Religious characteristics of US women physicians

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Author's Abstract, COPYRIGHT 1999, Elsevier Science Ltd. Physicians' religious attributes are unknown, and may affect patient care. The Women Physicians' Health Study (WPHS) is a random sample (n = 4501 respondents, 59% response rate) of US women physicians aged 30-70; the first large, national study of US women physicians. In this study US women physicians were less likely to be Christian than were other Americans (61.2% of women physicians versus 85.1% of the general population), but were more likely to be Jewish (13.2% vs 2.0%), Buddhist (1.4% vs 0.3%), Hindu (3.9% vs 0.4%), or atheist/agnostic (5.9% vs 0.6%). Protestantism (29.3% of the population) and Catholicism (24.9%) were the most commonly reported religious identities. The strongest religious identity was claimed by Mormons and Seventh Day Adventists. Thus, women physicians' religious beliefs differ from those of the general population in the US. This may be particularly important for physicians practicing with patient populations with different religious affiliations, and in addressing clinical questions with ethical or religious dimensions. Keywords: Religion; Religion and medicine; Physicians; Physician, women; USA

Statistical Data Included, Medicine, Physicians, Medical professions, Surveys, Religion, Religious aspects, Women physicians, Faith

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A design for a relational database for the calculation and storage of greenhouse gas emissions

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This article discusses the guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The author, focusing on the development of greenhouse gas emissions inventories, advocates the design of a database to calculate and store emissions estimates bases upon IPCC guidelines, and offers examples of calculation methods and formulas.

Standards, Measurement, Climatic changes, Climate change, Greenhouse gases, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Immunity as an essential element of statehood

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The author analyzes the Supreme Court's 1999 ruling in Alden v. Maine that the states enjoy sovereign immunity for private lawsuits. A short history of Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence is included.

Cases, Government liability, Federalism, Case Note

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