Northwestern United States
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Lifetime physical and sexual abuse and the risk for depression symptoms in the first 8 months after birth.

30 Aug 2009 Despite the growing body of evidence on the significance of postpartum depression, little research has explored the contribution of lifetime or current abuse to postpartum depression. One hundred-thirty-nine women were assessed during their third ... Read more...

Regional impacts of oil and gas development on ozone formation in the western United States.

30 Aug 2009 The Intermountain West is currently experiencing increased growth in oil and gas production, which has the potential to affect the visibility and air quality of various Class I areas in the region. The following work presents an analysis of these ... Read more...

Effects of organizational and professional identification on the relationship between administrators' social influence and professional employees' adoption of new work behavior.

30 Aug 2009 Administrative social influence is a principal tool for motivating employee behavior. The authors argue that the compliance of professional employees (e.g., doctors) with administrative social influence will depend on the degree to which these ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Northwestern United States'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Identifying determinants of bird diversity. 29 Sep 2009
• Lifetime physical and sexual abuse and the risk for depression symptoms in the first 8 months after birth. 30 Aug 2009
• Regional impacts of oil and gas development on ozone formation in the western United States. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of organizational and professional identification on the relationship between administrators' social influence and professional employees' adoption of new work behavior. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of a multimodal reminder program on repeat mammogram screening. 30 Jul 2009
• The impact of recession on the health care of rural citizens in the northwest United States. 15 Jul 2009
• Relevant nursing leadership: an evidence-based programmatic response. 8 Jul 2009
• Assessment of gene flow across a hybrid zone in red-tailed chipmunks (Tamias ruficaudus). 13 Jun 2009
• Stand-level gas-exchange responses to seasonal drought in very young versus old Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. 3 Jun 2009
• Development and validation of a risk score for predicting hospitalization in children with influenza virus infection. 30 May 2009
• Predictors of severe trunk postures among short-haul truck drivers during non-driving tasks: an exploratory investigation involving video-assessment and driver behavioural self-monitoring. 30 May 2009
• Methylmercury risk and awareness among American Indian women of childbearing age living on an inland northwest reservation. 25 May 2009
• Population structure of Potebniamyces pyri in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and evidence of outcrossing inferred with sequence-characterized amplified region markers. 29 Apr 2009
• Spatial and temporal variations in cadmium concentrations and burdens in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) sampled from the Pacific north-west. 27 Apr 2009
• Beliefs about eating and eating disorders. 3 Apr 2009
• Entanglements of marine mammals and seabirds in central California and the north-west coast of the United States 2001-2005. 31 Mar 2009
• Molecular evidence that the range of the Vancouver Island outbreak of Cryptococcus gattii infection has expanded into the Pacific Northwest in the United States. 30 Mar 2009
• Preventing employee injury: implementation of a lift team. 30 Mar 2009
• Invasive pathogen threatens bird-pine mutualism: implications for sustaining a high-elevation ecosystem. 30 Mar 2009
• Health care utilization and costs associated with physical and nonphysical-only intimate partner violence. 15 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Northwestern United States'

Definition: The geographic area of the northwestern region of the United States. The states usually included in this region are Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.

Descriptor UI: D015205

Alternative terms: Northwestern United States; Northwest US; Northwest U.S.; Pacific Northwest;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.560;

History Note: 89

Technical Notes: includes Idaho, Mont, Ore, Wash, Wyo; specify as needed but use NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES when text uses the term; do not confuse with PACIFIC STATES: see note there; DF: note short X ref CATALOG: use for 4 or more states