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References for Women's Health



Breast and Cervical Cancer References
Domestic Violence References
Obstetrical Care References
Sexually Transmitted Diseases References


References for Breast and Cervical Cancer

1. Mandelblatt J, Andrews H, Kao R, Wallace R, Kerner J. Impact of access and social context on breast cancer stage at diagnosis. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1995;6(3):342-51.

2. DevCan: Probability of Developing or Dying of Cancer Software, Version 5.1 Statistical Research and Applications Branch, NCI, 2003. http://srab.cancer.gov/devcan  

3. Amonkar MM, Madhavan S. Compliance rates and predictors of cancer screening recommendations among Appalachian women. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2002;13(4):443-60.

4. Jemal A, Thomas A, Murray T, Thun M. Cancer statistics, 2002. CA Cancer J Clin 2002;52(1):23-47.

5. National Cancer Institute. Cancer Health Disparities Fact Sheet.  U.S. National Institutes of Health. Washington D.C. April 2002. http://www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities#top

6. Hardy RE, Ahmed NU, Hargreaves MK, et al. Difficulty in reaching low-income women for screening mammography. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2000;11(1):45-57.


7. Skaer TL, Robison LM, Sclar DA, Harding GH. Cancer-screening determinants among Hispanic women using migrant health clinics. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996;7(4):338-54.


8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanic Women in Border States Less Likely to Receive Screening for Breast and Cervical Cancers. CDC:Atlanta, March 19, 2003.

9. Fontaine KR, Faith MS, Allison DB, Cheskin LJ. Body weight and health care among women in the general population. Arch Fam Med 1998;7(4):381-4.


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References for Domestic Violence

1. Rennison C. Intimate Partner Violence, Special Report 1993–2000. Washington (DC): Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice; 2000. Publication No. NCJ178247.

2. Gazmararian JA, Petersen R, Spitz AM, Goodwin MM, Saltzman LE, Marks JS. Violence and reproductive health; current knowledge and future research directions. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2000;4(2):79–84.

3. Paulozzi LJ, Saltzman LA, Thompson MJ, Holmgreen P. Surveillance for homicide among intimate partners—United States, 1981–1998. CDC Surveillance Summaries 2001;50(SS-3):1–16.

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003. Available on-line at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/ipv.htm

5. Tjaden P, Thoennes N. Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Report for grant 93-IJ-CX-0012, funded by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control. Washington (DC): NIJ; 2000.

6. Felitti V, Anda R, Nordenberg D, Williamson D, Spitz A, Edwards V, et al. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1998;14(4):245–58.

7. Straus MA, Gelles, RJ, editors. Physical Violence in American Families: Risk factors and adaptations to violence in 8,145 families. New Brunswick (NJ): Transaction Books; 1990

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References for Obstetrical Care

1. Maternal Mortality-United States 1982-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.September 04, 1998 / 47(34);705-7. http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/fact/mmabww.htm  


2. Gonzalez-Calvo J, Jackson J, Hansford C, Woodman C. Psychosocial factors and birth outcome: African American women in case management. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1998;9(4):395-419.


3. Taylor DH, Jr., Ricketts TC, 3rd. Increasing obstetrical care access to the rural poor. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1993;4(1):9-20.


4. Sanders-Phillips K, Davis S. Improving prenatal care services for low-income African American women and infants. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1998;9(1):14-29.


5. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2004 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans.  Hyattsville, Maryland: 2004.

6. Bohn DK. Lifetime and current abuse, pregnancy risks, and outcomes among Native American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2002;13(2):184-98.


7. Stringer M. Personal costs associated with high-risk prenatal care attendance. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1998;9(3):222-35.


8. Carcillo JA, Diegel JE, Bartman BA, Guyer FR, Kramer SH. Improved maternal and child health care access in a rural community. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1995;6(1):23-40. 


 

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References for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Tracking the Hidden Epidemics: Trends in STDs in the United States. CDC, 2000.


2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dtsd/MMWRs/Trends_Risk_Behaviors_HS_students.htm


3. Bohn DK. Lifetime and current abuse, pregnancy risks, and outcomes among Native American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2002;13(2):184-98.


4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). CDC Issues Major New Report on STD Epidemics. CDC: 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Press_Releases/STDEpidemics2000.htm


5. Gottlieb S, et al. Seroprevalence and Correlates of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) in Five Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics. CDC, 2000.


6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. Press Release. CDC, December 2000.


7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of STD Prevention. Table: Gonorrhea and Syphilis Rates by City, 1999. CDC, 2000. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Press_Releases/TableCities1999.htm


8. Leonard L, Chatterjee N, Ross M. Preventing syphilis: lessons from a survey of two inner-city communities in Houston, Texas. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1999;10(3):362-75.


9. Shuler PA. Homeless women's wholistic(sic) and family planning needs; An exposition and test of the nurse practitioner practice model. Unpublished observation. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI,1991.


10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States, 2003. CDC, 2003.


 

 

This research was supported by a National Library of Medicine (NLM) Publication Grant #5G08 LM07653-02 in support of the creation of a web site titled Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities, www.factline.org. Saqi S. Maleque, MSPH, Researcher, Principal Investigator: Virginia Brennan, PhD. 

 

 
 
 



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