Cervix and breast cancer incidence in immigrant Caribbean women.

abstract：:A randomly selected sample of physicians in three large cities was asked to read one of four vignettes describing a patient. They then completed a set of objective attitude measures eliciting their reactions to the patient described in the vignette. The vignettes were identical except that the patient's illness was id...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kelly JA,St Lawrence JS,Smith S Jr,Hood HV,Cook DJ

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate whether patients with artificial joints should take penicillin, erythromycin, or no antibiotics before dental procedures. We modeled the risk of anaphylaxis from penicillin, the risks and consequences of an artificial joint infection, and the actual variable costs...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tsevat J,Durand-Zaleski I,Pauker SG

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salt intake of 978 subjects when compared to 1954 data demonstrated a trend toward the decreased use of table salt. When hypertensives in treatment were excluded, persons reporting low salt use had higher mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures than those reporting high salt use. These findings were the reverse of...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Phillips K,Holm K,Wu AC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of a low-intensity work-site heart disease risk reduction program using a matched pair design with work site as the unit of analysis. METHODS:Twenty-six heterogeneous work sites with between 125 and 750 employees were matched on key organizati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Glasgow RE,Terborg JR,Hollis JF,Severson HH,Boles SM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past quarter century has seen an explosion of concern about widening health inequities in the United States and worldwide. These inequities are central to the research mission in 2 arenas of public health: social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions. Yet only modest success has been achieved in elimina...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wallerstein NB,Yen IH,Syme SL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., queer, bisexual, lesbian, pansexual) have an elevated risk for unintended pregnancy.A team of social science and clinical researchers qualitatively documented the multilevel pathways leading to this disparity, particularly the contexts of contra...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Higgins JA,Carpenter E,Everett BG,Greene MZ,Haider S,Hendrick CE

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the available empirical evidence from population-based studies of the association between perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination and health. This research indicates that discrimination is associated with multiple indicators of poorer physical and, especially, mental health status. However, the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams DR,Neighbors HW,Jackson JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viva la Vida (Live Your Life) is a call to action for older Latinos to take charge of their diabetes and live life to the fullest. Lumetra, California's federally designated Medicare quality improvement organization, developed the Viva la Vida project to improve diabetes care among Latino Medicare beneficiaries in 4 S...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Olson R,Sabogal F,Perez A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies antibody titers ranged from 0-9.3 IU/mL in 117 human volunteers one year after intradermal vaccination with one or two doses of human diploid cell rabies vaccine (HDCV). At that time, each volunteer received one 0.1-mL booster dose of HDCV intradermally. All 117 volunteers showed good anamnestic responses, with...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Burridge MJ,Sumner JW,Baer GM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We modeled triple trajectories of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use from adolescence to adulthood as predictors of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). METHODS:We assessed urban African American and Puerto Rican participants (n = 816) in the Harlem Longitudinal De...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Brook JS,Lee JY,Rubenstone E,Brook DW,Finch SJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among all deaths to Connecticut residents (1990/91), 1260 were acceptable Spanish-surname matches (using father's surname for females), of which only 793 (62.9%) were identified as Hispanic origin on the death certificate. Certificates also identified 127 non-Spanish-surnamed Hispanics. With death rates for non-Hispan...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Polednak AP

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined rates of uninsurance among workers in the US health care workforce by health care industry subtype and workforce category. METHODS:We used 2004 to 2006 National Health Interview Survey data to assess health insurance coverage rates. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to est...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chou CF,Johnson PJ,Ward A,Blewett LA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States excels at treating the most complex medical conditions, but our low-ranking health statistics (relative to other countries) do not match our high-end health care spending. One way to understand this paradox is to examine the history of federal children's health programs. In the 1800s, children's heal...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Brosco JP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the distribution of immunization records among 3 health care delivery sectors and the impact of a regional immunization registry on "up to date" rates. METHODS:Immunization registry records in 2 regions were categorized as having originated in private practices, community health centers, or publ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kempe A,Beaty BL,Steiner JF,Pearson KA,Lowery NE,Daley MF,Crane LA,Berman S

更新日期：2004-06-01 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:To inform prevention policy, we estimated the economic benefits to health, production, and leisure in the 2008 Australian population of a realistic target reduction in per capita annual adult alcohol consumption. METHODS:We chose a target of 6.4 liters annually per capita on average. We modeled lifetime hea...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Magnus A,Cadilhac D,Sheppard L,Cumming T,Pearce D,Carter R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fundamental problem with classifying agriculturally related injury is that there is neither a rational nor a comprehensive scheme for grouping incidents into categories describing actual exposures encountered on farms and in agricultural work. Current surveillance systems are unable to differentiate between work tha...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Murphy DJ,Purschwitz M,Mahoney BS,Hoskin AF

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To determine the number of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Canada and the annual coverage of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and needle-and-syringe provision for PWID.Methods. We estimated the number of PWID in 11 of 13 Canadian provinces and territories in 2011 by using indirect multiplier methods based ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jacka B,Larney S,Degenhardt L,Janjua N,Høj S,Krajden M,Grebely J,Bruneau J

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:We analyzed trends in prescribing and overdose deaths related to propoxyphene (e.g., Darvon) before and after a 1978-80 informational campaign carried out by the US Food and Drug Administration and the drug's manufacturer through mailed warnings, face-to-face education of prescribers, press releases, and labeling chan...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Soumerai SB,Avorn J,Gortmaker S,Hawley S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess the capacity of state public health agencies to address noncommunicable disease clusters (NCCs) and to develop recommendations to enhance agencies' NCC response capacity. METHODS:We conducted an inventory of state public health agency Web sites and administered a Web-based survey of stat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Juzych NS,Resnick B,Streeter R,Herbstman J,Zablotsky J,Fox M,Burke TA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the influence of undocumented immigration in the United States on 4 different metrics of drug and alcohol problems: drug arrests, drug overdose fatalities, driving under the influence (DUI) arrests, and DUI deaths. METHODS:We combined newly developed state-level estimates of the undocumented popu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Light MT,Miller T,Kelly BC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health, like politics, is the art of the possible. To maximize effectiveness, public health officers in any jurisdiction should (1) get good data and ensure timely and effective dissemination; (2) prioritize and tackle more difficult initiatives first; (3) find, fight, and win winnable battles in areas where pr...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Frieden TR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous drug use has played a key role in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Standardized surveillance of HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IVDUs) is needed to determine HIV prevalence rates, to monitor changes in prevalence over time, and to describe behaviors associated with HIV...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Allen DM,Onorato IM,Green TA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines artificial reproduction (AR) within a broad comparative perspective and with specific reference to Czechoslovak law, medicine, and demography. It proceeds form an analysis of the social context that gives rise to technologies of AR to a review of the two principal technologies, artificial inseminat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Heitlinger A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We identified barriers and facilitators to the state-level implementation of primary stroke center (PSC) policies, which encourage the certification or designation of specialized stroke treatment facilities and may address concerns such as transportation bypass, telemedicine, and treatment protocols. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： O'Toole LJ Jr,Slade CP,Brewer GA,Gase LN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the relationship between burden of providing care to non-ill children and grandchildren and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among women. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was conducted as part of the Nurses' Health Study among 54,412 women aged 46 to 71 years who were registered nurse...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lee S,Colditz G,Berkman L,Kawachi I

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：: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. To quantify the association between personal and family history of criminal justice system (CJS) involvement (PHJI and FHJI, respectively), health outcomes, and health-related behaviors.Methods. We examined 2017 New York City Community Health Survey data (n = 10 005) with multivariable logistic regression....

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baquero M,Zweig K,Angell SY,Meropol SB

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00