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Creator:: Gibbon, Rebecca A.
Abstract:: Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fourth most common cancer overall, causing an estimated 307,000 deaths in 2012. Prostate cancer is distinct from other cancers in that there are numerous treatment options, yet very few guarantees in relation to outcome. The most common treatments...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Crook and 63.1 percent in Jefferson.4 According to the United States Census Bureau, 90.8 percent of

Creator:: Hultberg, Kate
Abstract:: This thesis explores interrelationships between the geographical impact of recent hurricanes, rates of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in impacted communities, and effects of hurricanes on local water infrastructure systems. I obtained quantitative data on geographical hurricane attributes, demographic characteristics of populations struck by hurricanes, and confirmed cases of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and Tables Figures Figure Page 1. Percentage of FEMA-identified United States counties hit by

Creator:: Diestelkamp, Timothy Ross
Abstract:: Due to inefficiencies and unsustainable growth in health expenditures, a new approach needed to be taken in the realm of healthcare. There was a need to increase efficiency and value in order to achieve health outcomes. Hence, arose the concept of the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO). CCOs are seen as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Census Bureau, Oregon’s total state population was estimated to be 3,899,353 people (United States

Creator:: Rollins, Alyssa
Abstract:: Objective: This study used the Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) to explore the relationship between preconception dietary restriction and subsequent birth outcomes in an attempt to quantify their association. Methods: The survey question of interest focused on changing diet to lose weight during preconception. Descriptive statistics were calculated...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: women in the United States (Office on Women’s Health, 2014). Despite this healthier modern female

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