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1988, volume 78, articles 12

Public health in the field - the rescue is at hand pp. 1529-1530

H.H. Tilson

Feelings and frequencies: Two kinds of probability in public health research pp. 1531-1533

C. Poole

HIV counseling and testing: Does it work? pp. 1533-1534

W. Cates and H.H. Handsfield

Patterns of sexual behavior and condom use in a cohort of homosexual men pp. 1535-1538

M.T. Schechter, K.J.P. Craib, B. Willoughby, B. Douglas, W.A. McLeod, M. Maynard, P. Constance and M. O'Shaughnessy

Racial/ethnic differences in the risk of AIDS in the United States pp. 1539-1545

R.M. Selik, K.G. Castro and M. Pappaioanou

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Blacks and Whites: The Minnesota Heart Survey pp. 1546-1549

J.M. Sprafka, A.R. Folsom, G.L. Burke and S.A. Edlavitch

Behavioral aspects of cigarette smoking among industrial college men of Shanghai, China pp. 1550-1553

V.C. Li, J.-H. Hu, M. Zhou and J. Zheng

Fractures and lifestyle: Effect of cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, and relative weight on the risk of hip and forearm fractures in middle-aged women pp. 1554-1558

D. Hemenway, G.A. Colditz, W.C. Willett, M.J. Stampfer and F.E. Speizer

Drug abuse discharges from non-federal short-stay hospitals pp. 1559-1562

J.C. Gfroerer, E.H. Adams and M. Moien

Prevention of lower extremity stress fractures: A controlled trial of a shock absorbent insole pp. 1563-1567

L.I. Gardner , J.E. Dziados, B.H. Jones, J.F. Brundage, J.M. Harris, R. Sullivan and P. Gill

Evidence and scientific research pp. 1568-1574

S.N. Goodman and R. Royall

Impact of HIV antibody testing on changes in sexual behavior among homosexual men in The Netherlands pp. 1575-1577

G.J.P. Van Griensven, E.M.M. De Vroome, R.A.P. Tielman, J. Goudsmit, J. Van Der Noordaa, F. De Wolf and R.A. Coutinho

Changes in the distribution of physicians in rural areas of Minnesota, 1965-85 pp. 1577-1579

T. Dennis

The accuracy of industry data from death certificates for workplace homicide victims pp. 1579-1581

H. Davis

Nurse administration of sleep medication: A comparison of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses pp. 1581-1583

P.A. Robers, T.S. Moore and B.L. Svarstad

Use of a leukocyte esterase dipstick to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae urethritis in asymptomatic adolescent male detainees pp. 1583-1584

S.F. O'Brien, T.A. Bell and J.A. Farrow

Hunting firearm injuries, North Carolina pp. 1585-1586

T.B. Cole and M.J. Patetta

Smokeless tobacco use and attitudes toward smokeless tobacco among Native Americans and other adolescents in the Northwest pp. 1586-1588

R.L. Hall and D. Dexter

Smallpox: Ten years gone pp. 1589-1595

D.R. Hopkins

Surveillance of condom distribution and usage in Baltimore, Maryland pp. 1596-1597

H.D. Kalter, S. Shekar, D. Glasser, D.M. Dwyer, C. Storck and J.M. Crutcher

Teenage unwanted pregnancy pp. 1598-1599

G. Crum

Summer Olympics medical care pp. 1599

B.M. Simone

1988, volume 78, articles 11

Water supply and sanitation (WS&S) and the quality of life pp. 1411-1412

D. Koch-Weser

The promotion of exercise pp. 1413-1414

M.A. Ibrahim and A. Yankauer

Social inequalities in the decline of coronary mortality pp. 1415-1416

S. Wing

A cost-effectiveness analysis of exercise as a health promotion activity pp. 1417-1421

E.I. Hatziandreu, J.P. Koplan, M.C. Weinstein, C.J. Caspersen and K.E. Warner

Divergence of the recent trends in coronary mortality for the four major race-sex groups in the United States pp. 1422-1427

C. Sempos, Russell Cooper, M.G. Kovar and M. McMillen

Physical activity and coronary heart disease among asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic men (The Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial) pp. 1428-1431

D.S. Siscovick, L.G. Ekelund, J.S. Hyde, J.L. Johnson, D.J. Gordon and J.C. LaRosa

The persistence of Shigella flexneri in the United States: Increasing role of adult males pp. 1432-1435

R.V. Tauxe, R.C. McDonald, N. Hargrett-Bean and P.A. Blake

Improving the life-course development of socially disadvantaged mothers: A randomized trial of nurse home visitation pp. 1436-1445

D.L. Olds, C.R. Henderson , R. Tatelbaum and R. Chamberlin

DTP immunization status and tetanus antitoxin titers of Mexican American children ages six months through eleven years pp. 1446-1450

P.J. Gergen, T. Ezzati and H. Russell

Drinking water source, diarrheal morbidity, and child growth in villages with both traditional and improved water supplies in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa pp. 1451-1455

S.A. Esrey, J.-P. Habicht, M.C. Latham, D.G. Sisler and G. Casella

Seating position in cars and fatality risk pp. 1456-1458

L. Evans and M.C. Frick

Sunlight and other risk factors for cataracts: An epidemiologic study pp. 1459-1462

G.W. Collman, D.L. Shore, C.M. Shy, H. Checkoway and A.S. Luria

The value of water supply and sanitation in development: An assessment pp. 1463-1467

D.A. Okun

Screening prospective blood donors for AIDS risk factors: Will sufficient donors be found? pp. 1468-1471

D.I. Gregorio and J.V. Linden

The San Francisco Men's Health Study: Continued decline in HIV seroconversion rates among homosexual/bisexual men pp. 1472-1474

W. Winkelstein , J.A. Wiley, N.S. Padian, M. Samuel, S. Shiboski, M.S. Ascher and J.A. Levy

Next-of-kin attitudes regarding participation in an epidemiologic case-control study pp. 1474-1476

L. Heuser, R.K. Severson and T.J. Watson

Inadequate utilization of routine electronic RBC counts to identify beta thalassemia carriers pp. 1476-1477

O. Shalev, E. Yehezkel and E.A. Rachmilewitz

Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: Who needs them? pp. 1478-1479

D.L. Simel and J.R. Feussner

Prescribing of noncontraceptive estrogens and progestins in the United States, 1974-86 pp. 1479-1481

E. Hemminki, D.L. Kennedy, C. Baum and S.M. McKinlay

Decreased incidence of hip fracture in Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks: California hospital discharge data pp. 1482-1483

S.L. Silverman and R.E. Madison

The stability of health status in rheumatoid arthritis: A five-year study of patients with established disease pp. 1484-1487

R.F. Meenan, L.E. Kazis and J.J. Anderson

Selection of elderly controls using random digit dialing pp. 1487-1488

G.W. Olsen and J.S. Mandel

Visits to physicians before and after exposure to urea formaldehyde foam insulation pp. 1489-1491

K.A. L'Abbe, J.R. Hoey, J. Hanley, S. Wacholder and A. Nantel

Wife's level of education and husband's risk of primary cardiac arrest pp. 1491-1493

D.S. Strogatz, D.S. Siscovick, N.S. Weiss and G. Rennert

Effects of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program among public patients delivering at New Hanover Memorial Hospital pp. 1493-1495

D.L. Covington, J. Carl, J.G. Daley, D. Cushing and M.P. Churchill

Dental care and dental health: NHIS pp. 1496-1497

M.G. Kovar, S. Jack and B. Bloom

Needle sharing among IVDUs at risk for AIDS pp. 1498

D.C. Des Jarlais and S.R. Friedman

Maternal mortality surveillance pp. 1499-1500

S.S. Entman, H.K. Atrash, L.M. Koonin and J.C. Smith

HIV seropositivity and IVDUs: Ethnic/gender comparisons pp. 1499

D.K. Lewis and J.K. Watters

The infamous Tuskegee Study pp. 1500

G.A. Silver

1988, volume 78, articles 10

Disease prevention: still a long way to go pp. 1277-1278

A. Yankauer

Patient dumping--no one wins and we all lose pp. 1279-1280

H.S. Berliner

Health family trees: A tool for finding and helping young family members of coronary and cancer prone pedigrees in Texas and Utah pp. 1283-1286

R.R. Williams, S.C. Hunt, G.K. Barlow, R.M. Chamberlain, A.D. Weinberg, H.P. Cooper, J.P. Carbonari and A.M. Gotto

Emergency department patient 'dumping': An analysis of interhospital transfers to the regional medical center at Memphis, Tennessee pp. 1287-1292

A.L. Kellermann and B.B. Hackman

Clinical and financial effects of psychoeducational care provided by staff nurses to adult surgical patients in the post-DRG environment pp. 1293-1297

E.C. Devine, F.W. O'Connor, T.D. Cook, V.A. Wenk and T.R. Curtin

Within month variability in use of soup kitchens in New York State pp. 1298-1301

F.E. Thompson, D.L. Taren, E. Andersen, G. Casella, J.K.J. Lambert, C.C. Campbell, E.A. Frongillo and D. Spicer

The impact of an oral rehydration therapy program in Southern Thailand pp. 1302-1305

P. Jintaganont, J. Stoeckel and S. Butaras

International developments in abortion laws: 1977-88 pp. 1305-1311

R.J. Cook and B.M. Dickens

Evaluating the risks of cesarean section: Low Apgar score in repeat C-section and vaginal deliveries pp. 1312-1314

R.D. Burt, T.L. Vaughan and J.R. Daling

Period, age, and cohort effects of substance use among young Americans: A decade of change, 1976-86 pp. 1315-1321

P.M. O'Malley, J.G. Bachman and L.D. Johnston

The prevalence of bulimia nervosa in the US College Student population pp. 1322-1325

A. Drewnowski, S.A. Hopkins and R.C. Kessler

Ethnic differences in female overweight: Data from the 1985 National Health Interview Survey pp. 1326-1329

D.A. Dawson

Incidence of tooth loss among elderly Iowans pp. 1330-1332

R.J. Hunt, J.S. Hand, F.J. Kohout and J.D. Beck

Feline plague in New Mexico: Risk factors and transmission to humans pp. 1333-1335

M. Eidson, L.A. Tierney, O.J. Rollag, T. Becker, T. Brown and H.F. Hull

Job strain, work place social support, and cardiovascular disease: A cross-sectional study of random sample of the Swedish Working Population pp. 1336-1342

J.V. Johnson and E.M. Hall

A pilot outreach program for small quantity generators of hazardous waste pp. 1343-1346

M.S. Brown, B.G. Kelley and J. Gutensohn

Involuntary and voluntary psychiatric patients: A pilot study of resource consumption pp. 1347-1348

B.P. Perlman, A. Kentera, J.C. Thornton and B. Griffith

Parental son preference in seeking medical care for children less than five years of age in a rural community in Bangladesh pp. 1349-1350

M.M. Hossain and R.I. Glass

More frequent diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction among Navajo Indians pp. 1351-1352

M. Klain, J.L. Coulehan, V.C. Arena and R. Janett

SRx: medication education program for seniors pp. 1362-1363

C.A. Emlet

Points to progress: a ladder for adolescent success pp. 1364

N.A. McKiernan

Estrogen use and gallstone disease pp. 1365

D.B. Petitti

Public attitudes regarding smokefree airlines pp. 1366

S.A. Glantz and D. Stromberg

Seroepidemiologic study of rubella in Taiwan's female population pp. 1366-1367

C.F. Yuan and H.T. Ng

The HIV clade pp. 1367-1368

R.H. Settlage and D.A. Grimes

Vehicle and highway hazards pp. 1367

M. Bader

Native American infant mortality pp. 1368

M. Bulterys

1988, volume 78, articles 9

The nutrition connection: why doesn't the public know? pp. 1147-1148

P. Crawford

Bridging the gap between community health and school health pp. 1149

L.W. Green

Calories, fat and cholesterol: Intake patterns in the US population by race, sex and age pp. 1150-1155

G. Block, W.F. Rosenberger and B.H. Patterson

Parent involvement with children's health promotion: The Minnesota home team pp. 1156-1160

C.L. Perry, R.V. Luepker, D.M. Murray, C. Kurth, R. Mullis, S. Crockett and D.R. Jacobs

State laws and the practice of lay midwifery pp. 1161-1169

I.H. Butter and B.J. Kay

Association of electronic fetal monitoring during labor with cesarean section rate and with neonatal morbidity and mortality pp. 1170-1174

J. McCusker, D.R. Harris and D.W. Hosmer

Child care and children's illness pp. 1175-1177

A.S. Johansen, A. Leibowitz and L.J. Waite

Acculturation and alcohol consumption among Mexican Americans: A three-generation study pp. 1178-1181

K.S. Markides, N. Krause and C.F. Mendes de Leon

Mortality from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in New Mexico, 1958-82 pp. 1182-1186

J.M. Samet, C.L. Wiggins, C.R. Key and T.M. Becker

Smoking by blacks and whites: Socioeconomic and demographic differences pp. 1187-1189

T.E. Novotny, K.E. Warner, J.S. Kendrick and P.L. Remington

Awareness, use, and impact of the 1984 Joint National Committee consensus report on high blood pressure pp. 1190-1194

M.N. Hill, D.M. Levine and P.K. Whelton

Diabetes in Utah among adults: Interaction between diabetes and other risk factors for microvascular and macrovascular complications pp. 1195-1201

M.C. Schumacher and K.R. Smith

Years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 65 in Italy pp. 1202-1205

M. Arca, F. Di Orio, F. Forastiere, C. Tasco and C.A. Perucci

Mandatory driver training and road safety: The Quebec experience pp. 1206-1209

L. Potvin, F. Champagne and C. Laberge-Nadeau

Setting AIDS priorities: The need for a closer alliance of public health and clinical approaches toward the control of AIDS pp. 1210-1212

K. Henry

Laboratory-acquired infections and injuries in clinical laboratories: A 1986 survey pp. 1213-1215

D. Vesley and H.M. Hartmann

Fatal occupational injuries in US industries, 1984: Comparison of two national surveillance systems pp. 1215-1217

N. Stout-Wiegand

Compliance with OSHA record-keeping requirements pp. 1218-1219

P.J. Seligman, W.L. Sieber , D.H. Pedersen, D.S. Sundin and T.M. Frazier

Bicyclists, helmets and head injuries: A rider-based study of helmet use and effectiveness pp. 1220-1221

R.C. Wasserman, J.A. Waller, M.J. Monty, A.B. Emery and D.R. Robinson

National trends in coverage and utilization of mental health, alcohol, and substance abuse services within managed health care systems pp. 1222-1223

B. Lubotsky Levin, J.H. Glasser and C.L. Jaffe

Patient characteristics and eligibility in a veterans administration ambulatory care triage clinic pp. 1224-1225

J.R. Feussner, S.L. McFall and W.E. Cockrell

An evaluation of the American Lung Association's home video smoking cessation program pp. 1226-1227

A.R. Marston and B.A. Bettencourt

The epidemiology of S. sonnei and S. flexneri in Pima County, Arizona: An exploratory study pp. 1227-1229

S.C. McCombie, D.B. Funk, J.A. Browning and P.A. Nolan

Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) occurrence in Iowa pp. 1230-1231

S.J. Naides

Health problems of homeless children in New York City pp. 1232-1233

G. Alperstein, C. Rappaport and J.M. Flanigan

Resistance to innovation: the case of the community health center pp. 1234-1239

M.I. Roemer

Weight control program reinforces smoking cessation pp. 1240-1241

A. Balamuth Wittsten, M.A. Guarino, J. Lisbin and M.-F. Dougherty

Effects of postconception spermicide use pp. 1242-1243

R.A. Michaels

The right to health care pp. 1242

E.C. Norman

Imperative for informed consent pp. 1243-1244

A. Simard, L. Paquette-Simard, J. Cogan and N. Chaouki

Pediculus pubis (crab lice) pp. 1244

J. Sperber, T. Rosen, J.K. Dunn and D.C. Kalter

Reduction of HIV transmission by use of condoms pp. 1244

K. Henry, M.T. Osterholm and K.L. MacDonald

1988, volume 78, articles 8

The perfectibility of public programs: Real lessons from large-scale demonstration projects pp. 899-902

M. Schlesinger

Education about nuclear war pp. 903

V.W. Sidel

A procedure for linking psychosocial job characteristics data to health surveys pp. 904-909

J.E. Schwartz, C.F. Pieper and R.A. Karasek

Job characteristics in relation to the prevalence of myocardial infarction in the US Health Examination Survey (HES) and the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES) pp. 910-918

R.A. Karasek, T. Theorell, J.E. Schwartz, P.L. Schnall, C.F. Pieper and J.L. Michela

Teenage fathers and the fathers of infants of urban, teenage mothers pp. 919-922

J.B. Hardy and A.K. Duggan

Socioenvironmental characteristics associated with the onset of decline of ischemic heart disease mortality in the United States pp. 923-926

S. Wing, M. Casper, W. Riggan, C. Hayes and H.A. Tyroler

Morbidity and use of ambulatory care services among poor and nonpoor children pp. 927-933

P.W. Newacheck and B. Starfield

Children of migrant farm work families are at high risk for maltreatment: New York State study pp. 934-936

W.F. Alvarez, J. Doris and O. Larson

Service use and costs for medicare beneficiaries in risk-based HMOs and CMPs: Some interim results from the National Medicare Competition Evaluation pp. 937-943

L.F. Rossiter, L.M. Nelson and K.W. Adamache

Time of exposure and risk of HIV infection in homosexual partners of men with AIDS pp. 944-948

D. Osmond, P. Bacchetti, R. Chaisson, E., T. Kelly, R. Stempel, J. Carlson and A.R. Moss

Hospital charges for people with AIDS in Washington State: Utilization of a statewide hospital discharge data base pp. 949-952

W.E. Lafferty, S.G. Hopkins, J. Honey, J.D. Harwell, P.C. Shoemaker and J.M. Kobayashi

Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors pp. 953-957

P.D. Cleary, E. Singer, T.F. Rogers, J. Avorn, N. Van Devanter, S. Soumerai, S. Perry and J. Pindyck

History of blood transfusion, tattooing, acupuncture and risk of hepatitis B surface antigenaemia among Chinese men in Singapore pp. 958-960

W.-O. Phoon, N.-P. Fong and J. Lee

Odd man out: A graphical approach to meta-analysis pp. 961-966

A.M. Walker, J.M. Martin-Moreno and F.R. Artalejo

Nuclear education in public health and nursing pp. 967-968

A.E. Winder and M.A. Stanitis

Medical costs of ambulatory patients with the AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) and/or generalized lymphadenopathy syndrome (GLS) related to HIV infection, 1984-1985 pp. 969-970

G.R. Seage ., S. Landers, K.H. Mayer, M.A. Barry, G.A. Lamb and A.M. Epstein

Prevalence of hepatitis B markers among pregnant Hispanic women in migrant/seasonal work in Oregon pp. 971-972

L.J. Fehrs, L. Eisele, R. Conrad, L.R. Foster and D. Fleming

Physician acceptance of the hepatitis B vaccine at a university medical center pp. 973-974

F. Hashimoto, W.C. Hunt and P. Brusuelas

Indoor air pollution of coal fumes as a risk factor of stroke, Shanghai pp. 975-977

Z.-F. Zhang, S.-Z. Yu and G.-D. Zhou

Eradication of head lice with a single treatment pp. 978-980

J.B. DiNapoli, R.D. Austin, S.J. Englender, M.P. Gomez and J.F. Barrett

We believe in being the best pp. 981-982

M.E. Sanchez

Health promotion in the United States and Canada: Smoking, exercise, and other health-related behaviors pp. 983-984

C.A. Schoenborn and T. Stephens

Ascertainment bias of cervical carcinoma in situ pp. 985

R.K. Sun and J.M. Liff

Health status of Ethiopians in Israel pp. 985-986

P.E. Slater and C. Costin

Menthol cigarettes and esophageal cancer pp. 986-987

J.R. Hebert and G.C. Kabat

Awareness of Alzheimer patients pp. 987-988

R.M. Tappen

Attempts to establish nonsmoking sections in restaurants pp. 987

L.A. Jason and E.M. Holton

Sludge and micro-organisms pp. 988-989

M.D. Little

Occupational injury trends pp. 988

L.S. Robertson

Visas not approved for medical delegation to South Africa pp. 989

E.O. Nightingale, R. Lawrence, H.J. Geiger, J. Spurlock, L. Hartmann, E. Mercer and K. Hannibal

1988, volume 78, articles 7

Political violence, health, and health services in South Africa pp. 767-768

A.A. Herman

Workers' health and safety (WHS) in cross-national perspective pp. 769-771

R.H. Elling

Maternal PKU--a continuing problem pp. 771

R. Guthrie

The impact of political violence on health and health services in Cape Town, South Africa, 1986: Methodological problems and preliminary results pp. 772-776

D. Yach

Poverty, race, and hospitalization for childhood asthma pp. 777-782

L.S. Wissow, A.M. Gittelsohn, M. Szklo, B. Starfield and M. Mussman

Why does family homelessness occur? A case-control study pp. 783-788

E.L. Bassuk and L. Rosenberg

The New England Maternal PKU Project: Identification of at-risk women pp. 789-792

S.E. Waisbren, L.B. Doherty, I.V. Bailey, F.J. Rohr and H.L. Levy

Fatal pedestrian injuries to young children: A different pattern of injury pp. 793-795

R.J. Brison, K. Wicklund and B.A. Mueller

Optimistic biases in public perceptions of the risk from radon pp. 796-800

N.D. Weinstein, M.L. Klotz and P.M. Sandman

Variables influencing condom use in a cohort of gay and bisexual men pp. 801-805

R.O. Valdiserri, D. Lyter, L.C. Leviton, C.M. Callahan, L.A. Kingsley and C.R. Rinaldo

A cluster of unexplained deaths in a nursing home in Florida pp. 806-808

J.J. Sacks, J.L. Herndon, S.H. Lieb, F.E. Sorhage, L.F. McCaig and D.G. Withum

An overview of Japanese occupational health pp. 809-816

M.R. Reich and H. Frumkin

The estimated predictive value of screening for illicit drugs in the workplace pp. 817-819

V.E. Wells, W. Halperin and M. Thun

A risk profile comparison of runaway and non-runaway youth pp. 820-821

G.L. Yates, R. MacKenzie, J. Pennbridge and E. Cohen

Characteristics of childhood homicide in Ohio, 1974-84 pp. 822-824

J.E. Muscat

The choice of weapons in firearm suicides pp. 824-826

G.J. Wintemute, S.P. Teret, J.F. Kraus and M.W. Wright

Suicides and pesticides in Sri Lanka pp. 826-828

L.R. Berger

A survey of measured levels and dietary sources of selected organochlorine pesticide residues and metabolites in human sera from a rural population pp. 828-830

P.A. Stehr-Green, J.A. Farrar, V.W. Burse, W.G. Royce and J.C. Wohlleb

The preventability of 'premature mortality': An investigation of early diabetes deaths pp. 831-833

J.C. Will and F.A. Connell

Sensitivity and specificity of clinical case definitions for pertussis pp. 833-836

P.A. Patriarca, R.J. Biellik, G. Sanden, D.G. Burstyn, P.D. Mitchell, P.R. Silverman, J.P. Davis and C.R. Manclark

Determination of immune status to measles, rubella, and varicella-zoster viruses among medical students: Assessment of historical information pp. 836-838

D.L. Murray and M.A. Lynch

Compliance with fecal occult blood testing: The role of restrictive diets pp. 839-841

A. Joseph

Properties of saliva cotinine in young adult light smokers pp. 842-843

K.B. Carey and D.B. Abrams

Not saints, but healers: The legal duties of health care professionals in the AIDS epidemic pp. 844-849

G.J. Annas

Benefits of a community needs assessment pp. 850-851

N.M. Welch

Hysterectomy in the United States, 1965-84 pp. 852-853

R. Pokras and V.G. Hufnagel

Have the number of new HIV infections leveled off in Finland? pp. 854-855

A. Pönkä, J. Tikkanen, O. Haikala and J. Suni

Prejudice toward AIDS patients versus other terminally ill patients pp. 854

D. Lester

Methodological difficulties in dying pp. 855

H. Brody, T. Tomlinson and P.J. Reitemeier

Results of screening adopted Korean children for HBsAg pp. 855-856

D.L. Murray, M. Lynch, A. Doughty and B.K. Cho

Screening suburban/rural children for lead exposure, iron deficiency pp. 856-857

R. Guthrie, A. Orfanos, K. Widger, B. Luskin, C. Francemone and D. Nadler

Anti-cigarette campaign: 25% participation is not a failure pp. 857

J.D. Klein

1988, volume 78, articles 6

Reducing teenage childbearing pp. 619-620

S.K. Henshaw

The paradoxes of organ transplantation pp. 621-622

G.J. Annas

'Hypertensive emergency': A useful diagnostic category pp. 623-624

R.B. Hickler

The social and economic correlates of pregnancy resolution among adolescence in New York City, by race and ethnicity: A multivariate analysis pp. 626-631

T. Joyce

Hypertensive emergency: Case criteria, sociodemographic profile, and previous care of 100 cases pp. 636-640

N.M. Bennett and S. Shea

Health professionals and hospital administrators in organ procurement: Attitudes, reservations, and their resolutions pp. 642-645

J. Prottas and H.L. Batten

Judging maturity in the courts: The Massachusetts consent statute pp. 646-649

S. Yates and A.J. Pliner

Correlates of reported smoke detector usage in an inner-city population: Participants in a smoke-detector give-away program pp. 650-653

K.N. Shaw, M.C. McCormick, S.L. Kustra, R.M. Ruddy and R.D. Casey

Congenital limb reduction defects in the agricultural setting pp. 654-659

D.A. Schwartz and J.P. LoGerfo

Giardia transmission in a swimming pool pp. 659-662

J.D. Porter, H.P. Ragazzoni, J.D. Buchanon, H.A. Waskin, D.D. Juranek and W.E. Parkin

Long-term weight loss maintenance: Assessment of a behavioral and supplemented fasting regimen pp. 663-666

M.F. Hovell, A. Koch, C.R. Hofstetter, C. Sipan, P. Faucher, A. Dellinger, G. Borok, A. Forsythe and V.J. Felitti

Short interpregnancy interval and the risk of low birthweight pp. 667-670

M.A. Klebanoff

Hemorrhage, infection, toxemia, and cardiac disease, 1954-85: Causes for their declining role in maternal mortality pp. 671-675

B.P. Sachs, D.A.J. Brown, S.G. Driscoll, E. Schulman, D. Acker, B.J. Ransil and J.F. Jewett

Incidence of hypertension in the Framingham Study pp. 676-679

A.L. Dannenberg, R.J. Garrison and W.B. Kannel

Effect of DRGs on three-month readmission rate of geriatric patients with congestive heart failure pp. 680-682

M.W. Rich and K.E. Freedland

Physical activity and coronary heart disease in middle-aged and elderly men: The Honolulu Heart Program pp. 683-685

R.P. Donahue, R.D. Abbott, D.M. Reed and K. Yano

Public health at the 1984 Summer Olympics: The Los Angeles County experience pp. 686-688

B.P. Weiss, L. Mascola and S.L. Fannin

The development of worker-controlled occupational health centers in Canada pp. 689-693

A. Yassi

Prevalence of the misuse of ultra-low-tar cigarettes by blocking filter vents pp. 694-695

L.T. Kozlowski, M.A. Pope and J.E. Lux

Elimination of cotinine from body fluids: Implications for noninvasive measurement of tobacco smoke exposure pp. 696-698

M.J. Jarvis, M.A.H. Russell, N.L. Benowitz and C. Feyerabend

Cotinine in serum, saliva, and urine of nonsmokers, passive smokers, and active smokers pp. 699-701

M.A. Wall, J. Johnson, P. Jacob and N.L. Benowitz

Gonorrhea rates: What denominator is most appropriate? pp. 702-793

S.O. Aral, J.E. Schaffer, W.D. Mosher and W. Cates

Urban hospital cesarean section delivery rates in Paraiba State, Brazil, 1977-81 pp. 704-705

J. Rodrigues

Perinatal and infant mortality rates and place of birth in Italy, 1980 pp. 706-707

F. Parazzini and C. La Vecchia

Physical fitness in children: A survey method based on parental report pp. 708-710

J.K. Murphy, B.S. Alpert, J.V. Christman and E.S. Willey

Community health effects of a municipal water supply hyperfluoridation accident pp. 711-713

L.R. Petersen, D. Denis, Drusilla Brown, J.L. Hadler and S.D. Helgerson

Blood pressure and social class in a Jamaican community pp. 714-716

W.W. Dressler, G.A.C. Grell, P.N. Gallagher and F.E. Viteri

Participation in local health department investigations by public health student teams pp. 717

H.S. Teitelbaum, J. McLaughlin, L. Barnaby, A. Paskilas, S. Helgerson and E. DeLouise

Elimination of cotinine from body fluids pp. 718-719

D.W. Sepkovic and N.J. Haley

EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Program) pp. 719-720

E. Schuster

HIV seropositivity in i.v. drug users in Ohio pp. 720

P.J. Seligman, R.J. Campbell, G.P. Keeler and T.J. Halpin

Changing patterns of drug abuse in a seaport: New Orleans, 1975-85 pp. 720-721

B.D. Schwartz, L. Murray, B. Alexander, F.R. Kauders and D.M. Gallant

Guidelines for HIV antibody counseling, testing pp. 721

C.L. Soskolne

1988, volume 78, articles 5

Weight x speed) + instability = hazardous trucks pp. 486-487

L.S. Robertson

Crash involvement of large trucks by configuration: A case-control study pp. 491-498

H.S. Stein and I.S. Jones

Birthweight-specific infant mortality for native Americans compared with whites, six states, 1980 pp. 499-503

M.J. Vanlandingham, J.W. Buehler, C.J.R. Hogue and L.T. Strauss

Estimates of pregnancies and pregnancy rates for the United States, 1976-85 pp. 506-511

S.J. Ventura, S.M. Taffel and W.D. Mosher

Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the 1980s pp. 512-515

P.J. Placek and S.M. Taffel

Past and present preferred prescribing practices of hormone replacement therapy among Los Angeles gynecologists: Possible implications for public health pp. 516-519

R.K. Ross, A. Paganini-Hill, S. Roy, A. Chao and B.E. Henderson

Breast self-examination: Improving competence and frequency in a classroom setting pp. 520-522

R.H. Dorsay, W.D. Cuneo, C.P. Somkin and I.S. Tekawa

Promoting breastfeeding at a migrant health center pp. 523-525

S.A. Young and M. Kaufman

Studying patterns of cancer care: How useful is the medical record? pp. 526-533

P. Feigl, G. Glaefke, L. Ford, P. Diehr and J. Chu

Incidence of depression and anxiety: The Stirling County study pp. 534-540

J.M. Murphy, D.C. Olivier, R.R. Monson, A.M. Sobol and A.H. Leighton

A comparison of injury date and death date in 42,698 suicides pp. 541-543

D.P. Phillips and A.G. Sanzone

Sleep apnea and mortality in an aged cohort pp. 544-547

D.L. Bliwise, N.G. Bliwise, M. Partinen, A.M. Pursley and W.C. Dement

Repeal of the Massachusetts seat belt law pp. 548-552

R. Hingson, S.M. Levenson, T. Heeren, T. Mangione, C. Rodgers, T. Schiavonne and R.P. Hertz

Case shifting and the Medicare Prospective Payment System pp. 553-556

Frank Sloan, Michael Morrisey and J. Valvona

Health advertising: Prevention for profit pp. 557-561

V.S. Freimuth, S.L. Hammond and J.A. Stein

1986 C-sections rise; VBACs inch upward pp. 562-563

P.J. Placek, S.M. Taffel and M. Moien

Non-contraceptive estrogen use and the risk of gallstone disease in women pp. 564-566

F. Kakar, N.S. Weiss and S.A. Strite

Cocaine and herion dependence compared in poly-drug abusers pp. 567-569

D.S. Hasin, B.F. Grant, J. Endicott and T.C. Harford

Hair dye use and risk of leukemia and lymphoma pp. 570-571

K.P. Cantor, A. Blair, G. Everett, S. VanLier, L. Burmeister, F.R. Dick, R.W. Gibson and L. Schuman

Characteristics influencing informed consent on a congenital malformations registry pp. 572-573

C. Law, M.O. Robertson, S.R. Panny and L.M. Wulff

Optimum cutoff points for biochemical validation of smoking status pp. 574-575

S.R. Cummings and R.J. Richard

Patterns of blood donations among individuals at risk for AIDS, 1984 pp. 576-577

G.R. Seage , M.A. Barry, S. Landers, A.M. Silvia and G.A. Lamb

Toxic shock syndrome: Incidence and geographic distribution from a hospital medical records reporting system pp. 578-580

R.K. Miday and E.R. Wilson

Toward justice in health care pp. 583-588

R. Bayer, D. Callahan, A.L. Caplan and B. Jennings

The case for the NEDEL (the no epidemiologically detectable exposure level) pp. 589-590

S. Binder

Associations between cancer and employment pp. 594

L.K. Davis and T.R. Martin

Effects of reduced toxicity of car exhaust pp. 594

D. Lester and R.V. Clarke

1988, volume 78, articles 4

AIDS and public health pp. 364-366

A. Yankauer

AIDS in historical perspective: Four lessons from the history of sexually transmitted diseases pp. 367-371

A.M. Brandt

Venereal disease control by health departments in the past: Lessons for the present pp. 372-376

J.C. Cutler and R.C. Arnold

Prevention of AIDS and HIV infection: Needs and priorities for epidemiologic research pp. 381-386

J.R. Allen and J.W. Curran

The impact of AIDS on state and local health departments: Issues and a few answers pp. 387-393

F.N. Judson and T.M. Vernon

AIDS and behavioral change to reduce risk: A review pp. 394-410

M.H. Becker and J.G. Joseph

AIDS, policy analysis, and the electorate: The role of schools of public health pp. 411-415

N. Krieger and J.C. Lashof

Prostitutes and AIDS: A health department priority? pp. 418-423

M.J. Rosenberg and J.M. Weiner

Comparing state-only expenditures for AIDS pp. 424-429

M.J. Rowe and C.C. Ryan

State Medicaid coverage of AZT and AIDS-related policies pp. 432-436

R.J. Buchanan

Health insurance and AIDS: The status of state regulatory activity pp. 437-438

R.R. Faden and N.E. Kass

Hemophilia-associated AIDS in the United States, 1981 to September 1987 pp. 439-442

J.K. Stehr-Green, R.C. Holman, J.M. Jason and B.L. Evatt

Geographic distribution of human immunodeficiency virus markers in parenteral drug abusers pp. 443-446

W.R. Lange, F.R. Snyder, D. Lozovsky, V. Kaistha, M.A. Kaczaniuk, J.H. Jaffe, B.J. Primm, L. Brown, C.M. Luney, T. Poe, J.T. Payte, S.W. Hall, T.J. Crowley, J.T. Brewster, F.S. Tennant and D. Clabough

Seroprevalence of HIV antibody among individuals entering the Iowa prison system pp. 447-449

G.E. Glass, W.J. Hausler, P.L. Loeffelholz and C.E. Yesalis

Screening blood donors for human immunodeficiency virus antibody: Cost-benefit analysis pp. 450-454

R.S. Eisenstaedt and T.E. Getzen

Concerns of medical and pediatric house officers about acquiring AIDS from their patients pp. 455-459

R.N. Link, A.R. Feingold, M.H. Charap, K. Freemen and S.P. Shelov

Sexually active adolescents and condoms: Changes over one year in knowledge, attitudes and use pp. 460-461

S.M. Kegeles, N.E. Adler and C.E. Irwin

Effects of HIV antibody test knowledge on subsequent sexual behaviors in a cohort of homosexually active men pp. 462-467

J. McCusker, A.M. Stoddard, K.M. Mayer, J. Zapka, C. Morrison and S.P. Saltzman

1988, volume 78, articles 3

The indomitable spirit pp. 237

G.A. Silver

Home health care: house calls revisited pp. 238-239

D. Blazer

The right to health care - Gains and gaps pp. 241-247

R. Roemer

Monitoring the diffusion of a technology: Coronary artery bypass surgery in Ontario pp. 251-254

G.M. Anderson and J. Lomas

A prospective study of incident comprehensive medical home care use among the elderly pp. 255-259

L.G. Branch, T.T. Wetle, P.A. Scherr, N.R. Cook, D.A. Evans, L.E. Hebert, E. Nesbitt Masland, M.E. Keough and J.O. Taylor

Spermicide use and pregnancy outcome pp. 260-263

B. Strobino, J. Kline and D. Warburton

A comparison of women in and out of a prematurity prevention project in a North Carolina perinatal care region pp. 264-267

P.A. Buescher, P.J. Meis, J.M. Ernest, M.L. Moore, R. Michielutte and P. Sharp

Maternal smoking and low birthweight in the reproductive history of women in Puerto Rico, 1982 pp. 268-272

J.E. Becerra and J.C. Smith

Do regional variations in prevalence of cryptosporidiosis occur? The central Ohio experience pp. 273-275

A.C. Hamoudi, S.J. Qualman, M.J. Marcon, M. Hribar, H. Juhling McClung, R.D. Murray and H.J. Cannon

The rising long-term trend in occupational injury rates pp. 276-281

J.C. Robinson

Food choices and the cancer guidelines pp. 282-286

B.H. Patterson and G. Block

Usefulness of comprehensive feasibility studies in environmental epidemiology investigations: A case study in Minnesota pp. 287-290

A.P. Bender, A.N. Williams, J.M. Sprafka, J.S. Mandel and C.P. Straub

Live or inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine: An analysis of benefits and risks pp. 291-295

A.R. Hinman, J.P. Koplan, W.A. Orenstein, E.W. Brink and B.M. Nkowane

Polio immunization policy in the United States: A new challenge for a new generation pp. 296-300

D. Salk

Decision analysis and polio immunization policy pp. 301-303

A.R. Hinman, J.P. Koplan, W.A. Orenstein and E.W. Brink

Vaccination against poliomyelitis: Present possibilities and future prospects pp. 304-305

J.L. Melnick

The status of cancer cluster investigations undertaken by State Health Departments pp. 306-307

S.C. Warner and T.E. Aldrich

Hepatitis B screening in a New York City obstetrics service pp. 308-310

S.M. Friedman, L.P. DeSilva, H.E. Fox and G. Bernard

Day care center illness: Policy and practice in North Carolina pp. 311-313

S.E. Landis and J.A.L. Earp

Pathogenic micro-organisms and helminths in sewage products, Arabian Gulf, country of Bahrain pp. 314-315

O.M. Amin

Pit and fissure sealant use in private practice: Influence of state practice acts pp. 316-317

L. Cohen, E. Romberg and A. LaBelle

Investigation of possible health effects of community exposure to fermenting wood chips pp. 318-319

G. Birkhead, R.L. Vogt and P.J. Hudson

Sexual activity among US women of reproductive age pp. 320-321

C.A. Bachrach and M.C. Horn

Beware of snowy roofs! pp. 322

A. Eriksson, U. Björnstig and K. Kullenberg

Discontinuation of Bendectin pp. 322-323

S.S. Jick and J.M. Garrison

Is the Florida safety belt law effective? pp. 323

B.A. Thyer and J. Landis

Solomon Jacob Axelrod, MD, MPH, national leader in medical care organization (September 25, 1912-September 21, 1987) pp. 324

E. Feingold and M.E. Wegman

1988, volume 78, articles 2

Purple burps and the filtration of drinking water supplies pp. 123-125

W. Jakubowski

Uniform minimum data sets: In search of demographic comparability pp. 126-127

F.M. Trevino

Problems with surveillance methods for alcoholism: Differences in coding systems among federal, state, and private agencies pp. 130-133

J. Westermeyer

Patterns of mental health utilization over time in a fee-for-service population pp. 134-136

T.G. McGuire and A. Fairbank

Epidemic giardiasis caused by a contaminated public water supply pp. 139-143

G.P. Kent, J.R. Greenspan, J.L. Herndon, L.M. Mofenson, J.-A.S. Harris, T.R. Eng and H.A. Waskin

Selecting patients when resources are limited: A study of US medical directors of kidney dialysis and transplantation facilities pp. 144-147

J.F. Kilner

The quality of care is related to death rates: Hospital inpatient management of infants with acute gastroenteritis in Jamaica pp. 149-152

G.J.A. Walker, D.E.C. Ashley and R.J. Hayes

Associations between alcoholic beverage consumption and hospitalization, 1983 National Health Interview Survey pp. 153-156

M.P. Longnecker and B. MacMahon

State-level pharmaceutical assistance programs for the elderly: a national survey pp. 157-160

G.L. Berry, M.A. Smyer and D. Lago

The epidemiology of life and death: A critic commentary pp. 161-162

T.B. Newman and W.S. Browner

Effective and ineffective use of fear in health promotion campaigns pp. 163-167

R.F.S. Job

The 1989 revisions of the US Standard Certificate of Live Birth and Death and the US Standard Report of Fetal Death pp. 168-172

M.A. Freedman, G.A. Gay, J.E. Brockert, P.W. Potrzebowski and C.J. Rothwell

Tobacco advertisements in physicians' offices: A pilot study of physician attitudes pp. 174-175

L. Radovsky and P.P. Barry

Smoking prevalence in a cohort of adolescents, including absentees, dropouts, and transfers pp. 176-178

P.L. Pirie, D.M. Murray and R.V. Luepker

Suicides in Alaska: Firearms and alcohol pp. 179-180

W.G. Hlady and J.P. Middaugh

Fecundity and infertility in the United States pp. 181-182

W.D. Mosher

1988, volume 78, articles 1

Nosocomial varicella: Worth preventing, but how? pp. 13-15

S.R. Preblud

Childhood acute respiratory tract infections deserve our attention pp. 16-17

F.W. Denny

Impact and costs of varicella prevention in a University Hospital pp. 19-23

D.J. Weber, W.A. Rutala and C. Parham

Transmission of hepatitis B virus from adopted Asian children to their American families pp. 26-29

A. Friede, J.R. Harris, J.M. Kobayashi, F.E. Shaw , P.C. Shoemaker-Nawas and M.A. Kane

Recurrent tuberculosis: Why do patients develop disease again? United States Public Health Service cooperative survey pp. 30-33

D.E. Kopanoff, D.E. Snider and M. Johnson

Lower respiratory tract illness in the first two years of life: Epidemiologic patterns and costs in a suburban pediatric practice pp. 34-39

K.M. McConnochie, C.B. Hall and W.H. Barker

Correcting spontaneous abortion rates for the presence of induced abortion pp. 40-42

I. Figa-'Talamanca and F. Repetto

An epidemiologic investigation of the relationship between DBCP contamination in drinking water and birth rates in Fresno County, California pp. 43-46

O. Wong, D. Whorton, N. Gordon and R.W. Morgan

Problems associated with collecting drinking water quality data for community studies: A case example, Fresno County, California pp. 47-51

M.D. Whorton, R.W. Morgan, O. Wong, S. Larson and N. Gordon

Condoms, spermicides, and the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus: A review of the literature pp. 52-54

P.J. Feldblum and J.A. Fortney

Minorities and AIDS: Knowledge, attitudes, and misconceptions among Black and Latino adolescents pp. 55-57

R.J. DiClemente, C.B. Boyer and E.S. Morales

The impact of Medicare on early cancer detection in the elderly pp. 58-60

S.A. Grover, E.F. Cook and L. Goldman

Correlates of smokeless tobacco use in a male adolescent population pp. 61-63

R.B. Jones and D.P. Moberg

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: A population-based study in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland pp. 64-65

J.S. Kinney, T.P. Gross, G.C. Porter, M.F. Rogers, L.B. Schonberger and E.S. Hurwitz

Racial trends in syphilis among men with same-sex partners in Atlanta, Georgia pp. 66-67

S. Landrum, C. Beck-Sague and S. Kraus

Behavioral risk factors for HIV infection among homosexual men at a Boston community health center pp. 68-71

J. McCusker, A.M. Stoddard, K.H. Mayer, D.N. Cowan and J.E. Groopman

The effect of sunglasses on ocular exposure to ultraviolet radiation pp. 72-74

F.S. Rosenthal, A.E. Bakalian, C. Lou and H.R. Taylor

Secular trends of obesity in early life: The Bogalusa Heart Study pp. 75-77

C.L. Shear, D.S. Freedman, G.L. Burke, D.W. Harsha, L.S. Webber and G.S. Berenson

Marital status and the risk of suicide pp. 78-80

J.C. Smith, J.A. Mercy and J.M. Conn

How safe is sex? (Reply to Kristal) pp. 91-92

W.W. Darrow and G.W. Rutherford

Sexual behavior and risks of HIV infection pp. 91

A.R. Kristal

Smaller packs of cigarettes pp. 92-93

S. Chapman

Mental disorder and social policy pp. 93-94

P.V. Lemkau

Medical treatment of homeless hypertensives pp. 94

M. Michael and S. Brammer

New laws ameliorate OB crisis in Missouri pp. 95-96

R.G. Harmon

Place of birth: a woman's choice pp. 95

E.K. Ernst

Lead-induced neuropathy pp. 95

U. Bickis

C-section rate related to payment source pp. 96-97

K.W. Kizer and A. Ellis

Competition for Medicaid dollars pp. 97-98

Brody Sj.

Wading pools: a source of drowning pp. 97-98

N.T. Crane

On food assistance programs and nutrition education pp. 98

B.C. Sterne

Marriage to a smoker and lung cancer risk pp. 99-100

R. Gantt and J.E. Lincoln

Smoking and risk of gallstone disease pp. 100

M.V. Math