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 purpose of this article is to describe some ethical considerations that have arisen during the design and implementation of the health examination surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control a...
Until quite recently, the rigor and systematic approach applied to clinical research had never been applied to cancer prevention research. During 1982-83, however, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) carefully reviewed the needs and potentials in can...
In 1980 there were more than 2 million Mexican-born immigrants living in the United States. Mortality statistics for 1979-81 indicate that the standardized mortality ratio for cancer among Mexican immigrants is 72 percent of that among all white male...
THE 23 MILLION HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES represent a mosaic of varied ethnic groups, and many share ancestry and language. They comprise one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population. Social, cultural, and physical differences betwe...
Caamano, A G; Cooper, R; Cedres, L; Barriero, L A; Dominquez, R C;
Published Date:
1982 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 97(2):116-121
Description:
A blood pressure survey was carried out in 1976 in the city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, which involved 6,351 persons 30-69 years old. The study sample was recruited so as to represent an approximation of the overall distribution of occupational classes ...
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