Adolescent Health Services: Missing Opportunities (2008) Adolescence is a time of major transitoin, however, health care services in the United States today are not designed to help young people develop healthy routines, behaviors, and relationships that they can carry into their adult lives. While most...
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Knowing What Works in Health Care: A Roadmap for the Nation (2008) There is currently heightened interest in optimizing health care through the generation of new knowledge on the effectiveness of health care services. The United States must sustantially strengthen its capacity for assessing evidence on what is known...
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Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 6 (2007) At the request of the Department of Defense, the National Research Council has reviewed the relevant scientific literature compiled by an expert panel and established Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for 12 new chemicals. AEGLs represent...
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Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation (2007) Nearly 20 million nuclear medicine procedures are carried out each year in the United States alone to diagnose and treat cancers, cardiovascular disease, and certain neurological disorders. Many of the advancements in nuclear medicine have been the...
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