The decline in cirrhosis mortality in recent years in light of increases in cirrhosis morbidity, as reflected in hospital discharge data, is examined....
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...
A pilot fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) surveillance was carried out in four American Indian communities in the Northern Plains by the Aberdeen Area Indi...
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....
The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between the exposure of adolescents in the seventh and eighth grades to cigarette advertising...
Injuries from falls are the main cause of trauma morbidity that leads to mortality among the elderly. One prevention strategy is to wear sturdy shoes....
Regularly practiced breast self-examination (BSE) has been demonstrated to be an effective method in the early detection of breast abnormalities. Wome...
Back-related injuries have become a major health problem in the workplace, affecting as many as 35 percent of the work force and accounting for about ...
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...
Background:Nearly half of the world’s population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to biomass-f...
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