Age-specific incidence of chickenpox.

R Finger, JP Hughes, BJ Meade, AR Pelletier… - Public health …, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Because licensure of a chickenpox (varicella) vaccine is likely soon, it is important to
ascertain the age-specific incidence of chickenpox. Increasing vaccine coverage and a …

Fatalities in swimming pools with lifeguards: USA, 2000–2008

AR Pelletier, J Gilchrist - Injury Prevention, 2011 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Pools with lifeguards are often perceived to represent a safe environment for
swimming. Objectives To examine how often fatalities occurred in pools with lifeguards and …

Preventing suicide by jumping: the effect of a bridge safety fence

AR Pelletier - Injury Prevention, 2007 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a bridge safety fence in preventing suicide. Methods: We
examined suicides from jumping off the Memorial Bridge in Augusta, Maine, from 1 April …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among school girls in a demonstration project-Botswana, 2013

MM Raesima, SE Forhan, AC Voetsch, S Hewitt… - MMWR Morb Mortal …, 2015 - cdc.gov
Cervical cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), is the leading cause of cancer
mortality among women in Botswana (1). Three vaccines prevent infection with HPV types …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the DREAMS program on new HIV diagnoses in adolescent girls and young women attending antenatal care—Lesotho, 2015–2020

AR Pelletier - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
During 2016–2017, HIV prevalence among adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho
was approximately three times that among young men. The Determined, Resilient …

Tuberculosis in a correctional facility

AR Pelletier, GT DiFerdinando… - Archives of Internal …, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Background: After the identification of five suspected cases of tuberculosis (TB) in a Nassau
County (New York) jail during a 3-week period, an epidemiologic investigation was begun to …

Injury prevention practices as depicted in G-rated and PG-rated movies

AR Pelletier, KP Quinlan, JJ Sacks… - … of pediatrics & …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background Previous studies on alcohol, tobacco, and violence suggest that children's
behavior can be influenced by mass media; however, little is known about the effect of …

Maintenance of optimal fluoride levels in public water systems

AR Pelletier - Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: This study examines the quality of water fluoridation in public water supplies.
Methods: An assessment of daily fluoride levels among all communities that fluoridate their …

An outbreak of hepatitis A among primary and secondary contacts of an international adoptee

AR Pelletier, PJ Mehta, DR Burgess… - Public Health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that susceptible people
traveling to developing countries receive hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin prior to …

[HTML][HTML] Revisions to chronic disease surveillance indicators, United States, 2004

AR Pelletier, PZ Siegel, MS Baptiste… - Preventing Chronic …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To allow public health officials to uniformly define, collect, and report chronic disease data,
Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance was released by the Council of State and …