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Stacey J. Soviet medicine seems unsophisticated to physicians treating emigres. AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS 1980; 23:11. [PMID: 10246048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Quinn JF. Labor-force participation patterns of older self-employed workers. SOCIAL SECURITY BULLETIN 1980; 43:17-28. [PMID: 6968457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Self-employed persons work in a less constrained environment than do most wage-and-salary employees. Generally they are not subject to compulsory retirement nor are they affected by institutional rules concerning labor supply. Data from the 1969 and 1971 interviews of the Retirement History Study show that the labor supply and retirement patterns of the self-employed are distinct from those of other workers. The self-employed (espeically "career" self-employed) nearing retirement age are less likely to be out of the labor force, and those who continue in the labor force have a wider variation in the number of hours worked per year. Downward flexibility in hours (the option for gradual retirement) may be an extremely valuable aspect of self-employed status, and one wonders whether other older workers would also choose this pattern if more flexible opportunities were available. Despite these differences, labor-supply decisions of the self-employed are found to be influenced by many of the same factors that affect the rest of the workforce--health, eligibility for social security and pension benefits, the wage rate, and the flow of asset.
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Ness RC. The impact of indigenous healing activity: an empirical study of two fundamentalist churches. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1980; 14B:167-80. [PMID: 7244681 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7987(80)90006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Kroeger A. Housing and health in the process of cultural adaptation: a case study among jungle and highland natives of Ecuador. THE JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 1980; 83:53-69. [PMID: 7381982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A household survey was undertaken among four Indian groups in Ecuador. Family housing conditions were related to dwelling development (from traditional to modern type) in data obtained from 727 family interviews. Measurements of the physical characteristics of the shelter completed the study. It is shown that: 1. The protection against the elements (temperature and humidity) is best in traditional houses and becomes worse with development; 2. The floor area per person is the highest in the traditional and the lowest in the modern houses; 3. Development does not mean improvement of domestic equipment; 4. New construction materials have many disadvantages when compared with traditional ones; 5. The more intensely a person is exposed to cross cultural influence the more likely he is to build a modern house. The findings are used to develop the argument that housing related health education should be adapted to the environment and the culture of the local population.
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Samorodinova LA. [Uterine contractile activity and indices of the state of health of the newborn in the case of a varying location of the placenta]. VOPROSY OKHRANY MATERINSTVA I DETSTVA 1980; 25:46-8. [PMID: 7385685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Urban J, Knotek P. [ Health status as a function of variables of the external and internal environment and their experimental assessment and analysis]. CESKOSLOVENSKE ZDRAVOTNICTVI 1980; 28:154-7. [PMID: 7371110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Sundby P. [ Health status of Norwegian longterm prisoners]. TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 1980; 100:482-3. [PMID: 7385204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Saugstad OD. [ Health status of Norwegian longterm prisoners]. TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 1980; 100:509-14. [PMID: 7385214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Mackay BJ. We are not the doctors, we are the disease: a view of health planning. THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL 1980; 91:184-8. [PMID: 6929990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Aresvik O. [Illness blocks the development in developing countries. Survey made by an agricultural economist]. TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 1980; 100:428-9. [PMID: 7385194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Nord E. [Health and development]. TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 1980; 100:432-4. [PMID: 7385196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Auger F, Bastarache E, Forest F, Bastarache R. [Morphology and the level of health. Analysis of 2 groups of Quebec workers]. L'UNION MEDICALE DU CANADA 1980; 109:377-85, 440. [PMID: 7376291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Martin CD, Taylor P, Van Cleave ML, Plumlee G. Data for health planning. TIMES 1980; 21:34-7. [PMID: 10245766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Sparrow D, Silbert JE, Rowe JW. The influence of age on peripheral lymphocyte count in men: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY 1980; 35:163-6. [PMID: 6967882 DOI: 10.1093/geronj/35.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The peripheral lymphocyte count was determined on 436 carefully screened healthy male participants of the Normative Aging Study on three successive determinations over a ten year period. Cross-sectional analysis revealed no significant differences in absolute lymphocyte count between the age groups 23 to 44, 45 to 54, and 55+ years. Longitudinal analysis also showed no significant change in absolute lymphocyte count over the study period. These results indicate that absolute lymphocyte count in healthy men does not change with age.
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Zinger FK, Iasinskiĭ II. [ Health status of coal miners working in mines with steep strata]. VRACHEBNOE DELO 1980:104-6. [PMID: 7376598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Abstract
Why do some clients use institutional services, while other, with comparable impairment, use community based services? To answer this question, a matching procedure paired clients from the two types of service provision. Sixty-six clients, ages 62 and over, were matched for functional ability as rated on a 6-item ADL scale (Katz, et al., 1970). A discriminant function analysis was performed, with the setting of service provision as the criterion variable. The results indicated that the institutional group was more likely than their community counterparts: (a) to have had previous service contact with other service providers; (b) to have less support available within the community setting from family members or friends; (c) to be more impaired in the areas of mental health and social resources.
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Desai ID, Garcia Tavares ML, Dutra de Oliveira BS, Douglas A, Duarte FA, Dutra de Oliveira JE. Food habits and nutritional status of agricultural migrant workers in Southern Brazil. Am J Clin Nutr 1980; 33:702-14. [PMID: 7355851 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/33.3.702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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A new class of migrant workers, commonly known as "Boia-Frias", is rapidly growing in the periurban slumbs (favelas) of Brazil. In 1978 a collaborative study was undertaken to assess the food habits and nutritional status of 100 migrant worker families of Vila Recreio, a typical Boia-Fria settlement near Ribeirao Preto in the state of Sao Paulo. The findings of this survey revealed that the traditional diet of Boia-Frias is nutritionally inadequate both in quality and quantity. Their rice and bean-based diet lacks sufficient variety because of the infrequent use of fresh fruits and vegetables, which are available locally, and of supplemental amounts of protein-rich foods of animal origin. Empty-calorie foods such as carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages are consumed freely; and starchy foods, traditionally used in the North and Northeast of Brazil, are used commonly as weaning foods. Although dietary practices of pregnant and lactating women are poor, breast-feeding is still practiced by most mothers. The biochemical analysis of blood samples did not indicate major subclinical deficiencies except low hematological values and low plasma vitamin A concentrations in about 25% of the population examined. Plasma cholesterol and plasma vitamin E values were found to be normal. However, anthropometric examinations revealed clear signs of malnutrition and/or undernourishment, which likely impairs their capacity for physical work and adversely affects their overall health.
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Wan TT, Weissert WG, Livieratos BB. Geriatric day care and homemaker services: an experimental study. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY 1980; 35:256-74. [PMID: 7410783 DOI: 10.1093/geronj/35.2.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of geriatric day care and homemaker services on patient outcomes. Patients were randomly assigned to receive the experimental services in three study samples. In comparing outcomes between the experimental and control groups, it was found that there were significant differences in physical functioning and activity level for the day care samples, in physical functioning and contentment level for the homemaker study sample, and in all of these outcome measures for the combined services group. Among users of the experimental services, increased use of the services was associated with improved outcomes of care. Multivariate analysis of data showed that factors other than the use of the experimental services were more effective in explaining variation in outcomes. Significant factors that affected all four outcome measures in both the day care and homemaker study were primary diagnosis, impairment prognosis, and number of inpatient hospital days.
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Bieliauskas LA. Life events, 17-OHCS measures, and psychological defensiveness in relation to aid-seeking. JOURNAL OF HUMAN STRESS 1980; 6:28-36. [PMID: 7373029 DOI: 10.1080/0097840x.1980.9935015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Professional aid-seeking for medical or psychological reasons was measured in 80 firefighters for a retrospective period of six months and a prospective period of eight weeks. The magnitude of life stress events, 24-hour urine 17-OHCS levels, and MMPI K-Scale scores were compared between those subjects who had sought professional aid and those who had not. The measured values did not differ significantly between groups and were, in fact, well within normal limits for all subjects tested. Analysis suggests that implied relationships between stress and illness are questionable in low-stress, low-maladjustment populations. These data lend support to the concept of a threshold effect for influence of life change on subsequent illness manifestation.
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Tolpin HG. The necessity of a cost/benefit approach: economics of health care. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 1980; 76:217-22. [PMID: 6771318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Thacker SB, Music SI, Pollard RA, Berggren G, Boulos C, Nagy T, Brutus M, Pamphile M, Ferdinand RO, Joseph VR. Acute water shortage and health problems in Haiti. Lancet 1980; 1:471-3. [PMID: 6102194 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91009-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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During a severe drought Port-au-Prince, Haiti, lost hydroelectric power for 10 weeks. This led to water shortages in areas of the city dependent on water supplied from electrically driven pumps. In a study of the impact of water restriction on disease, 400 families were randomly selected from two urban areas differentially affected by the water shortage. Disease in children was found to be related to quantity of water used, socioeconomic status, employment of head of household, and family size. The methods used in this study are recommended for the investigation of the relationship between water quantity and health.
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Schmidt W. Effects of alcohol consumption on health. J Public Health Policy 1980; 1:25-40. [PMID: 7276154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Pazynich VM. [Effect of aerosols of rare metals on the functional state of workers under conditions of powder metallurgy]. VRACHEBNOE DELO 1980:102-4. [PMID: 7376597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cornoni-Huntley J, Parker DA, Brady JA. The poverty of health data on the aged in the 1980 census. Ann Intern Med 1980; 92:424-5. [PMID: 7356237 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-92-3-424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Habicht JP. Some characteristics of indicators of nutritional status for use in screening and surveillance. Am J Clin Nutr 1980; 33:531-5. [PMID: 7355836 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/33.3.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Tumbelaka WA, Sudjarwo SR. Prevention of communicable diseases in infants in Indonesia. PAEDIATRICA INDONESIANA 1980; 20:83-90. [PMID: 7402676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Colligan MJ. Methodological and practical issues related to shiftwork research. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE. : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1980; 22:163-5. [PMID: 7053131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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This paper cites inconsistencies in the current literature regarding the health impact of shiftwork and suggests that these disparities may be attributed, in part, to shortcomings in the nature and reporting of cross-sectional field research. Selected methodological (e.g., differential accretion, cross-over) and practical (e.g., definition of independent and dependent variables) problems in the design and communication of shiftwork investigations are discussed and strategies are provided for their solution.
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Wilson ME, WIlliams NB, Baskett PJ, Bennett JA, Skene AM. Assessment of fitness for surgical procedures and the variability of anaesthetists' judgments. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 1980; 280:509-12. [PMID: 7370563 PMCID: PMC1601404 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.280.6213.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ten anaesthetists were asked to make judgments on fitness for elective operation on data derived from 200 patients. The extent of their agreement was measured using a kappa statistic, and clusters of anaesthetists who agreed well with each other were identified. Using an alternative technique, the "true" fitness category of each patient was estimated using a maximum likelihood method which estimated the error involved in making judgments on limited amounts of information. It was possible to compare the performance of each anaesthetist against the consensus and to measure deviation on an "optimism--pessimism" continuum. A simple questionnaire predicted fitness for operation by all 10 anaesthetists in 96% of cases.
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Schmidt F. [World health day 1980. "Smoking or health--your own choice". What can the family physician contribute?]. ZFA. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ALLGEMEINMEDIZIN 1980; 56:271-2. [PMID: 7368802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Fugelli P, Harstad H, Osthus P. [Health services for the rural areas of Northern Norway]. TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 1980; 100:229-31. [PMID: 7376159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Cageorge SM, Ryding WH, Leake JL. Dental health status survey of Manitoba children. JOURNAL (CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION) 1980; 46:108-16. [PMID: 6986192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Stamm JW, Lizaire A, Fedori D, Finnigan P, Taylor G, Willey J. Dental health status of Alberta schoolchildren. JOURNAL (CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION) 1980; 46:98-107. [PMID: 6986197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ignat'eva RK, Maksimova TM. [Status and the dynamics of the basic indices of the health of the pediatric population in the USSR]. PEDIATRIIA 1980:3-6. [PMID: 7360585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Frolova OG, Zangieva TD, Granat NE. [Method of assessing the state of health of newborn infants at discharge from maternity homes]. AKUSHERSTVO I GINEKOLOGIIA 1980:24-6. [PMID: 7369476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Hunt AM, Lewis DW, Banting D, Foster MK. Ontario dental health survey-1978. JOURNAL (CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION) 1980; 46:117-24. [PMID: 6986193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Stamm JW, Dixter CT, Langlais RP. Principal dental health indices for 13-14 year old Quebec children. JOURNAL (CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION) 1980; 46:125-37. [PMID: 6986194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sapozhnikova GM. [Work capacity dynamics of young schoolchildren in the course of the school day]. GIGIENA I SANITARIIA 1980:35-8. [PMID: 7358295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Torbus O, Cwiklik L, Nawrocki W, Zbieszczyk J. [ Health status and somatic and psychomotor development of children born after heterologous artificial insemination]. PEDIATRIA POLSKA 1980; 55:211-5. [PMID: 7375201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Abstract
One hundred psychotic patients referred to a consultation service in a general hospital were compared with 50 psychotic patients without physical illness in a psychiatric unit. Background, mental and cognitive state were evaluated. In addition to providing a list of likely causes of cerebral dysfunction in such a sample, the study revealed an increased incidence of prior depression in those with cerebral dysfunction, and identified a group where psychosocial factors appeared more significant than cerebral dysfunction in determining the psychosis. The various ways in which a psychosis can be associated with a physical condition, and the various forms that it can take even when cerebral dysfunction is present, are discussed.
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Krasnopevtsev VM, Timonov MA, Shevyreva NA, Kagirov VN, Khristenko PP. [Nutritional problems and metabolic indices of copper production workers in the Far North]. GIGIENA I SANITARIIA 1980:22-4. [PMID: 7358289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cobleigh MA, Braun DP, Harris JE. Age-dependent changes in human peripheral blood B cells and T-cell subsets: correlation with mitogen responsiveness. CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY 1980; 15:162-74. [PMID: 6965469 DOI: 10.1016/0090-1229(80)90028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Meenan RF, Gertman PM, Mason JH. Measuring health status in arthritis. The arthritis impact measurement scales. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1980; 23:146-52. [PMID: 7362665 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780230203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 790] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A multidimensional index that measures the health status of individuals with arthritis has been developed. The Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS) are a combination of previously studied and newly created health status scales which assess physical, emotional, and social well-being. The self-administered AIMS questionnaire has been pilot tested in a mixed arthritis population. Results indicate that the instrument is practical and that it generates scalable, reliable, and valid measures of both aggregated and disaggregated health status. The AIMS approach to health status measurement should prove useful for evaluating the outcomes of arthritis treatments and programs.
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Gonnella JS, Herman MW. Continuity of care. JAMA 1980; 243:352-4. [PMID: 7351748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Continuity of care is of value only to the extent that it has an impact on the outcome of care, the prevention or reduction of physical, mental, or social disabilities, the satisfaction of patients, and the costs of care. It is important that research studies include patients with a broad range of social characteristics and that costs as well as health care benefits be measured. An accountability model describing the contributions of physicians, health care institutions, patients, and the local community to health outcomes is recommended. The following three principles are outlined for the evaluation of health care: (1) determine the patient's health status before and after care, (2) use appropriate measures of health outcomes, and (3) consider potential effects of factors extrinsic to medical care.
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Fichtelius KE. [The health of Gothenburgers]. LAKARTIDNINGEN 1980; 77:205-7. [PMID: 7354683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Veatch RM. Voluntary risks to health. The ethical issues. JAMA 1980; 243:50-5. [PMID: 6765977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The discovery that health status is affected by personal life-styles and apparently voluntary health risks poses new problems. It has potential impact on clinical practice, health insurance, and theories of health and disease. Five major problems need attention. First, are these health-risk behaviors really voluntary? Five responses are explored: several other models (the medical, psychological, social structural, and multicausal models) all challenge the assumption of voluntary behavior. Second, are some sufficiently in the public interest that they ought to be subsidized? Third, does justice require that persons bear the costs of truly voluntary health risks? Fourth, what policies should apply to cost-saving, health-risk behavior? Finally, does the voluntary health-risks theme make life too rational and calculating? These issues must be dealt with in future health planning and clinical decision making.
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Anokhin LV, Spitsina TI. [Effect of industrial and occupational factors on morbidity with temporary loss of work capacity]. ZDRAVOOKHRANENIE ROSSIISKOI FEDERATSII 1980:15-18. [PMID: 6445657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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