Thind, I S; Louria, D B; Richter, R; Simoneau, E; Feurman, M;
Published Date:
1979 Jul-Aug
Source:
Public Health Rep. 94(4):349-356
Description:
Newark, a metropolitan industrial town, experienced the highest infant mortality of any major city in the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1970 and 1973, however, infant mortality among non-whites in this city declined strikingly. ...
The concerns of medical and community officials about responsible pet ownership have increased. Before a practical solution can be found for irresponsible ownership and community health problems associated with pet populations, the public's attitudes...
Cover: Questions about medical care at home are explored in the first two papers in this issue. The authors deal with such questions as when is a house call necessary for psychological reasons? Are house calls technologically obsolete? What kinds of ...
Dawson, P; Cohrs, M; Eversole, C; Frankenburg, W F; Roth, M L;
Published Date:
1979 Jul-Aug
Source:
Public Health Rep. 94(4):362-365
Description:
Aides from poor neighborhoods in Denver, Colo., screened children in four health centers for problems in hearing, vision, articulation, and development, and children with abnormal test results were referred to specialists for evaluation. In 3 months,...
A population-based study of all patients hospitalized for burns in a 2-year period was conducted in up-state New York. The objective was to provide data for setting burn injury prevention priorities and for formulating treatment facility plans. The i...
Little information is available on factors influencing physicians (MDs) to delegate health care tasks to physician's assistants (PAs). Information about assignment of tasks to PAs was sought from 19 MDs engaged in practice in primary care settings in...
The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funds a variety of disparate programs in health promotion and disease prevention. Many of these programs were funded by categorical grants to the States prior to the creation of this block grant i...
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