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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Health -- United States"”.
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Women's Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy
… from 65 years in 1940 to 80 years in 1993 (Health United States, 1996). Despite this, the average age of menopause has remained constant at approximately the age of 50. Most woman can expect to spend a third of their lives in the post menopausal years. An important decision a women faces …
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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain Physical Activity Among College Students
<p>The health benefits of physical activity include improved cardiovascular health, reduced rates of diabetes and other metabolic diseases, weight maintenance and improved bone and mental health (United States Department Health & Human Services (2008). According to the American College Health …
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The effect of stress on female collegiate athletes' alcohol consumption
… student athletes from the east coast of the United States filled out surveys assessing the amount of stress experienced and the amount of alcohol consumed, and proved the proposed hypothesis to be false. The Pearson Correlation Analysis was used and found that there was no significant …
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A comparison study of the stress levels between English language learner students and native English language speaking students
<p>The purpose of this study was to find whether students who are English Language Learners showed significantly higher stress levels than students who spoke English as their native language. A survey was administered to both groups to determine which group showed higher levels of stress. The total …
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The Impact of Sexism on Older Women's Mental and Physical Health
… impact it may have on their mental and physical health.</p>
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Inpatient Stroke rehabilitation: Ethnic and Psychosocial Predictors of Recovery Outcome
As the new focus on preventative medicine has emerged, research continues to expand on diseases that impact physical and cognitive functioning, lead to long-term disability, and increase the risk of mortality. Stroke or cerebral vascular accident (CVA) has been identified as one of such diseases by …
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The Great Pestilence: Yellow Fever in Portsmouth, Virginia, 1855
<p>In 1855, the town of Portsmouth, Virginia was devastated by an epidemic of yellow fever. Most citizens fled. Of those who remained, most became infected and a thousand died. The municipal government collapsed. In their place, a small organization known as the Portsmouth Relief Association …
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Social and lifestyle predictors of perceived health in the United States: A replication and extension of Statistics Canada.
Using United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and Census data, this study replicated and extended previous research conducted using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) by Statistics Canada. It examines the associations among both lifestyle and social determinants …
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Difficulty Walking and Contraceptive Use among Reproductive Aged Women: The 2019 CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
… barriers to timely and appropriate reproductive healthcare. Yet, little is known about the relationships between functional limitations and contraceptive use. Further, racial minorities (e.g., Black and Hispanic disabled women) in the United States frequently experience racial inequality related …