ACRL President’s report, 1983-84

1983 Annual Status Report : Informatics

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Hospitalizations for pelvic inflammatory disease in Canada, 1983/84-1993/94.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is “an inflammation of the endometrium, fallopian tubes, pelvic peritoneum and/or contiguous structures”(1). The inflammation is caused by an infection of the genital tract which spreads upwardly from the vagina and endocervix to the upper reproductive tract. Approximately 75% to 85% of PID is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis(1-3). It h...

Physician incomes and work patterns across specialties: 1975 and 1983-84

Survey data on physician income and work patterns are examined and compared for 1975 and 1983-84. Specialty, hours and weeks worked, location, practice size, and incorporation status are examined. Dollar figures for 1975 are adjusted to show real-dollar income changes over the period. Incomes for surgical specialties were highest. In real-dollar terms, nonsurgical specialties exhibited sluggish...

Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Death: Closing the Constitution's Succession Gap

Underwriting the presidents.

The United States has had 43 presidents. We examined whether they survive significantly longer or shorter than their contemporaries. We found that survival was better for presidents elected in the 1789-1841 and 1933-2001 periods (SMRs of 0.7 and 0.6, respectively), but worse for those elected in 1845-1929 (SMR = 2.9). We also found increased mortality during the years lived in office (SMR = 1.4...