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Prevention as policy.
  • Published Date:
    1982 Sep-Oct
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 97(5):399-401
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Public Health Reports ; v. 97, no. 5, September-October 1982
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1982
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5)
      Description:
      Measles eradication -- almost accomplished: 1960, 441,703 cases; 1982, 1,123 cases
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.06 MB]
    2. Public Health Rep ; v. 97, no. 5 : table of contents
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1982
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 409.46 KB]
    3. Pneumococcal vaccination practices among private physicians.
      Personal Author:
      Patriarca, Peter A.; Schlech, Walter F.; Hinman, Alan R.; Conn, Judith M.; Gunn, Walter J.;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):406-408
      Description:
      It is estimated that less than 10 percent of patients thought to be at high risk of invasive pneumococcal diseases have received 14-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. To determine if any of these groups are more likely to be vaccinated than ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 410.55 KB]
    4. Three-dimensional computer mapping of disease in Los Angeles County.
      Personal Author:
      Satin, K P; Frerichs, R R; Sloss, E M;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):470-475
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.36 MB]
    5. The revised estimated survival probability index of trauma severity.
      Personal Author:
      Levy, P S; Goldberg, J; Rothrock, J;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):452-459
      Description:
      The construction of a revised version of the Estimated Survival Probability Index (or ESP index) is described. The original index had been proposed as a tool that would be useful in grading from hospital medical records the severity of injuries susta...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.37 MB]
    6. Hospital location as a determinant of emergency room utilization patterns.
      Personal Author:
      Jones, P K; Jones, S L; Yoder, L;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):445-451
      Description:
      The use of the emergency rooms of three private, acute care, nonprofit hospitals was investigated in relation to each hospital's location. The emergency room of the hospital located in an urban poverty area served as the "poor man's doctor," whereas ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.12 MB]
    7. Nutrition services for the handicapped child.
      Personal Author:
      Caldwell, M
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):483-485
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      Filetype[PDF - 480.83 KB]
    8. Tax expenditures and health insurance: limiting employer-paid premiums.
      Personal Author:
      Wilensky, G R; Taylor, A K;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):438-444
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 968.52 KB]
    9. A national health promotion strategy
      Personal Author:
      Brandt, Edward N.
      Published:
      Sep 1982
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):i2
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 167.13 KB]
    10. Effects of characteristics of the survey instrument on response rates to a mail survey of community hospitals.
      Personal Author:
      Mullner, R M; Levy, P S; Byre, C S; Matthews, D;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):465-469
      Description:
      A 4-factor, 16-cell experimental design was used to investigate the relationship between response rates of community hospitals to a survey conducted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and 4 characteristics of the survey instrument, each varie...
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      Filetype[PDF - 787.43 KB]
    11. Sex differentials in health.
      Personal Author:
      Verbrugge, L M
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):417-437
      Description:
      Health status and health behavior of males and females in the United States are compared; the data employed in the analysis are from community studies and the surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics. Females generally show a higher incid...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.36 MB]
    12. Public Health Rep ; v. 97, no. 5 : Masthead
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1982
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5)
      Description:
      Includes: Training courses of the Centers for Disease Control. : Includes "publications" list.
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.78 MB]
    13. South Carolina's suicide mortality in the 1970s.
      Personal Author:
      Alexander, G R; Gibbs, T; Massey, R M; Altekruse, J M;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):476-482
      Description:
      In an epidemiologic study of suicide mortality among South Carolina residents for the years 1970--78, death certificates for 2,763 persons were reviewed. The overall suicide rates were lower than those observed in the same period for the United State...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.75 MB]
    14. Sexually transmitted diseases: meeting the 1990 objectives--a challenge for the 1980s.
      Personal Author:
      Wiesner, P J; Parra, W C;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):409-416
      Description:
      Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) represent a major public health problem in the country, cause patients enormous suffering, and cost the nation billions of dollars annually. Demographic, sociological, and behavioral changes in our society during ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.39 MB]
    15. The global elimination of measles.
      Personal Author:
      Foege, William H.
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):402-405
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 924.29 KB]
    16. Factors affecting streptococcal colonization among children in selected areas of Alaska.
      Personal Author:
      Brant, L J; Bender, T R; Marnell, R W;
      Published:
      1982 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 97(5):460-464
      Description:
      The epidemiology of streptococcal disease affecting 706 Alaskan Eskimo children was investigated by analysis of data on throat cultures obtained during a long-term surveillance program begun in 1971. A binary variable multiple-regression model was us...
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      Filetype[PDF - 719.35 KB]
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