Hornbrook et al. [ 13] first defined an episode as a "series of temporally contiguous health services related to treatment of a given spell of illness or provided in response to a specific request by the patient".
During a 4-month period, from February through May 2008, every patient born in 1940 or earlier who came to the clinical laboratories of 2 contiguous health districts in northern Italy (Mantova, Lombardy Region, and Legnago, Veneto Region) for a diagnostic blood test (hematocrit and leukocyte count/formula) for whatever reason and having a eosinophil count >500 cells/μL was asked to join the study.
Here we quantify the impact of aircraft landing and takeoff emissions on air quality and public health across the contiguous United States.
We draw upon related literature from contiguous disciplines (namely behavioral economics and health and safety research) to develop a conceptual framework and analyze the role of cognitive and cultural biases in information security behavior.
In modeling the health impacts for the contiguous 48 states, for California and for the Los Angeles area, he determined an increase in the death rate from air pollution for all three regions compared to what the rate would be if no local carbon dioxide were being emitted.
It was offered to 383 staff in 22 multidisciplinary community and rehabilitation teams providing mental health services across two contiguous regions.
8) Oasis of Tranquillity Promoting agriculture in harmony with nature, the Mokichi Okada center (5790 North Indianola Avenue, Clovis; 559-324-0465; www.moa-fresno.org) is the Japanese organization's only Zuisenkyo, or health oasis garden, in the contiguous 48 states.
We selected our study population from among all 11,711 patients with reported cases of TB in 2 of Lima's 4 health districts, Lima Ciudad and contiguous catchment areas of Lima Este, during January 1 , 2005 December 31 , 2007
The official method used by policy makers in Belgium (calculating PPR per physician zone) offers only a crude representation of health care accessibility, especially because large contiguous areas (physician zones) are considered.
Twelve months of non-contiguous research time is allotted to complete each global health scholarly project.
Thanks to our status as a Federally Qualified Health Center, we've been able to serve our homeless and undocumented brothers and sisters at low to no cost to them, and as the largest provider of health care services in the largest area of contiguous poverty in the continental United States, we know that health care is a catalyst for social, racial, and economic justice.
