R F Anda,M N Waller,K G Wooten et al.
R F Anda et al.
In 1988, 36 states (including the District of Columbia) participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). This report provides state-specific estimates of the prevalence of certain health-risk behaviors and of the deli...
D S May,J J Kelly,J M Mendlein et al.
D S May et al.
Medicare records represent a potential resource for surveillance data on hospitalizations among the elderly. Several features make these data useful for describing hospitalization patterns: a) Medicare covers hospitalization expenses for ap...
Surveillance of Escherichia coli O157 isolation and confirmation, United States, 1988 [0.03%]
美国1988年O157大肠杆菌分离和鉴定监测
S M Ostroff,D P Hopkins,R V Tauxe et al.
S M Ostroff et al.
In 1989, to examine patterns of testing for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in state public health laboratories (SPHLs), CDC conducted a survey to determine the availability and type of Escherichia coli O157:H7 testing in SPHLs during 1988 and the...
Surveillance of postneonatal mortality, United States, 1980-1987 [0.03%]
美国自1980年至1987年的婴儿后期死亡率的监控报告
S Iyasu,M C Lynberg,D Rowley et al.
S Iyasu et al.
In the United States, one-third of all infant deaths (deaths of infants ages 0-364 days) occurs in the postneonatal period (28-364 days). A substantial proportion of these deaths potentially could be prevented. To examine recent trends in p...
L M Koonin,K D Kochanek,J C Smith et al.
L M Koonin et al.
Since 1980, the number of legal abortions reported to CDC has remained fairly stable, varying each year by less than 3%. In 1988, 1,371,285 abortions were reported--a 1.3% increase from 1987. The abortion ratio for 1988 was 352 legally indu...
L M Koonin,H K Atrash,H W Lawson et al.
L M Koonin et al.
To understand further the epidemiology and causes of maternal death, the Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, reviewed all identified maternal deaths in the United States...
Results of testing for intestinal parasites by state diagnostic laboratories, United States, 1987 [0.03%]
1987年美国各州诊断实验室肠道寄生虫检测结果
K K Kappus,D D Juranek,J M Roberts
K K Kappus
We analyzed results of 216,275 stool specimens examined by the state diagnostic laboratories in 1987; parasites were found in 20.1%. Percentages were highest for protozoans: Giardia lamblia (7.2%), Entamoeba coli and Endolimax nana (4.2% ea...
P Z Siegel,R M Brackbill,E L Frazier et al.
P Z Siegel et al.
Since 1984, an increasing number of states (including the District of Columbia) have participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). This report provides state-specific estimates of the prevalence of selected health-...
J B McAuley,M K Michelson,P M Schantz
J B McAuley
Since the Public Health Service began recording statistics on trichinosis in 1947, the number of cases reported by state health departments each year has declined. In the late 1940s, health departments reported an average of 400 cases and 1...
Regional and temporal trends in the surveillance of syphilis, United States, 1986-1990 [0.03%]
美国1986~1990年的梅毒监测的地区性和时间性变化规律
L A Webster,R T Rolfs,A K Nakashima et al.
L A Webster et al.
During the latter half of the 1980s, an epidemic of syphilis occurred throughout the United States. A comparison of regional rates of primary and secondary syphilis in 1990 indicated that the rates were highest in the South, followed by the...