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Reducing Disparities in Vaccination Rates Between Different Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Groups- The Potential of Community-based Multilevel Interventions
(2005)
There are well-documented disparities in vaccination rates between different socioeconomic
and racial/ethnic groups in the United States. These disparities persist in spite of an overall
increase in vaccination rates during ...
Decade-long bacterial community dynamics in cystic fibrosis airways
(2012-04-10)
The structure and dynamics of bacterial communities in the airways
of persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) remain largely unknown. We
characterized the bacterial communities in 126 sputum samples
representing serial ...
Mediation and Modification of the Association Between Hopelessness, Hostility, and Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-02)
Hopelessness and hostility are linked to progression of carotid atherosclerosis (PCA). The purpose of this study was to replicate such relations and to evaluate the role of biological pathways involving hyperactivation of ...
Association of influenza epidemics with global climate variability
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-11)
The reasons for the seasonality and annual changes in the impact of influenza epidemics remain poorly understood. We investigated the covariations between a major component of climate, namely the El Niño Southern Oscillation ...
Prevalence of radiologically defined osteoarthritis in the finger and wrist joints of adult residents of Tecumseh, Michigan, 1962-65
(Elsevier, 1988)
Radiographs of the fingers and wrists of adult participants in the Tecumseh Community Health Study in 1962-1965 were examined for signs of osteoarthritis (OA). The severity of OA for each of 32 joints of the fingers and ...
Sex Differences in Severe Pulmonary Emphysema
(2007)
Rationale: Limited data on sex differences in advanced COPD are
available.
Objectives: To compare male and female emphysema patients with
severe disease.
Methods: One thousand fifty-three patients (38.8% female) ...
The mental health care context and patient characteristics: Implications for provider job satisfaction
(Springer-Verlag; Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management, NCCBH, 2002-08)
This research examines job satisfaction among 282 staff providing mental health care to 574 patients with serious mental illness. The mental health staff worked in 18 Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient and outpatient ...
Composition and origin of summertime air pollutants at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
(Elsevier, 1989)
A 1 month intensive summertime field study conducted in rural western Maryland resulted in a comprehensive set of fine particle, gaseous and meteorological data. Sulfur in the assumed form of ammonium sulfate accounted for ...
Trends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
(2003)
The authors investigated trends in probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence in the general
population of New York City in the first 6 months after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Three random ...