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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
  • Published Date:
    Jul 1992
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 107(4):484-485
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Cholesterol treatment practices of primary care physicians.
      Personal Author:
      Hyman, D J; Maibach, E W; Flora, J A; Fortmann, S P;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):441-448
      Description:
      The active involvement of primary care physicians is necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of elevated blood cholesterol. Empirical evidence suggests that primary care physicians generally initiate dietary and pharmacological treatment at threshol...
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    2. Cancer screening intervention among black women in inner-city Atlanta--design of a study.
      Personal Author:
      Sung, J F; Coates, R J; Williams, J E; Liff, J M; Greenberg, R S; McGrady, G A; Avery, B Y; Blumenthal, D S;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):381-388
      Description:
      This experimental study attempts to determine if an in-home educational intervention conducted by lay health workers (LHWs) can increase adherence among low-income, inner-city black women to schedules for screening for breast cancer and cervical canc...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.50 MB]
    3. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):486-488
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      Filetype[PDF - 560.15 KB]
    4. Effects of migration on cancer incidence and resources for prevention and treatment in Florida.
      Personal Author:
      McCoy, H V; Ritchey, P N; McCoy, C B;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):389-396
      Description:
      Migration adds a complex dimension to the task of those who plan and allocate resources for health care. The authors offer a methodology for estimating the contribution of migration to the incidence of cancer, allow for age- and sex-specific cancer r...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.35 MB]
    5. Accessing NCI's SEER cancer data base with SeerQuery and CD-ROM.
      Personal Author:
      Srivastava, S; Smart, C; Marciniak, T A; Derrick, L;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):397-401
      Description:
      The National Cancer Institute operates the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer data base. SEER data are obtained from participating population-based registries that monitor cancer incidence and patient survival in a representati...
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      Filetype[PDF - 741.39 KB]
    6. Timeliness of notification in infectious disease cases.
      Personal Author:
      Domínguez, A; Coll, J J; Fuentes, M; Salleras, L;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):474-476
      Description:
      Records of notification in cases of eight infectious diseases in the "Servei Territorial de Salut Publica" of the Province of Barcelona, Spain, between 1982 and 1986 were reviewed. Time from onset of symptoms to notification, time from notification t...
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      Filetype[PDF - 478.09 KB]
    7. Public Health Rep ; v. 107, no. 4 : Masthead
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1992
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4)
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.09 MB]
    8. HIV infection treatment costs under Medicaid in Michigan.
      Personal Author:
      Solomon, D J; Hogan, A J;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):461-468
      Description:
      The Michigan Medicaid Program payment records generated in the period 1985-89 by 783 persons were analyzed for services related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Other data from death records and the Michigan AIDS Surveillance Registry...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.45 MB]
    9. Exploratory study of the relationship between hypertension and diet diversity among Saba Islanders.
      Personal Author:
      Miller, W L; Crabtree, B F; Evans, D K;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):426-432
      Description:
      The relationship between diet diversity and hypertension was examined in a cross-sectional exploratory study of 82 randomly selected adult residents of Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles, in the eastern Caribbean Basin. Blood pressure measurements, ta...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.43 MB]
    10. Public Health Rep
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1992
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      Filetype[PDF - 572.38 KB]
    11. Descriptive epidemiology of unintentional residential fire injuries in King County, WA, 1984 and 1985.
      Personal Author:
      Ballard, J E; Koepsell, T D; Rivara, F P; Van Belle, G;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):402-408
      Description:
      Although most studies have concentrated on fatal residential fire injuries, which are a leading cause of fatal injuries in the United States, few investigators have examined in detail nonfatal injuries as a consequence of residential fires. This popu...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.31 MB]
    12. Use of death certificates for mesothelioma surveillance.
      Personal Author:
      Davis, L K; Martin, T R; Kligler, B;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):481-483
      Description:
      Data from the Massachusetts Cancer Registry and death certificates were linked for mesothelioma cases reported to the registry from 1982 through 1987 to determine the extent to which the cause of death information that is given on the death certifica...
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      Filetype[PDF - 482.92 KB]
    13. Participant evaluation and cost of a community-based health promotion program for elders.
      Personal Author:
      Rogers, J; Grower, R; Supino, P;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):417-426
      Description:
      There is little information on how best to provide health promotion and disease prevention services to elderly persons. This paper reports participants' perceptions of the effectiveness of a health promotion program consisting of health education cla...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.84 MB]
    14. The neglected health care needs of street youth.
      Personal Author:
      Sherman, D J
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):433-440
      Description:
      Juveniles who live on the street are often the victims of physical and sexual abuse and family chaos. They have a multitude of health problems such as malnutrition, respiratory infections, sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficien...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.65 MB]
    15. Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to monitor year 2000 objectives among American Indians.
      Personal Author:
      Sugarman, Jonathan R.; Warren, Charles W.; Oge, Linda; Helgerson, Steven D.;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):449-456
      Description:
      The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a data set based on telephone surveys that have been conducted by States in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control, has been used to estimate the prevalence of behavioral risk factors for ad...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.33 MB]
    16. Public Health Rep ; v. 107, no. 4 : table of contents
      Published:
      Jul-Aug 1992
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4)
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    17. Multistrategy health education program to increase mammography use among women ages 65 and older.
      Personal Author:
      Rimer, B K; Resch, N; King, E; Ross, E; Lerman, C; Boyce, A; Kessler, H; Engstrom, P F;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):369-380
      Description:
      Mammography use decreases with age although the risk of breast cancer increases with age. Medicare now provides biennial coverage for screening mammography. This study was designed to simulate the Medicare condition by subsidizing mammography among w...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.05 MB]
    18. An outbreak of Bacillus cereus food poisoning--are caterers supervised sufficiently.
      Personal Author:
      Slaten, D D; Oropeza, R I; Werner, S B;
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):477-480
      Description:
      Bacillus cereus is an uncommonly reported cause of foodborne illness in the United States. In May 1989, an outbreak of B. cereus gastroenteritis occurred among 140 guests who had attended a catered wedding reception in Napa, CA. Investigation establi...
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    19. Inappropriate lubricant use with condoms by homosexual men.
      Personal Author:
      Martin, D J
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):468-473
      Description:
      Use of condoms has been advocated as an important method of reducing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission among high-risk groups such as homosexual and bisexual men, prostitutes, intravenous drug users, adolescents, and hemophi...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.21 MB]
    20. Hospital and community characteristics in closures of urban hospitals, 1980-87.
      Personal Author:
      Whiteis, D G
      Published:
      1992 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 107(4):409-416
      Description:
      Characteristics of 190 urban community hospitals that were closed during the period 1980-87 and characteristics of the communities that they served were analyzed and compared to a control group of 380 urban hospitals that remained open. A negative as...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.47 MB]
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