Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta committee on health
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Setting Priorities for Health Technologies Assessment
The problem of deciding which health care technologies to evaluate is urgent. With new technologies proliferating alongside steadily increasing health care costs, it is critical to …
Challenges in Adolescent Health Care
Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related to oral health, smoking, …
Assessing the Use of Agent-Based Models for Tobacco Regulation
Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the manufacture, …
Emerging Infections
The emergence of HIV disease and AIDS, the reemergence of tuberculosis, and the increased opportunity for disease spread through international travel demonstrate the critical …
Premium Cigars
The early to mid-1990s saw a large surge in U.S. cigar consumption, including premium cigars. Based on recent import data, premium cigar use may be increasing, though they …
Clearing the Air
Since about 1980, asthma prevalence and asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased substantially, especially among children. Of particular concern is the high …
Child Health in Complex Emergencies
Addressing the health needs of children in complex emergencies is critical to the success of relief efforts and requires coordinated and effective interventions. However, little …
Review of the DoD-GEIS Influenza Programs
The influenza pandemics of 1918, 1957, and 1968 offer a warning to the world about the potential dangers of the influenza virus. In 2006, after a series of cases and clusters of …
Diverting non-urgent emergency room use: can it provide better care and lower costs?
Diverting non-urgent emergency room use: can it provide better care and lower costs?: hearing before the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging of the Committee on Health, …
Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database
Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, the United States continued to build nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War. Thousands of people mined and …
Health and Medicine
The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering within the context of drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and disease prevention. Also addressed are …
Toward a National Health Care Survey
The nation's health care system has changed dramatically and the country is debating further significant changes. Comprehensive information is needed to guide policymakers in …