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Tate, Robyn L. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This "Compendium" is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to measure signs and symptoms commonly encountered in neurological conditions, both progressive and non-progressive. It provides a repository of established instruments, as well as newly-developed scales, and covers all aspects of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Dementia, Health Conditions, Community Involvement
Jackson, Barbara E., Ed.; Ugalde, Antonio, Ed. – 1985
This collection of papers is devoted to a study of the impact of developing nations' technological and economic development within the context of health related factors, including pharmaceuticals and food and nutrition. Titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Health, Development and Technologies: An Appraisal" (B. Jackson and A. Ugalde);…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Economic Development, Health
Slesinger, Doris P. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Documents social, economic, educational, and health conditions of Wisconsin's approximately 3,000 migrant farmworkers and dependents during 1978 and 1981. Finds lower income, less schooling, and poorer health than other farmworkers and general population. Discusses definitions of migrant farmworkers and difficulties in counting migrant population.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Attainment, Health Conditions, Health Needs
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Trevino, Fernando M., Ed. – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Analyzes results of a 1982-84 survey of health conditions and needs among Mexican Americans in the Southwest, Cuban Americans in Dade County, Florida, and Puerto Ricans in the New York City area, a sample including approximately 76 percent of the 1980 U.S. Hispanic-origin population. (DM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Data Analysis, Health Conditions, Health Needs
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Baumeister, Alfred A.; And Others – American Behavioral Scientist, 1991
Discusses child morbidity, suggesting solutions can be found at the community level. Argues the federal government's role is essential in articulating policy and providing resources. Generates a new morbidity model emphasizing poverty and social factors as crucial influences. Lists priorities for effective, preventive, intervention planning. (NL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Birth Rate, Child Development, Child Health