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596

STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF ISRAEL, 2003, No. 54, CBS, Jerusalem 2003, 983 pages, two maps and CD-ROM (H, E). The publication appears also on the Internet site of the CBS: www.cbs.gov.il. Maps, based on the Statistical Abstract, can be viewed at the Bureau’s Geographical Information System site: http://gis.cbs.gov.il/eng_index.htm

597

DIAGRAMS BASED 0N DATA FROM THE STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF ISRAEL, 2003, No. 54, CBS, Jerusalem 2003, 111 pages (H, E). The publication appears also on the Internet site of the CBS: www.cbs.gov.il.

598

Wissoker, Doug; Nirel, Ronit:
OVERVIEW OF INTERVIEW RATES AND REASONS FOR NONRESPONSE IN THE ISRAELI LABOR FORCE SURVEY, 1996-2000, CBS, Publication No. 2 in the Bureau's Working Paper series, Jerusalem 2003, 26 pages (E, Hs). The publication appears also on the Internet site of the CBS: www.cbs.gov.il.

599

COMPLETE LIFE TABLES OF ISRAEL, 1996-2000, CBS, Current Statistics No. 16, Jerusalem 2003, 22 pages (H, E). The publication appears on CD-ROM also and on the Internet site of the CBS: www.cbs.gov.il.

600

BIG TOWNS IN ISRAEL, CBS, Leaflet No. 34 in the "Statistikal" series, Jerusalem 2003, 5 pages (H).

601

Choshen, Maya:
JERUSALEM: FACTS AND TRENDS, 2002/03, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem 2003, 79 pages (H). The publication appears also on the Internet site: www.jiis.org.il.

602

Hasson, Shlomo; Choshen, Maya:

THE SOCIO-SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF THE TEL-AVIV METROPOLITAN AREA, Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Jerusalem 2003, 56 pages (H). An English summary of the publication can be downloaded from the Floersheimer Institute Internet site: www.fips.org.il.

603

King, Judith; Efrati, Ravit; Rivlis-Eitan, Galit:

A SURVEY OF ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELIS IN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS IN AFULA, JDC - Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem 2003, 52 pages (H).

604

King, Judith; Efrati, Ravit; Pinhasi, Maya:

A SURVEY OF ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELIS IN RAMLA, JDC - Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem 2003, 52 pages (H).

605

TIBERIAS: POPULATION AGED 50+ ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AND AGE GROUPS, 2002, Information and Statistics Unit, Municipality of Tiberias, Tiberias 2003, 14 pages (H).

606

CONSTRUCTION IN ISRAEL, 2002, CBS, Publication No. 1215 in the Bureau’s Special Publications series, Jerusalem 2003, 165 pages (H). The publication appears on CD-ROM also.

607

SURVEY OF NEW DWELLINGS FOR SALE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2003, CBS, Current Statistics No. 22, Jerusalem 2003, 28 pages (H). The publication appears on CD-ROM also.

608

Sussman, Noam; Romanov, Dmitri:

FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION BRANCH: CURRENT SITUATION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2003, 29 pages (H).

609

HEALTH SURVEY: OCTOBER 1999 - SEPTEMBER 2000 - GENERAL FINDINGS, CBS, Publication No. 1200 in the Bureau’s Special Publications series, Jerusalem 2003, 275 pages (H, E), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. The publication appears on CD-ROM also.

610

Bin-Nun, Gabi; Katz, Hagai:
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF HEALTH DATA: OECD COUNTRIES AND ISRAEL, 1980-2000, Economics and Health Insurance Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2003, 50 pages (H). The publication appears on the Internet site: www.health.gov.il.

611

Rasouli, Iris; Levi Sarah; Cohen, Aaron:

DIVISION OF GERIATRICS, MINISTRY OF HEALTH: ANNUAL REPORT, 2002, Division of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2003, 29 pages (H).

612

Shemesh, Anat; Rasouli, Iris:

INDEPENDENT ELDERLY HEALTH: FINDINGS FROM THE "PERSONS AGED 60+ SURVEY, 1997-1998" OF THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS, Economics and Health Insurance Division and Geriatrics Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2003, 121 pages (H).

613

Modan, Baruch (dec.); Blumstein, Tzvia; Gindin, Jacob; Habot, Beno (dec.) et al:

AGING IN ISRAEL - BASELINE DATA FROM THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL AGING STUDY (CALAS): SURVEY OF THE JEWISH POPULATION AGED 75-94, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 2002, 119 pages (E).

614

Walter-Ginzburg, A.; Blumstein, T.; Chetrit, A.; Modan, B. (dec.):

SOCIAL FACTORS AND MORTALITY IN THE OLD-OLD IN ISRAEL: THE CALAS STUDY, "Journal of Gerontology", 57B: 5 (2002), pp. 308-318 (E).

615

Kaplan, Giora; Baron-Epel, Orna:

WHAT LIES BEHIND THE SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF HEALTH STATUS?, "Social Science & Medicine", No. 56 (2003), pp. 1669-1676 (E).

616

Berkman, Pinhas; Habot, Beno (dec.):

THE "SELF-RELATED HEALTH" INSTRUMENT AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN HEALTH SERVICES, "Gerontology", 29: 3 (2002), pp. 89-99 (H, Es).

617

Bentur, Netta; Resnizky, Shirli:

CARE OF ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS IN GENERAL HOSPITALS IN ISRAEL, "IMAJ" (Israel Medical Association Journal), 5:5 (May 2003), pp. 343-345 (E). The article appears also on the Israel Medical Association Internet site: www.ima.org.il.

618

Nirel, Nurit; Rosen, Bruce; Goldwag, Rachel; Mazliach, Ronit:

TRENDS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL AND NURSING MANPOWER UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE LAW, JDC - Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem 2003, 110 pages
(H, Es), with the assistance of the National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy Research.

619

Barchana, Micha:

PENETRATING BREAST CANCER IN YOUNG WOMEN IN ISRAEL: MARCH 2003 UPDATE, Israel National Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2003, 7 pages (H).

620

Barchana, Micha; Lifshitz, Irena:

ESTIMATION OF THE RISK OF HAVING MALIGNANT DISEASES IN ISRAEL, Israel National Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2003, 6 pages (H).

621

Lebel, E.; Fraser, D.; Fraser, G. M.; Niv, Y.:
COLORECTAL CANCER IN THE SOUTH OF ISRAEL: COMPARISON OF THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SURVIVAL BETWEEN TWO PERIODS, 1981-2 AND 1986-7, "Colorectal Disease", No. 5 (2003), pp. 139-144 (E).

622

Strul, Hanna; Elyakim, Rami; Halpern, Zamir; Arber, Nadir:

PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN AVERAGE RISK POPULATION: SUMMARY OF A MEETING AND THE ISRAELI GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATION POLICY, "Harefuah", 142: 3 (March 2003), pp. 223-226 (H, Es).

623

Shahar, Danit; Shai, Iris; Fraser, Drora et al:
DEVELOPMENT OF A SEMI-QUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE (FFQ) TO ASSESS DIETARY INTAKE OF MULTIETHNIC POPULATIONS, "European Journal of Epidemiology", No. 18 (2003), pp. 855-861 (E).

624

Amit, Nima; Livni, Naomi:

IN THE QUALITY OF CARE TEST, THE SIZE DOES NOT COUNT: QUALITY TESTS IN GERIATRIC COMPLICATED SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS IN GENERAL HOSPITALS, "Dorot",
No. 69 (September 2003), pp. 26-27 (H).

625

Sonnenblick, Moshe; Gratch, Lena; Steinberg, Abraham et al:

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DECISION ON LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT IN THE GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE DIVISION, "Harefuah", 142: 10 (October 2003), pp. 650-653 (H, Es). The article appears also on the Internet site of the Israel Medical Association: www.ima.org.il.

626

Vaknin, Ofra; Wingart-Emerel, Efrat; Stern, Zvi:

THE QUALITY OF MEDICATION ORDERS - CAN IT BE IMPROVED?, "Harefuah", 142: 7
(July 2003), pp. 490-494 (H, Es).

627

Raz, Inbal; Rosengarten, Yaakov; Carasso, Rafael:

CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THE DIAGNOSIS BY REFLEXOLOGY (NON CONVENTIONAL), "Harefuah" 142: 8-9 (September 2003), pp. 600-605 (H, Es).

628

Weiner, Paltiel; Magadle, Rasmi; Berar-Yanay, Noa; Beckerman, Marinella:

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE PERCEPTION OF DYSPNEA AND BETA 2 AGONISTS CONSUMPTION IN PATIENTS WITH MILD-MODERATE ASTHMA, "Harefuah", 141: 10 (October 2002), pp. 865-868 (H, Es).

629

Bibi, Haim; Shoseyov, Davidi; Schlesinger, Menachem et al:

THE PREVALENCE OF POSITIVE ALLERGY SKIN TESTS AMONG CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA IN THE ASHKELON REGION, ISRAEL, "Harefuah", 141: 10 (October 2002), pp. 873-876 (H, Es).

630

Miron, Dan; Shinnawi, Fatmeh; Rotem, Menachem et al:

CHILDHOOD INJURIES IN NORTHERN ISRAEL: PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS, "Harefuah", 142: 8-9 (September 2003), pp. 579-582 (H, Es).

631

Pickholtz, Eran; Zalsman, Gil; Tyano, Samuel:

VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, "Harefuah", 142: 6
(June 2003), pp. 459-463 (H, Es).

632

Verhulst, Frank C.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Zilber, Nelly et al:
COMPARISONS OF PROBLEMS REPORTED BY YOUTHS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES, "American Journal of Psychiatry", 160: 8 (August 2003), pp. 1479-1485 (E).

633

Zlotogora, Joel; Leventhal, Alex; Amitai, Yona:

THE IMPACT OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATION AND MENDELIAN DISEASES ON INFANT MORTALITY IN ISRAEL, "IMAJ" (Israel Medical Association Journal), 5:6 (June 2003),
pp. 416-418 (E). The article appears also on the Israel Medical Association Internet site: www.ima.org.il.

634

Maymon, Ron; Sharon, Michal; Reish, Orit et al:

FETAL ABNORMALITIES LEADING TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY: THE EXPERIENCE AT THE ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER BETWEEN THE YEARS 1999-2000, "Harefuah",
142: 6 (June 2003), pp. 405-409 (H, Es).

635

Shani, Michal; Shinwell, Eric:

BREASTFEEDING CHARACTERISTICS AND REASONS TO STOP BREASTFEEDING, "Harefuah", 142: 6 (June 2003), pp. 426-428 (H, Es).

636

Press, Yan; Menahem, Sasson; Shvartzman, Pesach:

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION - WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PHYSICIANS ROLE?, "Harefuah", 142: 10 (October 2003), pp. 662-665 (H, Es).

637

Lahad, Amnon; Anshelevitz, Valentin; Sonnenblick, Moshe; Dwolatzky, Tzvi:

THE USE OF ACCEPTED PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PRACTICE AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS IN COMMUNITY CLINICS IN THE JERUSALEM AREA, "IMAJ" (Israel Medical Association Journal), 5:5 (May 2003), pp. 352-355. The article appears also on the Israel Medical Association Internet site: www.ima.org.il.

638

Shoval, Gal; Zemishlany, Zvi:
NON-COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICATION AS A COMMON REASON FOR ADMISSION TO A CLOSED PSYCHIATRIC WARD, "Harefuah", 142: 7 (July 2003), pp. 495-499 (H, Es).

639

Fried, Mordechai:

HEALTHCARE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS IN ISRAEL, "Harefuah", 142: 6 (June 2003),
pp. 429-432 (H, Es).

640

Cohen-Dar, Michal; Levi, Hezi; Leventhal, Alex et al:
THE IDF EVACUATION FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON IN 2000: IMPACT ON THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO DISPLACED LEBANESE POPULATION, "Harefuah", 142: 7 (July 2003),
pp. 520-524 (H, Es).

641

NATIONAL EXPENDITURE ON CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS, 1984/85-2002, CBS, Publication No. 1214 in the Bureau's Special Publications series, Jerusalem 2003, 102 pages (H, E), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The publication appears on CD ROM also.

642

Palgi, Michal; Orchan, Eliette:

PUBLIC OPINION POLL IN KIBBUTZIM, 2003, AND PRESENTATION OF CHANGES IN OPINIONS IN THE PAST 14 YEARS, Institute for Research of the Kibbutz and the Cooperative Idea, Haifa University, Haifa 2003, 97 pages (H).

643

Uzan, Talila:

THE INTEGRATION OF NEW POPULATION IN MOSHAVIM FOLLOWING THE COMMUNAL EXTENTION PROGRAM, in: "The Israeli Association of Environmental Planning - The 2003 Annual Conference: Summaries of Lectures", The Israeli Association of Environmental Planning,
Tel-Aviv 2003, pp. 55-56 (H).

644

Tur-Kaspa Shimoni, Michal; Schwarzwald, Joseph:

PERCEIVED THREAT AND PREJUDICE IN THREE DOMAINS OF INTER-GROUP TENSION IN THE ISRAELI SOCIETY, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 549-584 (H, Es).

645

Oron (Ostray), Israel:

ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WAR AND SUICIDE IN ISRAEL, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 692-703 (H, Es).

646

Shmotkin, Dov; Blumstein, Tzvia; Modan, Baruch (dec.):
BEYOND KEEPING ACTIVE: CONCOMITANTS OF BEING VOLUNTEER IN OLD-OLD AGE, "Psychology and Aging", 18: 3 (2003), pp. 602-607 (E).

647

Green, Varda:

FRIENDS AND THE ESSENCE OF LIFE: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORK AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF DEPENDED AGED LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, "Dorot", No. 67 (May 2003), pp. 28-30 (H).

648

Goldman, Ayelet; Kipnis, Baruch:
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN LIFESTYLE ATTRIBUTES OF JEWISH RESIDENTS OF HAIFA, "Social Security", No. 64 (August 2003), pp. 83-99 (H, Es).

649

Tidhar, Chava E.:

VIOLENCE IN ISRAELI TELEVISION PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: A CONTENT ANALYSIS STUDY, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 626-651 (H, Es).

650

Cohen, Jonathan:

CHILDREN, TELEVISION AND CULTURE: WATCHING TELEVISION AND THE IDENTIFICATION WITH TELEVISION PERSONALITIES AMONG DRUZ CHILDREN IN ISRAEL, "Study and Research in Teachers Training" (published by Gordon College of Education and the Ministry of Education), No. 9 (2003), pp. 1-23 (H, Es).

651

Shur, Tsafrira; Levy, Ruti:

LEISURE ACTIVITY OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN A TECHER'S TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN A MULTI-CULTURAL COLLEGE, "Study and Research in Teachers Training" (published by Gordon College of Education and the Ministry of Education), No. 9 (2003), pp. 25-41 (H, Es).

652

First, Anat; Avraham, Eli:

JERUSALEMITE LONGING FOR NEW YORK: THE MANIFESTATION OF AMERICAN IMAGERY IN ISRAELI ADVERTISEMENT, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 652-670 (H, Es).

653

Lahav, Irit; Lemish, Dafna:
"ROMANTIC, SENSITIVE, AND WITH SENSE OF HUMOR"?: PORTRAYALS OF MEN IN ISRAELI ADVERTISING, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 671-691 (H, Es).

654

Holtzman, Ella; Yanay, Niza; Tobin, Yishai:
SELF INDEXING IN HEBREW: IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AND CLAIMS FOR THE SOCIAL AND MORAL POSITION OF THE SPEAKER, "Megamot", 42: 4 (September 2003), pp. 601-625 (H, Es).

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