Describe two key research studies in the history of public health research and why there were important.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Some possible answers include: John Snow’s cholera investigation; Doll et al.’s cohort study of smoking and lung cancer; Any of the three laboratory studies identifying disease vectors for TB, cholera and malaria; The (RCT) study published in 1948 reporting the effects of streptomycin treatments on TB; The Manhattan Midtown Study; Study by Coleman et al. (1957) that used social network analysis to examine the relationship between interpersonal communication among physicians and the diffusion of new drugs.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The doctor ordered enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Solution on hand is 300 mg/3 mL. You will administer ________ mL. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Teeth that have an abscess, using the Universal Charting system, are marked using which symbol?

the entire root circled in red the entire tooth circled in red an "X" over the apex the apex of the tooth circled in red

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A) overuse of services B) selection of healthy individuals over sicker individuals C) consumers' difficulty in making informed choices D) potentially longer waits for services

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