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Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care: Volume II, An Interdisciplinary Review

Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care

Offering a look at the malpractice crisis , this book talks about the civil justice and insurance systems, medical liability issues, and their combined effect on health care for mothers…

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Preventing Low Birth Weight

Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine

Despite the declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the US continue to be high. This book defines the significance of the problems, presents contemporary data…

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Preventing Low Birth Weight: Summary

Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,National Academy of Sciences

Offering a condensation of the full report Preventing Low Birthweight , this title clearly covers most of the topics discussed in the comprehensive volume. It is useful for program administrators…

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Prenatal Care: Reaching Mothers, Reaching Infants

Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,National Academy of Sciences

Over one-fourth pregnant women in the US do not begin prenatal care in the first 3 months of pregnancy. Studying 30 prenatal care programs and analyzing surveys of mothers who…

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Assessing Medical Technologies

Committee for Evaluating Medical Technologies in Clinical Use,Division of Health Sciences Policy,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Examines how various discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the system’s inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. This book also offers profiles of 20 organizations involved in…

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Tuberculosis in the Workplace

Committee on Regulating Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,National Academy of Sciences

Whilst occupational risk of tuberculosis has been declining in recent years, vigilance is still needed in the work place. This text reviews the effectivness of control measures, and discusses whether…

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Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes

Committee to Review the Evidence Regarding the Link Between Exposure to Agent Orange and Diabetes,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine

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 possible health…

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Vaccines for the 21st Century: A Tool for Decisionmaking

Committee to Study Priorities for Vaccine Development,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Provides an analytic framework and quantitative model for evaluating disease conditions that can be applied by those setting priorities for vaccine development. This book examines: lessons to be learned from…

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Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Children of Vietnam Veterans

Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Third Biennial Update),National Academy of Sciences

This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam, focusing on new…

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Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research

Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public's Health,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Rapid advancements in medical technologies, improvements in pharmaceuticals, and other developments in biomedical research have helped develop cures for many illnesses and improve the lives of those with chronic diseases…

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Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2000

Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Examines the state of the scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam. This book addresses over forty health…

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No Time to Lose: Getting More from HIV Prevention

Committee on HIV Prevention Strategies in the United States,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine

The United States must refocus its efforts to contain the spread of HIV and AIDS in a way that would prevent as many new HIV infections as possible. This work…

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The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory’s Thyroid Function Study: A Radiological Risk and Ethical Analysis

Committee on the Evaluation of 1950s Air Force Human Health Testing in Alaska Using Radioactive Iodine-131,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In 1956 and 1957, the US Air Force’s former Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory conducted a study of the role of the thyroid in human acclimatization to cold. This book evaluates the…

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