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Cypress, Beulah K. – NCHS Advancedata, 1984
This report examines the nature of the conditions presented by adolescents and the health care provided by office-based physicians. The characteristics of patients are noted and the reason for the visit to the doctor and the length of the visit are summarized. Tables present information on: (1) average annual rate of office visits of adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Use, Health Needs, Health Services
DePaepe, Paris A.; Hayden, Mary F. – Policy Research Brief, 1990
The review summarizes research (1978-1989) on the medical needs of persons with mental retardation living in institutional and community settings. Specifically it addresses six questions: (1) do mentally retarded persons in institutions have more serious medical needs than their community counterparts? (2) when people with mental retardation are…
Descriptors: Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Group Homes
Weber, Holly, Ed.; Thompson, Ken, Ed. – Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, 1995
This document consists of the six issues of the "Wilderness Medicine Newsletter" issued during 1995. The newsletter addresses issues related to the treatment and prevention of medical emergencies in the wilderness. Issues typically include feature articles, interviews with doctors in the field of wilderness medicine, product reviews,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Camping, Diseases
Ottinger, Cecilia – Research Briefs, 1992
This research brief reviews the literature concerning recent trends in the service-producing sector of the economy and to speculate on the implications for higher education. An opening section offers highlights noting key facts and statistics and a general profile of service-producing industries. The first of three sections describes some of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communications, Economic Change, Economic Development