01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men: results of the first integrated biological and behavioral survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Ashley Grosso, Sara Goodman, Benoît Cesaire Samadoulougou, Grissoum Tarnagda, Adama Baguiya, Simon Tiendrebeogo, Marcel Lougue, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traore, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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HIV treatment regimens and adherence to national guidelines in Australia: an analysis of dispensing data from the Australian pharmaceutical benefits scheme
Nila J. Dharan, Tomas Radovich, Samuel Che, Kathy Petoumenos, Prabhjot Juneja, Matthew Law, Robin Huang, Hamish McManus, Mark N. Polizzotto, Rebecca Guy, Peter Cronin, David A. Cooper, Richard T. Gray
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India
Partha Basu, Manoj Mahajan, Nilesh Patira, Sangita Prasad, Sushma Mogri, Richard Muwonge, Eric Lucas, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Swami Iyer, Navami Naik, Kirti Jain
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Offering HCV treatment to prisoners is an important opportunity: key principles based on policy and practice assessment in Europe
H. Stöver, F. Meroueh, A. Marco, K. Keppler, P. Saiz de la Hoya, R. Littlewood, N. Wright, F. Nava, F. Alam, S. Walcher, L. Somaini
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Risk factors of hepatitis B virus surface antigen carriage and serological profile of HBsAg carriers in Lomé Togo, 2016
Wemboo Afiwa Halatoko, Akouda Patassi, Pauline Yanogo, Leou Ismael Banla, Adjaho Koba, Zoulkaneiri Issa, Koffi Akolly, Agballa Mébiny-Esso Tchalla, Hamadi Assane, Aboukerim Naba-Mouchedou, Bernard Sawadogo, Simon Nouvura Antara, Kossi Badziklou, Abiba Kere Banla, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Idrissa Sanou
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Low hepatitis C prevalence in Belgium: implications for treatment reimbursement and scale up
Amber Litzroth, Vanessa Suin, Chloé Wyndham-Thomas, Sophie Quoilin, Gaëtan Muyldermans, Thomas Vanwolleghem, Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Vera Verburgh, Marjorie Jacques, Steven Van Gucht, Veronik Hutse
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) core and support functions after the revitalisation of IDSR in Uganda from 2012 to 2016
Ben Masiira, Lydia Nakiire, Christine Kihembo, Edson Katushabe, Nasan Natseri, Immaculate Nabukenya, Innocent Komakech, Issa Makumbi, Okot Charles, Francis Adatu, Miriam Nanyunja, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Patrick Tusiime, Alemu Wondimagegnehu, Peter Nsubuga
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B among households in Malaysia: a community-based cross-sectional survey
Yogambigai Rajamoorthy, Niazlin Mohd Taib, Subramaniam Munusamy, Samsul Anwar, Abram Luther Wagner, Mudatsir Mudatsir, Ruth Müller, Ulrich Kuch, David Alexander Groneberg, Harapan Harapan, Aye Aye Khin
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among 13–14 year old adolescent girls in North Karnataka, South India: a cross-sectional study
Tara S. Beattie, Ravi Prakash, April Mazzuca, Leslie Kelly, Prakash Javalkar, T. Raghavendra, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Martine Collumbien, Stephen Moses, Lori Heise, Shajy Isac, Charlotte Watts
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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INTERACT: A comprehensive approach to assess urban form interventions through natural experiments
Yan Kestens, Meghan Winters, Daniel Fuller, Scott Bell, Janelle Berscheid, Ruben Brondeel, Michael Cantinotti, Geetanjali Datta, Lise Gauvin, Margot Gough, Karen Laberee, Paul Lewis, Sébastien Lord, Hui ( Henry) Luan, Heather McKay, Catherine Morency, Nazeem Muhajarine, Trisalyn Nelson, Callista Ottoni, Zoe Poirier Stephens, Caitlin Pugh, Gabrielle Rancourt, Martin Shareck, Joanie Sims-Gould, Meridith Sones, Kevin Stanley, Benoit Thierry, Calvin Thigpen, Rania Wasfi
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among Norwegian pharmacy customers – a cross-sectional study
Marit Waaseth, Abdifatah Adan, Ingrid L. Røen, Karoline Eriksen, Tijana Stanojevic, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Beate H. Garcia, Lone Holst, Karen M. Ulshagen, Hege S. Blix, Hilde Ariansen, Hedvig M. E. Nordeng
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Indian children < 5 years hospitalized for diarrhoea, 2012 to 2016
Sidhartha Giri, Nayana P. Nair, Ann Mathew, B. Manohar, Anna Simon, Tejinder Singh, S. Suresh Kumar, M. A. Mathew, Sudhir Babji, Rashmi Arora, C. P. Girish Kumar, S. Venkatasubramanian, Sanjay Mehendale, Mohan D. Gupte, Gagandeep Kang
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Challenges and opportunities for eliminating tuberculosis – leveraging political momentum of the UN high-level meeting on tuberculosis
Haruka Sakamoto, Sangnim Lee, Aya Ishizuka, Eiji Hinoshita, Hiroyuki Hori, Nanao Ishibashi, Kenichi Komada, Masataro Norizuki, Yasushi Katsuma, Hidechika Akashi, Kenji Shibuya
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Relationship between area mortgage foreclosures, homeownership, and cardiovascular disease risk factors: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Earle C. Chambers, David B. Hanna, Simin Hua, Dustin T. Duncan, Marlene Camacho-Rivera, Shannon N. Zenk, Jessica L. McCurley, Krista Perreira, Marc D. Gellman, Linda C. Gallo
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of the self-sampling for cervical cancer screening in Bolivia
Gustavo Allende, Pedro Surriabre, Leyddy Cáceres, Diego Bellot, Neli Ovando, Andrea Torrico, Pamela Calle, Carla Ascarrunz, Sophie Alexander, Michel Bossens, Véronique Fontaine, Patricia Rodríguez
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Agreement of offspring-reported parental smoking status: the RHINESSA generation study
Kathrine Pape, Cecilie Svanes, Andrei Malinovschi, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Caroline Lodge, Christer Janson, Jesus Moratalla, José Luis Sánchez-Ramos, Lennart Bråbäck, Mathias Holm, Rain Jögi, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Torben Sigsgaard, Ane Johannessen, Vivi Schlünssen
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour between white Europeans and south Asians recruited from primary care: cross-sectional analysis of the PROPELS trial
Gregory J. H. Biddle, Charlotte L. Edwardson, Alex V. Rowlands, Melanie J. Davies, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Wendy Hardeman, Helen Eborall, Stephen Sutton, Simon Griffin, Kamlesh Khunti, Thomas Yates
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Long-term survival outcomes of HIV infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy: an observational study from Zambia (2003–2015)
Jane N. Mutanga, Simon Mutembo, Amara E. Ezeamama, Xiao Song, Robert C. Fubisha, Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa, Derrick Sialondwe, Brenda Simuchembu, Jelita Chinyonga, Philip E. Thuma, Christopher C. Whalen
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Epidemiological investigation of sudden cardiac death in multiethnic Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region in Northwest China
Jianghua Zhang, Xianhui Zhou, Qiang Xing, Yaodong Li, Ling Zhang, Qina Zhou, Yanmei Lu, Yinwen Fan, Abu Lizi, Wenhong Yan, Hongyan Wang, Meiling Zhai, Jianfu Bao, Liping Chen, Maihe Tuoti, Haidong Cui, Jian Wang, Baopeng Tang
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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HIV self-testing: South African young adults’ recommendations for ease of use, test kit contents, accessibility, and supportive resources
Tiarney D. Ritchwood, Amanda Selin, Audrey Pettifor, Sheri A. Lippman, Hailey Gilmore, Linda Kimaru, Jennifer Hove, Ryan Wagner, Rhian Twine, Kathleen Kahn
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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A multilevel approach for promoting physical activity in rural communities: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Alan M. Beck, Amy A. Eyler, J. Aaron Hipp, Abby C. King, Rachel G. Tabak, Yan Yan, Rodrigo S. Reis, Dixie D. Duncan, Amanda S. Gilbert, Natalicio H. Serrano, Ross C. Brownson
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in Kerala, India: results from a 10-year prospective cohort
Gadadharan Vijayakumar, Sreeja Manghat, Revathi Vijayakumar, Leena Simon, Liss Maria Scaria, Aswathi Vijayakumar, Ganapathy K. Sreehari, V. Raman Kutty, Arun Rachana, Abdul Jaleel
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality in Guangdong Province, China, 2015
Ruilin Meng, Xiaojun Xu, Yanjun Xu, Chao Luo, Haofeng Xu, Ye Wang, Xiuling Song, Liang Xia, Ni Xiao, Shaoen Zhou, Lifeng Lin
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Promoting vaccination in the province of Québec: the PromoVaQ randomized controlled trial protocol
Arnaud Gagneur, Caroline Quach, François D. Boucher, Bruce Tapiero, Philippe De Wals, Anne Farrands, Thomas Lemaitre, Nicole Boulianne, Chantal Sauvageau, Manale Ouakki, Virginie Gosselin, Dominique Gagnon, Geneviève Petit, Marie-Claude Jacques, Ève Dubé
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): a pilot randomized controlled trial of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand
Ralph Maddison, Elaine Anne Hargreaves, Sally Wyke, Cindy M. Gray, Kate Hunt, Justin Ihirangi Heke, Stephen Kara, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Andrew Jull, Yannan Jiang, Gerhard Sundborn, Samantha Marsh
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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A cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase the implementation of school physical activity policies and guidelines: study protocol for the physically active children in education (PACE) study
Nicole Nathan, John Wiggers, Adrian E. Bauman, Chris Rissel, Andrew Searles, Penny Reeves, Christopher Oldmeadow, Patti-Jean Naylor, Angie L. Cradock, Rachel Sutherland, Karen Gillham, Bernadette Duggan, Sally Chad, Nicole McCarthy, Matthew Pettett, Rebecca Jackson, Kathryn Reilly, Vanessa Herrmann, Kirsty Hope, Adam Shoesmith, Luke Wolfenden
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Five-year lung cancer mortality risk analysis and topography in Xuan Wei: a spatiotemporal correlation analysis
Jinhui Li, Wenbo Guo, Jinjun Ran, Robert Tang, Hualiang Lin, Xiao Chen, Bofu Ning, Jihua Li, Yongchun Zhou, Lung-Chi Chen, Linwei Tian, Yunchao Huang
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya
Shahin Sayed, Anthony K. Ngugi, Megan R. Mahoney, Jaameeta Kurji, Zohray M. Talib, Sarah B. Macfarlane, Theresa A. Wynn, Mansoor Saleh, Amyn Lakhani, Esther Nderitu, Felix Agoi, Zul Premji, Jo Anne Zujewski, Zahir Moloo
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk, environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: the Community of Mine study
Marta M. Jankowska, Dorothy D. Sears, Loki Natarajan, Elena Martinez, Cheryl A. M. Anderson, James F. Sallis, Stephen A. Matthews, Katie Crist, Lindsay Dillon, Eileen Johnson, Angelica Barrera-Ng, Kelsey Full, Suneeta Godbole, Jacqueline Kerr
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Physical activity, screen viewing time, and overweight/obesity among Chinese children and adolescents: an update from the 2017 physical activity and fitness in China—the youth study
Zheng Zhu, Yan Tang, Jie Zhuang, Yang Liu, Xueping Wu, Yujun Cai, Lijuan Wang, Zhen-Bo Cao, Peijie Chen
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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The Health and economic effects of light rail lines: design, methods, and protocol for a natural experiment
Lawrence D. Frank, Jennifer L. Kuntz, James E. Chapman, Eric H. Fox, John F. Dickerson, Richard T. Meenan, Brian E. Saelens, Deborah R. Young, Janne Boone-Heinonen, Stephen P. Fortmann
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Influence of age on the effect of reduced renal function on outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease
Fei Chen, Zhi-liang Zuo, Fang-yang Huang, Tian-li Xia, Bao-tao Huang, Hua Chai, Qiao Li, Xiao-bo Pu, Yi-yue Gui, Yong Peng, Mao Chen, De-jia Huang
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Patterns and trends of alcohol consumption in rural and urban areas of China: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank
Pek Kei Im, Iona Y. Millwood, Yu Guo, Huaidong Du, Yiping Chen, Zheng Bian, Yunlong Tan, Zhendong Guo, Shukuan Wu, Yujie Hua, Liming Li, Ling Yang, Zhengming Chen, on behalf of the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) collaborative group
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries
Julia K. Zakrzewski-Fruer, Fiona B. Gillison, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Emily F. Mire, Stephanie T. Broyles, Catherine M. Champagne, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Kara D. Denstel, Mikael Fogelholm, Gang Hu, Estelle V. Lambert, Carol Maher, José Maia, Tim Olds, Vincent Onywera, Olga L. Sarmiento, Mark S. Tremblay, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Martyn Standage, for the ISCOLE Research Group
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Randomised controlled trial comparing uptake of NHS Health Check in response to standard letters, risk-personalised letters and telephone invitations
Christopher J. Gidlow, Naomi J. Ellis, Victoria Riley, Tim Chadborn, Amanda Bunten, Zafar Iqbal, Aliko Ahmed, Alistair Fisher, David Sugden, David Clark-Carter
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Depression and anxiety symptoms in cardiac patients: a cross-sectional hospital-based study in a Palestinian population
H. Allabadi, A. Alkaiyat, A. Alkhayyat, A. Hammoudi, H. Odeh, J. Shtayeh, M. Taha, C. Schindler, E. Zemp, S. Haj-Yahia, N. Probst-Hensch
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with malaria hotspots in the Nanoro demographic surveillance area, Burkina Faso
Toussaint Rouamba, Seydou Nakanabo-Diallo, Karim Derra, Eli Rouamba, Adama Kazienga, Yasuko Inoue, Ernest K. Ouédraogo, Moussa Waongo, Sokhna Dieng, Abdoulaye Guindo, Boukary Ouédraogo, Kankoé Lévi Sallah, Seydou Barro, Pascal Yaka, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Halidou Tinto, Jean Gaudart
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Sexual attitudes, sexual behaviors, and use of HIV prevention services among male undergraduate students in Hunan, China: a cross-sectional survey
Hehua Xu, Jiaying Xie, Zhizi Xiao, Hong Xiao, Xianhong Li, Lloyd Goldsamt, Ann Bartley Williams, Honghong Wang
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Within-subject effects of environmental and social stressors on pre- and post-partum obesity-related biobehavioral responses in low-income Hispanic women: protocol of an intensive longitudinal study
Sydney G. O’Connor, Rima Habre, Theresa M. Bastain, Claudia M. Toledo-Corral, Frank D. Gilliland, Sandrah P. Eckel, Jane Cabison, Christine H. Naya, Shohreh F. Farzan, Daniel Chu, Thomas A. Chavez, Carrie V. Breton, Genevieve F. Dunton
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Digitally supported program for type 2 diabetes risk identification and risk reduction in real-world setting: protocol for the StopDia model and randomized controlled trial
Jussi Pihlajamäki, Reija Männikkö, Tanja Tilles-Tirkkonen, Leila Karhunen, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Ursula Schwab, Niina Lintu, Jussi Paananen, Riia Järvenpää, Marja Harjumaa, Janne Martikainen, Johanna Kohl, Kaisa Poutanen, Miikka Ermes, Pilvikki Absetz, Jaana Lindström, Timo A. Lakka, on behalf of the StopDia study group
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Technically measured compositional physical work demands and prospective register-based sickness absence (PODESA): a study protocol
Sofie Dencker-Larsen, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Sannie Vester Thorsen, Els Clays, Thomas Lund, Merete Labriola, Ole Steen Mortensen, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Nidhi Gupta, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Andreas Holtermann
01.12.2019 | Correspondence | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Integrating research and system-wide practice in public health: lessons learnt from Better Start Bradford
Josie Dickerson, Philippa K. Bird, Maria Bryant, Nimarta Dharni, Sally Bridges, Kathryn Willan, Sara Ahern, Abigail Dunn, Dea Nielsen, Eleonora P. Uphoff, Tracey Bywater, Claudine Bowyer-Crane, Pinki Sahota, Neil Small, Michaela Howell, Gill Thornton, Kate E. Pickett, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, John Wright, on behalf of Better Start Bradford, the Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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DTEXT – text messaging intervention to improve outcomes of people with type 2 diabetes: protocol for randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis
Karen Waller, Susan Furber, Adrian Bauman, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Paul van den Dolder, Alison Hayes, Franca Facci, Lisa Franco, Alison Webb, Robert Moses, Stephen Colagiuri
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Personal ultraviolet Radiation exposure in a cohort of Chinese mother and child pairs: the Chinese families and children study
Michael G. Kimlin, Liwen Fang, Yajing Feng, Linhong Wang, Ling Hao, Jing Fan, Ning Wang, Fanwen Meng, Ruilan Yang, Shu Cong, Xiaofeng Liang, Baohua Wang, Martha Linet, Nancy Potischman, Cari Kitahara, Ann Chao, Yu Wang, Jiandong Sun, Alison Brodie
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Improving cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking among adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities in the UK using a facilitated health check: A protocol for the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) Randomised Control Trial
Yvonne Moriarty, Julia Townson, Harriet Quinn-Scoggins, Louise Padgett, Sioned Owen, Stephanie Smits, Rebecca Playle, Polyxeni Dimitropoulou, Bernadette Sewell, Vasiliki Kolovou, Peter Buckle, Ben Carter, Adrian Edwards, Julie Hepburn, Maura Matthews, Caroline Mitchell, Richard D Neal, Michael Robling, Fiona Wood, Kate Brain
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Proactive Assessment of Obesity Risk during Infancy (ProAsk): a qualitative study of parents’ and professionals’ perspectives on an mHealth intervention
Jennie Rose, Cris Glazebrook, Heather Wharrad, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Judy Anne Swift, Dilip Nathan, Stephen Franklin Weng, Pippa Atkinson, Joanne Ablewhite, Fiona McMaster, Vicki Watson, Sarah Anne Redsell
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Inequalities in employment rates among older men and women in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the UK
Ashley McAllister, Lee Bentley, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Lotta Nylen, Ingelise Andersen, Qing Liao, Theo Bodin, Cameron Mustard, Bo Burström
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Correlates of nonadherence to key population-led HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services among Thai men who have sex with men and transgender women
Pich Seekaew, Ezie Nguyen, Thanthip Sungsing, Jureeporn Jantarapakde, Supabhorn Pengnonyang, Deondara Trachunthong, Pravit Mingkwanrungruang, Waraporn Sirisakyot, Pattareeya Phiayura, Phubet Panpet, Phathranis Meekrua, Nanthika Praweprai, Fonthip Suwan, Supakarn Sangtong, Pornpichit Brutrat, Tashada Wongsri, Panus Rattakittvijun Na Nakorn, Stephen Mills, Matthew Avery, Ravipa Vannakit, Praphan Phanuphak, Nittaya Phanuphak
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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30 years of fatal dengue cases in Brazil: a review
Priscila Conrado Guerra Nunes, Regina Paiva Daumas, Juan Camilo Sánchez-Arcila, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Marco Aurélio Pereira Horta, Flávia Barreto dos Santos
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of a phased pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Mongolia using enhanced pneumonia surveillance and community carriage surveys: a study protocol for a prospective observational study and lessons learned
S. F. La Vincente, C. von Mollendorf, M. Ulziibayar, C. Satzke, L. Dashtseren, K. K. Fox, E. M. Dunne, C. D. Nguyen, J. de Campo, M. de Campo, H. Thomson, G. Surenkhand, S. Demberelsuren, S. Bujinlkham, L. A. H. Do, D. Narangerel, T. Cherian, T. Mungun, E. K. Mulholland
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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A mixed methods randomised control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the journey to social inclusion – phase 2 intervention for chronically homeless adults: study protocol
Shannen Vallesi, Paul Flatau, Monica Thielking, Jessica L. Mackelprang, Kathryn M. Taylor, Louise La Sala, Jude Spiers, Lisa Wood, Karen Martin, Darja Kragt, Leanne Lester, Elizabeth Whittaker, Ryan J. Courtney
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Coaching and/or education intervention for parents with overweight/obesity and their children: study protocol of a single-centre randomized controlled trial
Shazya Karmali, Victor Ng, Danielle Battram, Shauna Burke, Don Morrow, Erin S. Pearson, Patricia Tucker, Tara Mantler, Anita Cramp, Robert Petrella, Jennifer D. Irwin
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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What determines violence among female sex workers in an intimate partner relationship? Findings from North Karnataka, south India
Prakash Javalkar, Lucy Platt, Ravi Prakash, Tara Beattie, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Raghavendra Thalinja, Kavitha D. L., Chaitanya AIDS Tadegattuva Mahila Sangha, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Martine Collumbien, Calum Davey, Stephen Moses, Rachel Jewkes, Shajy Isac, Lori Heise
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Revitalization of integrated disease surveillance and response in Sierra Leone post Ebola virus disease outbreak
Charles Njuguna, Amara Jambai, Alexander Chimbaru, Anders Nordstrom, Roland Conteh, Anderson Latt, Shikanga O-tipo, Robert Musoke, Jane Githuku, Zablon Yoti, Ali Yahaya, Ambrose Talisuna, Soatiana Rajatonirina, Ibrahima Socé Fall
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Noncommunicable disease burden among HIV patients in care: a national retrospective longitudinal analysis of HIV-treatment outcomes in Kenya, 2003-2013
Dunstan Achwoka, Anthony Waruru, Tai-Ho Chen, Kenneth Masamaro, Evelyn Ngugi, Maureen Kimani, Irene Mukui, Julius O. Oyugi, Regina Mutave, Thomas Achia, Abraham Katana, Lucy Ng’ang’a, Kevin M. De Cock
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Lights4Violence: a quasi-experimental educational intervention in six European countries to promote positive relationships among adolescents
C. Vives-Cases, M. C. Davo-Blanes, R. Ferrer-Cascales, B. Sanz-Barbero, N. Albaladejo-Blázquez, M. Sánchez-San Segundo, M. Lillo-Crespo, N. Bowes, S. Neves, V. Mocanu, E. M. Carausu, J. Pyżalski, M. J. Forjaz, I. Chmura-Rutkowska, C. P. Vieira, C. Corradi
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Iron status and risk factors of iron deficiency among pregnant women in Singapore: a cross-sectional study
See Ling Loy, Li Min Lim, Shiao-Yng Chan, Pei Ting Tan, Yen Lin Chee, Phaik Ling Quah, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Yap, Keith M. Godfrey, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Michael S. Kramer, Yap-Seng Chong, Claudia Chi
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Validity and responsiveness to change of the Active Australia Survey according to gender, age, BMI, education, and physical activity level and awareness
Corneel Vandelanotte, Mitch J. Duncan, Rob Stanton, Richard R. Rosenkranz, Cristina M. Caperchione, Amanda L. Rebar, Trevor N. Savage, W. Kerry Mummery, Gregory S. Kolt
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Designing a comprehensive Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) programme for hypertension and diabetes at primary health care level: evidence and experience from urban Karnataka, South India
Krishnamurthy Jayanna, N. Swaroop, Arin Kar, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Manoj Kumar Pati, Ashwini Pujar, Prathibha Rai, Suresh Chitrapu, Gururaj Patil, Preeti Aggarwal, Shivla Saksena, Hemanth Madegowda, S. Rekha, H. L. Mohan
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Rationale and methods of the MOVI-da10! Study –a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the impact of classroom-based physical activity programs on children’s adiposity, cognition and motor competence
Mairena Sánchez-López, Abel Ruiz-Hermosa, Andrés Redondo-Tébar, María Eugenia Visier-Alfonso, Estela Jimenez-López, Maria Martínez-Andres, Montse Solera-Martínez, Alba Soriano-Cano, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, on behalf of MOVI group
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Suzanne Audrey, Harriet Fisher, Ashley Cooper, Daisy Gaunt, Kirsty Garfield, Chris Metcalfe, William Hollingworth, Fiona Gillison, Marie Gabe-Walters, Sarah Rodgers, Adrian L. Davis, Philip Insall, Sunita Procter
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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HIV leadership programming attendance is associated with PrEP and PEP awareness among young, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada
Kalysha Closson, Sarah Chown, Heather L. Armstrong, Lu Wang, Nicanor Bacani, Darren Ho, Jody Jollimore, Gbolahan Olarewaju, David M. Moore, Eric A. Roth, Robert S. Hogg, Nathan J. Lachowsky
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Intimate partner violence, depression, and sexual behaviour among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the PROUD trial
Ada R. Miltz, Fiona C. Lampe, Loraine J. Bacchus, Sheena McCormack, David Dunn, Ellen White, Alison Rodger, Andrew N. Phillips, Lorraine Sherr, Amanda Clarke, Alan McOwan, Ann Sullivan, Mitzy Gafos
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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How did Ebola information spread on twitter: broadcasting or viral spreading?
Hai Liang, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Jingjing Yin, Chung-Hong Chan, Laura E. Pechta, Belinda J. Smith, Rossmary D. Marquez-Lameda, Martin I. Meltzer, Keri M. Lubell, King-Wa Fu
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in people living in poverty in the central-west region of Brazil
Lara Cristina da Cunha Guimarães, Sandra Brunini, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Hélio Galdino-Júnior, Ruth Minamisava, Vanessa Elias da Cunha, Jordana Rúbia Souza Santos, Elisângela de Paula Silveira- Lacerda, Christiane Moreira Souza, Vera Lúcia Brandão de Oliveira, Gabriela Cavalcante Albernaz, Thiago Guida de Menezes, Giovanni Rezza
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Influenza epidemiology and influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2016–2017 season in the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN)
Víctor Baselga-Moreno, Svetlana Trushakova, Shelly McNeil, Anna Sominina, Marta C. Nunes, Anca Draganescu, Serhat Unal, Parvaiz Koul, Jan Kyncl, Tao Zhang, Ainagul Kuatbayeva, Afif Ben-Salah, Elena Burtseva, Joan Puig-Barberà, Javier Díez-Domingo, for the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN)
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Contribution of thirdhand smoke to overall tobacco smoke exposure in pediatric patients: study protocol
E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Georg E. Matt, Eunha Hoh, Penelope J. E. Quintana, Lara Stone, Maegan A. Geraci, Chase A. Wullenweber, Gena N. Koutsounadis, Abigail G. Ruwe, Gabriel T. Meyers, Mark A. Zakrajsek, John K. Witry, Ashley L. Merianos
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Factors associated with fatal cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) among hospitalized patients in Guatemala
Sara Tomczyk, John P. McCracken, Carmen Lucia Contreras, Maria Renee Lopez, Chris Bernart, Juan Carlos Moir, Kenneth Escobar, Lisette Reyes, Wences Arvelo, Kim Lindblade, Leonard Peruski, Joe P. Bryan, Jennifer R. Verani
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Hypertension control in integrated HIV and chronic disease clinics in Uganda in the SEARCH study
Dalsone Kwarisiima, Mucunguzi Atukunda, Asiphas Owaraganise, Gabriel Chamie, Tamara Clark, Jane Kabami, Vivek Jain, Dathan Byonanebye, Florence Mwangwa, Laura B. Balzer, Edwin Charlebois, Moses R. Kamya, Maya Petersen, Diane V. Havlir, Lillian B. Brown
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Accelerometer-derived physical activity estimation in preschoolers – comparison of cut-point sets incorporating the vector magnitude vs the vertical axis
Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann, Einat A. Schmutz, Annina E. Zysset, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Kerstin Stülb, Amar Arhab, Andrea H. Meyer, Simone Munsch, Oskar G. Jenni, Jardena J. Puder, Susi Kriemler
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Body weight, body composition and energy balance related behaviour during the transition to parenthood: study protocol of a multi-centre observational follow-up study (TRANSPARENTS)
Tom Deliens, Vickà Versele, Hannelore Vanden Eynde, Peter Clarys, Roland Devlieger, Annick Bogaerts, Leonardo Gucciardo, Annick Schreurs, Caroline Van Holsbeke, Dirk Aerenhouts
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Smoking, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity following stoma formation surgery, stoma-related concerns, and desire for lifestyle advice: a United Kingdom survey
Rebecca J. Beeken, Joanne S. Haviland, Claire Taylor, Anna Campbell, Abigail Fisher, Chloe Grimmett, Gozde Ozakinci, Sarah Slater, Iseult Wilson, Gill Hubbard
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Knowledge, attitude and practices among parents regarding food poisoning: a cross-sectional study from Palestine
Sa’ed Zyoud, Jawad Shalabi, Kathem Imran, Lina Ayaseh, Nawras Radwany, Ruba Salameh, Zain Sa’dalden, Labib Sharif, Waleed Sweileh, Rahmat Awang, Samah Al-Jabi
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Intimate partner violence, HIV and sexually transmitted infections in fishing, trading and agrarian communities in Rakai, Uganda
Bushra Sabri, Andrea L. Wirtz, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Bareng A. S. Nonyane, Fred Nalugoda, Joseph Kagaayi, Robert Ssekubugu, Jennifer A. Wagman
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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The Balance protocol: a pragmatic weight gain prevention randomized controlled trial for medically vulnerable patients within primary care
Miriam B. Berger, Dori M. Steinberg, Sandy Askew, John A. Gallis, Cayla C. Treadway, Joseph R. Egger, Melissa C. Kay, Bryan C. Batch, Eric A. Finkelstein, Abigail DeVries, Ashley Brewer, Gary G. Bennett
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of the appropriate predictive contributor and diagnostic threshold for the cardio-metabolic syndrome in Chinese Uyghur adults
Zhoubin Zhang, Shujun Fan, Zhenxiang Xue, Jun Yuan, Ziyan Zhou, Tongmin Wang, Junling Liu, Ayxamgul Bawudun, Nazibam Nurmamat, Yuzhong Wang, Zhicong Yang
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea
Avi J. Hakim, Kelsey Coy, Steven G. Badman, Barne Willie, Rebecca Narokobi, Josephine Gabuzzi, Simon Pekon, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Herick Aeno, Ruthy Neo Boli, Joshua Nembari, Sophie Ase, Angelyne Amos, Nick Dala, Damian Weikum, Steven Callens, John M. Kaldor, Andrew J. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku, on behalf of the Kauntim mi tu Study Team
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Leptospirosis and its prevention: knowledge, attitude and practice of urban community in Selangor, Malaysia
Nurul Munirah Abdullah, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Surianti Sukeri, Zawaha Idris, Wan Nor Arifin, Noramira Nozmi, Siti Nor Sakinah Saudi, Suhailah Samsudin, Abdul-Wahab Zainudin, Rukman Awang Hamat, Rosni Ibrahim, Siti Norbaya Masri, Suhainizam Muhammad Saliluddin, Aziah Daud, Malina Osman, Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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“It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness
Rebekah Pratt, Claire Pernat, Linda Kerandi, Azul Kmiecik, Cathy Strobel-Ayres, Anne Joseph, Susan A. Everson Rose, Xianghua Luo, Ned Cooney, Janet Thomas, Kola Okuyemi
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a Peer-Led physical Activity iNtervention for Adolescent girls (PLAN-A)
Kathryn Willis, Byron Tibbitts, Simon J. Sebire, Tom Reid, Stephanie J. MacNeill, Emily Sanderson, William Hollingworth, Rebecca Kandiyali, Rona Campbell, Ruth R. Kipping, Russell Jago
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Oral and anal high-risk human papilloma virus infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men over a 24-month longitudinal study: complexity and vaccine implications
Saverio Giuseppe Parisi, Monica Basso, Renzo Scaggiante, Samantha Andreis, Carlo Mengoli, Mario Cruciani, Claudia Del Vecchio, Nicola Menegotto, Daniela Zago, Loredana Sarmati, Massimo Andreoni, Giorgio Palù
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana?
Rebecca Pradeilles, Colette Marr, Amos Laar, Michelle Holdsworth, Francis Zotor, Akua Tandoh, Senam Klomegah, Nathaniel Coleman, Kristin Bash, Mark Green, Paula L. Griffiths
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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The “Hypertension Approaches in the Elderly: a Lifestyle study” multicenter, randomized trial (HAEL Study): rationale and methodological protocol
Daniel Umpierre, Lucas Porto Santos, Cíntia Ehlers Botton, Eurico Nestor Wilhelm, Lucas Helal, Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun, Gustavo Dias Ferreira, Angélica Trevisan De Nardi, Lucinéia Orsolin Pfeifer, Anderson Donelli da Silveira, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Graciele Ferreira Mendes, Hirofumi Tanaka, Leonardo Alves, Leony Galliano, Linda S. Pescatello, Maria Laura Brizio, Patrícia Martins Bock, Paula Campelo, Ruy Silveira Moraes, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Beatriz D. Schaan, Cristine Lima Alberton, Stephanie Santana Pinto, The HAEL Study Group
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Physical exercise for prevention of dementia (EPD) study: background, design and methods
Enzo Iuliano, Alessandra di Cagno, Adriana Cristofano, Antonella Angiolillo, Rita D’Aversa, Santina Ciccotelli, Graziamaria Corbi, Giovanni Fiorilli, Giuseppe Calcagno, Alfonso Di Costanzo, EPD Study Group
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Urban-rural-specific trend in prevalence of general and central obesity, and association with hypertension in Chinese adults, aged 18–65 years
Chi Shen, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, Xingxing Tao, Dantong Zhao, Wanyue Dong, Dan Li, Xin Lan, Jianmin Gao
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation design of the Social Engagement Framework for Addressing the Chronic-disease-challenge (SEFAC): a mindfulness-based intervention to promote the self-management of chronic conditions and a healthy lifestyle
Xuxi Zhang, Siok Swan Tan, Irene Fierloos, Oscar Zanutto, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Vanja Vasiljev, Scott Bennett, Tasos Rentoumis, Antonella Buranello, Stefania Macchione, Ellen Rouwet, Amy van Grieken, Hein Raat
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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A protocol for measuring the impact of a smoke-free housing policy on indoor tobacco smoke exposure
Rodrigo Arce Cardozo, Alexis Feinberg, Albert Tovar, M. J. Ruzmyn Vilcassim, Donna Shelley, Brian Elbel, Sue Kaplan, Katarzyna Wyka, Ana M. Rule, Terry Gordon, Lorna E. Thorpe
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Adolescent girls’ health, nutrition and wellbeing in rural eastern India: a descriptive, cross-sectional community-based study
Kelly Rose-Clarke, Hemanta Pradhan, Suchitra Rath, Shibanand Rath, Subhashree Samal, Sumitra Gagrai, Nirmala Nair, Prasanta Tripathy, Audrey Prost
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for real-world settings with cost-benefit analysis
Alda Marques, Cristina Jácome, Patrícia Rebelo, Cátia Paixão, Ana Oliveira, Joana Cruz, Célia Freitas, Marília Rua, Helena Loureiro, Cristina Peguinho, Fábio Marques, Adriana Simões, Madalena Santos, Paula Martins, Alexandra André, Sílvia De Francesco, Vitória Martins, Dina Brooks, Paula Simão
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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The Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAP-P) diabetes health promotion program for low- to middle-income countries: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Gina Agarwal, Ricardo N. Angeles, Lisa Dolovich, Janusz Kaczorowski, Jessica Gaber, Dale Guenter, Floro Dave Arnuco, Hilton Y. Lam, Lehana Thabane, Daria O’Reilly, Rodelin M. Agbulos, Rosemarie S. Arciaga, Jerome Barrera, Elgie Gregorio, Servando Halili Jr, Norvie Jalani, Fortunato Cristobal
01.12.2019 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2019
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Evaluation of the influenza-like illness surveillance system in Tunisia, 2012–2015
Rihab Yazidi, Wafa Aissi, Hind Bouguerra, Mariem Nouira, Ghassen Kharroubi, Latifa Maazaoui, Mokhtar Zorraga, Naima Abdeddaiem, Sadok Chlif, Awatef El Moussi, Mohamed Ali Ben Hadj Kacem, Mohamed Ali Snoussi, Wissem Ghawar, Makram Koubaa, Lauren Polansky, Margaret McCarron, Mohamed Boussarsar, Khaled Menif, Slim Amine, Jalila Ben Khelil, Mounir Ben Jemaa, Jihene Bettaieb, Nissaf Bouafif Ben Alaya, Afif Ben Salah
01.12.2019 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2019
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The effectiveness of exercise intervention for academic achievement, cognitive function, and physical health among children in Mongolia: a cluster RCT study protocol
Kenji Takehara, Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Akihito Kikuchi, Lkagvasuren Gundegmaa, Lkagvasuren Altantsetseg, Ai Aoki, Takemune Fukuie, Kazuya Suwabe, Shagdar Bat-Erdene, Masashi Mikami, Rintaro Mori, Hideaki Soya
