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January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
This study investigated the association between average income or deprivation and infant mortality rate across neighborhoods of 4 world cities. Using a maximum likelihood negative binomial regression model that controls for births, we analyzed data ...
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Nursing home facilities that employ nursing practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) make a significant investment in quality of care for their residents. In 2001, there were approximately 65,000 NPs in the United States but only 10 percen ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examined racial differences in cardiac catheterization rates and reviewed whether patients' beliefs or other variables were associated with observed disparities. The authors performed a prospective observational cohort study of 1,045 whit ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examined whether racial differences exist in cholesterol monitoring, use of lipid-lowering agents and achievement of guideline-recommended low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. The author ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The authors performed a historical review of cardiovascular risk profiles of Irish immigrants to the United States between 1850–1970, in regard to lifestyle, socioeconomic circumstances and social capital. They analyzed U.S. Census data from 1850–19 ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors recommend steps to harness the benefits of informal systems of prenatal care in Latino communities to meet the increasing needs of pregnant Latina women in the United States.
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This article reviewed the history of nursing and baccalaureate education in the United States. The analysis paid particular attention to gender, race and class considerations in exploring how nurses have been educated in America throughout the 20th century.
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
This project supported a series of four invitational meetings designed to bring evidence-based management research findings to nursing executives, with the intent of changing nursing practice by improving decision making in leading health care institutions.
November 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The current study investigated the role of racial concordance between patients and medical providers on the timing of receipt of protease inhibitor therapy. Data was obtained from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS), a nationally rep ...
November 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The present study examined what factors were related to antiretroviral adherence for men and women who were HIV-seropositive. It was part of the HIV Epidemiologic Research on Outcomes (HERO) study that involved individuals in a methadone maintenance ...