BACKGROUND: Across the United States, there is a rising incidence of melanoma in the adolescent and young adult population. Collegiate athletes are at an increased risk of skin cancer due to prolonged, frequent exposure to ultra-violet radiation.O...
Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
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Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...
Transfer to utility (TTU) or mapping methodology allows researchers to estimate a health utility from a disease-specific measure and calculate quality adjusted life years for economic evaluations. The purpose of this study was to develop regressio...
Context: Existing research has associated higher provider volume with a lower rate of adverse patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). However, the relationship between surgical procedural volume and specialization and clinical ...
Nursing, Public health, Health services administration
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Objective: The purpose of the study is to elucidate the relationships and inter-relatedness of specific structure, process, and outcome elements contributing to harmful medication errors for the vulnerable people who reside in nursing homes by exp...
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between amount of physical activity and body mass index (BMI) percentile among middle and high school aged children. Background: The epidemic of physical inactivity among youth has s...
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the changes of health behaviors in college students as they transition through their freshman year. Methods: At a southern public university, the author surveyed 167 freshmen, ages 18 to 25, to examin...
