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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
  • Published Date:
    May 1994
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(3):450-451
  • Language:
    English
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    1. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):458-464.1
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    2. Money isn't everything: rural physicians identify other factors that facilitate providing prenatal care for low-income women.
      Personal Author:
      Machala, M; Miner, M W;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):441-445
      Description:
      The problem of physicians dropping the practice of obstetrics is becoming more serious each year in the United States. Those who remain in practice are increasingly reluctant to serve women who receive Medicaid assistance. Previous research has tende...
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    3. Prevalence of prone sleeping position and selected infant care practices of North Dakota infants: a comparison of whites and Native Americans.
      Personal Author:
      Burd, L
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):446-449
      Description:
      A cross-sectional prevalence study was done in four primary care clinics (two rural and two urban sites) and four Native American clinics serving members of the Chippewa, Sioux, Hidasta, Arikara, and Mandan tribes, all in North Dakota, to determine t...
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    4. The Cadet Nurse Corps, l943-48.
      Personal Author:
      Willever, H; Parascandola, J;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):455-457
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      Filetype[PDF - 907.25 KB]
    5. Factors affecting the frequency of health enhancing behaviors by the elderly.
      Personal Author:
      Stoller, E P; Pollow, R;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):377-389
      Description:
      The authors examined the frequency of health-enhancing behaviors practiced by the elderly living in community settings, with emphasis on the impact of disease and disability on the frequency of those practices. Data were collected through personal in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.32 MB]
    6. Relationship between socioeconomic status, health status, and lifestyle practices of American Indians: evidence from a Plains reservation population.
      Personal Author:
      Cheadle, A; Pearson, D; Wagner, E; Psaty, B M; Diehr, P; Koepsell, T;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):405-413
      Description:
      This paper presents information on the prevalence of a variety of health behaviors and health conditions on an American Indian reservation in the Plains region of the western United States. In addition, data from two non-Indian comparison groups were...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.75 MB]
    7. Public knowledge of prevention of dental disease.
      Personal Author:
      Gift, H C; Corbin, S B; Nowjack-Raymer, R E;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):397-404
      Description:
      The authors present data describing the level and extent of the general public's knowledge of oral diseases and their prevention. They discuss data from the 1990 National Health Interview Survey's Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.44 MB]
    8. HIV education for the deaf, a vulnerable minority.
      Personal Author:
      Peinkofer, J R
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):390-396
      Description:
      Large numbers of deaf and hard-of-hearing people are in danger of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The deaf are particularly vulnerable because of language barriers, their unique culture, and the paucity of community ser...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.31 MB]
    9. Characterizing nutrient intakes of children by sociodemographic factors.
      Personal Author:
      Johnson, R K; Guthrie, H; Smiciklas-Wright, H; Wang, M Q;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):414-420
      Description:
      Data from 1,392 children ages 1 to 10, who were participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, were examined to determine how their diets compared with current dietary recommendations and to identify th...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.16 MB]
    10. The relationship between language spoken and smoking among Hispanic-Latino youth in New York City.
      Personal Author:
      Dusenbery, L; Epstein, J A; Botvin, G J; Diaz, T;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):421-427
      Description:
      This study was designed to examine the relationship between language spoken and smoking (at least once a month) among New York City Hispanic-Latino adolescents, using a large sample of specific Hispanic-Latino subgroups (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colo...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.32 MB]
    11. Evaluation of oral rehydration therapy in Matiguas, Nicaragua.
      Personal Author:
      Gibbons, E; Dobie, S A; Krieger, J;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):428-433
      Description:
      Use of oral rehydration salts is an effective tool to decrease deaths due to diarrheal dehydration. Following concerted educational efforts to introduce oral rehydration therapy, Nicaragua reported a significant decrease in deaths of young children f...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.16 MB]
    12. Short course training in epidemiology and biostatistics for graduate and undergraduate public health professionals.
      Personal Author:
      Bayona, M; Leaverton, P E; Rangel-Sharpless, M C; Williams, P D;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):434-438
      Description:
      The University of South Florida has developed short courses of 2 to 3 days in epidemiology and biostatistics geared to public health workers. A key focus is providing skills which will assist local and State public health units to assess their status...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.17 MB]
    13. Microcomputers and the future of epidemiology.
      Personal Author:
      Dean, A G
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):439-441
      Description:
      The Workshop on Microcomputers and the Future of Epidemiology was held March 8-9, 1993, at the Turner Conference Center, Atlanta, GA, with 130 public health professionals participating. The purpose of the workshop was to define microcomputer needs in...
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    14. School-based programs to reduce sexual risk behaviors: a review of effectiveness.
      Personal Author:
      Kirby, D; Short, L; Collins, J; Rugg, D; Kolbe, L; Howard, M; Miller, B; Sonenstein, F; Zabin, L S;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):339-360
      Description:
      This review was undertaken in recognition of the mounting public health and social problems associated with adolescent sexual behavior and the importance of basing school-affiliated programs designed to reduce sexual risk-taking behavior on sound res...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.80 MB]
    15. Health care barriers and interventions for battered women.
      Personal Author:
      Loring, M T; Smith, R W;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):328-338
      Description:
      Family violence is a major public health problem. Battered women present with multiple physical injuries in hospital emergency rooms, clinics, and personal physicians' offices. Yet, they are often not identified as battered and fail to receive approp...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.39 MB]
    16. Implications of directly observed therapy in tuberculosis control measures among IDUs.
      Personal Author:
      Curtis, R; Friedman, S R; Neaigus, A; Jose, B; Goldstein, M; Des Jarlais, D C;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):319-327
      Description:
      Tuberculosis (TB) is a rapidly growing problem among injecting drug users (IDU), especially those infected with human immunodeficiency virus. The authors review IDUs' responses to current TB control strategies and discuss the implications of their fi...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.84 MB]
    17. Defining and measuring the costs of the HIV epidemic to business firms.
      Personal Author:
      Farnham, P G
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):311-318
      Description:
      Most published estimates of the costs of the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been developed from the societal perspective, attempting to measure the burden of the epidemic to...
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    18. State health agencies and the legislative policy process.
      Personal Author:
      Williams-Crowe, S M; Aultman, T V;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):361-367
      Description:
      A new era of health care reform places increasing pressure on public health leaders and agencies to participate in the public policy arena. Public health professionals have long been comfortable in providing the scientific knowledge base required in ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.51 MB]
    19. Educating primary care providers about HIV disease: multidisciplinary interactive mechanisms.
      Personal Author:
      Macher, A; Goosby, E; Barker, L; Volberding, P; Goldschmidt, R; Balano, K B; Williams, A; Hoenig, L; Gould, B; Daniels, E;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):305-310
      Description:
      As HIV-related prophylactic and therapeutic research findings continue to evolve, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Public Health Service has created multidisciplinary mechanisms to disseminate new treatment options and e...
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    20. Rehabilitation in the nursing home: how much, why, and with what results.
      Personal Author:
      Kochersberger, G; Hielema, F; Westlund, R;
      Published:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):372-376
      Description:
      Although rehabilitation is considered an important component of long-term care, few studies have looked at the factors associated with the provision of rehabilitation in this setting. The authors examined one State's skilled nursing homes to gain inf...
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      Filetype[PDF - 861.91 KB]
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