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Estimation Of Uninsurance Rate: Comparison Of Four Estimation Methods, Jackie Zhang, Renee Hotchkiss, Thomas Wan Jul 2014

Estimation Of Uninsurance Rate: Comparison Of Four Estimation Methods, Jackie Zhang, Renee Hotchkiss, Thomas Wan

Thomas T.H. Wan

Objective: Although high percentage of the uninsured is an important public policy issue, the discrepancies in both state and national estimates of the numbers of uninsured are reported. This study compares four advanced estimation methods for uninsurance, by using Florida Health Insurance Survey data as an example. Design: The four predictive models include decision tree, neural network, general logistic regression, and two-stage logistic regression. Risk factors to uninsurance are identified. Population: The study sample comes from the Florida Health Insurance Study data collected for the Florida Agency of Health Care Administration in 1999, representing the first large-scale study designed exclusively …


Traditional Medicine And Traditional Music In Madagascar, Nat Quansah Oct 2006

Traditional Medicine And Traditional Music In Madagascar, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.


An Integrated Approach To Educating Working Environmental Health Practitioners, R. Konkel, Joe Beck Jun 2006

An Integrated Approach To Educating Working Environmental Health Practitioners, R. Konkel, Joe Beck

Steve Konkel

No abstract provided.


Fahasalamana Sy Ny Tontolo Iainana (Health & Environment), Nat Quansah May 2006

Fahasalamana Sy Ny Tontolo Iainana (Health & Environment), Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.


“Pour En Savoir Plus A Propos Des Plantes Médicinales.” Quinzaine Scientifique : Exposition Sur La Célébration De L’Année De La Science, Nat Quansah Apr 2006

“Pour En Savoir Plus A Propos Des Plantes Médicinales.” Quinzaine Scientifique : Exposition Sur La Célébration De L’Année De La Science, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.


Les Plantes Médicinales Et L’Homme, Nat Quansah Apr 2006

Les Plantes Médicinales Et L’Homme, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.


Anomalia Anorretal: Relato De Caso Clínico / Anorectal Malformations: A Case Report, Everton Fernando Alves, Jucélia Lins Dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Do Rosário Martins Mar 2006

Anomalia Anorretal: Relato De Caso Clínico / Anorectal Malformations: A Case Report, Everton Fernando Alves, Jucélia Lins Dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Do Rosário Martins

Everton Fernando Alves

A Anomalia Anorretal é uma importante causa de obstrução gastrintestinal, com alta taxa de morbi-mortalidade em recém-natos. Há diversos mecanismos patológicos possíveis para explicar esta malformação e duas explicações clássicas de sua gênese são um defeito de recanalização do tubo intestinalou uma interrupção no suprimento sanguíneo durante a vida intra-uterina, entretanto a causa ainda é desconhecida. Desta forma, o presenteestudo tem por objetivo descrever um caso clínico de uma criança internada em um Hospital do Município de Maringá-PR, portadora de uma anomalia anorretal (Ânus imper-furado). Para este estudo, foram coletados dados do prontuário da criança, exame físico e uma entrevista …


Environmental Health As The Safety Net For Influenza Immunizations--Protecting The Population Or The Individual At Risk: The U.S. Public Health Dilemma, R. Konkel, Joe Beck Dec 2005

Environmental Health As The Safety Net For Influenza Immunizations--Protecting The Population Or The Individual At Risk: The U.S. Public Health Dilemma, R. Konkel, Joe Beck

Steve Konkel

No abstract provided.


A Case Of Health Disparity, Donna Zucker Dec 2005

A Case Of Health Disparity, Donna Zucker

Donna M. Zucker

Although the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in women is only slightly less than in men, women are poorly represented in research trials. As a result, not much is known about them as a subgroup. The specific aims of this article were to report on the problem, study methods, and findings focusing on HCV-positive women's health beliefs, how they identify and understand their health and illness states, and their explanatory models of illness behavior. A pilot study using three focus groups was conducted with women in the community, in recovery, and incarcerated. Two groups emerged: those with and those …


Review Of The Book Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, And Communities Can Do To Control The Fatness Epidemic, Patricia Tucker Dec 2005

Review Of The Book Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, And Communities Can Do To Control The Fatness Epidemic, Patricia Tucker

Trish Tucker

No abstract provided.


Minimizing The Maxim Model? Interpreting The Sexual Body Rhetoric Of Teenage Moms Through Physical Education, Treena Orchard, J. Halas, J. Stark Dec 2005

Minimizing The Maxim Model? Interpreting The Sexual Body Rhetoric Of Teenage Moms Through Physical Education, Treena Orchard, J. Halas, J. Stark

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.


Risk And Protective Factors Predictive Of Adolescent Pregnancy: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study, Patricia East, Siek Khoo, B Reyes Dec 2005

Risk And Protective Factors Predictive Of Adolescent Pregnancy: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study, Patricia East, Siek Khoo, B Reyes

Dr Siek Toon Khoo

No abstract provided.