This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the incidence of severe, acute, unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning differs across racial/ethnic categories.|The authors retrospectively reviewed medical records of all Washington State re...
Regional and urban-rural disparities in premature coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality were evident in the US as early as 1950. Recent favorable trends at the national level may obscure less favorable outcomes for certain regions and localities. Th...
Jeffe, D B; Khan, S R; Meredith, K L; Schlesinger, M; Fraser, V J; Mundy, L M;
Published Date:
2000 Jan-Feb
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(1):38-45
Description:
The authors used data from a larger study to explore differences by gender, self-reported racial identification, and immune function in disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus to medical providers (dentists, family doctors, and emergency room [ER] and ...
Zell, Elizabeth R.; Ezzati-Rice, Trena M.; Battaglia, Michael P.; Wright, Rovert A.;
Published Date:
2000 Jan-Feb
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(1):65-77
Description:
The National Immunization Survey (NIS) was designed to measure vaccination coverage estimates for the US, the 50 states, and selected urban areas for children ages 19-35 months. The NIS includes a random-digit-dialed telephone survey and a provider r...
Background:Knowledge of HIV status is the entry point for linkage to prevention, care, and treatment, and the first step towards achieving the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets. Most countries rely on proxies for estimating testing saturation, including peri...
Surie, Diya; Borgdorff, Martien W.; Cain, Kevin P.; Click, Eleanor S.; DeCock, Kevin M.; Yuen, Courtney M.;
Published Date:
Sep 26 2018
Source:
BMC Infect Dis. 18.
Description:
BackgroundHIV is a major driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The population-level impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up on tuberculosis rates in this region has not been well studied. We conducted a descriptive analys...