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Trends in Blood Lead Levels and Blood Lead Testing Among US Children Aged 1 to 5 Years, 1988-2004 by Jones, Robert L, Homa, David M, Meyer, Pamela A, Brody, Debra J, Caldwell, Kathleen L, Pirkle, James L, Brown, Mary Jean

“…To evaluate trends in children's blood lead levels and the extent of blood lead testing of children at risk for lead poisoning from national surveys conducted…”
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Varicella Mortality: Trends before Vaccine Licensure in the United States, 1970–1994 by Meyer, Pamela A., Seward, Jane F., Jumaan, Aisha O., Wharton, Melinda

“…We examined varicella deaths in the United States during the 25 years before vaccine licensure and identified 2262 people who died with varicella as the…”
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Screening for Lead Poisoning: A Geospatial Approach to Determine Testing of Children in At-Risk Neighborhoods by Vaidyanathan, Ambarish, MS, Staley, Forrest, MUP, Shire, Jeffrey, MS, Muthukumar, Subrahmanyam, MCRP, Kennedy, Chinaro, DrPH, MPH, Meyer, Pamela A., PhD, Brown, Mary Jean, ScD, RN

“…Objective To develop a spatial strategy to assess neighborhood risk for lead exposure and neighborhood-level blood lead testing of young children living in the…”
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Global approach to reducing lead exposure and poisoning by Meyer, Pamela A., Brown, Mary Jean, Falk, Henry

“…Lead poisoning is an important environmental disease that can have life-long adverse health effects. Most susceptible are children, and most commonly exposed…”
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Characteristics of adults dying with COPD by Meyer, Pamela A, Mannino, David M, Redd, Stephen C, Olson, David R

“…To describe factors associated with COPD deaths in the United States. Cross-sectional survey. A total of 12,803 decedents in the National Mortality Followback…”
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Introduction: CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013 by Meyer, Pamela A, Yoon, Paula W, Kaufmann, Rachel B

“…This supplement is the second CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report (CHDIR). The 2011 CHDIR was the first CDC report to assess disparities across a…”
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Training Public Health Advisors by Meyer, Pamela A., Brusuelas, Kristin M., Baden, Daniel J., Duncan, Heather L.

“…Federal public health advisors provide guidance and assistance to health departments to improve public health program work. The Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Healthier homes for a healthier nation by Meyer, Pamela A

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Reduction of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children in North Carolina and Vermont, 1996-1999 by Dignam, Timothy A., Lojo, Jose, Meyer, Pamela A., Norman, Ed, Sayre, Amy, Flanders, W. Dana

“…Background: Few studies have examined factors related to the time required for children's blood lead levels (BLLs) ≥ 10 μg/dL to decline to < 10 μg/dL…”
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A global approach to childhood lead poisoning prevention by Meyer, Pamela A., McGeehin, Michael A., Falk, Henry

“…Childhood lead poisoning is an important, preventable environmental disease affecting millions of children around the world. The effects of lead are well known…”
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Conclusion and future directions: CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013 by Meyer, Pamela A, Penman-Aguilar, Ana, Campbell, Vincent A, Graffunder, Corinne, O'Connor, Ann E, Yoon, Paula W

“…The reports in this supplement document persistent disparities between some population groups in health outcomes, access to health care, adoption of health…”
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High-Intensity Targeted Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Children in 2 Inner-City Chicago Communities by Dignam, Timothy A, Evens, Anne, Eduardo, Eduard, Ramirez, Shokufeh M, Caldwell, Kathleen L, Kilpatrick, Nikki, Noonan, Gary P, Flanders, W. Dana, Meyer, Pamela A, McGeehin, Michael A

“…We assessed the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (> or = 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood), risk factors, and previous blood lead testing…”
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Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning in children and caregivers in Chuuk State, Micronesia by Brown, Lisa M., Kim, Dennis, Yomai, Anamaria, Meyer, Pamela A., Noonan, Gary P., Huff, Daniel, Flanders, W.D.

“…Lead poisoning is a preventable environmental disease. Children and developing fetuses are especially vulnerable; even low blood lead levels (BLLs) are linked…”
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Identifying Housing That Poisons: A Critical Step in Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning by Reyes, Nimia L., Wong, Lee-Yang, MacRoy, Patrick M., Curtis, Gerald, Meyer, Pamela A., Evens, Anne, Brown, Mary Jean

“…The purpose of our study was to develop a method to identify and prioritize "high-risk" buildings in Chicago that could be targeted for childhood lead…”
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Improving strategies to prevent childhood lead poisoning using local data by Meyer, Pamela A., Staley, Forrest, Staley, Paula, Curtis, Jerry, Blanton, Curtis, Brown, Mary Jean

“…Lead poisoning remains an important, yet entirely preventable, disease among children worldwide. Children's blood lead levels (BLLs) have been declining in the…”
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Binational study of pediatric blood lead levels along the United States/Mexico border by Cowan, Lisa, Esteban, Emilio, McElroy-Hart, Rebecca, Kieszak, Stephanie, Meyer, Pamela A., Rosales, Cecilia, Applegate, Martha, Mada Vélez, Gerardo, Arias-Ortiz, Javier, Rubin, Carol

“…To evaluate lead exposure among children living in border communities, the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the United States (US), and the states of Sonora…”
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Surveillance for Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Children — United States, 1997-2001 by Meyer, Pamela A., Pivetz, Timothy, Dignam, Timothy A., Homa, David M., Schoonover, Jaime, Brody, Debra

“…Problem/Condition: Lead is neurotoxic and particularly harmful to the developing nervous systems of fetuses and young children. Extremely high blood lead…”
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Tracking varicella deaths: Accuracy and completeness of death certificates and hospital discharge records, New York State, 1989-1995 by GALIL, Karin, PLETCHER, Mark J, WALLACE, Barbara J, SEWARD, Jane, MEYER, Pamela A, BAUGHMAN, Andrew L, WHARTON, Melinda

“…Before widespread vaccination, varicella infection resulted in more than 11,000 hospitalizations and 100 deaths annually in the US. A look at the accuracy and…”
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A Federal Agency's Role in Fulfilling the Public Health Core Functions: The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Model by Niskar, Amanda Sue, Buchanan, Sharunda, Meyer, Pamela A.

“…The Institute of Medicine identified 3 core functions of public health: assessment, policy development, and assurance. Federal, state, and local public health…”
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Mumps surveillance: results of improved case investigation and serologic testing of suspected cases, Texas, 1995-1996 by Pelosi, J, Meyer, P A, Schluter, W W

“…Mumps, one of several once common childhood diseases, is targeted for elimination in the United States by 2010. To improve its ability to monitor mumps cases,…”
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