First, do no harm: the US sexually transmitted disease experiments in Guatemala.

abstract：:Public health clients in an Ontario community 65 years of age or older were randomly allocated to receive an intervention by a public health nurse during a home visit promoting either influenza immunization or safety measures. There was no statistically significant differences in influenza immunization rates between t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Black ME,Ploeg J,Walter SD,Hutchinson BG,Scott EA,Chambers LW

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on breast-feeding behavior have been sometimes found inadequate. The determinants of breast-feeding initiation and duration among WIC participants and nonparticipants were modeled by using retrospective cross-sectional dat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schwartz JB,Popkin BM,Tognetti J,Zohoori N

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responses to a survey of 637 Iowa children under age six years from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households was conducted through telephone interviews with parents and compared to a second sample of children in 760 randomly sampled households. Utilization of health services for children in the AFDC s...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Levey LA,MacDowell NM,Levey S

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of tuberculosis control programs compile information about the number, location, bacteriologic status, and chemotherapy status of tuberculosis patients within their jurisdiction. Reports from these programs show that during the 1970s the prevalence of patients requiring supervision decreased three t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Powell KE,Brown ED,Seggerson JJ,Farer LS

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of physical activity to the development of definite coronary heart disease was examined separately in middle-aged (45-64 years) and elderly men (65-69 years) participating in the Honolulu Heart Program. After 12 years of follow-up, results indicate that increased levels of physical activity reported a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Donahue RP,Abbott RD,Reed DM,Yano K

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the association between indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States during the period 2002 to 2010, when overall ASD prevalence among children more than doubled, and to determine whether SES disparities account for ongoing rac...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Durkin MS,Maenner MJ,Baio J,Christensen D,Daniels J,Fitzgerald R,Imm P,Lee LC,Schieve LA,Van Naarden Braun K,Wingate MS,Yeargin-Allsopp M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We described 27-year secular trends in added-sugar intake and body mass index (BMI) among Americans aged 25 to 74 years. METHODS:The Minnesota Heart Survey (1980-1982 to 2007-2009) is a surveillance study of cardiovascular risk factors among residents of the Minneapolis-St Paul area. We used generalized lin...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wang H,Steffen LM,Zhou X,Harnack L,Luepker RV

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nation-wide survey of Parent-Inclusive Pediatric Units identified innovations and restrictions in policies and practices. Questionnaires mailed to Directors of Nursing Service at 84 general hospitals which encourage parental "living-in" indicated that parents are provided with a place to sleep but infrequently are o...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hardgrove CB,Kermoian R

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To measure test-retest reliability, 38 Veterans Administration clinic patients completed a modification of the Sarason Life Experience Survey (LES) twice within several weeks. Summary scores were found to be more reliable than scores on individual questions. Patients attending the Mental Hygiene Clinic responded less ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bailey GA,Koepsell TD,Belcher DW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined associations between residential exposure to BIXI (BIcycle-taXI)-a public bicycle share program implemented in Montreal, Quebec, in 2009, which increases accessibility to cycling by making available 5050 bicycles at 405 bicycle docking stations-and likelihood of cycling (BIXI and non-BIXI) in Mon...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fuller D,Gauvin L,Kestens Y,Daniel M,Fournier M,Morency P,Drouin L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the history of childhood lead poisoning started a century ago in the United States, the first French cases were identified in 1985. Instead of merely adopting knowledge accumulated for decades, the public health professionals and activists involved had to reestablish, against incredulity from medical authorit...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fassin D,Naudé AJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse demonstrable health effects linked to the individual's smoking were shown to 2,689 American workers to motivate cessation during routine examinations to detect asbestosis. This intervention was evaluated six to 25 months later by a mailed questionnaire and by telephone to non-responders. Results were compared ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kilburn KH,Warshaw RH

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In spite of over 30 years of periodic nationwide surveys, we have thus far only the most rudimentary estimates of the determinants of the health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This paper explores ways to improve the capability of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to collect national...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yu ES,Liu WT

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A parasitic surveillance of farm workers of Puerto Rican background and their children revealed a high prevalence rate (35.5%) of parasites in this population. This high prevalence rate, however, was expected in view of the fact that other researchers have found a high degree of parasitosis in Puerto Rican populations...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ortiz JS

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nutrition surveillance system in public health clinics is providing data for patient care and program planning. Through this system, Arizona's Mexican-American population has been shown to differ from other ethnic groups seen in clinic. Anemia and low height-for-age are significant problems in the Mexican-American p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yanochik-Owen A,White M

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health and private providers and facilities may shape the future of the US health system by engaging in new ways to deliver care to patients. "Accountable care" contracts allow private health care and public health providers and facilities to collaboratively serve defined populations. Accountable care framework...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ramanathan T

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the independent effect of homeless and doubled-up episodes on physical and mental health, cognitive development, and health care use among children. METHODS:We used data from 4 waves of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, involving a sample of 2631 low-income children in 20 large US ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Park JM,Fertig AR,Allison PD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders among Latinos residing in the United States. METHODS:We used data from the National Latino and Asian American Study, which included a nationally representative sample of Latinos. We calculated weighted prevalence rates of lifetim...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Alegría M,Mulvaney-Day N,Torres M,Polo A,Cao Z,Canino G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the correlates of clinical gallbladder disease among US adults and whether serum ascorbic acid levels are associated with a decreased prevalence of gallbladder disease. METHODS:Cross-sectional analyses of data from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were conducte...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Simon JA,Hudes ES

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the behavioral characteristics and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence of Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) (n = 41) from a national probability sample of men (n = 1861). Most MSM were partnered with females (97%) and had a low rate of consistent condom use (7%). More MSM than heterosexual ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wei C,Guadamuz TE,Stall R,Wong FY

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to better understand the prevalence and consequences of food insecurity among American Indian families with young children. METHODS:Parents or caregivers of kindergarten-age children enrolled in the Bright Start study (dyad n=432) living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota completed a qu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bauer KW,Widome R,Himes JH,Smyth M,Rock BH,Hannan PJ,Story M

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：: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 conducted case studies of 10 agencies that participated in early quality improvement efforts. METHODS:The agencies participated in a project conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (2007-2008). Case study participants included health directors and quality improvement tea...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Davis MV,Mahanna E,Joly B,Zelek M,Riley W,Verma P,Fisher JS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined self-reported health status, health behaviors, access to care, and use of preventive services of the US Hispanic adult population to identify language-associated disparities. METHODS:We analyzed 2003 to 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 45 076 Hispanic adults in 23 states...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： DuBard CA,Gizlice Z

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES: To investigate the impact of Be the Exception, a newly developed program to delay onset of sexual behaviors, in a White, rural population. METHODS: A cluster randomized controlled trial in northwestern Indiana (14 schools, 1776 students, 2011-2015) compared an intervention (5 group sessions and multimedia ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Piotrowski ZH,Hedeker D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We described changes in body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of thinness among young Japanese women (aged 15-29 years) from 1976 to 2000 by reanalyzing the nationwide data in the National Nutrition Survey, Japan. METHODS:We used height and weight data sets for 30 903 nonpregnant, nonlactating women duri...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Takimoto H,Yoshiike N,Kaneda F,Yoshita K

更新日期：2004-09-01 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:This study examined an outbreak of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney during 1991-1992. METHODS:Data were based on cases of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney residents reported from January 1991 to October 1992. RESULTS:Five hundred seventy cases of hepatitis A were reported. Of these, 515 (90%) occurred in male pa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Stokes ML,Ferson MJ,Young LC

更新日期：1997-12-01 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