Tuberculosis screening in Boston's homeless shelters.

Barry, M A; Wall, C; Shirley, L; Bernardo, J; Schwingl, P; Brigandi, E; Lamb, G A

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From February 1984, through March 1985, a total of 26 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were verified in homeless persons in Boston. Fifteen cases were resistant to isoniazid (INH) and streptomycin (SM) and were most likely the result of a common source exposure to one or possibly two highly infectious persons. Five cases without multiple drug resistant organisms occurred in persons with previous positive tuberculin tests who had not received adequate therapy for prophylaxis of infection or treatment of disease. The remaining cases were in persons with a previous negative skin test or no history of ever receiving a skin test. A screening program using chest roentgenograms (CXR), skin tests, and sputum smears led to the identification of several cases. CXR, the most readily accepted test, was the mechanism by which all cases detected through screening were identified. Detection and therapy of TB in the homeless, a group at particular risk for disease, required intensive intervention and outreach efforts.

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Public Health Rep ; v. 101, no. 5 : Masthead

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Sep-Oct 1986

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Public Health Rep. 101(5)

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Windom, Robert E.

Published Date:

Sep 1986

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):453

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Abdellah, F G; Chamberlain, J G; Levine, I S;

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1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):494-498

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Heimlich, H J

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):454

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Overview of research on women in medicine--issues for public policymakers.

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Personal Author:

Bowman, M; Gross, M L;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):513-521

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The recent expansion of the nation's supply of physicians has brought with it dramatic increases in the number of women entering medical school and practice. This paper provides an overview of the literature on women in medicine and synthesizes major...

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Identifying mesotheliomas on death certificates.

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Percy, C

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):457

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Greenwald, H P; Hart, L G;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):540-546

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In recent years, researchers and policymakers have used data from large-scale surveys of physicians to address important issues. A review of several of these surveys explores potential problems in this method of gathering data on physicians' services...

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Chittenden, C E

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):455-456

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Personal Author:

Wagenaar, A C; Wiviott, M B;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):505-513

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Although proper use of automobile seatbelts reduces risk of serious injury or death in traffic crashes by 30 to 50 percent, seatbelt use remains low. Recently, several States have passed laws requiring the use of seatbelts. Michigan implemented such ...

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Merewitz, S G

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):486-487

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Management of tuberculosis in urban homeless indigents.

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Slutkin, G

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):481-485

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Tuberculosis patients who are homeless, indigent, and alcoholic infrequently complete a course of chemotherapy, risking treatment failure, recurrence, and continued spread of infection in the community. Obstacles to successful treatment include an er...

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Treatment for choking infants: some controversy lingers.

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Greensher, J; Montgomery, W H;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):454-455

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Morgan, W M; Curran, J W;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):459-465

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Public Health Rep ; v. 101, no. 5 : table of contents

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Published Date:

Sep-Oct 1986

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Public Health Rep. 101(5)

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Madans, Jennifer H.; Cox, Christine S.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Makuc, Diane; Feldman, Jacob J.; Finucane, Fanchon F.; Barbano, Helen E.; Cornoni-Huntley, Joan;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):474-481

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The NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS) was initiated jointly by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Institute on Aging in collaboration with other National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service agencies. The...

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10 years after NHANES I: report of initial followup, 1982-84.

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Madans, Jennifer H.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Cox, Christine S.; Barbano, Helen E.; Feldman, Jacov J.; Cohen, Bruce; Finucane, Fanchon F; Cornoni-Huntley, Joan;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):465-473

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The NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS) was jointly initiated by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Institute on Aging in collaboration with other National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service agencies. The...

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Personal Author:

Zwick, D I

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):499-504

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Federal health services grants amounted to about $1.8 billion in fiscal year 1985. The total amount was about $100 million less, about 6 percent, than in 1980. Reductions in the health planning program accounted for most of the decline in absolute do...

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The cognitive profile of those who intend to exercise but do not.

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Personal Author:

Godin, G; Shephard, R J; Colantonio, A;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):521-526

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The purpose of this study was to identify the cognitive profile of people who intend to exercise but fail to carry out this intention. A theoretical framework was adopted to study the attitudinal beliefs of these persons about exercise, their evaluat...

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Public Health Reports ; v. 101 , no. 5 : cover

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Published Date:

Sep-Oct 1986

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Public Health Rep 101 (5)

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Campers' diarrhea outbreak traced to water-sewage link.

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Starko, K M; Lippy, E C; Dominguez, L B; Haley, C E; Fisher, H J;

Published Date:

1986 Sep-Oct

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Public Health Rep. 101(5):527-531

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From June through September 1979, diarrheal illness occurred in an estimated 1,850 persons who had camped at a private campground in Arizona. Illness occurred more frequently among campers at that campground than among those in the adjacent State par...

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