Association of hepatitis B virus infection with other sexually transmitted infections in homosexual men. Omega Study Group.

abstract：:As of April 1987, states were permitted to raise the speed limit on rural interstates to 65 mph without incurring federal sanctions; 38 states elected to do so in 1987. Fatality data for the months when the new limit was in effect in 1987 were compared with fatalities in the same months of 1982-86 on rural interstates...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baum HM,Lund AK,Wells JK

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with other developed countries, the United States has an inefficient and expensive health care system with poor outcomes and many citizens who are denied access. Inefficiency is increased by the lack of an integrated system that could promote an optimal mix of personal medical care and population health measu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chernichovsky D,Leibowitz AA

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Previous studies of stress in childhood have used instruments containing items describing events/conditions thought by adults to be stressful for children. In interviews with 5th- and 6th-grade children, we asked them to describe circumstances that would make or had made them feel bad, nervous, or worried. After prete...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lewis CE,Siegel JM,Lewis MA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This microqualitative case study of a community-based peer education program led by sex workers at a South African mine examined the role of grassroots participation in sexual health promotion. METHODS:The study involved in-depth interviews with 30 members of the target community. The interviews were analyz...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Campbell C,Mzaidume Z

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Understanding mental health issues faced by young homeless persons is instrumental to the development of successful targeted interventions. No systematic review of recent published literature on psychopathology in this group has been completed. We conducted a systematic review of published research examining the preva...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hodgson KJ,Shelton KH,van den Bree MB,Los FJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geographic distribution of newborn human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence at zip code level was compared with the distribution of four sociodemographic variables. For New York City significant univariate correlations were found between HIV and low birthweight, drug use (as measured by hospital discharges), ma...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Morse DL,Lessner L,Medvesky MG,Glebatis DM,Novick LF

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women of lower socioeconomic status and women of color in the United States have higher rates of abortion than women of higher socioeconomic status and White women. Opponents of abortion use these statistics to argue that abortion providers are exploiting women of color and low socioeconomic status, and thus, regulati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dehlendorf C,Harris LH,Weitz TA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hospital-based survey on shift work, sleep, and accidents was carried out among 635 Massachusetts nurses. In comparison to nurses who worked only day/evening shifts, rotators had more sleep/wake cycle disruption and nodded off more at work. Rotators had twice the odds of nodding off while driving to or from work and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gold DR,Rogacz S,Bock N,Tosteson TD,Baum TM,Speizer FE,Czeisler CA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated whether low concentrations of ambient air pollutants are associated with hospital admissions for ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases. METHODS:Associations between daily concentrations of sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and particulates and daily hospi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pönkä A,Virtanen M

更新日期：1996-09-01 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

authors： Wasilewski Y,Clark NM,Evans D,Levison MJ,Levin B,Mellins RB

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Within the most heavily affected cities, a few neighborhoods account for a large share of new HIV infections. Addressing racial and economic disparities in HIV infection requires an implementation program and research agenda that...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nunn A,Yolken A,Cutler B,Trooskin S,Wilson P,Little S,Mayer K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To comprehensively assess asthma disparities and identify correlates in youths at the intersections of sex, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity in the United States.Methods. We obtained a diverse sample of youths (n = 307 073) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Curry CW,Felt D,Beach LB,Ruprecht MM,Wang X,Phillips GL 2nd

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The median incidence rate of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among prisoners is 7 times higher than for the general population. Yet high-risk sexual activity and drug use in US correctional facilities remain unexamined. This study explores inmate perceptions of high-risk behavior in New York state ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mahon N

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the effectiveness of community-level HIV prevention programming for men who have sex with men. METHODS:We used multilevel methods to examine unprotected intercourse by bisexual men (n = 1016) with male and female partners in geographic regions with and without HIV prevention programming. RESULT...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Leaver CA,Allman D,Meyers T,Veugelers PJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In public health evaluations, confounding bias in the estimate of the intervention effect will typically threaten the validity of the findings. It is a common misperception that the only way to avoid this bias is to measure detailed, high-quality data on potential confounders for every intervention participant, but th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Spiegelman D,Rivera-Rodriguez CL,Haneuse S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This analysis described Latino migrant farmworkers' work safety climate and its association with musculoskeletal discomfort, working while injured or ill, and depressive symptoms. METHODS:Data were from a cross-sectional survey of 300 farmworkers conducted in North Carolina in 2009. Generalized estimating e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Arcury TA,O'Hara H,Grzywacz JG,Isom S,Chen H,Quandt SA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine prospectively the association between reported use of vitamin supplements and risk of cataract and cataract extraction. METHODS:The study population consisted of 17,744 participants in the Physicians' Health Study, a randomized trial of aspirin therapy and beta-carot...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Seddon JM,Christen WG,Manson JE,LaMotte FS,Glynn RJ,Buring JE,Hennekens CH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Response levels obtained from two methods of patient contact to obtain subject consent for participation in epidemiologic studies were compared. When a signed, return card was required prior to further contact, 70 to 83 per cent of patients consented to participate, compared with consistently higher levels (89 to 93 p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mueller BA,McTiernan A,Daling JR

更新日期：1986-11-01 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：:The religious distribution of Nassau County resident leukemia cases diagnosed between 1966 and 1974 was studied to see if the elevated incidence of the disease among Jews reported in the 1950s and early 1960s was persisting. The results showed, for both males and females, virtually no difference in attack rates betwee...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cuneo JM

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the effects of several survey features on response rates in a general population health survey. METHODS:In 2012 and 2013, 8000 households in British Columbia, Canada, were randomly allocated to 1 of 7 survey variants, each containing a different combination of survey features. Features compared inc...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Guo Y,Kopec JA,Cibere J,Li LC,Goldsmith CH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Why are men more susceptible to heart disease than women? Traditional risk factors cannot explain the gender gap in coronary heart disease (CHD) or the rapid increase in CHD mortality among middle-aged men in many of the newly independent states of Eastern Europe. However, Eastern European men score higher on stress-r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Weidner G,Cain VS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to describe the characteristics and sleep circumstances of infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly and to examine similarities and differences in risk factors among infants whose deaths are classified as resulting from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suffocation, or undetermined causes. MET...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schnitzer PG,Covington TM,Dykstra HK

更新日期：2012-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe changes in infant mortality rates, including birthweight-specific rates and rates by age at death and cause. METHODS:We analyzed US linked birth/infant-death data for 1989-1991 and 1998-2000 for American Indians/Alaska Native (AIAN) and White singleton infants at > or =20 weeks' gestation born t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tomashek KM,Qin C,Hsia J,Iyasu S,Barfield WD,Flowers LM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to determine primary sources of data for electronic birth certificates. METHODS:A survey was administered from 1997 through 1998 to maternity facilities in New Jersey requesting information about what primary information sources were used for 53 electronic birth certificate variables. Pote...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Smulian JC,Ananth CV,Hanley ML,Knuppel RA,Donlen J,Kruse L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether the distinctive components of job control-decision authority, skill discretion, and predictability-were related to subsequent acute myocardial infarction (MI) events in a large population of initially heart disease-free industrial employees. METHODS:We prospectively examined the relation...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Väänänen A,Koskinen A,Joensuu M,Kivimäki M,Vahtera J,Kouvonen A,Jäppinen P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated enforcement of mental health benefits provided by California Medicaid's Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program. Enforcement, compelled by a consumer-driven lawsuit, resulted in an almost 4-fold funding increase over a 5-year period. We evaluated the impact of enforcement on ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Snowden LR,Masland MC,Wallace NT,Evans-Cuellar A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00