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Medicare managed care : market penetration and the resulting health outcomes

Creator:: Howard, Steven W.
Abstract:: Managed care plans purport to improve the health of their members with chronic diseases. How has the growing adoption of Medicare Advantage (MA), the managed care program for Medicare beneficiaries, affected the progression of chronic disease? The literature is rich with articles focusing on managed care organizations' impacts on quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Howard, Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author expresses sincere appreciation to his mentor and

Jody_Gordon_HHMI_Presentation_2012.pptx

Creator:: Gordon, Jody
Abstract:: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is directly involved in breast cancer (BC) metastasis, as well as the severity of metastatic tumors. Excess PTH, caused by insufficient dietary calcium, may be an important and preventable factor affecting BC metastasis to bone. PTH levels increase with age in most women, largely due to insufficient...
Full Text:: researcher, I want to understand the how and why. As a pre-medical student, cancer and metastasis is a topic

The application of John Rawls' principles of justice to health care distribution in the United States

Creator:: Wetle, Victoria L.
Abstract:: The principles of justice developed by John Rawls and articulated in his work A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, were used as the evaluative tool in assessing health care distribution in the United States. A model for using Rawls' theory was developed emphasizing the role of the 'least advantaged'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: all social goods, income, wealth and power, and because health care is such an institution, the

An Exploration on How Institutional Practices and Support Systems Support or Hinder Community College Basic Skills Students Transitioning to Postsecondary Education: A Case Study

Creator:: Knighton, Christine M.
Abstract:: Many jobs in the United States have shifted to requiring education beyond high school credentials. Many potential workers are enrolled in pre-postsecondary education, or basic skills. A small percentage of students transition from basic skills to postsecondary education. Research identifies key institutional practices and supports have shown to increase transitions,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...................................................... 214 1 Chapter 1: Purpose and Significance Ninety-nine percent of all jobs in the

Climate change in the Northwest : implications for our landscapes, waters, and communities

Creator:: Dalton, Meghan M., Mote, Philip W., Snover, Amy K., and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Abstract:: Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate assessments in Washington in...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Change Reasearch Institute All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Creator:: Mischke, Karen Blomquist
Abstract:: One forty-item questionnaire (Cancer Nursing Outreach Program Evaluation Tool) and one twenty-item questionnaire (Cancer Attitude Survey) were submitted to a randomly selected population of 200 employed associate, diploma and baccalaureate degree nurses distributed among numerous practice settings in the State of Oregon. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (fixed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mischke July 5, 1983 All Rights Reserved ATTITUDES OF NURSES TOWARD CANCER AND THE CANCER PATIENT by

Theory and Practice in Eighteenth-Century British Medicine: "Regimental Practice" by John Buchanan, M.D.

Creator:: Kopperman, Paul E.
Abstract:: In 1746, Dr John Buchanan, a recently retired medical officer in the British Army, produced a manuscript, 'Regimental Practice, or a Short History of Diseases common to His Majesties own Royal Regiment of Horse Guards when abroad (Commonly called the Blews).' Revised almost until the time of Buchanan's death in...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: , sources, and medical observations as they came to his attention. By 1760, if not before, the War of the

Influence of landscape-scale variables on the age and growth of coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii in headwater streams

Creator:: Rehe, William G., Jr.
Abstract:: This thesis provides the first general description of the natural variation in age structure, growth rates, and survival in headwater populations of coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii from western Oregon, and a subsequent synthesis of these life-history characteristics across the range of the subspecies. Age, growth, and survival were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . November 27, 2006 All Rights Reserved Influence of Landscape-Scale Variables on the Age and Growth

Messenger ; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2017)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Abstract:: The Messenger is the magazine of the Libraries and Press of Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , and athletics. But one book could never contain all the noteworthy photos that are in the Valley

The Discourse of Demographic Diversity in U.S. Natural Resources Scholarly Literature: A Multi-Methods Qualitative Study

Creator:: Brown, Jasmine K.
Abstract:: Racial, ethnic and gender diversity have been long term topics of discussion in natural resources. Yet to date, there has not been a comprehensive review of the existing literature within the discourse of demographic diversity. Therefore, I conducted a systematic review of demographic diversity in the disciplines of forestry, fisheries,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Penaluna assisted with the conceptualization of the systematic review, funding acquisition

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Medicare managed care : market penetration and the resulting health outcomes

Jody_Gordon_HHMI_Presentation_2012.pptx

The application of John Rawls' principles of justice to health care distribution in the United States

An Exploration on How Institutional Practices and Support Systems Support or Hinder Community College Basic Skills Students Transitioning to Postsecondary Education: A Case Study

Climate change in the Northwest : implications for our landscapes, waters, and communities

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Theory and Practice in Eighteenth-Century British Medicine: "Regimental Practice" by John Buchanan, M.D.

Influence of landscape-scale variables on the age and growth of coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii in headwater streams

Messenger ; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2017)

The Discourse of Demographic Diversity in U.S. Natural Resources Scholarly Literature: A Multi-Methods Qualitative Study

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