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BMC Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2012

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Open Access Research article

Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Amsale Cherie, Yemane Berhane

Open Access Research article

Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

Femke De Meester, Delfien Van Dyck, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, James F Sallis, Greet Cardon

Open Access Research article

Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department

Katerina A Christopoulos, Sheri D Weiser, Kimberly A Koester, Janet J Myers, Douglas AE White, Beth Kaplan, Stephen F Morin

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Progress towards implementation of ACT malaria case-management in public health facilities in the Republic of Sudan: a cluster-sample survey

Tarig M Abdelgader, Abdalla M Ibrahim, Khalid A Elmardi, Sophie Githinji, Dejan Zurovac, Robert W Snow, Abdisalan M Noor

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A national cohort study of parental socioeconomic status and non-fatal suicidal behaviour-the mediating role of school performance

Beata Jablonska, Frank Lindblad, Viveca Östberg, Lene Lindberg, Finn Rasmussen, Anders Hjern

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Nutritional status of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Salwa G Massad, FJ Nieto, Mari Palta, Maureen Smith, Roseanne Clark, Abdel-Aziz Thabet

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Are marginalized women being left behind? A population-based study of institutional deliveries in Karnataka, India

Paul C Adamson, Karl Krupp, Bhavana Niranjankumar, Alexandra H Freeman, Mudassir Khan, Purnima Madhivanan

Open Access Research article

Diabetes, HIV and other health determinants associated with absenteeism among formal sector workers in Namibia

Leonor Guariguata, Ingrid de Beer, Rina Hough, Els Bindels, Delia Weimers-Maasdorp, Frank G Feeley III, Tobias F Rinke de Wit

Open Access Research article

Socioeconomic factors associated with drug consumption in prison population in Mexico

Armando Nevárez-Sida, Patricia Constantino-Casas, Angélica Castro-Ríos

Open Access Research article

Do positive or negative experiences of social support relate to current and future health? Results from the Doetinchem Cohort Study

Simone Croezen, H Susan J Picavet, Annemien Haveman-Nies, WM Monique Verschuren, Lisette CPGM de Groot, Pieter van't Veer

Open Access Research article

A cross-sectional survey of prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among prisoners in New South Wales, Australia

Sarah Larney, Libby Topp, Devon Indig, Colmán O'Driscoll, David Greenberg

Open Access Study protocol

A randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a universal school-based depression prevention program 'Op Volle Kracht' in the Netherlands

Yuli R Tak, Rinka MP Van Zundert, Rowella CWM Kuijpers, Boukje S Van Vlokhoven, Hettie FW Rensink, Rutger CME Engels

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Heavy burden of non-communicable diseases at early age and gender disparities in an adult population of Burkina Faso: world health survey

Malgorzata Miszkurka, Slim Haddad, Étienne V Langlois, Ellen E Freeman, Seni Kouanda, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui

Open Access Study protocol

VIP in construction: systematic development and evaluation of a multifaceted health programme aiming to improve physical activity levels and dietary patterns among construction workers

Laura Viester, Evert ALM Verhagen, Karin I Proper, Johanna M van Dongen, Paulien M Bongers, Allard J van der Beek

Open Access Research article

Does the distribution of health care benefits in Kenya meet the principles of universal coverage?

Jane Chuma, Thomas Maina, John Ataguba

Open Access Study protocol

Promoting fit bodies, healthy eating and physical activity among Indigenous Australian men: a study protocol

Lina A Ricciardelli, David Mellor, Marita P McCabe, Alexander J Mussap, David J Hallford, Matthew Tyler

Open Access Research article

Interaction between alcohol drinking and obesity in relation to colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Jinhui Zhao, Yun Zhu, Peizhong Peter Wang, Roy West, Sharon Buehler, Zhuoyu Sun, Josh Squires, Barbara Roebothan, John R McLaughlin, Peter T Campbell, Patrick S Parfrey

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Assessing trends and predictors of tuberculosis in Taiwan

Chung-Min Liao, Nan-Hung Hsieh, Tang-Luen Huang, Yi-Hsien Cheng, Yi-Jun Lin, Chia-Pin Chio, Szu-Chieh Chen, Min-Pei Ling

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Community-based educational intervention to limit the dissemination of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusin Northern Saskatchewan, Canada

George R Golding, Brian Quinn, Kirsten Bergstrom, Donna Stockdale, Shirley Woods, Mandiangu Nsungu, Barb Brooke, Paul N Levett, Greg Horsman, Ryan McDonald, Brian Szklarczuk, Steve Silcox, Shirley Paton, Mary Carson, Michael R Mulvey, James Irvine

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SRH and HrQOL: does social position impact differently on their link with health status?

Cyrille Delpierre, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Mette Munch-Petersen, Valérie Lauwers-Cances, Geetanjali D Datta, Benoît Lepage, Thierry Lang

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Type D personality is associated with impaired psychological status and unhealthy lifestyle in Icelandic cardiac patients: A cross-sectional study

Erla Svansdottir, Krista C van den Broek, Hrobjartur D Karlsson, Thorarinn Gudnason, Johan Denollet

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Psychological characteristics in high-risk MSM in China

Guanzhi Chen, Yang Li, Beichuan Zhang, Zengzhao Yu, Xiufang Li, Lixin Wang, Ziming Yu

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Epidemiology of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in Australia, 2000-2010

Hassan Vally, Gillian Hall, Amalie Dyda, Jane Raupach, Katrina Knope, Barry Combs, Patricia Desmarchelier

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Preventive behavior for toxoplasmosis in pregnant adolescents in the state of Ceara, Brazil

Fabianne Ferreira Costa, Ana Paula Soares Gondim, Mary Braga de Lima, Jose Ueleres Braga, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira, Maria Alix Leite Araújo

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Causes of neonatal and maternal deaths in Dhaka slums: Implications for service delivery

Fatema Khatun, Sabrina Rasheed, Allisyn C Moran, Ashraful M Alam, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Munira Sultana, Nuzhat Choudhury, Mohammad Iqbal, Abbas Bhuiya

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Undergraduate student drinking and related harms at an Australian university: web-based survey of a large random sample

Jonathan Hallett, Peter M Howat, Bruce R Maycock, Alexandra McManus, Kypros Kypri, Satvinder S Dhaliwal

Open Access Research article

Trend in eating habits among Lithuanian school-aged children in context of social inequality: three cross-sectional surveys 2002, 2006 and 2010

Apolinaras Zaborskis, Reda Lagunaite, Ryan Busha, Jolita Lubiene

Open Access Commentary

Aedes albopictus and the reemergence of Dengue

Giovanni Rezza

Open Access Research article

Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska, Helmut Brand

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Targeting condom distribution at high risk places increases condom utilization-evidence from an intervention study in Livingstone, Zambia

Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Cosmas Zyaambo, Charles Michelo, Knut Fylkesnes

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Applying the effort-reward imbalance model to household and family work: a population-based study of German mothers

Stefanie Sperlich, Richard Peter, Siegfried Geyer

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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in a rural district of Beijing, China: a population-based survey of 58,308 residents

Liu He, Xun Tang, Yan Song, Na Li, Jingrong Li, Zongxin Zhang, Jianjiang Liu, Liping Yu, Haitao Xu, Jianguo Zhang, Yonghua Hu

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Changing insurance company claims handling processes improves some outcomes for people injured in road traffic crashes

Frederieke Schaafsma, Annelies De Wolf, Areen Kayaian, Ian D Cameron

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Exploring the relationships between housing, neighbourhoods and mental wellbeing for residents of deprived areas

Lyndal Bond, Ade Kearns, Phil Mason, Carol Tannahill, Matt Egan, Elise Whitely

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Comprehensive assessment of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women

Subrina Jesmin, Md Reazul Islam, A M Shahidul Islam, Md Sohag Mia, Sayeeda Nusrat Sultana, Sohel Zaedi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Yoshio Iwashima, Michiaki Hiroe, Tetsu Watanabe

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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adults in southern China

Xiang Qian Lao, Yong Hui Zhang, Martin Chi Sang Wong, Yan Jun Xu, Hao Feng Xu, Shao Ping Nie, Wen Jun Ma, G Neil Thomas, Ignatius Tak Sun Yu

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The predictive validity of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community

Ramon Daniels, Erik van Rossum, Anna Beurskens, Wim van den Heuvel, Luc de Witte

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Evaluation of interventions on road traffic injuries in Peru: a qualitative approach

Luis Huicho, Taghreed Adam, Edmundo Rosales, Ada Paca-Palao, Luis López, Diego Luna, J Jaime Miranda

Open Access Study protocol

Study design of 'FRIENDS for Life': process and effect evaluation of an indicated school-based prevention programme for childhood anxiety and depression

Mia P Kösters, Mai JM Chinapaw, Marieke Zwaanswijk, Marcel F van der Wal, Elisabeth MWJ Utens, Hans M Koot

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Does place of residence affect risk of suicide? a spatial epidemiologic investigation in Kentucky from 1999 to 2008

Daniel M Saman, Sabrina Walsh, Anna Borówko, Agricola Odoi

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Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception: a cross- sectional study among Ethiopian undergraduate female students

Fatuma A Ahmed, Kontie M Moussa, Karen O Petterson, Benedict O Asamoah

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Intimate partner physical violence among women in Shimelba refugee camp, northern Ethiopia

Girmatsion Feseha, Abebe G/mariam, Mulusew Gerbaba

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Cell type specificity of female lung cancer associated with sulfur dioxide from air pollutants in Taiwan: An ecological study

Ching-Yu Tseng, Yi-Chia Huang, Shih-Yung Su, Jing-Yang Huang, Cheng-Hsiu Lai, Chia-Chi Lung, Chien-Chang Ho, Yung-Po Liaw

Open Access Research article

A review of population-based prevalence studies of physical activity in adults in the Asia-Pacific region

Rona Macniven, Adrian Bauman, Marian Abouzeid

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Health inequalities in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study of the role of Type D (distressed) personality

Marja JH van Bon-Martens, Johan Denollet, Lambertus ALM Kiemeney, Mariël Droomers, Monique JA de Beer, Ien AM van de Goor, Hans AM van Oers

Open Access Research article

Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand

Peter JW Saxton, Nigel P Dickson, Richard Griffiths, Anthony J Hughes, John Rowden

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The impact of diabetes prevention on labour force participation and income of older Australians: an economic study

Megan E Passey, Rupendra N Shrestha, Melanie Y Bertram, Deborah J Schofield, Theo Vos, Emily J Callander, Richard Percival, Simon J Kelly

Open Access Research article

Women's views on consent, counseling and confidentiality in PMTCT: a mixed-methods study in four African countries

Anita Hardon, Eva Vernooij, Grace Bongololo-Mbera, Peter Cherutich, Alice Desclaux, David Kyaddondo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Melissa Neuman, Rhoda Wanyenze, Carla Obermeyer

Open Access Research article

The buffering effect of relationship satisfaction on emotional distress in couples

Gun-Mette B Røsand, Kari Slinning, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Espen Røysamb, Kristian Tambs

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP study

Helen Skouteris, Marita McCabe, Jeannette Milgrom, Bridie Kent, Lauren J Bruce, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Sharon J Herring, Malcolm Barnett, Denise Patterson, Glyn Teale, Janette Gale

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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls -A nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up

Bragi Skulason, Lilja Sigrun Jonsdottir, Valgerdur Sigurdardottir, Asgeir R Helgason

Open Access Correspondence

Developing community-based preventive interventions in Hong Kong: a description of the first phase of the family project

Sunita M Stewart, Cecilia S Fabrizio, Malia R Hirschmann, Tai Hing Lam

Open Access Correspondence

Lessons for public health campaigns from analysing commercial food marketing success factors: a case study

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Federico JA Perez-Cueto, Barbara Niedzwiedzka, Wim Verbeke, Tino Bech-Larsen

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Prevalence of diabetes among Han, Manchu and Korean ethnicities in the Mudanjiang area of China: a cross-sectional survey

Yan Feng, Yumei Yang, Xuesong Ma, Kaiting Chen, Nannan Wu, Dongmei Wang, Pengjie Li, Minnan Wang, Qiang Li, Jinchao Zhang

Open Access Research article

Binge eating, purging and non-purging compensatory behaviours decrease from adolescence to adulthood: A population-based, longitudinal study

Dawit Shawel Abebe, Lars Lien, Leila Torgersen, Tilmann von Soest

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Participation in and attitude towards the national immunization program in the Netherlands: data from population-based questionnaires

Liesbeth Mollema, Nancy Wijers, Susan JM Hahné, Fiona RM van der Klis, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Hester E de Melker

Open Access Research article

Predictors for patient knowledge and reported behaviour regarding driving under the influence of medicines: a multi-country survey

Susana P Monteiro, Liset van Dijk, Alain G Verstraete, F Javier Álvarez, Michael Heissing, Johan J de Gier

Open Access Study protocol

A single-blind randomised controlled trial of the effects of a web-based decision aid on self-testing for cholesterol and diabetes. study protocol

Martine HP Ickenroth, Janaica EJ Grispen, Nanne K de Vries, Geert-Jan Dinant, Glyn Elwyn, Gaby Ronda, Trudy van der Weijden

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"Now we are in a different time; various bad diseases have come." understanding men's acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a moderate prevalence setting

Angela Kelly, Martha Kupul, Lisa Fitzgerald, Herick Aeno, James Neo, Richard Naketrumb, Peter Siba, John M Kaldor, Andrew Vallely

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of running therapy on depression (EFFORT-D). Design of a randomised controlled trial in adult patients [ISRCTN 1894]

Frank R Kruisdijk, Ingrid JM Hendriksen, Erwin CPM Tak, Aartjan TF Beekman, Marijke Hopman-Rock

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Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence

Mekdes K Gebremariam, Torunn H Totland, Lene F Andersen, Ingunn H Bergh, Mona Bjelland, May Grydeland, Yngvar Ommundsen, Nanna Lien

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Determinants of circumcision and willingness to be circumcised by Rwandan men, 2010

Rwego A Gasasira, Malabika Sarker, Landry Tsague, Sabin Nsanzimana, Aimée Gwiza, Jennifer Mbabazi, Corine Karema, Anita Asiimwe, Placidie Mugwaneza

Open Access Study protocol

Drug education in victorian schools (DEVS): the study protocol for a harm reduction focused school drug education trial

Richard Midford, Helen Cahill, David Foxcroft, Leanne Lester, Lynne Venning, Robyn Ramsden, Michelle Pose

Open Access Research article

An empirical approach to selecting community-based alcohol interventions: combining research evidence, rural community views and professional opinion

Anthony Shakeshaft, Dennis Petrie, Christopher Doran, Courtney Breen, Robert Sanson-Fisher

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Life satisfaction and mortality in elderly people: The Kangwha Cohort Study

Heejin Kimm, Jae Woong Sull, Bayasgalan Gombojav, Sang-Wook Yi, Heechoul Ohrr

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Mortality and potential years of life lost attributable to alcohol consumption in Canada in 2005

Kevin D Shield, Benjamin Taylor, Tara Kehoe, Jayadeep Patra, Jürgen Rehm

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Age- and gender-specific population attributable risks of metabolic disorders on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Taiwan

Wuan-Szu Wang, Mark L Wahlqvist, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hsing-Yi Chang, Wan-Chi Chang, Chu-Chih Chen

Open Access Research article

Non-hispanic whites have higher risk for pulmonary impairment from pulmonary tuberculosis

Jotam G Pasipanodya, Edgar Vecino, Thaddeus L Miller, Guadalupe Munguia, Gerry Drewyer, Michel Fernandez, Philip Slocum, Stephen E Weis

Open Access Study protocol

The economic impact of stroke in The Netherlands: the €-restore4stroke study

Mitchel van Eeden, Caroline M van Heugten, Silvia MAA Evers

Open Access Research article

Research, evidence and policymaking: the perspectives of policy actors on improving uptake of evidence in health policy development and implementation in Uganda

Juliet Nabyonga Orem, David Kaawa Mafigiri, Bruno Marchal, Freddie Ssengooba, Jean Macq, Bart Criel

Open Access Research article

Sanitation behavior among schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic area of Northern rural Vietnam

Le thi Thanh Xuan, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Thilde Rheinländer, Anders Dalsgaard, Flemming Konradsen

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The development of health literacy in patients with a long-term health condition: the health literacy pathway model

Michelle Edwards, Fiona Wood, Myfanwy Davies, Adrian Edwards

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The DRUID study: racism and self-assessed health status in an indigenous population

Yin C Paradies, Joan Cunningham

Open Access Research article

Building capacity for evidence informed decision making in public health: a case study of organizational change

Leslea Peirson, Donna Ciliska, Maureen Dobbins, David Mowat

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Treatment outcomes of adult patients with recurrent tuberculosis in relation to HIV status in Zimbabwe: a retrospective record review

Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony D Harries, Satyanarayana Srinath, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Charles Sandy, Owen Mugurungi

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Unemployment and disability pension-an 18-year follow-up study of a 40-year-old population in a Norwegian county

Morten Støver, Kristine Pape, Roar Johnsen, Nils Fleten, Erik R Sund, Bjørgulf Claussen, Johan H Bjørngaard

Open Access Research article

Patient- and provider-level risk factors associated with default from tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 2002: a case-control study

Alyssa Finlay, Joey Lancaster, Timothy H Holtz, Karin Weyer, Abe Miranda, Martie van der Walt

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: a randomized controlled trial of a computer-based depression and substance abuse intervention for people attending residential substance abuse treatment

Peter J Kelly, Frances J Kay-Lambkin, Amanda L Baker, Frank P Deane, Adam C Brooks, Alexandra Mitchell, Sarah Marshall, Meredith Whittington, Genevieve A Dingle

Open Access Study protocol

The impact of population-based disease management services for selected chronic conditions: the Costs to Australian Private Insurance - Coaching Health (CAPICHe) study protocol

Joshua M Byrnes, Stan Goldstein, Benjamin Venator, Christine Pollicino, Shu-Kay Ng, David Veroff, Christine Bennett, Paul A Scuffham

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in the association between self-rated health and hypertension in a Korean adult population

Hee-Young Shin, Min-Ho Shin, Jung-Ae Rhee

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Tribal casinos in California: the last vestige of indoor smoking

David S Timberlake, Jun Wu, Wael K Al-Delaimy

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Alcohol and marijuana use while driving--an unexpected crash risk in Pakistani commercial drivers: a cross-sectional survey

Mohammed Umer Mir, Imran Khan, Bilal Ahmed, Junaid Abdul Razzak

Open Access Study protocol

Cost-effectiveness of a vocational enablement protocol for employees with hearing impairment; design of a randomized controlled trial

Arjenne HM Gussenhoven, Johannes R Anema, S Theo Goverts, Judith E Bosmans, Joost M Festen, Sophia E Kramer

Open Access Research article

Internal construct validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire (SMBQ)

Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Julie Pallant, Gunnar Ahlborg Jr

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Identifying factors relevant in the assessment of return-to-work efforts in employees on long-term sickness absence due to chronic low back pain: a focus group study

Anna Muijzer, Jan H Geertzen, Wout E de Boer, Johan W Groothoff, Sandra Brouwer

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A local outbreak of dengue caused by an imported case in Dongguan China

Hong-Juan Peng, Hui-Bing Lai, Qiao-Li Zhang, Ba-Yi Xu, Hao Zhang, Wen-Hua Liu, Wei Zhao, Yuan-Ping Zhou, Xin-Guang Zhong, Shu Jiang, Jin-Hua Duan, Gui-Yun Yan, Jian-Feng He, Xiao-Guang Chen

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Does social capital travel? Influences on the life satisfaction of young people living in England and Spain

Antony R Morgan, Francisco Rivera, Carmen Moreno, Bo JA Haglund

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The effect of participatory community communication on HIV preventive behaviors among ethnic minority youth in central Vietnam

Huy V Nguyen, Giang M Le, Son M Nguyen, Mai N Tran, Nguyet M Ha

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Lifestyle physical activity among urban Palestinians and Israelis: a cross-sectional comparison in the Palestinian-Israeli Jerusalem risk factor study

Dafna Merom, Ronit Sinnreich, Vartohi Aboudi, Jeremy D Kark, Hisham Nassar

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The identification of job opportunities for severely disabled sick-listed employees

Jake PJ Broersen, Henny PG Mulders, Antonius JM Schellart, Allard J van der Beek

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Community based needs assessment in an urban area; A participatory action research project

Saeid Sadeghieh Ahari, Shahram Habibzadeh, Moharram Yousefi, Firouz Amani, Reza Abdi

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Can work ability explain the social gradient in sickness absence: a study of a general population in Sweden

Jesper Löve, Kristina Holmgren, Kjell Torén, Gunnel Hensing

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Perspectives of patients with type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes on self-monitoring of blood glucose: a qualitative study

Johanna Hortensius, Marijke C Kars, Willem S Wierenga, Nanne Kleefstra, Henk JG Bilo, Jaap J van der Bijl

Open Access Study protocol

Population-based tobacco treatment: study design of a randomized controlled trial

Steven S Fu, Michelle van Ryn, Scott E Sherman, Diana J Burgess, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Barbara Clothier, Anne M Joseph

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Pulmonary function, respiratory symptoms, and dust exposures among workers engaged in early manufacturing processes of tea: a cohort study

Tzong-Shiun Shieh, Jui-Jung Chung, Chung-Jing Wang, Perng-Jy Tsai, Yau-Chang Kuo, How-Ran Guo

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High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children aged 1 month to 16 years in Hangzhou, China

Zhiwei Zhu, Jianying Zhan, Jie Shao, Weijun Chen, Liqin Chen, Wenhao Li, Chai Ji, Zhengyan Zhao

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Sustainability of the whole-community project '10,000 Steps': a longitudinal study

Ragnar Van Acker, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Katrien De Cocker, Lisa M Klesges, Annick Willem, Greet Cardon

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Community health workers improve contact tracing among immigrants with tuberculosis in Barcelona

Jesús Edison Ospina, Àngels Orcau, Juan-Pablo Millet, Francesca Sánchez, Martí Casals, Joan A Caylà

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Low back pain in 17 year olds has substantial impact and represents an important public health disorder: a cross-sectional study

Peter B O'Sullivan, Darren J Beales, Anne J Smith, Leon M Straker

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Socioeconomic disparities in the uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening in Italy: a cross sectional study

Gianfranco Damiani, Bruno Federico, Danila Basso, Alessandra Ronconi, Caterina Bianca Neve Aurora Bianchi, Gian Marco Anzellotti, Gabriella Nasi, Franco Sassi, Walter Ricciardi

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Mortality on extreme heat days using official thresholds in Spain: a multi-city time series analysis

Aurelio Tobias, Ben Armstrong, Ines Zuza, Antonio Gasparrini, Cristina Linares, Julio Diaz

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Effectiveness of a diet and physical activity promotion strategy on the prevention of obesity in Mexican school children

Teresa Shamah Levy, Carmen Morales Ruán, Claudia Amaya Castellanos, Araceli Salazar Coronel, Alejandra Jiménez Aguilar, Ignacio Méndez Gómez Humarán

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Living with diabetes: rationale, study design and baseline characteristics for an Australian prospective cohort study

Maria Donald, Jo Dower, Robert Ware, Bryan Mukandi, Sanjoti Parekh, Christopher Bain

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Diabetes susceptibility in ethnic minority groups from Turkey, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Pakistan compared with Norwegians - the association with adiposity is strongest for ethnic minority women

Anne Karen Jenum, Lien My Diep, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen, Ingar Morten K Holme, Bernadette Nirmar Kumar, Kåre Inge Birkeland

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The growth in newspaper coverage of tobacco control in China, 2000-2010

Junling Gao, Simon Chapman, Shaojing Sun, Hua Fu, Pinpin Zheng

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A prospective study of complications from comprehensive abortion care services in Nepal

Kathryn Andersen, Bela Ganatra, Sarah Stucke, Indira Basnett, Yagya B Karki, Kusum Thapa

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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among children from six cities of China

Haiquan Xu, Yanping Li, Ailing Liu, Qian Zhang, Xiaoqi Hu, Hongyun Fang, Tingyu Li, Hongwei Guo, Ying Li, Guifa Xu, Jun Ma, Lin Du, Guansheng Ma

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Household secondhand smoke exposure of elementary schoolchildren in Southern Taiwan and factors associated with their confidence in avoiding exposure: a cross-sectional study

Hsiao-Ling Huang, Yea-Yin Yen, Pi-Li Lin, Chin-Hsuan Chiu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Ted Chen, Chih-Yang Hu, Ya-Ying Lin, Chien-Hung Lee, Fu-Li Chen

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Estimating the number of colorectal cancer patients treated with anti-tumour therapy in 2015: the analysis of the Czech National Cancer Registry

Tomáš Pavlík, Ondřej Májek, Jan Mužík, Jana Koptíková, Lubomír Slavíček, Jindřich Fínek, David Feltl, Rostislav Vyzula, Ladislav Dušek

Open Access Study protocol

An exploratory cluster randomised trial of a university halls of residence based social norms intervention in Wales, UK

Simon Murphy, Graham Moore, Annie Williams, Laurence Moore

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Study protocol for Women of Color and Asthma Control:A randomized controlled trial of an asthma-management intervention for African American women

Mary R Janevic, Georgiana M Sanders, Lara J Thomas, Darla M Williams, Belinda Nelson, Emma Gilchrist, Timothy RB Johnson, Noreen M Clark

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Barriers to women's participation in inter-conceptional care: a cross-sectional analysis

Vijaya K Hogan, M Ahinee Amamoo, Althea D Anderson, David Webb, Leny Mathews, Diane Rowley, Jennifer F Culhane

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Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria

Chukwuemeka Anoje, Bolatito Aiyenigba, Chiho Suzuki, Titilope Badru, Kesiena Akpoigbe, Michael Odo, Solomon Odafe, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Kwasi Torpey, Otto N Chabikuli

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Infant mortality in Brazil, 1980-2000: A spatial panel data analysis

Ana Maria Barufi, Eduardo Haddad, Antonio Paez

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An exploratory qualitative assessment of factors influencing childhood vaccine providers' intention to recommend immunization in the Netherlands

Liesbeth Mollema, Jojet M Staal, Jim E van Steenbergen, Theo GWM Paulussen, Hester E de Melker

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Increasing organ donation via anticipated regret (INORDAR): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Ronan E O'Carroll, Eamonn Ferguson, Peter C Hayes, Lee Shepherd

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Supporting the massive scale-up of antiretroviral therapy: the evolution of PEPFAR-supported treatment facilities in South Africa, 2005-2009

Elysia Larson, Heidi O'Bra, JW Brown, Thobile Mbengashe, Jeffrey D Klausner

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Towns with extremely low mortality due to ischemic heart disease in Spain

María José Medrano, Raquel Boix, Alba Palmera, Rebeca Ramis, Iñaki Galán, Gonzalo López-Abente

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Age at menarche and current substance use among Canadian adolescent girls: results of a cross-sectional study

Ban Al-Sahab, Chris I Ardern, Mazen J Hamadeh, Hala Tamim

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Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

Vilma Kriaucioniene, Jurate Klumbiene, Janina Petkeviciene, Edita Sakyte

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Diarrhea incidence in low- and middle-income countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic review

Christa L Fischer Walker, Jamie Perin, Martin J Aryee, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Robert E Black

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Community responses to communication campaigns for influenza A (H1N1): a focus group study

Lesley Gray, Carol MacDonald, Brenda Mackie, Douglas Paton, David Johnston, Michael G Baker

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Cardiovascular inflammation in healthy women: multilevel associations with state-level prosperity, productivity and income inequality

Cheryl R Clark, Paul M Ridker, Mark J Ommerborn, Carrie E Huisingh, Brent Coull, Julie E Buring, Lisa F Berkman

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Targeting children of substance-using parents with the community-based group intervention TRAMPOLINE: A randomised controlled trial - design, evaluation, recruitment issues

Sonja Bröning, Annika Wiedow, Lutz Wartberg, Sylvia Ruths, Andrea Haevelmann, Sally-Sophie Kindermann, Diana Moesgen, Ines Schaunig-Busch, Michael Klein, Rainer Thomasius

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Sports activity and the use of cigarettes and snus among young males in Finland in 1999-2010

Ville M Mattila, Susanna Raisamo, Harri Pihlajamäki, Matti Mäntysaari, Arja Rimpelä

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Feeding styles of caregivers of children 6-23 months of age in Derashe special district, Southern Ethiopia

Mekitie Wondafrash, Tseganeh Amsalu, Mirkuzie Woldie

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Mortality among adults: gender and socioeconomic differences in a Brazilian city

Ana Paula Belon, Marilisa BA Barros, Letícia Marín-León

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Comparison of alternative versions of the job demand-control scales in 17 European cohort studies: the IPD-Work consortium

Eleonor I Fransson, Solja T Nyberg, Katriina Heikkilä, Lars Alfredsson, De Dirk Bacquer, G David Batty, Sébastien Bonenfant, Annalisa Casini, Els Clays, Marcel Goldberg, France Kittel, Markku Koskenvuo, Anders Knutsson, Constanze Leineweber, Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Maria Nordin, Archana Singh-Manoux, Sakari Suominen, Jussi Vahtera, Peter Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Marie Zins, Töres Theorell, Mika Kivimäki

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Alcohol and premature death in Estonian men: a study of forensic autopsies using novel biomarkers and proxy informants

Inge Ringmets, Jana Tuusov, Katrin Lang, Marika Väli, Kersti Pärna, Mailis Tõnisson, Anders Helander, Martin McKee, David A Leon

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Prevalence of low back pain and associated occupational factors among Chinese coal miners

Guangxing Xu, Dong Pang, Fengying Liu, Desheng Pei, Sheng Wang, Liping Li

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Predicting nicotine dependence profiles among adolescent smokers: the roles of personal and social-environmental factors in a longitudinal framework

Marloes Kleinjan, Frank Vitaro, Brigitte Wanner, Johannes Brug, Regina JJM Van den Eijnden, Rutger CME Engels

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Factors impacting knowledge and use of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods by postpartum HIV positive and negative women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Sarah Credé, Theresa Hoke, Deborah Constant, Mackenzie S Green, Jennifer Moodley, Jane Harries

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Alcohol drinking patterns among high school students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Ayalu A Reda, Asmamaw Moges, Berhanu Y Wondmagegn, Sibhatu Biadgilign

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Pattern and levels of spending allocated to HIV prevention programs in low- and middle-income countries

Peter Amico, Benjamin Gobet, Carlos Avila-Figueroa, Christian Aran, Paul De Lay

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Sexual risk behaviors among youth heads of household in Gikongoro, south province of Rwanda

Joseph Ntaganira, Laura J Hass, Sheila Hosner, Lisanne Brown, Nancy B Mock

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Cervical cancer screening by visual inspection in Côte d'Ivoire, operational and clinical aspects according to HIV status

Apollinaire Horo, Antoine Jaquet, Didier K Ekouevi, Badian Toure, Patrick A Coffie, Benjamin Effi, Eugene Messou, Albert Minga, Raoul Moh, Mamourou Kone, François Dabis, Annie J Sasco

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Mortality and causes of death among violent offenders and victims-a Swedish population based longitudinal study

Marlene Stenbacka, Tomas Moberg, Anders Romelsjö, Jussi Jokinen

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A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: the protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study

Hilde Verbeek, Gabriele Meyer, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Adelaida Zabalegui, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Kai Saks, Maria Eugenia Soto, David Challis, Dirk Sauerland, Jan PH Hamers

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Political and social determinants of life expectancy in less developed countries: a longitudinal study

Ro-Ting Lin, Ya-Mei Chen, Lung-Chang Chien, Chang-Chuan Chan

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Blood pressure and associated factors in a North African adolescent population. a national cross-sectional study in Tunisia

Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri, Jalila El Ati, Pierre Traissac, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay, Francis Delpeuch, Noureddine Achour, Bernard Maire

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Clinical effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination against acute myocardial infarction and stroke in people over 60 years: the CAPAMIS study, one-year follow-up

Angel Vila-Corcoles, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Antonia Gutierrez-Perez, Angel Vila-Rovira, Frederic Gomez, Xavier Raga, Cinta de Diego, Eva Satue, Elisabet Salsench

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Priority setting of ICU resources in an influenza pandemic: a qualitative study of the Canadian public's perspectives

Diego S Silva, Jennifer L Gibson, Ann Robertson, Cécile M Bensimon, Sachin Sahni, Laena Maunula, Maxwell J Smith

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Adoption and use of social media among public health departments

Rosemary Thackeray, Brad L Neiger, Amanda K Smith, Sarah B Van Wagenen

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Linking public health agencies and hospitals for improved emergency preparedness: North Carolina's public health epidemiologist program

Milissa Markiewicz, Christine A Bevc, Jennifer Hegle, Jennifer A Horney, Megan Davies, Pia DM MacDonald

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HIV testing and willingness to get HIV testing at a peer-run drop-in centre for people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand

Lianping Ti, Kanna Hayashi, Karyn Kaplan, Paisan Suwannawong, Eric Fu, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr

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Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education

Hans Berten, Dries Cardoen, Ruben Brondeel, Nicole Vettenburg

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Determinants of insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization among pregnant women in Nigeria

Augustine Ankomah, Samson B Adebayo, Ekundayo D Arogundade, Jennifer Anyanti, Ernest Nwokolo, Olaronke Ladipo, Martin M Meremikwu

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Lifetime history of indoor tanning in young people: a retrospective assessment of initiation, persistence, and correlates

Karen Lostritto, Leah M Ferrucci, Brenda Cartmel, David J Leffell, Annette M Molinaro, Allen E Bale, Susan T Mayne

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Diagnostic work-up and loss of tuberculosis suspects in Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Riris Andono Ahmad, Francine Matthys, Bintari Dwihardiani, Ning Rintiswati, Sake J de Vlas, Yodi Mahendradhata, Patrick van der Stuyft

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The gap in injury mortality rates between urban and rural residents of Hubei province, China

Qing Liu, Lan Zhang, Junlin Li, Dan Zuo, Deguang Kong, Xingfu Shen, Yi Guo, Qingjun Zhang

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The DISC (Diabetes in Social Context) Study-evaluation of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for diabetic patients in lower socioeconomic groups: a study protocol

Charlotte Vissenberg, Vera Nierkens, Paul JM Uitewaal, Diana Geraci, Barend JC Middelkoop, Giel Nijpels, Karien Stronks

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Living alone and antidepressant medication use: a prospective study in a working-age population

Laura Pulkki-Råback, Mika Kivimäki, Kirsi Ahola, Kaisla Joutsenniemi, Marko Elovainio, Helena Rossi, Sampsa Puttonen, Seppo Koskinen, Erkki Isometsä, Jouko Lönnqvist, Marianna Virtanen

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UK ethnicity data collection for healthcare statistics: the South Asian perspective

Gulnaz Iqbal, Mark RD Johnson, Ala Szczepura, Sue Wilson, Anil Gumber, Janet A Dunn

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Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana

Eyob Zere, Joses M Kirigia, Sambe Duale, James Akazili

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Group hypnotherapy versus group relaxation for smoking cessation: an RCT study protocol

Maria Dickson-Spillmann, Thomas Kraemer, Kristina Rust, Michael Schaub

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Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults: the Belgian aging studies

Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Veerle Van Holle, Dominique Verté, Nico De Witte, Liesbeth De Donder, Tine Buffel, Sarah Dury, Benedicte Deforche

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Ideal and actual involvement of community pharmacists in health promotion and prevention: a cross-sectional study in Quebec, Canada

Marie-Claude Laliberté, Sylvie Perreault, Nicole Damestoy, Lyne Lalonde

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Interaction between physical activity and sleep duration in relation to insulin resistance among non-diabetic Chinese adults

Hui Zuo, Zumin Shi, Baojun Yuan, Yue Dai, Gang Hu, Gaolin Wu, Akhtar Hussain

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Persistent socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in England over 1994-2008: A time-trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional data

Shaun Scholes, Madhavi Bajekal, Hande Love, Nathaniel Hawkins, Rosalind Raine, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell

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Gender differences in alcohol-related non-consensual sex; cross-sectional analysis of a student population

Clare Gunby, Anna Carline, Mark A Bellis, Caryl Beynon

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The impact of a bariatric rehabilitation service on weight loss and psychological adjustment - study protocol

Amelia Hollywood, Jane Ogden, Christopher Pring

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Variation between seated and standing/walking postures among male and female call centre operators

Allan Toomingas, Mikael Forsman, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Marina Heiden, Tohr Nilsson

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Promoting menstrual health among persian adolescent girls from low socioeconomic backgrounds: a quasi-experimental study

Moloud Fakhri, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Nayereh Azam Hajikhani Golchin, Abdulhay Komili

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Co-morbid depression is associated with poor work outcomes in persons with cardiovascular disease (CVD): A large, nationally representative survey in the Australian population

Adrienne O'Neil, Emily D Williams, Christopher E Stevenson, Brian Oldenburg, Kristy Sanderson

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The effect of modifiable risk factors on geographic mortality differentials: a modelling study

Christopher E Stevenson, Haider Mannan, Anna Peeters, Helen Walls, Dianna J Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, John J McNeil

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Factors affecting commencement and cessation of smoking behaviour in Malaysian adults

Wan Maria Nabillah Ghani, Ishak Abdul Razak, Yi Hsin Yang, Norain Abu Talib, Noriaki Ikeda, Tony Axell, Prakash C Gupta, Yujiro Handa, Norlida Abdullah, Rosnah Binti Zain

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The protocol for the Be Our Ally Beat Smoking (BOABS) study, a randomised controlled trial of an intensive smoking cessation intervention in a remote Aboriginal Australian health care setting

Julia V Marley, David Atkinson, Carmel Nelson, Tracey Kitaura, Dennis Gray, Sue Metcalf, Richard Murray, Graeme P Maguire

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A systematic review to identify areas of enhancements of pandemic simulation models for operational use at provincial and local levels

Diana M Prieto, Tapas K Das, Alex A Savachkin, Andres Uribe, Ricardo Izurieta, Sharad Malavade

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Duration and compliance with antidepressant treatment in immigrant and native-born populations in Spain: a four year follow-up descriptive study

Inés Cruz, Catalina Serna, Montserrat Rué, Jordi Real, Jorge Soler-Gonzalez, Leonardo Galván

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Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening

Dominik Zenner, Darko Molinar, Tom Nichols, Johanna Riha, Mary Macintosh, Anthony Nardone

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Illness meanings and experiences for pre-ulcer and ulcer conditions of Buruli ulcer in the Ga-West and Ga-South Municipalities of Ghana

Mercy M Ackumey, Margaret Gyapong, Matilda Pappoe, Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean, Mitchell G Weiss

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Evaluation of a health promotion program in children: Study protocol and design of the cluster-randomized Baden-Württemberg primary school study [DRKS-ID: DRKS00000494]

Jens Dreyhaupt, Benjamin Koch, Tamara Wirt, Anja Schreiber, Susanne Brandstetter, Dorothea Kesztyüs, Olivia Wartha, Susanne Kobel, Sarah Kettner, Dmytro Prokopchuk, Verena Hundsdörfer, Melina Klepsch, Martina Wiedom, Sabrina Sufeida, Nanette Fischbach, Rainer Muche, Tina Seufert, Jürgen Michael Steinacker

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The impact of pesticide suicide on the geographic distribution of suicide in Taiwan: a spatial analysis

Shu-Sen Chang, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, Jonathan AC Sterne, Michael Eddleston, Jin-Jia Lin, David Gunnell

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Concern over radiation exposure and psychological distress among rescue workers following the Great East Japan Earthquake Concern over radiation exposure and distress

Yutaka Matsuoka, Daisuke Nishi, Naoki Nakaya, Toshimasa Sone, Hiroko Noguchi, Kei Hamazaki, Tomohito Hamazaki, Yuichi Koido

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Rationale, design, methodology and sample characteristics for the family partners for health study: a cluster randomized controlled study

Diane C Berry, Robert McMurray, Todd A Schwartz, Anne Skelly, Maria Sanchez, Madeline Neal, Gail Hall

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A prospective cohort study to evaluate peridomestic infection as a determinant of dengue transmission: Protocol

Ruth Aralí Martínez-Vega, Rogelio Danis-Lozano, Jorge Velasco-Hernández, Fredi Alexander Díaz-Quijano, Mariana González-Fernández, René Santos, Susana Román, Jorge Argáez-Sosa, Miguel Nakamura, José Ramos-Castañeda

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Migrant health in French Guiana: Are undocumented immigrants more vulnerable?

Anne Jolivet, Emmanuelle Cadot, Sophie Florence, Sophie Lesieur, Jacques Lebas, Pierre Chauvin

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Measuring women's perceived ability to overcome barriers to healthcare seeking in Burkina Faso

Béatrice Nikiema, Slim Haddad, Louise Potvin

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Keeping participants on board: increasing uptake by automated respondent reminders in an Internet-based Chlamydia Screening in the Netherlands

Nynke FB Dokkum, Rik H Koekenbier, Ingrid VF van den Broek, Jan EAM van Bergen, Elfi EHG Brouwers, Johannes SA Fennema, Hannelore M Götz, Christian JPA Hoebe, Lydia L Pars, Sander M van Ravesteijn, Eline LM Op de Coul

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A cross-sectional description of social capital in an international sample of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)

Allison Webel, J Craig Phillips, Carol Dawson Rose, William L Holzemer, Wei-Ti Chen, Lynda Tyer-Viola, Marta Rivero-Méndez, Patrice Nicholas, Kathleen Nokes, Jeanne Kemppainen, Elizabeth Sefcik, John Brion, Lucille Eller, Scholastika Iipinge, Kenn Kirksey, Dean Wantland, Puangtip Chaiphibalsarisdi, Mallory O Johnson, Carmen Portillo, Inge B Corless, Joachim Voss, Robert A Salata

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Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey

Calypse B Agborsangaya, Darren Lau, Markus Lahtinen, Tim Cooke, Jeffrey A Johnson

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Smoking and health-related quality of life in English general population: implications for economic evaluations

Matthias Vogl, Christina M Wenig, Reiner Leidl, Subhash Pokhrel

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Global asthma prevalence in adults: findings from the cross-sectional world health survey

Teresa To, Sanja Stanojevic, Ginette Moores, Andrea S Gershon, Eric D Bateman, Alvaro A Cruz, Louis-Philippe Boulet

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Performance indicators for public mental healthcare: a systematic international inventory

Steve Lauriks, Marcel CA Buster, Matty AS de Wit, Onyebuchi A Arah, Niek S Klazinga

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Association between binge drinking, type of friends and gender: A cross-sectional study among Brazilian adolescents

Patrícia M Zarzar, Kelly O Jorge, Tuula Oksanen, Miriam P Vale, Efigênia F Ferreira, Ichiro Kawachi

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Hepatitis B virus infections and risk factors among the general population in Anhui Province, China: an epidemiological study

Xiaoqing Li, Yingjun Zheng, Adrian Liau, Biao Cai, Dongqing Ye, Feng Huang, Xiaorong Sheng, Fuyang Ge, Liu Xuan, Shun Li, Jing Li

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Association of self-reported physical activity patterns and socio-demographic factors among normal-weight and overweight Japanese men

Yung Liao, Kazuhiro Harada, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Koichiro Oka, Yoshio Nakamura, Shigeru Inoue, Teruichi Shimomitsu

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Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria

Adewale L Oyeyemi, Babatunde O Adegoke, James F Sallis, Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

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Osteoporosis-related fracture case definitions for population-based administrative data

Lisa M Lix, Mahmoud Azimaee, Beliz Acan Osman, Patricia Caetano, Suzanne Morin, Colleen Metge, David Goltzman, Nancy Kreiger, Jerilynn Prior, William D Leslie

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Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking prevalence, consumption, initiation, and cessation between 2001 and 2008 in the Netherlands. Findings from a national population survey

Gera E Nagelhout, Dianne de Korte-de Boer, Anton E Kunst, Regina M van der Meer, Hein de Vries, Boukje M van Gelder, Marc C Willemsen

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The epidemiology of travel-related Salmonella Enteritidis in Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011

Mary-Kathryn Tighe, Rachel Savage, Linda Vrbova, Miriam Toolan, Yvonne Whitfield, Csaba Varga, Brenda Lee, Vanessa Allen, Anne Maki, Ryan Walton, Caitlin Johnson, Badal Dhar, Rafiq Ahmed, Natasha S Crowcroft, Dean Middleton

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Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: a qualitative analysis

Ryan McNeil, Manal Guirguis-Younger, Laura B Dilley, Tim D Aubry, Jeffrey Turnbull, Stephen W Hwang

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Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the Tobacco Tactics website for operating engineers

Sonia A Duffy, David L Ronis, Caroline Richardson, Andrea H Waltje, Lee A Ewing, Devon Noonan, Oisaeng Hong, John D Meeker

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Examining equity in access to long-lasting insecticide nets and artemisinin-based combination therapy in Anambra state, Nigeria

Chinyere O Mbachu, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Benjamin SC Uzochukwu, Eloka Uchegbu, Joseph Oranuba, Amobi L Ilika

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Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study

Celine M Murrin, Gabrielle E Kelly, Richard E Tremblay, Cecily C Kelleher

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Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV research

Jennifer L Syvertsen, Angela M Robertson, Daniela Abramovitz, M Gudelia Rangel, Gustavo Martinez, Thomas L Patterson, Monica D Ulibarri, Alicia Vera, Nabila El-Bassel, Steffanie A Strathdee

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Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study

Ju-Fang Shi, Dian-Ju Kang, Shu-Zhen Qi, Hai-Yan Wu, Yan-Chun Liu, Li-Jun Sun, Li Li, Ying Yang, Qing Li, Xiang-Xian Feng, Li-Qin Zhang, Jie Li, Xiao-Li Li, Yun Yang, Mayinuer Niyazi, Ai-Di Xu, Jia-Hua Liu, Qing Xiao, Lian-Kun Li, Xin-Zheng Wang, You-Lin Qiao

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North Korean refugee health in South Korea (NORNS) study: study design and methods

Yo Han Lee, Won Jin Lee, Yun Jeong Kim, Myong Jin Cho, Joo Hyung Kim, Yun Jeong Lee, Hee Young Kim, Dong Seop Choi, Sin Gon Kim, Courtland Robinson

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The effectiveness of a health promotion with group intervention by clinical trial. Study protocol

Maria-Antonia Campo Osaba, José-Luis Del Val, Carolina Lapena, Vicencia Laguna, Araceli García, Olga Lozano, Ziortza Martín, Rómulo Rodriguez, Enriqueta Borrás, Francesc Orfila, María Teresa Tierno

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HIV prevalence among high school learners - opportunities for schools-based HIV testing programmes and sexual reproductive health services

Ayesha BM Kharsany, Mukelisiwe Mlotshwa, Janet A Frohlich, Nonhlanhla Yende Zuma, Natasha Samsunder, Salim S Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim

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Determinants of emergency response willingness in the local public health workforce by jurisdictional and scenario patterns: a cross-sectional survey

Daniel J Barnett, Carol B Thompson, Nicole A Errett, Natalie L Semon, Marilyn K Anderson, Justin L Ferrell, Jennifer M Freiheit, Robert Hudson, Michelle M Koch, Mary McKee, Alvaro Mejia-Echeverry, James Spitzer, Ran D Balicer, Jonathan M Links

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Mental health in the slums of Dhaka - a geoepidemiological study

Oliver Gruebner, M Mobarak H Khan, Sven Lautenbach, Daniel Müller, Alexander Krämer, Tobia Lakes, Patrick Hostert

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Effectiveness of a web-based health risk assessment with individually-tailored feedback on lifestyle behaviour: study protocol

Eva K Laan, Roderik A Kraaijenhagen, Niels Peek, Wim B Busschers, Marije Deutekom, Patrick M Bossuyt, Karien Stronks, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot

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Lessons from a one-year hospital-based surveillance of acute respiratory infections in Berlin- comparing case definitions to monitor influenza

Matthias Nachtnebel, Benedikt Greutelaers, Gerhard Falkenhorst, Pernille Jorgensen, Manuel Dehnert, Brunhilde Schweiger, Christian Träder, Silke Buda, Tim Eckmanns, Ole Wichmann, Wiebke Hellenbrand

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Medical advice and diabetes self-management reported by Mexican-American, Black- and White-non-Hispanic adults across the United States

Joan A Vaccaro, Daniel J Feaster, Sandra L Lobar, Marianna K Baum, Marcia Magnus, Fatma G Huffman

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Socioeconomic inequality in domains of health: results from the World Health Surveys

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Jennifer Anne Stewart Williams, Lynn Itani, Somnath Chatterji

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Diabetes mellitus type 2 in urban Ghana: characteristics and associated factors

Ina Danquah, George Bedu-Addo, Karl-Johann Terpe, Frank Micah, Yaw A Amoako, Yaw A Awuku, Ekkehart Dietz, Markus van der Giet, Joachim Spranger, Frank P Mockenhaupt

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Systematic review of diarrhea duration and severity in children and adults in low- and middle-income countries

Laura M Lamberti, Christa L Fischer Walker, Robert E Black

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Knowledge of heart attack and stroke symptomology: a cross-sectional comparison of rural and non-rural US adults

Michael T Swanoski, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Maria L Amaro, Michael F Akers, Krista L Huot

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A randomised trial of nicotine assisted reduction to stop in pharmacies - the redpharm study

Taina Taskila, Susan MacAskill, Tim Coleman, Jean-Francois Etter, Mahendra Patel, Sarah Clarke, Rachel Bridson, Paul Aveyard

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Association between psychological distress and a sense of contribution to society in the workplace

Kenichi Ozaki, Yutaka Motohashi, Yoshihiro Kaneko, Koji Fujita

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A literature review of the disruptive effects of user fee exemption policies on health systems

Valéry Ridde, Emilie Robert, Bruno Meessen

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Perceived challenges to public health in Central and Eastern Europe: a qualitative analysis

Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Christine Holmberg, Klara G Dokova, Neda Milevska-Kostova, Gratiana Chicin, Timo Ulrichs, Bernd Rechel, Stefan N Willich, John Powles, Peter Tinnemann

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Chinese newspaper coverage of genetically modified organisms

Li Du, Christen Rachul

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Chewing areca nut increases the risk of coronary artery disease in taiwanese men: a case-control study

Wei-Chung Tsai, Ming-Tsang Wu, Guei-Jane Wang, Kun-Tai Lee, Chien-Hung Lee, Ye-Hsu Lu, Hsueh-Wei Yen, Chih-Sheng Chu, Yi-Ting Chen, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Ho-Ming Su, Po-Chao Hsu, Kai-Hung Cheng, Tsai-Hui Duh, Ying-Chin Ko, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Wen-Ter Lai

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Latin American immigrants have limited access to health insurance in Japan: a cross sectional study

S Pilar Suguimoto, Masako Ono-Kihara, Mitchell D Feldman, Masahiro Kihara

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Life-course origins of social inequalities in adult immune cell markers of inflammation in a developing southern Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

Douglas A West, Gabriel M Leung, Chao Q Jiang, Timothy M Elwell-Sutton, Wei S Zhang, Tai H Lam, Kar K Cheng, C Mary Schooling

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Investigating maternal risk factors as potential targets of intervention to reduce socioeconomic inequality in small for gestational age: a population-based study

Irene Hayward, Lorraine Halinka Malcoe, Lesley A Cleathero, Patricia A Janssen, Bruce P Lanphear, Michael V Hayes, Andre Mattman, Robert Pampalon, Scott A Venners

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The Boost study: design of a school- and community-based randomised trial to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among teenagers

Rikke Krølner, Thea Suldrup Jørgensen, Anne Kristine Aarestrup, Anne Hjøllund Christiansen, Anne Maj Christensen, Pernille Due

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Determinants of linear growth from infancy to school-aged years: a population-based follow-up study in urban Amazonian children

Barbara H Lourenço, Eduardo Villamor, Rosângela A Augusto, Marly A Cardoso

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A web-based computer-tailored smoking prevention programme for primary school children: intervention design and study protocol

Henricus-Paul Cremers, Liesbeth Mercken, Anke Oenema, Hein de Vries

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The health outcomes and physical activity in preschoolers (HOPP) study: rationale and design

Brian W Timmons, Nicole A Proudfoot, Maureen J MacDonald, Steven R Bray, John Cairney

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Patient, physician, encounter, and billing characteristics predict the accuracy of syndromic surveillance case definitions

Geneviève Cadieux, David L Buckeridge, André Jacques, Michael Libman, Nandini Dendukuri, Robyn Tamblyn

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Estimating the probabilities of making a smoking quit attempt in Italy: stall in smoking cessation levels, 1986-2009

Giulia Carreras, Silvano Gallus, Laura Iannucci, Giuseppe Gorini

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Predictors of binge drinking in adolescents: ultimate and distal factors - a representative study

Carolin Donath, Elmar Gräßel, Dirk Baier, Christian Pfeiffer, Stefan Bleich, Thomas Hillemacher

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Weight gain prevention among black women in the rural community health center setting: The Shape Program

Perry Foley, Erica Levine, Sandy Askew, Elaine Puleo, Jessica Whiteley, Bryan Batch, Daniel Heil, Daniel Dix, Veronica Lett, Michele Lanpher, Jade Miller, Karen Emmons, Gary Bennett

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Children, parents, and pets exercising together (CPET) randomised controlled trial: study rationale, design, and methods

Philippa S Yam, Ryan Morrison, Viki Penpraze, Carri Westgarth, Dianne S Ward, Nanette Mutrie, Pippa Hutchison, David Young, John J Reilly

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Partners of people on ART - a New Evaluation of the Risks (The PARTNER study): design and methods

Alison Rodger, Tina Bruun, Matthew Weait, Pietro Vernazza, Simon Collins, Vicente Estrada, Jan Van Lunzen, Giulio Maria Corbelli, Fiona Lampe, Andrew Phillips, Jens Lundgren

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Asthma prevalence among 16- to 18-year-old adolescents in Saudi Arabia using the ISAAC questionnaire

Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Mohamad S Al-Hajjaj, Mohamad S Al Moamary

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The availability of snack food displays that may trigger impulse purchases in Melbourne supermarkets

Lukar E Thornton, Adrian J Cameron, Sarah A McNaughton, Anthony Worsley, David A Crawford

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Clinical trial on the efficacy of exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in smoking cessation in primary health care

Joana Ripoll, Helena Girauta, Maria Ramos, David Medina-Bombardó, Agnès Pastor, Cristina Alvarez-Ossorio, Lucía Gorreto, Maria Esteva, Elena García, Ana Uréndez, Ana Buades, Elena Torres

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Testing the effectiveness of a self-efficacy based exercise intervention for inactive people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: design of a controlled clinical trial

Marion MP van der Heijden, François Pouwer, Arnold C Romeijnders, Victor JM Pop

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A preliminary assessment of low level arsenic exposure and diabetes mellitus in Cyprus

Konstantinos C Makris, Costas A Christophi, Martha Paisi, Adrienne S Ettinger

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Challenges to immunization: the experiences of homeless youth

Alexander Doroshenko, Jill Hatchette, Scott A Halperin, Noni E MacDonald, Janice E Graham

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Mesothelioma incidence surveillance systems and claims for workers’ compensation. Epidemiological evidence and prospects for an integrated framework

Alessandro Marinaccio, Alberto Scarselli, Enzo Merler, Sergio Iavicoli

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Designing a physical activity parenting course: Parental views on recruitment, content and delivery

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