Florida - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To measure annual population-based volume of emergency department (ED) eye care and concurrent ophthalmology on-call coverage. METHODS: Analysis and correlation of the 2006 Florida Agency of Health Care Administration ED and inpatient ... Read more...

Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes.

21 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Patient outcomes have been used to assess the performance of hospitals and physicians; in contrast, residency programs have been compared based on nonclinical measures. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether obstetrics and gynecology residency ... Read more...

Water pipe tobacco smoking among middle and high school students.

15 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We examined prevalence rates of water pipe tobacco smoking among young people as a first step in assessing the health implications of this form of tobacco use. METHODS: We examined water pipe use with data from the 2007 Florida Youth ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Florida - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida. 30 Oct 2009
• Not one more child drowns. 29 Sep 2009
• Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes. 21 Sep 2009
• Water pipe tobacco smoking among middle and high school students. 15 Sep 2009
• Neighborhood safety, socioeconomic status, and physical activity in older adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Physical disability and suicidal ideation: a community-based study of risk/protective factors for suicidal thoughts. 30 Jul 2009
• Cancer incidence in first generation U.S. Hispanics: Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and new Latinos. 30 Jul 2009
• Race and the likelihood of localized prostate cancer at diagnosis among men in 4 southeastern states. 30 Jul 2009
• Changing practice locations for upper urinary tract stone disease. 16 Jul 2009
• Lacaziosis in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of antibodies to West Nile virus and other arboviruses among Crested Caracaras (Caracara cheriway) in Florida. 29 Jun 2009
• Two years of appropriateness criteria for echocardiography: what have we learned and what else do we need to do? 29 Jun 2009
• Fall-related pediatric brain injuries: the role of race, age, and sex. 29 Jun 2009
• Geographical distribution of surgical capabilities and disparities in the use of high-volume providers: the case of coronary artery bypass graft. 29 Jun 2009
• Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, Northeast Florida. 29 Jun 2009
• Factors associated with early-stage diagnosis of oral and pharyngeal cancer. 7 Jun 2009
• Adherence to appropriateness criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: comparisons between a regional department of Veterans Affairs health care system and academic practice and between physicians and mid-level providers. 5 Jun 2009
• High-dose gadodiamide for catheter angiography and CT in patients with varying degrees of renal insufficiency: Prevalence of subsequent nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and decline in renal function. 30 May 2009
• Patnè en Aksyon: addressing cancer disparities in Little Haiti through research and social action. 12 May 2009
• Assessment of body mass index screening of elementary school children - Florida, 2007-2008. 6 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Florida'

Descriptor UI: D005431

Alternative terms: Florida;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.750.350;