Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE) in human milk: effects of maternal factors and previous lactation.

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：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effectiveness of the Public Health Detailing Program in helping primary care providers and their staff to improve patient care on public health challenges. METHODS:We analyzed reported changes in clinical practice or behavior by examining providers' retention and implementation of recommend...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dresser MG,Short L,Wedemeyer L,Bredow VL,Sacks R,Larson K,Levy J,Silver LD

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We analyzed how ease of geographic access to emergency departments (EDs), defined as driving time to the closest ED, changed between 2001 and 2005, and whether access deterioration was more likely to occur in vulnerable communities. METHODS:We classified communities on the basis of American Hospital Associa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shen YC,Hsia RY

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the relationship between quality improvement (QI) maturity and accreditation attributes of US local health departments (LHDs), specifically those in Nebraska. METHODS:Using 2011 Nebraska LHD QI survey data, we conducted Spearman correlation analyses between QI maturity domains and accreditation ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chen LW,Nguyen A,Jacobson JJ,Gupta N,Bekmuratova S,Palm D

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the risk of exposure to fentanyl among syringe exchange program (SEP) participants in New York City. METHODS:We recruited a convenience sample from 11 SEPs in New York City between March and June 2017. Consenting participants (n = 434) received a labeled syringe for their next injection. We test...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blachman-Forshay J,Nolan ML,McAteer JM,Paone D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologists have expressed concern about constraints upon the conduct of epidemiological research imposed by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), attorneys, and both institutional and individual health services providers. The epidemiologists assert that these constraints, not necessarily required by law or sound po...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hershey N

更新日期：1982-10-01 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：:We examined the association between telomere length and prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) in 104 children aged 4 to 14 years. Salivary telomere length (STL) was determined from salivary DNA using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Of the children, 18% had maternal reported PTE. Mean STL was significantly lower amon...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Theall KP,McKasson S,Mabile E,Dunaway LF,Drury SS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical consequences of HCV infection are increasing because the population with the highest prevalence of the infection, persons born between 1945 and 1965, is aging. As a result, health care expenditures are expected to increase. Now that a cure for HCV infection is the norm, a public health approach is necessa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Laraque F,Varma JK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of a community-based physical activity program in Pawtucket, RI, was evaluated relative to one in a comparison community. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys of 7529 residents of Pawtucket, RI, and 7732 residents of the comparison city were conducted at 2-year intervals during 7 years of intervention...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Eaton CB,Lapane KL,Garber CE,Gans KM,Lasater TM,Carleton RA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cord serum and maternal milk levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) were examined in relation to maternal serum levels. Maternal serum levels were significantly higher than cord serum levels for both types of compounds. Placental passage was indicated by significant maternal to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jacobson JL,Fein GG,Jacobson SW,Schwartz PM,Dowler JK

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976 the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua began a low cost program to deliver simple health services in rural areas through trained traditional birth attendants or "parteras." After two years the program had prepared 768 parteras in a five-day training course. Parteras were equipped with a kit that included oral reh...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Heiby JR

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prospectively gathered data were used to reexamine and to strengthen previously described observations about education and the risk of alcohol abuse and dependence. The hypothesis was that individuals who dropped out of high school and those who entered college but failed to get a college degree might be at ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Crum RM,Helzer JE,Anthony JC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study, using data abstracted between 1983 and 1987 from a large perinatal registry, was conducted to explore the relationship between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. Women with ectopic pregnancy (n = 634) seen at University of Illinois Perinatal Network Hospitals were compared to women who were delivered...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Handler A,Davis F,Ferre C,Yeko T

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of a safety training regulation, implemented by the US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in 1999, on injury rates at stone, sand, and gravel mining operations. METHODS:We applied a time-series design and analyses with quarterly counts of nonfatal inju...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Monforton C,Windsor R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated changing patterns of tobacco use following a period of forced tobacco abstinence in a US military cohort to determine rates of harm elimination (e.g., tobacco cessation), harm reduction (e.g., from smoking to smokeless tobacco use), and harm escalation (e.g., from smoking to dual use or from smo...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Klesges RC,Sherrill-Mittleman D,Ebbert JO,Talcott GW,Debon M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight among US adults. METHODS:We analyzed adult dietary intake data (n = 8333) from the 2003 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Bivar...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nguyen BT,Shuval K,Bertmann F,Yaroch AL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with Mycoplasma genitalium infection in a nationally representative sample of young adults in the United States. METHODS:Urine specimens from 1714 women and 1218 men who participated in Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adoles...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Manhart LE,Holmes KK,Hughes JP,Houston LS,Totten PA

更新日期：2007-06-01 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:We evaluated the effect of a weight gain prevention intervention (Shape Program) on depression among socioeconomically disadvantaged overweight and obese Black women. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2012, we conducted a randomized trial comparing a 12-month electronic health-based weight gain prevention interventi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Steinberg DM,Askew S,Lanpher MG,Foley PB,Levine EL,Bennett GG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to identify correlates of reported lifetime diagnoses of TB among injection drug users in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. METHODS:Injection drug users in Tijuana were recruited into a prospective cohort study during 2006 and 2007. We used weighted multivariate logistic regression to identify c...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Deiss R,Garfein RS,Lozada R,Burgos JL,Brouwer KC,Moser KS,Zuniga ML,Rodwell TC,Ojeda VD,Strathdee SA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the effect of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure on psychomotor development of preschool-age children in a longitudinal study. METHODS:Pregnant women were interviewed about their alcohol consumption at their first visit to the maternity hospital in Roubaix, France. Alcohol consumptio...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Larroque B,Kaminski M,Dehaene P,Subtil D,Delfosse MJ,Querleu D

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We examined the joint associations of marital status and duration of cohabitation on self-reported intimate partner violence, substance use, and postpartum depression among childbearing women. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 2006-2007 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey, a cross-sectional nationwide sam...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Urquia ML,O'Campo PJ,Ray JG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to identify factors that predicted never or sometimes using condoms in a multiethnic cohort of adolescent mothers. METHODS:We interviewed adolescent mothers within 48 hours of delivery and surveyed them 6 and 12 months after delivery (n = 636). We used mult...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Van Horne BS,Wiemann CM,Berenson AB,Horwitz IB,Volk RJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effects of a comprehensive, multifaceted intervention program to reduce fireworks-related injuries during the Italian New Year's holiday season, active surveillance was conducted in the 18 public emergency rooms of Naples, Italy, before and after implementation of the program. Preintervention data collect...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： D'Argenio P,Cafaro L,Santonastasi F,Taggi F,Binkin N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred seventy-two (63%) of 590 enrollees in nine smoking cessation workshops held over a five-year period responded to a follow-up survey. Outcome data were collected retrospectively for six-month intervals from workshop to follow-up. Forty nine per cent of all enrollees graduated, and 56% of the respondents q...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Evans D,Lane DS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To evaluate the effect of the voluntary safety standard for liquid laundry packets on the rate of injury involving children younger than 5 years in the United States.Methods. Semiannual national estimates of child injuries involving liquid laundry packets treated in US hospital emergency departments were d...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hanway SJ,Rodgers GB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight states have laws that limit payments in malpractice cases, and several studies indicate that these laws reduce the frequency and severity of malpractice claims and lower premiums. Moreover, proponents believe that such laws reduce health care expenditures by reducing the practice of defensive medicine. Ho...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hellinger FJ,Encinosa WE

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00