Southeastern United States - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The contraceptive needs of incarcerated women.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: We assessed the contraceptive needs of women incarcerated in jails in the southeastern United States to determine feasible and effective birth control interventions based on the needs of this population. METHODS: Participants were ... Read more...

The sensitivity of the method used to detect atrial fibrillation in population studies affects group-specific prevalence estimates: ethnic and regional distribution of atrial fibrillation in the REGARDS study.

25 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Among African-Americans, and in southern US states, the rates of stroke are high but the reported prevalences of atrial fibrillation (AF) are low. We hypothesized that the reported ethnic and regional distributions of AF are affected by ... Read more...

Characterization and utilization of microsatellite loci in the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax.

30 May 2009 New World screwworm populations in North and Central America have been the targets of virtually continuous eradication attempts by sterile insect technique (SIT) since the 1950s. Nevertheless, in some areas, such as Jamaica, SIT control programmes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Southeastern United States - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The contraceptive needs of incarcerated women. 30 Jul 2009
• The sensitivity of the method used to detect atrial fibrillation in population studies affects group-specific prevalence estimates: ethnic and regional distribution of atrial fibrillation in the REGARDS study. 25 Jun 2009
• Characterization and utilization of microsatellite loci in the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax. 30 May 2009
• Depressive symptoms and cervical neoplasia in HIV+ low-income minority women with human papillomavirus infection. 6 May 2009
• The distribution of brown recluse spiders in the southeastern quadrant of the United States in relation to loxoscelism diagnoses. 29 Apr 2009
• Patterns of vaginal, oral, and anal sexual intercourse in an urban seventh-grade population. 30 Mar 2009
• Detection and characterization of avian influenza and other avian paramyxoviruses from wild waterfowl in parts of the southeastern United States. 30 Mar 2009
• Psychologic factors and risk of mortality after spinal cord injury. 30 Mar 2009
• Racial differences in paraoxonase-1 (PON1): a factor in the health of southerners? 10 Mar 2009
• Small-area racial disparity in stroke mortality: an application of bayesian spatial hierarchical modeling. 27 Feb 2009
• Intimate partner violence and comorbid mental health conditions among urban male patients. 30 Dec 2008
• Racial differences in HPV knowledge, HPV vaccine acceptability, and related beliefs among rural, southern women. 30 Dec 2008
• Is leprosy spreading among nine-banded armadillos in the southeastern United States? 30 Dec 2008
• Eating disorder symptoms among undergraduate varsity athletes, club athletes, independent exercisers, and nonexercisers. 30 Dec 2008
• Evaluation of economic effects and the health and performance of the general cattle population after exposure to cattle persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus in a starter feedlot. 30 Dec 2008
• Armadillos as a source of leprosy infection in the Southeast. 30 Dec 2008
• The association of psychiatric comorbidity and use of the emergency department among persons with substance use disorders: an observational cohort study. Dec 2008
• Polyvictimization, childhood victimization, and psychological distress in college women. 29 Nov 2008
• African American adolescents and menthol cigarettes: smoking behavior among secondary school students. 29 Nov 2008
• The convergent and divergent validity of the Matson Evaluation of Drug Side-effects (MEDS) and the Dyskinesia Identification System: Condensed User Scale (DISCUS). 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Southeastern United States'

Definition: The geographic area of the southeastern region of the United States in general or when the specific state or states are not included. The states usually included in this region are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Descriptor UI: D015144

Alternative terms: Southeastern United States; Southeast US; Southeast U.S.;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.750;

History Note: 89

Technical Notes: includes Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, La, Miss, N Carolina, S Carolina, W Virginia, Virginia; specify as needed but use SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES when text uses the term; DF: note short X ref CATALOG: use for 4 or more states