Kreindel, S M; McGuill, M; Meltzer, M; Rupprecht, C; DeMaria, A;
Published Date:
1998 May-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 113(3):247-251
Description:
This study was undertaken to evaluate trends in the use of rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) before, during, and following an epidemic of raccoon rabies in Massachusetts.|The authors reviewed initiation of PEP as reported to the Massachusetts Dep...
Although records of animal bites and scratches are kept at most local health departments, little is known about the epidemiology and characteristics of these potential rabies exposures on a local level. Bite and scratch records for a four-and-a-half-...
To examine the characteristics of reported dog and cat bite incidents in El Paso, Texas, and their implications for local bite prevention programs.|The authors reviewed a random sample of reported dog bites and all reported cat bites in El Paso, Texa...
How the scene has changed! In 1964 when the Public Health Service launched its national antismoking campaign, the war against a tobacco had just begun. The public health community had not yet identified the real enemy the tobacco companies with their...
To estimate the prevalence and correlates of dementia at death and to assess the usefulness of death certificate data in the reporting of dementia.|The authors analyzed next-of-kin interviews for 599 male and 628 female decedents using data from the ...
To describe the use of infrared (IR) ear thermometers in pediatric and family practice offices.|The authors mailed a questionnaire to 350 randomly selected members of the American Academy of Pediatrics and to 355 randomly selected members of the Amer...
For at least 20 years, birth defects have been the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States. Some studies have reported higher rates for black infants than white infants of mortality due to birth defects, while other studies have report...
This article first will explain the reasons behind and goals of state recoupment actions against the major cigarette manufacturers, their lobbying arm and trade association, and their public relations firms (collectively referred to as the "tobacco i...
To develop estimates of state Medicaid expenditures attributable to smoking for fiscal year 1993.|The smoking-attributable fractions (SAFs) of state Medicaid expenditures were estimated using a national model that describes the relationship between s...
ObjectiveTo examine the association between state Medicaid vaccine administration fees and children’s receipt of immunization services.MethodsThe study used the 2008–2012 Medicaid Analytic eXtract data and included children aged 0–17 years and ...
The prevalence of current cigarette smoking is approximately twice as high among adults enrolled in Medicaid (23.9%) as among privately insured adults (10.5%), placing Medicaid enrollees at increased risk for smoking-related disease and death (1). Me...