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| Wendy A WattigneySummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Establishing data elements for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry: Part 1: proceedings of an expert panelWendy A Wattigney
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Stroke 34:151-6. 2003..An expert panel was convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend a standard list of data elements to be considered during development of prototypes of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry...
Acute hazardous substance releases resulting in adverse health consequences in children: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance system, 1996-2003Wendy A Wattigney
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
J Environ Health 70:17-24; discussion 40, 45. 2007..Wide dissemination of safety recommendations and education programs is required to protect children from needless environmental dangers...
Surveillance of hazardous substance emergency events: identifying areas for public health preventionWendy E Kaye
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 208:37-44. 2005..Specific examples involving ammonia, chlorine, and mercury releases will be presented in detail...
Trends in hypertension-related death in the United States: 1980-1998Carma Ayala
Cardiovascular Health Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 6:675-81. 2004..Prevention and control of hypertension must continue to be pursued as a strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality...
Increasing trends in hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in the United States, 1985 through 1999: implications for primary preventionWendy A Wattigney
Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Circulation 108:711-6. 2003..Atrial fibrillation, the most common sustained disturbance of heart rhythm, is associated with a 5-fold increase in the incidence of ischemic stroke...
State programs to reduce uncontrolled ammonia releases and associated injury using the hazardous substances emergency events surveillance systemWendy A Wattigney
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:356-63. 2009..To describe how the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) program identifies leading causes of uncontrolled ammonia releases and targets activities aimed at reducing the frequency of these incidents...
Risk factors for acute chemical releases with public health consequences: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance in the U.S., 1996-2001Perri Z Ruckart
Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 31, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environ Health 3:10. 2004....
Healthy and safe school environment, Part II, Physical school environment: results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006Sherry Everett Jones
Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K33, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Sch Health 77:544-56. 2007..The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 provides, for the first time, a comprehensive look at the extent to which schools have health-promoting physical school environment policies and programs...
Increased atrial fibrillation mortality: United States, 1980-1998Wendy A Wattigney
Cardiovascular Health Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:819-26. 2002..8%). These findings emphasize the need for increased application of proven prevention and control measures to decrease associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...
Releases from improper chemical mixing, Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance system, 1996-2001Kirsten P Ernst
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies/Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Atlanta, Georgia
J Occup Environ Med 47:287-93. 2005..07, 95% CI = 2.55-3.71). CONCLUSIONS: Improper chemical mixing can cause dangerous, harmful reactions and are preventable. Consumers should be educated to avoid mixing noncompatible products...
