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Martin's Co-authorship Noted

Martin's Co-authorship Noted 1. Horman J, et al: An outbreak of influenza A in a nursing home. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:501-506. 2. Barker W: Influenza and nursing homes. (editorial) Am J Public Health 1986; 76:491-492. E. M. Heun, RN R. L. Vogt, MD Vermont Department of Health, Epidemiology Division, Box 70, 60 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05402 and G. S. Birkhead, MD EIS Officer, CDC, Division of Field Services, Epidemiology Program Office, assigned at Vermont Department of Health. C 1986 American Journal of Public Health Student Views on Nuclear War Recent events-notably the Nobel Prize presentation to the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War-reinforce a belief that the medical community can have an impact on public policy regarding nuclear issues. Relman has argued that while physicians-as individual citizens-should feel free to affect public policy issues, the medical community as a whole should be "reluctant to take any stand on purely political issues surrounding nuclear strategic policies. " ' Other medical authorities have asserted that the active effort to reduce national expenditures on nuclear weapons is not only justified, but is a responsibility of health relevant topics. In an attempt to gauge student opinion, a survey of our entire first-year medical school class was conducted during the week of November 10, 1985. AJPH December 1986, Vol. 76, No. 12 care workers.2,3 A heretofore unexplored topic is how medical students and their schools view nuclear war. That some students desire to address this issue is apparent when one considers that many medical schools now offer elective courses on nuclear war as a consequence of student input. Yet only 9 per cent of the first year class at the University of California, San Francisco attended the elective on this topic at our medical school this year despite a strong set of nationally known guest lecturers addressing the potential effects on health, the ethical and psychological implications, the role ofcivil defense, and other Seventy-three of 140 surveys were returned-a 52 per cent response rate. Of the 63 students responding to the question, "Do you think there will be a nuclear war in the foreseeable future?", 59 per cent answered negatively. Positive respondents were asked to indicate when they expected a nuclear war from among four choices: within 25 years (68 per cent of positive respondents) was the most popular choice, followed by within 50 years (15 per cent), within 10 years (7 per cent) and within five years (4 per cent). As for the possible scenarios that could initiate nuclear war, four possibilities were scaled from one (unlikely) to five (likely) by respondents. "Terrorist use ofnuclear weapons" (mean of 3.72) generated the greatest concern, followed by "Minor power use of nuclear arms during a regional conflict" (mean of 3.19), "Accidental launch of missiles by US/USSR" (mean of 2.61), and "Deliberate superpower use" (mean of 1.83). Students were asked to indicate "How often do you think about nuclear war?" from among four choices. Once per week (44 per cent) and once per month (39 per cent) were the most common answers; 14 per cent indicated once per day, and 3 per cent chose once per year. Medical students overwhelmingly believed (81 per cent of respondents) it is possible for "individuals to affect the current world situation with respect to nuclear issues." In sum, a large proportion of medical students frequently think about nuclear war and believe that it will occur in their lifetime. Most believe it is possible for them to affect nuclear issues, but only 9 per cent of the first year class voted with their feet by attending the elective course offered at our school. 1. Relman AS: Physicians, nuclear war, and politics. N Engl J Med 1982; 307:744-745. 2. Sidel VW: Destruction before detonation: The impact of the arms race on health and health care. Lancet 1985; 2:1287-1289. 3. Lown B, Pastore JO: A medical prescription for In-home Pregnancy Tests We should like to point out that the e.p.t. test used in the study reported by Mary L. Doshi' was the first generation product introduced in 1976 and is no longer marketed. e.p.t.8 Plus, the newest test in the e.p.t. line, is a very sensitive, rapid, one-step color change test completely unrelated to the technology utilized in earlier pregnancy tests. We have noted that the study as published in the Journal has been picked up by major national magazines and newspapers resulting in stories which may lead women not to use in-home pregnancy tests. While we are certain that this letter will not receive the same national attention, we did feel a need to present our comments. REFERENCE 1. Doshi ML: Accuracy of consumer performed in-home tests for early pregnancy detection. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:512-514. Joseph D. Clark, PhD Vice President, Clinical Research & Regulatory Affairs, Warner-Lambert Co., 170 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Editor's Note: We expect to publish additional letters, from the author (Doshi) and Dr. Clark in early 1987. C 1986 American Journal of Public Health I would greatly appreciate it if your readers could be informed that Raymond Martin, BA, MPH, Chief, Health Division, USAID Islamabad, was an active participant in the preparation of the paper Lobbying for International Health.' He would have been included as an author if his clearance had been finalized by the Agency for International Development by the time the Journal went to press. REFERENCE http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Martin's Co-authorship Noted

American Journal of Public Health , Volume 76 (12) – Dec 1, 1986

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1. Horman J, et al: An outbreak of influenza A in a nursing home. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:501-506. 2. Barker W: Influenza and nursing homes. (editorial) Am J Public Health 1986; 76:491-492. E. M. Heun, RN R. L. Vogt, MD Vermont Department of Health, Epidemiology Division, Box 70, 60 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05402 and G. S. Birkhead, MD EIS Officer, CDC, Division of Field Services, Epidemiology Program Office, assigned at Vermont Department of Health. C 1986 American Journal of Public Health Student Views on Nuclear War Recent events-notably the Nobel Prize presentation to the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War-reinforce a belief that the medical community can have an impact on public policy regarding nuclear issues. Relman has argued that while physicians-as individual citizens-should feel free to affect public policy issues, the medical community as a whole should be "reluctant to take any stand on purely political issues surrounding nuclear strategic policies. " ' Other medical authorities have asserted that the active effort to reduce national expenditures on nuclear weapons is not only justified, but is a responsibility of health relevant topics. In an attempt to gauge student opinion, a survey of our entire first-year medical school class was conducted during the week of November 10, 1985. AJPH December 1986, Vol. 76, No. 12 care workers.2,3 A heretofore unexplored topic is how medical students and their schools view nuclear war. That some students desire to address this issue is apparent when one considers that many medical schools now offer elective courses on nuclear war as a consequence of student input. Yet only 9 per cent of the first year class at the University of California, San Francisco attended the elective on this topic at our medical school this year despite a strong set of nationally known guest lecturers addressing the potential effects on health, the ethical and psychological implications, the role ofcivil defense, and other Seventy-three of 140 surveys were returned-a 52 per cent response rate. Of the 63 students responding to the question, "Do you think there will be a nuclear war in the foreseeable future?", 59 per cent answered negatively. Positive respondents were asked to indicate when they expected a nuclear war from among four choices: within 25 years (68 per cent of positive respondents) was the most popular choice, followed by within 50 years (15 per cent), within 10 years (7 per cent) and within five years (4 per cent). As for the possible scenarios that could initiate nuclear war, four possibilities were scaled from one (unlikely) to five (likely) by respondents. "Terrorist use ofnuclear weapons" (mean of 3.72) generated the greatest concern, followed by "Minor power use of nuclear arms during a regional conflict" (mean of 3.19), "Accidental launch of missiles by US/USSR" (mean of 2.61), and "Deliberate superpower use" (mean of 1.83). Students were asked to indicate "How often do you think about nuclear war?" from among four choices. Once per week (44 per cent) and once per month (39 per cent) were the most common answers; 14 per cent indicated once per day, and 3 per cent chose once per year. Medical students overwhelmingly believed (81 per cent of respondents) it is possible for "individuals to affect the current world situation with respect to nuclear issues." In sum, a large proportion of medical students frequently think about nuclear war and believe that it will occur in their lifetime. Most believe it is possible for them to affect nuclear issues, but only 9 per cent of the first year class voted with their feet by attending the elective course offered at our school. 1. Relman AS: Physicians, nuclear war, and politics. N Engl J Med 1982; 307:744-745. 2. Sidel VW: Destruction before detonation: The impact of the arms race on health and health care. Lancet 1985; 2:1287-1289. 3. Lown B, Pastore JO: A medical prescription for In-home Pregnancy Tests We should like to point out that the e.p.t. test used in the study reported by Mary L. Doshi' was the first generation product introduced in 1976 and is no longer marketed. e.p.t.8 Plus, the newest test in the e.p.t. line, is a very sensitive, rapid, one-step color change test completely unrelated to the technology utilized in earlier pregnancy tests. We have noted that the study as published in the Journal has been picked up by major national magazines and newspapers resulting in stories which may lead women not to use in-home pregnancy tests. While we are certain that this letter will not receive the same national attention, we did feel a need to present our comments. REFERENCE 1. Doshi ML: Accuracy of consumer performed in-home tests for early pregnancy detection. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:512-514. Joseph D. Clark, PhD Vice President, Clinical Research & Regulatory Affairs, Warner-Lambert Co., 170 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Editor's Note: We expect to publish additional letters, from the author (Doshi) and Dr. Clark in early 1987. C 1986 American Journal of Public Health I would greatly appreciate it if your readers could be informed that Raymond Martin, BA, MPH, Chief, Health Division, USAID Islamabad, was an active participant in the preparation of the paper Lobbying for International Health.' He would have been included as an author if his clearance had been finalized by the Agency for International Development by the time the Journal went to press. REFERENCE

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