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Preventing Low Birthweight
Despite recent declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the United States continue to be high. Part I of this volume defines the significance of the …
Veterans and Agent Orange
In response to the concerns voiced by Vietnam veterans and their families, Congress called upon the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the scientific evidence on the …
Vaccine Supply and Innovation
The United States is facing a vaccine shortage that may threaten public health. This book examines vaccine research and development, production and supply, and utilization and …
Preventing Low Birthweight
Written for a broad audience, including program administrators, policymakers, teachers, students, and health care professionals and their patients--anyone with an interest in …
Prenatal Care
Prenatal care programs have proven effective in improving birth outcomes and preventing low birthweight. Yet over one-fourth of all pregnant women in the United States do not begin …
Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study
During the 1950s, with the Cold War looming, military planners sought to know more about how to keep fighting forces fit and capable in the harsh Alaskan environment. In 1956 and …
Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care
The second volume of an overall look at the "e;malpractice crisis"e; sheds fresh light on the civil justice and insurance systems, medical liability issues, and their …
Promoting Health
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nations history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, …
No Time to Lose
The United States has spent two productive decades implementing a variety of prevention programs. While these efforts have slowed the rate of infection, challenges remain. The …
Promoting Health
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nations history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, …
Ending Neglect
Tuberculosis emerged as an epidemic in the 1600s, began to decline as sanitation improved in the 19th century, and retreated further when effective therapy was developed in the …
Tuberculosis in the Workplace
Before effective treatments were introduced in the 1950s, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Health care workers were at particular …