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Drinking water and cancer mortality
(Elsevier, 1986-09)
The problem of understanding the possible adverse health effects of organic chemical contaminants in drinking water is not new, but national concern has intensified in recent years. Despite this concern and regulatory ...
Univariate and bivariate analyses of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in pedigrees
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1986-03)
A multivariate normal model for pedigree analysis is applied to fasting total serum cholesterol and total serum triglyceride measurements on 771 individuals in 95 pedigrees from Rochester, MN. Univariate and bivariate ...
Population aging in the People's Republic of China
(Elsevier, 1986)
This paper provides a factual assessment of China's population aging and its social and economic consequences. It is projected that China will have a substantially older population in the middle of the 21st century. Major ...
Detecting and preventing adverse drug interactions: The potential contribution of computers in pharmacies
(Elsevier, 1986)
For patients taking two or more medications concurrently, interactions among the drugs can cause undesirable effects or negate desired responses. In modern pharmacy practice, an important role of the pharmacist is to detect ...
Analysis of cardiac symptoms preceding cardiac arrest
(Elsevier, 1986-12-01)
Prodromal symptoms and cardiac history were examined in 227 patients with coronary artery disease who were successfully resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest was sudden--with either no symptoms ...
Chronic bronchitis: Prevalence, smoking habits, impact, and antismoking advice
(Elsevier, 1986-11)
Although the prevalence of chronic bronchitis has been measured in several populations, its impact on quality of life has not been assessed. We report the prevalence and impact of chronic bronchitis (defined as having ...
Managing better: Children, parents, and asthma
(Elsevier, 1986-03)
To evaluate a health education program to improve family management of asthma, 310 children with asthma and their 290 parents were randomly assigned to a program or control group. Program families participated in health ...
Costs of liver transplantation: Primum non obfuscare
(W.B. SaundersWiley Periodiocals, Inc., 1986-11)
The costs and benefits of liver transplantation in adult patients at the University of Pittsburgh were reviewed for the period from 1981 through 1984. Indirect costs such as those to support the surgical and hepatology ...