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The Impact Of Maternal Race, Birthplace, And Regional Mobility Status On Birth Outcomes, Pattie Jo Carter Tucker Jan 2002

The Impact Of Maternal Race, Birthplace, And Regional Mobility Status On Birth Outcomes, Pattie Jo Carter Tucker

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is variation in birth outcomes to U.S.-born women that moved to or within the U.S. southern region. The 1995, 1996, and 1997 national files of linked birth/infant death certificates were combined to examine the relationship between maternal characteristics and adverse birth outcomes. The data were classified by maternal race (non-Hispanic African American and White American), and maternal mobility status was categorized into three groups: (a) nonmigrants—born in the southern region and delivered in their state of birth, (b) inter-region migrants—born in the southern region and delivered in a southern state …

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Cisplatin-Induced Dna Hypermethylation In A Low-Folate Environment., Martin Andreas Whiteside Jan 2002

Cisplatin-Induced Dna Hypermethylation In A Low-Folate Environment., Martin Andreas Whiteside

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An Evaluation Study On Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers In Accra, Ghana, Esi Komeley Colecraft Jan 2002

An Evaluation Study On Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers In Accra, Ghana, Esi Komeley Colecraft

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The primary goals of nutrition rehabilitation centers (NRCs) are to recuperate malnourished children and improve caretakers' child feeding practices. Children ( N = 116) and caretakers ( N = 108) newly enrolled in four NRCs in Accra, Ghana were recruited and studied longitudinally at four time points: admission, interim, exit and postexit . Data collection included observations of activities at the NRCs, anthropometry, interviews, dietary assessments, and weighing of NRC foods. Caretaker/child pairs attended the NRCs 33% ± 21% of their total stay, and the majority (78%) discontinued participation before being officially discharged. At exit , ≥60% of children had …

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Seasonality Of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Donna Garland Robbins Jan 2002

Seasonality Of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Donna Garland Robbins

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Generalizability of possible seasonality of cardiovascular disease risk factors has not been demonstrated, and, if present, biologic mechanisms remain uncertain. This was addressed by examining cross-sectional seasonal variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors among Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) subjects, and cross-sectional and longitudinal seasonal variation in and interrelationships between lipids and thyroid hormone levels in a Lipid Variation Influence of Stress (LVIS) study subsample. Although crude analyses identified some significant seasonal variation in low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, physical activity, maximum heart rate, caloric intake, triglycerides, body weight and blood pressure overall and/or among race/gender strata …

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Prenatal Exposure To Toxic Substances And The Risk Of Congenital Malformations In Florida, Alan D. Rowan Jan 2002

Prenatal Exposure To Toxic Substances And The Risk Of Congenital Malformations In Florida, Alan D. Rowan

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A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the association between congenital malformations and proximity to hazardous waste sites in Florida. All children whose mother lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation during the years 1996–1998 were in the study. Cases were children with birth defects whose mothers lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation. Controls were children whose mothers also lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation but did not have birth defects. The proximity of residence during gestation was not associated with the development of birth …

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Maternal And Child Health Services Utilization By Hispanics In Alabama, Fausto Guillermo Patino Jan 2002

Maternal And Child Health Services Utilization By Hispanics In Alabama, Fausto Guillermo Patino

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The Hispanic population in Alabama has rapidly increased in recent years, raising public health officials' concern about their health status and use of health care services. This study examined health services' utilization by first-generation Hispanic mothers and children in greater Birmingham. Constructs from the Health Belief Model and the Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization were integrated to form the study's theoretical framework. The cross-sectional study included a questionnaire orally administered to 227 Hispanic mothers recruited via location and snowball sampling; questions focused on mothers and their youngest child between the ages of 6 months and 5 years (an index …

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Reactive Oxygen Species In Sickle Cell Disease., Mutay Aslan Jan 2002

Reactive Oxygen Species In Sickle Cell Disease., Mutay Aslan

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Transcriptional Regulation Of Fatty Acid Metabolism In Mouse Models Of Lipid Disorders., Eric Stephen Goetzman Jan 2002

Transcriptional Regulation Of Fatty Acid Metabolism In Mouse Models Of Lipid Disorders., Eric Stephen Goetzman

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Comparative Studies Of Regeneration And Cloning In The Planktotrophic Larvae Of Echinoderms., Minako Sugiyama Vickery Jan 2002

Comparative Studies Of Regeneration And Cloning In The Planktotrophic Larvae Of Echinoderms., Minako Sugiyama Vickery

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The Micro Consequences Of Macro -Level Social Transition: A Survival Analysis Of Russians Who Died During The 1990s., Xuanping Zhang Jan 2002

The Micro Consequences Of Macro -Level Social Transition: A Survival Analysis Of Russians Who Died During The 1990s., Xuanping Zhang

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Measurement Of Fatigue In Myasthenia Gravis Patients., Waraluk Kittiwatanapaisan Jan 2002

Measurement Of Fatigue In Myasthenia Gravis Patients., Waraluk Kittiwatanapaisan

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Health Promotion Behaviors Of Rural Women With Heart Failure., Carolyn S. Pierce Jan 2002

Health Promotion Behaviors Of Rural Women With Heart Failure., Carolyn S. Pierce

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Predictors Of Spontaneous Lacerations In Primigravidae., Mary Alice Huss Poe Jan 2002

Predictors Of Spontaneous Lacerations In Primigravidae., Mary Alice Huss Poe

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Molecular Mechanisms Of Transport In The Early Secretory Pathway: The Role Of The Tethering Factor P115 And The Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Gbf1., Rafael Garcia-Mata Jan 2002

Molecular Mechanisms Of Transport In The Early Secretory Pathway: The Role Of The Tethering Factor P115 And The Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Gbf1., Rafael Garcia-Mata

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Characterization Of The Serum-Induced Growth Response In Selected Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens., Michael Lee Myers Jan 2002

Characterization Of The Serum-Induced Growth Response In Selected Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens., Michael Lee Myers

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Sexual Behavior Of Adolescents In Two Caribbean States: Cuba And Jamaica., Joana Magdalena Dodson Stallworth Jan 2002

Sexual Behavior Of Adolescents In Two Caribbean States: Cuba And Jamaica., Joana Magdalena Dodson Stallworth

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The Effect Of A Multidimensional Stress Management Intervention On Worker Anxiety, Perceived Occupational Stress, And Coping., Dannylu J. Wilson Jan 2002

The Effect Of A Multidimensional Stress Management Intervention On Worker Anxiety, Perceived Occupational Stress, And Coping., Dannylu J. Wilson

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Utility Of Pender's Model In Describing Health -Promoting Behaviors In Thai Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus., Aurawamon Sriyuktasuth Jan 2002

Utility Of Pender's Model In Describing Health -Promoting Behaviors In Thai Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus., Aurawamon Sriyuktasuth

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Evaluation Of Persistent Organic Pollutant Levels And Effects In Alaskan Natives, Marie Lenore Socha Jan 2002

Evaluation Of Persistent Organic Pollutant Levels And Effects In Alaskan Natives, Marie Lenore Socha

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Alaskan Native women may be at an increased risk of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because they eat a subsistence diet that contains elevated levels of these chemicals. Research suggests that these chemicals may be capable of acting like estrogens, and thus could increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. The objectives of this research were to (1) determine overall body burdens of POPs in Alaskan Natives and compare these to results from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II); (2) determine if geographical location within Alaska correlates with a woman's body burden of POPS; …

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The Influence Of Counseling And Education On Behavior And Pregnancy Outcome In African American Medicaid -Eligible Women, Crystal Bridget Brown Spivey Jan 2002

The Influence Of Counseling And Education On Behavior And Pregnancy Outcome In African American Medicaid -Eligible Women, Crystal Bridget Brown Spivey

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Objectives . The study sought to determine whether report of preventive health counseling and education influenced behavior and pregnancy outcome. Methods . This study involved the use of secondary data conducted prospectively on a group of high-risk, African American, Medicaid-eligible pregnant women served by public clinics in Birmingham, Alabama, between 1994 and 1996. One group of women participated in the Mother and Family Specialty Center program, which offered augmented prenatal care services, and the other group received the usual services offered by the health department clinics. The data were taken from interviews conducted with the women and from the women's …

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Characteristics And Birth Outcomes: Women Receiving No Prenatal Care In The United States, 1995–1997, Cathy R. Taylor Jan 2002

Characteristics And Birth Outcomes: Women Receiving No Prenatal Care In The United States, 1995–1997, Cathy R. Taylor

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Although prenatal care is an established mechanism for identifying and managing risk factors impacting pregnancy outcomes, about 70,000 women in the United States receive no prenatal care annually. It was hypothesized that women who receive no care comprise clusters (subgroups) with distinctive sociodemographic characteristics and that differences in birth outcomes exist among the clusters. A population-based, non-experimental, retrospective design, and secondary data were used to identify White, Black, and Hispanic ( n = 126,220) women delivering a live, singleton infant and reporting no prenatal care between 1995 and 1997. Cluster analysis was used to cluster (group) no care women with …

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Heterogeneity Of Cytokine Mrna Expression In Activated T Cells., Laurel J. Karr Jan 2002

Heterogeneity Of Cytokine Mrna Expression In Activated T Cells., Laurel J. Karr

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Investigation Of Lipid-Related Components In Sub-Retinal Pigment Epithelial Deposits Of Normal And Age-Related Maculopathy Eyes., Goldis Malek Jan 2002

Investigation Of Lipid-Related Components In Sub-Retinal Pigment Epithelial Deposits Of Normal And Age-Related Maculopathy Eyes., Goldis Malek

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Improving Chronic Disease Health Status And Utilization., Lloyd Adam Taylor Jan 2002

Improving Chronic Disease Health Status And Utilization., Lloyd Adam Taylor

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Biomechanics Of Periodontal Ligament Specific To Clinical Orthodontics., Stephanie Rose Toms Jan 2002

Biomechanics Of Periodontal Ligament Specific To Clinical Orthodontics., Stephanie Rose Toms

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Relationship Between Compliance With Behavioral Changes And Quality Of Life In Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients., Mo-Kyung Sin Jan 2001

Relationship Between Compliance With Behavioral Changes And Quality Of Life In Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients., Mo-Kyung Sin

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Risk Factors Associated With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection In A Cohort Of Newborns From Birth To 24 Months Of Age In A Rural Community Of Bangladesh, Khundkar Zahid Hasan Jan 2001

Risk Factors Associated With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection In A Cohort Of Newborns From Birth To 24 Months Of Age In A Rural Community Of Bangladesh, Khundkar Zahid Hasan

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Little is known about incidence, risk factors, and etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) and pneumonia among the very young children from the rural communities of the developing countries. This study examined incidence and risk factors for ALRI and etiology and risk factors for pneumonia in a group of infants in Bangladesh. A cohort of 252 newborns was prospectively followed from birth to 24 months of age. Data on respiratory symptoms and feeding habits were collected routinely by household visit. Socioeconomic information was collected during census and during enrollment of the children. Laboratory tests for bacterial and viral …

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Temporal Variations In United States Infant Death From Perinatal Related Causes, By Race, Birth Weight And Time Period Of Birth, Amanda Jane Liddle Jan 2001

Temporal Variations In United States Infant Death From Perinatal Related Causes, By Race, Birth Weight And Time Period Of Birth, Amanda Jane Liddle

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Objectives . This population-based study was conducted to examine the effects of various technologies, that evolved in the late 1980s and early 1990s to improve infant survival, on time to death. The study examined the temporal variations in time to infant death from perinatal related causes, at varying birth weights and for two races, between 1985 and 1995, and considered the implications of the findings for future perinatal policy and interventions. Methods . Non-experimental, retrospective, population based design, utilizing US national and state secondary vital records data linking births with infant deaths from 1985 to 1995. The outcome variable was …

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Growth Hormone Receptor Dimerization And Mechansisms Of Receptor Proteolysis And Growth Hormone Binding Protein Generation., Yue Zhang Jan 2001

Growth Hormone Receptor Dimerization And Mechansisms Of Receptor Proteolysis And Growth Hormone Binding Protein Generation., Yue Zhang

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Yrbss) Trends In Alabama: Implications For Educational Leadership., Feng Sun Jan 2001

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Yrbss) Trends In Alabama: Implications For Educational Leadership., Feng Sun

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