Search Results - "Halfon, N"

Links between the rainfall regime in Israel and location and intensity of Cyprus lows by Saaroni, H., Halfon, N., Ziv, B., Alpert, P., Kutiel, H.

“…The interannual variations and the spatial distribution of rainfall in the Mediterranean and semi‐arid regions of Israel are analysed with respect to…”
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Does Air Pollution Really Suppress Precipitation in Israel? by Alpert, P., Halfon, N., Levin, Z.

“…Trends in the orographic rainfall ratioR₀ over Israel are reevaluated. It is shown that the rainfall has not changed significantly over most of the mountainous…”
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Preventing low birth weight: is prenatal care the answer? by Lu, M. C., Tache, V., Alexander, G. R., Kotelchuck, M., Halfon, N.

“…Objectives: To review the evidence of effectiveness of prenatal care for preventing low birth weight (LBW). Methods: We reviewed original research, systematic…”
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Childhood asthma and poverty : differential impacts and utilization of health services by HALFON, N, NEWACHECK, P. W

“…Data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey on Child Health showed that 4.3% of all children younger than 17 years of age had asthma, with poor…”
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Mental health service utilization by children in foster care in California by Halfon, N, Berkowitz, G, Klee, L

“…An examination of Medi-Cal-paid claims was undertaken to assess the utilization of mental health services by children in California's foster care system. Using…”
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Differences Between Child and Parent Reports of Symptoms Among Latino Children With Asthma by Lara, Marielena, Duan, Naihua, Sherbourne, Cathy, Lewis, Mary Ann, Landon, Chris, Halfon, Neal, Brook, Robert H

“…To determine, in a population of predominantly Latino children with asthma 6 to 18 years old, whether parent and child reports of asthma symptoms with exercise…”
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Addressing health inequalities in the US: A life course health development approach by Halfon, Neal

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Nonfinancial barriers to care for children and youth by Halfon, N, Inkelas, M, Wood, D

“…Public health and medical care interventions have produced dramatic changes in the health of children in the United States. Emerging new morbidities such as…”
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Factors related to immunization status among inner-city Latino and African-American preschoolers by WOOD, D, DONALD-SHERBOURNE, C, FREEMAN, H, HALFON, N, TUCKER, M. B, ORTIZ, V, HAMLIN, J. S, DUAN, N, MAZEL, R. M, GRABOWSKY, M, BRUNELL, P

“…To identify factors associated with undervaccination at 3 months and 24 months among low-income, inner-city Latino and African-American preschool children…”
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Children in foster care in California: an examination of Medicaid reimbursed health services utilization by Halfon, N, Berkowitz, G, Klee, L

“…The number of children in foster care in California doubled from 27,534 in 1980 to more than 62,419 in 1988, representing approximately 1% of the child…”
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Life Course Health Development: An Integrated Framework for Developing Health, Policy, and Research by Halfon, Neal, Hochstein, Miles

“…The life course health development (LCHD) framework organizes research from several fields into a conceptual approach explaining how individual and population…”
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Vaccination levels in Los Angeles public health centers: the contribution of missed opportunities to vaccinate and other factors by Wood, D, Pereyra, M, Halfon, N, Hamlin, J, Grabowsky, M

“…We abstracted 752 randomly selected records of 2-year-old children at 5 public health centers in Los Angeles. Only 27% of the children were up-to-date in their…”
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Improving the quality of healthcare for children: implementing the results of the AHSR research agenda conference by Halfon, N, Schuster, M, Valentine, W, McGlynn, E

“…To describe the rationale, development, content, and results of the AHSR-sponsored conference on developing a research agenda focused on improving the quality…”
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Trends in the hospitalization for acute childhood asthma, 1970-84 by Halfon, N, Newacheck, P W

“…Data from the 1970 through 1984 National Hospital Discharge Surveys indicate that the rate of hospitalization for children under 15 years old with asthma has…”
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Utilization of Well-child Care Services for African-American Infants in a Low-income Community: Results of a Randomized, Controlled Case Management/Home Visitation Intervention by Schuster, Mark A, Wood, David L, Duan, Naihua, Mazel, Rebecca M, Sherbourne, Cathy D, Halfon, Neal

“…To evaluate a case management/home visitation intervention to improve access to and utilization of well-child care (WCC) visits. Randomized, controlled trial…”
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Community health monitoring: taking the pulse of America's children by Halfon, N, Newacheck, P W, Hughes, D, Brindis, C

“…To describe the development, content, enablers/barriers, and impact of child health reports in nine communities participating in the Robert Wood Johnson…”
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Children with chronic illness and medicaid managed care by NEWACHECK, P. W, HUGHES, D. C, STODDARD, J. J, HALFON, N

“…Incorporating these suggestions would necessitate a significant commitment of funds and other resources on the part of federal and state governments. This…”
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Medicaid Policy Statement by Nelson, Richard P, Brown, Jeffrey, Curran, John S, Halfon, Neal

“…This policy statement replaces the 1994 Medicaid Policy Statement. The new policy statement incorporates federal legislative changes and policy recommendations…”
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health care needs of children in foster care: a research agenda by Simms, M.D, Halfon, N

“…Health and mental health considerations present many challenges to the child welfare system and play a significant role in the care of children in out-of-home…”
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Parents' discipline of young children: results from the National Survey of Early Childhood Health by Regalado, Michael, Sareen, Harvinder, Inkelas, Moira, Wissow, Lawrence S, Halfon, Neal

“…To examine the use and predictors of different discipline practices by parents of very young children using data from the 2000 National Survey of Early…”
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