Paul E Leaverton
Biographic Data
| ID | 8660615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul E Leaverton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul E |
| FAMILY NAME | Leaverton |
| SIGNATURE | LEAVERTON P E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Body mass index growth in a sample of U.S. children
Longitudinal assessments of the body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents are limited. The purpose of the study was to describe the growth patterns of the BMI in children and young adults. Black and White children of Minneapolis Children's Blood Pressure Study (MCBPS) were 6 to 9 years old at entry and were followed for 12 years at 19 separate visits. Those with at least five visits (n = 1,302) were included for analysis, using non-linear…
Measuring the Quality of Medical Care
We outline the implementation of a new method of measuring the quality of medical care that counts cases of unnecessary disease and disability and unnecessary untimely deaths. First of all, conditions are listed in which the occurrence of a single case of disease or disability or a single untimely death would justify asking, "Why did it happen?" Secondly, we have selected conditions in which critical increases in rates of disease, disability, or …
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Measuring the Quality of Medical Care
We outline the implementation of a new method of measuring the quality of medical care that counts cases of unnecessary disease and disability and unnecessary untimely deaths. First of all, conditions are listed in which the occurrence of a single case of disease or disability or a single untimely death would justify asking, "Why did it happen?" Secondly, we have selected conditions in which critical increases in rates of disease, disability, or …
Body mass index growth in a sample of U.S. children
Longitudinal assessments of the body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents are limited. The purpose of the study was to describe the growth patterns of the BMI in children and young adults. Black and White children of Minneapolis Children's Blood Pressure Study (MCBPS) were 6 to 9 years old at entry and were followed for 12 years at 19 separate visits. Those with at least five visits (n = 1,302) were included for analysis, using non-linear…
Medicine (2 works) · Anthropometry (1 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (1 works) · Black male (1 works) · Body mass index (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Disease (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works)