| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| Effect of providers' procedural volume complexity on in-hospital complications and length of stay for gastric bypass surgery |
2009 |
282 |
Obesity and morbid obesity represent one of the major public health problems in the United States (U.S.) that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population. Gastric bypass (GB) is a complex operation, performed in a high-risk morbidly obe... |
| Correlates of parent-child concordance in sexual attitudes: Does participation in the Parents Matter! Program improve this agreement? |
2009 |
289 |
The sexual health of America’s teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill- prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today’s teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to pr... |
| Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft vs. on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery : what matters---procedure volume or specificity/specialization? |
2012 |
394 |
Context: Existing research has associated higher provider volume with a lower rate of adverse patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). However, the relationship between surgical procedural volume and specialization and clinical out... |
| Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS. |
2010 |
714 |
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) such ... |
| Alcohol use and mental health issues in fifth-year college students |
2012 |
409 |
The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of at-risk 5 th-year students by assessing the relationships between heavy alcohol use and mental health issues, on academic performance in 5th-year students. This secondary analysis study used the N... |