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Optimal estimators for ambient air quality levels
(Elsevier, 1992)
Procedures to estimate missing data, determine extrema, and derive uncertainties for data collected in ambient air monitoring networks are presented. The optimal linear estimators used obtain unbiased, minimum variance ...
Self-management of the health care regimen: a comparison of nurses' and cardiac patients' perceptions
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
This study compared perceptions of 129 elderly cardiac patients regarding their health status and self-management skills with corresponding assessments by outpatient nursing staff members. Nurse-patient perceptions were ...
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 ...
Further explorations in empowerment theory: An empirical analysis of psychological empowerment
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-12)
Environmental Reporting by the Fortune 50 Firms
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1997-11)
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 ...
Lipid peroxidation in the adrenal glands of male rats exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
(Elsevier, 1994-02-01)
This study was performed to determine whether TCDD (50 [mu]g/kg; single oral dose) could induce adrenal microsomal lipid peroxidation, which might be correlated to decreased levels of cytochrome P-450 and 21-hydroxylase ...
Workplace surveillance for carpal tunnel syndrome: A comparison of methods
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1993-03)
A variety of screening procedures for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) were applied among workers in a manufacturing plant, and results were compared. The test procedures included a symptom survey, physical examination, limited ...
Cancer of the corpus uteri in white and black women in Michigan, 1985-1994
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998-10-15)
BACKGROUND Cancer of the corpus uteri occurs more commonly among white women in the U.S., yet survival is poorer for black women. This study examined whether this trend has changed and also examined the relation of age ...
Bringing context back into epidemiology: variables and fallacies in multilevel analysis
(American Journal of Public Health, 1998)