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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. ...
Modeling and analyzing HIV transmission: the effect of contact patterns
(Elsevier, 1988-12)
A compartmental model is presented for the spread of HIV in a homosexual population divided into subgroups by degree of sexual activity. The model includes constant recruitment rates for the susceptibles in the subgroups. ...
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 ...
Bias reduction for risk ratio and vaccine effect estimators
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2001-06-15)
We examine the structural bias for established estimators of vaccine effects on susceptibility and for newer estimates of vaccine effects on infectiousness. We then propose and analyse new bias corrections for vaccine ...
The Context of Caretaking in Rural Areas: Family Factors Influencing the Level of Functioning of Seriously Mentally Ill Patients Living at Home
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-09)
After the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric hospitals, many families became primary caregivers for seriously mentally ill individuals. Mental health services became further reduced with the advent of managed care and ...
Breastfeeding practices and lactation mastitis
(Elsevier, 1994-03)
Clinical impression suggests that lactation mastitis is associated with inexperienced nursers, improper nursing techniques, stress and fatigue. A pilot study was conducted to describe the frequency of self-reported ...