With this inquiry we attribute cause for the current and "Great Crisis" to Veblen's predator. After summarizing origins and manifestations of this crisis we juxtapose Veblen's emphasis upon the predator to other potential causes for crisis and crises. Noted to have emerged when our stock of...

PACE is a Medicare managed care benefit intended to prolong the independence and enhance the quality of life of frail beneficiaries by providing solutions to the service delivery problems encountered by those who remain living in the community. This report estimated the effect of PACE on...

This study looked at self-reported smoking status, smoking cessation practices, and beliefs for 2,804 subjects from seven health professional groups: primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, psychiatrists, registered nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, and pharmacists.

For random digit dial surveys, discusses using logistic regression models to deal with challenges created by answering machines, call waiting, and other screening and call-blocking services.

Describes the background and design of the SNDA-III study. Data were collected from 130 public school districts that offer federally subsidized school meals, 398 schools within these districts, and 2,314 students in grades 1 through 12 in these schools.

Head Start, the largest federally funded preschool program, provides comprehensive services to economically disadvantaged children and their families so that children can enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school. Performance standards include requirements for the intensity and quality of a...