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Complementary and alternative medicine use and perceptions of control among women diagnosed with breast cancer

Creator:: Henderson, Jessica W.
Abstract:: The number of women living with a breast cancer diagnosis will continue to increase with growing breast cancer incidence rates, greater utilization of early detection, and longer length of survival times. The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is likely to increase as well, making it important to determine...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Alternative Medicine Use and Perceptions of Control among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Abstract

The influence of selected factors on dentists’ delivery of a set of 5A-like intervention strategies for eating disorders in Oregon

Creator:: Elliott, Karen Marlene
Abstract:: Each year an estimated one million young women in the United States develop an eating disorder. Without early recognition of symptoms and early intervention/treatment, these eating disorders can lead to a host of chronic and debilitating illnesses. Tooth erosion is one of the first signs of an eating disorder, providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by the American College of Sports Medicine in which they are working to provide effective

The impact of gender-role identity, gender ideology and drinking motivation on binge drinking and behavioral outcomes

Creator:: Ketcham, Patricia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in students' drinking patterns and the resultant negative consequences based on gender role identity, gender role ideology and self-reported drinking motivations on a college campus. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 735 university students. Gender...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia L. Ketcham for

The impact of risk communication on video display terminal workers and their supervisors

Creator:: Bond, Barbara A. (Barbara Ann), 1947-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1975, and 1991; Rossignol et al., 1987; 3 Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1983; VDT Health Hazard

A cross cultural examination of factors influencing exercise during pregnancy

Creator:: Nevarez, Holly Clements
Abstract:: Overweight and obesity are a growing national concern, particularly among women and selected minority populations (Ayala, Elder, Campbell, Slymen, Roy, Engelberg, et al., 2004; NHANES, 2003). Pregnant women bear a disproportionate risk of becoming overweight or obese (Greene, Smickikias-Wright, Scholl, & Karp, 1988; Gunderson et al., 2000; Rossner, 1999). Although...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appropriate weight, the Institute of Medicine [IOM] has published recommendations for weight gain during

Comparative analysis of factors influencing participation in an employee health promotion program, including characterizations of participants and nonparticipants

Creator:: Teschner, Pamela J. Smith
Abstract:: With rapidly rising health care expenditures, health care cost containment has become a major issue facing this nation. A phenomenal growth in worksite health promotion has occurred with the recognition that these programs have the potential to reduce these costs. However, to be effective as a cost containment strategy, health...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Comparative analysis of factors influencing participation

Social influences on physical activity in minority women

Creator:: Eyler, Amy A.
Abstract:: Background: Decades of research indicate that physical activity is an important behavior for health promotion and disease prevention. Despite dissemination of these research findings, many American adults are sedentary. The rates for sedentary behavior vary by race/ethnicity and gender. Women and adults from minority groups are most likely to be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: communication). Only 18.6% of women (20.4% of men) met the American College of Sports Medicine 28

Nurse practitioners views on menopause : attitudes and prescribing practices

Creator:: Deprey, Teresa Mona
Abstract:: Menopause is a critical life-cycle transition for women, and is associated with osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, leading causes of morbidity and mortality in US women. Efforts to curb symptoms of menopause include HRT and ERT, although conflicting evidence exists linking ERT and HRT with the risk of breast cancer. Physicians...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1995). The next challenge within the medical community occurred in 1975 in The New England Journal of

Factors influencing family use of health care services in Tamil Nadu (India) villages

Creator:: Harding, Anna K. Williamson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were defined for use in this study. Allopathy or allopathic medicine: Scientifically validated form of

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Creator:: Champeau, Donna A.
Abstract:: Issues of right to life, as well as death have surfaced as topics of hot debate. In particular, questions about when and if individuals have the right to end their own lives have emerged and gained considerable attention as health policy issues having the potential to affect all Americans.. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: voices concerns about the perversion of proper aims of medicine; the fear that 4 incompetent

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Complementary and alternative medicine use and perceptions of control among women diagnosed with breast cancer

The influence of selected factors on dentists’ delivery of a set of 5A-like intervention strategies for eating disorders in Oregon

The impact of gender-role identity, gender ideology and drinking motivation on binge drinking and behavioral outcomes

The impact of risk communication on video display terminal workers and their supervisors

A cross cultural examination of factors influencing exercise during pregnancy

Comparative analysis of factors influencing participation in an employee health promotion program, including characterizations of participants and nonparticipants

Social influences on physical activity in minority women

Nurse practitioners views on menopause : attitudes and prescribing practices

Factors influencing family use of health care services in Tamil Nadu (India) villages

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

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