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PUBLIC HEALTH
, 2007
"... Staff has analyzed potential public health risks associated with construction and ..."
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Staff has analyzed potential public health risks associated with construction and
An ecological perspective on health promotion programs
- Health Education Quarterly
, 1988
"... During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in societal interest in preventing disability and death in the United States by changing individual behaviors linked to the risk of contracting chronic diseases. This renewed interest in health pro-motion and disease prevention has not been ..."
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individual and social environmental factors as targets for health promo-tion interventions. It addresses the importance of interventions directed at changing interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy, factors which support and maintain unhealthy behaviors. The model assumes that appropriate
Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood: Implications for substance abuse prevention
- Psychological Bulletin
, 1992
"... The authors suggest that the most promising route to effective strategies for the prevention of adolescent alcohol and other drug problems is through a risk-focused approach. This approach requires the identification of risk factors for drug abuse, identification of methods by which risk factors hav ..."
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, and make recommendations for research and practice. In spite of general decreases in the prevalence of the nonmed-ical use of most legal and illegal drugs in recent years, the abuse of alcohol and other drugs during adolescence and early adulthood remains a serious public health problem (Adams, Blanken
Public Health
"... Abstract: Epidemiological studies often produce false positive results due to use of statistical approaches that either ignore or distort time. The three time-related issues of focus in this discussion are: (1) cross-sectional vs. cohort studies, (2) statistical significance vs. public health signif ..."
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Abstract: Epidemiological studies often produce false positive results due to use of statistical approaches that either ignore or distort time. The three time-related issues of focus in this discussion are: (1) cross-sectional vs. cohort studies, (2) statistical significance vs. public health
Public Health Public Health
"... Aim To assess changes in the mental and physical health of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19. Methods The study included a four-year follow-up of 844 students from 31 secondary schools located in Košice, Slovakia (response rate 45.6%). The 36-item short form (SF-36) scales were used to asse ..."
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Aim To assess changes in the mental and physical health of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19. Methods The study included a four-year follow-up of 844 students from 31 secondary schools located in Košice, Slovakia (response rate 45.6%). The 36-item short form (SF-36) scales were used
Brain magnetic resonance imaging with contrast dependent on blood oxygenation.
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
, 1990
"... ABSTRACT Paramagnetic deoxyhemoglobin in venous blood is a naturally occurring contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). By accentuating the effects of this agent through the use of gradient-echo techniques in high fields, we demonstrate in vivo images of brain microvasculature with imag ..."
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) were anesthetized with the described anesthetics and ventilated without assistance. Animal care and the administration of anesthetics were in accordance with National Institutes of Health guidelines. For MRI experiments, the animal was placed in a thermally regulated compartment within the magnet
Public Health
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"... Mass gatherings of people challenge public health capacities at host locations and the visitors ’ places of origin. Hajj—the yearly pilgrimage by Muslims to Saudi Arabia—is one of the largest, most culturally and geographically diverse mass gatherings in the world. With the 2009 pandemic infl uenza ..."
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Mass gatherings of people challenge public health capacities at host locations and the visitors ’ places of origin. Hajj—the yearly pilgrimage by Muslims to Saudi Arabia—is one of the largest, most culturally and geographically diverse mass gatherings in the world. With the 2009 pandemic infl uenza
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