Abstract:
:We have summarized the evolution of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), a prospective cohort study of 121 700 married registered nurses launched in 1976; NHS II, which began in 1989 and enrolled 116 430 nurses; and NHS3, which began in 2010 and has ongoing enrollment. Over 40 years, these studies have generated long-term, multidimensional data, including lifestyle- and health-related information across the life course and an extensive repository of various biological specimens. We have described the questionnaire data collection, disease follow-up methods, biorepository resources, and data management and statistical procedures. Through integrative analyses, these studies have sustained a high level of scientific productivity and substantially influenced public health recommendations. We have highlighted recent interdisciplinary research projects and discussed future directions for collaboration and innovation.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Bao Y,Bertoia ML,Lenart EB,Stampfer MJ,Willett WC,Speizer FE,Chavarro JEdoi
10.2105/AJPH.2016.303338subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-09-01 00:00:00pages
1573-81issue
9eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
106pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The demands of equity and efficiency require a program of universal health insurance in the United States through which all workers will be provided by their employers with health insurance for themselves and their dependents, unemployment will no longer result in the loss of health insurance protection, and federal s...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.78.5.583
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of a mailed, tailored intervention on skin cancer prevention and skin self-examination behaviors of adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer. METHODS:Adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer were recruited in primary health care settings in Honolulu, HI, and Long Isla...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.155705
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Data were collected from 141 women under age 18 attending an abortion clinic that did not require parental notification. Most of them informed their girl friend but not their parents of the plans for abortion. Younger minors and those who perceive their parents to hold positive attitudes toward abortion were more apt ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.72.3.283
更新日期:1982-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:A randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of feedback and financial incentives on physician compliance with cancer screening guidelines for women 50 years of age and older in a Medicaid health maintenance organization (HMO). METHODS:Half of 52 primary care sites received the intervention, which inc...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.2105/ajph.88.11.1699
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A random sample of 2266 women aged 50 to 69 years was used to investigate factors that predict attendance at a free Australian mammographic screening program. The most important predictor was receipt of a personal invitation letter. A letter that included an appointment time increased attendance 132-fold initially and...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.2105/ajph.84.10.1655
更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We evaluated risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in women residing in low-income neighborhoods of northern California. METHODS:A population-based sample of 1707 women, aged 18 to 29, were surveyed and screened for sexually transmitted infections and HCV. RESULTS:Women infected with HCV (2.5%) were m...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.92.4.670
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among men who have sex with men. METHODS:At the baseline visit of an HIV study among men who have sex with men, we asked about HBV vaccination status and tested for HBV markers. RESULTS:Of 625 subjects, 48% h...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.90.10.1570
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.89.1.79
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We sought to examine trends in hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination among high-risk adults and assess the potential effect vaccinated adolescents have on these trends as they age. METHODS:We used data from the National Health Interview Survey 2000, 2002, and 2004 to examine trends in HBV vaccination among hi...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.116046
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Public awareness of the risks of drinking during pregnancy was assessed in a Northwestern metropolitan county. Ninety per cent of respondents stated spontaneously that drinking might be harmful, and one-fourth of this group felt pregnant women should customarily abstain from alcohol. The balance of those who considere...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.71.3.312
更新日期:1981-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.76.6.638
更新日期:1986-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.042002
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence and causes of functional paralysis in the United States. METHODS:We used the 2013 US Paralysis Prevalence & Health Disparities Survey to estimate the prevalence of paralysis, its causes, associated sociodemographic characteristics, and health effects among this population. RESULT...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303270
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined prereform patterns in insurance coverage, access to care, and preventive services use by race/ethnicity in adults targeted by the coverage expansions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). METHODS:We used pre-ACA household data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to ident...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302892
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether a newborn home visiting program for primiparous adolescent mothers (aged 16-20 years at childbirth) reduced recurrence of child maltreatment in child protective services (CPS) reports. METHODS:We conducted a randomized controlled trial of Healthy Families Massachusetts, a statewide ho...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.304957
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.77.9.1183
更新日期:1987-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.75.1.56
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess the level of HIV-related risk behavior among the general US adult population, we analyzed data from the first sexual behavior questions available for states to use with the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. METHODS:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a state-specific, popul...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.91.11.1882
更新日期:2001-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.80.6.670
更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.78.7.824
更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Occupational lead poisoning and environmental contamination were evaluated at a lead scrap smelter. Thirty of 37 employees (81 per cent) has blood lead levels of greater than or equal to 80 mug/100 ml, indicating unacceptable absorption, and 35 had free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP) levels greater than 60mug/100ml ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.66.6.548
更新日期:1976-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.77.6.725
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.88.8.1243
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302834
更新日期:2015-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.074062
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined worksite health promotion programs, policies, and services to monitor the achievement of the Healthy People 2010 worksite-related goal of 75% of worksites offering a comprehensive worksite health promotion program. METHODS:We conducted a nationally representative, cross-sectional telephone surve...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2006.100313
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::I describe variations in the structure and in the practice of rural public health and how rural communities meet the challenges of current public health practice, including primary methods of service delivery and partnership development. I present examples of promising models for the creation of rural public health ca...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.94.10.1678
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We administered the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale to 547 San Francisco Latinos as part of a random digit dialing telephone survey to evaluate smoking behavior. Both men and women current smokers had the highest mean CES-D levels (9.7 and 14.3, respectively). Logistic regression analysis a...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.80.12.1500
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the relationship between psychosocial and behavioral factors and the frequency of emergency department visits for childhood asthma. METHODS:Data obtained from a survey of parents of 445 children who were being treated for asthma in the emergency room of a large urban hospital were ex...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.86.10.1410
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We assessed the quality of hospital care for women who underwent a hysterectomy to compare Medicaid-covered women with privately insured women and minority women with White women. METHODS:We evaluated medical decisions, inpatient care, quality of inpatient care, and outcomes. RESULTS:Quality of hospital car...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.94.8.1399
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00