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Monday, November 23, 2009

Impact of individual values on adherence to emergency contraception practice guidelines among pediatric residents: implications for training.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of individual, system, and interpersonal factors on emergency contraception practices. We hypothesized that abortion attitudes and attitudes toward teen sex would be significant individual factors influencing ... Read more...

Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women's knowledge, affect, cultural attitudes, health habits, and participation in breast cancer screening.

30 Aug 2009 Our purpose in this report is to describe relationships among knowledge, affect, attitudes, including cultural beliefs, about breast cancer screening (BCS), and health habits to BCS participation in a convenience sample of 130 immigrant women with ... Read more...

Nutrients, oxygen dynamics, stable isotopes and fatty acid concentrations of a freshwater tidal system, Washington, D.C.

Jul 2009 The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., USA is an urban waterway contaminated with PAHs, PCBs, metals and sewage. Although several studies have examined the heavy metal geochemistry within the river, no studies have examined basic biogeochemical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'District of Columbia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Impact of individual values on adherence to emergency contraception practice guidelines among pediatric residents: implications for training. 29 Sep 2009
• Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women's knowledge, affect, cultural attitudes, health habits, and participation in breast cancer screening. 30 Aug 2009
• District of Columbia v. Heller: implications for public health policy and practice. 30 Aug 2009
• The picnic. 30 Jul 2009
• Nutrients, oxygen dynamics, stable isotopes and fatty acid concentrations of a freshwater tidal system, Washington, D.C. Jul 2009
• Evaluation of the immediate impact of the Washington, D.C., smoke-free indoor air policy on bar employee environmental tobacco smoke exposure. 29 Jun 2009
• Tipping the balance: use of advergames to promote consumption of nutritious foods and beverages by low-income African American children. 29 Jun 2009
• Differences between food group reports of low-energy reporters and non-low-energy reporters on a food frequency questionnaire. 29 Jun 2009
• A 50-year review of colorectal cancer in African Americans: implications for prevention and treatment. 23 Jun 2009
• An AIDS epidemic in the capital. 30 May 2009
• No association between gastric fundic gland polyps and gastrointestinal neoplasia in a study of over 100,000 patients. 20 May 2009
• Laypersons' responses to the communication of uncertainty regarding cancer risk estimates. 19 May 2009
• Mixed method approaches to understanding cancer-related dietary risk reduction among public housing residents. 13 May 2009
• Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men screened for prostate cancer. 7 May 2009
• Shannon Hader. Interview by Nellie Bristol. 30 Apr 2009
• President's message. It's a new day for health reform in Washington-and you should be involved. 29 Apr 2009
• Lead in D.C. water. 29 Apr 2009
• Beyond medical insurance: delayed or forgone care among children in Chinese immigrant families. 29 Apr 2009
• Time perspective and socioeconomic status: a link to socioeconomic disparities in health? 22 Apr 2009
• Association of cotinine levels and preeclampsia among African-American women. 22 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'District of Columbia'

Definition: A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.

Descriptor UI: D004219

Alternative terms: District of Columbia; Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.500.210; Z01.433.429;

Technical Notes: = the Federal district; city is Washington, D.C.