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Observations on work force and training needs for assessing environmental health risks.
  • Published Date:
    1988 Jul-Aug
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 103(4):348-354
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Ethnic differences in smoking patterns: findings from NHIS.
      Personal Author:
      Rogers, R G; Crank, J;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):387-393
      Description:
      This research endeavors to broaden our knowledge of smokers' characteristics within ethnic groups. Special attention is given to Mexican Americans, a group that until recently has received scant attention in comparative research on smoking. In genera...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.14 MB]
    2. Characteristics of drowning deaths in North Carolina.
      Personal Author:
      Patetta, M J; Biddinger, P W;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):406-411
      Description:
      A retrospective study of 1,052 unintentional drowning deaths in North Carolina during the period from 1980 through 1984 was carried out, with emphasis on the victims' activity and alcohol consumption, and the settings of the accidents. The data sugge...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.74 MB]
    3. A "call to arms" for health care workers.
      Personal Author:
      Windom, R E
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):337
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      Filetype[PDF - 120.02 KB]
    4. Are condom instructions readable? Results of a readability study.
      Personal Author:
      Richwald, G A; Wamsley, M A; Coulson, A H; Morisky, D E;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):355-359
      Description:
      The use of condoms has assumed a central position in the current strategy to prevent sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus. The effectiveness of condoms in disease prophylaxis is dependent, to a degree, on their correct use. Condom ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 834.16 KB]
    5. Public Health Rep
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1988
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      Filetype[PDF - 559.07 KB]
    6. Reducing medical malpractice: tort law reform is not the key.
      Personal Author:
      Wolfe, S M
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):338
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      Filetype[PDF - 155.25 KB]
    7. Injury fatalities among young children.
      Personal Author:
      Fingerhut, Lois A.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Malloy, M H; Feldman, J J;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):399-405
      Description:
      Injuries and violence are the primary causes of death among young children in the United States. In particular, in 1982-84 motor vehicle injuries, fires, drowning, and homicide were the leading external causes of death at ages 1-4 years and 5-9 years...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.14 MB]
    8. Predictors of health practices within age-sex groups: National Survey of Personal Health Practices and Consequences, 1979.
      Personal Author:
      Rakowski, W
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):376-386
      Description:
      Health promotion-disease prevention programs share with health behavior research the common objective of identifying population subgroups toward whom services can be targeted. For this report, six age-sex groups were examined to determine similaritie...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.90 MB]
    9. Toxic agent and radiation control: progress toward objectives for the nation for the year 1990.
      Personal Author:
      Rall, D P
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):342-347
      Description:
      In 1980, the Department of Health and Human Services set national prevention objectives for 1990 in 15 health priority areas, 1 of which is the control of toxic agents and radiation. Ten objectives related to this area are priorities for the national...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.19 MB]
    10. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: DATA LINE
      Published:
      Jul 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):432-433
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      Filetype[PDF - 388.26 KB]
    11. Public Health Rep ; v. 103, no. 4 : Masthead
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4)
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.02 MB]
    12. Use and sources of payment for health and community services for children with impaired mobility.
      Personal Author:
      Walker, D K; Palfrey, J S; Butler, J A; Singer, J;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):411-415
      Description:
      A survey was made of the parents of 380 children whose mobility impairments require the use of a wheelchair, walker, or braces. They were asked about equipment, health services, related services, and family support services used during the previous y...
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      Filetype[PDF - 883.52 KB]
    13. Design, characteristics, and usefulness of state-based behavioral risk factor surveillance: 1981-87.
      Personal Author:
      Remington, Patrick L.; Smith, Meredith Y.; Williamson, David F.; Anda, Robert F.; Gentry, Eileen M.; Hogelin, Gary C.;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):366-375
      Description:
      Since 1981, the Centers for Disease Control has collaborated with State health departments and the District of Columbia to conduct random digit-dialed telephone surveys of adults concerning their health practices and behaviors. This State-based surve...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.50 MB]
    14. The role of physicians in a community-wide program for prevention of cardiovascular disease: the Minnesota Heart Health Program.
      Personal Author:
      Mittelmark, M B; Leupker, R V; Grimm, R; Kottke, T E; Blackburn, H;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):360-365
      Description:
      The Minnesota Heart Health Program (MHHP) aims to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality by reducing risk factors among the mass of residents in three midwestern communities. A major aspect of the program is the involvement of co...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1003.44 KB]
    15. Public Health Rep ; v. 103, no. 4 : table of contents
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4)
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      Filetype[PDF - 537.60 KB]
    16. Drug use and illnesses among eighth grade students in rural schools.
      Personal Author:
      Alexander, C S; Klassen, A C;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):394-399
      Description:
      We examined the relationship between drug use by young adolescents and two indicators of illness, frequency of illness and numbers of days absent from school owing to illness. Data were from a general health survey of all eighth grade students enroll...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.07 MB]
    17. PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, PEOPLE
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):434-440
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.14 MB]
    18. Hard choices in public health.
      Personal Author:
      Brandt, E N
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):339-341
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      Filetype[PDF - 543.44 KB]
    19. Family planning for teens: strategies for improving outreach and service delivery in public health settings.
      Personal Author:
      Herz, E J; Olson, L M; Reis, J S;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):422-430
      Description:
      The persistent underuse of family planning services by inner-city, low-income, sexually active youth underscores the importance of testing innovative programs that maximize participation. Presented in this paper is an analysis of a Chicago public hea...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.09 MB]
    20. Improving disease reporting in Los Angeles County: trial and results.
      Personal Author:
      Weiss, B P; Strassburg, M A; Fannin, S L;
      Published:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):415-421
      Description:
      A telephone survey of physicians in Los Angeles County revealed that 50 percent of 405 contacted were unaware of the legal mechanism for reporting communicable diseases--the Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) card. After that survey, three measures ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.22 MB]
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