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Iron and its relationship to neural tube defects among offspring of Texas border county women
(2000-08)Neural tube defects (NTDs) are major malformations of the developing central nervous system. The most common types are anencephaly and spina bifida. In 1992, a small case-control study in Cameron County, TX by the ...
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Exploring the impact of privacy and trust of information on patient portal adoption using the theory of planned behavior
(2022-05)Patient Portals are widely used in healthcare to guarantee access to health information. However, while the adoption of patient portals by physicians has increased over the past three years, the adoption and use by ...
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Risk factors for unplanned pregnancy at a large, public university
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An evaluation of congenital hypothyroidism in Texas, 1992-1995
(1999-05)Congenital hypothyroidism is a biochemical defect that can have devastating effects on a child if undetected or untreated. The rate of congenital hypothyroidism in Texas has been on the increase since 1991. Rates in ...
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Health outcomes from cataract surgery using phacoemulsification
(1998-12)With the success and popularity of treating cataract disorders, it is important to utilize health outcomes research to determine cataract surgery's effectiveness and benefits. Significant indicators that predict and ...
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Risk for diabetes among Texans
(2003-12)Diabetes is a disease in which a person's body fails to properly use and store glucose. Glucose is retained in the bloodstream, and consequently causes the person's blood glucose or "sugar" to rise too high. There are ...
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Measurement of learner attitudes toward Internet delivered multi media
(2002-12)What do learners think about the use of Internet delivered multi media techniques for instructional purposes? What are learners' attitudes towards learning while using Internet delivered multi media? Few studies have ...
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The epidemiology and clinical aspects of foodborne botulism in Texas, 1992-2001
(2003-05)Foodborne botulism, caused by the organism Clostridium botulinum is a public health emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and response. Outbreaks of botulism occur sporadically, and there may be no cases reported in Texas ... -
Desired Body Weight and Dieting Behavior: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994
(2003-08)Most body image surveys rely on convenience sampling and self-reported height and weight. This cross-sectional data is a subset of the 1988 - 1994 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) public use ...
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Data Mining Methods Applied to Chromosome Aberrations in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Karyotypes
(2005-12)This analysis used three types of karyotype parsing systems, Karyo Reader, Progenetix ISCN2matrix, and CyDAS to convert published squamous cell carcinoma karyotypes from the Mitelman Database of recurrent chromosome ...
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Engineering Healthcare: Six Sigma and Computer Simulation in an Emergency Department
(2004-05)This project used a combination of a computer based simulation tool, specifically the ProModel MedModel healthcare computer simulation tool, and a statistical-based continuous improvement methodology, Six Sigma, to ...
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Periconceptional Exposure to Nitrates in Drinking Water and Risk for Neural Tube Defects
(2002-05)Epidemiologic studies investigating associations between drinking water nitrate levels and neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies have been inconclusive. This case-control study investigated the association between ... -
The Effects of Maternal Tobacco Use on Low Birth Weight in Texas 2001
(2004-08)Low birth weight (LBW) is a major contributor to infant mortality and childhood morbidity and mortality. Maternal smoking is a major cause of low birth weight. This population-based retrospective cohort study examined ... -
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Development of an Electronic Health Record Survey Instrument
(2005-05)The primary objectives of this study were to develop an instrument to measure the employee attitudes toward a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) in a hospital by examining expected efficiency gain, changes in processes, ...
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Periconceptional Exposure to Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water and the Risk of Neural Tube Defects
(2005-05)Trihalomethanes (THMs) are disinfection by-products found in drinking water that result when chlorine reacts with organic matter. An association between THMs and neural tube defects (NTDs) has been suggested in other ... -
Control Phase for a Six Sigma Healthcare Emergency Department Project
(2004-12)This project involved application of Six Sigma tools and methods to improve the emergency department processes by decreasing length of stay and increasing patient satisfaction. The Gallup poll patient satisfaction ...
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Maternal and Paternal Occupations and Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Offspring
(2004-05)Oral clefting is defined as a fissure in the midline of the palate so that the two sides fail to fuse during embryonic development; in some cases, the fissure may extend through both the hard and soft palates into the ...
