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BMC Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (1322 Artikel)

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A novel quantitative body shape score for detecting association between obesity and hypertension in China

Shukang Wang, Yanxun Liu, Fangyu Li, Hongying Jia, Longjian Liu, Fuzhong Xue

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Determinants of underweight, stunting and wasting among schoolchildren

Mekides Wolde, Yifru Berhan, Alemzewed Chala

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Weekday and weekend patterns of objectively measured sitting, standing, and stepping in a sample of office-based workers: the active buildings study

Lee Smith, Mark Hamer, Marcella Ucci, Alexi Marmot, Benjamin Gardner, Alexia Sawyer, Jane Wardle, Abigail Fisher

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Factors associated with willingness to participate in clinical trials: a nationwide survey study

Sang Hui Chu, Eun Jung Kim, Seok Hee Jeong, Geu Lee Park

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Workplace violence against homecare workers and its relationship with workers health outcomes: a cross-sectional study

Ginger C Hanson, Nancy A Perrin, Helen Moss, Naima Laharnar, Nancy Glass

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A worksite intervention to reduce the cardiovascular risk: proposal of a study design easy to integrate within Italian organization of occupational health surveillance

Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Gianluca Marangi, Danilo Bontadi, Emanuela Fadda, Luca Cegolon, Melania Bortolotto, Ugo Fedeli, Luciano Marchiori

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Tuberculosis risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda: implications for tuberculosis control

Bruce J Kirenga, Willy Ssengooba, Catherine Muwonge, Lydia Nakiyingi, Stephen Kyaligonza, Samuel Kasozi, Frank Mugabe, Martin Boeree, Moses Joloba, Alphonse Okwera

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The association between social position and self-rated health in 10 deprived neighbourhoods

Carsten Kronborg Bak, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Unni Dokkedal

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Prevalence of tuberculosis and treatment outcome among university students in Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective study

Beyene Moges, Bemnet Amare, Gizachew Yismaw, Meseret Workineh, Shitaye Alemu, Desalew Mekonnen, Ermias Diro, Belay Tesema, Afework Kassu

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Stage of HIV presentation at initial clinic visit following a community-based HIV testing campaign in rural Kenya

John Haskew, Kenrick Turner, Gunnar Rø, Andrew Ho, Davies Kimanga, Shahnaaz Sharif

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Serum lipids in Brazilian children and adolescents: determining their reference intervals

Natasha Slhessarenko, Cristina MA Jacob, Raymundo S Azevedo, Cor JF Fontes, Glaucia V Novak, Adagmar Andriolo

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Good practice characteristics of diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review

Karolina Horodyska, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Matthijs van den Berg, Marieke Hendriksen, Gun Roos, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Johannes Brug

Open Access Study protocol

Randomized controlled trial of a minimal versus extended Internet-based intervention for problem drinkers: study protocol

John A Cunningham, Christian S Hendershot, Jürgen Rehm

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Tools for teen moms to reduce infant obesity: a randomized clinical trial

Mildred A Horodynski, Kami Silk, Gary Hsieh, Alice Hoffman, Mackenzie Robson

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Atrial fibrillation and cycling: six year follow-up of the Taupo bicycle study

Alistair Woodward, Sandar Tin Tin, Rob N Doughty, Shanthi Ameratunga

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Program synergies and social relations: implications of integrating HIV testing and counselling into maternal health care on care seeking

Selena J An, Asha S George, Amnesty LeFevre, Rose Mpembeni, Idda Mosha, Diwakar Mohan, Ann Yang, Joy Chebet, Chrisostom Lipingu, Japhet Killewo, Peter Winch, Abdullah H Baqui, Charles Kilewo

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Socio-economic resources, young child feeding practices, consumption of highly processed snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages: a population-based survey in rural northwestern Nicaragua

Mariela Contreras, Elmer Zelaya Blandón, Lars-Åke Persson, Anders Hjern, Eva-Charlotte Ekström

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Maternal socioeconomic status and the risk of asthma among offspring

Maijakaisa Harju, Leea Keski-Nisula, Leena Georgiadis, Kaisa Raatikainen, Sari Räisänen, Seppo Heinonen

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The validity of self-reported cancer screening history and the role of social disadvantage in Ontario, Canada

Aisha Lofters, Mandana Vahabi, Richard H Glazier

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Tuberculosis treatment delays and associated factors within the Zimbabwe national tuberculosis programme

Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony D Harries, Barnet Nyathi, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Charles Sandy

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Work engagement and its association with occupational sitting time: results from the Stormont study

Fehmidah Munir, Jonathan Houdmont, Stacy Clemes, Kelly Wilson, Robert Kerr, Ken Addley

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Sociodemographic and health-(care-)related characteristics of online health information seekers: a cross-sectional German study

Laura Nölke, Monika Mensing, Alexander Krämer, Claudia Hornberg

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Drug injecting and HIV risk among injecting drug users in Hai Phong, Vietnam: a qualitative analysis

Tanvir Ahmed, Thanh Nguyen Long, Phan Thi Huong, Donald Edwin Stewart

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Community-based interventions in hypertensive patients: a comparison of three health education strategies

Chu-Hong Lu, Song-Tao Tang, Yi-Xiong Lei, Mian-Qiu Zhang, Wei-Quan Lin, Sen-Hua Ding, Pei-Xi Wang

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Comparison of the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed influenza A and influenza B cases in Manitoba, Canada

Aynslie M Hinds, Songul Bozat-Emre, Paul Van Caeseele, Salaheddin M Mahmud

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Availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) among public and private health facilities in rural northwest Bangladesh

Shegufta S Sikder, Alain B Labrique, Hasmot Ali, Abu AM Hanif, Rolf DW Klemm, Sucheta Mehra, Keith P West Jr, Parul Christian

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Study protocol for Young & Strong: a cluster randomized design to increase attention to unique issues faced by young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer

Mary L Greaney, Kim Sprunck-Harrild, Kathryn J Ruddy, Jennifer Ligibel, William T Barry, Emily Baker, Meghan Meyer, Karen M Emmons, Ann H Partridge

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China’s three-year health reform program and equity in sanitation improvement: a panel analysis

Xiaolong Li, Yanqing Miao, Wenjing Chen

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Household and area income levels are associated with smoking status in the Korean adult population

Woo-Jun Yun, Jung-Ae Rhee, Sun A Kim, Sun-Seog Kweon, Young-Hoon Lee, So-Yeon Ryu, Soon-Woo Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Min-Ho Shin

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Unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in Mekelle city, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Rishan Weldegebreal, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Mussie Alemayehu, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot

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Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged between six to fifty nine months in Bule Hora district, South Ethiopia

Mandefro Asfaw, Mekitie Wondaferash, Mohammed Taha, Lamessa Dube

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Rationale and study protocol to evaluate the SunSmart policy intervention: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a primary school-based health promotion program

Dean A Dudley, Matthew J Winslade, Bradley J Wright, Wayne G Cotton, Jackie L McIver, Kirsten S Jackson

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Comparison of fieldworker interview and a pictorial diary method for recording morbidity of infants in semi-urban slums

Rahul Jacob Thomas, Karthikeyan Ramanujam, Vasanthakumar Velusamy, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Deepthi Kattula, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Gagandeep Kang

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Willingness to participate in prevention programs for cardiometabolic diseases

Jessica Petter, Margreet M Reitsma-van Rooijen, Joke C Korevaar, Markus MJ Nielen

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Impact of close-proximity air pollution on lung function in schoolchildren in the French West Indies

Brice Amadeo, Céline Robert, Virginie Rondeau, Marie-Alice Mounouchy, Lucie Cordeau, Xavier Birembaux, Eddy Citadelle, Jacques Gotin, Monique Gouranton, Gérard Marcin, David Laurac, Chantal Raherison

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Impact of mammographic screening on ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis and survival in New Zealand: a cohort study

Sanjeewa Seneviratne, Ian Campbell, Nina Scott, Rachel Shirley, Ross Lawrenson

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Cardio-metabolic health risks in indigenous populations of Southeast Asia and the influence of urbanization

Maude E Phipps, Kevin KL Chan, Rakesh Naidu, Nazaimoon W Mohamad, Boon-Peng Hoh, Kia-Fatt Quek, Badariah Ahmad, Siti MI Harnida, Anuar ZM Zain, Khalid A Kadir

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Vitamin D levels and status amongst asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents in Cyprus: a comparative cross-sectional study

Ourania Kolokotroni, Anna Papadopoulou, Nicos Middleton, Christiana Kouta, Vasilios Raftopoulos, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Panayiotis K Yiallouros

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Assessment of training and technical assistance needs of Colorectal Cancer Control Program Grantees in the U.S.

Cam Escoffery, Peggy Hannon, Annette E Maxwell, Thuy Vu, Jennifer Leeman, Andrea Dwyer, Caitlin Mason, Shaina Sowles, Ketra Rice, Lindsay Gressard

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The effect of breast cancer on personal income three years after diagnosis by cancer stage and education: a register-based cohort study among Danish females

Ingelise Andersen, Christophe Kolodziejczyk, Karsten Thielen, Eskil Heinesen, Finn Diderichsen

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Postmenarche growth: cohort study among indigenous and non-indigenous Chilean adolescents

Hugo Amigo, Macarena Lara, Patricia Bustos, Sergio Muñoz

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Knowledge and attitude of key community members towards tuberculosis: mixed method study from BRAC TB control areas in Bangladesh

Sukanta Paul, Rahima Akter, Afzal Aftab, Antora M Khan, Mrittika Barua, Shayla Islam, Akramul Islam, Ashaque Husain, Malabika Sarker

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Don't worry, be happy: cross-sectional associations between physical activity and happiness in 15 European countries

Justin Richards, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Paul Kelly, Josephine Chau, Adrian Bauman, Ding Ding

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Past oral contraceptive use and self-reported high blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Christine L Chiu, Joanne M Lind

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Analysis of awareness of health knowledge among rural residents in Western China

Fang Yuan, Dongfu Qian, Chenglong Huang, Miaomiao Tian, Yuanxi Xiang, Zhifei He, Zhanchun Feng

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A web-based intervention for abused women: the New Zealand isafe randomised controlled trial protocol

Jane Koziol-McLain, Alain C Vandal, Shyamala Nada-Raja, Denise Wilson, Nancy E Glass, Karen B Eden, Christine McLean, Terry Dobbs, James Case

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Acceptability of financial incentives and penalties for encouraging uptake of healthy behaviours: focus groups

Emma L Giles, Falko F Sniehotta, Elaine McColl, Jean Adams

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Risk factors of impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Clement Nyuyki Kufe, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Fezeu Leopold, Felix Assah, George Ngufor, George Mbeh, Vivian Nchanchou Mbanya, Jean Claude Mbanya

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Sensitivity to change of the Beach Questionnaire to behaviour, attitudes and knowledge related to sun exposure: quasi-experimental before-after study

Teresa Fernández-Morano, Magdalena de Troya-Martín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Nuria Blázquez-Sánchez, Agustín Buendía-Eisman

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Opinions and beliefs held by Spanish teenagers regarding tobacco and alcohol consumption: a descriptive study

Roger Ruiz-Moral, Sara Palenzuela-Paniagua, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Celia Jiménez-García, Jose Angel Fernández García, Luis Angel Pérula de Torres

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Risk evaluations and condom use decisions of homeless youth: a multi-level qualitative investigation

David P Kennedy, Ryan A Brown, Penelope Morrison, Loryana Vie, Gery W Ryan, Joan S Tucker

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Disclosure of HIV test results by women to their partners following antenatal HIV testing: a population-based cross-sectional survey among slum dwellers in Kampala Uganda

Anthony Batte, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Anne Chimoyi, Susan Ajambo, Brenda Tibingana, Cecily Banura

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A routine biomarker-based risk prediction model for metabolic syndrome in urban Han Chinese population

Wenchao Zhang, Qicai Chen, Zhongshang Yuan, Jing Liu, Zhaohui Du, Fang Tang, Hongying Jia, Fuzhong Xue, Chengqi Zhang

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Socio-demographic, clinical and health behavior correlates of sitting time in older adults

Joilson Meneguci, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Álvaro da Silva Santos, Lucia Marina Scatena, Renata Damião

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Motives for adult participation in physical activity: type of activity, age, and gender

Keyvan Molanorouzi, Selina Khoo, Tony Morris

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Why are we not screening for anal cancer routinely - HIV physicians’ perspectives on anal cancer and its screening in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: a qualitative study

Jason J Ong, Meredith Temple-Smith, Marcus Chen, Sandra Walker, Andrew Grulich, Jennifer Hoy, Christopher K Fairley

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Sociodemographic factors associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors among Malaysian adults

Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Zamtira Seman, Kee Chee Cheong, Lim Kuang Hock, Mala Manickam, Lim Kuang Kuay, Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff, Feisul Idzwan Mustafa, Amal Nasir Mustafa

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Four major dietary patterns identified for a target-population of adults residing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Zhi Chen, Lin Liu, Barbara Roebothan, Ann Ryan, Jennifer Colbourne, Natasha Baker, Jing Yan, Peizhong Peter Wang

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Australian children’s consumption of caffeinated, formulated beverages: a cross-sectional analysis

Kelsey Beckford, Carley A Grimes, Lynn J Riddell

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Self-reported sitting time and physical activity: interactive associations with mental well-being and productivity in office employees

Anna Puig-Ribera, Iván Martínez-Lemos, Maria Giné-Garriga, Ángel Manuel González-Suárez, Judit Bort-Roig, Jesús Fortuño, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Jim McKenna, Nicholas D Gilson

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Socio-demographic and behavioural determinants of weight gain in the Swiss population

Filipa Guerra, Silvia Stringhini, Peter Vollenweider, Gérard Waeber, Pedro Marques-Vidal

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Effects of mediterranean diet on lung function in smokers: a randomised, parallel and controlled protocol

Mar Sorlí-Aguilar, Francisco Martín-Luján, Antoni Santigosa-Ayala, Josep Lluís Piñol-Moreso, Gemma Flores-Mateo, Josep Basora-Gallisà, Victoria Arija-Val, Rosa Solà-Alberich

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Evaluation of the integrated disease surveillance and response system for infectious diseases control in northern Ghana

Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Inuwa Yau Barau, Claudia Beiersmann, Olaf Mueller

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Effectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers

Wendy Koolhaas, Johan W Groothoff, Michiel R de Boer, Jac JL van der Klink, Sandra Brouwer

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A cross sectional analysis of behaviors related to operating gas stoves and pneumonia in U.S. children under the age of 5

Eric S Coker, Ellen Smit, Anna K Harding, John Molitor, Molly L Kile

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Familial aggregation of anxiety and depression in the community: the role of adolescents’ self-esteem and physical activity level (the HUNT Study)

Ingunn Ranøyen, Frode Stenseng, Christian A Klöckner, Jan Wallander, Thomas Jozefiak

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Evaluating brief motivational and self-regulatory hand hygiene interventions: a cross-over longitudinal design

Pempa Lhakhang, Sonia Lippke, Nina Knoll, Ralf Schwarzer

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Nicotine dependence in an isolated population of Kashubians from North Poland: a population survey

Alicja Sieminska, Ewa Jassem, Karolina Kita-Milczarska

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No evidence of decline in malaria burden from 2006 to 2013 in a rural Province of Gabon: implications for public health policy

Vanessa Assele, Gildas Ella Ndoh, Dieudonné Nkoghe, Thierry Fandeur

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Fogging the issue of HIV - Barriers for HIV testing in a migrated population from Ethiopia and Eritrea

Pille Lindkvist, Eva Johansson, Ingrid Hylander

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The influence of partial public reimbursement on vaccination uptake in the older population: a cross-sectional study

Sheena M Mc Hugh, John Browne, Ciaran O’Neill, Patricia M Kearney

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Using a community-based definition of poverty for targeting poor households for premium subsidies in the context of a community health insurance in Burkina Faso

Germain Savadogo, Aurelia Souarès, Ali Sié, Divya Parmar, Gilles Bibeau, Rainer Sauerborn

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The use of social networking platforms for sexual health promotion: identifying key strategies for successful user engagement

Hilary J Veale, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Emma RN Weaver, Alisa E Pedrana, Mark A Stoové, Margaret E Hellard

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Implementation of strategies to increase adolescents’ access to fruit and vegetables at school: process evaluation findings from the Boost study

Anne Kristine Aarestrup, Thea Suldrup Jørgensen, Sanne Ellegaard Jørgensen, Deanna M Hoelscher, Pernille Due, Rikke Krølner

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Differences in diabetes prevalence and inequalities in disease management and glycaemic control by immigrant status: a population-based study (Italy)

Paola Ballotari, Stefania Caroli, Francesca Ferrari, Gabriele Romani, Greci Marina, Antonio Chiarenza, Valeria Manicardi, Paolo Giorgi Rossi

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Common risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults in China, Ghana, Mexico, India, Russia and South Africa: the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1

Fan Wu, Yanfei Guo, Somnath Chatterji, Yang Zheng, Nirmala Naidoo, Yong Jiang, Richard Biritwum, Alfred Yawson, Nadia Minicuci, Aaron Salinas-Rodriguez, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Tamara Maximova, Karl Peltzer, Nancy Phaswanamafuya, James J Snodgrass, Elizabeth Thiele, Nawi Ng, Paul Kowal

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Parental risk perceptions of child exposure to tobacco smoke

Laura Rosen, Inessa Kostjukovsky

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Causes of suicidal behaviors in men who have sex with men in China: a national questionnaire survey

Hongquan Chen, Yang Li, Lixin Wang, Beichuan Zhang

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The role of theory-driven graphic warning labels in motivation to quit: a qualitative study on perceptions from low-income, urban smokers

Erin L Mead, Joanna E Cohen, Caitlin E Kennedy, Joseph Gallo, Carl A Latkin

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Health promotion in primary and secondary schools in Denmark: time trends and associations with schools’ and students’ characteristics

Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen, Rikke Krølner, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Finn Diderichsen

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The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents – ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents

Katia Vergetti Bloch, Moyses Szklo, Maria Cristina C Kuschnir, Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu, Laura Augusta Barufaldi, Carlos Henrique Klein, Maurício TL de Vasconcelos, Glória Valéria da Veiga, Valeska C Figueiredo, Adriano Dias, Ana Julia Pantoja Moraes, Ana Luiza Lima Souza, Ana Mayra Andrade de Oliveira, Beatriz D’Argord Schaan, Bruno Mendes Tavares, Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira, Cristiane de Freitas Cunha, Denise Tavares Giannini, Dilson Rodrigues Belfort, Dulce Lopes Barboza Ribas, Eduardo Lima Santos, Elisa Brosina de Leon, Elizabeth Fujimori, Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira, Erika da Silva Magliano, Francisco de Assis Guedes Vasconcelos, George Dantas Azevedo, Gisela Soares Brunken, Glauber Monteiro Dias, Heleno R Correa Filho, Maria Inês Monteiro, Isabel Cristina Britto Guimarães, José Rocha Faria Neto, Juliana Souza Oliveira, Kenia Mara B de Carvalho, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves, Marize M Santos, Pascoal Torres Muniz, Paulo César B Veiga Jardim, Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Jr, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Rodrigo Pinheiro Vianna, Sandra Mary Vasconcelos, Sandro Silva da Matta, Stella Maris Seixas Martins, Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg, Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva

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A web- and mobile phone-based intervention to prevent obesity in 4-year-olds (MINISTOP): a population-based randomized controlled trial

Christine Delisle, Sven Sandin, Elisabet Forsum, Hanna Henriksson, Ylva Trolle-Lagerros, Christel Larsson, Ralph Maddison, Francisco B Ortega, Jonatan R Ruiz, Kristin Silfvernagel, Toomas Timpka, Marie Löf

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Temporal trends in female breast cancer mortality in Brazil and correlations with social inequalities: ecological time-series study

Carolina Maciel Reis Gonzaga, Ruffo Freitas-Junior, Maria-Paula Curado, Ana-Luiza Lima Sousa, José-Augusto Souza-Neto, Marta Rovery Souza

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Association between gender inequality index and child mortality rates: a cross-national study of 138 countries

Ethel Mary Brinda, Anto P Rajkumar, Ulrika Enemark

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Age at first intercourse and subsequent sexual partnering among adult women in the United States, a cross-sectional study

Brianna M Magnusson, Jennifer A Nield, Kate L Lapane

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Active transportation and bullying in Canadian schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study

Ioana Cozma, Atif Kukaswadia, Ian Janssen, Wendy Craig, William Pickett

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Assessing care providers’ perceptions and beliefs about physical activity in infants and toddlers: baseline findings from the Baby NAP SACC study

Kathryn R Hesketh, Esther MF van Sluijs, Rachel E Blaine, Elsie M Taveras, Matthew W Gillman, Sara E Benjamin Neelon

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The burden of premature mortality in Poland analysed with the use of standard expected years of life lost

Irena Maniecka-Bryła, Marek Bryła, Paweł Bryła, Małgorzata Pikala

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Forecasting Tunisian type 2 diabetes prevalence to 2027: validation of a simple model

Olfa Saidi, Martin O’Flaherty, Nadia Ben Mansour, Wafa Aissi, Olfa Lassoued, Simon Capewell, Julia A Critchley, Dhafer Malouche, Habiba Ben Romdhane

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Meeting the International Health Regulations (2005) surveillance core capacity requirements at the subnational level in Europe: the added value of syndromic surveillance

Alexandra Ziemann, Nicole Rosenkötter, Luis Garcia-Castrillo Riesgo, Matthias Fischer, Alexander Krämer, Freddy K Lippert, Gernot Vergeiner, Helmut Brand, Thomas Krafft

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Age-related factors influencing the occurrence of undernutrition in northeastern Ethiopia

Abraham Degarege, Elifaged Hailemeskel, Berhanu Erko

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Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge strategies for hospitalized smokers: study protocol for the Helping HAND 2 randomized controlled trial

Zachary Z Reid, Susan Regan, Jennifer HK Kelley, Joanna M Streck, Thomas Ylioja, Hilary A Tindle, Yuchiao Chang, Douglas E Levy, Elyse R Park, Daniel E Singer, Kelly M Carpenter, Michele Reyen, Nancy A Rigotti

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Workplace standing time and the incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study in adults

Jean-Philippe Chaput, Travis J Saunders, Mark S Tremblay, Peter T Katzmarzyk, Angelo Tremblay, Claude Bouchard

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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study

Mica Hartley, Samuel Hoare, Fiona E Lithander, Rachel E Neale, Prue H Hart, Shelley Gorman, Peter Gies, Jill Sherriff, Ashwin Swaminathan, Lawrence J Beilin, Trevor A Mori, Laura King, Lucinda J Black, Kushani Marshall, Fan Xiang, Candy Wyatt, Kerryn King, Terry Slevin, Nirmala Pandeya, Robyn M Lucas

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Assessing biomarkers and neuropsychological outcomes in rural populations exposed to organophosphate pesticides in Chile – study design and protocol

Muriel Ramírez-Santana, Liliana Zúñiga, Sebastián Corral, Rodrigo Sandoval, Paul TJ Scheepers, Koos Van der Velden, Nel Roeleveld, Floria Pancetti

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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey

Elene P Nardi, Marcos B Ferraz, Geraldo RC Pinheiro, Sérgio C Kowalski, Emilia I Sato

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Barriers to modern contraceptive methods uptake among young women in Kenya: a qualitative study

Rhoune Ochako, Mwende Mbondo, Stephen Aloo, Susan Kaimenyi, Rachel Thompson, Marleen Temmerman, Megan Kays

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Understanding influences on teachers’ uptake and use of behaviour management strategies within the STARS trial: process evaluation protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Lorraine Hansford, Siobhan Sharkey, Vanessa Edwards, Obioha Ukoumunne, Sarah Byford, Brahm Norwich, Stuart Logan, Tamsin Ford

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Low prevalence of the transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance among newly diagnosed HIV-1 individuals in Jiangsu Province, China during 2009–2011

Hongxiong Guo, Xiaoqin Xu, Haiyang Hu, Ying Zhou, Haitao Yang, Tao Qiu, Gengfeng Fu, Xiping Huan

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Validation of PIN 3 physical activity survey in low-income overweight and obese young mothers

Mei-Wei Chang, Derek Hales, Roger Brown, Dianne Ward, Ken Resnicow, Susan Nitzke

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The association between obesity and back pain in nine countries: a cross-sectional study

Ai Koyanagi, Andrew Stickley, Noe Garin, Marta Miret, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Matilde Leonardi, Seppo Koskinen, Aleksander Galas, Josep Maria Haro

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Food habits, physical activities and sedentary lifestyles of eutrophic and obese school children: a case–control study

Jenny Vilchis-Gil, Marcia Galván-Portillo, Miguel Klünder-Klünder, Miguel Cruz, Samuel Flores-Huerta

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Adapting an effective lifestyle intervention towards individuals with low socioeconomic status of different ethnic origins: the design of the MetSLIM study

Dorit Teuscher, Andrea J Bukman, Agnes Meershoek, Reint Jan Renes, Edith JM Feskens, Marleen A van Baak

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Research on Emissions, Air quality, Climate, and Cooking Technologies in Northern Ghana (REACCTING): study rationale and protocol

Katherine L Dickinson, Ernest Kanyomse, Ricardo Piedrahita, Evan Coffey, Isaac J Rivera, James Adoctor, Rex Alirigia, Didier Muvandimwe, MacKenzie Dove, Vanja Dukic, Mary H Hayden, David Diaz-Sanchez, Adoctor Victor Abisiba, Dominic Anaseba, Yolanda Hagar, Nicholas Masson, Andrew Monaghan, Atsu Titiati, Daniel F Steinhoff, Yueh-Ya Hsu, Rachael Kaspar, Bre’Anna Brooks, Abraham Hodgson, Michael Hannigan, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Christine Wiedinmyer

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Community as a source of health in three racial/ethnic communities in Oregon: a qualitative study

Carolyn A Mendez-Luck, Jeffrey W Bethel, R Turner Goins, Marc B Schure, Elizabeth McDermott

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Factors influencing H1N1 vaccine behavior among Manitoba Metis in Canada: a qualitative study

S Michelle Driedger, Ryan Maier, Chris Furgal, Cindy Jardine

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The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: a meta-analysis

Alison O’Mara-Eves, Ginny Brunton, Sandy Oliver, Josephine Kavanagh, Farah Jamal, James Thomas

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The World Health Organization’s Health Promoting Schools framework: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

Rebecca Langford, Christopher Bonell, Hayley Jones, Theodora Pouliou, Simon Murphy, Elizabeth Waters, Kelli Komro, Lisa Gibbs, Daniel Magnus, Rona Campbell

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Determinants of tobacco smoking among rural-to-urban migrant workers: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai

Yao Liu, Huijiang Song, Tianying Wang, Tianhao Wang, Hua Yang, Jian Gong, Yao Shen, Wei Dai, Jing Zhou, Shanzhu Zhu, Zhigang Pan

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HIV testing service awareness and service uptake among female heads of household in rural Mozambique: results from a province-wide survey

Heather N Paulin, Meridith Blevins, John R Koethe, Nicole Hinton, Lara ME Vaz, Alfredo E Vergara, Abraham Mukolo, Elisée Ndatimana, Troy D Moon, Sten H Vermund, C William Wester

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National physical activity recommendations: systematic overview and analysis of the situation in European countries

Sonja Kahlmeier, Trudy M A Wijnhoven, Patrick Alpiger, Christian Schweizer, João Breda, Brian W Martin

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Socioeconomic status and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders: a prospective study of young adult twins

Fartein Ask Torvik, Eivind Ystrom, Nikolai Czajkowski, Kristian Tambs, Espen Røysamb, Ragnhild Ørstavik, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Kenneth S Kendler, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud

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Rationale and methods of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to promote active and healthy lifestyles among Brazilian students: the “Fortaleça sua Saúde” program

Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho, Adair da Silva Lopes, Antônio Barroso Lima, Evanice Avelino de Souza, Fabiane do Amaral Gubert, Kelly Samara Silva, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Nicolino Trompieri Filho, Thábyta Silva de Araújo, Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin, Jorge Mota

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Kevin Rowley, Joyce Doyle, Leah Johnston, Rachel Reilly, Leisa McCarthy, Mayatili Marika, Therese Riley, Petah Atkinson, Bradley Firebrace, Julie Calleja, Margaret Cargo

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Volker Winkler, Yong Lan, Heiko Becher

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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and health disparities: 8-year longitudinal findings from a large cohort of Thai adults

Thanh Tam Tran, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Dujrudee Chinwong, Sam-ang Seubsman, Adrian Sleigh

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Providing NHS staff with height-adjustable workstations and behaviour change strategies to reduce workplace sitting time: protocol for the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work cluster randomised controlled trial

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Hsiao-Ling Lei, Hsiao-Jui Wei, Hsin-Yi Ho, Kai-Wei Liao, Ling-Chu Chien

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Do discrimination, residential school attendance and cultural disruption add to individual-level diabetes risk among Aboriginal people in Canada?

Roland F. Dyck, Chandima Karunanayake, Bonnie Janzen, Josh Lawson, Vivian R. Ramsden, Donna C. Rennie, P. Jenny Gardipy, Laura McCallum, Sylvia Abonyi, James A. Dosman, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Punam Pahwa

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Human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis C virus prevalence trends among cross-border migrant Vietnamese female sex workers in Guangxi, China

Chen Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Yu Liu, Shan Qiao, Yuejiao Zhou, Zhenzhu Tang, Zhiyong Shen

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Joanne L. Clarke, Tania L. Griffin, Emma R. Lancashire, Peymane Adab, Jayne M. Parry, Miranda J. Pallan

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Courtney M. Mann, Dianne S. Ward, Amber Vaughn, Sara E. Benjamin Neelon, Lenita J. Long Vidal, Sakinah Omar, Rebecca J. Namenek Brouwer, Truls Østbye

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Restricted access to antiretroviral treatment for undocumented migrants: a bottle neck to control the HIV epidemic in the EU/EEA

Jessika Deblonde, André Sasse, Julia Del Amo, Fiona Burns, Valerie Delpech, Susan Cowan, Michele Levoy, Lilana Keith, Anastasia Pharris, Andrew Amato-Gauci, Teymur Noori

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Vaccination decision-making of immigrant parents in the Netherlands; a focus group study

Irene A. Harmsen, Helien Bos, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Theo G. W. Paulussen, Gerjo Kok, Hester E. de Melker, Liesbeth Mollema

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Matilda Annerstedt van den Bosch, Michael H. Depledge

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Laure Fonteneau, Marine Ragot, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Jean-Paul Guthmann, Daniel Lévy-Bruhl

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Mental health symptoms identify workers at risk of long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders: prospective cohort study with 2-year follow-up

Marieke F. A. van Hoffen, Catelijne I Joling, Martijn W. Heymans, Jos W. R. Twisk, Corné A. M. Roelen

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Carole Beighton, Christina Victor, Rebecca Normansell, Derek Cook, Sally Kerry, Steve Iliffe, Michael Ussher, Peter Whincup, Julia Fox-Rushby, Alison Woodcock, Tess Harris

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Helen McAneney, Mark A. Tully, Ruth F. Hunter, Anne Kouvonen, Philip Veal, Michael Stevenson, Frank Kee

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Multivariable flexible modelling for estimating complete, smoothed life tables for sub-national populations

Bernard Rachet, Camille Maringe, Laura M. Woods, Libby Ellis, Devon Spika, Claudia Allemani

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Work environments and HIV prevention: a qualitative review and meta-synthesis of sex worker narratives

Shira M. Goldenberg, Putu Duff, Andrea Krusi

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The impact of physical activity on cumulative cardiovascular disease risk factors among Malaysian adults

Rajah Rasiah, Govindamal Thangiah, Khalid Yusoff, Rishya Manikam, Sankara Kumar Chandrasekaran, Rujhan Mustafa, Najmin Binti Abu Bakar

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Mareike Kroll, Revati K Phalkey, Frauke Kraas

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Christian G. Jensen, Jon Lansner, Anders Petersen, Signe A. Vangkilde, Signe P. Ringkøbing, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Dea Adamsen, Gitte M. Knudsen, John W. Denninger, Steen G. Hasselbalch

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Risky sexual networks and concentrated HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men in Wenzhou, China: a respondent-driven sampling study

Qiaoqin Ma, Shidian Zeng, Shichang Xia, Xiaohong Pan, Dayong Wang, Haishen Zhu, Hui Wang, Tingting Jiang, Lin He, Dongshe Zhao, Zhihang Peng

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Spatial-temporal epidemiology of human Salmonella Enteritidis infections with major phage types (PTs 1, 4, 5b, 8, 13, and 13a) in Ontario, Canada, 2008–2009

Csaba Varga, David L. Pearl, Scott A. McEwen, Jan M. Sargeant, Frank Pollari, Michele T. Guerin

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Eman Fawzy Halawa, Abeer Barakat, Hoda Ibrahim Ibrahim Rizk, Eman Mohamed Ibraheim Moawad

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Seung Ju Kim, Kyu-Tae Han, Seo Yoon Lee, Sung-Youn Chun, Eun-Cheol Park

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Karolina Horodyska, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Catherine B. Hayes, Miriam P. O’Shea, Lars J. Langøien, Gun Roos, Matthijs van den Berg, Marieke Hendriksen, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Johannes Brug

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Risk factors of hypertension among adults aged 35–64 years living in an urban slum Nairobi, Kenya

Beatrice Olack, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Liam Smeeth, Joel M. Montgomery, Noah Kiwanuka, Robert F. Breiman

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Associations between toddlers’ and parents’ BMI, in relation to family socio-demography: a cross-sectional study

Marie Lindkvist, Anneli Ivarsson, Sven Arne Silfverdal, Eva Eurenius

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The EPIC Kids Study: a randomized family-focused YMCA-based intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes in at-risk youth

Melanie D. Hingle, Tami Turner, Randa Kutob, Nirav Merchant, Denise J. Roe, Craig Stump, Scott B. Going

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Non-fatal overdoses and related risk factors among people who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia and Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

Anneli Uusküla, Mait Raag, Sigrid Vorobjov, Kristi Rüütel, Alexandra Lyubimova, Olga S. Levina, Robert Heimer

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Design and respondent selection of a population-based study on associations between breast cancer screening, lifestyle and quality of life

Tytti Sarkeala, Sirpa Heinävaara, Jonna Fredman, Satu Männistö, Riitta Luoto, Maija Jäntti, Nea Malila

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Implementation of a national school-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine campaign in Fiji: knowledge, vaccine acceptability and information needs of parents

S. F. La Vincente, D. Mielnik, K. Jenkins, F. Bingwor, L. Volavola, H. Marshall, P. Druavesi, F. M. Russell, K. Lokuge, E. K. Mulholland

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David Knight, Rodney Ehrlich, Katherine Fielding, Hannah Jeffery, Alison Grant, Gavin Churchyard

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Sinead Currie, Marlene Sinclair, Dianne S. Liddle, Alan Nevill, Marie H. Murphy

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Freddy Perez, Bertha Gomez, Giovanni Ravasi, Massimo Ghidinelli

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Traditional grain alcohol (bai jiu, 白酒) production and use in rural central China: implications for public health

Ling Qian, Ian M. Newman, Wen Xiong, Yanyu Feng

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Psychosocial job conditions, fear avoidance beliefs and expected return to work following acute coronary syndrome: a cross-sectional study of fear-avoidance as a potential mediator

Mia Söderberg, Annika Rosengren, Sara Gustavsson, Linus Schiöler, Annika Härenstam, Kjell Torén

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Mapping how information about childhood vaccination is communicated in two regions of Cameroon: What is done and where are the gaps?

Heather Ames, Diangha Mabel Njang, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Afiong Oku, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Artur Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Simon Lewin

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Examination of the mechanism of action of two pre-quit pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation

Stuart G. Ferguson, Julia A. E. Walters, Wenying Lu, Gudrun P. Wells, Natalie Schüz

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Why are primary school children overweight and obese? A cross sectional study undertaken in Kinondoni district, Dar-es-salaam

Sijenunu A. Mwaikambo, Germana H. Leyna, Japhet Killewo, Azma Simba, Thandi Puoane

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Current influences and approaches to promote future physical activity in 11–13 year olds: a focus group study

Angela Carlin, Marie H. Murphy, Alison M. Gallagher

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Modelling the consequences of a reduction in alcohol consumption among patients with alcohol dependence based on real-life observational data

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Prevalence of high-risky behaviors in transmission of HIV among high school and college student MSM in China: a meta-analysis

Zhongrong Yang, Zhaohui Huang, Zhengquan Dong, Sichao Zhang, Jiankang Han, Meihua Jin

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A qualitative assessment of the perceived risks of electronic cigarette and hookah use in pregnancy

Maike K. Kahr, Shannon Padgett, Cindy D. Shope, Emily N. Griffin, Susan S. Xie, Pablo J. Gonzalez, Judy Levison, Joan Mastrobattista, Adi R. Abramovici, Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Kjersti M. Aagaard, Melissa A. Suter

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Youth injury prevention in Canada: use of the Delphi method to develop recommendations

Ian Pike, Shannon Piedt, Colleen M. Davison, Kelly Russell, Alison K. Macpherson, William Pickett

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Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Montserrat Solera-Martínez, Iván Cavero-Redondo, Jorge Cañete García-Prieto, Natalia Arias-Palencia, Blanca Notario-Pacheco, Maria Martínez-Andrés, Jorge Mota, Mairena Sánchez-López

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Trajectory analyses of virologic outcomes reflecting community-based HIV treatment in Washington DC 1994–2012

Joanne Michelle F. Ocampo, Michael Plankey, Kai Zou, Jeff Collmann, Cuiwei Wang, Mary A. Young, Chenglong Liu, Joshua A. Ripple, Seble Kassaye

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Girls’ explanations for being unvaccinated or under vaccinated against human papillomavirus: a content analysis of survey responses

Alice S. Forster, Jo Waller, Harriet L. Bowyer, Laura A. V. Marlow

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John C. Lang, Daniel M. Abrams, Hans De Sterck

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Adam D. Bohr, Jason D. Boardman, Benjamin W. Domingue, Matthew B. McQueen

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The diminishing socioeconomic disparity in obesity in a Chinese population with rapid economic development: analysis of serial cross-sectional health survey data 2002–2010

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ASPIRE: A multi-site community-based participatory research project to increase understanding of the dynamics of violence against immigrant and refugee women in Australia

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Using a computational model to quantify the potential impact of changing the placement of healthy beverages in stores as an intervention to “Nudge” adolescent behavior choice

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The ACT-i-Pass study protocol: How does free access to recreation opportunities impact children’s physical activity levels?

Jason A. Gilliland, Andrew F. Clark, Patricia Tucker, Harry Prapavessis, William Avison, Piotr Wilk

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Ariane G. Wepfer, Rebecca Brauchli, Gregor J. Jenny, Oliver Hämmig, Georg F. Bauer

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Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: how knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh?

Qazi Shafayetul Islam, Md Akramul Islam, Shayla Islam, Syed Masud Ahmed

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Lisa Jarman, Angela Martin, Alison Venn, Petr Otahal, Kristy Sanderson

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Physical education Teachers’ and public health Nurses’ perception of Norwegian high school Students’ participation in physical education – a focus group study

Eirik Abildsnes, Tonje H. Stea, Sveinung Berntsen, Christina S. Omfjord, Gudrun Rohde

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Heavy burden of intestinal parasite infections in Kalena Rongo village, a rural area in South West Sumba, eastern part of Indonesia: a cross sectional study

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Alcohol consumption patterns in Thailand and their relationship with non-communicable disease

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The prevalence, risk factors, and screening measure for prediabetes and diabetes among Emirati overweight/obese children and adolescents

Elham Al Amiri, Mona Abdullatif, Abdishakur Abdulle, Nibal Al Bitar, Elham Zaki Afandi, Monira Parish, Gassan Darwiche

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Emily Mendenhall, Shane A. Norris

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Scholastic Ashaba, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Florence Beinempaka, Moses Ntaro, John C. LeBlanc

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Zewdie Birhanu, Lakew Abebe, Morankar Sudhakar, Gunawardena Dissanayake, Yemane Yihdego, Guda Alemayehu, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

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Sam T. Keeping, Michael J. Tempest, Stephanie J. Stephens, Stuart M. Carroll, Vijay K Sangar

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Mathieu Marlier, Steffie Lucidarme, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Kathy Babiak, Annick Willem

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Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson, Ian Kerridge, Andrew Wilson, Michael Ward, Cameron Stewart, Gwendolyn Gilbert

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Assessing the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for smoking cessation in women: HIIT to quit study protocol

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Skewed risk perceptions in pregnant women: the case of influenza vaccination

Birte Bödeker, Cornelia Betsch, Ole Wichmann

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Stories for change: development of a diabetes digital storytelling intervention for refugees and immigrants to minnesota using qualitative methods

Jane W. Njeru, Christi A. Patten, Marcelo M. K. Hanza, Tabetha A. Brockman, Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Jennifer A. Weis, Matthew M. Clark, Miriam Goodson, Ahmed Osman, Graciela Porraz-Capetillo, Abdullah Hared, Allison Myers, Irene G. Sia, Mark L. Wieland

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The impact of the combination of income and education on the incidence of coronary heart disease in the prospective Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study

Marquita W. Lewis, Yulia Khodneva, Nicole Redmond, Raegan W. Durant, Suzanne E. Judd, Larrell L. Wilkinson, Virginia J. Howard, Monika M. Safford

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Active Living: development and quasi-experimental evaluation of a school-centered physical activity intervention for primary school children

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An assessment of dental caries among young Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia: a cross-sectional study

Leanne Smith, Anthony Blinkhorn, Rachael Moir, Ngiare Brown, Fiona Blinkhorn

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The impact of a community-based risky drinking intervention (Beat da Binge) on Indigenous young people

Thameemul Ansari Jainullabudeen, Ailsa Lively, Michele Singleton, Anthony Shakeshaft, Komla Tsey, Janya McCalman, Christopher Doran, Susan Jacups

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Evidence for the low recording of weight status and lifestyle risk factors in the Danish National Registry of Patients, 1999–2012

Mette Søgaard, Uffe Heide-Jørgensen, Mette Nørgaard, Søren P. Johnsen, Reimar W. Thomsen

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Protocol: a ‘One health’ two year follow-up, mixed methods study on antibiotic resistance, focusing children under 5 and their environment in rural India

Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Vishal Diwan, Ashish Pathak, Manju R. Purohit, Harshada Shah, Megha Sharma, Vijay K. Mahadik, Ashok J. Tamhankar

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