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Volume 10;  2010
Correspondence
Facilitating access to pre-processed research evidence in public health
Paula Robeson, Maureen Dobbins, Kara DeCorby, and Daiva Tirilis
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 95. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-95.
PMCID: PMC2841107
Hormone Replacement Therapy advertising: sense and nonsense on the web pages of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in Spain
Elisa Chilet-Rosell, Marta Martín Llaguno, María Teresa Ruiz Cantero, and Pablo Alonso-Coello
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 134. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-134.
PMCID: PMC2850342
Paniya Voices: A Participatory Poverty and Health Assessment among a marginalized South Indian tribal population
KS Mohindra, D Narayana, CK Harikrishnadas, SS Anushreedha, and Slim Haddad
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 149. Published online 2010 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-149.
PMCID: PMC2848202
Same-visit HIV testing in Trinidad and Tobago
Violet Duke, Sheila Samiel, David Musa, Cameile Ali, Catherine Chang-Kit, and Cynthia Warner
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 185. Published online 2010 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-185.
PMCID: PMC2858728
Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: The ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework
Johannes Brug, Saskia J te Velde, Mai JM Chinapaw, Elling Bere, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij, Helen Moore, Lea Maes, Jorgen Jensen, Yannis Manios, Nanna Lien, Knut Inge Klepp, Tim Lobstein, Marloes Martens, Jo Salmon, and Amika S Singh
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 276. Published online 2010 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-276.
PMCID: PMC2885336
Quality of claims, references and the presentation of risk results in medical journal advertising: a comparative study in Australia, Malaysia and the United States
Noordin Othman, Agnes I Vitry, and Elizabeth E Roughead
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 294. Published online 2010 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-294.
PMCID: PMC2895591
Coverage of Jade Goody's cervical cancer in UK newspapers: a missed opportunity for health promotion?
Shona Hilton and Kate Hunt
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 368. Published online 2010 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-368.
PMCID: PMC2909165
Representations of cycling in metropolitan newspapers - changes over time and differences between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
Chris Rissel, Catriona Bonfiglioli, Adrian Emilsen, and Ben J Smith
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 371. Published online 2010 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-371.
PMCID: PMC2912807
Public health triangulation: approach and application to synthesizing data to understand national and local HIV epidemics
George W Rutherford, William McFarland, Hilary Spindler, Karen White, Sadhna V Patel, John Aberle-Grasse, Keith Sabin, Nathan Smith, Stephanie Taché, Jesus M Calleja-Garcia, and Rand L Stoneburner
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 447. Published online 2010 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-447.
PMCID: PMC2920890
Research articles
Status of implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: a qualitative study
Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Ann McNeill, Sarah Lewis, Anna Gilmore, and John Britton
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 1. Published online 2010 January 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2822823
Understanding how education/support groups help lone mothers
Ellen L Lipman, Meghan Kenny, Susan Jack, Ruth Cameron, Margaret Secord, and Carolyn Byrne
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 4. Published online 2010 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2820475
Long-term follow-up of beryllium sensitized workers from a single employer
Mona Duggal, David C Deubner, Anne M Curtis, and Mark R Cullen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 5. Published online 2010 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2824739
Health-related quality of life among individuals with long-standing spinal cord injury: a comparative study of veterans and non-veterans
Soheil Saadat, Masoud Javadi, Baharak Sabet Divshali, Amir Hussein Tavakoli, Seyed Mohammad Ghodsi, Ali Montazeri, and Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 6. Published online 2010 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2819993
Computer-associated health complaints and sources of ergonomic instructions in computer-related issues among Finnish adolescents: A cross-sectional study
Paula T Hakala, Lea A Saarni, Ritva L Ketola, Erja T Rahkola, Jouko J Salminen, and Arja H Rimpelä
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 11. Published online 2010 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2836294
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension have comparable adverse effects on health-related quality of life
Tamara Poljičanin, Dea Ajduković, Mario Šekerija, Mirjana Pibernik-Okanović, Željko Metelko, and Gorka Vuletić Mavrinac
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 12. Published online 2010 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2845103
Understanding the facilitators and barriers of antiretroviral adherence in Peru: A qualitative study
Walter H Curioso, Deanna Kepka, Robinson Cabello, Patricia Segura, and Ann E Kurth
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 13. Published online 2010 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2820472
Road traffic crash circumstances and consequences among young unlicensed drivers: A Swedish cohort study on socioeconomic disparities
Christina L Hanna, Marie Hasselberg, Lucie Laflamme, and Jette Möller
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 14. Published online 2010 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2820473
Current use of smokeless tobacco among adolescents in the Republic of Congo
Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula, and Seter Siziya
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 16. Published online 2010 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2820474
Analysis of the UK recommendations on obesity based on a proposed implementation framework
Amudha S Poobalan, Lorna S Aucott, Sheraz Ahmed, and W Cairns S Smith
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 17. Published online 2010 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2821361
Household costs of illness during different phases of tuberculosis treatment in Central Asia: a patient survey in Tajikistan
Raffael Ayé, Kaspar Wyss, Hanifa Abdualimova, and Sadullo Saidaliev
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 18. Published online 2010 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2822824
Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review
Nazmul Alam, Eric Chamot, Sten H Vermund, Kim Streatfield, and Sibylle Kristensen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 19. Published online 2010 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2821362
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the risk of lung cancer: a prospective cohort study
David W Brown, Robert F Anda, Vincent J Felitti, Valerie J Edwards, Ann Marie Malarcher, Janet B Croft, and Wayne H Giles
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 20. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2826284
Prevalence and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in mothers and their infants in Butajira, Ethiopia: a population based study
Yeshambel Belyhun, Girmay Medhin, Alemayehu Amberbir, Berhanu Erko, Charlotte Hanlon, Atalay Alem, Andrea Venn, John Britton, and Gail Davey
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 21. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2835680
Sense of coherence and intentions to retire early among Finnish women and men
Salla-Maarit Volanen, Sakari Suominen, Eero Lahelma, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Markku Koskenvuo, and Karri Silventoinen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 22. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2831030
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Northwest Russia: the Arkhangelsk study
Oleg Sidorenkov, Odd Nilssen, Tormod Brenn, Sergey Martiushov, Vadim L Arkhipovsky, and Andrej M Grjibovski
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 23. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2832773
Spatio-temporal trends of mortality in small areas of Southern Spain
Ricardo Ocaña-Riola and José María Mayoral-Cortés
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 26. Published online 2010 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2881099
Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among infants aged six and twelve months in Butajira, Ethiopia: The P-MaMiE Birth Cohort
Girmay Medhin, Charlotte Hanlon, Michael Dewey, Atalay Alem, Fikru Tesfaye, Bogale Worku, Mark Tomlinson, and Martin Prince
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 27. Published online 2010 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2826285
Running away experience and psychoactive substance use among adolescents in Taiwan: multi-city street outreach survey
Shi-Heng Wang, Wen-Chun Chen, Chih-Yin Lew-Ting, Chuan-Yu Chen, and Wei J Chen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 29. Published online 2010 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2823700
AIDS knowledge and sexual activity among Flemish secondary school students: a multilevel analysis of the effects of type of education
Ronan Van Rossem, Hans Berten, and Charlotte Van Tuyckom
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 30. Published online 2010 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2845104
Sentinel surveillance system for early outbreak detection in Madagascar
Laurence Randrianasolo, Yolande Raoelina, Maherisoa Ratsitorahina, Lisette Ravolomanana, Soa Andriamandimby, Jean-Michel Heraud, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Robinson Ramanjato, Armand Eugène Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, and Vincent Richard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 31. Published online 2010 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2823701
A survey in rural China of parent-absence through migrant working: the impact on their children's self-concept and loneliness
Li-Juan Liu, Xun Sun, Chun-Li Zhang, Yue Wang, and Qiang Guo
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 32. Published online 2010 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2823702
Is there a demand for physical activity interventions provided by the health care sector? Findings from a population survey
Matti E Leijon, Diana Stark-Ekman, Per Nilsen, Kerstin Ekberg, Lars Walter, Agneta Ståhle, and Preben Bendtsen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 34. Published online 2010 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2832886
A tuberculin skin test survey among Ghanaian school children
Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Susan van den Hof, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Adukwei Hesse, Christian Bonsu, Kwadwo Ansah Koram, Felix Kwami Afutu, and Frank Adae Bonsu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 35. Published online 2010 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2829002
Patterns of smoking and its association with psychosocial work conditions among blue-collar and service employees of hospitality venues in Shenyang, PR China
Xun Li, Huiying Liang, Xuelian Li, Peng Guan, Zhihua Yin, and Baosen Zhou
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 37. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2832774
The Peripheral Arterial disease study (PERART/ARTPER): prevalence and risk factors in the general population
María Teresa Alzamora, Rosa Forés, José Miguel Baena-Díez, Guillem Pera, Pere Toran, Marta Sorribes, Marisa Vicheto, María Dolores Reina, Amparo Sancho, Carlos Albaladejo, Judith Llussà, and the PERART/ARTPER study group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 38. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2835682
Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries
Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Annette E Maxwell, Walid El Ansari, Christiane Stock, Janina Petkeviciene, and Francisco Guillen-Grima
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 40. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-40.
PMCID: PMC2824734
Characteristics and risk factors for symptomatic Giardia lamblia infections in Germany
Werner Espelage, Matthias an der Heiden, Klaus Stark, and Katharina Alpers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 41. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-41.
PMCID: PMC2824735
Differences in school environment, school policy and actions regarding overweight prevention between Dutch schools. A nationwide survey
Salome Scholtens, Lideke Middelbeek, Suzanne I Rutz, Goof Buijs, and Wanda JE Bemelmans
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 42. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-42.
PMCID: PMC2823704
Second-hand smoke and chronic bronchitis in Taiwanese women: a health-care based study
Chia-Fang Wu, Nan-Hsiung Feng, Inn-Wen Chong, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Chien-Hung Lee, Jhi-Jhu Hwang, Chia-Tsuan Huang, Chung-Ying Lee, Shao-Ting Chou, David C Christiani, and Ming-Tsang Wu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 44. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-44.
PMCID: PMC2841674
Burden of injury in childhood and adolescence in 8 European countries
Suzanne Polinder, Juanita A Haagsma, Hidde Toet, Marco JP Brugmans, Ed F van Beeck, and the EUROCOST and APOLLO reference groups
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 45. Published online 2010 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-45.
PMCID: PMC2824737
Comparison of hip fracture incidence and trends between Germany and Austria 1995-2004: An epidemiological study
Eva Mann, Gabriele Meyer, Burkhart Haastert, and Andrea Icks
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 46. Published online 2010 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-46.
PMCID: PMC2831031
Awareness of school students on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their sexual behavior: a cross-sectional study conducted in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Mudassir Anwar, Syed Azhar S Sulaiman, Keivan Ahmadi, and Tahir M Khan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 47. Published online 2010 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-47.
PMCID: PMC2824738
The association between farming activities, precipitation, and the risk of acute gastrointestinal illness in rural municipalities of Quebec, Canada: a cross-sectional study
Yossi Febriani, Patrick Levallois, Suzanne Gingras, Pierre Gosselin, Shannon E Majowicz, and Manon D Fleury
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 48. Published online 2010 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-48.
PMCID: PMC2834625
Is there a role for workplaces in reducing employees' driving to work? Findings from a cross-sectional survey from inner-west Sydney, Australia
Li Ming Wen, James Kite, and Chris Rissel
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 50. Published online 2010 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-50.
PMCID: PMC2825221
Weight maintenance as a tight rope walk - a Grounded Theory study
Kristina Lindvall, Christel Larsson, Lars Weinehall, and Maria Emmelin
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 51. Published online 2010 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-51.
PMCID: PMC2835685
Assessing local determinants of neural tube defects in the Heshun Region, Shanxi Province, China
Jin-Feng Wang, Xin Liu, George Christakos, Yi-Lan Liao, Xue Gu, and Xiao-Ying Zheng
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 52. Published online 2010 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-52.
PMCID: PMC2829501
Acculturation and self-reported health among Hispanics using a socio-behavioral model: the North Texas Healthy Heart Study
Katandria L Johnson, Joan F Carroll, Kimberly G Fulda, Kathryn Cardarelli, and Roberto Cardarelli
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 53. Published online 2010 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-53.
PMCID: PMC2843663
Intergenerational educational mobility is associated with cardiovascular disease risk behaviours in a cohort of young Australian adults: The Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) Study
Seana L Gall, Joan Abbott-Chapman, George C Patton, Terence Dwyer, and Alison Venn
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 55. Published online 2010 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-55.
PMCID: PMC2835686
The impact of parental migration on health status and health behaviours among left behind adolescent school children in China
Yang Gao, Li Ping Li, Jean Hee Kim, Nathan Congdon, Joseph Lau, and Sian Griffiths
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 56. Published online 2010 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-56.
PMCID: PMC2829003
Emotional, behavioural problems and cigarette smoking in adolescence: findings of a Greek cross-sectional study
George Giannakopoulos, Chara Tzavara, Christine Dimitrakaki, Gerasimos Kolaitis, Vasiliki Rotsika, and Yannis Tountas
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 57. Published online 2010 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-57.
PMCID: PMC2835687
Construct validation of a non-exercise measure of cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults
Emily L Mailey, Siobhan M White, Thomas R Wójcicki, Amanda N Szabo, Arthur F Kramer, and Edward McAuley
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 59. Published online 2010 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-59.
PMCID: PMC2831835
Are we doing enough? Evaluation of the Polio Eradication Initiative in a district of Pakistan's Punjab province: a LQAS study
Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, Muhammad Ashraf Majrooh, Mohsin Zia Sana Ullah, Javed Akram, Arif Mahmood Siddiqui, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, Muhammad Waqas, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, Waqar Ahmad, Ubeera Shahid, and Usman Khurshid
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 60. Published online 2010 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-60.
PMCID: PMC2845105
What physicians want to learn about sickness certification: analyses of questionnaire data from 4019 physicians
Anna Löfgren, Jan Hagberg, and Kristina Alexanderson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 61. Published online 2010 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-61.
PMCID: PMC2829004
Effects of worksite health promotion interventions on employee diets: a systematic review
Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Louise M Aston, and Susan A Jebb
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 62. Published online 2010 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-62.
PMCID: PMC2829502
Antecedents of teenage pregnancy from a 14-year follow-up study using data linkage
Jennifer Gaudie, Francis Mitrou, David Lawrence, Fiona J Stanley, Sven R Silburn, and Stephen R Zubrick
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 63. Published online 2010 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-63.
PMCID: PMC2834626
Clinical validity of a population database definition of remission in patients with major depression
Antoni Sicras-Mainar, Milagrosa Blanca-Tamayo, Laura Gutiérrez-Nicuesa, Jordi Salvatella-Pasant, and Ruth Navarro-Artieda
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 64. Published online 2010 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-64.
PMCID: PMC2829005
Perceived connections between information and communication technology use and mental symptoms among young adults - a qualitative study
Sara Thomée, Lotta Dellve, Annika Härenstam, and Mats Hagberg
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 66. Published online 2010 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-66.
PMCID: PMC2836296
Incidence of oral cancer in relation to nickel and arsenic concentrations in farm soils of patients' residential areas in Taiwan
Che-Chun Su, Yo-Yu Lin, Tsun-Kuo Chang, Chi-Ting Chiang, Jian-An Chung, Yun-Ying Hsu, and Ie-Bin Lian
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 67. Published online 2010 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-67.
PMCID: PMC2834627
Drivers and barriers to acceptance of human-papillomavirus vaccination among young women: a qualitative and quantitative study
Gitte Lee Mortensen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 68. Published online 2010 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-68.
PMCID: PMC2829006
Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Jade E Bilardi, Christopher K Fairley, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Marie V Pirotta, Kathleen M McNamee, Siobhan Bourke, Lyle C Gurrin, Margaret Hellard, Lena A Sanci, Michelle J Wills, Jennifer Walker, Marcus Y Chen, and Jane S Hocking
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 70. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-70.
PMCID: PMC2841675
Completeness of hepatitis, brucellosis, syphilis, measles and HIV/AIDS surveillance in Izmir, Turkey
Raika Durusoy and Ali O Karababa
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 71. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-71.
PMCID: PMC2834629
TB treatment initiation and adherence in a South African community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis
Jane M Cramm, Harry JM Finkenflügel, Valerie Møller, and Anna P Nieboer
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 72. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-72.
PMCID: PMC2828408
Body piercing and tattoo: awareness of health related risks among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents
Luca Cegolon, Enrico Miatto, Melania Bortolotto, Mirca Benetton, Francesco Mazzoleni, Giuseppe Mastrangelo, and VAHP Working Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 73. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-73.
PMCID: PMC2838811
Determinants of smoking initiation among women in five European countries: a cross-sectional survey
Debora L Oh, Julia E Heck, Carolyn Dresler, Shane Allwright, Margaretha Haglund, Sara S Del Mazo, Eva Kralikova, Isabelle Stucker, Elizabeth Tamang, Ellen R Gritz, and Mia Hashibe
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 74. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-74.
PMCID: PMC2833141
Factors associated with dental visit and barriers to utilisation of oral health care services in a sample of antenatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Norkhafizah Saddki, Azizah Yusoff, and Yew L Hwang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 75. Published online 2010 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-75.
PMCID: PMC2834630
Children's tooth decay in a public health program to encourage low-income pregnant women to utilize dental care
Peter Milgrom, Marilynn Sutherland, R Mike Shirtcliff, Sharity Ludwig, and Darlene Smolen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 76. Published online 2010 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-76.
PMCID: PMC2830171
The evaluation of a Taiwanese training program in smoking cessation and the trainees' adherence to a practice guideline
Fei-Ran Guo, Ling-Yu Hung, Chih-Jen Chang, Kai-Kuen Leung, and Ching-Yu Chen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 77. Published online 2010 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-77.
PMCID: PMC2831032
The role of social support and social networks in smoking behavior among middle and older aged people in rural areas of South Korea: A cross-sectional study
E Hwa Yun, Yoon Hwa Kang, Min Kyung Lim, Jin-Kyoung Oh, and Jung Min Son
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 78. Published online 2010 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-78.
PMCID: PMC2834631
The population approach to falls injury prevention in older people: findings of a two community trial
Rod J McClure, Karen Hughes, Cizao Ren, Kirsten McKenzie, Uta Dietrich, Paul Vardon, Elizabeth Davis, and Beth Newman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 79. Published online 2010 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-79.
PMCID: PMC2836986
A group-randomized controlled trial for health promotion in Girl Scouts: Healthier Troops in a SNAP (Scouting Nutrition & Activity Program)
Richard R Rosenkranz, Timothy K Behrens, and David A Dzewaltowski
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 81. Published online 2010 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-81.
PMCID: PMC2832775
Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children: a cross-sectional study
Ailing Liu, Andrew P Hills, Xiaoqi Hu, Yanping Li, Lin Du, Ying Xu, Nuala M Byrne, and Guansheng Ma
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 82. Published online 2010 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-82.
PMCID: PMC2836988
Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review
Nasih Othman and Denise Kendrick
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 83. Published online 2010 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-83.
PMCID: PMC2841676
Surveillance of febrile patients in a district and evaluation of their spatiotemporal associations: a pilot study
Kin-wing Choi, Ngai-sze Wong, Lap-yip Lee, and Shui-shan Lee
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 84. Published online 2010 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-84.
PMCID: PMC2831836
Could giardiasis be a risk factor for low zinc status in schoolchildren from northwestern Mexico? A cross-sectional study with longitudinal follow-up
Luis Quihui, Gloria G Morales, Rosa O Méndez, Johanna G Leyva, Julián Esparza , and Mauro E Valencia
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 85. Published online 2010 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-85.
PMCID: PMC2859400
Breast cancer incidence and mortality in Tyrol/Austria after fifteen years of opportunistic mammography screening
Willi Oberaigner, Wolfgang Buchberger, Thomas Frede, Rudolf Knapp, Christian Marth, and Uwe Siebert
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 86. Published online 2010 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-86.
PMCID: PMC2843664
Changes of overweight and obesity in the adult Swiss population according to educational level, from 1992 to 2007
Pedro Marques-Vidal, Pascal Bovet, Fred Paccaud, and Arnaud Chiolero
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 87. Published online 2010 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-87.
PMCID: PMC2831837
Health-related physical fitness and weight status in Hong Kong adolescents
Kwok-Kei Mak, Sai-Yin Ho, Wing-Sze Lo, G Neil Thomas, Alison M McManus, Jeffrey R Day, and Tai-Hing Lam
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 88. Published online 2010 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-88.
PMCID: PMC2836297
Effectiveness of intensive group and individual interventions for smoking cessation in primary health care settings: a randomized trial
Maria Ramos, Joana Ripoll, Teresa Estrades, Isabel Socias, Antonia Fe, Rosa Duro, Maria José González, and Margarita Servera
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 89. Published online 2010 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-89.
PMCID: PMC2836298
How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory
Michelle C Kegler, Jessica Rigler, and Sally Honeycutt
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 90. Published online 2010 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-90.
PMCID: PMC2842234
The prevalence of hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia in individuals of over 30 years of age belonging to minorities from the pasture area of Xinjiang
Xiao-Guang Yao, Florian Frommlet, Ling Zhou, Feiya Zu, Hong-Mei Wang, Zhi-Tao Yan, Wen-Li Luo, Jing Hong, Xin-Ling Wang, and Nan-Fang Li
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 91. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-91.
PMCID: PMC2838812
Factors influencing implementation of the Ministry of Health-led private medicine retailer programmes on malaria in Kenya
Yvonne Rowa, Timothy O Abuya, Wilfred K Mutemi, Sam Ochola, Sassy Molyneux, and Vicki Marsh
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 93. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-93.
PMCID: PMC2837856
Drug problems among homeless individuals in Toronto, Canada: prevalence, drugs of choice, and relation to health status
Michelle N Grinman, Shirley Chiu, Donald A Redelmeier, Wendy Levinson, Alex Kiss, George Tolomiczenko, Laura Cowan, and Stephen W Hwang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 94. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-94.
PMCID: PMC2841106
Determinants of male reproductive health disorders: the Men in Australia Telephone Survey (MATeS)
Carol A Holden, Robert I McLachlan, Marian Pitts, Robert Cumming, Gary Wittert, Johnathon P Ehsani, David M de Kretser, and David J Handelsman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 96. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-96.
PMCID: PMC2839972
Hepatitis B and liver cancer knowledge and practices among healthcare and public health professionals in China: a cross-sectional study
Jonathan Chao, Ellen T Chang, and Samuel KS So
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 98. Published online 2010 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-98.
PMCID: PMC2847983
Socioeconomic deprivation, urban-rural location and alcohol-related mortality in England and Wales
Sally Erskine, Ravi Maheswaran, Tim Pearson, and Dermot Gleeson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 99. Published online 2010 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-99.
PMCID: PMC2841677
The French Observational Cohort of Usual Smokers (FOCUS) cohort: French smokers perceptions and attitudes towards smoking cessation
Henri-Jean Aubin, Gérard Peiffer, Anne Stoebner-Delbarre, Eric Vicaut, Yasmine Jeanpetit, Anne Solesse, Geneviève Bonnelye, and Daniel Thomas
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 100. Published online 2010 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-100.
PMCID: PMC2841669
The Edinburgh Addiction Cohort: recruitment and follow-up of a primary care based sample of injection drug users and non drug-injecting controls
John Macleod, Lorraine Copeland, Matthew Hickman, James McKenzie, Jo Kimber, Daniela De Angelis, and James R Robertson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 101. Published online 2010 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-101.
PMCID: PMC2841670
HIV prevention for South African youth: which interventions work? A systematic review of current evidence
Abigail Harrison, Marie-Louise Newell, John Imrie, and Graeme Hoddinott
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 102. Published online 2010 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-102.
PMCID: PMC2843660
Social network types and functional dependency in older adults in Mexico
Svetlana Vladislavovna Doubova (Dubova), Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas, Patricia Espinosa-Alarcón, and Sergio Flores-Hernández
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 104. Published online 2010 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-104.
PMCID: PMC2845100
Hepatotoxicity and effectiveness of a Nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with or without viral hepatitis B or C infection in Cameroon
Jules B Tchatchueng Mbougua, Christian Laurent, Charles Kouanfack, Anke Bourgeois, Laura Ciaffi, Alexandra Calmy, Henri Gwet, Sinata Koulla-Shiro, Jacques Ducos, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngolé, Nicolas Molinari, and Eric Delaporte
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 105. Published online 2010 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-105.
PMCID: PMC2841671
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of non-sex worker females attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Japan: a nationwide case-control study
Masako Ono-Kihara, Tatsuya Sato, Hideko Kato, Sonia P Suguimoto-Watanabe, Saman Zamani, and Masahiro Kihara
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 106. Published online 2010 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-106.
PMCID: PMC2843661
The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults: challenges and opportunities
Katherine L Tucker, Josiemer Mattei, Sabrina E Noel, Bridgette M Collado, Jackie Mendez, Jason Nelson, John Griffith, Jose M Ordovas, and Luis M Falcon
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 107. Published online 2010 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-107.
PMCID: PMC2848197
Absolute risk representation in cardiovascular disease prevention: comprehension and preferences of health care consumers and general practitioners involved in a focus group study
Sophie Hill, Janet Spink, Dominique Cadilhac, Adrian Edwards, Caroline Kaufman, Sophie Rogers, Rebecca Ryan, and Andrew Tonkin
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 108. Published online 2010 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-108.
PMCID: PMC2845101
The height-, weight-, and BMI-for-age of Polish school-aged children and adolescents relative to international and local growth references
Zbigniew Kulaga, Mieczysław Litwin, Marcin Tkaczyk, Agnieszka Różdżyńska, Katarzyna Barwicka, Aneta Grajda, Anna Świąder, Beata Gurzkowska, Ewelina Napieralska, and Huiqi Pan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 109. Published online 2010 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-109.
PMCID: PMC2837854
Effect of an individually tailored one-year energy balance programme on body weight, body composition and lifestyle in recent retirees: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Andrea Werkman, Paul JM Hulshof, Annette Stafleu, Stef PJ Kremers, Frans J Kok, Evert G Schouten, and Albertine J Schuit
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 110. Published online 2010 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-110.
PMCID: PMC2845102
Antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Karl Peltzer, Natalie Friend-du Preez, Shandir Ramlagan, and Jane Anderson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 111. Published online 2010 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-111.
PMCID: PMC2837855
Factors associated with low cure rate of tuberculosis in remote poor areas of Shaanxi Province, China: a case control study
Xianqin Ai, Ke Men, Liujia Guo, Tianhua Zhang, Yan Zhao, Xiaolu Sun, Hongwei Zhang, Guangxue He, Marieke J van der Werf, and Susan van den Hof
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 112. Published online 2010 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-112.
PMCID: PMC2838810
The quality of life of patients with genital warts: a qualitative study
Gitte Lee Mortensen and Helle K Larsen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 113. Published online 2010 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-113.
PMCID: PMC2848198
Migration and child immunization in Nigeria: individual- and community-level contexts
Diddy Antai
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 116. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-116.
PMCID: PMC2847974
The construct validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Spreitzer's psychological empowerment scale
Sarp Uner and Sevgi Turan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 117. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-117.
PMCID: PMC2843662
Socioeconomic determinants of psychotropic drug utilisation among elderly: a national population-based cross-sectional study
Eva Lesén, Karolina Andersson, Max Petzold, and Anders Carlsten
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 118. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-118.
PMCID: PMC2845562
Levelling off of prevalence of obesity in the adult population of Sweden between 2000/01 and 2004/05
Jan Sundquist, Sven-Erik Johansson, and Kristina Sundquist
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 119. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-119.
PMCID: PMC2847975
The publics' understanding of daily caloric recommendations and their perceptions of calorie posting in chain restaurants
Sara N Bleich and Keshia M Pollack
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 121. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-121.
PMCID: PMC2847976
Hygiene inspections on passenger ships in Europe - an overview
Varvara A Mouchtouri, Sandra Westacott, Gordon Nichols, Tobias Riemer, Mel Skipp, Christopher LR Bartlett, Jenny Kremastinou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, and the SHIPSAN partnership**
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 122. Published online 2010 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-122.
PMCID: PMC2847977
A novel school-based intervention to improve nutrition knowledge in children: cluster randomised controlled trial
Rajalakshmi R Lakshman, Stephen J Sharp, Ken K Ong, and Nita G Forouhi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 123. Published online 2010 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-123.
PMCID: PMC2847978
Assessing the congruence between perceived connectivity and network centrality measures specific to pandemic influenza preparedness in Alberta
Justin N Hall, Spencer Moore, and Alan Shiell
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 124. Published online 2010 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-124.
PMCID: PMC2841105
Canadian survey on pandemic flu preparations
Paul Ritvo, Kumanan Wilson, JL Gibson, C Guglietti, CS Tracy, JX Nie, AR Jadad, REG Upshur, and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Pandemic Ethics Working Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 125. Published online 2010 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-125.
PMCID: PMC2842233
'I guess my own fancy screwed me over': transitions in drug use and the context of choice among young people entrenched in an open drug scene
Danya Fast, Will Small, Andrea Krüsi, Evan Wood, and Thomas Kerr
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 126. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-126.
PMCID: PMC2853507
National survey of the association of depressive symptoms with the number of off duty and on-call, and sleep hours among physicians working in Japanese hospitals: a cross sectional study
Koji Wada, Toru Yoshikawa, Takahisa Goto, Aizan Hirai, Eisuke Matsushima, Yoshifumi Nakashima, Rie Akaho, Michiko Kido, and Takashi Hosaka
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 127. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-127.
PMCID: PMC2848631
Determinants of public trust in complementary and alternative medicine
Evelien van der Schee and Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 128. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-128.
PMCID: PMC2848199
Assessing the accessibility of HIV care packages among tuberculosis patients in the Northwest Region, Cameroon
Nwarbébé Barnabas Njozing, San Sebastian Miguel, Pius Muffih Tih, and Anna-Karin Hurtig
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 129. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-129.
PMCID: PMC2847979
University life and pandemic influenza: Attitudes and intended behaviour of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Debbie Van, Mary-Louise McLaws, Jacinta Crimmins, C Raina MacIntyre, and Holly Seale
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 130. Published online 2010 March 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-130.
PMCID: PMC2841672
Socio-economic differences in life expectancy among persons with diabetes mellitus or myocardial infarction: results from the German MONICA/KORA study
Laura Perna, Uta Thien-Seitz, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Christa Meisinger, and Andreas Mielck
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 135. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-135.
PMCID: PMC2858114
Towards achieving Abuja targets: identifying and addressing barriers to access and use of insecticides treated nets among the poorest populations in Kenya
Jane Chuma, Vincent Okungu, Janet Ntwiga, and Catherine Molyneux
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 137. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-137.
PMCID: PMC2847543
Self-reported anticipated compliance with physician advice to stay home during pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Results from the 2009 Queensland Social Survey
Lawrence H Brown, Peter Aitken, Peter A Leggat, and Richard Speare
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 138. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-138.
PMCID: PMC2847980
The characteristics of impaired fasting glucose associated with obesity and dyslipidaemia in a Chinese population
Yun Qian, Yudi Lin, Tiemei Zhang, Jianling Bai, Feng Chen, Yi Zhang, Senlin Luo, and Hongbing Shen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 139. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-139.
PMCID: PMC2851684
Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among rural original adults in NingXia, China
Zhao Yi, Jin Jing, Liu Xiu-ying, Xu Hongxia, Yang Jianjun, and Zhang Yuhong
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 140. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-140.
PMCID: PMC2850343
Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome: a cross sectional survey in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trang HHD Nguyen, Hong K Tang, Patrick Kelly, Hidde P van der Ploeg, and Michael J Dibley
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 141. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-141.
PMCID: PMC2847981
Geographic access to care is not a determinant of child mortality in a rural Kenyan setting with high health facility density
Jennifer C Moïsi, Hellen Gatakaa, Abdisalan M Noor, Thomas N Williams, Evasius Bauni, Benjamin Tsofa, Orin S Levine, and J Anthony G Scott
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 142. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-142.
PMCID: PMC2848200
Effect on longitudinal growth and anemia of zinc or multiple micronutrients added to vitamin A: a randomized controlled trial in children aged 6-24 months
Meera K Chhagan, Jan Van den Broeck, Kany-Kany A Luabeya, Nontobeko Mpontshane, Andrew Tomkins, and Michael L Bennish
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 145. Published online 2010 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-145.
PMCID: PMC2847544
Breast and cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by county-level commuting time to work and use of public transportation, 2004 and 2006
Steven S Coughlin and Jessica King
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 146. Published online 2010 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-146.
PMCID: PMC2848633
Exploring cross-sectional associations between common childhood illness, housing and social conditions in remote Australian Aboriginal communities
Ross Bailie, Matthew Stevens, Elizabeth McDonald, David Brewster, and Steve Guthridge
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 147. Published online 2010 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-147.
PMCID: PMC2848201
"Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults
Clare Jinks, Bie Nio Ong, and Tracey O'Neill
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 148. Published online 2010 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-148.
PMCID: PMC2853508
An evaluation of gender equity in different models of primary care practices in Ontario
Simone Dahrouge, William Hogg, Meltem Tuna, Grant Russell, Rose Anne Devlin, Peter Tugwell, and Elisabeth Kristjansson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 151. Published online 2010 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-151.
PMCID: PMC2856534
Cross-national differences in clinically significant cannabis problems: epidemiologic evidence from 'cannabis-only' smokers in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia
Fabian Fiestas, Mirjana Radovanovic, Silvia S Martins, Maria E Medina-Mora, Jose Posada-Villa, and James C Anthony
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 152. Published online 2010 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-152.
PMCID: PMC2863162
Factors associated with educational aspirations among adolescents: cues to counteract socioeconomic differences?
Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Peter Tavel, Jitse P van Dijk, Thomas Abel, and Sijmen A Reijneveld
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 154. Published online 2010 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-154.
PMCID: PMC2851685
Use of a liquid nicotine delivery product to promote smoking cessation
Nicholas Geimer, Carl E Olson, Deborah Baumgarten, James L Kepner, and Martin C Mahoney
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 155. Published online 2010 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-155.
PMCID: PMC2858116
An analysis of risk factors of non-fatal drowning among children in rural areas of Guangdong Province, China: a case-control study
Wen Jun Ma, Shao Ping Nie, Hao Feng Xu, Yan Jun Xu, Xiu Ling Song, Qiao Zhi Guo, and Yu Run Zhang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 156. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-156.
PMCID: PMC2851686
Estimating attendance for breast cancer screening in ethnic groups in London
Christine Renshaw, Ruth H Jack, Steve Dixon, Henrik Møller, and Elizabeth A Davies
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 157. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-157.
PMCID: PMC2850886
The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children
Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Kathleen Kahn, John M Pettifor, Stephen M Tollman, David B Dunger, Xavier F Gómez-Olivé, and Shane A Norris
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 158. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-158.
PMCID: PMC2853509
Influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers and residents and their determinants in nursing homes for elderly people in France: a cross-sectional survey
Sophie Vaux, Delphine Noël, Laure Fonteneau, Jean-Paul Guthmann, and Daniel Lévy-Bruhl
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 159. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-159.
PMCID: PMC2850345
Sex, age, deprivation and patterns in life expectancy in Quebec, Canada: a population-based study
Nathalie Auger, Carolyne Alix, Geng Zang, and Mark Daniel
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 161. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-161.
PMCID: PMC2859396
Post epidemic giardiasis and gastrointestinal symptoms among preschool children in Bergen, Norway. A cross-sectional study
Kristin M Mellingen, Anita Midtun, Kurt Hanevik, Geir E Eide, Øystein Søbstad, and Nina Langeland
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 163. Published online 2010 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-163.
PMCID: PMC2851687
Security lies in obedience - Voices of young women of a slum in Pakistan
Saima Hamid, Eva Johansson, and Birgitta Rubenson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 164. Published online 2010 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-164.
PMCID: PMC2850887
Do 'good values' lead to 'good' health-behaviours? Longitudinal associations between young people's values and later substance-use
Robert Young and Patrick West
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 165. Published online 2010 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-165.
PMCID: PMC2864210
Analysis of the effectiveness of interventions used during the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic
Nilimesh Halder, Joel K Kelso, and George J Milne
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 168. Published online 2010 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-168.
PMCID: PMC2853510
Peer substance use overestimation among French university students: a cross-sectional survey
Lionel Riou Franca, Bertrand Dautzenberg, Bruno Falissard, and Michel Reynaud
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 169. Published online 2010 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-169.
PMCID: PMC2858117
Incidence of self-reported brain injury and the relationship with substance abuse: findings from a longitudinal community survey
Robert J Tait, Kaarin J Anstey, and Peter Butterworth
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 171. Published online 2010 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-171.
PMCID: PMC2860359
Are the elderly more vulnerable to psychological impact of natural disaster? A population-based survey of adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
Zhaobao Jia, Wenhua Tian, Weizhi Liu, Yang Cao, Jin Yan, and Zhisheng Shun
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 172. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-172.
PMCID: PMC2867995
Behavioural intentions in response to an influenza pandemic
Gerjo Kok, Ruud Jonkers, Roger Gelissen, Ree Meertens, Herman Schaalma, and Onno de Zwart
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 174. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-174.
PMCID: PMC2861057
Factors associated with early menarche: results from the French Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
Adrien Gaudineau, Virginie Ehlinger, Christophe Vayssiere, Beatrice Jouret, Catherine Arnaud, and Emmanuelle Godeau
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 175. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-175.
PMCID: PMC2853511
The psychometric properties of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community
Silke F Metzelthin, Ramon Daniëls, Erik van Rossum, Luc de Witte, Wim JA van den Heuvel, and Gertrudis IJM Kempen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 176. Published online 2010 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-176.
PMCID: PMC2868816
Low HIV testing rates among tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
Ibrahim Sendagire, Imke Schreuder, Mesach Mubiru, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Frank Cobelens, and Joseph Konde-Lule
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 177. Published online 2010 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-177.
PMCID: PMC2859398
Factors associated with sex in the context of methamphetamine use in different sexual venues among HIV-positive men who have sex with men
Shirley J Semple, Steffanie A Strathdee, Jim Zians, and Thomas L Patterson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 178. Published online 2010 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-178.
PMCID: PMC2858118
Estimation of HIV-1 incidence among five focal populations in Dehong, Yunnan: a hard hit area along a major drug trafficking route
Song Duan, Sheng Shen, Marc Bulterys, Yujiang Jia, Yuecheng Yang, Lifeng Xiang, Fei Tian, Lin Lu, Yao Xiao, Minjie Wang, Manhong Jia, Huazhou Jiang, Sten H Vermund, and Yan Jiang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 180. Published online 2010 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-180.
PMCID: PMC2858119
Does the number of free nicotine patches given to smokers calling a quitline influence quit rates: results from a quasi-experimental study
K Michael Cummings, Brian V Fix, Paula Celestino, Andrew Hyland, Martin Mahoney, Deborah J Ossip, and Ursula Bauer
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 181. Published online 2010 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-181.
PMCID: PMC2856535
Health services utilisation disparities between English speaking and non-English speaking background Australian infants
Lixin Ou, Jack Chen, and Ken Hillman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 182. Published online 2010 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-182.
PMCID: PMC2858120
Gauging knowledge of developmental milestones among Albertan adults: a cross-sectional survey
Shivani Rikhy, Suzanne Tough, Barry Trute, Karen Benzies, Heather Kehler, and David W Johnston
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 183. Published online 2010 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-183.
PMCID: PMC2859399
Comorbidities of obesity in school children: a cross-sectional study in the PIAMA birth cohort
Alet H Wijga, Salome Scholtens, Wanda JE Bemelmans, Johan C de Jongste, Marjan Kerkhof, Maarten Schipper, Elisabeth A Sanders, Jorrit Gerritsen, Bert Brunekreef, and Henriette A Smit
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 184. Published online 2010 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-184.
PMCID: PMC2858121
Physician reports of medication use with explicit intention of hastening the end of life in the absence of explicit patient request in general practice in Belgium
Koen Meeussen, Lieve Van den Block, Nathalie Bossuyt, Michael Echteld, Johan Bilsen, and Luc Deliens
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 186. Published online 2010 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-186.
PMCID: PMC2867997
Knowledge and perception of pulmonary tuberculosis in pastoral communities in the middle and Lower Awash Valley of Afar region, Ethiopia
Mengistu Legesse, Gobena Ameni, Gezahegne Mamo, Girmay Medhin, Dawit Shawel, Gunnar Bjune, and Fekadu Abebe
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 187. Published online 2010 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-187.
PMCID: PMC2867998
Blood pressure, body mass index and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese men and women
Hongwei Wang, Jie Cao, Jianxin Li, Jichun Chen, Xigui Wu, Xiufang Duan, Jianfeng Huang, and Dongfeng Gu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 189. Published online 2010 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-189.
PMCID: PMC2873578
Validity of self-reported weight, height and resultant body mass index in Chinese adolescents and factors associated with errors in self-reports
Xiaoyan Zhou, Michael J Dibley, Yue Cheng, Xue Ouyang, and Hong Yan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 190. Published online 2010 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-190.
PMCID: PMC2864211
Perception of epidemic's related anxiety in the General French Population: a cross-sectional study in the Rhône-Alpes region
Mitra Saadatian-Elahi, Françoise Facy, Corinne Del Signore, and Philippe Vanhems
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 191. Published online 2010 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-191.
PMCID: PMC2874530
Parent and child physical activity and sedentary time: Do active parents foster active children?
Russell Jago, Kenneth R Fox, Angie S Page, Rowan Brockman, and Janice L Thompson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 194. Published online 2010 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-194.
PMCID: PMC2868817
Socioeconomic disparities in behavioral risk factors and health outcomes by gender in the Republic of Korea
Hak-Ju Kim and Jennifer Prah Ruger
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 195. Published online 2010 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-195.
PMCID: PMC2867999
Epidemiology and cost analysis for patients with oral cancer in a university hospital in China
Sheng Han, Yan Chen, Xu Ge, Ming Zhang, Jinwei Wang, Qingbo Zhao, Jianjun He, and Zhenghong Wang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 196. Published online 2010 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-196.
PMCID: PMC2864212
Couple-oriented prenatal HIV counseling for HIV primary prevention: an acceptability study
Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Patrice T Tchendjou, Marija Miric, Mukta Gadgil, Maia Butsashvili, Fred Eboko, Eddy Perez-Then, Shrinivas Darak, Sanjeevani Kulkarni, George Kamkamidze, Eric Balestre, Annabel Desgrées du Loû, and Francois Dabis
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 197. Published online 2010 April 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-197.
PMCID: PMC2873579
Exercise and global well-being in community-dwelling adults with fibromyalgia: a systematic review with meta-analysis
George A Kelley, Kristi S Kelley, Jennifer M Hootman, and Dina L Jones
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 198. Published online 2010 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-198.
PMCID: PMC2874776
The impact of the social environment on children's mental health in a prosperous city: an analysis with data from the city of Munich
Laura Perna, Gabriele Bolte, Heidi Mayrhofer, Gabriele Spies, and Andreas Mielck
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 199. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-199.
PMCID: PMC2874531
An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and advice given by health professionals to parents in Ireland about the introduction of solid foods. A pilot study
Claire Allcutt and Mary-Rose Sweeney
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 201. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-201.
PMCID: PMC2868001
Prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder among adults in flood district
Peng Huang, Hongzhuan Tan, Aizhong Liu, Shuidong Feng, and Mengshi Chen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 207. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-207.
PMCID: PMC2868002
Understanding young adult physical activity, alcohol and tobacco use in community colleges and 4-year post-secondary institutions: A cross-sectional analysis of epidemiological surveillance data
Nicole A VanKim, Melissa Nelson Laska, Edward Ehlinger, Katherine Lust, and Mary Story
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 208. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-208.
PMCID: PMC2876104
Male circumcision for HIV prevention - a cross-sectional study on awareness among young people and adults in rural Uganda
Andrea Wilcken, Flavia Miiro-Nakayima, Ramadhan NB Hizaamu, Thomas Keil, and Dorothy Balaba-Byansi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 209. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-209.
PMCID: PMC2880292
Understanding long-term sick leave in female white-collar workers with burnout and stress-related diagnoses: a qualitative study
Hélène Sandmark and Monica Renstig
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 210. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-210.
PMCID: PMC2868818
The social context of smoking: A qualitative study comparing smokers of high versus low socioeconomic position
Christine L Paul, Samantha Ross, Jamie Bryant, Wesley Hill, Billie Bonevski, and Nichola Keevy
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 211. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-211.
PMCID: PMC2868819
A three-year cohort study of the relationships between coping, job stress and burnout after a counselling intervention for help-seeking physicians
Karin E Isaksson Ro, Reidar Tyssen, Asle Hoffart, Harold Sexton, Olaf G Aasland, and Tore Gude
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 213. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-213.
PMCID: PMC2880293
Influence of socio-economic status on habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior in 8- to 11-year old children
Clemens Drenowatz, Joey C Eisenmann, Karin A Pfeiffer, Greg Welk, Kate Heelan, Douglas Gentile, and David Walsh
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 214. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-214.
PMCID: PMC2873582
Childhood and adult tuberculosis in a rural hospital in Southeast Ethiopia: a ten-year retrospective study
Jose Manuel Ramos, Francisco Reyes, and Abraham Tesfamariam
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 215. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-215.
PMCID: PMC2876992
The association between problematic cellular phone use and risky behaviors and low self-esteem among Taiwanese adolescents
Yuan-Sheng Yang, Ju-Yu Yen, Chih-Hung Ko, Chung-Ping Cheng, and Cheng-Fang Yen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 217. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-217.
PMCID: PMC2873584
Non-adherence to the single dose nevirapine regimen for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Bindura town, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional analytic study
Lazarus R Kuonza, Clemence D Tshuma, Gerald N Shambira, and Mufuta Tshimanga
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 218. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-218.
PMCID: PMC2873585
Impact on diarrhoeal illness of a community educational intervention to improve drinking water quality in rural communities in Puerto Rico
Paul R Hunter, Graciela I Ramírez Toro, and Harvey A Minnigh
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 219. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-219.
PMCID: PMC2876105
HIV/AIDS knowledge in detention in Hunan province, China
Weidong Zhang, Xinya Wang, Xi Chen, and Fan Lv
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 221. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-221.
PMCID: PMC2873936
Developing targets for public health initiatives to improve palliative care
Nils Schneider, Sara L Lueckmann, Franziska Kuehne, Katharina Klindtworth, and Mareike Behmann
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 222. Published online 2010 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-222.
PMCID: PMC2874778
Sex disparities in attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: a socio-ecological analysis
Olalekan A Uthman, Stephen Lawoko, and Tahereh Moradi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 223. Published online 2010 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-223.
PMCID: PMC2873587
Divorce, divorce rates, and professional care seeking for mental health problems in Europe: a cross-sectional population-based study
Piet F Bracke, Elien Colman, Sara AA Symoens, and Lore Van Praag
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 224. Published online 2010 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-224.
PMCID: PMC2879244
HCV co-infection in HIV positive population in British Columbia, Canada
Jane A Buxton, Amanda Yu, Paul H Kim, John J Spinelli, Margot Kuo, Maria Alvarez, Mark Gilbert, and Mel Krajden
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 225. Published online 2010 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-225.
PMCID: PMC2868820
Who will increase their physical activity? Predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort
Rebecca K Simmons, Esther MF van Sluijs, Wendy Hardeman, Stephen Sutton, Simon J Griffin, and the ProActive project team
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 226. Published online 2010 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-226.
PMCID: PMC2873588
Cultural adaptation of the Condom Use Self Efficacy Scale (CUSES) in Ghana
Kwaku O Asante and Paul N Doku
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 227. Published online 2010 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-227.
PMCID: PMC2874779
Recent trends in hormone therapy utilization and breast cancer incidence rates in the high incidence population of Marin County, California
Rochelle R Ereman, Lee Ann Prebil, Mary Mockus, Kathy Koblick, Fern Orenstein, Christopher Benz, and Christina A Clarke
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 228. Published online 2010 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-228.
PMCID: PMC2876106
Incidence and mortality of hip fracture among the elderly population in South Korea: a population-based study using the National Health Insurance claims data
Hye-Young Kang, Kyu-hyeon Yang, Yoon Nam Kim, Seong-hwan Moon, Won-Jung Choi, Dae Ryong Kang, and Seong Eun Park
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 230. Published online 2010 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-230.
PMCID: PMC2874780
Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users
Jean-François Etter
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 231. Published online 2010 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-231.
PMCID: PMC2877672
Comparison of risk behaviors and socio-cultural profile of men who have sex with men survey respondents recruited via venues and the internet
Hi Yi Tsui and Joseph TF Lau
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 232. Published online 2010 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-232.
PMCID: PMC2880294
Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption correlates with BMI, waist circumference, and poor dietary choices in school children
Kate S Collison, Marya Z Zaidi, Shazia N Subhani, Khalid Al-Rubeaan, Mohammed Shoukri, and Futwan A Al-Mohanna
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 234. Published online 2010 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-234.
PMCID: PMC2877673
Marital status and occupation in relation to short-term case fatality after a first coronary event - a population based cohort
Sofia Gerward, Patrik Tydén, Gunnar Engström, and Bo Hedblad
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 235. Published online 2010 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-235.
PMCID: PMC2874781
Differences between willingness to pay and willingness to accept for visits by a family physician: A contingent valuation study
Jesús Martín-Fernández, Ma Isabel del Cura-González, Tomás Gómez-Gascón, Juan Oliva-Moreno, Julia Domínguez-Bidagor, Milagros Beamud-Lagos, and Francisco Javier Pérez-Rivas
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 236. Published online 2010 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-236.
PMCID: PMC2883536
Non-alcoholic and alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - two Diseases of Affluence associated with the Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: the FIN-D2D Survey
Anna Kotronen, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Satu Männistö, Liisa Saarikoski, Eeva Korpi-Hyövälti, Heikki Oksa, Juha Saltevo, Timo Saaristo, Jouko Sundvall, Jaakko Tuomilehto, and Markku Peltonen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 237. Published online 2010 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-237.
PMCID: PMC2873937
"Cough officer screening" improves detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospital in-patients
Ching-Hsiung Lin, Cheng-Hung Tsai, Chun-Eng Liu, Mei-Li Huang, Shu-Chen Chang, Jen-Ho Wen, and Woei-Horng Chai
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 238. Published online 2010 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-238.
PMCID: PMC2885332
Tobacco use patterns in traditional and shared parenting families: a gender perspective
Joan L Bottorff, Mary T Kelly, John L Oliffe, Joy L Johnson, Lorraine Greaves, and Anna Chan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 239. Published online 2010 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-239.
PMCID: PMC2881096
The association between green space and cause-specific mortality in urban New Zealand: an ecological analysis of green space utility
Elizabeth Richardson, Jamie Pearce, Richard Mitchell, Peter Day, and Simon Kingham
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 240. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-240.
PMCID: PMC2875209
The role of weight status, gender and self-esteem in following a diet among middle-school children in Sicily (Italy)
Margherita Ferrante, Maria Fiore, Gina E Sciacca, Luca Leon, Salvatore Sciacca, Marine Castaing, and Gianbattista Modonutti
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 241. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-241.
PMCID: PMC2881097
Improving polio vaccination during supplementary campaigns at areas of mass transit in India
Naman K Shah, Ashok Talyan, Vibhour Jain, Sunil D Khaparde, Sunil Bahl, Yvan Hutin, and Jay Wenger
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 243. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-243.
PMCID: PMC2882910
Does the pharmacy expenditure of patients always correspond with their morbidity burden? Exploring new approaches in the interpretation of pharmacy expenditure
Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Anselmo López-Cabañas, José Tomás Alcalá-Nalvaiz, José María Abad-Díez, Daniel Bordonaba-Bosque, and Alexandra Prados-Torres
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 244. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-244.
PMCID: PMC2881885
Shamba Maisha: A pilot study assessing impacts of a micro-irrigation intervention on the health and economic wellbeing of HIV patients
Jay A Pandit, Nicole Sirotin, Robin Tittle, Elijah Onjolo, Elizabeth A Bukusi, and Craig R Cohen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 245. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-245.
PMCID: PMC2877674
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Pudong New Area of Shanghai using three proposed definitions among Chinese adults
Wang-hong Xu, Xiao-nan Ruan, Xiao-jin Fu, Qiu-li Zhu, Hong Zhang, Yun Bai, Hong-yan Wu, Yi Zhou, Hua Qiu, Qiao Sun, Qing-wu Jiang, Li-ming Yang, Jian-jun Gu, and Gen-ming Zhao
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 246. Published online 2010 May 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-246.
PMCID: PMC2889866
My partner wants a child: A cross-sectional study of the determinants of the desire for children among mutually disclosed sero-discordant couples receiving care in Uganda
Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Frank Kaharuza, Florence Mirembe, Stella Neema, and Asli Kulane
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 247. Published online 2010 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-247.
PMCID: PMC2877675
Excluding pregnancy among women initiating antiretroviral therapy: efficacy of a family planning job aid
Kwasi Torpey, Lona Mwenda, Mushota Kabaso, Thierry Malebe, Patrick Makelele, Francis Mwema, Henry Phiri, Jonathan Mukundu, Mark A Weaver, and John Stanback
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 249. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-249.
PMCID: PMC2876108
Knowledge and risk behaviors related to HIV/AIDS, and their association with information resource among men who have sex with men in Heilongjiang province, China
Shengyuan Liu, Kaili Wang, Songpo Yao, Xiaotong Guo, Yancheng Liu, and Binyou Wang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 250. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-250.
PMCID: PMC2885333
Self-perceived stress reactivity is an indicator of psychosocial impairment at the workplace
Heribert Limm, Peter Angerer, Mechthild Heinmueller, Birgitt Marten-Mittag, Urs M Nater, and Harald Guendel
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 252. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-252.
PMCID: PMC2881886
Health and economic impact of rotavirus vaccination in GAVI-eligible countries
Sun-Young Kim, Steve Sweet, David Slichter, and Sue J Goldie
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 253. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-253.
PMCID: PMC2893091
Comparison of the consumption of antidepressants in the immigrant and native populations in a Spanish health region: an observational study
Inés Cruz, Catalina Serna, Jordi Real, Montse Rué, Jorge Soler, and Leonardo Galván
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 255. Published online 2010 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-255.
PMCID: PMC2888739
Attributable mortality to radon exposure in Galicia, Spain. Is it necessary to act in the face of this health problem?
Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Juan M Barros-Dios, Agustín Montes-Martínez, and Alberto Ruano-Ravina
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 256. Published online 2010 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-256.
PMCID: PMC2885334
Validity of instruments to assess students' travel and pedestrian safety
Jason A Mendoza, Kathy Watson, Tom Baranowski, Theresa A Nicklas, Doris K Uscanga, and Marcus J Hanfling
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 257. Published online 2010 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-257.
PMCID: PMC2887818
Alcohol consumption and the risk of morbidity and mortality for different stroke types - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jayadeep Patra, Benjamin Taylor, Hyacinth Irving, Michael Roerecke, Dolly Baliunas, Satya Mohapatra, and Jürgen Rehm
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 258. Published online 2010 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-258.
PMCID: PMC2888740
Pulmonary impairment after tuberculosis and its contribution to TB burden
Jotam G Pasipanodya, Scott JN McNabb, Peter Hilsenrath, Sejong Bae, Kristine Lykens, Edgar Vecino, Guadalupe Munguia, Thaddeus L Miller, Gerry Drewyer, and Stephen E Weis
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 259. Published online 2010 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-259.
PMCID: PMC2894771
Socioeconomic inequalities in cause specific mortality among older people in France
Gwenn Menvielle, Annette Leclerc, Jean-François Chastang, and Danièle Luce
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 260. Published online 2010 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-260.
PMCID: PMC2881100
Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland: Finbalt survey 1994-2006
Kersti Pärna, Kaja Rahu, Satu Helakorpi, and Mare Tekkel
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 261. Published online 2010 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-261.
PMCID: PMC2891649
The influence of parental smoking and family type on saliva cotinine in UK ethnic minority children: a cross sectional study
Melissa J Whitrow, Seeromanie Harding, and Maria J Maynard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 262. Published online 2010 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-262.
PMCID: PMC2885335
What 'outliers' tell us about missed opportunities for tuberculosis control: a cross-sectional study of patients in Mumbai, India
Anagha Pradhan, Karina Kielmann, Himanshu Gupte, Arun Bamne, John DH Porter, and Sheela Rangan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 263. Published online 2010 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-263.
PMCID: PMC2887819
Small area contextual effects on self-reported health: Evidence from Riverside, Calgary
Jenny Godley, Valerie A Haines, Penelope Hawe, and Alan Shiell
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 264. Published online 2010 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-264.
PMCID: PMC2881101
Increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Korea: a population-based study
Kui Son Choi, Jae Kwan Jun, Hoo-Yeon Lee, Myung-Il Hahm, Jae Hwan Oh, and Eun-Cheol Park
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 265. Published online 2010 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-265.
PMCID: PMC2887394
Ethnicity and attitudes to deceased kidney donation: a survey in Barbados and comparison with Black Caribbean people in the United Kingdom
Myfanwy Morgan, O Peter Adams, Paul T Seed, and Roger Jones
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 266. Published online 2010 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-266.
PMCID: PMC2893092
Maxillofacial injuries associated with intimate partner violence in women
Norkhafizah Saddki, Adlin A Suhaimi, and Razak Daud
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 268. Published online 2010 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-268.
PMCID: PMC2882351
Mother's occupation and sex ratio at birth
Kathreen E Ruckstuhl, Grant P Colijn, Volodymyr Amiot, and Erin Vinish
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 269. Published online 2010 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-269.
PMCID: PMC2888741
Estimated birth weight and adult cardiovascular risk factors in a developing southern Chinese population: a cross sectional study
CM Schooling, CQ Jiang, TH Lam, BJ Cowling, SL Au Yeung, WS Zhang, KK Cheng, and GM Leung
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 270. Published online 2010 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-270.
PMCID: PMC2887395
Rural to urban migration and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
Nigel Unwin, Peter James, Dorothy McLarty, Harun Machybia, Peter Nkulila, Bushiri Tamin, Mkay Nguluma, and Richard McNally
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 272. Published online 2010 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-272.
PMCID: PMC2892446
Male fetal loss in the U.S. following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
Tim A Bruckner, Ralph Catalano, and Jennifer Ahern
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 273. Published online 2010 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-273.
PMCID: PMC2889867
Excessive TV viewing and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents. The AVENA cross-sectional study
David Martinez-Gomez, J Pablo Rey-López, Palma Chillón, Sonia Gómez-Martínez, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez, Miguel Martín-Matillas, Miguel Garcia-Fuentes, Manuel Delgado, Luis A Moreno, Oscar L Veiga, Joey C Eisenmann, Ascension Marcos, and AVENA Study Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 274. Published online 2010 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-274.
PMCID: PMC2892447
To bite or not to bite! A questionnaire-based survey assessing why some people are bitten more than others by midges
James G Logan, James I Cook, Nina M Stanczyk, Emma NI Weeks, Sue J Welham, and A Jennifer Mordue(Luntz)
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 275. Published online 2010 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-275.
PMCID: PMC2893461
A population study on the association between leisure time physical activity and self-rated health among diabetics in Taiwan
Chia-Lin Li, Yi-Chang Lai, Chin-Hsiao Tseng, Jen-Der Lin, and Hsing-Yi Chang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 277. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-277.
PMCID: PMC2889868
Estimating the risk of rabies transmission to humans in the U.S.: a delphi analysis
Sagar A Vaidya, Susan E Manning, Praveen Dhankhar, Martin I Meltzer, Charles Rupprecht, Harry F Hull, and Daniel B Fishbein
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 278. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-278.
PMCID: PMC2887820
Maternal and neonatal risk factors for childhood type 1 diabetes: a matched case-control study
Lynn Robertson and Kirsten Harrild
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 281. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-281.
PMCID: PMC2885337
Perceived discrimination and health-related quality of life among Arabs and Jews in Israel: A population-based survey
Orna Baron Epel, Giora Kaplan, and Mika Moran
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 282. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-282.
PMCID: PMC2891650
Neighborhood conditions, diabetes, and risk of lower-body functional limitations among middle-aged African Americans: A cohort study
Mario Schootman, Elena M Andresen, Fredric D Wolinsky, J Philip Miller, Yan Yan, and Douglas K Miller
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 283. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-283.
PMCID: PMC2885338
Self-reported racial discrimination, response to unfair treatment, and coronary calcification in asymptomatic adults - the North Texas Healthy Heart study
Roberto Cardarelli, Kathryn M Cardarelli, Kimberly G Fulda, Anna Espinoza, Clifton Cage, Jamboor Vishwanatha, Richard Young, Darryl N Steele, and Joan Carroll
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 285. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-285.
PMCID: PMC2887822
Correlates of video games playing among adolescents in an Islamic country
Hamid Allahverdipour, Mohsen Bazargan, Abdollah Farhadinasab, and Babak Moeini
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 286. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-286.
PMCID: PMC2894772
Why Iranian married women use withdrawal instead of oral contraceptives? A qualitative study from Iran
Parvin Rahnama, Alireza Hidarnia, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi, Anoushiravan Kazemnejad, Deborah Oakley, and Ali Montazeri
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 289. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-289.
PMCID: PMC2888744
Incarceration as a key variable in racial disparities of asthma prevalence
Emily A Wang and Jeremy Green
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 290. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-290.
PMCID: PMC2889869
Effect of Improved access to Antiretroviral Therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sabina F Mugusi, Julius C Mwita, Joel M Francis, Said Aboud, Muhammad Bakari, Eric A Aris, Andrew B Swai, Ferdinand M Mugusi, Kisali Pallangyo, and Eric Sandstrom
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 291. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-291.
PMCID: PMC2887824
Balancing collective responsibility, individual opportunities and risks: a qualitative study on how police officers reason around volunteering in an HIV vaccine trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Edith AM Tarimo, Anna Thorson, Thecla W Kohi, Joachim Mwami, Muhammad Bakari, Eric Sandström, and Asli Kulane
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 292. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-292.
PMCID: PMC2888745
Rapid Health and Needs assessments after disasters: a systematic review
Helena A Korteweg, Irene van Bokhoven, CJ Yzermans, and Linda Grievink
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 295. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-295.
PMCID: PMC2889870
Determinants of health disparities between Italian regions
Luisa Franzini and Margherita Giannoni
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 296. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-296.
PMCID: PMC2902435
A telephone survey of parental attitudes and behaviours regarding teenage drinking
Bobby P Smyth, Catherine D Darker, Erica Donnelly-Swift, Joe M Barry, and Shane PA Allwright
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 297. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-297.
PMCID: PMC2897794
Subclinical hyperthyroidism and dementia: the Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)
Isabela M Benseñor, Paulo A Lotufo, Paulo R Menezes, and Márcia Scazufca
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 298. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-298.
PMCID: PMC2887825
Reframing climate change as a public health issue: an exploratory study of public reactions
Edward W Maibach, Matthew Nisbet, Paula Baldwin, Karen Akerlof, and Guoqing Diao
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 299. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-299.
PMCID: PMC2898822
Air pollution and health in Sri Lanka: a review of epidemiologic studies
Yatagama Lokuge S Nandasena, Ananda R Wickremasinghe, and Nalini Sathiakumar
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 300. Published online 2010 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-300.
PMCID: PMC2893095
Return to work after a workplace-oriented intervention for patients on sick-leave for burnout - a prospective controlled study
Björn Karlson, Peter Jönsson, Birgitta Pålsson, Gunnel Åbjörnsson, Birgitta Malmberg, Britt Larsson, and Kai Österberg
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 301. Published online 2010 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-301.
PMCID: PMC2894773
A newer and broader definition of burnout: Validation of the "Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire (BCSQ-36)"
Jesús Montero-Marín and Javier García-Campayo
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 302. Published online 2010 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-302.
PMCID: PMC2887826
Association between Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Chinese Youth Independent of Age and Pubertal Stage
Alice PS Kong, Kai-Chow Choi, Albert MC Li, Stanley SC Hui, Michael HM Chan, YK Wing, Ronald CW Ma, Christopher WK Lam, Joseph TF Lau, Wing Yee So, Gary TC Ko, and Juliana CN Chan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 303. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-303.
PMCID: PMC2893096
Low level exposure to cadmium increases the risk of chronic kidney disease: analysis of the NHANES 1999-2006
Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Stefano Costanzi, Alessandro Naticchia, Antonio Sturniolo, and Giovanni Gambaro
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 304. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-304.
PMCID: PMC2887827
The impact of self-reported exposure to whole-body-vibrations on the risk of disability pension among men: a 15 year prospective study
Finn Tüchsen, Helene Feveile, Karl B Christensen, and Niklas Krause
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 305. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-305.
PMCID: PMC2898823
Population Attributable Fraction of Smoking and Metabolic Syndrome on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Japan: a 15-Year Follow Up of NIPPON DATA90
Naoyuki Takashima, Katsuyuki Miura, Atsushi Hozawa, Aya Kadota, Tomonori Okamura, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Takehito Hayakawa, Nagako Okuda, Akira Fujiyoshi, Shin-ya Nagasawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Yoshitaka Murakami, Yoshikuni Kita, Akira Okayama, and Hirotsugu Ueshima
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 306. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-306.
PMCID: PMC2894774
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study
Trevor S Ferguson, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Novie OM Younger, Jennifer M Knight-Madden, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Deanna Ashley, Jan Van den Broeck, and Rainford J Wilks
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 307. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-307.
PMCID: PMC2898824
Automatic evaluation of body-related words among young women: an experimental study
Kaaren J Watts and Jacquelyn Cranney
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 308. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-308.
PMCID: PMC2902436
"I don't eat a hamburger and large chips every day!" A qualitative study of the impact of public health messages about obesity on obese adults
Sophie Lewis, Samantha L Thomas, Jim Hyde, David Castle, R Warwick Blood, and Paul A Komesaroff
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 309. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-309.
PMCID: PMC2887828
Mapping service activity: the example of childhood obesity schemes in England
Catherine Aicken, Helen Roberts, and Lisa Arai
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 310. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-310.
PMCID: PMC2890690
Neighborhood and weight-related health behaviors in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study
Tiffany L Gary-Webb, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Luu Pham, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Jennifer Patricio, F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Arleen F Brown, LaShanda Jones, and Frederick L Brancati
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 312. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-312.
PMCID: PMC2897795
Evaluation of a community-based participatory physical activity promotion project: effect on cardiovascular disease risk profiles of school employees
Noha H Farag, William E Moore, David M Thompson, Cee E Kobza, Kathryn Abbott, and June E Eichner
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 313. Published online 2010 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-313.
PMCID: PMC2894775
Racial/ethnic and sexual behavior disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections, San Francisco, 1999-2008
Hyman M Scott, Kyle T Bernstein, Henry F Raymond, Robert Kohn, and Jeffrey D Klausner
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 315. Published online 2010 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-315.
PMCID: PMC2903517
The impact of food assistance on weight gain and disease progression among HIV-infected individuals accessing AIDS care and treatment services in Uganda
Rahul Rawat, Suneetha Kadiyala, and Paul E McNamara
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 316. Published online 2010 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-316.
PMCID: PMC2896357
HIV prevalence among female sex workers, drug users and men who have sex with men in Brazil: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Monica Malta, Monica MF Magnanini, Maeve B Mello, Ana Roberta P Pascom, Yohana Linhares, and Francisco I Bastos
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 317. Published online 2010 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-317.
PMCID: PMC2898825
Insulin resistance and its association with the components of the metabolic syndrome among obese children and adolescents
Carlos Juárez-López, Miguel Klünder-Klünder, Patricia Medina-Bravo, Adrián Madrigal-Azcárate, Eliezer Mass-Díaz, and Samuel Flores-Huerta
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 318. Published online 2010 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-318.
PMCID: PMC2898826
Knowledge and reported practices of men and women on maternal and child health in rural Guinea Bissau: a cross sectional survey
Rebecca King, Vera Mann, and Peter D Boone
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 319. Published online 2010 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-319.
PMCID: PMC2891651
Cigarette smokers' intention to quit smoking in Dire Dawa town Ethiopia: an assessment using the Transtheoretical Model
Eshetu Girma, Tsion Assefa, and Amare Deribew
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 320. Published online 2010 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-320.
PMCID: PMC2889871
Pandemic influenza preparedness and health systems challenges in Asia: results from rapid analyses in 6 Asian countries
Piya Hanvoravongchai, Wiku Adisasmito, Pham Ngoc Chau, Alexandra Conseil, Joia de Sa, Ralf Krumkamp, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Bounlay Phommasack, Weerasak Putthasri, Chin-Shui Shih, Sok Touch, and Richard Coker
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 322. Published online 2010 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-322.
PMCID: PMC2896940
The economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2006
Montarat Thavorncharoensap, Yot Teerawattananon, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Chanida Lertpitakpong, Khannika Thitiboonsuwan, Prapag Neramitpitagkul, and Usa Chaikledkaew
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 323. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-323.
PMCID: PMC2896941
Burnout, working conditions and gender - results from the northern Sweden MONICA Study
Sofia Norlund, Christina Reuterwall, Jonas Höög, Bernt Lindahl, Urban Janlert, and Lisbeth Slunga Birgander
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 326. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-326.
PMCID: PMC2896942
Determinants of hospitalization for a cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users: a cohort study
Elisa Lloyd-Smith, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, Mark W Tyndall, Sam Sheps, Julio SG Montaner, and Thomas Kerr
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 327. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-327.
PMCID: PMC2890691
Is the Scottish population living dangerously? Prevalence of multiple risk factors: the Scottish Health Survey 2003
Richard Lawder, Oliver Harding, Diane Stockton, Colin Fischbacher, David H Brewster, Jim Chalmers, Alan Finlayson, and David I Conway
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 330. Published online 2010 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-330.
PMCID: PMC2903518
Compliance with herpes zoster vaccination in young and adult individuals in two regions of Italy
Antonino Parlato, Vincenzo Romano Spica, Massimo Ciccozzi, Francesca Farchi, Francesca Gallè, Valeria Di Onofrio, Elisabetta Franco, and Giorgio Liguori
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 333. Published online 2010 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-333.
PMCID: PMC2896358
Gender-related power differences, beliefs and reactions towards people living with HIV/AIDS: an urban study in Nigeria
Ngozi C Mbonu, Bart Van den Borne, and Nanne K De Vries
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 334. Published online 2010 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-334.
PMCID: PMC2901374
Household smoking and dental caries in schoolchildren: the Ryukyus Child Health Study
Keiko Tanaka, Yoshihiro Miyake, Masashi Arakawa, Satoshi Sasaki, and Yukihiro Ohya
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 335. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-335.
PMCID: PMC2893097
Population based absolute and relative survival to 1 year of people with diabetes following a myocardial infarction: A cohort study using hospital admissions data
Sinead Brophy, Roxanne Cooksey, Michael B Gravenor, Clive Weston, Steven M Macey, Gareth John, Rhys Williams, and Ronan A Lyons
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 338. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-338.
PMCID: PMC2894776
Evaluation of a brief anti-stigma campaign in Cambridge: do short-term campaigns work?
Sara Evans-Lacko, Jillian London, Kirsty Little, Claire Henderson, and Graham Thornicroft
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 339. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-339.
PMCID: PMC2896360
Should public health interventions aimed at reducing childhood overweight and obesity be gender-focused?
Aline Simen-Kapeu and Paul J Veugelers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 340. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-340.
PMCID: PMC2894777
Consumer perceptions of beef healthiness: results from a qualitative study in four European countries
Lynn Van Wezemael, Wim Verbeke, Marcia D de Barcellos, Joachim Scholderer, and Federico Perez-Cueto
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 342. Published online 2010 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-342.
PMCID: PMC2893462
Home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing found highly acceptable and to reduce inequalities
Wilbroad Mutale, Charles Michelo, Marte Jürgensen, and Knut Fylkesnes
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 347. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-347.
PMCID: PMC2902437
A pilot study combining individual-based smoking cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention
Semira Gonseth, Marcelo Abarca, Carlos Madrid, and Jacques Cornuz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 348. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-348.
PMCID: PMC2894778
Is web interviewing a good alternative to telephone interviewing? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey
Gera E Nagelhout, Marc C Willemsen, Mary E Thompson, Geoffrey T Fong, Bas van den Putte, and Hein de Vries
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 351. Published online 2010 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-351.
PMCID: PMC2897796
Estimating the magnitude and direction of bias in tuberculosis drug resistance surveys conducted only in the public sector: a simulation study
Ted Cohen, Bethany L Hedt, and Marcello Pagano
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 355. Published online 2010 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-355.
PMCID: PMC2898828
Private patient perceptions about a public programme; what do private Indian tuberculosis patients really feel about directly observed treatment?
Lancelot M Pinto and Zarir F Udwadia
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 357. Published online 2010 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-357.
PMCID: PMC2903519
Varicella susceptibility and transmission dynamics in Slovenia
Maja Sočan, Nataša Berginc, and Jaro Lajovic
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 360. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-360.
PMCID: PMC2901375
Missed opportunities for earlier HIV testing and diagnosis at the health facilities of Dessie town, North East Ethiopia
Netsanet W Fetene and Amsalu D Feleke
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 362. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-362.
PMCID: PMC2903520
Physical activity and optimal self-rated health of adults with and without diabetes
James Tsai, Earl S Ford, Chaoyang Li, Guixiang Zhao, and Lina S Balluz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 365. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-365.
PMCID: PMC2901376
Clinical consequences of road traffic injuries among the elderly in Japan
Takashi Nagata, Hajime Uno, and Melissa J Perry
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 375. Published online 2010 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-375.
PMCID: PMC2903521
Knowledge of human papillomavirus infection and its prevention among adolescents and parents in the greater Milan area, Northern Italy
Claudio Pelucchi, Susanna Esposito, Carlotta Galeone, Margherita Semino, Caterina Sabatini, Irene Picciolli, Silvia Consolo, Gregorio Milani, and Nicola Principi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 378. Published online 2010 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-378.
PMCID: PMC2901377
Relationship between tooth loss and mortality in 80-year-old Japanese community-dwelling subjects
Toshihiro Ansai, Yutaka Takata, Inho Soh, Shuji Awano, Akihiro Yoshida, Kazuo Sonoki, Tomoko Hamasaki, Takehiro Torisu, Akira Sogame, Naoko Shimada, and Tadamichi Takehara
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 386. Published online 2010 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-386.
PMCID: PMC2903522
Study protocol
Women's evaluation of abuse and violence care in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial (weave)
Kelsey L Hegarty, Jane M Gunn, Lorna J O'Doherty, Angela Taft, Patty Chondros, Gene Feder, Jill Astbury, and Stephanie Brown
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 2. Published online 2010 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2823699
A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of "booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods
Daniel Hind, Emma J Scott, Robert Copeland, Jeff D Breckon, Helen Crank, Stephen J Walters, John E Brazier, Jon Nicholl, Cindy Cooper, and Elizabeth Goyder
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 3. Published online 2010 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2819992
The influence of a high intensity physical activity intervention on a selection of health related outcomes: an ecological approach
Duncan S Buchan, Stewart Ollis, Non E Thomas, and Julien S Baker
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 8. Published online 2010 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2830172
Blood glucose testing and primary prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2 - evaluation of the effect of evidence based patient information
Jutta Genz, Burkhard Haastert, Gabriele Meyer, Anke Steckelberg, Hardy Müller, Frank Verheyen, Dennis Cole, Wolfgang Rathmann, Bettina Nowotny, Michael Roden, Guido Giani, Andreas Mielck, Christian Ohmann, and Andrea Icks
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 15. Published online 2010 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2819991
Rationale and design of the CAPAMIS study: Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination against community-acquired pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction and stroke
Angel Vila-Corcoles, Inmaculada Hospital-Guardiola, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Cinta de Diego, Elisabet Salsench, Xavier Raga, and Cruz M Fuentes-Bellido
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 25. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2822825
Rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise program to improve the quality of life of patients with heart failure in primary care: The EFICAR study protocol
Ana Zuazagoitia, Gonzalo Grandes, Jesús Torcal, Iñaki Lekuona, Pilar Echevarria, Manuel A Gómez, Mar Domingo, Maria M de la Torre, Jose I Ramírez, Imanol Montoya, Juana Oyanguren, and Ricardo Ortega-Sánchez Pinilla
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 33. Published online 2010 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2835681
The effect of gold kiwifruit consumed with an iron fortified breakfast cereal meal on iron status in women with low iron stores: A 16 week randomised controlled intervention study
Kathryn Beck, Cathryn Conlon, Rozanne Kruger, Jane Coad, and Welma Stonehouse
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 36. Published online 2010 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2823703
The use of conspicuity aids by cyclists and risk of crashes involving other road users: a protocol for a population based case-control study
Philip D Miller, Denise Kendrick, Carol Coupland, and Frank Coffey
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 39. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2835683
Evaluation of health promotion in schools: a realistic evaluation approach using mixed methods
Jeanine Pommier, Marie-Renée Guével, and Didier Jourdan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 43. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-43.
PMCID: PMC2824736
A participatory parent-focused intervention promoting physical activity in preschools: design of a cluster-randomized trial
Freia De Bock, Joachim E Fischer, Kristina Hoffmann, and Herbert Renz-Polster
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 49. Published online 2010 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-49.
PMCID: PMC2835684
Primary care Identification and Referral to Improve Safety of women experiencing domestic violence (IRIS): protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Alison Gregory, Jean Ramsay, Roxane Agnew-Davies, Kathleen Baird, Angela Devine, Danielle Dunne, Sandra Eldridge, Annie Howell, Medina Johnson, Clare Rutterford, Debbie Sharp, and Gene Feder
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 54. Published online 2010 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-54.
PMCID: PMC2825222
Cluster randomized trial in smoking cessation with intensive advice in diabetic patients in primary care. ITADI Study
Lydia Roig, Santiago Perez, Gemma Prieto, Carlos Martin, Mamta Advani, Angelina Armengol, Pilar Roura, Josep Maria Manresa, Elena Briones, and ITADI Study Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 58. Published online 2010 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-58.
PMCID: PMC2825223
Scaling up community-based obesity prevention in Australia: Background and evaluation design of the Health Promoting Communities: Being Active Eating Well initiative
Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Kristy Bolton, Michelle Haby, Peter Kremer, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, and Boyd Swinburn
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 65. Published online 2010 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-65.
PMCID: PMC2836295
A tailored lifestyle intervention to reduce the cardiovascular disease risk of individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH): design of the PRO-FIT randomised controlled trial
Karen Broekhuizen, Mireille NM van Poppel, Lando LJ Koppes, Johannes Brug, and Willem van Mechelen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 69. Published online 2010 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-69.
PMCID: PMC2834628
Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians: aims and methods of the eGFR Study
Louise J Maple-Brown, Paul D Lawton, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Suresh K Sharma, Graham RD Jones, Andrew G Ellis, Wendy Hoy, Alan Cass, Richard J MacIsaac, Ashim K Sinha, Mark AB Thomas, Leonard S Piers, Leigh C Ward, Katrina Drabsch, Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Robyn McDermott, Kevin Warr, Sajiv Cherian, Alex Brown, George Jerums, and Kerin O'Dea
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 80. Published online 2010 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-80.
PMCID: PMC2836987
The VicGeneration study - a birth cohort to examine the environmental, behavioural and biological predictors of early childhood caries: background, aims and methods
Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Stuart Dashper, Jane Gibson, and Elizabeth Waters
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 97. Published online 2010 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-97.
PMCID: PMC2847982
Diet and lifestyle interventions in postpartum women in China: study design and rationale of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Wei Bao, Aiguo Ma, Limei Mao, Jianqiang Lai, Mei Xiao, Guoqiang Sun, Yingying Ouyang, Shuang Wu, Wei Yang, Nanping Wang, Yanting Zhao, Juan Fu, and Liegang Liu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 103. Published online 2010 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-103.
PMCID: PMC2837853
The study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a family-centred tobacco control program about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) to reduce respiratory illness in Indigenous infants
Vanessa Johnston, Natalie Walker, David P Thomas, Marewa Glover, Anne B Chang, Chris Bullen, Peter Morris, Ngiare Brown, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Ron Borland, Catherine Segan, Adrian Trenholme, Toni Mason, Debra Fenton, and Kane Ellis
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 114. Published online 2010 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-114.
PMCID: PMC2846866
Understanding resilience in same-sex parented families: the work, love, play study
Jennifer J Power, Amaryll Perlesz, Margot J Schofield, Marian K Pitts, Rhonda Brown, Ruth McNair, Anna Barrett, and Andrew Bickerdike
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 115. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-115.
PMCID: PMC2841103
Worksite interventions for preventing physical deterioration among employees in job-groups with high physical work demands: Background, design and conceptual model of FINALE
Andreas Holtermann, Marie B Jørgensen, Bibi Gram, Jeanette R Christensen, Anne Faber, Kristian Overgaard, John Ektor-Andersen, Ole S Mortensen, Gisela Sjøgaard, and Karen Søgaard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 120. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-120.
PMCID: PMC2841104
Effectiveness of a parenting programme in a public health setting: a randomised controlled trial of the positive parenting programme (Triple P) level 3 versus care as usual provided by the preventive child healthcare (PCH)
Willem Spijkers, Daniëlle EMC Jansen, Gea de Meer, and Sijmen A Reijneveld
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 131. Published online 2010 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-131.
PMCID: PMC2848632
Prevention of recurrent sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial with cost-benefit and effectiveness evaluation
Iris Arends, Jac JL van der Klink, and Ute Bültmann
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 132. Published online 2010 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-132.
PMCID: PMC2841673
Effect of medication review and cognitive behaviour treatment by community pharmacists of patients discharged from the hospital on drug related problems and compliance: design of a randomized controlled trial
Abeer Ahmad, Jacqueline Hugtenburg, Laura MC Welschen, Jacqueline M Dekker, and Giel Nijpels
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 133. Published online 2010 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-133.
PMCID: PMC2850341
Risk levels for suffering a traffic injury in primary health care. The LESIONAT* project
Carlos Martín-Cantera, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Lydia Roig, Susana Valiente, Katherine Perez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz, Jordi Bel, Fernando Marques, Xavier Mundet, Xavier Bonafont, Marti Birules, Núria Soldevila, Elena Briones, and LESIONAT Research Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 136. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-136.
PMCID: PMC2851683
Central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity: relationship to target organ damage and cardiovascular morbidity-mortality in diabetic patients or metabolic syndrome. An observational prospective study. LOD-DIABETES study protocol
Manuel A Gómez-Marcos, José I Recio-Rodríguez, Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, Yolanda Castaño-Sánchez, Angela de Cabo-Laso, Benigna Sánchez-Salgado, Carmela Rodríguez-Martín, Carmen Castaño-Sánchez, Leticia Gómez-Sánchez, and Luis García-Ortiz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 143. Published online 2010 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-143.
PMCID: PMC2858115
Randomised controlled trial of the effects of physical activity feedback on awareness and behaviour in UK adults: the FAB study protocol [ISRCTN92551397]
Clare Watkinson, Esther MF van Sluijs, Stephen Sutton, Theresa Marteau, and Simon J Griffin
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 144. Published online 2010 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-144.
PMCID: PMC2859395
Protocol of the baseline assessment for the Environments for Healthy Living (EHL) Wales cohort study
Rebecca A Hill, Sinead Brophy, Huw Brunt, Mel Storey, Non E Thomas, Catherine A Thornton, Stephen Palmer, Frank Dunstan, Shantini Paranjothy, Roderick McClure, Sarah E Rodgers, and Ronan A Lyons
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 150. Published online 2010 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-150.
PMCID: PMC2850344
Development and validation of a population-based prediction scale for osteoporotic fracture in the region of Valencia, Spain: the ESOSVAL-R study
José Sanfélix-Genovés, Salvador Peiró, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno, Vicente Giner, Vicente Gil, Manuel Pascual, Carlos Fluixá, Antonio Fuertes, Isabel Hurtado, and Inmaculada Ferreros
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 153. Published online 2010 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-153.
PMCID: PMC2848634
An intervention to stop smoking among patients suspected of TB - evaluation of an integrated approach
Kamran Siddiqi, Amir Khan, Maqsood Ahmad, and Shafiq-ur-Rehman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 160. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-160.
PMCID: PMC2850346
The Heavy Vehicle Study: a case-control study investigating risk factors for crash in long distance heavy vehicle drivers in Australia
Mark Stevenson, Lisa N Sharwood, Keith Wong, Jane Elkington, Lynn Meuleners, Rebecca Q Ivers, Ron R Grunstein, Ann Williamson, Narelle Haworth, and Robyn Norton
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 162. Published online 2010 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-162.
PMCID: PMC2859397
A prospective, longitudinal study of growth, nutrition and sedentary behaviour in young children with cerebral palsy
Kristie L Bell, Roslyn N Boyd, Sean M Tweedy, Kelly A Weir, Richard D Stevenson, and Peter SW Davies
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 179. Published online 2010 April 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-179.
PMCID: PMC2867996
A European project on incidence, treatment, and outcome of sarcoma
Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Emanuela Fadda, Luca Cegolon, Maria C Montesco, Isabel Ray-Coquard, Alessandra Buja, Ugo Fedeli, Alvise Frasson, Paolo Spolaore, and Carlo R Rossi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 188. Published online 2010 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-188.
PMCID: PMC2882909
Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE): a randomized controlled trial
Danuta Wasserman, Vladimir Carli, Camilla Wasserman, Alan Apter, Judit Balazs, Julia Bobes, Renata Bracale, Romuald Brunner, Cendrine Bursztein-Lipsicas, Paul Corcoran, Doina Cosman, Tony Durkee, Dana Feldman, Julia Gadoros, Francis Guillemin, Christian Haring, Jean-Pierre Kahn, Michael Kaess, Helen Keeley, Dragan Marusic, Bogdan Nemes, Vita Postuvan, Stella Reiter-Theil, Franz Resch, Pilar Sáiz, Marco Sarchiapone, Merike Sisask, Airi Varnik, and Christina W Hoven
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 192. Published online 2010 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-192.
PMCID: PMC2880291
Female Genital Mutilation: perceptions of healthcare professionals and the perspective of the migrant families
Adriana Kaplan-Marcusán, Natividad Fernández del Rio, Juana Moreno-Navarro, Ma José Castany-Fàbregas, Marta Ruiz Nogueras, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Eliana Monguí-Avila, and Pere Torán-Monserrat
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 193. Published online 2010 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-193.
PMCID: PMC2861649
Assessing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of adaptive e-Learning to improve dietary behaviour: protocol for a systematic review
Phil Edwards, Lambert Felix, Jody Harris, Elaine Ferguson, Caroline Free, Jane Landon, Karen Lock, Susan Michie, Alec Miners, and Elizabeth Murray
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 200. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-200.
PMCID: PMC2868000
Prospective study of asbestos-related diseases incidence cases in primary health care in an area of Barcelona province
Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Rafael Abós-Herràndiz, Josep Tarrés, Xavier Martínez-Artés, Isabel García-Allas, Ilona Krier, Gloria Cantarell, Miguel Gallego, Ramon Orriols, and Constança Albertí
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 203. Published online 2010 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-203.
PMCID: PMC2874532
TECNOB: study design of a randomized controlled trial of a multidisciplinary telecare intervention for obese patients with type-2 diabetes
Gianluca Castelnuovo, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Paola Cuzziol, Gian Luca Cesa, Cristina Tuzzi, Valentina Villa, Antonio Liuzzi, Maria Letizia Petroni, and Enrico Molinari
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 204. Published online 2010 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-204.
PMCID: PMC2873580
A European study on alcohol and drug use among young drivers: the TEND by Night study design and methodology
Roberta Siliquini, Simone Chiadò Piat, Francisco Alonso, Axel Druart, Marcin Kedzia, Antonio Mollica, Valeria Siliquini, Daniel Vankov, Anita Villerusa, Lamberto Manzoli, and TEND Group
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 205. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-205.
PMCID: PMC2873581
Early incidence of occupational asthma among young bakers, pastry-makers and hairdressers: design of a retrospective cohort study
Thomas Rémen, Vincent Coevoet, Dovi-Stéphanie Acouetey, Jean-Louis Guéant, Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez, Christophe Paris, and Denis Zmirou-Navier
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 206. Published online 2010 April 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-206.
PMCID: PMC2874777
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of nutritional intervention in elderly after hip fracture: design of a randomized controlled trial
Caroline E Wyers, José JL Breedveld-Peters, Petronella LM Reijven, Svenjhalmar van Helden, Nick A Guldemond, Johan L Severens, Aart D Verburg, Berry Meesters, Lodewijk W van Rhijn, and Pieter C Dagnelie
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 212. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-212.
PMCID: PMC2868003
A cluster randomised trial of a telephone-based intervention for parents to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in their 3- to 5-year-old children: study protocol
Rebecca J Wyse, Luke Wolfenden, Elizabeth Campbell, Leah Brennan, Karen J Campbell, Amanda Fletcher, Jenny Bowman, Todd R Heard, and John Wiggers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 216. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-216.
PMCID: PMC2873583
Healthy eating and obesity prevention for preschoolers: a randomised controlled trial
Helen Skouteris, Marita McCabe, Boyd Swinburn, and Briony Hill
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 220. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-220.
PMCID: PMC2873586
The nutrition-based comprehensive intervention study on childhood obesity in China (NISCOC): a randomised cluster controlled trial
Yanping Li, Xiaoqi Hu, Qian Zhang, Ailing Liu, Hongyun Fang, Linan Hao, Yifan Duan, Haiquan Xu, Xianwen Shang, Jun Ma, Guifa Xu, Lin Du, Ying Li, Hongwei Guo, Tingyu Li, and Guansheng Ma
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 229. Published online 2010 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-229.
PMCID: PMC2876107
Physical exercise, fitness and dietary pattern and their relationship with circadian blood pressure pattern, augmentation index and endothelial dysfunction biological markers: EVIDENT study protocol
Luis García-Ortiz, José I Recio-Rodríguez, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Alfredo Cabrejas-Sánchez, Amparo Gómez-Arranz, Natividad González-Viejo, Eguskiñe Iturregui-San Nicolás, Maria C Patino-Alonso, and Manuel A Gómez-Marcos
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 233. Published online 2010 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-233.
PMCID: PMC2881095
The Nutrinet-Santé Study: a web-based prospective study on the relationship between nutrition and health and determinants of dietary patterns and nutritional status
Serge Hercberg, Katia Castetbon, Sébastien Czernichow, Aurélie Malon, Caroline Mejean, Emmanuelle Kesse, Mathilde Touvier, and Pilar Galan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 242. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-242.
PMCID: PMC2881098
Cardio-metabolic risk in 5-year-old children prenatally exposed to maternal psychosocial stress: the ABCD study
Aimée E van Dijk, Manon van Eijsden, Karien Stronks, Reinoud JBJ Gemke, and Tanja GM Vrijkotte
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 251. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-251.
PMCID: PMC2882911
Design of the Anti-tuberculosis Drugs induced Adverse Reactions in China National Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Scheme Study (ADACS)
Yin Yin Xia, Dai Yu Hu, Fei Ying Liu, Xiao Meng Wang, Yan Li Yuan, De Hua Tu, Yi Xin Chen, Lin Zhou, Li Zhen Zhu, Wei Wei Gao, Hong Yuan Wang, Da Fang Chen, Li Yang, Ping Ping He, Xiao Ting Li, Ying Jian He, Feng Sun, and Si Yan Zhan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 267. Published online 2010 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-267.
PMCID: PMC2893093
Motivational interviewing for screening and feedback and encouraging lifestyle changes to reduce relative weight in 4-8 year old children: design of the MInT study
Rachael W Taylor, Deirdre Brown, Anna M Dawson, Jill Haszard, Adell Cox, Elaine A Rose, Barry J Taylor, Kim Meredith-Jones, Lee Treacy, Jim Ross, and Sheila M William
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 271. Published online 2010 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-271.
PMCID: PMC2888742
The cost effectiveness of an early transition from hospital to nursing home for stroke patients: design of a comparative study
Ron WH Heijnen, Silvia MAA Evers, Trudy DEM van der Weijden, Martien Limburg, and Jos MGA Schols
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 279. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-279.
PMCID: PMC2888743
Study protocol: Determinants of participation and quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy: a longitudinal study (SPARCLE2)
Allan F Colver, Heather O Dickinson, and SPARCLE group*
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 280. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-280.
PMCID: PMC2885989
The design of a community lifestyle programme to improve the physical and psychological well-being of pregnant women with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more
Debbie M Smith, Melissa Whitworth, Colin Sibley, Wendy Taylor, Jane Gething, Catherine Chmiel, and Tina Lavender
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 284. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-284.
PMCID: PMC2887821
The Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH): study protocol
The SEARCH Investigators
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 287. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-287.
PMCID: PMC2896939
Evaluation of the childhood obesity prevention program Kids - 'Go for your life'
Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, Lauren Prosser, Lauren Carpenter, Suzy Honisett, Lisa Gibbs, Marj Moodie, Lauren Sheppard, Boyd Swinburn, and Elizabeth Waters
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 288. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-288.
PMCID: PMC2887823
Design of the DIRECT-project: interventions to increase job resources and recovery opportunities to improve job-related health, well-being, and performance outcomes in nursing homes
Ellen Spoor, Jan de Jonge, and Jan PH Hamers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 293. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-293.
PMCID: PMC2893094
The Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program: A community-based translational study
Stephen Colagiuri, Philip Vita, Magnolia Cardona-Morrell, Maria Fiatarone Singh, Louise Farrell, Andrew Milat, Marion Haas, and Adrian Bauman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 328. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-328.
PMCID: PMC2898827
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme: protocol for trial and integrated economic and process evaluation
Simon Murphy, Larry Raisanen, Graham Moore, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Pat Linck, Nefyn Williams, Nafees Ud Din, Janine Hale, Chris Roberts, Elaine McNaish, and Laurence Moore
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 352. Published online 2010 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-352.
PMCID: PMC2896943
Research Articles
Associations between body mass index, weight control concerns and behaviors, and eating disorder symptoms among non-clinical Chinese adolescents
Yiou Fan, Yanping Li, Ailing Liu, Xiaoqi Hu, Guansheng Ma, and Guifa Xu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 314. Published online 2010 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-314.
PMCID: PMC2904271
Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries
Torbjørn Torsheim, Lilly Eriksson, Christina W Schnohr, Fredrik Hansen, Thoroddur Bjarnason, and Raili Välimaa
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 324. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-324.
PMCID: PMC2904715
Maternal age, education level and migration: Socioeconomic determinants for smoking during pregnancy in a field study from Turkey
Isil Ergin, Hur Hassoy, Feride A Tanik, and Gokce Aslan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 325. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-325.
PMCID: PMC2904272
The prevalence of nutritional anemia in pregnancy in an east Anatolian province, Turkey
Leyla Karaoglu, Erkan Pehlivan, Mucahit Egri, Cihan Deprem, Gulsen Gunes, Metin F Genc, and Ismail Temel
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 329. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-329.
PMCID: PMC2904273
Hip fracture risk in relation to vitamin D supplementation and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies
Jeffrey K C Lai, Robyn M Lucas, Mark S Clements, Andrew W Roddam, and Emily Banks
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 331. Published online 2010 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-331.
PMCID: PMC2906464
Epidemiology of reported Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Germany, 2001-2008
Bettina M Rosner, Klaus Stark, and Dirk Werber
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 337. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-337.
PMCID: PMC2905328
Lower age at menarche affects survival in older Australian women: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Lynne C Giles, Gary FV Glonek, Vivienne M Moore, Michael J Davies, and Mary A Luszcz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 341. Published online 2010 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-341.
PMCID: PMC2908577
Change in depressive symptoms over higher education and professional establishment - a longitudinal investigation in a national cohort of Swedish nursing students
Anna Christensson, Bo Runeson, Paul W Dickman, and Marjan Vaez
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 343. Published online 2010 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-343.
PMCID: PMC2905329
A qualitative exploration of the perceptions and information needs of public health inspectors responsible for food safety
Mai T Pham, Andria Q Jones, Jan M Sargeant, Barbara J Marshall, and Catherine E Dewey
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 345. Published online 2010 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-345.
PMCID: PMC2905330
hoIs body size at birth related to circadian salivary cortisol levels in adulthood? Results from a longitudinal cohort study
Per E Gustafsson, Urban Janlert, Töres Theorell, and Anne Hammarström
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 346. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-346.
PMCID: PMC2908578
Screening migrants for tuberculosis - a missed opportunity for improving knowledge and attitudes in high-risk groups: A cross-sectional study of Swedish-language students in Umeå, Sweden
Faustine KK Nkulu, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Clas Ahlm, and Ingela Krantz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 349. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-349.
PMCID: PMC2905331
The quality of preventive health care delivered to adults: results from a cross-sectional study in Southern Italy
Benedetto Manuti, Paolo Rizza, Aida Bianco, Carmelo GA Nobile, and Maria Pavia
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 350. Published online 2010 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-350.
PMCID: PMC2910674
Using intervention mapping (IM) to develop a self-management programme for employees with a chronic disease in the Netherlands
Sarah I Detaille, Joost WJ van der Gulden, Josephine A Engels, Yvonne F Heerkens, and Frank JH van Dijk
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 353. Published online 2010 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-353.
PMCID: PMC2908090
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection: Views and perceptions about swallowing nevirapine in rural Lilongwe, Malawi
Deirdre A O'Gorman, Lot J Nyirenda, and Sally J Theobald
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 354. Published online 2010 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-354.
PMCID: PMC2910675
Uptake and effectiveness of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit in Canada: the rich get richer
John C Spence, Nicholas L Holt, Julia K Dutove, and Valerie Carson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 356. Published online 2010 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-356.
PMCID: PMC2908091
Use of evidence-based pharmacotherapy after myocardial infarction in Estonia
Toomas Marandi, Aleksei Baburin, and Tiia Ainla
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 358. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-358.
PMCID: PMC2911401
Recent trends in exposure to secondhand smoke in the United States population
Chieh-I Chen, Tanya Burton, Christine L Baker, Vera Mastey, and David Mannino
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 359. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-359.
PMCID: PMC2912805
Associations between partial sickness benefit and disability pensions: initial findings of a Finnish nationwide register study
Johanna Kausto, Lauri Virta, Ritva Luukkonen, and Eira Viikari-Juntura
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 361. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-361.
PMCID: PMC2912806
BDNF Val66Met polymorphism, energy intake and BMI: a follow-up study in schoolchildren at risk of eating disorders
Victoria Arija, Marta Ferrer-Barcala, Nuria Aranda, and Josepa Canals
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 363. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-363.
PMCID: PMC2904274
Predictors of mortality among elderly people living in a south Indian urban community; a 10/66 Dementia Research Group prospective population-based cohort study
AT Jotheeswaran, Joseph D Williams, and Martin J Prince
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 366. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-366.
PMCID: PMC2910676
Association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and screen time among pre-school children: a cross-sectional study
Valerie Carson, John C Spence, Nicoleta Cutumisu, and Lindsey Cargill
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 367. Published online 2010 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-367.
PMCID: PMC2906465
Changing clinical needs of people living with AIDS and receiving home based care in Malawi - the Bangwe Home Based Care Project 2003-2008 - a descriptive study
Cameron Bowie, Norton Gondwe, and Claire Bowie
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 370. Published online 2010 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-370.
PMCID: PMC2909166
Australia's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians?
Aliki Christou, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, and Sandra C Thompson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 373. Published online 2010 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-373.
PMCID: PMC2915957
Are time-trends of smoking among pregnant immigrant women in Sweden determined by cultural or socioeconomic factors?
Kontie M Moussa, P-O Ostergren, Frida Eek, and Anton E Kunst
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 374. Published online 2010 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-374.
PMCID: PMC2906466
Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post?
Rachel Sacks-Davis, Judy Gold, Campbell K Aitken, and Margaret E Hellard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 376. Published online 2010 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-376.
PMCID: PMC2912808
A study of HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitude and behaviors among female sex workers in Shanghai China
Yong Cai, Rong Shi, Tian Shen, Bei Pei, Xueqin Jiang, Xiuxia Ye, Gang Xu, Shenghui Li, Hong Huang, and Meili Shang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 377. Published online 2010 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-377.
PMCID: PMC2908579
Gender-related factors influencing tuberculosis control in shantytowns: a qualitative study
Dami A Onifade, Angela M Bayer, Rosario Montoya, Marie Haro, Jessica Alva, Jessica Franco, Rosario Sosa, Betty Valiente, Enit Valera, Carolyn M Ford, Colleen D Acosta, and Carlton A Evans
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 381. Published online 2010 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-381.
PMCID: PMC2910677
Use of psychotropic drugs before pregnancy and the risk for induced abortion: population-based register-data from Finland 1996-2006
Mika Gissler, Miia Artama, Annukka Ritvanen, and Kristian Wahlbeck
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 383. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-383.
PMCID: PMC2914778
Mortality in Western Australian seniors with chronic respiratory diseases: a cohort study
Kristjana Einarsdóttir, David B Preen, Frank M Sanfilippo, Raylene Reeve, Jon D Emery, and C D'Arcy J Holman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 385. Published online 2010 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-385.
PMCID: PMC2910678
Who is accessing public-sector anti-retroviral treatment in the Free State, South Africa? An exploratory study of the first three years of programme implementation
Edwin Wouters, Christo Heunis, Koen Ponnet, Francis Van Loon, Frederik le Roux Booysen, Dingie van Rensburg, and Herman Meulemans
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 387. Published online 2010 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-387.
PMCID: PMC2910679
Sexual and reproductive health issues facing Southeast Asian beer promoters: a qualitative pilot study
Gail C Webber and Denise L Spitzer
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 389. Published online 2010 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-389.
PMCID: PMC2906467
Regular Khat (Catha edulis) chewing is associated with elevated diastolic blood pressure among adults in Butajira, Ethiopia: A comparative study
Workineh Getahun, Teferi Gedif, and Fikru Tesfaye
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 390. Published online 2010 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-390.
PMCID: PMC2912809
Overcoming barriers to engaging socio-economically disadvantaged populations in CHD primary prevention: a qualitative study
Christopher Harkins, Rebecca Shaw, Michelle Gillies, Heather Sloan, Kate MacIntyre, Anne Scoular, Caroline Morrison, Fiona MacKay, Heather Cunningham, Paul Docherty, Paul MacIntyre, and Iain N Findlay
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 391. Published online 2010 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-391.
PMCID: PMC2906468
Self-rated health of population in southern China: association with socio-demographic characteristics measured with multiple-item self-rated health measurement scale
Jun Xu, Jinhua Zhang, Liyi Feng, and Jincai Qiu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 393. Published online 2010 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-393.
PMCID: PMC2910680
Knowledge, attitudes and practices about malaria among communities: Comparing epidemic and non-epidemic prone communities of Muleba district, North-western Tanzania
Safari M Kinung'hi, Fabian Mashauri, Joseph R Mwanga, Soori E Nnko, Godfrey M Kaatano, Robert Malima, Coleman Kishamawe, Stephen Magesa, and Leonard EG Mboera
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 395. Published online 2010 July 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-395.
PMCID: PMC2910681
Psychotropic drugs and the risk of fractures in old age: a prospective population-based study
Janne Nurminen, Juha Puustinen, Maarit Piirtola, Tero Vahlberg, and Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 396. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-396.
PMCID: PMC2910682
Comparison of primary care experiences among adults in general outpatient clinics and private general practice clinics in Hong Kong
Samuel YS Wong, Kenny Kung, Sian M Griffiths, Tanya Carthy, Martin CS Wong, Su V Lo, Vincent CH Chung, William B Goggins, and Barbara Starfield
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 397. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-397.
PMCID: PMC2908092
Treatment outcome of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Finland: a cohort study
Tuula Vasankari, Pekka Holmström, Jukka Ollgren, Kari Liippo, and Petri Ruutu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 399. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-399.
PMCID: PMC2911402
Prejudice and misconceptions about tuberculosis and HIV in rural and urban communities in Ethiopia: a challenge for the TB/HIV control program
Amare Deribew, Gemeda Abebe, Ludwig Apers, Chali Jira, Markos Tesfaye, Jafar Shifa, Alemseged Abdisa, Kifle Woldemichael, Fetene Deribie, Mesele Bezabih, Abraham Aseffa, and Robert Colebunders
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 400. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-400.
PMCID: PMC2909168
Reviewing the evidence on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies in Thailand
Juntana Pattanaphesaj and Yot Teerawattananon
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 401. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-401.
PMCID: PMC2912810
A cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among European travellers to resource-limited destinations
Alena Pfeil, Margot Mütsch, Christoph Hatz, and Thomas D Szucs
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 402. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-402.
PMCID: PMC2912811
The impact of regional and neighbourhood deprivation on physical health in Germany: a multilevel study
Sven Voigtländer, Ursula Berger, and Oliver Razum
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 403. Published online 2010 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-403.
PMCID: PMC2912812
Pre-hospital care time intervals among victims of road traffic injuries in Iran. A cross-sectional study
Maryam Bigdeli, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, and Reza Mohammadi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 406. Published online 2010 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-406.
PMCID: PMC2918553
Tanzanian farmers' knowledge and attitudes to GM biotechnology and the potential use of GM crops to provide improved levels of food security. A Qualitative Study
Christopher P Lewis, James N Newell, Caroline M Herron, and Haidari Nawabu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 407. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-407.
PMCID: PMC2912813
Social-cognitive correlates of risky adolescent cycling behavior
Hans Feenstra, Robert AC Ruiter, and Gerjo Kok
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 408. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-408.
PMCID: PMC2915958
Community perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment behaviour in a rural district of Ghana: implications for artemisinin combination therapy
Kwaku P Asante, Livesy Abokyi, Charles Zandoh, Ruth Owusu, Elizabeth Awini, Abubakari Sulemana, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Robert Adda, Owusu Boahen, Sylvester Segbaya, Emmanuel Mahama, Constance Bart-Plange, Daniel Chandramohan, and Seth Owusu-Agyei
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 409. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-409.
PMCID: PMC2914078
Increasing late diagnosis in HIV infection in South Korea: 2000-2007
Jin-Hee Lee, Gab Jung Kim, Byeong-Sun Choi, Kee-Jong Hong, Mi-Kyung Heo, Sung Soon Kim, and Mee-Kyung Kee
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 411. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-411.
PMCID: PMC2912814
The correlates of HIV testing and impacts on sexual behavior: evidence from a life history study of young people in Kisumu, Kenya
Caroline W Kabiru, Nancy Luke, Chimaraoke O Izugbara, and Eliya M Zulu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 412. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-412.
PMCID: PMC2912815
Knowledge and attitudes of university students toward pandemic influenza: a cross-sectional study from Turkey
Hulya Akan, Yesim Gurol, Guldal Izbirak, Sukran Ozdatlı, Gulden Yilmaz, Ayca Vitrinel, and Osman Hayran
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 413. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-413.
PMCID: PMC2918554
Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India
Vishal Diwan, Ashok J Tamhankar, Rakesh K Khandal, Shanta Sen, Manjeet Aggarwal, Yogyata Marothi, Rama V Iyer, Karin Sundblad-Tonderski, and Cecilia Stålsby- Lundborg
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 414. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-414.
PMCID: PMC2912816
Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review
Elie A Akl, Sohaib Aleem, Sameer K Gunukula, Roland Honeine, Philippe Abou Jaoude, and Jihad Irani
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 415. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-415.
PMCID: PMC2912817
Late presenters to HIV care and treatment, identification of associated risk factors in HIV-1 infected Indian population
Kamalika Mojumdar, Madhu Vajpayee, Neeraj K Chauhan, and Sanjay Mendiratta
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 416. Published online 2010 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-416.
PMCID: PMC2912818
Strengthening preventive care programs: a permanent challenge for healthcare systems; lessons from PREVENIMSS México
Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas, Santiago Levy, Hortensia Reyes, Benjamín Acosta, Sonia Fernández Cantón, and Onofre Muñoz
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 417. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-417.
PMCID: PMC2916901
Epidemic of hypertension in Ghana: a systematic review
William K Bosu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 418. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-418.
PMCID: PMC2910685
"The solution needs to be complex." Obese adults' attitudes about the effectiveness of individual and population based interventions for obesity
Samantha L Thomas, Sophie Lewis, Jim Hyde, David Castle, and Paul Komesaroff
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 420. Published online 2010 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-420.
PMCID: PMC2912819
Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational study
Conchita Izquierdo, Manuel Oviedo, Laura Ruiz, Xavier Sintes, Isabel Vera, Manel Nebot, Jose-María Bayas, Jordi Carratalà, Wenceslao Varona, Dolores Sousa, Jose-Miguel Celorrio, Luis Salleras, and Angela Domínguez
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 421. Published online 2010 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-421.
PMCID: PMC2916903
Continued improvement of cardiovascular mortality in Hungary - impact of increased cardio-metabolic prescriptions
Sandor Balogh, Renata Papp, Peter Jozan, and Albert Csaszar
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 422. Published online 2010 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-422.
PMCID: PMC2919475
Geographic determinants of reported human Campylobacter infections in Scotland
Paul R Bessell, Louise Matthews, Alison Smith-Palmer, Ovidiu Rotariu, Norval JC Strachan, Ken J Forbes, John M Cowden, Stuart WJ Reid, and Giles T Innocent
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 423. Published online 2010 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-423.
PMCID: PMC2918555
A descriptive analysis of relations between parents' self-reported smoking behavior and infants' daily exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Doris Kehl, Jochen R Thyrian, Jan Lüdemann, Matthias Nauck, and Ulrich John
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 424. Published online 2010 July 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-424.
PMCID: PMC2914780
Young women's decisions to accept chlamydia screening: influences of stigma and doctor-patient interactions
Myles Balfe, Ruairi Brugha, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Emer O'Connell, and Deirdre Vaughan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 425. Published online 2010 July 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-425.
PMCID: PMC2918556
Gender and age differences in the recurrence of sickness absence due to common mental disorders: a longitudinal study
Petra C Koopmans, Corné AM Roelen, Ute Bültmann, Rob Hoedeman, Jac JL van der Klink, and Johan W Groothoff
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 426. Published online 2010 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-426.
PMCID: PMC2914781
"Driving the devil away": qualitative insights into miraculous cures for AIDS in a rural Tanzanian ward
Maria Roura, Ray Nsigaye, Benjamin Nhandi, Joyce Wamoyi, Joanna Busza, Mark Urassa, Jim Todd, and Basia Zaba
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 427. Published online 2010 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-427.
PMCID: PMC2916904
Psychosocial work load and stress in the geriatric care
Matthias Nübling, Martin Vomstein, Sascha G Schmidt, Sabine Gregersen, Madeleine Dulon, and Albert Nienhaus
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 428. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-428.
PMCID: PMC2916905
Sex difference in the association of metabolic syndrome with high sensitivity C-reactive protein in a Taiwanese population
Ming-May Lai, Chia-Ing Li, Sharon LR Kardia, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, Yih-Dar Lee, Pei-Chia Chang, Cheng-Chieh Lin, and Tsai-Chung Li
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 429. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-429.
PMCID: PMC2920887
Contrasting predictors of poor antiretroviral therapy outcomes in two South African HIV programmes: a cohort study
Mison Dahab, Salome Charalambous, Alan S Karstaedt, Katherine L Fielding, Robin Hamilton, Lettie La Grange, Gavin J Churchyard, and Alison D Grant
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 430. Published online 2010 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-430.
PMCID: PMC2920888
Suicide with psychiatric diagnosis and without utilization of psychiatric service
Yik-wa Law, Paul WC Wong, and Paul SF Yip
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 431. Published online 2010 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-431.
PMCID: PMC2920278
Innovative psycho-educational program to prevent common postpartum mental disorders in primiparous women: a before and after controlled study
Jane RW Fisher, Karen H Wynter, and Heather J Rowe
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 432. Published online 2010 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-432.
PMCID: PMC2920889
Low haemoglobin predicts early mortality among adults starting antiretroviral therapy in an HIV care programme in South Africa: a cohort study
Elizabeth C Russell, Salome Charalambous, Lindiwe Pemba, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant, and Katherine Fielding
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 433. Published online 2010 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-433.
PMCID: PMC2919476
Maternal anthropometric characteristics in pregnancy and blood pressure among adolescents: 1993 live birth cohort, Pelotas, southern Brazil
Helen C Laura, Ana B Menezes, Ricardo B Noal, Pedro C Hallal, and Cora L Araújo
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 434. Published online 2010 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-434.
PMCID: PMC2918557
Interacting with the public as a risk factor for employee psychological distress
Michael F Hilton and Harvey A Whiteford
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 435. Published online 2010 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-435.
PMCID: PMC2918558
Characterizing hospital workers' willingness to report to duty in an influenza pandemic through threat- and efficacy-based assessment
Ran D Balicer, Daniel J Barnett, Carol B Thompson, Edbert B Hsu, Christina L Catlett, Christopher M Watson, Natalie L Semon, Howard S Gwon, and Jonathan M Links
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 436. Published online 2010 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-436.
PMCID: PMC2918559
Do adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder in US Marines?
Cynthia A LeardMann, Besa Smith, and Margaret AK Ryan
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 437. Published online 2010 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-437.
PMCID: PMC2916906
A systematic review of population health interventions and Scheduled Tribes in India
KS Mohindra and Ronald Labonté
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 438. Published online 2010 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-438.
PMCID: PMC2919477
Reforming sanitary-epidemiological service in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: an exploratory study
George Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Ketevan Goguadze, Dina Balabanova, and Martin McKee
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 440. Published online 2010 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-440.
PMCID: PMC2919478
Vulnerability of eco-environmental health to climate change: the views of government stakeholders and other specialists in Queensland, Australia
Linn B Strand, Shilu Tong, Rosemary Aird, and David McRae
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 441. Published online 2010 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-441.
PMCID: PMC2919479
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards pandemic influenza among cases, close contacts, and healthcare workers in tropical Singapore: a cross-sectional survey
Jonathan Yap, Vernon J Lee, Teng Yan Yau, Tze Pin Ng, and Phern-Chern Tor
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 442. Published online 2010 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-442.
PMCID: PMC2916908
A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study
Ola Storrø, Torbjørn Øien, Christian K Dotterud, Jon A Jenssen, and Roar Johnsen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 443. Published online 2010 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-443.
PMCID: PMC2916909
Community pharmacists' involvement in smoking cessation: familiarity and implementation of the National smoking cessation guideline in Finland
Terhi Kurko, Kari Linden, Kirsi Pietilä, Patrick Sandström, and Marja Airaksinen
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 444. Published online 2010 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-444.
PMCID: PMC2922110
Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias
Joseph R Sharkey, Wesley R Dean, Julie A St John, and J Charles Huber, Jr
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 445. Published online 2010 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-445.
PMCID: PMC2921392
Regional variations in and correlates of disability-free life expectancy among older adults in China
Jufen Liu, Gong Chen, Iris Chi, Jilei Wu, Lijun Pei, Xinming Song, Lei Zhang, Lihua Pang, Youli Han, and Xiaoying Zheng
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 446. Published online 2010 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-446.
PMCID: PMC2920279
The process evaluation of It's Your Move!, an Australian adolescent community-based obesity prevention project
Louise B Mathews, Marj M Moodie, Annie M Simmons, and Boyd A Swinburn
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 448. Published online 2010 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-448.
PMCID: PMC2920280
Intentions to use contraceptives in Pakistan: implications for behavior change campaigns
Sohail Agha
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 450. Published online 2010 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-450.
PMCID: PMC2920282
Reassuring and managing patients with concerns about swine flu: Qualitative interviews with callers to NHS Direct
G James Rubin, Richard Amlôt, Holly Carter, Shirley Large, Simon Wessely, and Lisa Page
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 451. Published online 2010 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-451.
PMCID: PMC2919480
Alcohol, metabolic risk and elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in Indigenous Australians
Matthew T Haren, Ming Li, John Petkov, and Robyn A McDermott
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 454. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-454.
PMCID: PMC2920283
Health promotion at local level: a case study of content, organization and development in four Swedish municipalities
Elisabeth VG Jansson and Per E Tillgren
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 455. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-455.
PMCID: PMC2923108
A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments
Diana E Bowler, Lisette M Buyung-Ali, Teri M Knight, and Andrew S Pullin
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 456. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-456.
PMCID: PMC2924288
Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature
Phyllis Easton, Vikki A Entwistle, and Brian Williams
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 459. Published online 2010 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-459.
PMCID: PMC2923110
Risk factors and obstetric complications of large for gestational age births with adjustments for community effects: results from a new cohort study
Shu-Kay Ng, Adriana Olog, Anneliese B Spinks, Cate M Cameron, Judy Searle, and Rod J McClure
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 460. Published online 2010 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-460.
PMCID: PMC2921393
Diagnostic efficiency of abattoir meat inspection service in Ethiopia to detect carcasses infected with Mycobacterium bovis: Implications for public health
Demelash Biffa, Asseged Bogale, and Eystein Skjerve
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 462. Published online 2010 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-462.
PMCID: PMC2924289
Assessing weight perception accuracy to promote weight loss among U.S. female adolescents: A secondary analysis
Jennifer Yost, Barbara Krainovich-Miller, Wendy Budin, and Robert Norman
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 465. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-465.
PMCID: PMC2925826
Association between weight perception and socioeconomic status among adults in the Seychelles
Heba Alwan, Bharathi Viswanathan, Julita Williams, Fred Paccaud, and Pascal Bovet
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 467. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-467.
PMCID: PMC2924291
First nationwide survey on cardiovascular risk factors in Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX)
Ala'a Alkerwi, Nicolas Sauvageot, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Marie-Lise Lair, Sophie Couffignal, Jean Beissel, Charles Delagardelle, Yolande Wagener, Adelin Albert, and Michèle Guillaume
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 468. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-468.
PMCID: PMC2925827
Burden of paediatric Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (RVGE) and potential benefits of a universal Rotavirus vaccination programme with a pentavalent vaccine in Spain
Javier Diez-Domingo, Nuria Lara Suriñach, Natalia Malé Alcalde, Lourdes Betegón, Nathalie Largeron, and Mélanie Trichard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 469. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-469.
PMCID: PMC2927540
Factors associated with pastoral community knowledge and occurrence of mycobacterial infections in Human-Animal Interface areas of Nakasongola and Mubende districts, Uganda
Clovice Kankya, Adrian Muwonge, Susan Olet, Musso Munyeme, Demelash Biffa, John Opuda-Asibo, Eystein Skjerve, and James Oloya
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 471. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-471.
PMCID: PMC2924292
High risk behavior for HIV transmission among former injecting drug users: a survey from Indonesia
Shelly Iskandar, Diba Basar, Teddy Hidayat, Ike MP Siregar, Lucas Pinxten, Reinout van Crevel, Andre JAM Van der Ven , and Cor AJ De Jong
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 472. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-472.
PMCID: PMC2931466
Social deprivation and exposure to health promotion. A study of the distribution of health promotion resources to schools in England
Corina M Chivu and Daniel D Reidpath
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 473. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-473.
PMCID: PMC2924293
"Sleep disparity" in the population: poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity
Nirav P Patel, Michael A Grandner, Dawei Xie, Charles C Branas, and Nalaka Gooneratne
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 475. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-475.
PMCID: PMC2927542
Violence against female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India: impact on health, and reductions in violence following an intervention program
Tara SH Beattie, Parinita Bhattacharjee, BM Ramesh, Vandana Gurnani, John Anthony, Shajy Isac, HL Mohan, Aparajita Ramakrishnan, Tisha Wheeler, Janet Bradley, James F Blanchard, and Stephen Moses
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 476. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-476.
PMCID: PMC2931467
Role of risk and protective factors in risky sexual behavior among high school students in Cambodia
Siyan Yi, Krishna C Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Paula H Palmer, Songky Yi, and Masamine Jimba
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 477. Published online 2010 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-477.
PMCID: PMC2928204
The prevalence of dental erosion and associated risk factors in 12-13-year-old school children in Southern China
Ping Wang, Huan Cai Lin, Jian Hong Chen, and Huan You Liang
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 478. Published online 2010 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-478.
PMCID: PMC2927543
The leading methods of suicide in Taiwan, 2002-2008
Jin-Jia Lin, Shu-Sen Chang, and Tsung-Hsueh Lu
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 480. Published online 2010 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-480.
PMCID: PMC2927545
Cognitive testing of physical activity and acculturation questions in recent and long-term Latino immigrants
David Berrigan, Barbara H Forsyth, Cynthia Helba, Kerry Levin, Alicia Norberg, and Gordon B Willis
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 481. Published online 2010 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-481.
PMCID: PMC2927546
Factors associated with dental caries among institutionalized residents with schizophrenia in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study
Kuan-Yu Chu, Nan-Ping Yang, Pesus Chou, Hsien-Jane Chiu, and Lin-Yang Chi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 482. Published online 2010 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-482.
PMCID: PMC2931468
Recent patterns in chronic disease mortality in remote living Indigenous Australians
K Andreasyan and WE Hoy
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 483. Published online 2010 August 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-483.
PMCID: PMC2931469
Examining appropriate diagnosis and treatment of malaria: availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy in public and private health facilities in south east Nigeria
Benjamin SC Uzochukwu, Lausdeus O Chiegboka, Chibuike Enwereuzo, Usonwanne Nwosu , David Okorafor, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Nkoli P Uguru, Florence T Sibeudu, and Ogochukwu P Ezeoke
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 486. Published online 2010 August 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-486.
PMCID: PMC2931470
Incidence of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal Australians: an 11-year prospective cohort study
Zhiqiang Wang, Wendy E Hoy, and Damin Si
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 487. Published online 2010 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-487.
PMCID: PMC2931471
Time trends in cardiovascular disease mortality in Russia and Germany from 1980 to 2007 - are there migration effects?
Andreas Deckert, Volker Winkler, Ari Paltiel, Oliver Razum, and Heiko Becher
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 488. Published online 2010 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-488.
PMCID: PMC2928205
Multi-level, cross-sectional study of workplace social capital and smoking among Japanese employees
Etsuji Suzuki, Takeo Fujiwara, Soshi Takao, S V Subramanian, Eiji Yamamoto, and Ichiro Kawachi
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 489. Published online 2010 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-489.
PMCID: PMC2931472
Violence against women: The perspective of academic women
Sibel Kalaca and Pınar Dundar
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 490. Published online 2010 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-490.
PMCID: PMC2931473
Child mortality from solid-fuel use in India: a nationally-representative case-control study
Diego G Bassani, Prabhat Jha, Neeraj Dhingra, and Rajesh Kumar
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 491. Published online 2010 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-491.
PMCID: PMC2931474
Prevalence and barriers to HIV testing among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Barriers to HIV testing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Yuri Sasaki, Moazzam Ali, Vong Sathiarany, Koum Kanal, and Kazuhiro Kakimoto
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 494. Published online 2010 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-494.
PMCID: PMC2930599
Development of a universal psycho-educational intervention to prevent common postpartum mental disorders in primiparous women: a multiple method approach
Heather J Rowe and Jane RW Fisher
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 499. Published online 2010 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-499.
PMCID: PMC2931475
Including the public in pandemic planning: a deliberative approach
Annette J Braunack-Mayer, Jackie M Street, Wendy A Rogers, Rodney Givney, John R Moss, and Janet E Hiller
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 501. Published online 2010 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-501.
PMCID: PMC2931476
Family structure, parent-child conversation time and substance use among Chinese adolescents
Kwok-Kei Mak, Sai-Yin Ho, G Neil Thomas, C Mary Schooling, Sarah M McGhee, and Tai-Hing Lam
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 503. Published online 2010 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-503.
PMCID: PMC2931477
Study Protocol
A worksite prevention program for construction workers: design of a randomized controlled trial
Karen M Oude Hengel, Catelijne I Joling, Karin I Proper, Birgitte M Blatter, and Paulien M Bongers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 336. Published online 2010 June 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-336.
PMCID: PMC2896359
Measuring the impact and costs of a universal group based parenting programme: protocol and implementation of a trial
Douglas E Simkiss, Helen A Snooks, Nigel Stallard, Shan Davies, Marie A Thomas, Becky Anthony, Sarah Winstanley, Lynsey Wilson, and Sarah Stewart-Brown
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 364. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-364.
PMCID: PMC2905332
Cumulative exposure to air pollution and long term outcomes after first acute myocardial infarction: A population-based cohort study. Objectives and methodology
Yariv Gerber, Vicki Myers, David M Broday, Silvia Koton, David M Steinberg, and Yaacov Drory
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 369. Published online 2010 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-369.
PMCID: PMC2904275
Rationale and methods of the European Study on Cardiovascular Risk Prevention and Management in Daily Practice (EURIKA)
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Eliseo Guallar, Claudio Borghi, Jean Dallongeville, Guy De Backer, Julian P Halcox, Ramón Hernández-Vecino, Francisco Javier Jiménez, Elvira L Massó-González, Joep Perk, Philippe Gabriel Steg, and José R Banegas
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 382. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-382.
PMCID: PMC2909167
Psychological risk factors of micro- and macrovascular outcomes in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes: rationale and design of the DiaDDZoB Study
Giesje Nefs, François Pouwer, Johan Denollet, and Victor JM Pop
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 388. Published online 2010 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-388.
PMCID: PMC2914779
HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings
Catherine E Draper, Anniza de Villiers, Estelle V Lambert, Jean Fourie, Jillian Hill, Lucinda Dalais, Zulfa Abrahams, and Nelia P Steyn
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 398. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-398.
PMCID: PMC2910683
Effectiveness of hygienic-dietary recommendations as enhancers of antidepressant treatment in patients with Depression: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Mauro Garcia-Toro, Olga Ibarra, Margalida Gili, Joan Salva, Saray Monzón, Margalida Vives, Maria J Serrano, Javier Garcia-Campayo, and Miquel Roca
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 404. Published online 2010 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-404.
PMCID: PMC2910684
Prevention through Activity in Kindergarten Trial (PAKT): A cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of an activity intervention in preschool children
Kristina Roth, Sonja Mauer, Matthias Obinger, Katharina C Ruf, Christine Graf, Susi Kriemler, Dorothea Lenz, Walter Lehmacher, and Helge Hebestreit
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 410. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-410.
PMCID: PMC2916900
Sexual health of ethnic minority MSM in Britain (MESH project): design and methods
Jonathan Elford, Eamonn McKeown, Rita Doerner, Simon Nelson, Nicola Low, and Jane Anderson
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 419. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-419.
PMCID: PMC2916902
A randomised controlled trial to compare a range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with a minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: the Lighten Up trial
Kate Jolly, Amanda Daley, Peymane Adab, Amanda Lewis, John Denley, Jane Beach, and Paul Aveyard
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 439. Published online 2010 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-439.
PMCID: PMC2916907
EDUCORE project: a clinical trial, randomised by clusters, to assess the effect of a visual learning method on blood pressure control in the primary healthcare setting
Isidro Rodríguez-Salceda, Esperanza Escortell-Mayor, Milagros Rico-Blázquez, Rosario Riesgo-Fuertes, Angel Asúnsolo-del Barco, Antonio Valdivia-Pérez, Isabel del Cura-González, Ana B García-Cañón, María F Ortiz-Jiménez, Luisa Cabello-Ballesteros, Sofia Garrido-Elustondo, Laura Chamorro-González, and Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 449. Published online 2010 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-449.
PMCID: PMC2920281
Living Well with Diabetes: a randomized controlled trial of a telephone-delivered intervention for maintenance of weight loss, physical activity and glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes
Elizabeth G Eakin, Marina M Reeves, Alison L Marshall, David W Dunstan, Nicholas Graves, Genevieve N Healy, Jonathan Bleier, Adrian G Barnett, Trisha O'Moore-Sullivan, Anthony Russell, and Ken Wilkie
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 452. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-452.
PMCID: PMC2927539
Improving behaviour in self-testing (IBIS): Study on frequency of use, consequences, information needs and use, and quality of currently available consumer information (protocol)
Janaica EJ Grispen, Martine HP Ickenroth, Nanne K de Vries, Geert-Jan Dinant, Gaby Ronda, and Trudy van der Weijden
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 453. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-453.
PMCID: PMC2919481
The @RISK Study: Risk communication for patients with type 2 diabetes: design of a randomised controlled trial
Laura MC Welschen, Sandra DM Bot, Jacqueline M Dekker, Daniëlle RM Timmermans, Trudy van der Weijden, and Giel Nijpels
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 457. Published online 2010 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-457.
PMCID: PMC2922111
Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study: a randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst Indigenous and non Indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk
Hueiming Liu, Anushka Patel, Alex Brown, Sandra Eades, Noel Hayman, Stephen Jan, Ian Ring, Greg Stewart, Andrew Tonkin, Tarun Weeramanthri, Vicki Wade, Anthony Rodgers, Tim Usherwood, Bruce Neal, David Peiris, Hugh Burke, Christopher Reid, and Alan Cass
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 458. Published online 2010 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-458.
PMCID: PMC2923109
Enhancing a sustainable healthy working life: design of a clustered randomized controlled trial
Wendy Koolhaas, Sandra Brouwer, Johan W Groothoff, and Jac JL van der Klink
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 461. Published online 2010 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-461.
PMCID: PMC2928202
The Eat Smart Study: A randomised controlled trial of a reduced carbohydrate versus a low fat diet for weight loss in obese adolescents
Helen Truby, Kimberley A Baxter, Paula Barrett, Robert S Ware, John C Cardinal, Peter SW Davies, Lynne A Daniels, and Jennifer A Batch
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 464. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-464.
PMCID: PMC2925340
'BeSAFE', effect-evaluation of internet-based, tailored safety information combined with personal counselling on parents' child safety behaviours: study design of a randomized controlled trial
Mirjam EJ van Beelen, Tinneke MJ Beirens, Mirjam K Struijk, Paul den Hertog, Anke Oenema, Eduard F van Beeck, and Hein Raat
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 466. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-466.
PMCID: PMC2924290
Design of an internet-based health economic evaluation of a preventive group-intervention for children of parents with mental illness or substance use disorders
Marla Woolderink, Filip Smit, Rianne van der Zanden, Jennifer Beecham, Martin Knapp, Aggie Paulus, and Silvia Evers
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 470. Published online 2010 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-470.
PMCID: PMC2928203
Systematic Development of the YouRAction program, a computer-tailored Physical Activity promotion intervention for Dutch adolescents, targeting personal motivations and environmental opportunities
Richard G Prins, Pepijn van Empelen, Marielle A Beenackers, Johannes Brug, and Anke Oenema
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 474. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-474.
PMCID: PMC2927541
The CONSTANCES cohort: an open epidemiological laboratory
Marie Zins, Sébastien Bonenfant, Matthieu Carton, Mireille Coeuret-Pellicer, Alice Guéguen, Julie Gourmelen, Mélissa Nachtigal, Anna Ozguler, Ariane Quesnot, Céline Ribet, Grégory Rodrigues, Angel Serrano, Rémi Sitta, Alain Brigand, Joseph Henny, and Marcel Goldberg
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 479. Published online 2010 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-479.
PMCID: PMC2927544
Debates
Decreasing sperm quality: a global problem?
Hiltrud Merzenich, Hajo Zeeb, and Maria Blettner
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 24. Published online 2010 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2818620
Prevention among immigrants: the example of Germany
Jacob Spallek, Hajo Zeeb, and Oliver Razum
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 92. Published online 2010 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-92.
PMCID: PMC2837628
Repeal of the Pennsylvania motorcycle helmet law: reflections on the ethical and political dynamics of public health reform
Robert A Cherry
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 202. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-202.
PMCID: PMC2864213
Using family history information to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent diseases; a discussion of the evidence
Liesbeth Claassen, Lidewij Henneman, A Cecile JW Janssens, Miranda Wijdenes-Pijl, Nadeem Qureshi, Fiona M Walter, Paula W Yoon, and Danielle RM Timmermans
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 248. Published online 2010 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-248.
PMCID: PMC2875210
Challenges in evaluating Welfare to Work policy interventions: would an RCT design have been the answer to all our problems?
Kathryn Skivington, Gerry McCartney, Hilary Thomson, and Lyndal Bond
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 254. Published online 2010 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-254.
PMCID: PMC2882350
Shared Principles of Ethics for Infant and Young Child Nutrition in the Developing World
Jerome Amir Singh, Abdallah S Daar, and Peter A Singer
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 321. Published online 2010 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-321.
PMCID: PMC2906463
The primary care practitioner and the diagnosis of occupational diseases
Luca Cegolon, John H Lange, and Giuseppe Mastrangelo
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 405. Published online 2010 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-405.
PMCID: PMC2914077
Correction
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the risk of lung cancer: a prospective cohort study
David W Brown, Robert F Anda, Vincent J Felitti, Valerie J Edwards, Ann Marie Malarcher, Janet B Croft, and Wayne H Giles
BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 311. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-311.
PMCID: PMC2901373
Corrects: David W Brown, et al. Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the risk of lung cancer: a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 20.
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