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OBJECTIVES: This article addresses the potential impact of the revised standards for race and ethnicity on data from the 2000 census and public health data sources, policies, and programs. METHODS: The authors examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and health in selected measures, identify the factors that influence race/ethnicity identification, consider past experience in race/ethnicity reporting, and explore the challenges in understanding and managing the effects of new racial/ethnic categories in various data sets. RESULTS: The multiple-race group seems to compose only a small percentage of the US population and may have little impact on data for single-race groups. Actual effects will vary according to a number of factors, including the size, composition, and geographic distribution of the group. CONCLUSIONS: More research is needed to support a thorough understanding of the reporting of multirace data and the development of techniques for analyzing these data. Given the importance of understanding the relationship between race/ethnicity and health, the ability to produce useful, comparable, and meaningful data is essential.
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Censuses , Data Collection/methods , Data Collection/standards , Ethnicity/classification , Guideline Adherence , Guidelines as Topic , Health Status , Public Health , Racial Groups/classification , Cultural Diversity , Data Collection/trends , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Ethnicity/statistics & numerical data , Health Surveys , Humans , National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. , Population Surveillance/methods , Research , United StatesSubject(s)
Brachial Plexus/physiopathology , Hemangioma/congenital , Nerve Compression Syndromes/congenital , Paralysis/congenital , Skin Neoplasms/congenital , Diagnosis, Differential , Follow-Up Studies , Hemangioma/diagnosis , Hemangioma/physiopathology , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Nerve Compression Syndromes/diagnosis , Nerve Compression Syndromes/physiopathology , Neurologic Examination , Paralysis/diagnosis , Paralysis/physiopathology , Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/physiopathologyABSTRACT
Intensive care patients with central catheters were included in a month-long study to describe the usage of central catheters and determine factors associated with nosocomial infections. Eighty-seven patients had 130 catheters of five different types used for multiple purposes. All study variables were higher for the infected group. Significant differences were found between noninfected and infected groups in regard to number of single-lumen catheters, laboratory blood draws, intermittent infusions, heparin-locked ports, types of infused solutions, dressing changes, and hospitalized days. Total hospitalization days and total number of intermittent infusions were the best predictors of infection (P less than .05).
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Bacteremia/epidemiology , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Bacteremia/nursing , Bacteremia/prevention & control , Catheterization, Central Venous/classification , Cross Infection/nursing , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Humans , Intensive Care Units , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Vervet troops are not closed units and migration - both into and out of the troop - occurs regularly. Available data suggest that it is a male phenomenon related to the accessibility of adult females. The process and its implications are discussed.
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Cercopithecus , Chlorocebus aethiops , Social Behavior , Aggression , Animals , Cercopithecidae , Female , Humans , Locomotion , Male , Seasons , Sex Factors , Sexual Behavior, Animal , Social DominanceABSTRACT
The presence of sebaceous glands within the oral mucosa is not uncommon. Such Fordyce granules are frequently seen on the buccal mucosa and lips, as well as in the retromolar area, gingiva, and palate. Whereas sebaceous elements are rarely encountered on the tongue, three cases of ectopic sebaceous glands have been reported in association with apparently patent thyroglossal ducts. An interesting case of a previously unreported sebaceous choristoma of the thyroglossal duct is described.
