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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"United States Public Health Service"”.
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Dirty Little Secrets: Prostitution and the United States Public Health Service's Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Study in Guatemala
… and often overlooked subject-groups of the United States Public Health Service's Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Study, a human experiment that tested venereal disease prevention among vulnerable populations. The prostitutes were considered to be, although they were not always in …
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Wastewater Treatment Comes To Detroit: Law, Politics, Technology And Funding
… of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. The United States Public Health Service also reported on the pollution that entered the Detroit River from Detroit's sewers. Pollution by sewage threatened lives with a dramatic increase in cases of Typhoid Fever and other gastro intestinal sicknesses. …
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The Relation of Weight Loss and Improved Fitness to Survival in Healthy Males
<p>Obesity is a critical public health problem because of its prevalence, medical and psychosocial effects, and resistance to intervention. Weight loss in overweight individuals has been encouraged by the United States Public Health Service and by the medical community as a means for improving …
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The Use of a Programmed Textbook in Diabetic Patient Education
… from a programmed filmstrip provided by the United States Public Health Service. The study was conducted in connection with the Los Angeles County General Hospital Metabolic Clinic and the White Memorial Hospital Lipid Clinic. A group of 37 patients who met the criteria of an I.Q. of at least …