The objective of this study was to better characterize the problem of hoarding, or pathological collecting, of animals.|The author summarized data from a convenience sample of 54 case reports from 10 animal control agencies and humane societies acros...
The authors evaluated four questions about maternal smoking during pregnancy for use on birth certificates.|Question 1 (yes/no format) and Question 2 (trimester-specific design) were tested among 1171 women who delivered at two Kaiser Permanente medi...
Browning, S R; Westneat, S C; Truszczynska, H; Reed, D; McKnight, R;
Published Date:
1999 Jan-Feb
Source:
Public Health Rep. 114(1):53-59
Description:
Tractor rollovers are a major cause of farm injuries and fatalities. The authors used data from a statewide surveillance study to estimate the prevalence of safety features such as rollover protective structures, seat belts, and power take-off shield...
After a three-year experiment in consolidating services, the Florida Department of Health has again separated programs for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis. The authors report that while t...
Landen, Michael G.; Middaugh, John; Dannenberg, Andrew L.;
Published Date:
1999 Jan-Feb
Source:
Public Health Rep. 114(1):48-52
Description:
To characterize the nature and burden of snowmobile injuries in Alaska by examining injury deaths and hospitalizations associated with snowmobiles and comparing these with injury deaths and hospitalizations associated with on-road motor vehicles.|The...
The latest revision of the birth certificate features a new checkbox format designed to collect more effectively information for public health research. One of the new checkbox items, medical risk factors for this pregnancy, is designed to collect in...
Gayle, H D; Yip, R; Frank, M J; Nieburg, P; Binkin, N J;
Published Date:
1988 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 103(2):143-147
Description:
To assess the accuracy of maternally reported birth weights, we compared birth weights reported by mothers in the Tennessee Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Feeding Program (WIC) from 1975 to 1984 with the birth weights recorded on the corre...