Correlates of Sexual HIV Risk Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men.

abstract：:Affirmative action programs of all types are under attack legally and politically. Although medical schools have not been specifically targeted, their affirmative action programs, like others in higher education, are potentially in danger. This article examines the current legal status of affirmative action in medical...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： DeVille K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effectiveness of the Community Relapse Prevention and Maintenance (CRPM) program, developed by Correctional Service Canada to better meet the needs of women offenders with drug problems. METHODS:Using survival analysis, we investigated the association between exposure and nonexposure to CRP...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Matheson FI,Doherty S,Grant BA

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:We analyzed data from a survey of occupational factors and pregnancy outcome to examine the effects of cigarette, alcohol, and coffee consumption on pregnancy outcome. Clear and statistically significant associations were found between cigarette and alcohol consumption and spontaneous abortion. There was a weaker but ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Armstrong BG,McDonald AD,Sloan M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Suffering from waning demand, poor quality, and reform efforts enabling veterans to "vote with their feet" and leave, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care system transformed itself through a series of substantive changes. We examined the evolution of primary care changes underlying VA's transf...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yano EM,Simon BF,Lanto AB,Rubenstein LV

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of precursor chemical regulation aimed at reducing cocaine production on cocaine-related maternal and newborn hospital stays in the United States. METHODS:We analyzed monthly counts of maternal and neonatal stays from January 2002 through December 2013 by using a quasi-experimenta...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Delcher C,Livingston M,Wang Y,Mowitz M,Maldonado-Molina M,Goldberger BA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984, the tobacco workers' union and the Tobacco Institute, which represents US tobacco companies, formed a labor management committee (LMC). The institute relied on LMC unions to resist smoke-free worksite rules. In a review of the internal tobacco industry documents now publicly available, we found that the LMC s...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Balbach ED,Barbeau EM,Manteufel V,Pan J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the factors influencing delay in seeking abortion and the outcomes for women denied abortion care because of gestational age limits at abortion facilities. METHODS:We compared women who presented for abortion care who were under the facilities' gestational age limits and received an abortion (n ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Upadhyay UD,Weitz TA,Jones RK,Barar RE,Foster DG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of body fatness and leanness is examined in an ongoing prospective nutrition and growth study. Individual skinfold thicknesses, relative weights, weight gains, activity levels, and caloric intakes were examined at seven ages between 6 months and 9 years. Changes in body fatness in this group of childre...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shapiro LR,Crawford PB,Clark MJ,Pearson DL,Raz J,Huenemann RL

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：:For systematic reviews to have an impact on public health, they must report outcomes that are important for decision-making. Systematic reviews of public health interventions, however, have a range of potential end users, and identifying and prioritizing the most important and relevant outcomes represents a considerab...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wolfenden L,Movsisyan A,McCrabb S,Stratil JM,Yoong SL

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern about suicide in US military and veteran populations has prompted efforts to identify more effective prevention measures. Recent expert panel reports have recommended public communications as one component of a comprehensive effort. Messaging about military and veteran suicide originates from many sources and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Langford L,Litts D,Pearson JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey on brand preference and cigarette advertising recall in 1,195 school children was conducted in Sydney, Australia. Four of the 130 available brands accounted for the cigarettes smoked by 78.7 per cent of smokers. Smokers were nearly twice as likely to correctly identify edited cigarette advertisements and slog...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chapman S,Fitzgerald B

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. We explored gender role strain (GRS) arising from conflict between homosexuality and cultural conceptions of masculinity among young Black men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. We conducted a categorical analysis (a qualitative, 3-stage, iterative analysis) of data from studies conducted in 2001 to 200...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fields EL,Bogart LM,Smith KC,Malebranche DJ,Ellen J,Schuster MA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most exposure to low-level ionizing radiation, both diagnostic x-rays and nuclear radiation, occur in the range between 100 milirads and 10 rads--the "one rad range". In the past, the estimates of hazards in this range have been obtained by linear extrapolation from data on persons who were exposed to much higher dosa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bross ID,Ball M,Falen S

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether characteristics of local health departments (LHD) and their geographic region were associated with using Facebook and Twitter. We also examined the number of tweets per month for Twitter accounts as an indicator of social media use by LHDs. METHODS:In 2012, we searched for Facebook and T...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Harris JK,Mueller NL,Snider D

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We verified a random sample of 50 references in the May 1986 issue of each of three public health journals. Thirty-one per cent of the 150 references had citation errors, one out of 10 being a major error (reference not locatable). Thirty per cent of the references differed from authors' use of them with half being a ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Eichorn P,Yankauer A

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study characterized changes in sexual and reproductive behaviors from 1985 through 1995 among American females aged 15 to 19 years and related these changes to family factors. METHODS:Nationally representative sample survey data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth were analyzed with Weibull ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hogan DP,Sun R,Cornwell GT

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the risk of hip fracture in Mexican Americans, the ethnicity of 80 women aged 50 years and over admitted with hip fractures to a Texas hospital was compared with that of age-matched women hospitalized for other reasons. The risk of fracture for Mexican Americans was only 35 per cent that of Whites (95% CI = ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bauer RL,Diehl AK,Barton SA,Brender J,Deyo RA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The youngest and oldest drivers have the highest crash risk, but the problem lies predominantly in the youngest age groups because elderly drivers have low exposure. The elderly driver problem will increase gradually as their share of the population increases but will remain relatively small. The bulk of the problem w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams AF,Carsten O

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). METHODS:Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year pros...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McGarvey E,Keller A,Forrester M,Williams E,Seward D,Suttle DE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. We detail an educational and clinical innovation transitioning the traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat (HEENT) examination to the additi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Haber J,Hartnett E,Allen K,Hallas D,Dorsen C,Lange-Kessler J,Lloyd M,Thomas E,Wholihan D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent development of a sensitive and specific test (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for Toxocara canis infection has made it possible to study the epidemiology of this parasite in man. Antibody to Toxocara was measured in veterinarians, kennel workers, nurses, laboratory technicians, and clerical personnel in ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Glickman LT,Cypess RH

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We determined racial/ethnic differences in social support and exposure to violence and transphobia, and explored correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work (THSW). METHODS:A total of 573 THSW who worked or resided in San Francisco or Oakland, California, were ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nemoto T,Bödeker B,Iwamoto M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Italian death rates and years of potential life lost (YPLL) for all causes and for 12 selected aggregations of causes are reported for 1979 and 1983, with the latter compared to United States data. Cancer is the leading cause of YPLL in Italy (23.8 per cent of total YPLL), followed by unintentional injuries (16.3 ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Arcà M,di Orio F,Forastiere F,Tasco C,Perucci CA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied sexual orientation disparities in health outcomes among US adolescents by pooling multiple Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data sets from 2005 and 2007 for 14 jurisdictions. Here we describe the methodology for pooling and analyzing these data sets. Sexual orientation-related items assessed sexual orienta...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mustanski B,Van Wagenen A,Birkett M,Eyster S,Corliss HL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the amount of time required for a primary care physician to provide recommended preventive services to an average patient panel. METHODS:We used published and estimated times per service to determine the physician time required to provide all services recommended by the US Preventive ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yarnall KS,Pollak KI,Østbye T,Krause KM,Michener JL

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a critical public health matter associated with numerous pediatric comorbidities. Local-level data are required to monitor obesity and to help administer prevention efforts when and where they are most needed. We hypothesized that samples of children visiting hospital clinics could provide represe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gilliland J,Clark AF,Kobrzynski M,Filler G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHAct) declared that every worker is entitled to safe and healthful working conditions, and that employers are responsible for work being free from all recognized hazards. Thirty-eight years after these assurances, however, it is difficult to find anyone who believes th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Silverstein M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An interview study of persons diagnosed with multiple myeloma between 1977 and 1981 and suitable control subjects was conducted to test the hypothesis that exposure to hair dyes increases the risk of multiple myeloma. Among women, there was little evidence that prior regular use of hair dyes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.0; 95...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Herrinton LJ,Weiss NS,Koepsell TD,Daling JR,Taylor JW,Lyon JL,Swanson GM,Greenberg RS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00