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Étude Exploratoire De L'Exposition Aux Vibrations Globales Du Corps Dans Un Véhicule Ambulancier De Modèle Gmc Top Kick, Paul-Émile Boileau, Subhash Rakheja

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La Sécurité Dans L'Utilisation De Machines Dangereuses : Les Presses Plieuses Dans Le Secteur De La Fabrication D'Équipement De Transport Et De Machines, Anh Dung Ngô, Yves Beauchamp, Phieu Le-Huy

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Évaluation Des Déterminants De L'Efficacité D'Une Formation En Matière De Sécurité Du Travail Dans Le Secteur Minier, Michel Vézina, Michel Lavoie, Richard Gagnon, Renée Levaque Charron, Pierre Joubert, Jean-Pierre Brun, Renée Bourbonnais

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Étude Des Processus Accidentels Dans L'Industrie De La Construction : Le Rôle De La Qualification Professionnelle Chez Les Charpentiers-Menuisiers Et Les Électriciens, Michel Vézina, Richard Gagnon, Serge André Girard, Jean-Pierre Brun, Michel Lavoie, Pierre Joubert, Renée Bourbonnais

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Évaluation Des Déterminants De L'Efficacité D'Une Formation En Matière De Sécurité Du Travail Dans Le Secteur Minier : Résumé, Michel Vézina, Michel Lavoie, Richard Gagnon, Renée Levaque Charron, Pierre Joubert, Jean-Pierre Brun, Renée Bourbonnais

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Étude Des Processus Accidentels Dans L'Industrie De La Construction : Le Rôle De La Qualification Professionnelle Chez Les Charpentiers-Menuisiers Et Les Électriciens : Résumé, Michel Vézina, Richard Gagnon, Serge André Girard, Jean-Pierre Brun, Michel Lavoie, Pierre Joubert, Renée Bourbonnais

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Assessing The Accuracy Of A New Diagnostic Test When A Gold Standard Does Not Exist, Todd A. Alonzo, Margaret S. Pepe

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Often the accuracy of a new diagnostic test must be assessed when a perfect gold standard does not exist. Use of an imperfect test biases the accuracy estimates of the new test. This paper reviews existing approaches to this problem including discrepant resolution and latent class analysis. Deficiencies with these approaches are identified. A new approach is proposed that combines the results of several imperfect reference tests to define a better reference standard. We call this the composite reference standard (CRS). Using the CRS, accuracy can be assessed using multistage sampling designs. Maximum likelihood estimates of accuracy and expressions for …

Health And Wellness Among Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Ann Szalda-Petree Ph.D., Meg A. Traci Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute

Health and Wellness

In 1988, the National Council on Disability published Toward Independence, which identified the prevention of secondary conditions and health promotion for people with disabilities as a major national goal. During the last ten years this goal has grown in importance, with U.S. service corporations and agencies, researchers, policy makers, and even private industry acknowledging its wisdow. An entire section of Healthy People 2010, the nation’s blueprint for promoting the health of the entire population, addresses disability and health. Previous editions in the series contained no explicit sections on disability. Now, disability has its own section, with 12 specific objectives and …

The State Children's Health Insurance Program: How Much Latitude Do The States Really Have?, Richard Hegner

National Health Policy Forum

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — a major program to cover low-income, uninsured children — was passed as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Its passage was part of a trend of a shifting balance of power between the federal and state governments, particularly in the policy areas of health and social welfare. This issue brief explores the degree of freedom afforded the states by CHIP, the factors guiding state decision making and planning, and the factors influencing the states' various decisions about CHIP. It also discusses state options in four basic areas: participation or nonparticipation …

Stachybotrys: Is Nevada At Risk?, Terrylynn C. Foley

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Stachybotrys chartarum (atra) is a toxigenic fungus that is known to adversely impact the health of animals. Until recently, there have only been a few documented clinical reports linking Stachybotrys chartarum to human health effects. Scientists are increasingly convinced that Stachybotrys and its metabolites are responsible for several adverse health effects experienced by people all over the world, although conclusive proof has yet to be established. All the physical requirements needed for indoor Stachybotrys sporulation and growth is provided through water leaks (plumbing, roof or ceiling), flood events, nutrient sources (cellulose and nitrogen), pH, and temperature(23° - 28°C). Stachybotrys has …

Analyse Des Performances Acoustiques Et Vibratoires Du Fleuret À Foreuse Twistex, Noureddine Atalla, Rémy Oddo, Christian Langlois

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Étude Des Systèmes De Bâchage Pour Le Transport De Copeaux De Bois, André Lan, Renaud Daigle, Langis Lafrance

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Santé, Sécurité Et Organisation Du Travail Dans Les Emplois De Soins À Domicile : Résumé, Esther Cloutier, Hélène David, Johane Prévost, Catherine Teiger

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Émissions Du Traitement Secondaire Des Effluents Des Papetières, Nicole Goyer, Jacques Lavoie

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Problèmes Musculosquelettiques Et Organisation Modulaire Du Travail Dans Une Usine De Fabrication De Bottes : Phase 1 : Résumé, Nicole Vézina, Susan Stock, Yves Saint-Laurent, Micheline Boucher, Jacques Lemaire, Conrad Trudel, Salah Zaabat

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Perceived Health Competency And Health Value, Acculturation And Obesity In A Mexican American Population, Roberto Eliud Maldonado

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Mexican Americans have a higher incidence of obesity than non-Hispanic whites, yet this population seems to be less concerned with maintaining an ideal body weight than non-Hispanic whites. This puts the Mexican Americans population at higher risk for illnesses associated with increased body fat and obesity. One important factor found to influence health maintenance behavior is perceived self-efficacy, or the degree to which the individual feels capable of effectively managing his or her behavioral outcome. This study examines the moderating effect of health competency and health value on body weight in individuals undergoing acculturation.

Although no significant correlations were found …

Mother-To-Child Transmission Of Aids: A Problem Of International Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes international psychological phenomena that may be implicated in the identification, prevention, and management of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS.

Communicating To Beneficiaries About Medicare+Choice: Opportunities And Pitfalls, Nora Super

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief explores the opportunities and potential pitfalls in communicating to beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice. This issue brief also looks at the difficulties inherent in communicating complex information to a diverse group of older individuals as well as at communications and programmatic challenges related to information overload, marketing concerns, lack of uniform standards, lack of infrastructure, and the vulnerability of various subpopulations.

Étude Sur L'Impact Du Mode De Gestion Des Changements Technologiques Et Organisationnels Sur La Santé Et La Sécurité Du Travail Dans La Fabrication De Produits En Métal Et De Produits Électriques Et Électroniques : Résumé, Camille Legendre, Denis Harrison

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Stabilité Des Camions Et Remorques À Bennes Basculantes, Paul-A. Bourassa, Mustapha Khan

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L'Incidence De Lombalgies Dans Deux Cohortes : Les Auxiliaires Familiales Et Les Préposées Aux Bénéficiaires Et L'Évaluation Des Conditions De Travail, Dina Hamd, Gilles Thériault

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Étude Sur L'Impact Du Mode De Gestion Des Changements Technologiques Et Organisationnels Sur La Santé Et La Sécurité Du Travail Dans La Fabrication De Produits En Métal Et De Produits Électriques Et Électroniques, Camille Legendre, Denis Harrison

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L'Utilisation De La Mesure De L'O-Crésol Urinaire Comme Indicateur De L'Exposition Professionnelle Au Toluène : Développement Et Validation D'Un Nouvel Outil, Ginette Truchon, Robert Tradif, Jules Brodeur

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Measurement Of Hospital Performance: Environmental And Organizational Factors Associated With Cost, Debra Kay Dierksmeier Anderson

Health Services Research Dissertations

As U.S. health care expenditures top the $1 trillion mark, there is increased interest in measuring the performance of health care providers. For bottom line oriented payors such as government and business, the focus is on measuring cost. As hospitals account for over one-third of health care expenses, hospital cost per admission is a common measure of performance.

Many environmental and organizational factors come into play in determining hospital cost per admission. This research examines several of these factors, using Raymond Zammuto's model of organizational effectiveness assessment. Using Zammuto's framework, this research looks at the relationship of social, physical, and …

Erisa Health Plan Denials: Exploring Models For External Review, Karl Polzer

National Health Policy Forum

This paper outlines the current process under the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA) by which plan participants can appeal a claim denial as well as changes to the claims procedure requirements being considered by the Department of Labor. It describes state legislative activity in this area and summarizes research describing practices currently in place among managed health care organization. The paper also describes two existing models for external review of managed care plan decisions, one used by the Medicare program and another by the state of Florida.

Review Of: Allan Mazur, A Hazardous Inquiry: The Rashomon Effect At Love Canal, Thomas G. Field Jr.

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: Allan Mazur, A Hazardous Inquiry: The Rashomon Effect at Love Canal (Harvard University Press 1998). Abbreviations,, appendices: Chron- ology and The Basics of Toxicology, bibliography, chronology, figures, index, photos, references. LC 97-44639; ISBN 0-674-74833-6 [255+xiv pp. $26.00 Cloth, 79 Garden Street; Cambridge MA 02138.]

Évaluation De L'Efficacité Des Moyens De Prévention Lors De L'Utilisation De Jet D'Abrasif, Chantal Dion, Nicole Goyer, Guy Perrault

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Les Émissions De Moteurs Diesels : Revue Sommaire De Leur Composition Et Des Risques De Développement De Cancer Pulmonaire, Claude Ostiguy, Jacques Lesage

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Commencement Program 1998, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

2 | 1998 Events of Commencement

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Speakers

8 | The University Honorees

16 | The School Honorees

26 | The Zapara Award

The Programs

• School of Medicine, 28
• School of Dentistry, 35
• Graduate School, 43
• School of Nursing, 52
• School of Allied Health Professions, 57
• School of Allied Health Professions (Physical Therapy), 65
• School of Public Health, 71

The Relationship Between Tamoxifen And Depressive Symptoms In Women With Breast Cancer, Terry Marie Lynn

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine whether women with breast cancer and the presence of the drug tamoxifen, are more severely depressed than women with breast cancer and the absence of tamoxifen. Average Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores did not differ between the two sub-groups; however, two significant group differences were found. First, 10 women in the tamoxifen group had scores of zero (versus 4 in the absence of prescribed tamoxifen group). Research has shown that scores of zero do not always reflect an absence of depression. Second, the most severely depressed women (BDI scores in the 25 …