BACKGROUND Chronic medical conditions often occur in combination, as comorbidities,
rather than as isolated conditions. Successful management of chronic conditions depends on …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) of younger
(≤ 50 years) versus older (> 50 years) women on recent completion of treatment of breast …

Objective To develop, in a collaborative project, core measures of sun exposure and sun
protection habits, since the lack of standard outcome measures hampers comparison of …

The last 10 years have seen increasing use of telephone surveys in public health research.
This paper reviews issues of sampling, data quality, questionnaire development, sćheduling …

Background Self-reports of dietary intake in the context of nutrition intervention research can
be biased by the tendency of respondents to answer consistent with expected norms (social …

Background Medical school faculty are less enthusiastic about their academic careers than
ever before. In this study, we measured the prevalence and determinants of intent to leave …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to assess, in a nationally representative
network of pediatricians and family physicians, (1) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination …

Background Few measures exist to measure the overall home environment for its ability to
support physical activity (PA) and healthy eating in overweight children. The purpose of this …

OBJECTIVES. We sought to compare visit rates, emergency care use, and markers of quality
of care between adolescents who use school-based health centers and those who use …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of increased parental vaccine safety
concerns on physicians' vaccine communication attitudes and practices. PURPOSE: To assess …