Volume 4, issue 1, December 2004
69 articles in this issue
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An assessment of factors contributing to treatment adherence and knowledge of TB transmission among patients on TB treatment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Frederick AD Kaona
- Mary Tuba
- Lenganji Sikaona
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2004
- Article: 68
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Treatment of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle and/or low back pain after delivery design of a randomized clinical trial within a comprehensive prognostic cohort study [ISRCTN08477490]
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Caroline HG Bastiaenen
- Rob A de Bie
- Gerard GM Essed
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2004
- Article: 67
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Global patterns of healthy life expectancy in the year 2002
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Colin D Mathers
- Kim Moesgaard Iburg
- Christopher JL Murray
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2004
- Article: 66
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Induced abortion and effecting factors of ever married women in the Southeast Anatolian Project Region, Turkey: a cross sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Ali Ihsan Bozkurt
- Birgul Özcirpici
- Mucide Ak
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2004
- Article: 65
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Intestinal parasites prevalence and related factors in school children, a western city sample-Turkey
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Pinar Okyay
- Sema Ertug
- Erdal Beser
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2004
- Article: 64
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Association between mortality from suicide in England and antidepressant prescribing: an ecological study
Authors
- Oliver WC Morgan
- Clare Griffiths
- Azeem Majeed
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2004
- Article: 63
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Colorectal cancer screening among African American church members: A qualitative and quantitative study of patient-provider communication
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mira L Katz
- Aimee S James
- Marci K Campbell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2004
- Article: 62
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The effect of cigarette price increase on the cigarette consumption in Taiwan: evidence from the National Health Interview Surveys on cigarette consumption
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jie-Min Lee
- Tsorng-Chyi Hwang
- Sheng-Hong Chen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2004
- Article: 61
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Validity of self reported male balding patterns in epidemiological studies
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rosalind Taylor
- Julia Matassa
- Lin Fritschi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2004
- Article: 60
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Interaction among general practitioners age and patient load in the prediction of job strain, decision latitude and perception of job demands. A Cross-sectional study
Authors
- Giedrius Vanagas
- Susanna Bihari-Axelsson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2004
- Article: 59
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Educational and economic determinants of food intake in Portuguese adults: a cross-sectional survey
Authors
- Pedro A Moreira
- Patricia D Padrão
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2004
- Article: 58
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The family as a determinant of stunting in children living in conditions of extreme poverty: a case-control study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Hortensia Reyes
- Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas
- Gonzalo Gutiérrez
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2004
- Article: 57
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Mineral water intake reduces blood pressure among subjects with low urinary magnesium and calcium levels
Authors
- Ragnar Rylander
- Maurice J Arnaud
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2004
- Article: 56
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The lack of public health research output from India
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lalit Dandona
- Yegnanarayana S Sivan
- Rakhi Dandona
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2004
- Article: 55
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Females do not have more injury road accidents on Friday the 13th
Authors
- Igor Radun
- Heikki Summala
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2004
- Article: 54
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Overweight, obesity, and colorectal cancer screening: Disparity between men and women
Authors
- Moonseong Heo
- David B Allison
- Kevin R Fontaine
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2004
- Article: 53
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Validating the Time and Change test to screen for dementia in elderly Koreans
Authors
- Jung-Ae Rhee
- Eun-Kyung Chung
- Min-Ho Shin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2004
- Article: 52
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Allergic conditions and risk of hematological malignancies in adults: a cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Karin C Söderberg
- Lars Hagmar
- Maria Feychting
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2004
- Article: 51
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A systematic review of the effectiveness of antimicrobial rinse-free hand sanitizers for prevention of illness-related absenteeism in elementary school children
Authors
- Emily Meadows
- Nicole Le Saux
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2004
- Article: 50
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Trends in suicide in Scotland 1981 – 1999: age, method and geography
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Cameron Stark
- Paddy Hopkins
- Alistair Hay
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2004
- Article: 49
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The ProActivetrial protocol – a randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a family-based, domiciliary intervention programme to increase physical activity among individuals at high risk of diabetes [ISRCTN61323766]
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Kate Williams
- A Toby Prevost
- Ann Louise Kinmonth
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2004
- Article: 48
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Verbal autopsy of 80,000 adult deaths in Tamilnadu, South India
Authors
- Vendhan Gajalakshmi
- Richard Peto
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 October 2004
- Article: 47
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Length of sick leave – Why not ask the sick-listed? Sick-listed individuals predict their length of sick leave more accurately than professionals
Authors
- Nils Fleten
- Roar Johnsen
- Olav Helge Førde
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2004
- Article: 46
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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Bjørn Blomberg
- Davis SM Mwakagile
- Nina Langeland
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 October 2004
- Article: 45
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The validity of the SF-36 in an Australian National Household Survey: demonstrating the applicability of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to examination of health inequalities
Authors
- Peter Butterworth
- Timothy Crosier
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2004
- Article: 44
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Targeting smoking cessation to high prevalence communities: outcomes from a pilot intervention for gay men
Authors
- Richard Harding
- James Bensley
- Nick Corrigan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2004
- Article: 43
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Fear of nuclear war increases the risk of common mental disorders among young adults: a five-year follow-up study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kari Poikolainen
- Terhi Aalto-Setälä
- Jouko Lönnqvist
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2004
- Article: 42
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The impact of employee level and work stress on mental health and GP service use: an analysis of a sample of Australian government employees
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ruth A Parslow
- Anthony F Jorm
- Rennie M D' Souza
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2004
- Article: 41
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An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 34a infection associated with a Chinese restaurant in Suffolk, United Kingdom
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Padmanabhan Badrinath
- Torbjorn Sundkvist
- Richard Kent
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2004
- Article: 40
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The Internet and HIV study: design and methods
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jonathan Elford
- Graham Bolding
- Graham Hart
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2004
- Article: 39
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Vitamin D deficiency and causative factors in the population of Tehran
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Sima Hashemipour
- Bagher Larijani
- Fargol Booya
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2004
- Article: 38
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Assessing computer skills in Tanzanian medical students: an elective experience
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Miriam Samuel
- John C Coombes
- Pejman Azarmina
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 August 2004
- Article: 37
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Rates of influenza vaccination in older adults and factors associated with vaccine use: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Melissa K Andrew
- Shelly McNeil
- Kenneth Rockwood
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 August 2004
- Article: 36
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The National Women's Health Study: assembly and description of a population-based reproductive cohort
Authors
- Noreen Maconochie
- Pat Doyle
- Susan Prior
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2004
- Article: 35
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Logistics of community smallpox control through contact tracing and ring vaccination: a stochastic network model
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Travis C Porco
- Karen A Holbrook
- Tomás J Aragón
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2004
- Article: 34
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Field assessments in western Kenya link malaria vectors to environmentally disturbed habitats during the dry season
Authors
- John C Carlson
- Brian D Byrd
- Francois X Omlin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2004
- Article: 33
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Estimating the beginning of the waterpipe epidemic in Syria
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Samer Rastam
- Kenneth D Ward
- Wasim Maziak
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 August 2004
- Article: 32
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The usefulness of the Korean version of modified Mini-Mental State Examination (K-mMMSE) for dementia screening in community dwelling elderly people
Authors
- Seul-Ki Jeong
- Ki-Hyun Cho
- Jae-Min Kim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2004
- Article: 31
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Geographic correlation between deprivation and risk of meningococcal disease: an ecological study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Christopher J Williams
- Lorna J Willocks
- Paul R Hunter
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2004
- Article: 30
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Evaluation of reporting timeliness of public health surveillance systems for infectious diseases
Authors
- Ruth Ann Jajosky
- Samuel L Groseclose
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2004
- Article: 29
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Smoking cigarettes of low nicotine yield does not reduce nicotine intake as expected: a study of nicotine dependency in Japanese males
Authors
- Atsuko Nakazawa
- Masako Shigeta
- Kotaro Ozasa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2004
- Article: 28
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Self-reported ill health in male UK Gulf War veterans: a retrospective cohort study
Authors
- Rebecca Simmons
- Noreen Maconochie
- Pat Doyle
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2004
- Article: 27
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Risk factors and in-hospital outcomes in stroke and myocardial infarction patients
Authors
- Mario Ivanusa
- Zrinka Ivanusa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2004
- Article: 26
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Analysis of inadequate cervical smears using Shewhart control charts
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Wayne N Harrison
- Mohammed A Mohammed
- Tom P Marshall
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 June 2004
- Article: 25
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Knowledge of AIDS and HIV risk-related sexual behavior among Nigerian naval personnel
Authors
- Ugboga Adaji Nwokoji
- Ademola J Ajuwon
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 June 2004
- Article: 24
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Exploratory spatial data analysis for the identification of risk factors to birth defects
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Jilei Wu
- Jinfeng Wang
- Xiaoying Zheng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 June 2004
- Article: 23
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Reliability and validity of a short form household food security scale in a Caribbean community
Authors
- Martin C Gulliford
- Deepak Mahabir
- Brian Rocke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 June 2004
- Article: 22
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Barriers to asymptomatic screening and other STD services for adolescents and young adults: focus group discussions
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Elizabeth C Tilson
- Victoria Sanchez
- William C Miller
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2004
- Article: 21
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Does a perception of increased blood safety mean increased blood transfusion? An assessment of the risk compensation theory in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mo Amin
- Kumanan Wilson
- Paul Hébert
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2004
- Article: 20