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Health Status among Emergency Department Patients Approximately One Year after Consecutive Disasters in New York City
(2005)
Objectives: Emergency department (ED) patients with
disaster-related experiences may present with vague symptoms
not clearly linked to the event. In 2001, two disasters
in New York City, the World Trade Center disaster ...
INS PstI polymorphism and prostate cancer in African-American men
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-09-15)
BACKGROUND Both prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus are common diseases in African-American men. High insulin levels and insulin resistance have been implicated in prostate cancer development, which has prompted a recent ...
Surgeon perspectives about local therapy for breast carcinoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-11-01)
BACKGROUND Geographic variations in the use of mastectomy and the use of radiation therapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) have motivated concerns that surgeons are not uniformly adhering to treatment standards. ...
Interpersonal Discrimination and the Health of Illicit Drug Users
(The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2005)
Although discrimination has been shown to adversely affect the health of
marginalized populations, there is a paucity of research on the health impacts of
discrimination experienced by illicit drug users. The purpose of ...
Material hardship alters the diurnal rhythm of salivary cortisol
(Int J Epidemiol, 2005-10)
Social Factors Associated with AIDS and SARS
(2005)
We conducted a survey of 928 New York City area residents
to assess knowledge and worry about AIDS and
SARS. Specific sociodemographic groups of persons were
more likely to be less informed and more worried about
contracting ...
Participant Reactions to Survey Research in the General Population After Terrorist Attacks
(2005)
There remains concern that survey research after a disaster can precipitate or exacerbate distress
among study participants. The authors surveyed 5,774 persons in three random-digit-dial telephone
surveys of the general ...