Epidemiology and Biostatistics Publications
Research in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Publications examines age, environment, chronic disease, social health determinants, maternal and child health, and mental health all in an effort to understand and improve the health of populations as a whole. These publications contain risk assessment and examinations of various health determinants to understand the health and circumstances of certain populations.
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Submissions from 1998
Canadian-French, German and UK Versions of the Child Health Questionnaire: Methodology and Preliminary Item Scaling Results, J. M. Landgraf, E. Maunsell, K. N. Speechley, M. Bullinger, S. Campbell, L. Abetz, and J. E. Ware
D'oh! An Analysis of the Medical Care Provided to the Family of Homer J. Simpson, Robert Patterson and Charles Weijer
Smoking Cessation, Physicians and Medical Office Staff: A Significant Opportunity for Clinical Tobacco Intervention in Prince Edward Island, Margo S. Rowan, Robert B. Coambs, Phyllis Jensen, Marilyn Balderston, David MacKenzie, and Anita Kothari
Monitoring Informed Consent in an Oncology Study Posing Serious Risk to Subjects, Myrian Skrutkowski, Charles Weijer, Stan Shapiro, Abraham Fuks, Adrian Langleben, and Benjamin Freedman
Variability of Target Volume Delineation in Cervical Esophageal Cancer, Patricia Tai, Jake Van Dyk, Edward Yu, Jerry Battista, Larry Stitt, and Terry Coad
Does Delay in Breast Irradiation Following Conservative Breast Surgery in Node-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Have an Impact on Risk of Recurrence?, Olga Vujovic, Francisco Perera, A. Rashid Dar, Larry Stitt, Edward Yu, Sachi M. Voruganti, and Pauline T. Truong
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State: Futile or Acceptable?, Charles Weijer
CPR for Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State?, Charles Weijer
Society’s Choices: Social and Ethical Decision Making in Biomedicine, Charles Weijer
REB Review of Research Proposals Involving Placebo Controls, Charles Weijer
Research Methods and Policies, Charles Weijer
Self Interest Is Not the Sole Legitimate Basis for Making Decisions, Charles Weijer
The IRB's Role in Assessing the Generalizability of Non-NIH-Funded Clinical Trials, Charles Weijer
Assessing the Interpretation of Criteria for Clinical Trial Eligibility: A Survey of Oncology Investigators, Charles Weijer, Benjamin Freedman, Stanley Shapiro, Abraham Fuks, Myriam Skrutkowska, and Maria Sigurjonsdottir
Bioethics for Clinicians: 16. Dealing with Demands for Inappropriate Treatment, Charles Weijer, Peter A. Singer, Bernard M. Dickens, and Stephen Workman
Submissions from 1997
Remembering Benjamin Freedman (1951-1997), Françoise Baylis and Charles Weijer
Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in Small-cell Lung Cancer, Roscoe H. Chan, A. Rashid Dar, Edward Yu, Larry W. Stitt, Francis Whiston, Pauline Truong, Mark D. Vincent, and Walter I. Kocha
Structuring the Review of Human Genetics Protocols Part II: Diagnostic and Screening Studies, Kathleen Cranley Glass, Charles Weijer, Trudo Lemmens, Roberta M. Palmour, and Stanley H. Shapiro
Do Patients with Breast Cancer Participating in Clinical Trials Receive Better Nursing Care?, Myriam Skrutkowska and Charles Weijer
Duty and Healing: The Lifework of Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer
Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, Charles Weijer
Spilker's Guide to Clinical Trials on CD-ROM, Charles Weijer
The Human Radiation Experiments: Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, Charles Weijer
Film and Narrative in Bioethics: Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, Charles Weijer
Selecting Subjects for Participation in Clinical Research: An Empirical Inquiry and Ethical Analysis, Charles Weijer