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Volume 12;  2012

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Developing community-based preventive interventions in Hong Kong: a description of the first phase of the family project
Sunita M Stewart, Cecilia S Fabrizio, Malia R Hirschmann, Tai Hing Lam
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 106. Published online 2012 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-106
PMCID:
PMC3297497
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K Supplementary Material
Lessons for public health campaigns from analysing commercial food marketing success factors: a case study
Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Federico JA Perez-Cueto, Barbara Niedzwiedzka, Wim Verbeke, Tino Bech-Larsen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 139. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-139
PMCID:
PMC3297499
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M

Research Articles

Internal construct validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire (SMBQ)
Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Julie Pallant, Gunnar Ahlborg, Jr
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 1. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1
PMCID:
PMC3307433
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K
A systematic review of economic evaluations of interventions to tackle cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries
Marc Suhrcke, Till A Boluarte, Louis Niessen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 2. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-2
PMCID:
PMC3299641
Abstract Full Text PDF–323K Supplementary Material
Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department
Katerina A Christopoulos, Sheri D Weiser, Kimberly A Koester, Janet J Myers, Douglas AE White, Beth Kaplan, Stephen F Morin
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 3. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-3
PMCID:
PMC3267671
Abstract Full Text PDF–197K
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Amsale Cherie, Yemane Berhane
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 5. Published online 2012 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-5
PMCID:
PMC3265418
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K
Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?
Femke De Meester, Delfien Van Dyck, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, James F Sallis, Greet Cardon
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 7. Published online 2012 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-7
PMCID:
PMC3265406
Abstract Full Text PDF–440K
A prospective study of complications from comprehensive abortion care services in Nepal
Kathryn Andersen, Bela Ganatra, Sarah Stucke, Indira Basnett, Yagya B Karki, Kusum Thapa
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 9. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-9
PMCID:
PMC3315730
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Targeting condom distribution at high risk places increases condom utilization-evidence from an intervention study in Livingstone, Zambia
Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Cosmas Zyaambo, Charles Michelo, Knut Fylkesnes
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 10. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-10
PMCID:
PMC3293038
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
Progress towards implementation of ACT malaria case-management in public health facilities in the Republic of Sudan: a cluster-sample survey
Tarig M Abdelgader, Abdalla M Ibrahim, Khalid A Elmardi, Sophie Githinji, Dejan Zurovac, Robert W Snow, Abdisalan M Noor
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 11. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-11
PMCID:
PMC3268707
Abstract Full Text PDF–463K
Applying the effort-reward imbalance model to household and family work: a population-based study of German mothers
Stefanie Sperlich, Richard Peter, Siegfried Geyer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 12. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-12
PMCID:
PMC3293094
Abstract Full Text PDF–337K Supplementary Material
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among children from six cities of China
Haiquan Xu, Yanping Li, Ailing Liu, Qian Zhang, Xiaoqi Hu, Hongyun Fang, Tingyu Li, Hongwei Guo, Ying Li, Guifa Xu, Jun Ma, Lin Du, Guansheng Ma
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 13. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-13
PMCID:
PMC3316129
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K Supplementary Material
A cross-sectional survey of prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among prisoners in New South Wales, Australia
Sarah Larney, Libby Topp, Devon Indig, Colmán O'Driscoll, David Greenberg
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 14. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-14
PMCID:
PMC3276432
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Community-based educational intervention to limit the dissemination of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada
George R Golding, Brian Quinn, Kirsten Bergstrom, Donna Stockdale, Shirley Woods, Mandiangu Nsungu, Barb Brooke, Paul N Levett, Greg Horsman, Ryan McDonald, Brian Szklarczuk, Steve Silcox, Shirley Paton, Mary Carson, Michael R Mulvey, James Irvine
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 15. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-15
PMCID:
PMC3287965
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
The impact of diabetes prevention on labour force participation and income of older Australians: an economic study
Megan E Passey, Rupendra N Shrestha, Melanie Y Bertram, Deborah J Schofield, Theo Vos, Emily J Callander, Richard Percival, Simon J Kelly
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 16. Published online 2012 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-16
PMCID:
PMC3295674
Abstract Full Text PDF–309K
A national cohort study of parental socioeconomic status and non-fatal suicidal behaviour-the mediating role of school performance
Beata Jablonska, Frank Lindblad, Viveca Östberg, Lene Lindberg, Finn Rasmussen, Anders Hjern
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 17. Published online 2012 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-17
PMCID:
PMC3268709
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Unevenly distributed: a systematic review of the health literature about socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity in the United Kingdom
Abdulrahman M El-Sayed, Peter Scarborough, Sandro Galea
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 18. Published online 2012 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-18
PMCID:
PMC3293718
Abstract Full Text PDF–375K Supplementary Material
SRH and HrQOL: does social position impact differently on their link with health status?
Cyrille Delpierre, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Mette Munch-Petersen, Valérie Lauwers-Cances, Geetanjali D Datta, Benoît Lepage, Thierry Lang
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 19. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-19
PMCID:
PMC3287252
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
Does the distribution of health care benefits in Kenya meet the principles of universal coverage?
Jane Chuma, Thomas Maina, John Ataguba
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 20. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-20
PMCID:
PMC3280172
Abstract Full Text PDF–475K
Demographic, knowledge, attitudinal, and accessibility factors associated with uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in a rural district of Tanzania: Three public policy implications
Frida S Lyimo, Tanya N Beran
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 22. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-22
PMCID:
PMC3299640
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Prevalence of diabetes among Han, Manchu and Korean ethnicities in the Mudanjiang area of China: a cross-sectional survey
Yan Feng, Yumei Yang, Xuesong Ma, Kaiting Chen, Nannan Wu, Dongmei Wang, Pengjie Li, Minnan Wang, Qiang Li, Jinchao Zhang
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 23. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-23
PMCID:
PMC3298515
Abstract Full Text PDF–351K Supplementary Material
Heavy burden of non-communicable diseases at early age and gender disparities in an adult population of Burkina Faso: world health survey
Malgorzata Miszkurka, Slim Haddad, Étienne V Langlois, Ellen E Freeman, Seni Kouanda, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 24. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-24
PMCID:
PMC3280168
Abstract Full Text PDF–431K
An empirical approach to selecting community-based alcohol interventions: combining research evidence, rural community views and professional opinion
Anthony Shakeshaft, Dennis Petrie, Christopher Doran, Courtney Breen, Robert Sanson-Fisher
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 25. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-25
PMCID:
PMC3305500
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
Women's views on consent, counseling and confidentiality in PMTCT: a mixed-methods study in four African countries
Anita Hardon, Eva Vernooij, Grace Bongololo-Mbera, Peter Cherutich, Alice Desclaux, David Kyaddondo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Melissa Neuman, Rhoda Wanyenze, Carla Obermeyer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 26. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-26
PMCID:
PMC3295711
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K
Nutritional status of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Salwa G Massad, FJ Nieto, Mari Palta, Maureen Smith, Roseanne Clark, Abdel-Aziz Thabet
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 27. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-27
PMCID:
PMC3268107
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K
Assessing trends and predictors of tuberculosis in Taiwan
Chung-Min Liao, Nan-Hung Hsieh, Tang-Luen Huang, Yi-Hsien Cheng, Yi-Jun Lin, Chia-Pin Chio, Szu-Chieh Chen, Min-Pei Ling
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 29. Published online 2012 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-29
PMCID:
PMC3285518
Abstract Full Text PDF–441K
Are marginalized women being left behind? A population-based study of institutional deliveries in Karnataka, India
Paul C Adamson, Karl Krupp, Bhavana Niranjankumar, Alexandra H Freeman, Mudassir Khan, Purnima Madhivanan
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 30. Published online 2012 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-30
PMCID:
PMC3269389
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Awareness and acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine: an application of the instrumental variables bivariate probit model
Young Kyung Do, Ker Yi Wong
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 31. Published online 2012 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-31
PMCID:
PMC3292959
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K
Binge eating, purging and non-purging compensatory behaviours decrease from adolescence to adulthood: A population-based, longitudinal study
Dawit Shawel Abebe, Lars Lien, Leila Torgersen, Tilmann von Soest
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 32. Published online 2012 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-32
PMCID:
PMC3298533
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Socioeconomic factors associated with drug consumption in prison population in Mexico
Armando Nevárez-Sida, Patricia Constantino-Casas, Angélica Castro-Ríos
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 33. Published online 2012 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-33
PMCID:
PMC3273428
Abstract Full Text PDF–193K
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in a rural district of Beijing, China: a population-based survey of 58,308 residents
Liu He, Xun Tang, Yan Song, Na Li, Jingrong Li, Zongxin Zhang, Jianjiang Liu, Liping Yu, Haitao Xu, Jianguo Zhang, Yonghua Hu
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 34. Published online 2012 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-34
PMCID:
PMC3292979
Abstract Full Text PDF–570K Supplementary Material
Changing insurance company claims handling processes improves some outcomes for people injured in road traffic crashes
Frederieke Schaafsma, Annelies De Wolf, Areen Kayaian, Ian D Cameron
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 36. Published online 2012 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-36
PMCID:
PMC3292930
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K Supplementary Material
Mortality and causes of death among violent offenders and victims-a Swedish population based longitudinal study
Marlene Stenbacka, Tomas Moberg, Anders Romelsjö, Jussi Jokinen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 38. Published online 2012 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-38
PMCID:
PMC3329420
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
Mortality among adults: gender and socioeconomic differences in a Brazilian city
Ana Paula Belon, Marilisa BA Barros, Letícia Marín-León
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 39. Published online 2012 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-39
PMCID:
PMC3328284
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Household secondhand smoke exposure of elementary schoolchildren in Southern Taiwan and factors associated with their confidence in avoiding exposure: a cross-sectional study
Hsiao-Ling Huang, Yea-Yin Yen, Pi-Li Lin, Chin-Hsuan Chiu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Ted Chen, Chih-Yang Hu, Ya-Ying Lin, Chien-Hung Lee, Fu-Li Chen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 40. Published online 2012 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-40
PMCID:
PMC3316143
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K Supplementary Material
A review of population-based prevalence studies of physical activity in adults in the Asia-Pacific region
Rona Macniven, Adrian Bauman, Marian Abouzeid
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 41. Published online 2012 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-41
PMCID:
PMC3293715
Abstract Full Text PDF–449K Supplementary Material
Diabetes, HIV and other health determinants associated with absenteeism among formal sector workers in Namibia
Leonor Guariguata, Ingrid de Beer, Rina Hough, Els Bindels, Delia Weimers-Maasdorp, Frank G Feeley, III, Tobias F Rinke de Wit
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 44. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-44
PMCID:
PMC3269375
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Ethnic discrimination prevalence and associations with health outcomes: data from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of secondary school students in New Zealand
Sue Crengle, Elizabeth Robinson, Shanthi Ameratunga, Terryann Clark, Deborah Raphael
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 45. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-45
PMCID:
PMC3315751
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Health inequalities in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study of the role of Type D (distressed) personality
Marja JH van Bon-Martens, Johan Denollet , Lambertus ALM Kiemeney , Mariël Droomers, Monique JA de Beer, Ien AM van de Goor, Hans AM van Oers
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 46. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-46
PMCID:
PMC3293707
Abstract Full Text PDF–270K
Co-morbid depression is associated with poor work outcomes in persons with cardiovascular disease (CVD): A large, nationally representative survey in the Australian population
Adrienne O'Neil, Emily D Williams, Christopher E Stevenson, Brian Oldenburg, Kristy Sanderson
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 47. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-47
PMCID:
PMC3349555
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Exploring the relationships between housing, neighbourhoods and mental wellbeing for residents of deprived areas
Lyndal Bond, Ade Kearns, Phil Mason, Carol Tannahill, Matt Egan, Elise Whitely
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 48. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-48
PMCID:
PMC3293078
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
Comprehensive assessment of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women
Subrina Jesmin, Md Reazul Islam, A M Shahidul Islam, Md Sohag Mia, Sayeeda Nusrat Sultana, Sohel Zaedi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Yoshio Iwashima, Michiaki Hiroe, Tetsu Watanabe
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 49. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-49
PMCID:
PMC3293056
Abstract Full Text PDF–315K
Trend in eating habits among Lithuanian school-aged children in context of social inequality: three cross-sectional surveys 2002, 2006 and 2010
Apolinaras Zaborskis, Reda Lagunaite, Ryan Busha, Jolita Lubiene
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 52. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-52
PMCID:
PMC3292449
Abstract Full Text PDF–443K
Migrant health in French Guiana: Are undocumented immigrants more vulnerable?
Anne Jolivet, Emmanuelle Cadot, Sophie Florence, Sophie Lesieur, Jacques Lebas, Pierre Chauvin
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 53. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-53
PMCID:
PMC3355028
Abstract Full Text PDF–384K
Life satisfaction and mortality in elderly people: The Kangwha Cohort Study
Heejin Kimm, Jae Woong Sull, Bayasgalan Gombojav, Sang-Wook Yi, Heechoul Ohrr
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 54. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-54
PMCID:
PMC3305484
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
The GLAMA (Girls! Lead! Achieve! Mentor! Activate!) physical activity and peer leadership intervention pilot project: A process evaluation using the RE-AIM framework
Kate A Jenkinson, Geraldine Naughton, Amanda C Benson
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 55. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-55
PMCID:
PMC3293770
Abstract Full Text PDF–396K
Patient- and provider-level risk factors associated with default from tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 2002: a case-control study
Alyssa Finlay, Joey Lancaster, Timothy H Holtz, Karin Weyer, Abe Miranda, Martie van der Walt
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 56. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-56
PMCID:
PMC3306745
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Participation in and attitude towards the national immunization program in the Netherlands: data from population-based questionnaires
Liesbeth Mollema, Nancy Wijers, Susan JM Hahné, Fiona RM van der Klis, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Hester E de Melker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 57. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-57
PMCID:
PMC3298495
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K
Predictors for patient knowledge and reported behaviour regarding driving under the influence of medicines: a multi-country survey
Susana P Monteiro, Liset van Dijk, Alain G Verstraete, F Javier Álvarez, Michael Heissing, Johan J de Gier
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 59. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-59
PMCID:
PMC3298461
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K Supplementary Material
Association of smoking, physical activity, and dietary habits with socioeconomic variables: a cross-sectional study in adults on both sides of the Hungarian-Romanian border
Erika Nédó, Edit Paulik
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 60. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-60
PMCID:
PMC3298493
Abstract Full Text PDF–204K
Influence of the quality implementation of a physical education curriculum on the physical development and physical fitness of children
Gregor Starc, Janko Strel
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 61. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-61
PMCID:
PMC3305363
Abstract Full Text PDF–325K
Comparison of alternative versions of the job demand-control scales in 17 European cohort studies: the IPD-Work consortium
Eleonor I Fransson, Solja T Nyberg, Katriina Heikkilä, Lars Alfredsson, De Dirk Bacquer, G David Batty, Sébastien Bonenfant, Annalisa Casini, Els Clays, Marcel Goldberg, France Kittel, Markku Koskenvuo, Anders Knutsson, Constanze Leineweber, Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Maria Nordin, Archana Singh-Manoux, Sakari Suominen, Jussi Vahtera, Peter Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Marie Zins, Töres Theorell, Mika Kivimäki
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 62. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-62
PMCID:
PMC3328260
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K Supplementary Material
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adults in southern China
Xiang Qian Lao, Yong Hui Zhang, Martin Chi Sang Wong, Yan Jun Xu, Hao Feng Xu, Shao Ping Nie, Wen Jun Ma, G Neil Thomas, Ignatius Tak Sun Yu
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 64. Published online 2012 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-64
PMCID:
PMC3293058
Abstract Full Text PDF–246K
Do positive or negative experiences of social support relate to current and future health? Results from the Doetinchem Cohort Study
Simone Croezen, H Susan J Picavet, Annemien Haveman-Nies, WM Monique Verschuren, Lisette CPGM de Groot, Pieter van't Veer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 65. Published online 2012 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-65
PMCID:
PMC3275524
Abstract Full Text PDF–228K
The buffering effect of relationship satisfaction on emotional distress in couples
Gun-Mette B Røsand, Kari Slinning, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Espen Røysamb, Kristian Tambs
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 66. Published online 2012 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-66
PMCID:
PMC3295683
Abstract Full Text PDF–330K
"Now we are in a different time; various bad diseases have come." understanding men's acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a moderate prevalence setting
Angela Kelly, Martha Kupul, Lisa Fitzgerald, Herick Aeno, James Neo, Richard Naketrumb, Peter Siba, John M Kaldor, Andrew Vallely
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 67. Published online 2012 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-67
PMCID:
PMC3298502
Abstract Full Text PDF–650K
The predictive validity of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community
Ramon Daniels, Erik van Rossum, Anna Beurskens, Wim van den Heuvel, Luc de Witte
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 69. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-69
PMCID:
PMC3293057
Abstract Full Text PDF–210K Supplementary Material
Evaluation of interventions on road traffic injuries in Peru: a qualitative approach
Luis Huicho, Taghreed Adam, Edmundo Rosales, Ada Paca-Palao, Luis López, Diego Luna, J Jaime Miranda
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 71. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-71
PMCID:
PMC3293026
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K
A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada
Erin P Hobin, Scott T Leatherdale, Steve Manske, Joel A Dubin, Susan Elliott, Paul Veugelers
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 74. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-74
PMCID:
PMC3330023
Abstract Full Text PDF–340K
Identifying factors relevant in the assessment of return-to-work efforts in employees on long-term sickness absence due to chronic low back pain: a focus group study
Anna Muijzer, Jan H Geertzen, Wout E de Boer, Johan W Groothoff, Sandra Brouwer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 77. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-77
PMCID:
PMC3307027
Abstract Full Text PDF–308K
The effect of modifiable risk factors on geographic mortality differentials: a modelling study
Christopher E Stevenson, Haider Mannan, Anna Peeters, Helen Walls, Dianna J Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, John J McNeil
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 79. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-79
PMCID:
PMC3349565
Abstract Full Text PDF–374K Supplementary Material
Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models
Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska, Helmut Brand
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 80. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-80
PMCID:
PMC3292515
Abstract Full Text PDF–400K
Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study
Celine M Murrin, Gabrielle E Kelly, Richard E Tremblay, Cecily C Kelleher
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 81. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-81
PMCID:
PMC3359190
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
Public health management of antiviral drugs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: a survey of local health departments in California
Jennifer C Hunter, Daniela C Rodríguez, Tomás J Aragón
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 82. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-82
PMCID:
PMC3323435
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
A local outbreak of dengue caused by an imported case in Dongguan China
Hong-Juan Peng, Hui-Bing Lai, Qiao-Li Zhang, Ba-Yi Xu, Hao Zhang, Wen-Hua Liu, Wei Zhao, Yuan-Ping Zhou, Xin-Guang Zhong, Shu Jiang, Jin-Hua Duan, Gui-Yun Yan, Jian-Feng He, Xiao-Guang Chen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 83. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-83
PMCID:
PMC3311058
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.8M
Political and social determinants of life expectancy in less developed countries: a longitudinal study
Ro-Ting Lin, Ya-Mei Chen, Lung-Chang Chien, Chang-Chuan Chan
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 85. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-85
PMCID:
PMC3331806
Abstract Full Text PDF–408K
Hearing effects from intermittent and continuous noise exposure in a study of Korean factory workers and firefighters
In-Sung Chung, Isabella M Chu, Mark R Cullen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 87. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-87
PMCID:
PMC3280190
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K Supplementary Material
Why choice of metric matters in public health analyses: a case study of the attribution of credit for the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the US and other populations
Hebe N Gouda, Julia Critchley, John Powles, Simon Capewell
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 88. Published online 2012 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-88
PMCID:
PMC3305465
Abstract Full Text PDF–357K
Lifestyle physical activity among urban Palestinians and Israelis: a cross-sectional comparison in the Palestinian-Israeli Jerusalem risk factor study
Dafna Merom, Ronit Sinnreich, Vartohi Aboudi, Jeremy D Kark, Hisham Nassar
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 90. Published online 2012 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-90
PMCID:
PMC3311574
Abstract Full Text PDF–304K Supplementary Material
Mortality and potential years of life lost attributable to alcohol consumption in Canada in 2005
Kevin D Shield, Benjamin Taylor, Tara Kehoe, Jayadeep Patra, Jürgen Rehm
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 91. Published online 2012 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-91
PMCID:
PMC3305515
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K Supplementary Material
Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand
Peter JW Saxton, Nigel P Dickson, Richard Griffiths, Anthony J Hughes, John Rowden
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 92. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-92
PMCID:
PMC3293771
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K Supplementary Material
Barriers to women's participation in inter-conceptional care: a cross-sectional analysis
Vijaya K Hogan, M Ahinee Amamoo, Althea D Anderson, David Webb, Leny Mathews, Diane Rowley, Jennifer F Culhane
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 93. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-93
PMCID:
PMC3317822
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Interaction between alcohol drinking and obesity in relation to colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jinhui Zhao, Yun Zhu, Peizhong Peter Wang, Roy West, Sharon Buehler, Zhuoyu Sun, Josh Squires, Barbara Roebothan, John R McLaughlin, Peter T Campbell, Patrick S Parfrey
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 94. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-94
PMCID:
PMC3280927
Abstract Full Text PDF–214K
Socio-demographic factors and psychological distress in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years: analysis of national survey data
Joan Cunningham, Yin C Paradies
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 95. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-95
PMCID:
PMC3340306
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
Assessing survival in widowers, and controls -A nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up
Bragi Skulason, Lilja Sigrun Jonsdottir, Valgerdur Sigurdardottir, Asgeir R Helgason
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 96. Published online 2012 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-96
PMCID:
PMC3295697
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K
The effects of social connections on self-rated physical and mental health among internal migrant and local adolescents in Shanghai, China
Zheng-hong Mao, Xu-dong Zhao
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 97. Published online 2012 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-97
PMCID:
PMC3305514
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Blood pressure and associated factors in a North African adolescent population. a national cross-sectional study in Tunisia
Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri, Jalila El Ati, Pierre Traissac, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay, Francis Delpeuch, Noureddine Achour, Bernard Maire
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 98. Published online 2012 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-98
PMCID:
PMC3331812
Abstract Full Text PDF–290K
Socioeconomic disparities in the uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening in Italy: a cross sectional study
Gianfranco Damiani, Bruno Federico, Danila Basso, Alessandra Ronconi, Caterina Bianca Neve Aurora Bianchi, Gian Marco Anzellotti, Gabriella Nasi, Franco Sassi, Walter Ricciardi
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 99. Published online 2012 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-99
PMCID:
PMC3314546
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K
Low back pain in 17 year olds has substantial impact and represents an important public health disorder: a cross-sectional study
Peter B O'Sullivan, Darren J Beales, Anne J Smith, Leon M Straker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 100. Published online 2012 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-100
PMCID:
PMC3313872
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Heavy smoking during pregnancy as a marker for other risk factors of adverse birth outcomes: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada
Anders C Erickson, Laura T Arbour
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 102. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-102
PMCID:
PMC3339515
Abstract Full Text PDF–773K
Exploring factors relevant in the assessment of the return-to-work process of employees on long-term sickness absence due to a depressive disorder: a focus group study
Anna Muijzer, Sandra Brouwer, Jan H Geertzen, Johan W Groothoff
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 103. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-103
PMCID:
PMC3293063
Abstract Full Text PDF–172K
Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence
Mekdes K Gebremariam, Torunn H Totland, Lene F Andersen, Ingunn H Bergh, Mona Bjelland, May Grydeland, Yngvar Ommundsen, Nanna Lien
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 104. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-104
PMCID:
PMC3299586
Abstract Full Text PDF–239K
Determinants of insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization among pregnant women in Nigeria
Augustine Ankomah, Samson B Adebayo, Ekundayo D Arogundade, Jennifer Anyanti, Ernest Nwokolo, Olaronke Ladipo, Martin M Meremikwu
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 105. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-105
PMCID:
PMC3340311
Abstract Full Text PDF–220K
The relationship between breastfeeding and weight status in a national sample of Australian children and adolescents
Jane A Scott, Su Y Ng, Lynne Cobiac
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 107. Published online 2012 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-107
PMCID:
PMC3311145
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
Does place of residence affect risk of suicide? a spatial epidemiologic investigation in Kentucky from 1999 to 2008
Daniel M Saman, Sabrina Walsh, Anna Borówko, Agricola Odoi
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 108. Published online 2012 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-108
PMCID:
PMC3292989
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.4M
Research, evidence and policymaking: the perspectives of policy actors on improving uptake of evidence in health policy development and implementation in Uganda
Juliet Nabyonga Orem, David Kaawa Mafigiri, Bruno Marchal, Freddie Ssengooba, Jean Macq, Bart Criel
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 109. Published online 2012 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-109
PMCID:
PMC3305540
Abstract Full Text PDF–698K Supplementary Material
Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception: a cross- sectional study among Ethiopian undergraduate female students
Fatuma A Ahmed, Kontie M Moussa, Karen O Petterson, Benedict O Asamoah
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 110. Published online 2012 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-110
PMCID:
PMC3293041
Abstract Full Text PDF–212K Supplementary Material
Age- and gender-specific population attributable risks of metabolic disorders on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Taiwan
Wuan-Szu Wang, Mark L Wahlqvist, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hsing-Yi Chang, Wan-Chi Chang, Chu-Chih Chen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 111. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-111
PMCID:
PMC3305485
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.7M
Coordination and resource-related difficulties encountered by Quebec's public health specialists and infectious diseases/medical microbiologists in the management of A (H1N1) - a mixed-method, exploratory survey
Charles Nhan, Réjean Laprise, Monique Douville-Fradet, Mary Ellen Macdonald, Caroline Quach
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 115. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-115
PMCID:
PMC3332281
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Health-related behavior as a mechanism behind the relationship between neighborhood social capital and individual health - a multilevel analysis
Sigrid M Mohnen, Beate Völker, Henk Flap, Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 116. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-116
PMCID:
PMC3347984
Abstract Full Text PDF–355K Supplementary Material
Estimating the number of colorectal cancer patients treated with anti-tumour therapy in 2015: the analysis of the Czech National Cancer Registry
Tomáš Pavlík, Ondřej Májek, Jan Mužík, Jana Koptíková, Lubomír Slavíček, Jindřich Fínek, David Feltl, Rostislav Vyzula, Ladislav Dušek
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 117. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-117
PMCID:
PMC3315738
Abstract Full Text PDF–610K
Lifetime history of indoor tanning in young people: a retrospective assessment of initiation, persistence, and correlates
Karen Lostritto, Leah M Ferrucci, Brenda Cartmel, David J Leffell, Annette M Molinaro, Allen E Bale, Susan T Mayne
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 118. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-118
PMCID:
PMC3340300
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Non-hispanic whites have higher risk for pulmonary impairment from pulmonary tuberculosis
Jotam G Pasipanodya, Edgar Vecino, Thaddeus L Miller, Guadalupe Munguia, Gerry Drewyer, Michel Fernandez, Philip Slocum, Stephen E Weis
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 119. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-119
PMCID:
PMC3305434
Abstract Full Text PDF–464K
Diabetes MILES--Australia (management and impact for long-term empowerment and success): methods and sample characteristics of a national survey of the psychological aspects of living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in Australian adults
Jane Speight, Jessica L Browne, Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Christel Hendrieckx, Frans Pouwer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 120. Published online 2012 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-120
PMCID:
PMC3312855
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Pulmonary function, respiratory symptoms, and dust exposures among workers engaged in early manufacturing processes of tea: a cohort study
Tzong-Shiun Shieh, Jui-Jung Chung, Chung-Jing Wang, Perng-Jy Tsai, Yau-Chang Kuo, How-Ran Guo
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 121. Published online 2012 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-121
PMCID:
PMC3312852
Abstract Full Text PDF–875K
The association between workplace smoking bans and self-perceived, work-related stress among smoking workers
Sunday Azagba, Mesbah F Sharaf
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 123. Published online 2012 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-123
PMCID:
PMC3296657
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K
Treatment outcomes of adult patients with recurrent tuberculosis in relation to HIV status in Zimbabwe: a retrospective record review
Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony D Harries, Satyanarayana Srinath, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Charles Sandy, Owen Mugurungi
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 124. Published online 2012 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-124
PMCID:
PMC3305664
Abstract Full Text PDF–197K Supplementary Material
Intimate partner physical violence among women in Shimelba refugee camp, northern Ethiopia
Girmatsion Feseha, Abebe G/mariam, Mulusew Gerbaba
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 125. Published online 2012 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-125
PMCID:
PMC3293014
Abstract Full Text PDF–283K
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children aged 1 month to 16 years in Hangzhou, China
Zhiwei Zhu, Jianying Zhan, Jie Shao, Weijun Chen, Liqin Chen, Wenhao Li, Chai Ji, Zhengyan Zhao
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 126. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-126
PMCID:
PMC3312872
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
An exploratory qualitative assessment of factors influencing childhood vaccine providers' intention to recommend immunization in the Netherlands
Liesbeth Mollema, Jojet M Staal, Jim E van Steenbergen, Theo GWM Paulussen, Hester E de Melker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 128. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-128
PMCID:
PMC3323418
Abstract Full Text PDF–199K
Persistent socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in England over 1994-2008: A time-trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional data
Shaun Scholes, Madhavi Bajekal, Hande Love, Nathaniel Hawkins, Rosalind Raine, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 129. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-129
PMCID:
PMC3342910
Abstract Full Text PDF–341K Supplementary Material
The development of health literacy in patients with a long-term health condition: the health literacy pathway model
Michelle Edwards, Fiona Wood, Myfanwy Davies, Adrian Edwards
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 130. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-130
PMCID:
PMC3305618
Abstract Full Text PDF–326K Supplementary Material
The DRUID study: racism and self-assessed health status in an indigenous population
Yin C Paradies, Joan Cunningham
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 131. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-131
PMCID:
PMC3305656
Abstract Full Text PDF–268K
Diagnostic work-up and loss of tuberculosis suspects in Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Riris Andono Ahmad, Francine Matthys, Bintari Dwihardiani, Ning Rintiswati, Sake J de Vlas, Yodi Mahendradhata, Patrick van der Stuyft
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 132. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-132
PMCID:
PMC3338364
Abstract Full Text PDF–222K
Mortality on extreme heat days using official thresholds in Spain: a multi-city time series analysis
Aurelio Tobias, Ben Armstrong, Ines Zuza, Antonio Gasparrini, Cristina Linares, Julio Diaz
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 133. Published online 2012 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-133
PMCID:
PMC3314548
Abstract Full Text PDF–865K Supplementary Material
Determinants of circumcision and willingness to be circumcised by Rwandan men, 2010
Rwego A Gasasira, Malabika Sarker, Landry Tsague, Sabin Nsanzimana, Aimée Gwiza, Jennifer Mbabazi, Corine Karema, Anita Asiimwe, Placidie Mugwaneza
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 134. Published online 2012 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-134
PMCID:
PMC3299639
Abstract Full Text PDF–273K
Gender differences in the association between self-rated health and hypertension in a Korean adult population
Hee-Young Shin, Min-Ho Shin, Jung-Ae Rhee
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 135. Published online 2012 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-135
PMCID:
PMC3306731
Abstract Full Text PDF–185K
Building capacity for evidence informed decision making in public health: a case study of organizational change
Leslea Peirson, Donna Ciliska, Maureen Dobbins, David Mowat
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 137. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-137
PMCID:
PMC3305606
Abstract Full Text PDF–373K Supplementary Material
Does social capital travel? Influences on the life satisfaction of young people living in England and Spain
Antony R Morgan, Francisco Rivera, Carmen Moreno, Bo JA Haglund
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 138. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-138
PMCID:
PMC3311094
Abstract Full Text PDF–476K
Sanitation behavior among schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic area of Northern rural Vietnam
Le thi Thanh Xuan, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Thilde Rheinländer, Anders Dalsgaard, Flemming Konradsen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 140. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-140
PMCID:
PMC3305623
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K Supplementary Material
Linking public health agencies and hospitals for improved emergency preparedness: North Carolina's public health epidemiologist program
Milissa Markiewicz, Christine A Bevc, Jennifer Hegle, Jennifer A Horney, Megan Davies, Pia DM MacDonald
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 141. Published online 2012 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-141
PMCID:
PMC3337284
Abstract Full Text PDF–160K
Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults: the Belgian aging studies
Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Veerle Van Holle, Dominique Verté, Nico De Witte, Liesbeth De Donder, Tine Buffel, Sarah Dury, Benedicte Deforche
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 142. Published online 2012 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-142
PMCID:
PMC3341198
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K
Impact of metabolic comorbidity on the association between body mass index and health-related quality of life: a Scotland-wide cross-sectional study of 5,608 participants
Zia Ul-Haq, Daniel F Mackay, Elisabeth Fenwick, Jill P Pell
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 143. Published online 2012 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-143
PMCID:
PMC3299597
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Tribal casinos in California: the last vestige of indoor smoking
David S Timberlake, Jun Wu, Wael K Al-Delaimy
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 144. Published online 2012 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-144
PMCID:
PMC3306736
Abstract Full Text PDF–358K
Alcohol and marijuana use while driving--an unexpected crash risk in Pakistani commercial drivers: a cross-sectional survey
Mohammed Umer Mir, Imran Khan, Bilal Ahmed, Junaid Abdul Razzak
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 145. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-145
PMCID:
PMC3306754
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
Alcohol and premature death in Estonian men: a study of forensic autopsies using novel biomarkers and proxy informants
Inge Ringmets, Jana Tuusov, Katrin Lang, Marika Väli, Kersti Pärna, Mailis Tõnisson, Anders Helander, Martin McKee, David A Leon
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 146. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-146
PMCID:
PMC3328271
Abstract Full Text PDF–326K
Measuring women's perceived ability to overcome barriers to healthcare seeking in Burkina Faso
Béatrice Nikiema, Slim Haddad, Louise Potvin
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 147. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-147
PMCID:
PMC3353158
Abstract Full Text PDF–326K
Unemployment and disability pension-an 18-year follow-up study of a 40-year-old population in a Norwegian county
Morten Støver, Kristine Pape, Roar Johnsen, Nils Fleten, Erik R Sund, Bjørgulf Claussen, Johan H Bjørngaard
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 148. Published online 2012 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-148
PMCID:
PMC3305666
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Prevalence of low back pain and associated occupational factors among Chinese coal miners
Guangxing Xu, Dong Pang, Fengying Liu, Desheng Pei, Sheng Wang, Liping Li
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 149. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-149
PMCID:
PMC3328269
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
Diabetes susceptibility in ethnic minority groups from Turkey, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Pakistan compared with Norwegians - the association with adiposity is strongest for ethnic minority women
Anne Karen Jenum, Lien My Diep, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen, Ingar Morten K Holme, Bernadette Nirmar Kumar, Kåre Inge Birkeland
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 150. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-150
PMCID:
PMC3315409
Abstract Full Text PDF–651K
Effectiveness of a diet and physical activity promotion strategy on the prevention of obesity in Mexican school children
Teresa Shamah Levy, Carmen Morales Ruán, Claudia Amaya Castellanos, Araceli Salazar Coronel, Alejandra Jiménez Aguilar, Ignacio Méndez Gómez Humarán
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 152. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-152
PMCID:
PMC3314581
Abstract Full Text PDF–488K
Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study
Ju-Fang Shi, Dian-Ju Kang, Shu-Zhen Qi, Hai-Yan Wu, Yan-Chun Liu, Li-Jun Sun, Li Li, Ying Yang, Qing Li, Xiang-Xian Feng, Li-Qin Zhang, Jie Li, Xiao-Li Li, Yun Yang, Mayinuer Niyazi, Ai-Di Xu, Jia-Hua Liu, Qing Xiao, Lian-Kun Li, Xin-Zheng Wang, You-Lin Qiao
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 153. Published online 2012 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-153
PMCID:
PMC3359232
Abstract Full Text PDF–302K
Variation between seated and standing/walking postures among male and female call centre operators
Allan Toomingas, Mikael Forsman, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Marina Heiden, Tohr Nilsson
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 154. Published online 2012 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-154
PMCID:
PMC3348085
Abstract Full Text PDF–783K Supplementary Material
Sustainability of the whole-community project '10,000 Steps': a longitudinal study
Ragnar Van Acker, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Katrien De Cocker, Lisa M Klesges, Annick Willem, Greet Cardon
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 155. Published online 2012 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-155
PMCID:
PMC3312865
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K Supplementary Material
The identification of job opportunities for severely disabled sick-listed employees
Jake PJ Broersen, Henny PG Mulders, Antonius JM Schellart, Allard J van der Beek
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 156. Published online 2012 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-156
PMCID:
PMC3311569
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Community health workers improve contact tracing among immigrants with tuberculosis in Barcelona
Jesús Edison Ospina, Àngels Orcau, Juan-Pablo Millet, Francesca Sánchez, Martí Casals, Joan A Caylà
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 158. Published online 2012 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-158
PMCID:
PMC3312853
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
The growth in newspaper coverage of tobacco control in China, 2000-2010
Junling Gao, Simon Chapman, Shaojing Sun, Hua Fu, Pinpin Zheng
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 160. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-160
PMCID:
PMC3315399
Abstract Full Text PDF–422K Supplementary Material
Community based needs assessment in an urban area; A participatory action research project
Saeid Sadeghieh Ahari, Shahram Habibzadeh, Moharram Yousefi, Firouz Amani, Reza Abdi
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 161. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-161
PMCID:
PMC3311560
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
Can work ability explain the social gradient in sickness absence: a study of a general population in Sweden
Jesper Löve, Kristina Holmgren, Kjell Torén, Gunnel Hensing
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 163. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-163
PMCID:
PMC3311564
Abstract Full Text PDF–223K
Knowledge, attitudes and other factors associated with assessment of tobacco smoking among pregnant Aboriginal women by health care providers: a cross-sectional survey
Megan E Passey, Catherine A D'Este, Robert W Sanson-Fisher
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 165. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-165
PMCID:
PMC3311138
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Perspectives of patients with type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes on self-monitoring of blood glucose: a qualitative study
Johanna Hortensius, Marijke C Kars, Willem S Wierenga, Nanne Kleefstra, Henk JG Bilo, Jaap J van der Bijl
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 167. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-167
PMCID:
PMC3311150
Abstract Full Text PDF–305K
Exploring bikeability in a metropolitan setting: stimulating and hindering factors in commuting route environments
Lina Wahlgren, Peter Schantz
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 168. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-168
PMCID:
PMC3311570
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.0M
The effect of participatory community communication on HIV preventive behaviors among ethnic minority youth in central Vietnam
Huy V Nguyen, Giang M Le, Son M Nguyen, Mai N Tran, Nguyet M Ha
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 170. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-170
PMCID:
PMC3310823
Abstract Full Text PDF–655K
Supporting the massive scale-up of antiretroviral therapy: the evolution of PEPFAR-supported treatment facilities in South Africa, 2005-2009
Elysia Larson, Heidi O'Bra, JW Brown, Thobile Mbengashe, Jeffrey D Klausner
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 173. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-173
PMCID:
PMC3323417
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Towns with extremely low mortality due to ischemic heart disease in Spain
María José Medrano, Raquel Boix, Alba Palmera, Rebeca Ramis, Iñaki Galán, Gonzalo López-Abente
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 174. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-174
PMCID:
PMC3323422
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Woman-centered research on access to safe abortion services and implications for behavioral change communication interventions: a cross-sectional study of women in Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Sushanta K Banerjee, Kathryn L Andersen, Rebecca M Buchanan, Janardan Warvadekar
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 175. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-175
PMCID:
PMC3314539
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
Keeping participants on board: increasing uptake by automated respondent reminders in an Internet-based Chlamydia Screening in the Netherlands
Nynke FB Dokkum, Rik H Koekenbier, Ingrid VF van den Broek, Jan EAM van Bergen, Elfi EHG Brouwers, Johannes SA Fennema, Hannelore M Götz, Christian JPA Hoebe, Lydia L Pars, Sander M van Ravesteijn, Eline LM Op de Coul
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 176. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-176
PMCID:
PMC3353245
Abstract Full Text PDF–495K
The gap in injury mortality rates between urban and rural residents of Hubei province, China
Qing Liu, Lan Zhang, Junlin Li, Dan Zuo, Deguang Kong, Xingfu Shen, Yi Guo, Qingjun Zhang
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 180. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-180
PMCID:
PMC3338362
Abstract Full Text PDF–338K
Infant mortality in Brazil, 1980-2000: A spatial panel data analysis
Ana Maria Barufi, Eduardo Haddad, Antonio Paez
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 181. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-181
PMCID:
PMC3317870
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.8M
Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria
Chukwuemeka Anoje, Bolatito Aiyenigba, Chiho Suzuki, Titilope Badru, Kesiena Akpoigbe, Michael Odo, Solomon Odafe, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Kwasi Torpey, Otto N Chabikuli
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 184. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-184
PMCID:
PMC3317814
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
A cross-sectional description of social capital in an international sample of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)
Allison Webel, J Craig Phillips, Carol Dawson Rose, William L Holzemer, Wei-Ti Chen, Lynda Tyer-Viola, Marta Rivero-Méndez, Patrice Nicholas, Kathleen Nokes, Jeanne Kemppainen, Elizabeth Sefcik, John Brion, Lucille Eller, Scholastika Iipinge, Kenn Kirksey, Dean Wantland, Puangtip Chaiphibalsarisdi, Mallory O Johnson, Carmen Portillo, Inge B Corless, Joachim Voss, Robert A Salata
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 188. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-188
PMCID:
PMC3352053
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M Supplementary Material
HIV testing and willingness to get HIV testing at a peer-run drop-in centre for people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand
Lianping Ti, Kanna Hayashi, Karyn Kaplan, Paisan Suwannawong, Eric Fu, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 189. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-189
PMCID:
PMC3337282
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union: results of a nested case-control study
Ema Kuhrs, Volker Winkler, Heiko Becher
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 190. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-190
PMCID:
PMC3317863
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K
Ideal and actual involvement of community pharmacists in health promotion and prevention: a cross-sectional study in Quebec, Canada
Marie-Claude Laliberté, Sylvie Perreault, Nicole Damestoy, Lyne Lalonde
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 192. Published online 2012 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-192
PMCID:
PMC3342160
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
Promoting menstrual health among persian adolescent girls from low socioeconomic backgrounds: a quasi-experimental study
Moloud Fakhri, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Nayereh Azam Hajikhani Golchin, Abdulhay Komili
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 193. Published online 2012 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-193
PMCID:
PMC3348061
Abstract Full Text PDF–177K
Age at menarche and current substance use among Canadian adolescent girls: results of a cross-sectional study
Ban Al-Sahab, Chris I Ardern, Mazen J Hamadeh, Hala Tamim
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 195. Published online 2012 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-195
PMCID:
PMC3323411
Abstract Full Text PDF–218K
Predicting nicotine dependence profiles among adolescent smokers: the roles of personal and social-environmental factors in a longitudinal framework
Marloes Kleinjan, Frank Vitaro, Brigitte Wanner, Johannes Brug, Regina JJM Van den Eijnden, Rutger CME Engels
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 196. Published online 2012 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-196
PMCID:
PMC3328251
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
Factors impacting knowledge and use of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods by postpartum HIV positive and negative women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Sarah Credé, Theresa Hoke, Deborah Constant, Mackenzie S Green, Jennifer Moodley, Jane Harries
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 197. Published online 2012 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-197
PMCID:
PMC3328250
Abstract Full Text PDF–640K
Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey
Calypse B Agborsangaya, Darren Lau, Markus Lahtinen, Tim Cooke, Jeffrey A Johnson
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 201. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-201
PMCID:
PMC3353224
Abstract Full Text PDF–401K
Smoking and health-related quality of life in English general population: implications for economic evaluations
Matthias Vogl, Christina M Wenig, Reiner Leidl, Subhash Pokhrel
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 203. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-203
PMCID:
PMC3352300
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K Supplementary Material
Global asthma prevalence in adults: findings from the cross-sectional world health survey
Teresa To, Sanja Stanojevic, Ginette Moores, Andrea S Gershon, Eric D Bateman, Alvaro A Cruz, Louis-Philippe Boulet
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 204. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-204
PMCID:
PMC3353191
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Community responses to communication campaigns for influenza A (H1N1): a focus group study
Lesley Gray, Carol MacDonald, Brenda Mackie, Douglas Paton, David Johnston, Michael G Baker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 205. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-205
PMCID:
PMC3324376
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Does physical activity counselling enhance the effects of a pedometer-based intervention over the long-term: 12-month findings from the Walking for Wellbeing in the west study
Claire F Fitzsimons, Graham Baker, Stuart R Gray, Myra A Nimmo, Nanette Mutrie
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 206. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-206
PMCID:
PMC3349531
Abstract Full Text PDF–435K
Factors affecting commencement and cessation of smoking behaviour in Malaysian adults
Wan Maria Nabillah Ghani, Ishak Abdul Razak, Yi Hsin Yang, Norain Abu Talib, Noriaki Ikeda, Tony Axell, Prakash C Gupta, Yujiro Handa, Norlida Abdullah, Rosnah Binti Zain
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 207. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-207
PMCID:
PMC3349505
Abstract Full Text PDF–332K Supplementary Material
Cardiovascular inflammation in healthy women: multilevel associations with state-level prosperity, productivity and income inequality
Cheryl R Clark, Paul M Ridker, Mark J Ommerborn, Carrie E Huisingh, Brent Coull, Julie E Buring, Lisa F Berkman
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 211. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-211
PMCID:
PMC3323890
Abstract Full Text PDF–385K
Alcohol drinking patterns among high school students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Ayalu A Reda, Asmamaw Moges, Berhanu Y Wondmagegn, Sibhatu Biadgilign
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 213. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-213
PMCID:
PMC3328246
Abstract Full Text PDF–204K
Performance indicators for public mental healthcare: a systematic international inventory
Steve Lauriks, Marcel CA Buster, Matty AS de Wit, Onyebuchi A Arah, Niek S Klazinga
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 214. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-214
PMCID:
PMC3353215
Abstract Full Text PDF–383K
Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education
Hans Berten, Dries Cardoen, Ruben Brondeel, Nicole Vettenburg
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 215. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-215
PMCID:
PMC3337296
Abstract Full Text PDF–220K
Gender differences in alcohol-related non-consensual sex; cross-sectional analysis of a student population
Clare Gunby, Anna Carline, Mark A Bellis, Caryl Beynon
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 216. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-216
PMCID:
PMC3342904
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010
Vilma Kriaucioniene, Jurate Klumbiene, Janina Petkeviciene, Edita Sakyte
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 218. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-218
PMCID:
PMC3323430
Abstract Full Text PDF–697K
Diarrhea incidence in low- and middle-income countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic review
Christa L Fischer Walker, Jamie Perin, Martin J Aryee, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Robert E Black
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 220. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-220
PMCID:
PMC3323412
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M Supplementary Material
Pattern and levels of spending allocated to HIV prevention programs in low- and middle-income countries
Peter Amico, Benjamin Gobet, Carlos Avila-Figueroa, Christian Aran, Paul De Lay
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 221. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-221
PMCID:
PMC3328263
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M
Clinical effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination against acute myocardial infarction and stroke in people over 60 years: the CAPAMIS study, one-year follow-up
Angel Vila-Corcoles, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Antonia Gutierrez-Perez, Angel Vila-Rovira, Frederic Gomez, Xavier Raga, Cinta de Diego, Eva Satue, Elisabet Salsench
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 222. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-222
PMCID:
PMC3331814
Abstract Full Text PDF–214K
Individual and social determinants of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors among youth
Arsham Alamian, Gilles Paradis
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 224. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-224
PMCID:
PMC3331803
Abstract Full Text PDF–378K
Sexual risk behaviors among youth heads of household in Gikongoro, south province of Rwanda
Joseph Ntaganira, Laura J Hass, Sheila Hosner, Lisanne Brown, Nancy B Mock
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 225. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-225
PMCID:
PMC3328255
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Assessment of utilization of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling as an intervention for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and associated factors among pregnant women in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia
Marelign Tilahun Malaju, Getu Degu Alene
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 226. Published online 2012 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-226
PMCID:
PMC3350437
Abstract Full Text PDF–167K
Support for children identified with acute flaccid paralysis under the global polio eradication programme in Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative study
Rie R Yotsu, Katharine Abba, Helen Smith, Abhijit Das
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 229. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-229
PMCID:
PMC3331818
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K Supplementary Material
Sports activity and the use of cigarettes and snus among young males in Finland in 1999-2010
Ville M Mattila, Susanna Raisamo, Harri Pihlajamäki, Matti Mäntysaari, Arja Rimpelä
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 230. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-230
PMCID:
PMC3325877
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K
HIV prevalence among high school learners - opportunities for schools-based HIV testing programmes and sexual reproductive health services
Ayesha BM Kharsany, Mukelisiwe Mlotshwa, Janet A Frohlich, Nonhlanhla Yende Zuma, Natasha Samsunder, Salim S Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 231. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-231
PMCID:
PMC3359203
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Eating disorder features in indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Peoples
Phillipa J Hay, Chris Carriage
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 233. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-233
PMCID:
PMC3342121
Abstract Full Text PDF–162K
Feeding styles of caregivers of children 6-23 months of age in Derashe special district, Southern Ethiopia
Mekitie Wondafrash, Tseganeh Amsalu, Mirkuzie Woldie
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 235. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-235
PMCID:
PMC3326699
Abstract Full Text PDF–219K
Living alone and antidepressant medication use: a prospective study in a working-age population
Laura Pulkki-Råback, Mika Kivimäki, Kirsi Ahola, Kaisla Joutsenniemi, Marko Elovainio, Helena Rossi, Sampsa Puttonen, Seppo Koskinen, Erkki Isometsä, Jouko Lönnqvist, Marianna Virtanen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 236. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-236
PMCID:
PMC3338384
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K Supplementary Material
Cervical cancer screening by visual inspection in Côte d'Ivoire, operational and clinical aspects according to HIV status
Apollinaire Horo, Antoine Jaquet, Didier K Ekouevi, Badian Toure, Patrick A Coffie, Benjamin Effi, Eugene Messou, Albert Minga, Raoul Moh, Mamourou Kone, François Dabis, Annie J Sasco
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 237. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-237
PMCID:
PMC3328262
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
Infant feeding practice and associated factors of HIV positive mothers attending prevention of mother to child transmission and antiretroviral therapy clinics in Gondar Town health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia
Dagnachew Muluye, Desalegn Woldeyohannes, Mucheye Gizachew, Moges Tiruneh
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 240. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-240
PMCID:
PMC3326701
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Priority setting of ICU resources in an influenza pandemic: a qualitative study of the Canadian public's perspectives
Diego S Silva, Jennifer L Gibson, Ann Robertson, Cécile M Bensimon, Sachin Sahni, Laena Maunula, Maxwell J Smith
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 241. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-241
PMCID:
PMC3331804
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K Supplementary Material
Adoption and use of social media among public health departments
Rosemary Thackeray, Brad L Neiger, Amanda K Smith, Sarah B Van Wagenen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 242. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-242
PMCID:
PMC3331826
Abstract Full Text PDF–151K
UK ethnicity data collection for healthcare statistics: the South Asian perspective
Gulnaz Iqbal, Mark RD Johnson, Ala Szczepura, Sue Wilson, Anil Gumber, Janet A Dunn
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 243. Published online 2012 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-243
PMCID:
PMC3339513
Abstract Full Text PDF–521K Supplementary Material
Interaction between physical activity and sleep duration in relation to insulin resistance among non-diabetic Chinese adults
Hui Zuo, Zumin Shi, Baojun Yuan, Yue Dai, Gang Hu, Gaolin Wu, Akhtar Hussain
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 247. Published online 2012 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-247
PMCID:
PMC3342099
Abstract Full Text PDF–287K
Concern over radiation exposure and psychological distress among rescue workers following the Great East Japan Earthquake
Yutaka Matsuoka, Daisuke Nishi, Naoki Nakaya, Toshimasa Sone, Hiroko Noguchi, Kei Hamazaki, Tomohito Hamazaki, Yuichi Koido
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 249. Published online 2012 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-249
PMCID:
PMC3352263
Abstract Full Text PDF–150K
A systematic review to identify areas of enhancements of pandemic simulation models for operational use at provincial and local levels
Diana M Prieto, Tapas K Das, Alex A Savachkin, Andres Uribe, Ricardo Izurieta, Sharad Malavade
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 251. Published online 2012 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-251
PMCID:
PMC3350431
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K Supplementary Material
Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana
Eyob Zere, Joses M Kirigia, Sambe Duale, James Akazili
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 252. Published online 2012 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-252
PMCID:
PMC3338377
Abstract Full Text PDF–639K Supplementary Material
Duration and compliance with antidepressant treatment in immigrant and native-born populations in Spain: a four year follow-up descriptive study
Ins Cruz, Catalina Serna, Montserrat Ru, Jordi Real, Jorge Soler-Gonzalez, Leonardo Galvn
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 256. Published online 2012 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-256
PMCID:
PMC3350418
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
Association between binge drinking, type of friends and gender: A cross-sectional study among Brazilian adolescents
Patrícia M Zarzar, Kelly O Jorge, Tuula Oksanen, Miriam P Vale, Efigênia F Ferreira, Ichiro Kawachi
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 257. Published online 2012 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-257
PMCID:
PMC3356239
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
The impact of pesticide suicide on the geographic distribution of suicide in Taiwan: a spatial analysis
Shu-Sen Chang, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, Jonathan AC Sterne, Michael Eddleston, Jin-Jia Lin, David Gunnell
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 260. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-260
PMCID:
PMC3351735
Abstract Full Text PDF–450K
Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening
Dominik Zenner, Darko Molinar, Tom Nichols, Johanna Riha, Mary Macintosh, Anthony Nardone
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 261. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-261
PMCID:
PMC3350390
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K
Illness meanings and experiences for pre-ulcer and ulcer conditions of Buruli ulcer in the Ga-West and Ga-South Municipalities of Ghana
Mercy M Ackumey, Margaret Gyapong, Matilda Pappoe, Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean, Mitchell G Weiss
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 264. Published online 2012 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-264
PMCID:
PMC3350433
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Hepatitis B virus infections and risk factors among the general population in Anhui Province, China: an epidemiological study
Xiaoqing Li, Yingjun Zheng, Adrian Liau, Biao Cai, Dongqing Ye, Feng Huang, Xiaorong Sheng, Fuyang Ge, Liu Xuan, Shun Li, Jing Li
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 272. Published online 2012 April 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-272
PMCID:
PMC3355038
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Association of self-reported physical activity patterns and socio-demographic factors among normal-weight and overweight Japanese men
Yung Liao, Kazuhiro Harada, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Koichiro Oka, Yoshio Nakamura, Shigeru Inoue, Teruichi Shimomitsu
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 278. Published online 2012 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-278
PMCID:
PMC3357319
Abstract Full Text PDF–184K
Hierarchical cluster analysis of labour market regulations and population health: a taxonomy of low- and middle-income countries
Carles Muntaner, Haejoo Chung, Joan Benach, Edwin Ng
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 286. Published online 2012 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-286
PMCID:
PMC3349504
Abstract Full Text PDF–356K
Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria
Adewale L Oyeyemi, Babatunde O Adegoke, James F Sallis, Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 294. Published online 2012 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-294
PMCID:
PMC3355030
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Osteoporosis-related fracture case definitions for population-based administrative data
Lisa M Lix, Mahmoud Azimaee, Beliz Acan Osman, Patricia Caetano, Suzanne Morin, Colleen Metge, David Goltzman, Nancy Kreiger, Jerilynn Prior, William D Leslie
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 301. Published online 2012 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-301
PMCID:
PMC3356235
Abstract Full Text PDF–465K
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking prevalence, consumption, initiation, and cessation between 2001 and 2008 in the Netherlands. Findings from a national population survey
Gera E Nagelhout, Dianne de Korte-de Boer, Anton E Kunst, Regina M van der Meer, Hein de Vries, Boukje M van Gelder, Marc C Willemsen
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 303. Published online 2012 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-303
PMCID:
PMC3356226
Abstract Full Text PDF–603K
The epidemiology of travel-related Salmonella Enteritidis in Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011
Mary-Kathryn Tighe, Rachel Savage, Linda Vrbova, Miriam Toolan, Yvonne Whitfield, Csaba Varga, Brenda Lee, Vanessa Allen, Anne Maki, Ryan Walton, Caitlin Johnson, Badal Dhar, Rafiq Ahmed, Natasha S Crowcroft, Dean Middleton
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 310. Published online 2012 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-310
PMCID:
PMC3356229
Abstract Full Text PDF–396K
Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: a qualitative analysis
Ryan McNeil, Manal Guirguis-Younger, Laura B Dilley, Tim D Aubry, Jeffrey Turnbull, Stephen W Hwang
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 312. Published online 2012 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-312
PMCID:
PMC3355019
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K
Examining equity in access to long-lasting insecticide nets and artemisinin-based combination therapy in Anambra state, Nigeria
Chinyere O Mbachu, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Benjamin SC Uzochukwu, Eloka Uchegbu, Joseph Oranuba, Amobi L Ilika
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 315. Published online 2012 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-315
PMCID:
PMC3358243
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K

Study Protocol

A single-blind randomised controlled trial of the effects of a web-based decision aid on self-testing for cholesterol and diabetes. study protocol
Martine HP Ickenroth, Janaica EJ Grispen, Nanne K de Vries, Geert-Jan Dinant, Glyn Elwyn, Gaby Ronda, Trudy van der Weijden
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 6. Published online 2012 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-6
PMCID:
PMC3298527
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K Supplementary Material
Living with diabetes: rationale, study design and baseline characteristics for an Australian prospective cohort study
Maria Donald, Jo Dower, Robert Ware, Bryan Mukandi, Sanjoti Parekh, Christopher Bain
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 8. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-8
PMCID:
PMC3315418
Abstract Full Text PDF–322K
A randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a universal school-based depression prevention program 'Op Volle Kracht' in the Netherlands
Yuli R Tak, Rinka MP Van Zundert, Rowella CWM Kuijpers, Boukje S Van Vlokhoven, Hettie FW Rensink, Rutger CME Engels
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 21. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-21
PMCID:
PMC3276446
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
Promoting fit bodies, healthy eating and physical activity among Indigenous Australian men: a study protocol
Lina A Ricciardelli, David Mellor, Marita P McCabe, Alexander J Mussap, David J Hallford, Matthew Tyler
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 28. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-28
PMCID:
PMC3281781
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Design of a Web-based individual coping and alcohol-intervention program (web-ICAIP) for children of parents with alcohol problems: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Tobias H Elgán, Helena Hansson, Ulla Zetterlind, Nicklas Kartengren, Håkan Leifman
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 35. Published online 2012 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-35
PMCID:
PMC3295669
Abstract Full Text PDF–414K
Design of a trial-based economic evaluation on the cost-effectiveness of employability interventions among work disabled employees or employees at risk of work disability: The CASE-study
Cindy YG Noben, Frans JN Nijhuis, Angelique E de Rijk, Silvia MAA Evers
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 43. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-43
PMCID:
PMC3273437
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
Effect of running therapy on depression (EFFORT-D). Design of a randomised controlled trial in adult patients [ISRCTN 1894]
Frank R Kruisdijk, Ingrid JM Hendriksen, Erwin CPM Tak, Aartjan TF Beekman, Marijke Hopman-Rock
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 50. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-50
PMCID:
PMC3299590
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Efficacy of a text messaging (SMS) based smoking cessation intervention for adolescents and young adults: Study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Severin Haug, Christian Meyer, Andrea Dymalski, Sonia Lippke, Ulrich John
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 51. Published online 2012 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-51
PMCID:
PMC3280161
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: the protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study
Hilde Verbeek, Gabriele Meyer, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Adelaida Zabalegui, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Kai Saks, Maria Eugenia Soto, David Challis, Dirk Sauerland, Jan PH Hamers
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 68. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-68
PMCID:
PMC3328268
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Design of a multicentered randomized controlled trial on the clinical and cost effectiveness of schema therapy for personality disorders
Lotte LM Bamelis, Silvia MAA Evers, Arnoud Arntz
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 75. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-75
PMCID:
PMC3305366
Abstract Full Text PDF–318K
Study protocol for Women of Color and Asthma Control: A randomized controlled trial of an asthma-management intervention for African American women
Mary R Janevic, Georgiana M Sanders, Lara J Thomas, Darla M Williams, Belinda Nelson, Emma Gilchrist, Timothy RB Johnson, Noreen M Clark
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 76. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-76
PMCID:
PMC3317437
Abstract Full Text PDF–215K
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP study
Helen Skouteris, Marita McCabe, Jeannette Milgrom, Bridie Kent, Lauren J Bruce, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Sharon J Herring, Malcolm Barnett, Denise Patterson, Glyn Teale, Janette Gale
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 78. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-78
PMCID:
PMC3295699
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
Study design of 'FRIENDS for Life': process and effect evaluation of an indicated school-based prevention programme for childhood anxiety and depression
Mia P Kösters, Mai JM Chinapaw, Marieke Zwaanswijk, Marcel F van der Wal, Elisabeth MWJ Utens, Hans M Koot
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 86. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-86
PMCID:
PMC3292977
Abstract Full Text PDF–220K
VIP in construction: systematic development and evaluation of a multifaceted health programme aiming to improve physical activity levels and dietary patterns among construction workers
Laura Viester, Evert ALM Verhagen, Karin I Proper, Johanna M van Dongen, Paulien M Bongers, Allard J van der Beek
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 89. Published online 2012 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-89
PMCID:
PMC3280176
Abstract Full Text PDF–355K
Drug education in victorian schools (DEVS): the study protocol for a harm reduction focused school drug education trial
Richard Midford, Helen Cahill, David Foxcroft, Leanne Lester, Lynne Venning, Robyn Ramsden, Michelle Pose
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 112. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-112
PMCID:
PMC3305421
Abstract Full Text PDF–183K
Study protocol: a randomized controlled trial of a computer-based depression and substance abuse intervention for people attending residential substance abuse treatment
Peter J Kelly, Frances J Kay-Lambkin, Amanda L Baker, Frank P Deane, Adam C Brooks, Alexandra Mitchell, Sarah Marshall, Meredith Whittington, Genevieve A Dingle
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 113. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-113
PMCID:
PMC3306755
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
The impact of population-based disease management services for selected chronic conditions: the Costs to Australian Private Insurance - Coaching Health (CAPICHe) study protocol
Joshua M Byrnes, Stan Goldstein, Benjamin Venator, Christine Pollicino, Shu-Kay Ng, David Veroff, Christine Bennett, Paul A Scuffham
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 114. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-114
PMCID:
PMC3306732
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
The economic impact of stroke in The Netherlands: the €-restore4stroke study
Mitchel van Eeden, Caroline M van Heugten, Silvia MAA Evers
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 122. Published online 2012 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-122
PMCID:
PMC3305460
Abstract Full Text PDF–550K
Screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in Dr George Mukhari Hospital out-patients in Gauteng, South Africa: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial protocol
Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Linda Skaal, Hendry van der Heever, Guido Van Hal
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 127. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-127
PMCID:
PMC3297501
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV research
Jennifer L Syvertsen, Angela M Robertson, Daniela Abramovitz, M Gudelia Rangel, Gustavo Martinez, Thomas L Patterson, Monica D Ulibarri, Alicia Vera, Nabila El-Bassel, Steffanie A Strathdee
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 136. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-136
PMCID:
PMC3359230
Abstract Full Text PDF–338K
Cost-effectiveness of a vocational enablement protocol for employees with hearing impairment; design of a randomized controlled trial
Arjenne HM Gussenhoven, Johannes R Anema, S Theo Goverts, Judith E Bosmans, Joost M Festen, Sophia E Kramer
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 151. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-151
PMCID:
PMC3306742
Abstract Full Text PDF–353K
Evaluation of a health promotion program in children: Study protocol and design of the cluster-randomized Baden-Württemberg primary school study [DRKS-ID: DRKS00000494]
Jens Dreyhaupt, Benjamin Koch, Tamara Wirt, Anja Schreiber, Susanne Brandstetter, Dorothea Kesztyüs, Olivia Wartha, Susanne Kobel, Sarah Kettner, Dmytro Prokopchuk, Verena Hundsdörfer, Melina Klepsch, Martina Wiedom, Sabrina Sufeida, Nanette Fischbach, Rainer Muche, Tina Seufert, Jürgen Michael Steinacker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 157. Published online 2012 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-157
PMCID:
PMC3351371
Abstract Full Text PDF–341K
Population-based tobacco treatment: study design of a randomized controlled trial
Steven S Fu, Michelle van Ryn, Scott E Sherman, Diana J Burgess, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Barbara Clothier, Anne M Joseph
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 159. Published online 2012 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-159
PMCID:
PMC3312843
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
Increasing organ donation via anticipated regret (INORDAR): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Ronan E O'Carroll, Eamonn Ferguson, Peter C Hayes, Lee Shepherd
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 169. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-169
PMCID:
PMC3323431
Abstract Full Text PDF–511K
North Korean refugee health in South Korea (NORNS) study: study design and methods
Yo Han Lee, Won Jin Lee, Yun Jeong Kim, Myong Jin Cho, Joo Hyung Kim, Yun Jeong Lee, Hee Young Kim, Dong Seop Choi, Sin Gon Kim, Courtland Robinson
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 172. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-172
PMCID:
PMC3359251
Abstract Full Text PDF–182K
Design and baseline characteristics of the 10 Small Steps Study: a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to promote healthy behaviour using a lifestyle score and personalised feedback
Sanjoti Parekh, Corneel Vandelanotte, David King, Frances M Boyle
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 179. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-179
PMCID:
PMC3328259
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K Supplementary Material
An exploratory cluster randomised trial of a university halls of residence based social norms intervention in Wales, UK
Simon Murphy, Graham Moore, Annie Williams, Laurence Moore
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 186. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-186
PMCID:
PMC3315745
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
The effectiveness of a preferred intensity exercise programme on the mental health outcomes of young people with depression: a sequential mixed methods evaluation
Tim Carter, Patrick Callaghan, Elizabeth Khalil, Ioannis Morres
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 187. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-187
PMCID:
PMC3323888
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
The DISC (Diabetes in Social Context) Study-evaluation of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for diabetic patients in lower socioeconomic groups: a study protocol
Charlotte Vissenberg, Vera Nierkens, Paul JM Uitewaal, Diana Geraci, Barend JC Middelkoop, Giel Nijpels, Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 199. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-199
PMCID:
PMC3337803
Abstract Full Text PDF–287K Supplementary Material
Protocol for the "four steps to control your fatigue (4-STEPS)" randomised controlled trial: a self-regulation based physical activity intervention for patients with unexplained chronic fatigue
Marta Marques, Véronique De Gucht, Stan Maes, Isabel Leal
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 202. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-202
PMCID:
PMC3359226
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
The effectiveness of a health promotion with group intervention by clinical trial. Study protocol
Maria-Antonia Campo Osaba, José-Luis Del Val, Carolina Lapena, Vicencia Laguna, Araceli García, Olga Lozano, Ziortza Martín, Rómulo Rodriguez, Enriqueta Borrás, Francesc Orfila, María Teresa Tierno
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 209. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-209
PMCID:
PMC3359266
Abstract Full Text PDF–534K
Evaluation of a Dutch school-based depression prevention program for youths in highrisk neighborhoods: study protocol of a two-armed randomized controlled trial
Karlijn CM Kindt, Rinka van Zundert, Rutger CME Engels
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 212. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-212
PMCID:
PMC3342130
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Targeting children of substance-using parents with the community-based group intervention TRAMPOLINE: A randomised controlled trial - design, evaluation, recruitment issues
Sonja Bröning, Annika Wiedow, Lutz Wartberg, Sylvia Ruths, Andrea Haevelmann, Sally-Sophie Kindermann, Diana Moesgen, Ines Schaunig-Busch, Michael Klein, Rainer Thomasius
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 223. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-223
PMCID:
PMC3325876
Abstract Full Text PDF–432K
The protocol for the Be Our Ally Beat Smoking (BOABS) study, a randomised controlled trial of an intensive smoking cessation intervention in a remote Aboriginal Australian health care setting
Julia V Marley, David Atkinson, Carmel Nelson, Tracey Kitaura, Dennis Gray, Sue Metcalf, Richard Murray, Graeme P Maguire
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 232. Published online 2012 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-232
PMCID:
PMC3349500
Abstract Full Text PDF–938K
Rationale, design, methodology and sample characteristics for the family partners for health study: a cluster randomized controlled study
Diane C Berry, Robert McMurray, Todd A Schwartz, Anne Skelly, Maria Sanchez, Madeline Neal, Gail Hall
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 250. Published online 2012 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-250
PMCID:
PMC3353192
Abstract Full Text PDF–296K
A prospective cohort study to evaluate peridomestic infection as a determinant of dengue transmission: Protocol
Ruth Aralí Martínez-Vega, Rogelio Danis-Lozano, Jorge Velasco-Hernández, Fredi Alexander Díaz-Quijano, Mariana González-Fernández, René Santos, Susana Román, Jorge Argáez-Sosa, Miguel Nakamura, José Ramos-Castañeda
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 262. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-262
PMCID:
PMC3353184
Abstract Full Text PDF–8.5M
Group hypnotherapy versus group relaxation for smoking cessation: an RCT study protocol
Maria Dickson-Spillmann, Thomas Kraemer, Kristina Rust, Michael Schaub
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 271. Published online 2012 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-271
PMCID:
PMC3340305
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
The impact of a bariatric rehabilitation service on weight loss and psychological adjustment - study protocol
Amelia Hollywood, Jane Ogden, Christopher Pring
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 275. Published online 2012 April 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-275
PMCID:
PMC3342921
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K
Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the Tobacco Tactics website for operating engineers
Sonia A Duffy, David L Ronis, Caroline Richardson, Andrea H Waltje, Lee A Ewing, Devon Noonan, Oisaeng Hong, John D Meeker
BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 335. Published online 2012 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-335
PMCID:
PMC3355035
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M
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