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...Margaret Levi Registered nurses have been attempting to achieve professional status for nearly a century. Historical investigation of their efforts in the United States and a case study of the 1976 Seattle Nurses' strike indicate major obstacles to the professionalizing project. The most important...

... proceeded much more slowly than was anticipated. This article examines factors affecting the adoption and use of RA outside the Medi-care program using case studies in six U.S. health care markets (Baltimore, Seattle, Denver, Cleveland, Phoenix, and Atlanta) as of 2001. We found that for purchasing...

... of how the people of the United States understood, coped with, and tried to prevent various infec- tious diseases. Barron H. Lerner’s history of twentieth-century TB con- trol in Seattle’s Firland Hospital is a worthy addition to this distinguished literature. The emergence of such a robust school...

...) and promptly threatened any trespassers. Although the man was eventually arrested, this incident inscribed itself as a perplexing and frustrated pursuit of a deeper meaning where none can be found. In returning to Ensign's colorful portrayal of Seattle's history leading to the present, we are reminded...

... Reproduction. Hazel E. McHaffie. Seattle: Rad- cliffe, 2005. 264 pp. $22.95 paper. The Ethical Brain. Michael S. Gazzaniga. New York: Dana, 2005. 225 pp. $25.00 cloth. Health Law and the European Union. Tamara K. Hervey and Jean V. McHale. Law in Context. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 540...

.... Seattle, WA: Radcliffe Publishing, 2006. 160 pp. $19.95 paper. Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell. Paul A. Lombardo. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 384 pp. $29.95 cloth. Understanding Sensitive Research in the Health and Social Sciences...

... expenditures would be M, the area personal rPsurtax rate twice (or half) the national average surtax rate R,. For example, for a Medicare surtax, using the elderly proxy (see Table 1) for A, the Seattle personal surtax rate would be = rP ($553/$583) ? 5.4% = 5.1% , and the Boston personal...

... of TORTURE. Douglas S. Diekema is director of education at the Treuman Katz Center for Pedi- atric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and a professor in the Depart- ment of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, with adjunct appointments in the Department...

..., and is presently employed as a Research Asso- ciate at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology at the University of Washington (Seattle). Her recent publications include a study of male/female mortality differentials in Victorian England. and an analysis of Hopi and Navajo demographic at the turn...

... Copyright © 1985 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1985 Contributors Karen J. Merrikin (J.D., 1983, University of Washington) is now Assistant Counsel for the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, in Seattle. She wrote the article that appears...

... over managed care. 3. The tracked sites are Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Greenville, South Carolina; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lansing, Michigan; Little Rock, Arkansas; Miami, Florida; Northern New Jersey; Orange County, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; and Syracuse...

... 8.0 18.0 3.6 miles No lighting 2004 Trail, Seattle, linear or other WA amenities Maka’eo Walking/ Paved, 9,870...

... ante- cedents and consequences. It also proposes to provide opportunities for minority high school and undergraduate students to participate in some of its work. For more infor- mation contact Peter M. Bentler, UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563. The Seattle –King...

... Copyright © 1981 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1981 Contributors Douglas A. Conrad (M.B.A., Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community Dentistry and Health Services of the University of Washington at Seattle, WA. He received his...

... of Washington, Seattle. She is also the Associate Director of the Center for Health Studies at the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle. Her major areas of interest include mental health and the law, mental health system utilization, and long-term care. William H. Fisher is Director...

... Study. Seattle, WA: Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers. Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers. 1986 . National Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Study. Seattle, WA: Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers. Battin , Margaret P. 1987 . Age Rationing and the Just Distribution...

... 0 156 72 – – n/a 4 Portland, ME 0 0 24 9 – – n/a 4 Salt Lake City 0 2 103 31 1.07 .97–1.17 5/1–5/5 1 San Diego 3 0 226 69 0.99 .97–1.00 5/1–5/6 1 San Jose 2 1 236 65 1.01 .97–1.04 4/29–5/5 1 St. Paul 0 0 157 32 – – n/a 4 Seattle 3 1...

... areas of medical care were shown to be price-inelastic, cost sharing can be predicted to discourage consumption. ■ But comparisons of randomly chosen Seattle families given free indemnity care or enrolled in the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC), a staff-model HMO, showed...

..., chairman of the Department of Medical History and Ethics, is scheduled for 7- 12 August in Seattle, WA; registration fee is $525. The Center for the Study of Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin will present a national conference on 14- 15 September in Milwaukee, WI, on Baby Doe...

... with the Health Care Financing Administration, is pres- ident and David M. Rosenfeld is chief counsel of the Center for Long-Term Care Financing, 800 Fifth Ave., Ste. 4100, Seattle, WA 98104-3122. Grants Available The National Institute of Nursing Research is interested in facilitating investigator...