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Submissions from 2009

Electrical Cardiometry in the NICU, is it Feasible?, B. Weaver, M. Rodriguez, A. Bozeman, B. Ho, Robert L. Vogel, and Joseph M. Van De Water

Cardiac Output in Neonates, Noninvasively, B. Weaver, M. Rodriguez, Robert L. Vogel, A. Bozeman, and Joseph M. Van De Water

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Disparity of Health Status and Preventive Service Between General Population and Individuals with Homosexual Behaviors, Allen R. Wolfe, Robert G. Cosgrove, Lewis A. Perry, and Jian Zhang

Nonparametric Quasi-likelihood for right censored data, Lili Yu

Submissions from 2008

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Georgia Southern University Students Regarding Low Carbohydrate Diets, Macaulay Okwuokenye, Laura H. Gunn, Padmini Shankar, and Diana Sturges

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Georgia Southern University Students Regarding Low-Carbohydrate Diets, Macaulay Okwuokenye, Laura H. Gunn, Diana Sturges, and Padmini Shankar

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On Distribution-Free Runs Test for Symmetry Using Median Ranked Set Sampling, Hani M. Samawi and Robert L. Vogel

Targeting Healthy People's 2010 Goals: Where Do Georgia Infants Stand?, Shrikrishna Shroff, Laura H. Gunn, Diana Sturges, and Padmini Shankar

Does Hemodynamic Variability Predict Outcome in Shock?, Thomas Street, Matthew Barton, Robert L. Vogel, Jonathan A. Whitten, Christopher L. Stout, and Dennis Ashley

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Targeting Healthy People’s 2010 Goals: Where Do Georgia Infants Stand?, Diana Sturges, Laura H. Gunn, Padmini Shankar, and Shrikrishna Shroff

Mapping Low Birth Weight Incidence in Georgia Public Health District 9.0, W. Tu, K. S. McElveen, and Stuart H. Tedders

A Brief History of Biostatistics, Robert L. Vogel

Emotion Scores May Serve as Predictors for the Revised NEO Personality Inventory Domains and Facets, D. G. Webster, James L. Pugh, Robert L. Vogel, Paul Stephen Foster, and V. Drago

Food for thought - omega-3s, Jian Zhang

Updates on the research examining the association between depression and omega-3s, Jian Zhang

Submissions from 2007

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Four Years of an Aggressive Prophylaxis and Screening Protocol for Venous Thromboembolism in a Large Trauma Population, Raeanna Adams, Gage Oschner, Christopher Senkowski, and Robert L. Vogel

Surgery in Nonagenarians: Morbidity, Mortality, and Functional Outcome, Kelley G. Chester, K. S. Poole, Richard Ackermann, and Robert L. Vogel

Assessing African-American Christians’ Motivational Factors for Participation in HIV/AIDS Ministry, K. M. Coleman, K. J. Welshimer, Hani M. Samawi, R. J. Ogletree, P. Sarvela, and D. Ritzel

The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, K. B. Fitzmorris and Stuart H. Tedders

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Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes in Public Health Education Programs, Anthony V. Parrillo, Gerald R. Ledlow, Robert L. Vogel, K. B. Fitzmorris, and Charlie J. Hardy

Surgery in Nonagenarians: Morbidity, Mortality, and Functional Outcome, K. Poole, Kelley G. Chester, Richard Ackermann, and Robert L. Vogel

Inference on Overlapping Coefficients in Two Exponential Populations Using Ranked Set Sampling, Hani M. Samawi

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Optimal Bivariate Ranked Set Sample Design for the Matched Pairs Sign Test, Hani M. Samawi

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Optimal Sign Test for One Sample Bivariate Location Model Using an Alternative Bivariate Ranked Set Sample, Hani M. Samawi

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The Matched Pairs Sign Test using Bivariate Ranked Set Sampling, Hani M. Samawi, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh, and Obaid Al-Saidy

Infant Mortality Trends among Georgia Residents between 1995 – 2003, Shrikrishna Shroff, Laura H. Gunn, Diana Sturges, and Padmini Shankar

A Cross-Sectional Study on Nutritional Practices among Pregnant Women in Moldova, Diana Sturges, Padmini Shankar, Stuart H. Tedders, and S. Stefanet

Can the Heart Tolerate the Operation, Joseph M. Van De Water, C. L. Stout, J. A. Whitten, B. S. Thomas, and Robert L. Vogel

Impact of Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring on Patient Care, Joseph M. Van De Water, C. L. Stout, J. A. Whitten, B. S. Thomas, and Robert L. Vogel

Impendence Cardiography: Equivalent Noninvasive Alternative to Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurement, Joseph M. Van De Water, C. L. Stout, J. A. Whitten, B. S. Thomas, and Robert L. Vogel

Thoracic Fluid Content (TFC)- A New Parameter, Joseph M. Van De Water, C. L. Stout, J. A. Whitten, B. S. Whitten, and Robert L. Vogel

Submissions from 2006

The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Charlie J. Hardy and Stuart H. Tedders

A Primer on Public Health in Georgia: Applications to Physical Activity and the Obesity Epidemic, Anthony V. Parrillo and Stuart H. Tedders

Perceptions of Relative Weight and Self-Reported Weight Loss Activities: Analysis of a Cohort of University Freshman, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Laura H. Gunn, and R. H. Robbins

A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with nutritional status of pregnant women in urban India, Padmini Shankar, Diana Sturges, Stuart H. Tedders, and J. Metzler

Sample Size and Power, Robert L. Vogel and John M. Boltri

Submissions from 2005

College Student’s Misperceptions Regarding Oral Sex as a Risk Factor for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, S. L. Bandura, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

Smoking and High-Risk Drinking Behavior Among a Freshman Cohort of University Students, P. Giddulari, Stuart H. Tedders, and Anthony V. Parrillo

Utility of the Health Belief Model in Predicting HPV and Cervical Cancer Risk Among University Females, D. Hagans, Stuart H. Tedders, and Anthony V. Parrillo

Utility of the Health Belief Model in Predicting HPV and Cervical Cancer Risk Among University Females, D. Hagans, Stuart H. Tedders, and Anthony V. Parrillo

A Community Health Assessment of Bulloch County, Georgia, S. Kirkland and Stuart H. Tedders

The Association Among Receipt of Health Information, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors in University Students, J. N. Meadows, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

The Association Among Receipt of Health Information, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors in University Students, J. N. Meadows, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

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Breast Cancer Screening in Southeast Georgia: An Epidemiologic Profile of Perceptual and Behavioral Factors Affecting Participation, Anthony V. Parrillo and Stuart H. Tedders

Evaluation of an Integrated Model for Managing Asthma Among Children, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, C. Reavis, and Andrew R. Hansen

On Some Statistical Issues Involving Clinical Trials in Oncology, Karl E. Peace and M. Rothman

Perceptions of Relative Weight and Self-Reported Weight-Loss Activities: Analysis of a Cohort of Freshman University Students, R. H. Robbins, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

Submissions from 2004

Early Initiation of Sexual Intercourse as a Marker of Multi-Problem Risk in College Students, U. Jacobs, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

Early Initiation of Sexual Intercourse as a Marker of Multi-Problem Risk in College Students, U. Jacobs, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Stuart H. Tedders

Implementing Alcohol Screening and Intervention in a Family Practice Clinic, Paul J. Seale, Sylvia Shellenberger, Wanda K. Tillery, John M. Boltri, Robert L. Vogel, Barbara Barton, and Megan McCauley

Institutions of Higher Education: Bridging the Gap in Rural Resources, Stuart H. Tedders

Submissions from 2003

Primary Care Medical Training, Chronic Illness, and Psychological Trauma: Education, Assessment, and Intervention, J. Brende, Melton Strozier, David C. Parish, Robert L. Vogel, and C. Cummings

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Continuous Intraoperative Electromyographic Monitoring (IEMG) of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) using a Newly Described Scale, Vassilios Dimopoulos, Carlos H. Feltes, and Robert L. Vogel

Racial Disparities Among South Central Georgia Women Concerning Barriers to Cancer, Julianne M. Meadows and Stuart H. Tedders

Implementing Alcohol Screening and Intervention in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Paul J. Seale, Sylvia Shellenberger, Wanda K. Tillery, John M. Boltri, Robert L. Vogel, Barbara Barton, and Megan McCauley

Racial Differences in Perception of Breast Cancer Risk and Barriers to Screening the South Central Health District, Stuart H. Tedders, J. R. Knight, B. Woodard, J. Harrelson, S. Beckham, J. Josey, D. Martin, and F. Young

Screening Mammography, Robert L. Vogel

Verification Bias in Diagnostic Tests, Robert L. Vogel

Verification Bias in Diagnostic Tests, Robert L. Vogel

Submissions from 2002

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Rural and Urban Differences in Cancer Diagnosis Using the 1998 NAMCS, Stuart H. Tedders and Harji Patel

Submissions from 2001

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Risk of Death Among Employees in Agriculture and Agriculture-Related Industries in Georgia, Stuart H. Tedders, Tracy L. Jobin, Robert L. Vogel, and G.E. Alan Dever

Submissions from 2000

Risk of Death for Georgia Farmers, Tracy L. Jobin, Stuart H. Tedders, and G.E. Alan Dever

Improving Information Skills for Georgia Public Health Practice: The Phoenix Project, J. H. LaBeause, R. M. Nelson, R. B. Smith, S. Griffin, K. Cronin, and Stuart H. Tedders

The Effect of Pre-Clinical Medical Education on Student Body Weight, Rana K. Munna, Robert B. Hash, and Stuart H. Tedders

Celebrating the Family in Family Medicine: A Model Training Program for Medical Students, Melton Strozier, Lee Bowen, S. Livingston, M. Dent, Stuart H. Tedders, and D. Woessner

Georgia Rural Health Association Strategic Planning, Stuart H. Tedders

The Role of Biostatistics in Medicine, Stuart H. Tedders

The Role of a Community-Based Medical Education Program in Educating Primary Care Physicians, Stuart H. Tedders, M. Dent, G.E. Alan Dever, and Melton Strozier