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...