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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Adulthood
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Positive and negative news coverage from various media sources, April 27-May 8, 2000, concerning the April 28 edition of Morbidity and mortality weekly report, on alcohol policy and sexually transmitted disease rates among youth.
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Page : pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Morbidity and mortality weekly report
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Positive and negative news coverage from various media sources, April 27-May 8, 2000, concerning the April 28 edition of Morbidity and mortality weekly report, on alcohol policy and sexually transmitted disease rates among youth.
Author : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 30,21 MB
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0190628634
THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE -- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018 As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each day, the need for up-to-date, practical information about the health challenges posed by travel has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, the CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel is the definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world. The fully revised and updated 2018 edition codifies the U.S. government's most current health guidelines and information for international travelers, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. The 2018 Yellow Book also addresses the needs of specific types of travelers, with dedicated sections on: · Precautions for pregnant travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and travelers with disabilities · Special considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees · Practical tips for last-minute or resource-limited travelers · Advice for air crews, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and others who provide care and support overseas Authored by a team of the world's most esteemed travel medicine experts, the Yellow Book is an essential resource for travelers -- and the clinicians overseeing their care -- at home and abroad.
Author : World Health Organization. Reproductive Health and Research
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241562846
This document is one of two evidence-based cornerstones of the World Health Organization's (WHO) new initiative to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines for family planning. The first cornerstone, the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (third edition) published in 2004, provides guidance for who can use contraceptive methods safely. This document, the Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use (second edition), provides guidance for how to use contraceptive methods safely and effectively once they are deemed to be medically appropriate. The recommendations contained in this document are the product of a process that culminated in an expert Working Group meeting held at the World Health Organization, Geneva, 13-16 April 2004.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309158524
Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put them at risk of lifelong health problems, injury, or death. The Institute of Medicine held three public workshops between 2008 and 2009 to provide a venue for researchers, health care providers, and community leaders to discuss strategies to improve adolescent health.
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 11,11 MB
Release : 1994-04-22
Category : Diseases
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Page : 22 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nicotine addiction
ISBN :
This booklet for schools, medical personnel, and parents contains highlights from the 2012 Surgeon General's report on tobacco use among youth and teens (ages 12 through 17) and young adults (ages 18 through 25). The report details the causes and the consequences of tobacco use among youth and young adults by focusing on the social, environmental, advertising, and marketing influences that encourage youth and young adults to initiate and sustain tobacco use. This is the first time tobacco data on young adults as a discrete population have been explored in detail. The report also highlights successful strategies to prevent young people from using tobacco.
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 31,27 MB
Release : 1980-05-30
Category : Diseases
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 1942-11
Category : Mortality
ISBN :
Author : C. Glen Mayhall
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 5027 pages
File Size : 20,41 MB
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1451163649
Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is the most comprehensive reference on hospital epidemiology and infection control. Written by over 150 leading experts, this new edition examines every type of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to surveillance, prevention, and control of these infections in patients and in healthcare workers. This new edition features new or significantly increased coverage of emerging infectious diseases, avian influenza, governmental regulation of infection control and payment practices related to hospital-acquired infections, molecular epidemiology, the increasing prevalence of community-acquired MRSA in healthcare facilities, system-wide infection control provisions for healthcare systems, hospital infection control issues following natural disasters, and antimicrobial stewardship in reducing the development of antimicrobial-resistant organisms.
