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1979, volume 68, articles 12

Use of ambulatory health services by the near poor pp. 1195-1201

E.A. Skinner, P.S. German, S. Shapiro, G.A. Chase and A.G. Zauber

1978, volume 68, articles 12

Blood pressure and skin color pp. 1170-1172

H.A. Tyroler and S.A. James

Health systems agencies: Politics of project review pp. 1173-1174

B.J.F. Mott

Skin color, ethnicity, and blood pressure. I. Detroit blacks pp. 1177-1183

E. Harburg, L. Gleibermann, P. Roeper, M.A. Schork and W.J. Schull

Skin color, ethnicity, and blood pressure. II. Detroit whites pp. 1184-1188

E. Harburg, L. Gleibermann, F. Ozgoren, P. Roeper and M.A. Schork

Voting behavior of HSA interest groups: A case study pp. 1191-1194

R.M. Grossman

Aquatic vegetation and water pollution control: public health implications pp. 1202-1205

R. Dinges

Professional advertising pp. 1207-1209

F. Stock

Utilization of a cancer telephone information facility: A comparison of callers and non-caller controls pp. 1211-1213

G.S. Wilkinson, E.A. Mirand, D.L. Walsh, J.L. Wilson and S. Graham

A comparison of national infection and immunization estimates for measles and rubella pp. 1214-1216

J.A. Bean, L.F. Burmeister, C.L. Paule and P. Isacson

Long-term effects of a cancer awareness program for community pharmacists pp. 1217-1218

D. Lohrisch, M.R. Ryan and S.A. Rosenbluth

The effects of unemployment and inflation on hospital-based ambulatory care pp. 1219-1221

S.D. Cohen, A.S. Ginsberg and B.C. Vladeck

Kola nut and road traffic accidents in Nigeria pp. 1228

S.E. Asogwa

1978, volume 68, articles 11

Prevalence of sickle cell trait and HbC-trait in Blacks from low socioeconomic conditions pp. 135-1137

E.J. Hicks, G.D. Miller and R. Horton

The age of consent pp. 1071-1072

G.A. Lamb and G.A. Lamb

Sex and mother's knee pp. 1073-1074

R.P. Masland

The nurse practitioner movement. Where does it go from here? pp. 1074-1075

I.G. Mauksch

Informed consent by children and participation in an influenza vaccine trial pp. 1079-1082

C.E. Lewis, M.A. Lewis and M. Ifekwunigue

Sexual knowledge, attitudes, and practice of Israeli adolescents pp. 1083-1089

M. Lancet, B. Modan, S. Kavenaki, H. Antonovski and I. Shoham

A comparative study of physicians' and nurses' conceptions of the role of the nurse practitioner pp. 1090-1096

G.L. Burkett, M. Parken-Harris, J.C. Kuhn and G.H. Escovitz

Overcoming barriers to the employment and utilization of the nurse practitioner pp. 1097-1103

J.A. Sullivan, C.Z. Dachelet, H.A. Sultz, M. Henry and H.D. Carrol

Physician behavior as a determinant of utilization patterns: The case of abortion pp. 1104-1114

C.A. Nathanson and M.H. Becker

Stigmatization of carrier status: Social implications of heterozygote genetic screening programs pp. 1116-1120

R.H. Kenen and R.M. Schmidt

The three world systems of medical care: Trends and prospects pp. 1125-1131

M. Terris

Remote pediatric consultation in the inner city: Television or telephone? pp. 1133-1135

E. Glazer, C. Marshall and N. Cunningham

On health education and childhood injuries pp. 1142

C.A. Weber

On flu immunization and future impact pp. 1142

W.R. Arney

1978, volume 68, articles 10

Improving life expectancy: an uphill road ahead pp. 654-656

N. Deyfitz

The oversimplification of policy in prevention pp. 953-954

L.W. Green

Improving life expectancy: an uphill road ahead pp. 954-956

N. Keyfitz

Driver education and fatal crash involvement of teenaged drivers pp. 959-965

L.S. Robertson and P.L. Zador

The effect of a reduction in leading causes of death: potential gains in life expectancy pp. 966-971

S.P. Tsai, E.S. Lee and R.J. Hardy

The rural nurse practitioner: a challenge and a response pp. 972-976

J.A. Sullivan, C.Z. Dachelet, H.A. Sultz and M. Henry

Family nurse practitioners in primary care: a study of practice and patients pp. 977-980

B.L. Pesznecker and M.A. Draye

The financial viability of rural primary health care centers pp. 981-988

R. Feldman, D.M. Deitz and E.F. Brooks

Family allowance and family planning in Chile pp. 989-994

S.J. Plank

Children's views of health: a developmental study pp. 995-1000

J.N. Natapoff

Liberalized abortion in Oregon: effects on fertility, prematurity, fetal death, and infant death pp. 1003-1008

J.D. Quick

Environmental health and safety concerns and energy conservation practices in academic institutions and hospitals pp. 1011-1015

R.L. DeRoos

Minority dental school graduates: do they serve minority communities? pp. 1017-1019

R. Montoya, D. Hayes-Bautista, L. Gonzales and E. Smeloff

An analysis of the specialty and geographic location of physician assistants in the United States pp. 1019-1021

H.B. Perry

An exploratory study of the effects of monitoring referrals in EPSDT screening pp. 1021-1023

N. Barbas and L. McGill

Smoking and life expectancy among U.S. veterans pp. 1023-1025

E. Rogot

On 'genetic counseling and wrongful life' pp. 1026-1027

M. Bader

Comment on 'health status indices and access to medical care' pp. 1027-1028

M.K. Chen

On health services in day care centers pp. 1027

H.R. Patterson

Administrative warrants for health and safety inspections pp. 1029-1030

W.J. Curran

1978, volume 68, articles 9

Issues in humanizing care for children pp. 831-832

B.M. Korsch

Primary care: improving treatment and learning outside the hospital pp. 833-835

J.D. Stoeckle and J.H. Grossman

The pregnant smoker pp. 835-836

J.E. Fielding and A. Yankauer

The pregnant drinker pp. 836-838

J. Fielding and A. Yankauer

Parent-inclusive pediatric units: a survey of policies and practices pp. 847-850

C.B. Hardgrove and R. Kermoian

Primary health care in an Academic Medical Center pp. 853-857

S.B. Thacker, E.J. Salber, C. Osborne and L.H. Muhlbaier

Field survey of enteric viruses in solid waste landfill leachates pp. 858-864

M.D. Sobsey

Welfare status, illness and subjective health definition pp. 865-870

E.O. Prince

Comments on 'welfare status, illness and subjective health definition' pp. 870-871

P.B. Cornely

Elective induction and stimulation of labor and the health of the infant pp. 872-878

R.R. Rindfuss, S.L. Gortmaker and J.L. Ladinsky

Canadian approaches to health policy decisions: National Health Insurance pp. 881-889

G.H. Hatcher

Author's response to Cunningham pp. 890-891

R. England

Rebuff to England's 'myths' pp. 890

N. Cunningham

A reply to 'more myths in international health planning' pp. 891-893

O. Gish

Author's response to Gish pp. 893-894

R. England

A smoking cessation program for pregnant women: An exploratory study pp. 896-898

B.G. Danaher, C.M. Shisslak, C.B. Thompson and J.D. Ford

Social characteristics of natural childbirth: users and nonusers pp. 898-901

C. Cave

The prevalence of clinically treated diabetes among Zuni reservation residents pp. 901-903

T.P. Long

Monitoring consumer satisfaction with the clinical services provided to 'exceptional' children pp. 903-905

P.A. Sommers and G.R. Nycz

On definition of anemia in pregnancy pp. 907-908

M. Micozzi

Caution against use of extrapolated risk estimate pp. 907

R.J. Petersen

The influence of PSROs pp. 908

G. Landsberg

1978, volume 68, articles 8

Foreign physicians and other health care providers pp. 733-734

D. Koch-Weser

Achievement, awards, and APHA pp. 734-735

M.E. Wegman

Physician importation - A solution to developing countries' rural health care problems? pp. 739-742

B. Zeighami, E. Zeighami, J. Mehrabanpour, I. Javidian and H. Ronaghy

A longitudinal study of military performance subsequent to civilian drug use pp. 743-747

J.M. Rothberg and R.J. Chloupek

Planning a food and nutrition surveillance system: The example of Honduras pp. 748-750

J. Aranda-Pastor, M.T. Menchu, R. Palma and J.P. Kevany

School achievement: Risk factor in teenage pregnancies? pp. 753-759

H. Hansen, G. Stroh and K. Whitaker

The future impact of women physicians on American medicine pp. 760-763

N.R. Bluestone

The energy cost of overweight in the United States pp. 765-767

B.M. Hannon and T.G. Lohman

An evaluation of the utility of high blood pressure detection fairs pp. 768-770

S. Wassertheil-Smoller, P. Bijur and M.D. Blaufox

The Medicaid program and a regular source of care pp. 771-773

J.J. Kronenfeld

Lung cancer mortality and urban air pollution pp. 773-775

W. Weiss

Scabies in the United States Navy pp. 776-778

L.J. Melton , S.A. Brazin and S.R. Damm

Asymptomatic gonococcal urethritis in selected males pp. 779-780

E.H. Braff and C.J. Wibbelsman

On suicide and the aging pp. 782-783

R. Tideiksaar

Let's clean up our own shop pp. 782

P.D. Magnus

Article on excess maternal deaths challenged pp. 783-784

B.J. Syska

A synoptic view of the history of APHA awards (1885--1977) pp. 789-804

M.A. Pond

1978, volume 68, articles 7

Equity in abortion services pp. 629-631

R. Roemer

By their fruits ye shall know them pp. 631-633

A. Yankauer

A decade of international change in abortion law: 1967-1977 pp. 637-644

R.J. Cook and B.M. Dickens

On the statistical validity of standards used in profile monitoring of health care pp. 645-651

W.E. McAuliffe

Genetic counseling as part of hospital care pp. 652-655

V.M. Riccardi, A. Cohen and M.T. Chen

Manpower planning for nurse personnel pp. 656-662

T.J. Keaveny and R.L. Hayden

An international look at school-based children's dental services pp. 664-668

J.M. Dunning and N. Dunning

On the effectiveness of restaurant inspection frequencies pp. 670-671

O.B. Kaplan

Use of an edit feedback system in data collection quality control pp. 671-673

B. Goldman and O. Jones

Participation in flu immunization projects: What can we expect in the future? pp. 674-675

W.A. Pearman

Addiction and low birth weight: A quasi-experimental study pp. 676-678

M. Whiting, S. Whitman, L. Bergner and S. Patrick

Comments on "lessons for health educators" pp. 681

R.A. Dershewitz

Statistical error noted in hypertension screening article pp. 682

N. Birkett

Health promotion--the importance of demedicalized and active approaches pp. 686-687

J. Martin

1978, volume 68, articles 6

Timeliness and equity of access pp. 539-540

C. Muller

The environmentalist's challenge pp. 540-541

D.H. Wegman

Limitations of community control of health facilities and services pp. 541-543

S. Jonas

Assessing the timeliness of ambulatory medical care pp. 547-556

D.M. Steinwachs and R. Yaffe

Manganese pollution in the city environment and its relationship to traffic density pp. 557-560

M.M. Joselow, E. Tobias, R. Koehler, S. Coleman, J. Bogden and D. Gause

Follow-up study of patients treated by X-ray epilation for tinea capitis: psychiatric and psychometric evaluation pp. 561-567

A.R. Omran, R.E. Shore, R.A. Markoff, A. Friedhoff, R.E. Albert, H. Barr, W.G. Dahlstrom and B.S. Pasternack

Ambulance utilization by patients with acute myocardial infarction pp. 568-572

M.W. Pozen, M.M. Berezin, L. Modne, R. Riggen and W.B. Hood

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a high school course in cardiovascular nutrition pp. 573-576

R.N. Podell, K. Keller, M.N. Mulvihill, G. Berger and D.F. Kent

Consumer-based boards of health centers: structural problems in achieving effective control pp. 578-582

W.R. Paap

Environmental quality as an issue in the legislative history of the national health planning and resources development act of 1974 (PL 93-641) pp. 583-585

M.A. Pond

Epidemiology and control of St. Louis Encephalitis in Birmingham, Alabama, 1975 pp. 588-590

H.M. Maetz, P. Pate, C. Sellers, W.C. Bailey, R. Holmes and G.E. Hardy

Evidence for the existence of Q fever in northwest Texas pp. 590-592

N.S. Millis and L.C. Kuhnley

The animal bite epidemic in Baltimore, Maryland: review and update pp. 593-595

D.R. Berzon

Structuring policy development for consumer health education pp. 596-597

S.H. Werlin and H.H. Schauffer

A note on the problem of construct validity in assessing the usefulness of child maltreatment report data pp. 598-600

J. Garbarino and A. Crouter

Negligent OSHA inspections: liability for employee injuries pp. 601

W.J. Curran

On PAHO yaws control program pp. 602

M.E. Wagmen

Information on cardiovascular research training pp. 602-603

D.M. MacCanon and M. Feinleib

Health promotion--the importance of 'demedicalized' and active approaches pp. 603-604

J.F. Martin

1978, volume 68, articles 5

National Health Insurance includes mental health pp. 443-444

E.A. Plaut

Mental health insurance: problems and prognosis pp. 444-446

M. Gorman

Land use: public health is the bottom line pp. 446-447

R.B. Galanter

Psychiatry and general health care pp. 451-457

J.V. Coleman and D.L. Patrick

Health status indices and access to medical care pp. 458-463

R. Andersen

A method for selecting criteria to evaluate medical care pp. 464-470

E.H. Wagner, C.A. Williams, R. Greenberg, D. Kleinbaum, S. Wolf and M.A. Ibrahim

Impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health pp. 471-476

D.L. Cowen, G.A. Culley, D.L. Hochstrasser, M.E. Briscoe and G.W. Somes

Educational benefits of the United States School Feeding program: A critical review of the literature pp. 477-481

E. Pollitt, M. Gersovitz and M. Gargiulo

Considerations in the design of mental health benefits under National Health Insurance pp. 482-488

D. Mechanic

Health input into land use planning: Experiences in a land use program pp. 489-491

O.B. Kaplan

Requests made in community pharmacies pp. 492-493

L.S. Linn and G.D. Lawrence

Merchandising cigarettes in pharmacies: A San Francisco survey pp. 494-495

S.A. Schroeder and J.A. Showstack

Dispensing drugs without prescription and treating patients by pharmacy attendants in Shiraz, Iran pp. 495-497

S. Amidi, G. Ajamee, H.R. Sadeghi, P. Yourshalmi and A.M. Gharehjeh

Salmonellosis: Possible transmission from horse to human to dog of infection pp. 497-499

E.V. Morse, K.W. Kersting, L.E. Smith , E.P. Myhrom and D.E. Greenwood

Genetic counseling and wrongful life pp. 501-502

W.J. Curran

Encouraging words on National Health Service pp. 503

A.K. Hottle

Use of statistical device pp. 503

G.C. Sornberger

1978, volume 68, articles 4

Oral contraceptives--another look pp. 323-325

P.E. Sartwell

Optometry in the hospital: a cooperative endeavor pp. 325

B. Challenor

Oral contraceptive use: association with frequency of hospitalization and chronic disease risk indicators pp. 335-341

R. Hoover, C. Bain, P. Cole and B. MacMahon

Socioeconomic differentials in selected causes of death pp. 342-351

C.A. Yeracaris and J.H. Kim

Quantitative care norms for a psychiatric ambulatory population in a county medical assistance program pp. 352-358

C. Siegel, E. Laska, A. Griffis and J. Wanderling

Improvement in infant and perinatal mortality in the United States, 1965-1973: 1. Priorities for intervention pp. 359-364

V. Eisner, M.W. Pratt, A. Hexter, M.J. Chabot and N. Sayal

The incidence of sudden infant death syndrome in North Carolina's cities and counties: 1972-1974 pp. 367-372

J.H. Blok

Health services needs of children in day care centers pp. 373-377

A. Chang, S. Zukerman and H.M. Wallace

Audience interest in mass media messages about lung disease in Vermont pp. 378-382

J.K. Worden, R.R. Sweeney and J.A. Waller

Problems in suicide statistics for whites and blacks pp. 383-388

M.E. Warshauer and M. Monk

Planning and developing a prehospital mobile intensive care system in an urban setting pp. 389-393

E.F. Pascarelli and I.B. Katz

Dental examinations for quality control: peer review versus self assessment pp. 394-400

P. Milgrom, P. Weinstein, P. Ratener, W.A. Read and K. Morrison

Optometry in the hospital: An evolving profession pp. 404-406

M. Soroka

An evaluation of comprehensive health care in the management of Down's syndrome pp. 406-408

A. Fujimoto, G.E. Fareau, I. Forsman and M.G. Wilson

A study of food service establishment sanitation inspection frequency pp. 408-410

M. Bader, E. Blonder, J. Henriksen and W. Strong

1978, volume 68, articles 3

Population exposures from radionuclides in medicine. As low as reasonably achievable? pp. 219-220

J. Shapiro and D.W. Moeller

Editor's report pp. 220-221

A. Yankauer

Contamination of the home environment by patients treated with iodine 131: initial results pp. 225-230

A.P. Jacobson, P.A. Plato and D. Toeroek

An epidemiological approach to the study of users and non users of child health services pp. 231-235

B.J. Selwyn

The basics of health policy: rights and privileges pp. 236-240

G.E. Pickett

The congress and national health policy. Fifth annual Matthew B. Rosenhaus Lecture pp. 241-244

E.M. Kennedy

Smoking education programs 1960-1976 pp. 250-257

E.L. Thompson

Dieldrin in milk: the experience of Suffolk County, New York pp. 260-262

M.H. Zaki, G.S. Miller and D.W. Lani

Atypical plague bacilli isolated from rodents, fleas and man pp. 262-264

J.E. Williams, D.N. Harrison, T.J. Quan, J.L. Mullins, A.M. Barnes and D.C. Cavanaugh

New Mexico Health day: a university community partnership in recruiting health professionals pp. 264-266

B.R. Daitz and M.D. Bennett

On IUD package inserts pp. 269-270

W. Cates

Comments received on excess deaths from restricting Medicaid funds for abortions pp. 270-272

S. Wallenstein

On abortion philosophy pp. 272

G. Crum

On the state of New York's public health organization pp. 272

W.F. Leavy

Comments on Dr. Fielding's commentary pp. 273-274

S. Redmond

Results on bread testing pp. 274

D.R. Davis

1978, volume 68, articles 2

The use of incentives for fertility reduction pp. 113-114

S.M. Wishik

The case for cervical cancer screening pp. 114-115

M.A. Ibrahim

Effects of social disincentive policies on fertility behavior in Singapore pp. 119-124

S.B. Tan, J. Lee and S.S. Ratnam

Efficacy of screening for cervical cancer: a review pp. 125-134

D.S. Guzick

Comparative educational approaches to screening for colorectal cancer pp. 135-138

T.W. Elwood, A. Erickson and S. Lieberman

The Woodlawn mental health studies: tracking children and families for long-term follow-up pp. 139-142

K.C. Agrawal, S.G. Kellam, Z.E. Klein and J. Turner

Treating obesity in children and adolescents: a review pp. 143-151

T.J. Coates and C.E. Thoresen

More myths in international health planning pp. 153-159

R. England

An areawide survey of treated end-stage renal disease pp. 166-169

J.S. Mausner, J.K. Clark, B.I. Coles and H. Menduke

The medical impact of an antepartum program for pregnant adolescents: a statistical analysis pp. 169-172

P.B. Smith, R.B. Wait, D.M. Mumford, S.W. Nenney and B.T. Hollins

The privacy protection report and epidemiological research pp. 173

W.J. Curran

On definition of anemia pp. 174

C.M. Buttery

Categorization of comprehensive community mental health center services pp. 174-175

J.E. Holman and E. Hamburger

Maternal mortality committees reassessed pp. 175-176

T.M. Frazier

In support of local health departments pp. 176

J.H. Hughes

1978, volume 68, articles 1

Containing the gonorrhea epidemic pp. 13-14

P.O. Roberts

From house calls to telephone calls pp. 14-15

M.C. Heagarty

Prevention and the power of consumers pp. 15-16

D.B. Ast

Male urethritis in County, county, Washington, 1974-75: I. Incidence pp. 20-25

J.L. Gale and M.W. Hinds

Male urethritis in King County, Washington, 1974-75: II. Diagnosis and treatment pp. 26-30

M.W. Hinds and J.L. Gale

Quality assessment of a telephone care system utilizing non-physician personnel pp. 31-38

H.P. Katz, J. Pozen and A.I. Mushlin

Evaluation of drug dependence treatment in VA hospitals pp. 39-43

T.W. Lorei, G.N. Francke and P.S. Harger

Physicians and non-physician health practitioners: The characteristics of their practices and their relationships pp. 44-48

D.W. Simborg, B.H. Starfield and S.D. Horn

A factor analytic approach to an effective lung function screening protocol pp. 49-53

S.P. Azen, W.S. Linn, J.D. Hackney and M.P. Jones

Community medicine in the British National Health Service pp. 54-57

V. Jagdish

Statewide antifluoridation initiatives: A new challenge to health workers pp. 59-62

C.A. Evans and T. Pickles

Cigarette smoking by Rhode Island physicians, 1963-1973: Comparison with lawyers and other adult males pp. 63-65

A.M. Burgess , D.B. Casey and J.T. Tierney

Evaluation of the localization auditory screening test in children 6-18 months of age pp. 65-67

C.H. Tillis and W.A. Grimm

Antibody to Escherichia coli enterotoxin in meat-packing workers pp. 68-70

R.B. Wallace and S.T. Donta

Validity of 24-hour dietary recalls by adolescent females pp. 70-72

J.L. Greger and G.M. Etnyre

'Common sense' in enforcement of inspections and regulations in occupational health and safety pp. 73

W.J. Curran