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1976, volume 66, articles 12

Who should manage health services: Implications of decentralization pp. 1143-1145

B.J.F. Mott

Current fertility and public health policy pp. 1145-1146

J. Menken and S. Watkins

Decentralization in the New York City Department of Health: Reorganization of a public health agency pp. 1149-1154

A.C. Mustalish, G. Eidsvold and L.F. Novick

The epidemiologic revolution, national health insurance and the role of health departments pp. 1155-1164

M. Terris

The relationship of family size and spacing to the growth of preschool Mayan children in Guatemala pp. 1165-1172

M. Russell

Physician management in primary care pp. 1173-1179

B.S. Hulka, L.L. Kupper and J.C. Cassel

The effect of antibiotics on mortality from infectious diseases in Sweden and Finland pp. 1180-1184

E. Hemminki and A. Paakkulainen

Mexican American women in the labor force and lowered fertility pp. 1186-1188

C.A. Johnson

Use of the hospital emergency room in relation to use of private physicians pp. 1189-1191

H.R. Kelman and D.S. Lane

Cost effectiveness of screening children in housing projects pp. 1192-1194

P. Dawson, M. Cohrs, C. Eversole, W.K. Frankenburg and M.L. Roth

A sausage associated outbreak of trichinosis in Illinois pp. 1194-1196

M.E. Potter, M.B. Kruse, M.A. Matthews, R.O. Hill and R.J. Martin

On the validity of goal attainment scaling as an outcome measure in mental health pp. 1197-1198

B. Willer and G. Miller

Child abuse and neglect: Physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences pp. 1199-1201

A. Chang, A.C. Oglesby, H.M. Wallace, H. Goldstein and A.C. Hexter

Upton Sinclair and the pure food and drugs act of 1906. 'J aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach' pp. 1202-1205

A.F. Kantor

Legal imagination and education in smoking control pp. 1206-1207

W.J. Curran

1976, volume 66, articles 11

Extending family planning services to the mentally retarded pp. 1049-1050

R.I. Jaslow

Privacy, research, and the health of the public pp. 1050-1051

S. Shapiro

Family planning services for persons handicapped by mental retardation pp. 1053-1057

H.P. David, J.D. Smith and E. Friedman

A comparison of suicide and non suicide deaths involving psychotropic drugs in four major U.S. cities pp. 1058-1061

F.L. McGuire, H. Birch, L.A. Gottschalk, J.F. Heiser and E.C. Dinovo

A study of volunteer ambulance squads pp. 1062-1068

J.S. Mausner, S.C. Benes and I.W. Gabrielson

Program evaluation techniques in the health services pp. 1069-1073

J. Meredith

Pathways to the hospital for the geriatric psychiatric patient in New York and London pp. 1074-1077

R.J. Simon, J.B. Kuriansky, J.L. Fleiss and B.J. Gurland

A comparative evaluation of the scrub and bass methods of toothbrushing with flossing as an adjunct (in fifith and sixth graders) pp. 1078-1081

E. Robinson

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis from pet hamster exposure: A local public health experience pp. 1082-1085

H.M. Maetz, C.A. Sellers, W.C. Bailey and G.E. Hardy

Patient responses to request for written permission to review medical records pp. 1090-1092

E. Neuhaus, T.F. Lyons and B.C. Payne

Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroup 11 and pool associated skin rash pp. 1092-1093

J.A. Jacobson, A.W. Hoadley and J.J. Farmer

Leukemia incidence and ethnicity in Nassau County, New York pp. 1094-1095

J.M. Cuneo

Epidemiologic studies of Reye's syndrome: Cases seen in Pittsburgh, October 1973 - April 1975 pp. 1096-1098

F.L. Ruben, E.J. Streiff, M. Neal and R.H. Michaels

Reporting of Down's syndrome from birth certificate data in the state of Minnesota pp. 1099-1100

M. Venters, L. Schacht and R. Ten Bensel

Tapering off of tuberculosis among the elderly pp. 1101-1106

J.A. Myers

Cigarette smoking: social disease in an intolerant social climate pp. 1107

R.L. Neeman and M. Neeman

On professor Okun's paper pp. 1108

C.R. Buncher

Do-it-yourself pregnancy tests: the tip of the iceberg pp. 1108-1109

P.A. Entwistle

1976, volume 66, articles 10

Hospital utilization and the health care system pp. 953-955

M.I. Roemer

Quality of care in free clinics pp. 955-956

J.B. Gordon

An evaluation of a hospital stay regulatory mechanism pp. 959-967

J.R. Lave and S. Leinhardt

The mortality of Swedish and U.S. white males: a comparison of experience, 1969-1971 pp. 968-974

R.F. Tomasson

Television advertising and drug use pp. 975-978

B. Peterson, J.B. Kuriansky, C.S. Konheim, R.S. Anderson, J. Tesar, R.N. Podell, A. Ho and N.M. Cowan

An analysis of physician visit data from a complex sample survey pp. 979-983

D.H. Freeman , J.L. Freeman, G.G. Koch and D.B. Brock

Quality of care given to first time birth control patients at a free clinic pp. 986-987

M. Grover and T. Greenberg

Population based spot maps: An epidemiologic technique pp. 988-989

A.G. Dean

Non respondents in a psychiatric survey pp. 989-991

I. Levav and A. Arnon

A method for surveillance of influenza epidemics pp. 992-993

I.F. Goldstein and G. Block

Physician training: More than a legislative issue pp. 996-997

M.D. Hiller and R.M. Schmidt

Adolf Meyer and mental hygiene: An ideal for public health pp. 998-1003

B.A. Dreyer

On lead exposure limits pp. 1007

M. Corn

1976, volume 66, articles 9

The practitioner and the compliant patient pp. 833-835

A.L. Komaroff

Racial inequality and neonatal jaundice pp. 835-836

L.K. Diamond

Influenza: some swinish reflections pp. 839-841

A. Yankauer

Communication, compliance, and concordance between physicians and patients with prescribed medications pp. 847-853

B.S. Hulka, J.C. Cassel, L.L. Kupper and J.A. Burdette

Racial difference in incidence of ABO hemolytic disease pp. 854-858

K.A. Bucher, A.M. Patterson , R.C. Elston, C.A. Jones and H.N. Kirkman

Estimates of motor vehicle seat belt effectiveness and use: implications for occupant crash protection pp. 859-864

L.S. Robertson

Factors affecting the use of physician services in a rural community pp. 865-871

H.S. Luft, J.C. Hershey and J. Morrell

Trends in intravenous drug abuse as reflected in national hepatitis reporting pp. 872-877

L. Minichiello and R. Retka

Dental visits by income and race in ten urban and two rural areas pp. 878-885

L.M. Okada and G. Sparer

Brucella canis infectivity rates in stray and pet dog populations pp. 889-891

J. Brown, J.L. Blue, R.E. Wooley and D.W. Dreesen

Use of the hospital emergency room in relation to use of private physicians pp. 891-894

H.R. Kelman and D.S. Lane

Public health in imperialism: early Rockefeller programs at home and abroad pp. 897-903

E.R. Brown

Letter: Random thoughts on abortion attitudes pp. 905-906

K. Solomon

Letter: On abortion and right to life pp. 906

E.J. Kirsch

Letter: Comments on obesity study pp. 906-907

R. Ullman

Letter: On 'controlling one's environment' pp. 907-908

I.D. Bross

Letter: On screening for parasites pp. 907

A.R. Meira

Letter: On role of radiation in leukemogenesis pp. 908-909

R.P. Chiacchierini, E. Landau and W.A. Mills

Letter: A universal physical form--its feasibility and potential pp. 909

B. Chaiken

1976, volume 66, articles 8

A house divided pp. 737-738

H.T. Phillips

Boundary lines and the people's health pp. 738-739

M.H. Lepper

Difficult issues in health planning, development, and review pp. 743-746

P.D. Mott, A.T. Mott, J.M. Rudolph, E.R. Lane and R.L. Berg

A Bayesian approach to health project estimation pp. 747-754

J.D. Chasse

Nursing assessment in industry pp. 755-760

P. Serafini

Efficacy information in contraceptive counseling: those little white lies pp. 761-767

T.J. Trussell, R. Faden and R.A. Hatcher

Applications of a job classification system in occupational epidemiology pp. 768-772

J.F. Gamble, R. Spirtas and P. Easter

Radiation therapy among A bomb survivors pp. 773-777

W.J. Russell and S. Antoku

The use of utilization review records as a source of data on nursing home care pp. 778-782

R.L. Kane, D.M. Olsen and C.N. Thetford andByrnes

Self help models and consumer intensive health practice pp. 783-786

A. Gartner and F. Riessman

Substate district, HSA and PSRO area designations pp. 788-790

J.R. Hammond

Resolving the 'public health dilemma' of steroid contraception and its effects on lactation pp. 791-792

F.W. Rosa

School children and reported hepatitis: an epidemiologic note pp. 793-794

W.C. Taylor

Letter: Coming to grips with the main issue pp. 795

R.W. Frelick and J.H. Frelick

1976, volume 66, articles 7

Facing up to the drinking water problem pp. 635-636

M.A. Pond

Drinking water for the future pp. 639-643

D.A. Okun

Drug prescribing in hospitals: an international comparison pp. 644-648

D.H. Lawson and H. Jick

Professional drivers: protection needed for a high risk occupation pp. 649-654

S.P. Baker, J. Wong and R.D. Baron

The psychiatric patient at work pp. 655-659

D.B. Robbins, A.J. Kaminer, T. Schussler and I.H. Pomper

Ambulatory care for chronic conditions in an inner city elderly population pp. 660-666

P.S. German, E.A. Skinner and S. Shapiro

Hepatitis B antigen and antibody in the U.S. Army. prevalence in health care personnel pp. 667-671

H.E. Segal, C.H. Llewellyn, G. Irwin, W.H. Bancroft, G.P. Boe and D.J. Balaban

Irritating effects on man of air pollution due to cigarette smoke pp. 672-676

A. Weber, C. Jermini and E. Grandjean

Noise and hospital stay pp. 680-681

D. Fife and E. Rappaport

The community workshop as a stimulus for hypertension control programs pp. 682-685

S.B. Garbus, T.R. Donohue, G. Wilson and S.B. Garbus

Absenteeism in primary school: poverty factors and ethnicity pp. 683-685

J.P. Bendel, S.T. Halfon and P. Ever Hadani

The right of a father to be present in the delivery room pp. 688-689

H.E. Pies

Letter: California's position on pregnancy testing pp. 691

G.C. Cunningham

Letter: On nutrition of migrant workers pp. 691-692

R. Rubenstein and J.S. Bellin

Letter: Right on the virus of racism pp. 692

M. Terris

1976, volume 66, articles 6

Workers' health pp. 529-531

M.A. Glasser

Lead poisoning in industry pp. 531-532

M. Corn

The politics of developing a national occupational health service in Sweden pp. 535-537

B. Vicklund

The underdevelopment of health of working America: causes, consequences and possible solutions pp. 538-547

V. Navarro

Occupational lead poisoning, animal deaths, and environmental contamination at a scrap smelter pp. 548-552

R.J. Levine, R.M. Moore, G.D. McLaren, W.F. Barthel and P.J. Landrigan

The effort to rehabilitate workers' compensation pp. 553-557

P.S. Barth

Categories of attempted suicide: a longitudinal study pp. 558-563

L.D. Hankoff

The eradication of a large scabies outbreak using community wide health education pp. 564-567

H.A.K. Kanaaneh, S.A. Rabi and S.M. Badarneh

Mortality and morbidity associated with legal abortion in Hungary, 1960-1973 pp. 568-575

Z. Bognar and A. Czeizel

Converting child health stations to pediatric treatment centers: Utilization patterns of children using three upper Manhattan facilities offering treatment services pp. 579-581

D. Denerstein, L.F. Novick, R. Loewenstein and J.G. Bianco

An approach to accessibility analysis pp. 581-582

B.R. Luce and P.L. Stamps

The Massachusetts dental Medicaid program 1967-1971 pp. 583-584

G.M. Gluck and A. Jong

Patients' perceptions of maternity nurse practitioners pp. 585-586

T.E. Adamson and P.A. Watts

Independent behavior of nurse practitioners: a survey of physician and nurse attitudes pp. 587-589

E.M. Heiman and M.K. Dempsey

Distribution of oral contraceptives: legal changes and new concepts of preventive care pp. 590-591

R.J. Cook

1976, volume 66, articles 5

Complex issues facing health education pp. 429-430

J. Simmons

Who should make public policy for health? pp. 431

A. Robbins

A framework for prevention: changing health-damaging to health-generating life patterns pp. 435-439

N. Milio

Application of social science theories to family planning health education in the People's Republic of China pp. 440-445

V.L. Wang

Veneral infections in three ethnic groups in Sacramento pp. 446-450

W.W. Darrow

Restraint systems for the prevention of injury to children in automobile accidents pp. 451-456

R.G. Scherz

An evaluation of three techniques improving immunization levels in elementary schools pp. 457-460

T.M. Vernon, J.S. Conner, B.S. Shaw, J.M. Lampe and M.E. Doster

Skin cancer, melanoma, and sunlight pp. 461-464

T.R. Fears, J. Scotto and M.A. Schneiderman

The community hospital as a focus for health planning pp. 465-468

D.S. Lane and G. Mazzola

Education for adolescent mothers in a hospital setting pp. 469-472

E. Badger, D. Burns and B. Rhoads

Motorcycles and public apathy pp. 475-476

A.B. Kelley

Teaching of ethics in schools of public health pp. 478-479

N.R. Bluestone

Association between juvenile onset obesity and severe adult obesity in 73, 532 women pp. 479-481

I.J. Rimm and A.A. Rimm

EPSDT- one quarter million screenings in Michigan pp. 482-484

T.R. Kirk, R.G. Rice and P.M. Allen

Federally assisted screening projects for childhood lead poisoning control. The first three years (July 1972-June 1975) pp. 485-486

D.R. Hopkins and V.N. Houk

Development of a minor illness inventory for children in day care centers pp. 487-488

J.A. Lakin, S. Anselmo and H.C. Solomons

Identification of Hawaii's occupational health hazards: a preliminary study pp. 489-490

J.M. Rosen and S.J. Hanen

John Shaw Billings and the plan for a sanitary survey of the United States pp. 492-495

G. Rosen

Bioethics and health ethics: a critical examination of the new terminology pp. 497-498

W.J. Curran

Letters to the Editor: On Miller and Pickett commentaries thrust from Mason pp. 501-502

H.R. Mason

Letter: Alcohol controls and outdated paradigms pp. 502-503

D.E. Beauchamp

Letter: On a do-it-yourself pregnancy test pp. 502

D. Oakley

Letter: On analyzing journal content pp. 502

M.E. Carnegie

Letter: On use of emergency kits for insect stings pp. 503-504

J.L. Fink 3rd.

1976, volume 66, articles 4

The genetic associate. A new health professional pp. 288-390

J.H. Marks and M.L. Richter

Editorial: How long must we wait? pp. 341

S.S. Lee

Editorial: Why the FDA can't win this one pp. 342

H.A. Schneider

Issues in national health insurance pp. 345-350

A. Donabedian

Current regulatory status of foods for special dietary uses pp. 351-353

J.G. Chopra

Socioecologic stress and hypertension related mortality rates in North Carolina pp. 354-358

S.A. James and D.G. Kleinbaum

A hazardous society? Individual versus community responsibility in cancer prevention. Third annual Matthew B. Rosenhaus lecture pp. 359-366

J. Higginson

Measuring response to a cancer information telephone facility: Can Dial pp. 367-371

G.S. Wilkinson, E.A. Mirand and S. Graham

A facet of the biohazard control program. Agent registration, risk assessment and computerization of data pp. 372-374

J. Irwin and G.D. Stoner

Sociocultural influences upon preventive health behavior and attitudes towards dentistry pp. 375-377

R.P. Strauss

A preliminary investigation of the role of the public health nurse in evaluation of services for the aged pp. 379-381

P.M. Keith

Changing career specialties within veterinary medicine pp. 381-382

W.E. Snizek and C.D. Bryant

Lead poisoning among migrant children in New York State pp. 383-384

P.J. Smith, D.M. Nelson and R.E. Stewart

The effects of anticipated funding changes on maternal and child health projects. A case study of uncertainty pp. 385-388

E.R. Schlesinger, M.M. Skoner, E.D. Trooskin, J.R. Markel and A.F. North

Primary care physicians and profiles of their hospitalized patients pp. 390-392

M.L. Garg, J.K. Skipper , M.J. McNamara and J.L. Mulligan

Race specific differences in bacterial meningitis deaths in the United States, 1962 to 1968 pp. 392-396

R.A. Feldman, R.E. Koehler and D.W. Fraser

Benjamin Rush on health and the American revolution pp. 397-398

G. Rosen

Putting teeth into the public health reporting laws pp. 399-400

N. Hershey

1976, volume 66, articles 3

Nurse practitioners and nursing practice pp. 245-246

F.G. Abdellah

Racism: the ever present hidden barrier to health in our society pp. 246-247

P.B. Cornely

The law and the expanding nursing role pp. 249-254

B. Bullough

An evaluation of selected federal categorical health programs for the poor pp. 255-261

A.L. Komaroff and P.J. Duffell

Problems in the nutritional assessment of black individuals pp. 262-267

S.M. Garn and D.C. Clark

Health care and disease prevention through genetic counseling: a regional approach pp. 269-272

V.M. Riccardi

The front line health worker. Selection, training, and performance pp. 273-277

H.A. Ronaghy, E. Najarzadeh, T.A. Schwartz, S.S. Russel, S. Solter and B. Zeighami

External peer review of skilled nursing care in Minnesota pp. 278-283

W.R. Miller, S.J. Hurley and E. Wharton

Changes in women's preferences for the racial composition of medical facilities, 1969 to 1974 pp. 284-286

J.R. Udry, N.M. Morris and K.E. Bauman

A behaviorally oriented treatment program for drug addiction: a preliminary report pp. 286-287

C.D. Copemann and P.L. Shaw

Connecticut physicians' attitudes toward abortion pp. 288-290

G.L. Pratt, M. Koslowsky and R.M. Wintrob

An introductory course in prescription drugs for community health workers developed by a systems approach pp. 290-294

M.H. Liang

The Quinlan case and the mass media pp. 295-296

J.M. Healey

Letter: Principal component analysis technique recommended pp. 297-298

P.P. Talwar

Letters to the editor: It's not 1984 yet! pp. 297

A.S. Lunde

Letter: Indices for evaluating nutritional state pp. 298

M. El Lozy

Letter: The birth numbering concept pp. 298

K. Solomon

1976, volume 66, articles 2

Editorial: Do-it-yourself pregnancy testing. The legal perspective pp. 129-130

A. Johnson

Editorial: Do-it-yourself pregnancy testing. The medical perspective pp. 130-131

E.M. Stim

Editorial: Do-it-yourself pregnancy testing... Envoi pp. 131-132

A. Yankauer

The cigarette smoking/lung cancer hypothesis pp. 132-133

M.A. Ibrahim

An evaluation of emergency room services during the New York City House Officer strike pp. 135-138

J.J. McNamara and M. Greene

State level comprehensive health planning: a retrospect pp. 139-144

W.J. Waters

The worth of a screening program: an application of a statistical decision model for the benefit evaluation of screening projects pp. 145-150

K.S. Bay, D. Flathman and L. Nestman

Effectiveness of educational and administrative interventions in medical outpatient clinics pp. 151-155

M.W. Pozen and P.D. Bonnet

Smoking and cancer. Communication from Higgins pp. 159-161

I.T. Higgins

Smoking and cancer. Communication from Bross pp. 161

I.D. Bross

Additional comments on the critical assessment of the evidence bearing on smoking as the cause of lung cancer. Communication from Sterling pp. 161-164

T.D. Sterling

Evaluation of a 'do it yourself' pregnancy test pp. 166-167

L.D. Baker, L.W. Yert, M.C. Chase and E. Dale

An investigation of socio psychological factors affecting infant immunization pp. 168-170

R.E. Markland and D.E. Durand

Extramedical factors in the decision to hospitalize medical patients pp. 170-172

A.I. Mushlin and F.A. Appel

A preliminary study of circulating vitamins in a Puerto Rican migrant farm population in New Jersey pp. 172-173

M.A. Quinones, A. El Nakah, D.B. Louria, H. Baker and L. Devlin

Failure to detect hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in certified shellfish from New England pp. 174-175

R.S. Koff and L.J.D. Connelly

Serosurvey of dogs for Brucella canis infection in Memphis, Tennessee pp. 175-176

G.S. Lovejoy, H.D. Carver, I.K. Moseley and M. Hicks

The European scene pp. 178-179

W.J. Curran

Letters to the editor: The parable of the wounded man pp. 181

S.J. Marcus

1976, volume 66, articles 1

Change and challenge pp. 15-16

A. Yankauer

A practical approach to quality control of health care services pp. 17

M.A. Morehead

An eclectic approach to quality control in fee for service health care: the New York City Medicaid experience pp. 21-30

S.N. Rosenberg, C. Gunston, L. Berenson and A. Klein

The role of natural radiations in human leukemogenesis pp. 31-37

A.P. Jacobson, P.A. Plato and N.A. Frigerio

The use of nutritional 'positive deviants' to identify approaches for modification of dietary practices pp. 38-42

S.M. Wishik and S. Van Der Vynckt

The epidemiology of drug use among New York State high school students: distribution, trends, and change in rates of use pp. 43-53

D. Kandel, E. Single and R.C. Kessler

Societal change and public health: a rediscovery pp. 54-60

C.A. Miller

The family planning nurse practitioner: concepts and results of training pp. 62-64

M. Manisoff, L.W. Davis, H.A. Kaminetzky and P. Payne

Task delegation to physician extenders. Some comparisons pp. 64-66

J.K. Glenn and J. Goldman

The American Journal of Public Health. Relevance to the nation's public health problems? pp. 67-69

R.N. Podell and K. Keller

Measuring the supply and demand for dentists in a population pp. 70-72

W.G. Henderson

The use of the well baby clinic to promote early intellectual development via parent education pp. 73-74

A.G. Morris

Public perception of ex mental patients pp. 74-76

J. Fracchia, C. Sheppard, D. Canale, E. Cambria, E. Ruest and S. Merlis

A pilot sexuality training workshop for staff at an institution for the mentally retarded pp. 77-78

R.R. Wilson and B.A. Baldwin

Hypertension detection and control in a rural white Kentucky community pp. 79-81

J.M. Kotchen, T.A. Kotchen, R. Humphrey, L. Lambertson, B. Westerfield and D. Wheeler

Canine salmonellosis: a review and report of dog to child transmission of Salmonella enteritidis pp. 82-84

E.V. Morse, M.A. Duncan, D.A. Estep, W.A. Riggs and B.O. Blackburn

The mental hygiene movement: institutional response to individual concern. The early years of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic pp. 85-91

B.A. Dreyer

A bicentennial review pp. 93-94

W.J. Curran

Letters to the editor: On measuring health or illness pp. 95

H.M. Gelfand

Letter: On equal educational opportunities for children pp. 95-96

A. Wallach