,Sidney S,Le C

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unusual resistance of the "unconventional viruses" to inactivation by the commonly used disinfectants has led to a high degree of apprehension regarding patients with any form of dementia. The rapid adaptation of a newly acquired isolate of the agent of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) to mice made possible this la...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Walker AS,Inderlied CB,Kingsbury DT

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This analysis was conducted to determine whether atopic disorders were related to social class in a pediatric population of a former socialist country. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 2471 schoolchildren was carried out in 1992 and 1993 in 3 towns in the former East Germany. Parents completed a standardi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Heinrich J,Popescu MA,Wjst M,Goldstein IF,Wichmann HE

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether nonstandard work schedules by mothers were associated with adolescent overweight. METHODS:We conducted multiple regression analyses using a sample of mother-child pairs (n=2353) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine the association between the number of years moth...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Miller DP,Han WJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The globalization of public health is both real and relevant throughout the United States and to Americans traveling or residing abroad. US public policy responses are evolving, but a crisper and more comprehensive global perspective is needed. I suggest four timely US actions to address today's competing realities o...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Moore M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an ethnographic approach, the authors explored the awareness among women in southern Africa of the HIV epidemic and the methods they might use to protect themselves from the virus. The research, conducted from 1992 through 1999, focused specifically on heterosexual transmission in 5 sites that were selected to r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Susser I,Stein Z

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children screened for lead poisoning in the Brownsville district of New York City in either summer or winter were followed with blood lead tests for approximately six months to one year from screening to measure longitudinal changes in blood lead level and to identify some determinants of the changes. Only minimal evi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McCusker J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This project investigated whether augmented prenatal care for high-risk African American women would improve pregnancy outcomes and patients' knowledge of risks, satisfaction with care, and behavior. METHODS:The women enrolled were African American, were eligible for Medicaid, had scored 10 or higher on a r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Klerman LV,Ramey SL,Goldenberg RL,Marbury S,Hou J,Cliver SP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) depends on the capacity of local communities to mobilize for action. Yet the literature offers few systematic investigations of what communities are doing to ensure support for enrollment. In this empirical case study, we report implementation and outcomes of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fawcett SB,Sepers CE,Jones J,Jones L,McKain W

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two generations of epidemiological studies of the true prevalence of mental disorders have been conducted since the turn of the century. The first and smaller in number took place prior to World War II and was characterized by the use of records and key informants to define "cases." The second, utilizing the greatly e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dohrenwend BP,Dohrenwend BS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the lifetime prevalence of official investigations for child maltreatment among children in the United States. METHODS:We used the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child Files (2003-2014) and Census data to develop synthetic cohort life tables to estimate the cumulative prevalence of...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kim H,Wildeman C,Jonson-Reid M,Drake B

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Workplace barriers contribute to low rates of breastfeeding. Research shows that supportive state laws correlate with higher rates, yet by 2009, only 23 states had adopted any laws to encourage breastfeeding in the workplace. Federal law provided virtually no protection to working mothers until the 2010 enactment of t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Murtagh L,Moulton AD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To determine what role the 88 000 Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers for permanent supportive housing among US veterans distributed between 2008 and 2017 played in the significant fall in veterans' homelessness over the same time period.Methods. Using a pa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Evans WN,Kroeger S,Palmer C,Pohl E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We explored whether excesses in influenza severity can be detected by combining respiratory syndromic hospital and mortality data with data on influenza-like illness (ILI) cases obtained from general practitioners. METHODS:To identify excesses in the severity of influenza infections in the population of the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： van den Wijngaard CC,van Asten L,Meijer A,van Pelt W,Nagelkerke NJ,Donker GA,van der Sande MA,Koopmans MP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the efficacy of skills training designed to increase female condom use among women. METHODS:We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 409 women, recruited from family planning clinics in northern California, who were randomly assigned to the experimental 4-session female condom skills train...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Choi KH,Hoff C,Gregorich SE,Grinstead O,Gomez C,Hussey W

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a case-control study of lung cancer deaths in the Teamsters Union to compare the risk of different occupations within the teamsters, after controlling for smoking and other confounders. Occupations with no presumed exposure to diesel fumes were used as the nonexposed group. The study population consisted ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Steenland NK,Silverman DT,Hornung RW

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the influence of neighborhood environment on the weight status of adults 55 years and older. METHODS:We conducted a 2-level logistic regression analysis of data from the 2002 wave of the Health and Retirement Study. We included 8 neighborhood scales: economic advantage, economic disadvantage, ai...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Grafova IB,Freedman VA,Kumar R,Rogowski J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00