Rita Yopp Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5803620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita Yopp Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita Yopp |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN R Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Experimentation with smokeless tobacco and cigarettes by children and adolescents
Experimentation with both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by children in grades 3-12 in a school district in Pennsylvania was related to peer experimentation, parental use, and personal beliefs about the harm of the product for both males and females. Experimentation with both products had begun as early as the third grade and increased with age, with a major increase in experimentation during junior high school. Nearly half the males in grades …
Weight loss competitions at the work site
Three weight loss competitions were held in business/industrial settings. One competition was between three banks; the other two were within industries, either between employee teams selected at random or between divisions of the industry. Attrition in the competitions was less than 1 per cent and weight loss averaged 5.5 kg. Both employees and management reported positive changes in morale and employee/management relations, and both considered t…
The evaluation of a community‐based group program for low‐income diabetics and hypertensives
Two studies compared the effectiveness of a community-based, behavioral group program versus an individual patient-education program with low-income diabetic and hypertensive patients, respectively. The dependent variables measured patients' knowledge, disease management skills, and clinical outcomes. Patients in the group programs demonstrated greater gains in knowledge and disease management skills than did the control patients. However, there …
Life-span stability in olfactory sensitivity
Weight loss competitions at the work site
Three weight loss competitions were held in business/industrial settings. One competition was between three banks; the other two were within industries, either between employee teams selected at random or between divisions of the industry. Attrition in the competitions was less than 1 per cent and weight loss averaged 5.5 kg. Both employees and management reported positive changes in morale and employee/management relations, and both considered t…
Experimentation with smokeless tobacco and cigarettes by children and adolescents
Experimentation with both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by children in grades 3-12 in a school district in Pennsylvania was related to peer experimentation, parental use, and personal beliefs about the harm of the product for both males and females. Experimentation with both products had begun as early as the third grade and increased with age, with a major increase in experimentation during junior high school. Nearly half the males in grades …
Life-span stability in olfactory sensitivity
Life-span stability in olfactory sensitivity
The evaluation of a community‐based group program for low‐income diabetics and hypertensives
Two studies compared the effectiveness of a community-based, behavioral group program versus an individual patient-education program with low-income diabetic and hypertensive patients, respectively. The dependent variables measured patients' knowledge, disease management skills, and clinical outcomes. Patients in the group programs demonstrated greater gains in knowledge and disease management skills than did the control patients. However, there …
Weight loss competitions at the work site
Three weight loss competitions were held in business/industrial settings. One competition was between three banks; the other two were within industries, either between employee teams selected at random or between divisions of the industry. Attrition in the competitions was less than 1 per cent and weight loss averaged 5.5 kg. Both employees and management reported positive changes in morale and employee/management relations, and both considered t…
Experimentation with smokeless tobacco and cigarettes by children and adolescents
Experimentation with both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by children in grades 3-12 in a school district in Pennsylvania was related to peer experimentation, parental use, and personal beliefs about the harm of the product for both males and females. Experimentation with both products had begun as early as the third grade and increased with age, with a major increase in experimentation during junior high school. Nearly half the males in grades …
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Attrition (1 work) · Behavior change (1 work) · Behavioral and Psychological Studies (1 work) · Blood pressure (1 work) · Business (1 work)