Digital dissertations from 1991-present. 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.

Many more UT-SPH dissertations are available in print-format only and are available in the HAM-TMC Library. They're listed in the Library Catalog.

Submissions from 2009

Tobacco use and related psychosocial risk factors among youth in urban India: Assessment of Project MYTRI follow-up surveys, Poonam Dhavan

Gastric cancer survival amongst Hispanics- A Hispanic paradox? A case series study using the SEER 1973--2005 data registry, Ikechi U Ohaji

Submissions from 2008

Sexually transmissible diseases, sexual factors and prostate cancer: A review of literature, Basil H Aboul-Enein

A simplified protocol for the treatment of acute radiation overexposures from sources external to the body, Latha Madhavi Achanta

Genotypic spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation of trimethylaminuria, Jaffar Alfardan

Maternal health care utilization in rural Jordanian villages: Patterns and predictors, Sireen M Alkhaldi

A systematic review of the animal and human literature on the use of vaccines to prevent dental caries, Pratiksha Amin

The diagnostic value of a 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients with cardiac tamponade due to a malignant pericardial effusion, Rahul Gupta Argula

Folic acid fortification, maternal obesity and neural tube defects: Policy implications, Parisa Assassi

Neurocognitive impairment in relation to glutathione S-transferase enzyme polymorphisms among medulloblastoma patients, Nadia Barahmani

Prenatal care programs in a clinic based center in El Paso, Texas: Evaluating outcomes among Hispanic women, Suchitra Barge

Dengue risk factor distribution in Harris County, Texas, Carolyn Elizabeth Barney

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

The association between uterus shape and development of chronic conditions in a retrospective corhort of diethylstilbestrol-exposed women in Minnesota and Texas, Emily Bettis

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

The high cost of inappropriate empiric treatment of presumed Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, Karen L Cahilly

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

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

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

Prevalence and risk factors for human immunodefiency virus and hepatitis C virus co-infection among drug users in innercity neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, Priyanka Desai

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

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

Relevant drug to drug interactions between itraconazole and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in HIV-infected patients on maintenance therapy for disseminated histoplasmosis, Richard T Evans

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

Lessons for emerging state Children's Health Insurance Premium Assistance programs: Case study of the Massachusetts Masshealth Family Assistance Program (MHFAP), Negin N Fouladi

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 Escherichia 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 (Friesenhahn) D Garza

Healthcare provider perspectives on parental refusal of medical interventions: A qualitative study, Mary Glas Gaspers

Gender associated risk factors of aortic aneurysms and dissections, Hossein Golabbakhsh

A standard operation procedure and a pilot water testing for herbicides in northwest Harris County, Texas, George Vadimovich Golod

A practice-based culminating experience with Texas Children's Hospital: A hospital's journey to baby-friendly status, Monique N Green

Changing epidemiology of trauma deaths leads to a bimodal distribution, Mark Gunst

The School Sealant Program: An evaluation of the oral health education component, Yamini Gupta

Mathematical and empirical examinations of some epidemiological procedures, Younghun Han

Association between glycemic index and glycemic load and the risk of incident coronary heart disease among whites and African Americans with and without type 2 diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, Dale Sharon Hardy

Childhood obesity prevention in the 80th Texas legislative session, Kailly E Harrell

Mandating the HPV vaccine, Taylor Lowe Hartley