Objective. Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most clinically significant pathogens
with emerging antibiotic resistance. We performed a surveillance study in isolated rural …

Background: A study was begun in 1965 to 1966 to determine whether children exposed to
radioactive iodine from nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site from 1951 through …

Radon is a well-established cause of lung cancer in miners. Residents of homes with high
levels of radon are potentially also at risk. Although most individual studies of indoor radon …

… Stone, Mary Bishop MBA *†‡ ; Botto, Lorenzo D. MD *† ; Feldkamp, Marcia L. PhD *† ; Smith…
This study is dedicated to Mary Bishop Stone, the lead author of the study, who died during …

BACKGROUND The percentage of family physicians delivering babies decreased from 46%
in 1978 to 32% in 1992. Some family practice leaders predicted that, by the turn of the …

Background: In July 1999, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
issued Practice Guideline number 5 on vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) and …

Background: Above-ground and underground nuclear weapon detonation at the Nevada
Test Site (1951–1992) has resulted in radioiodine exposure for nearby populations. Although …

Identifying control subjects for epidemiologic studies continues to increase in difficulty because
of changes in telephone technology such as answering services and machines, caller …

The objective of this survey of primary care physicians in Salt Lake County, Utah, was to
determine how many of these providers were prescribing anorexigenics (antiobesity drugs) and …

… the new Bishop's leadership ability, Bishop Stone had been … committee which nominated
Bishop Stone that the devotion … ), the episcopate of Bishop Stone was remembered warmly:1 …