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In October 1989, more than 3 years after the nuclear power plant accident at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialis...
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Early detection, appropriate intervention, and adequate followup treatment make cervical cancer one of the most preventable of all diseases. The autho...
The lack of adequate prenatal and gynecological care for indigent women has reached crisis proportions. The situation is aggravated by the diminishing...
Actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to integrate health communication into overall prevention programs as a means of influ...
Most of the nearly 1,000 fatal bicycle-related injuries annually could be prevented if riders used safety helmets. Helmet use by adult bicyclists has ...
Road-rail crossings where a train and motor vehicle crashed were compared with the next crossing in the direction from which the train traveled at the...
The community diagnosis process in North Carolina has evolved over a period of years. It began in 1974 and gained great impetus during and after 1983....
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Each year, there are approximately 2 million homeless and runaway youths in the United States. On any given night, there are 1,000 homeless youngsters...
New York State established a Nutrition Surveillance Program (NSP) in 1984. Precedents for the program included the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance Sy...
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