Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- CHARACTERISTICS OF UNTREATED AND TREATED HEROIN ADDICTS -- METHADONE PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS -- Historical Trends -- Current Patient Characteristics -- Methadone in Drug Treatment: General -- Use of Methadone in Detoxification -- Use of Methadone in Maintenance Treatment -- Contrast between Detoxification and Maintenance Patient Admissions -- Maintenance Patients in New York State -- 1992 -- Maintenance Patients in California, 1992 -- Differences Between New York and California -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 4 Methadone Diversion Control -- EARLY CONCERN OVER DIVERSION -- THE NARCOTIC ADDICT TREATMENT ACT OF 1974 -- MORE RECENT OFFICIAL VIEWS ON DIVERSION -- House Select Committee Hearings -- Perspective of the Drug Enforcement Administration -- THE DATA ON DIVERSION -- Drug Abuse Warning Network Data -- Harris County, Texas -- Harris County Medical Examiner Data -- Methadone Maintenance Treatment Data -- Independent Pathologists' Review -- Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Medical Examiner Data -- Other Data on Diversion -- Drug Use Forecasting Data -- National AIDS Demonstration Research (NADR) Data -- HOW IS METHADONE DIVERTED? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Studies of Women with No Prenatal Care -- Studies of Adolescents -- Limitations -- PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES -- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 Improving the Use of Prenatal Care: Program Experience -- SELECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROGRAMS -- THE PROGRAMS STUDIED -- Programs That Reduce Financial Barriers -- Programs That Increase System Capacity -- Programs That Improve Institutional Practices -- Programs That Conduct Casefinding -- Programs That Provide Social Support -- OBSERVATIONS ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT -- COMMON DIFFICULTIES IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE -- Finding Financial and Community Support -- Recruiting and Keeping Personnel -- Dealing with Bureaucracies -- Planning and Sustaining Programs -- Other Problems -- PROGRAM EVALUATION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES AND NOTES -- Chapter 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- REVISING THE NATION'S MATERNITY CARE SYSTEM: A LONG-TERM GOAL -- DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIFACTED PROGRAM: A SHORT-TERM GOAL -- FINANCIAL BARRIERS -- INADEQUATE SYSTEM CAPACITY -- INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION, PRACTICES, AND ATMOSPHERE -- PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION -- THE ROLE OF OUTREACH: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK -- CASEFINDING -- SOCIAL SUPPORT -- MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION -- RESEARCH -- A NOTE TO FUNDERS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES AND NOTES -- Appendix A Summaries of the 31 Programs Studied -- TYPE 1: PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS -- Healthy Start Program-Massachusetts -- Prenatal-Postpartum Care Program-Michigan -- TYPE 2: PROGRAMS TO INCREASE SYSTEM CAPACITY -- Obstetrical Access Pilot Project-California -- Perinatal Program-Lea County, New Mexico -- Prenatal Care Assistance Program-New York State -- Prevention of Low Birthweight Program-Onondaga County, New York -- TYPE 3: PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Overview -- Aggregation Of State Agencies' Estimates -- Illinois And Chicago -- California And Los Angeles -- New York State And New York City -- National Estimates -- Lange's Approach -- Newmeyer's Ratio Estimate -- Conclusions -- References -- MONITORING THE SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION -- Current Estimates -- Proportional Model -- Multiplicative Model -- Temporal Distribution Model -- Proposal -- Requirements -- Limitations Of Samples Of Convenience -- Design Considerations -- Overview…”

“…In particular, corporate investigators will gain rich insights winnowed from the author's experiences as a New York State and federal investigator…”

“…Nancy Holzner writes and edits technology books from her home in central New York state. Her recent publications include books on Intuit QuickBase and Zoho. …”