Digital dissertations from 2006-2008. Free access is limited to the HAM-TMC community; others may be able to access them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
Submissions from 2008
Dengue risk factor distribution in Harris County, Texas, Carolyn Elizabeth Barney
Disparities in medical expenditure and utilization among hypertensive men and women in the U.S.: Cross-section and lifetime analysis, Rituparna Basu
Evidence of secondary dengue infection and potential for association with clinical depression in a subset of a randomly selected cohort in South Texas, Crystal M Beasley
Racial disparities in patient survival after liver transplantation in the United States, Natasha Sarkari Becker
Hormonal exposure and risk of pancreatic cancer in the United States, Maha R Boktour
Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the state of Texas for rifampin resistance using molecular beacons, Andrea S Bordt
Factors associated with condom use among African-American women in Harris County, Texas: Cross-sectional study, Angela Branch-Vital
The high cost of inappropriate empiric treatment of presumed Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, Karen L Cahilly
An analysis of the effects of a peer mentor program and other factors on HIV patients' retention in care and clinical outcomes at Thomas Street Health Clinic, Houston Texas, Kara Marie Campbell
A qualitative assessment of the impact of Texas policy changes on nutrition in child care centers in Travis County, Texas, Elizabeth Jean Camp
West Nile virus in the Rio Grande Valley: A seroprevalence study of juvenile dogs, Holly Carter
Predictors of HIV testing among injection drug users, Alice C Cates
Defining barriers in caring for seriously-ill children in a resource-limited setting: An observational study of 2 children's hospitals in Haiti, Heather Chandler
Role of stress myocardial perfusion scan in pre-operative evaluation of cancer patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, Shalabh Chandra
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a 2-stage community-based hepatocellular carcinoma screening program in Taiwan, Yaojen Chang
Evaluation of therapist and client language in Motivational Interviewing (MI) sessions: A secondary analysis of data from the Southern Methodist Alcohol Research Trial (SMART) study, Gangamma Chenenda Prabhu
Analysis of prognostic factors for the development of metastases and survival in renal cell carcinoma patients, Jed-Sian Cheng
Behavioral cognitions and factors related to hepatitis B vaccine acceptance and compliance in a cohort of drug users in Houston, Texas, April L. S Clark
Implementing the Global Plan of Action on workers' health: Components to protect health care workers, Monica A Clark
Household health assessment and associated water sample analysis in the Miches watershed of the Dominican Republic, Darien Genevieve Clary
An evaluation of the Texas "A Woman's Right to Know" booklet: A state mandated patient education document for induced abortion, Stacy M Crandall
Federal regulation of human embryonic stem cell research, Catherine L Crocker
The normal range of the leukocyte count: Implications for surveillance of occupational and environmental exposure and the practice of preventive medicine, Charles Austin Cropper
Body mass index of Vietnamese children ages 6--15 years old, Chinh Van Dang
Trends in insurance coverage and out-of-pocket payments for mental health and substance abuse services: An examination of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, 1996--2004, Christina Marie Nunez Daw
Factors associated with smoking cessation using the 2005 National Health Interview Survey, Courtney Ann Denton
Factors associated with diabetes in tuberculosis patients in Harris County, Texas 1995--2004, Jude Kofi Atta Des Bordes
Statins and myasthenia gravis, Rohit Dhall
Health care policy analysis of Medicaid's early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) benefit in Colorado, Kimberly Dugger
Demographics of having a gun in the home in Columbia, SC as reported by women primary care patients, James Michael Daniel Dunne
A systematic review and meta-analysis of diabetes disease management programs, Casey P Durand
Gardasil - What do women really think about it?, Kimberly Anne Ellison
The information bottleneck method for genome-wide association studies, Shenying Fang
Does parental monitoring influence the use of alcohol and drugs among inner city 7th grade students?, Rangika Chathurani Fernando
Outcomes of tuberculosis positive non-injection drug users in Harris County from October 1995 through September 2004, Marsha Lynn Feske
Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections in developing nations using syndromic management: Is it working?, Betiel K Fesseha
Health education intervention to reduce risk of infectious disease transmission among community health workers and their clients, Eduardo Flores
Malaria prevention in Kenyan women of childbearing age, Dawn W Foster
The association between smoking marijuana and the occurrence of lung cancer, Barnabas Talla Fote
A case-control study of tea/coffee consumption and lung cancer risk, Atsuko Fujiwara
Increased sensitivity of ETEC detection in stool cultures by increasing the number of E. coli colonies tested, Don Thushara Nuwan Galbadage
The association between maternal use of spermicides, condoms, intra-uterine devices or progesterone and major structural birth defects, Michael Shayne Gallaway
A systematic review of selected birth outcomes in diabetic women who received preconception care and/or used multivitamins prior to pregnancy, Bobbiejean F Garcia
Smoke free restaurant ordinance, compliance with the regulation to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke while dining at local restaurants in San Antonio, Texas, Karah D. (Friesenhahn) Garza