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The Surgeons General and smoking.

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Parascandola, John

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):440-442

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PHS Chronicles

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Home uterine activity monitoring in the prevention of very low birth weight.

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Kempe, A; Sachs, B P; Ricciotti, H; Sobol, A M; Wise, P H;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):433-439

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Despite controversy regarding the efficacy of home uterine activity monitoring (HUAM), it is currently licensed for detection of preterm labor in women with previous preterm deliveries. In practice, however, it is being more widely utilized in an eff...

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Winning against big tobacco. Let's take the time to get it right.

Personal Author:

Humphrey, H H

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):378-385

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Electronic Submission and Turnaround Time

Published:

Sep 1997

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):357

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Combating mad cow disease in the United States.

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Henderson, D A

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):357-358

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Nurse-midwifery. The beneficial alternative.

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Gabay, M; Wolfe, S M;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):386-394

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The effect of Medicare reimbursement for screening mammography on utilization and payment. National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Screening Consortium.

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Breen, N; Feuer, E J; Depuy, S; Zapka, J;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):423-432

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In January 1991, Medicare extended its mammography benefit to reimburse for breast cancer screening mammograms. In 1991 and again in 1993, the National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Screening Consortium (BCSC) conducted a survey to test the hypothes...

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Profile of raw milk consumers in California.

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Headrick, M L; Timbo, B; Klontz, K C; Werner, S B;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):418-422

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The authors sought to determine the prevalence of raw milk consumption in California--the largest producer of certified raw milk in the United States--and to describe the demographic and behavioral characteristics of raw milk consumers in that state....

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Is compulsory overseas medical screening of migrants justifiable?

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Weekers, J; Siem, H;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):396-402

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Female genital mutilation. Female circumcision. Who is at risk in the U.S.?

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Jones, Wanda K.; Smith, Jack; Kieke, Burney; Wilcox, Lynee;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 112(5):368-377

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[PDF - 4.69 MB]
Public Health Reports ; v. 112, no. 5 : masthead

Published:

Sep-Oct 1997

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5)

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Cigarette taxes.

Personal Author:

Garrison, J R

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5):358

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Bridging language and cultural barriers between physicians and patients.

Personal Author:

Hornberger, J; Itakura, H; Wilson, S R;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5):410-417

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This study explored a group of primary care physicians' use of various methods to bridge language and cultural barriers between themselves and their patients and the physicians' perceptions of the availability and quality of these methods.|The author...

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Public Health Reports ; v. 112, no. 5 : cover

Published:

Sep-Oct 1997

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5)

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Smog and soot: updating air quality standards.

Personal Author:

Browner, C M

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5):366-367

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Outbreak of acute fluoride poisoning caused by a fluoride overfeed, Mississippi, 1993.

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Penman, A D; Brackin, B T; Embrey, R;

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5):403-409

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To determine the extent and confirm the cause of an August 1993 outbreak of acute fluoride poisoning in a small Mississippi community, thought to result from excess fluoride in the public water supply.|State health department investigators interviewe...

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Not either/or, but obstetricians and midwives together.

Personal Author:

Lawrence, H C

Published:

1997 Sep-Oct

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5):395

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Public Health Reports ; v. 112, no. 5 : cover

Published:

Sep-Oct 1997

Source:

Public Health Rep. 112(5)

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