To describe the outcomes of breast biopsy recommendations for women screened through a mobile mammography van.|Data on all women screened through the Mobile Mammography Program in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY, from 1990 to 1994 were analyzed to de...
To describe the characteristics of visits to physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in hospital outpatient departments in the United States.|Data from the 1993 and 1994 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys were used to ...
Following an accidental release of nitrogen dioxide from a railroad tank car containing nitrous tetroxide, the authors undertook a study of the health effects of the release, measuring the association between acute low level exposure and pulmonary sy...
McDonnell, Sharon; Vossberg, Keith; Hopkins, R. S.; Mittan, Barry;
Published Date:
1998 Jan-Feb
Source:
Public Health Rep. 113(1):55-61
Description:
The measurement of years of potential life lost before age 65 (YPLL) is one of the Health Outcome Indicators defined by the state of Florida to measure progress toward Healthy People 2000 objectives. The authors describe the outcomes of their work wi...
I would like to congratulate the staff of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy on publishing its inaugural issue and to commend its efforts in bringing together diverse audiences in the public health community to a...