01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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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
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Shanghai, China
Juan Liu, Liviana Calzavara, Joshua B Mendelsohn, Ann O’Leary, Laiyi Kang, Qichao Pan, Ted Myers, Jinma Ren, Yanfeng Cha, Guozheng Shi, Xiaofeng Liu, Xiuhong Tian, Huili Fan, Yinqing Ni, Robert S Remis
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A cross-sectional survey on the health status and the health-related quality of life of the elderly after flood disaster in Bazhong city, Sichuan, China
Jun Wu, Jian Xiao, Tong Li, Xiaoshan Li, Huamin Sun, Eric PF Chow, Yihua Lu, Tian Tian, Xiaoyan Li, Qi Wang, Xun Zhuang, Lei Zhang
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Association of car ownership and physical activity across the spectrum of human development: Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study (METS)
David A Shoham, Lara R Dugas, Pascal Bovet, Terrence E Forrester, Estelle V Lambert, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Dale A Schoeller, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, Richard S Cooper, Amy Luke
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Addressing social issues in a universal HIV test and treat intervention trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in South Africa: methods for appraisal
Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Joseph Larmarange, Sylvie Boyer, Collins Iwuji, Nuala McGrath, Till Bärnighausen, Thembelile Zuma, Rosemary Dray-Spira, Bruno Spire, Tamsen Rochat, France Lert, John Imrie, for the ANRS 12249 TasP Group
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A national school-based health lifestyles interventions among Chinese children and adolescents against obesity: rationale, design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial in China
Yajun Chen, Lu Ma, Yinghua Ma, Haijun Wang, Jiayou Luo, Xin Zhang, Chunyan Luo, Hong Wang, Haiping Zhao, Dehong Pan, Yanna Zhu, Li Cai, Zhiyong Zou, Wenhan Yang, Jun Ma, Jin Jing
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Different factors associated with loss to follow-up of infants born to HIV-infected or uninfected mothers: observations from the ANRS 12140-PEDIACAM study in Cameroon
Larissa Kamgue Sidze, Albert Faye, Suzie Ndiang Tetang, Ida Penda, Georgette Guemkam, Francis Ndongo Ateba, Jean Audrey Ndongo, Félicité Nguefack, Gaëtan Texier, Patrice Tchendjou, Anfumbom Kfutwah, Josiane Warszawski, Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Protocol for a national monthly survey of alcohol use in England with 6-month follow-up: ‘The Alcohol Toolkit Study’
Emma Beard, Jamie Brown, Robert West, Crispin Acton, Alan Brennan, Colin Drummond, Matthew Hickman, John Holmes, Eileen Kaner, Karen Lock, Matthew Walmsley, Susan Michie
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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USA’s expanded overseas tuberculosis screening program: a retrospective study in China
Shaojun Liang, Jianming Zhang, Longfei Hu, Jiandong Chen, Jian Wu, Yongxin Huang, Yan Zeng, Yufeng Zhu, Zhaohui Li, Ying Wen, Wuyi Liang, Jinxue Zhuo, Hongtao He
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Cancer incidence and mortality for all causes in HIV-infected patients over a quarter century: a multicentre cohort study
Elena Raffetti, Laura Albini, Daria Gotti, Daniela Segala, Franco Maggiolo, Elisa di Filippo, Annalisa Saracino, Nicoletta Ladisa, Giuseppe Lapadula, Chiara Fornabaio, Filippo Castelnuovo, Salvatore Casari, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Piera Pierotti, Francesco Donato, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, MASTER Cohort
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Sequential dengue virus infections detected in active and passive surveillance programs in Thailand, 1994–2010
Piraya Bhoomiboonchoo, Ananda Nisalak, Natkamol Chansatiporn, In-Kyu Yoon, Siripen Kalayanarooj, Mathuros Thipayamongkolgul, Timothy Endy, Alan L Rothman, Sharone Green, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Darunee Buddhari, Mammen P Mammen, Robert V Gibbons
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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From pills to patients: an evaluation of data sources to determine the number of people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy in Germany
Daniel Schmidt, Christian Kollan, Matthias Stoll, Hans-Jürgen Stellbrink, Andreas Plettenberg, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Frank Bergmann, Johannes R Bogner, Jan van Lunzen, Jürgen Rockstroh, Stefan Esser, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Heinz-August Horst, Carlos Fritzsche, Andrea Kühne, Matthias an der Heiden, Osamah Hamouda, Barbara Bartmeyer, ClinSurv Study Group
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Socioeconomic indicators of health inequalities and female mortality: a nested cohort study within the United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS)
Katharine Bailey, Andy Ryan, Sophia Apostolidou, Evangelia Fourkala, Matthew Burnell, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Jatinderpal Kalsi, Max Parmar, Ian Jacobs, Hynek Pikhart, Usha Menon
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Replication of a whole school ethos-changing intervention: different context, similar effects, additional insights
Penelope Hawe, Lyndal Bond, Laura M Ghali, Rosemary Perry, Colleen M Davison, David M Casey, Helen Butler, Cynthia M Webster, Bert Scholz
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The association between mental health symptoms and mobility limitation among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants: a population based study
Shadia Rask, Anu E Castaneda, Päivikki Koponen, Päivi Sainio, Sari Stenholm, Jaana Suvisaari, Teppo Juntunen, Tapio Halla, Tommi Härkänen, Seppo Koskinen
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population
Liza Bowen, Amy E Taylor, Ruth Sullivan, Shah Ebrahim, Sanjay Kinra, KV Radha Krishna, Bharati Kulkarni, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Ulf Ekelund, Jonathan CK Wells, Hannah Kuper
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Supporting adolescent girls to stay in school, reduce child marriage and reduce entry into sex work as HIV risk prevention in north Karnataka, India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Tara S Beattie, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Shajy Isac, Calum Davey, Prakash Javalkar, Sapna Nair, Raghavendra Thalinja, Gautam Sudhakar, Martine Collumbien, James F Blanchard, Charlotte Watts, Stephen Moses, Lori Heise
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Trends of rubella incidence during a 5-year period of case based surveillance in Zimbabwe
Simbarashe Chimhuya, Portia Manangazira, Arnold Mukaratirwa, Pasipanodya Nziramasanga, Chipo Berejena, Annie Shonhai, Mary Kamupota, Regina Gerede, Mary Munyoro, Douglas Mangwanya, Christopher Tapfumaneyi, Charles Byabamazima, Eshetu Messeret Shibeshi, Kusum Jackison Nathoo
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Common mental disorders among adult members of ‘left-behind’ international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka
Chesmal Siriwardhana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sisira Siribaddana, Puwalani Vidanapathirana, Buddhini Jayasekara, Sulochana Weerawarna, Gayani Pannala, Anushka Adikari, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Sharika Pieris, Athula Sumathipala
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Impact of the joint association between sex, age and diabetes on long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction
Fei Gao, Carolyn Su Ping Lam, Ling Ling Sim, Tian Hai Koh, David Foo, Hean Yee Ong, Khim Leng Tong, Huay Cheem Tan, David Machin, Kok Seng Wong, Mark Yan Yee Chan, Terrance Siang Jin Chua
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The cost of acute respiratory infections in Northern India: a multi-site study
Samuel K Peasah, Debjani Ram Purakayastha, Parvaiz A Koul, Fatima S Dawood, Siddhartha Saha, Ritvik Amarchand, Shobha Broor, Vaibhab Rastogi, Romana Assad, Kaisar Ahmed Kaul, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Renu B Lal, Anand Krishnan
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Association of knowledge, preventive counseling and personal health behaviors on physical activity and consumption of fruits or vegetables in community health workers
Alex A Florindo, Ross C Brownson, Gregore I Mielke, Grace AO Gomes, Diana C Parra, Fernando V Siqueira, Felipe Lobelo, Eduardo J Simoes, Luiz R Ramos, Mário M Bracco, Pedro C Hallal
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14–17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior)
Paolo Deluca, Simon Coulton, M Fasihul Alam, David Cohen, Kim Donoghue, Eilish Gilvarry, Eileen Kaner, Ian Maconochie, Paul McArdle, Ruth McGovern, Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Robert Patton, Ceri Phillips, Thomas Phillips, Ian Russell, John Strang, Colin Drummond
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection in the last decade among entry travelers in Yunnan Province, China
Binghui Wang, Yaobo Liang, Yue Feng, Yaping Li, Yajuan Wang, A-Mei Zhang, Zulqarnain Baloch, Li Liu, Weihong Qin, Xueshan Xia
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The changing trends of HIV-1 prevalence and incidence from sentinel surveillance of five sub-populations in Yunnan, China, 2001–2010
Li Yang, Min Chen, Yanling Ma, Hongbing Luo, Chaojun Yang, Yingzhen Su, Huichao Chen, Yuhua Shi, Jingyuan Mei, Manhong Jia, Lin Lu
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Descriptive study of sedentary behaviours in 35,444 French working adults: cross-sectional findings from the ACTI-Cités study
Madina Saidj, Mehdi Menai, Hélène Charreire, Christiane Weber, Christophe Enaux, Mette Aadahl, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Serge Hercberg, Chantal Simon, Jean-Michel Oppert
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Prevalence, awareness, medication, control, and risk factors associated with hypertension in Yi ethnic group aged 50 years and over in rural China: the Yunnan minority eye study
Lixing Chen, Yuan Zong, Tao Wei, Xun Sheng, Wei Shen, Jun Li, Zhiqiang Niu, Hua Zhou, Yang Zhang, Yuansheng Yuan, Qin Chen, Hua Zhong
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Participatory women’s groups and counselling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Nirmala Nair, Prasanta Tripathy, Harshpal S Sachdev, Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Rajkumar Gope, Sumitra Gagrai, Shibanand Rath, Suchitra Rath, Rajesh Sinha, Swati Sarbani Roy, Suhas Shewale, Vijay Singh, Aradhana Srivastava, Hemanta Pradhan, Anthony Costello, Andrew Copas, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Naomi Saville, Audrey Prost
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Information and communication technologies for approaching smokers: a descriptive study in primary healthcare
Elisa Puigdomènech, Jose-Manuel Trujillo-Gómez, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Laura Díaz-Gete, Mónica Manzano-Montero, Jessica Sánchez-Fondevila, Yolanda Gonzalez-Fernandez, Beatriz Garcia-Rueda, Elena-Mercedes Briones-Carrió, Mª-Lourdes Clemente-Jiménez, Carmen Castaño, Joan Birulés-Muntané, Grupo Estudio TABATIC
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The ring plus project: safety and acceptability of vaginal rings that protect women from unintended pregnancy
Céline Schurmans, Irith De Baetselier, Evelyne Kestelyn, Vicky Jespers, Thérèse Delvaux, Stephen K Agaba, Harry van Loen, Joris Menten, Janneke van de Wijgert, Tania Crucitti, for the RING PLUS study group
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Smoking prevalence, reduction, and cessation during pregnancy and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in public maternities, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pauline Lorena Kale, Sandra Costa Fonseca, Kátia Silveira da Silva, Penha Maria Mendes da Rocha, Rosana Garcia Silva, Alinne Christina Alves Pires, Maria de Lourdes Tavares Cavalcanti, Antonio Jose Leal Costa, Tania Zdenka Guillén de Torres
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Association of high-density lipoprotein with development of metabolic syndrome components: a five-year follow-up in adults
Xiangtong Liu, Lixin Tao, Kai Cao, Zhaoping Wang, Dongning Chen, Jin Guo, Huiping Zhu, Xinghua Yang, Youxin Wang, Jingjing Wang, Chao Wang, Long Liu, Xiuhua Guo
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The feasibility of epidemiological research on prostate cancer in African men in Ibadan, Nigeria
Ilir Agalliu, Akin O Adebiyi, David W Lounsbury, Oluwafemi Popoola, Kola Jinadu, Olukemi Amodu, Suvam Paul, Adebola Adedimeji, Chioma Asuzu, Michael Asuzu, Olufemi J Ogunbiyi, Thomas Rohan, Olayiwola B Shittu
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The association between physical activity and healthcare costs in children – results from the GINIplus and LISAplus cohort studies
Nadja Idler, Christina M Teuner, Matthias Hunger, Rolf Holle, Sandra Ortlieb, Holger Schulz, Carl-Peter Bauer, Ute Hoffmann, Sibylle Koletzko, Irina Lehmann, Andrea von Berg, Dietrich Berdel, Barbara Hoffmann, Beate Schaaf, Joachim Heinrich, Silke B Wolfenstetter, for the GINIplus and LISAplus Study Groups
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The role of vaccination coverage, individual behaviors, and the public health response in the control of measles epidemics: an agent-based simulation for California
Fengchen Liu, Wayne T A Enanoria, Jennifer Zipprich, Seth Blumberg, Kathleen Harriman, Sarah F Ackley, William D Wheaton, Justine L Allpress, Travis C Porco
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact
Rory McGill, Elspeth Anwar, Lois Orton, Helen Bromley, Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Martin O’Flaherty, David Taylor-Robinson, Maria Guzman-Castillo, Duncan Gillespie, Patricia Moreira, Kirk Allen, Lirije Hyseni, Nicola Calder, Mark Petticrew, Martin White, Margaret Whitehead, Simon Capewell
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Expansion of brucellosis detection in the country of Georgia by screening household members of cases and neighboring community members
Lia Sanodze, Christian T Bautista, Natalia Garuchava, Svetlana Chubinidze, Ekaterine Tsertsvadze, Mariam Broladze, Nazibrola Chitadze, Ketevan Sidamonidze, Shota Tsanava, Tamar Akhvlediani, Robert G Rivard, Rupal Mody, Matthew J Hepburn, Philip H Elzer, Mikeljon P Nikolich, Nino Trapaidze
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Prevalence and characterization of hepatitis B and C virus infections in a needle-sharing population in Northern China
Cheng-Jun Xu, Cui-Ping Zhang, Bi-Fen Luo, Li-Jun Liu, Yun-Zhong Wang, Xiao-Hong Wang, Qiu-Jie He, Shan-Shan Zhou, Wei-Shan Guo, Jiu-Heng Wang, Rui-Feng Yang, Hai-Ying Zhang, Hui-Ying Rao, Bo Feng, Lai Wei
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Study protocol: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial of a healthy lifestyle intervention for people attending residential substance abuse treatment
Peter J Kelly, Amanda L Baker, Frank P Deane, Robin Callister, Clare E Collins, Christopher Oldmeadow, John R Attia, Camilla J Townsend, Isabella Ingram, Gerard Byrne, Carol A Keane
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Alcopops, taxation and harm: a segmented time series analysis of emergency department presentations
Marianne Gale, David J Muscatello, Michael Dinh, Joshua Byrnes, Anthony Shakeshaft, Andrew Hayen, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Paul Haber, Michelle Cretikos, Patricia Morton
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among internal migrants with pulmonary tuberculosis in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study
Ying Tang, Meigui Zhao, Yunxia Wang, Yanhong Gong, Xiaoxv Yin, Angui Zhao, Juanjuan Zheng, Zhenyang Liu, Xiaofang Jian, Wenxin Wang, Chunmei Wu, Zuxun Lu
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Country-level and individual correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries
Beatriz Olaya, Maria Victoria Moneta, Ondine Pez, Adina Bitfoi, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Ceyda Eke, Dietmar Goelitz, Katherine M Keyes, Rowella Kuijpers, Sigita Lesinskiene, Zlatka Mihova, Roy Otten, Christophe Fermanian, Josep Maria Haro, Viviane Kovess
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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What is the effect of a combined physical activity and fall prevention intervention enhanced with health coaching and pedometers on older adults’ physical activity levels and mobility-related goals?: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Anne Tiedemann, Serene Paul, Elisabeth Ramsay, Sandra D O’Rourke, Kathryn Chamberlain, Catherine Kirkham, Dafna Merom, Nicola Fairhall, Juliana S Oliveira, Leanne Hassett, Catherine Sherrington
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Strategies to uncover undiagnosed HIV infection among heterosexuals at high risk and link them to HIV care with high retention: a “seek, test, treat, and retain” study
Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, Holly Hagan, Samuel Jenness, Alexandra Kutnick, Noelle R. Leonard, Elizabeth Applegate, Amanda S. Ritchie, Angela Banfield, Mindy Belkin, Bridget Cross, Montserrat Del Olmo, Katharine Ha, Belkis Y. Martinez, Talaya McCright-Gill, Quentin L. Swain, David C. Perlman, Ann E. Kurth, the BCAP Collaborative Research Team
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of tobacco Use in Chennai, Delhi, and Karachi: data from the CARRS study
Carla J Berg, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Mohammed K. Ali, Dimple Kondal, Hassan M. Khan, Roopa Shivashankar, Rajendra Pradeepa, Deepa Mohan, Zafar Fatmi, Muhammad M. Kadir, Nikhil Tandon, Viswanathan Mohan, KM Venkat Narayan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6–7 year old children: the WAVES study protocol
Peymane Adab, Miranda J Pallan, Emma R Lancashire, Karla Hemming, Emma Frew, Tania Griffin, Timothy Barrett, Raj Bhopal, Janet E Cade, Amanda Daley, Jonathan Deeks, Joan Duda, Ulf Ekelund, Paramjit Gill, Eleanor McGee, Jayne Parry, Sandra Passmore, Kar Keung Cheng
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Are associations between electronic media use and BMI different across levels of physical activity?
Ole Melkevik, Ellen Haug, Mette Rasmussen, Anne Siri Fismen, Bente Wold, Alberto Borraccino, Erik Sigmund, Robert Balazsi, Jens Bucksch, Jo Inchley, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Oddrun Samdal
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011
Joel Manyahi, Boniphace S. Jullu, Mathias I. Abuya, James Juma, Joel Ndayongeje, Bonita Kilama, Veryeh Sambu, Josef Nondi, Bernard Rabiel, Geoffrey Somi, Mecky I. Matee
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Effects of cash transfers on Children’s health and social protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: differences in outcomes based on orphan status and household assets
Thomas M. Crea, Andrew D. Reynolds, Aakanksha Sinha, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Laura A. Robertson, Phyllis Mushati, Lovemore Dumba, Gideon Mavise, J. C. Makoni, Christina M. Schumacher, Constance A. Nyamukapa, Simon Gregson
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Adequacy of prenatal care among women living with human immunodeficiency virus: a population-based study
Ryan Ng, Erin M Macdonald, Mona R Loutfy, Mark H Yudin, Janet Raboud, Khatundi-Irene Masinde, Ahmed M Bayoumi, Wangari E Tharao, Jason Brophy, Richard H Glazier, Tony Antoniou
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ intervention: a study protocol
C L Edwardson, D M Harrington, T Yates, D H Bodicoat, K Khunti, T Gorely, L B Sherar, R T Edwards, C Wright, K Harrington, M J Davies
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Effectiveness of a Smartphone application and wearable device for weight loss in overweight or obese primary care patients: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Esther Granado-Font, Gemma Flores-Mateo, Mar Sorlí-Aguilar, Xavier Montaña-Carreras, Carme Ferre-Grau, Maria-Luisa Barrera-Uriarte, Eulàlia Oriol-Colominas, Cristina Rey-Reñones, Iolanda Caules, Eva-María Satué-Gracia, OBSBIT Study Group
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Targeting multiple health risk behaviours among vocational education students using electronic feedback and online and telephone support: protocol for a cluster randomised trial
Flora Tzelepis, Christine L Paul, John Wiggers, Kypros Kypri, Billie Bonevski, Patrick McElduff, Mary Ann Hill, Philip J Morgan, Marita Lynagh, Clare E Collins, Elizabeth Campbell, Ryan J Courtney, Kathy Chapman, Luke Wolfenden, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Andrew Searles
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Cost-effectiveness of an exercise intervention program in perimenopausal women: the Fitness League Against MENopause COst (FLAMENCO) randomized controlled trial
Ana Carbonell-Baeza, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado, Francisco Javier Gallo, María Puerto López del Amo, Pilar Ruiz-Cabello, Ana Andrade, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Antonio Rubén Peces-Rama, Zuzana Spacírová, Inmaculada C. Álvarez-Gallardo, Leticia García-Mochón, Víctor Segura-Jiménez, Fernando Estévez-López, Daniel Camiletti-Moirón, Jose Jesús Martín-Martín, Pilar Aranda, Manuel Delgado-Fernández, Virginia A. Aparicio
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A systematic review of post-migration acquisition of HIV among migrants from countries with generalised HIV epidemics living in Europe: mplications for effectively managing HIV prevention programmes and policy
Ibidun Fakoya, Débora Álvarez-del Arco, Melvina Woode-Owusu, Susana Monge, Yaiza Rivero-Montesdeoca, Valerie Delpech, Brian Rice, Teymur Noori, Anastasia Pharris, Andrew J. Amato-Gauci, Julia del Amo, Fiona M. Burns
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Shaping the Social: design of a settings-based intervention study to improve well-being and reduce smoking and dropout in Danish vocational schools
Susan Andersen, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, Morten Hulvej Rod, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Betina Bang Sørensen, Teresa Holmberg, Christoffer Johansen, Christiane Stock, Bjarne Laursen, Line Zinckernagel, Anne Louise Øllgaard, Liselotte Ingholt
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Burden and correlates of non-communicable-diseases among rural residents: a cross-sectional study in Hebei, China
Junjun Yang, Wenya Yu, Qiang Zhou, Tanmay Mahapatra, Yiqiu Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Lei Chen, Sanchita Mahapatra, Yuying Yan, Weiming Tang
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Life events and chronic physical conditions among left-behind farmers in rural China a cross-sectional study
Jing Chai, Penglai Chen, Rui Feng, Han Liang, Xingrong Shen, Guixian Tong, Jing Cheng, Kaichun Li, Shaoyu Xie, Yong Shi, Debin Wang
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Implementation of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Durban, South Africa
William Kilembe, Kristin M. Wall, Mammekwa Mokgoro, Annie Mwaanga, Elisabeth Dissen, Miriam Kamusoko, Hilda Phiri, Jean Sakulanda, Jonathan Davitte, Tarylee Reddy, Mark Brockman, Thumbi Ndung’u, Susan Allen
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A youth-led social marketing intervention to encourage healthy lifestyles, the EYTO (European Youth Tackling Obesity) project: a cluster randomised controlled0 trial in Catalonia, Spain
Elisabet Llauradó, Magaly Aceves-Martins, Lucia Tarro, Ignasi Papell-Garcia, Francesc Puiggròs, Lluís Arola, Jordi Prades-Tena, Marta Montagut, Carlota M Moragas-Fernández, Rosa Solà, Montse Giralt
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national survey
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Charbel El Bcheraoui, Marwa Tuffaha, Farah Daoud, Mohammad Al Saeedi, Mohammed Basulaiman, Ziad A. Memish, Mohammad A. AlMazroa, Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah, Ali H. Mokdad
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Can opportunities be enhanced for vaccinating children in home visiting programs? A population-based cohort study
Michael R Isaac, Mariette Chartier, Marni Brownell, Dan Chateau, Nathan C Nickel, Patricia Martens, Alan Katz, Joykrishna Sarkar, Milton Hu, Elaine Burland, ChunYan Goh, Carole Taylor, PATHS Equity Team Members
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Meso level influences on long term condition self-management: stakeholder accounts of commonalities and differences across six European countries
Anne Rogers, Ivaylo Vassilev, Maria J. Jesús Pumar, Elka Todorova, Mari Carmen Portillo, Christina Foss, Jan Koetsenruijter, Nikoleta Ratsika, Manuel Serrano, Ingrid A. Ruud Knutsen, Michel Wensing, Poli Roukova, Evridiki Patelarou, Anne Kennedy, Christos Lionis
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12–23 months in Dschang, West Region, Cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak
Gianluca Russo, Alessandro Miglietta, Patrizio Pezzotti, Rodrigue Mabvouna Biguioh, Georges Bouting Mayaka, Martin Sanou Sobze, Paola Stefanelli, Vincenzo Vullo, Giovanni Rezza
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Spatiotemporal variation in diabetes mortality in China: multilevel evidence from 2006 and 2012
Maigeng Zhou, Thomas Astell-Burt, Peng Yin, Xiaoqi Feng, Andrew Page, Yunning Liu, Jiangmei Liu, Yichong Li, Shiwei Liu, Limin Wang, Lijun Wang, Linhong Wang
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Diarrhoea and smoking: an analysis of decades of observational data from Bangladesh
Sumon Kumar Das, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Mohammad Abdul Malek, Shahnawaz Ahmed, K.M. Shahunja, Farzana Ferdous, Fahmida Dil Farzana, Jui Das, Aminur Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Syed Golam Faruque
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Estimation of the benchmark dose of urinary cadmium as the reference level for renal dysfunction: a large sample study in five cadmium polluted areas in China
Shen Ke, Xi-Yu Cheng, Jie-Ying Zhang, Wen-Jing Jia, Hao Li, Hui-Fang Luo, Peng-He Ge, Ze-Min Liu, Hong-Mei Wang, Jin-Sheng He, Zhi-Nan Chen
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Pilot to evaluate the feasibility of measuring seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness using surveillance platforms in Central-America, 2012
Nathalie El Omeiri, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Wilfrido Clará, Guiselle Guzmán-Saborío, Miguel Elas, Homer Mejía, Ida Berenice Molina, Yadira De Molto, Sara Mirza, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Alba María Ropero-Álvarez
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil
Cynthia B. Cunha, Ruth K. Friedman, Raquel B. de Boni, Charlotte Gaydos, Maria R.C. Guimarães, Brenda H. Siqueira, Sandra W. Cardoso, Leonardo Chicayban, José R. Coutinho, Carolyn Yanavich, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The LIFE-Adult-Study: objectives and design of a population-based cohort study with 10,000 deeply phenotyped adults in Germany
Markus Loeffler, Christoph Engel, Peter Ahnert, Dorothee Alfermann, Katrin Arelin, Ronny Baber, Frank Beutner, Hans Binder, Elmar Brähler, Ralph Burkhardt, Uta Ceglarek, Cornelia Enzenbach, Michael Fuchs, Heide Glaesmer, Friederike Girlich, Andreas Hagendorff, Madlen Häntzsch, Ulrich Hegerl, Sylvia Henger, Tilman Hensch, Andreas Hinz, Volker Holzendorf, Daniela Husser, Anette Kersting, Alexander Kiel, Toralf Kirsten, Jürgen Kratzsch, Knut Krohn, Tobias Luck, Susanne Melzer, Jeffrey Netto, Matthias Nüchter, Matthias Raschpichler, Franziska G. Rauscher, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Christian Sander, Markus Scholz, Peter Schönknecht, Matthias L. Schroeter, Jan-Christoph Simon, Ronald Speer, Julia Stäker, Robert Stein, Yve Stöbel-Richter, Michael Stumvoll, Attila Tarnok, Andrej Teren, Daniel Teupser, Francisca S. Then, Anke Tönjes, Regina Treudler, Arno Villringer, Alexander Weissgerber, Peter Wiedemann, Silke Zachariae, Kerstin Wirkner, Joachim Thiery
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Income adequacy and education associated with the prevalence of obesity in rural Saskatchewan, Canada
Yue Chen, Donna C. Rennie, Chandima P. Karunanayake, Bonnie Janzen, Louise Hagel, William Pickett, Roland Dyck, Joshua Lawson, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Group
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Seroprevalence report on tick-borne encephalitis virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus among Malaysian’s farm workers
Munirah Mohd Shukri, Kai Ling Kho, Masoumeh Ghane Kisomi, Rafidah Lani, Suria Marlina, Siti Fatimah Muhd Radzi, Sun Tee Tay, Li Ping Wong, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam, Sazaly Abu Bakar, Keivan Zandi
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Exposure to cooking fuels and birth weight in Lanzhou, China: a birth cohort study
Min Jiang, Jie Qiu, Min Zhou, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Catherine Lerro, Ling Lv, Xiaojuan Lin, Chong Zhang, Honghong Zhang, Ruifeng Xu, Daling Zhu, Yun Dang, Xudong Han, Hanru Zhang, Haiya Bai, Ya Chen, Zhongfeng Tang, Ru Lin, Tingting Yao, Jie Su, Xiaoying Xu, Xiaohui Liu, Wendi Wang, Yueyuan Wang, Bin Ma, Weitao Qiu, Cairong Zhu, Suping Wang, Huang Huang, Nan Zhao, Xiaosong Li, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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The influence of dairy consumption, sedentary behaviour and physical activity on bone mass in Flemish children: a cross-sectional study
Isabelle Sioen, Nathalie Michels, Carolien Polfliet, Stephanie De Smet, Sara D’Haese, Inge Roggen, Jean Deschepper, Stefan Goemaere, Jara Valtueña, Stefaan De Henauw
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Do body mass index trajectories affect the risk of type 2 diabetes? A case–control study
Yoshihiko Mano, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Kohta Suzuki, Atsunori Takahashi, Yoshioki Yoda, Masahiro Tsuji, Miri Sato, Ryoji Shinohara, Sonoko Mizorogi, Mie Mochizuki, Zentaro Yamagata
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A realist evaluation of community-based participatory research: partnership synergy, trust building and related ripple effects
Justin Jagosh, Paula L. Bush, Jon Salsberg, Ann C. Macaulay, Trish Greenhalgh, Geoff Wong, Margaret Cargo, Lawrence W. Green, Carol P. Herbert, Pierre Pluye
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of deaths associated with influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 in Central America and Dominican Republic 2009–2010
Rafael Chacon, Sara Mirza, David Rodriguez, Antonio Paredes, Giselle Guzman, Lourdes Moreno, Cecilia J. Then, Jorge Jara, Natalia Blanco, Luis Bonilla, Wilfrido A. Clara, Percy Minaya, Rakhee Palekar, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Life Balance – a mindfulness-based mental health promotion program: conceptualization, implementation, compliance and user satisfaction in a field setting
Lisa Lyssenko, Gerhard Müller, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Christian Schmahl, Mathias Berger, Georg Eifert, Alexander Kölle, Siegmar Nesch, Jutta Ommer-Hohl, Michael Wenner, Martin Bohus
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Molecular typing and drug sensitivity testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated by a community-based survey in Ethiopia
Muluwork Getahun, Gobena Ameni, Abebaw Kebede, Zelalem Yaregal, Elena Hailu, Grimay Medihn, Daniel Demssie, Feven Girmachew, Yetnebersh Fiseha, Abyot Meaza, Nathneal Dirse, Mulualem Agonafir, Feleke Dana, Fasil Tsegaye, Zeleke Alebachew, Almaz Abebe, Amha Kebede, Eshetu Lemma
01.12.2015 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2015
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A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention
Audrey Pettifor, Sheri A. Lippman, Amanda M Selin, Dean Peacock, Ann Gottert, Suzanne Maman, Dumisani Rebombo, Chirayath M. Suchindran, Rhian Twine, Kathryn Lancaster, Tamu Daniel, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Catherine MacPhail
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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Determinants of HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention needs among African migrants in Germany; a cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and practices
Claudia Santos-Hövener, Ulrich Marcus, Carmen Koschollek, Hapsatou Oudini, Mara Wiebe, Omer Idrissa Ouedraogo, Adama Thorlie, Viviane Bremer, Osamah Hamouda, Marie-Luise Dierks, Matthias an der Heiden, Gérard Krause
01.12.2015 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2015
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