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Socioeconomic considerations in the health of urban areas
(Springer-Verlag; New York Academy of Medicine, 1998-06)
Poverty Area Residence and Changes in Physical Activity Level: Evidence From the Alameda County Study
(American Journal of Public Health, 1998-04-02)
Mastitis among lactating women: Occurrence and risk factors
(Elsevier, 1991)
Puerperal mastitis is a potentially serious illness among lactating women which traditionally has been thought to be associated with primiparity, stress, improper nursing technique, and incomplete emptying of the breast. ...
Syndrome X: Is it for real?
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1998)
The term syndrome X has been applied to the association of hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), android obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. In this paper, based on population samples ...
Historical changes in serum PCB and DDT levels in an environmentally-exposed cohort
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-05)
A previously characterized cohort of 115 Great Lakes fisheaters and 95 non-fisheating controls was re-examined in 1989 to evaluate changes that had occurred in serum PCB and DDT levels since the 1982 study. Substantial and ...
The relationship of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and radial bone mass
(Elsevier, 1990-08)
We assessed the association between radial bone mass and vitamin D considering age, estrogen sufficiency and thiazide use in 373 women, aged 20-80 years in a geographically defined area. We measured cortical bone mass of ...
Retinol, supplemental vitamin A and bone status
(Elsevier, 1990)
Studies of hypervitaminosis A in animals and anecdotal reports of accidental vitamin A poisoning in humans suggest impairment of bone remodeling and increased numbers of fractures. Because of the widespread use of high-dose ...
A retrospective analysis of the cost-effectiveness of dental sealants in a children's health center
(Elsevier, 1993-06)
A retrospective patient record analysis was conducted to study the cost-effectiveness of dental sealants placed under routine, unrestricted practice condition in a fluoridated community. The 26 dentists who provided care ...