Volume 15, issue 1, December 2015
1322 articles in this issue
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Development of waist circumference percentiles for Japanese children and an examination of their screening utility for childhood metabolic syndrome: a population-based cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Rie Matsushita
- Tsuyoshi Isojima
- Yasuko Fujisawa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2015
- Article: 1121
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Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook: an educational tool outlining disease risk and healthy guidelines to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Laura M. Koehly
- Bronwyn A. Morris
- Amanda Ludden
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2015
- Article: 1120
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Quality of life in persons living with HIV in Burkina Faso: a follow-up over 12 months
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Fidèle Bakiono
- Patrice Wendpouiré Laurent Guiguimdé
- Annie Robert
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2015
- Article: 1119
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Visual impairment, coping strategies and impact on daily life: a qualitative study among working-age UK ex-service personnel
Authors
- Sharon A. M. Stevelink
- Estelle M. Malcolm
- Nicola T. Fear
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1118
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Efficacy of an exercise intervention for employees with work-related fatigue: study protocol of a two-arm randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Juriena D. de Vries
- Madelon L. M. van Hooff
- Michiel A. J. Kompier
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1117
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Decomposing contribution of age and non-age factors to rapid growth of lung cancer in Xuanwei over past 30 years
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yang Chen
- Yize Xiao
- Wen Xu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1116
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Low back pain and physical activity – A 6.5 year follow-up among young adults in their transition from school to working life
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lars-Kristian Lunde
- Markus Koch
- Kaj B. Veiersted
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1115
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Comparing databases: determinants of sexually transmitted infections, HIV diagnoses, and lack of HIV testing among men who have sex with men
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Chantal den Daas
- Maaike Goenee
- Eline L. M. Op de Coul
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1114
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Burden of waterpipe smoking and chewing tobacco use among women of reproductive age group using data from the 2012–13 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Muhammad Tahir Khan
- Shahkamal Hashmi
- Kashif Shafique
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1113
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Associations between night work and BMI, alcohol, smoking, caffeine and exercise - a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Hogne Vikanes Buchvold
- Ståle Pallesen
- Bjørn Bjorvatn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 1112
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The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Thiago Veiga Jardim
- Ana Luiza Lima Sousa
- Paulo Cesar Brandão Veiga Jardim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 1111
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Extracurricular activity participation moderates impact of family and school factors on adolescents’ disruptive behavioural problems
Authors
- Corine M.E.F. Driessens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 1110
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The objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in 2–3 year olds and their parents: a cross-sectional feasibility study in the bi-ethnic Born in Bradford cohort
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Silvia Costa
- Sally E. Barber
- Stacy A. Clemes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 1109
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The importance of the belief that “light” cigarettes are smoother in misperceptions of the harmfulness of “light” cigarettes in the Republic of Korea: a nationally representative cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Annika C. Green
- Geoffrey T. Fong
- Tara Elton-Marshall
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2015
- Article: 1108
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Being lonely or using substances with friends? A cross-sectional study of Hungarian adolescents’ health risk behaviours
Authors
- Szabolcs Varga
- Bettina F. Piko
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2015
- Article: 1107
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Challenges of the epidemiological and economic burdens associated with hypertension in middle income countries: evidence from Mexico
Authors
- Armando Arredondo
- Silvia Magali Cuadra
- Maria Beatriz Duarte
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1106
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The current status of malaria epidemiology in Bolifamba, atypical Cameroonian rainforest zone: an assessment of intervention strategies and seasonal variations
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Raymond Babila Nyasa
- Denis Zofou
- Vincent P. K. Titanji
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1105
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Awareness and low uptake of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among clinical medical students in a high endemicity setting
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Leopold Ndemnge Aminde
- Noah F. Takah
- Anastase Dzudie
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1104
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Counting the cost of child mortality in the World Health Organization African region
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Joses M. Kirigia
- Rosenabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri
- Doris Gatwiri Kirigia
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1103
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Mixed method evaluation of a community-based physical activity program using the RE-AIM framework: Practical application in a real-world setting
Authors
- Harriet Koorts
- Fiona Gillison
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1102
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Updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 11- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany. Results from the telephone-based KiGGS Wave 1 after correction for bias in self-reports
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Anna-Kristin Brettschneidera
- Angelika Schaffrath Rosario
- Bärbel-Maria Kurth
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 1101
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Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards polio immunization among residents of two highly affected regions of Pakistan
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Muhammad Umair Khan
- Akram Ahmad
- Muhammad Ubaid Khan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 1100
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Nutritional status of children in a malaria meso endemic area: cross sectional study on prevalence, intensity, predictors, influence on malaria parasitaemia and anaemia severity
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele
- Orelien S. Mtopi Bopda
- Theresa Nkuo-Akenji
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 1099
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Tobacco use and household expenditures on food, education, and healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: a multilevel analysis
Authors
- Young Kyung Do
- Mary Ann Bautista
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 1098
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Prevalence and care-seeking for chronic diseases among Syrian refugees in Jordan
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Shannon Doocy
- Emily Lyles
- Gilbert Burnham
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 1097
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Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Inti Barrientos-Gutierrez
- Christy Kollath-Cattano
- James F. Thrasher
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2015
- Article: 1096
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The Cedar Project: resilience in the face of HIV vulnerability within a cohort study involving young Indigenous people who use drugs in three Canadian cities
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Margo E. Pearce
- Kate A. Jongbloed
- For the Cedar Project Partnership
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 1095
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Perceptions and acceptability of pictorial health warning labels vs text only - a cross-sectional study in Lao PDR
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Vanphanom Sychareun
- Visanou Hansana
- Tanja Tomson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2015
- Article: 1094
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Insufficient access to harm reduction measures in prisons in 5 countries (PRIDE Europe): a shared European public health concern
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Laurent Michel
- Caroline Lions
- Heino Stöver
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2015
- Article: 1093
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Clinico-epidemiological analysis of Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases in India over last two decades: a hospital based retrospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- V. Ramesh
- Himanshu Kaushal
- Poonam Salotra
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2015
- Article: 1092
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Erratum to: The association of health literacy with adherence in older adults, and its role in interventions: a systematic meta-review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Bas Geboers
- Julii S. Brainard
- Andrea F. de Winter
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2015
- Article: 1091
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When children play, they feel better: organized activity participation and health in adolescents
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Petr Badura
- Andrea Madarasova Geckova
- Sijmen A. Reijneveld
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Article: 1090
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Social activity, cognitive decline and dementia risk: a 20-year prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Riccardo E. Marioni
- Cecile Proust-Lima
- Helene Jacqmin-Gadda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Article: 1089
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Six-months follow-up of a cluster randomized trial of school-based smoking prevention education programs in Aceh, Indonesia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Teuku Tahlil
- Richard J. Woodman
- Paul R. Ward
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Article: 1088
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Associations between active travel and adiposity in rural India and Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Ailsa J. McKay
- Anthony A. Laverty
- Preet K. Dhillon
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Article: 1087
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Understanding the complex determinants of height and adiposity in disadvantaged daycare preschoolers in Salvador, NE Brazil through structural equation modelling
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Rebecca L. Lander
- Sheila M. Williams
- Rosalind S. Gibson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1086
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The effects of narrative versus non-narrative information in school health education about alcohol drinking for low educated adolescents
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Simon Zebregs
- Bas van den Putte
- Peter Neijens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1085
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Nonstandard working schedules and health: the systematic search for a comprehensive model
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Suzanne L. Merkus
- Kari Anne Holte
- Allard J. van der Beek
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1084
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The influence of social capital on employers’ use of occupational health services: a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christian Ståhl
- Carl Åborg
- Katarina Kjellberg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1083
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Causal inference in multi-state models–sickness absence and work for 1145 participants after work rehabilitation
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jon Michael Gran
- Stein Atle Lie
- Odd O. Aalen
- Content type: Research Article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1082
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Perceived stress and musculoskeletal pain are prevalent and significantly associated in adolescents: an epidemiological cross-sectional study
Authors
- Berit Østerås
- Hermundur Sigmundsson
- Monika Haga
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1081
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Validity of a two-item physical activity questionnaire for assessing attainment of physical activity guidelines in youth
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michelle Hardie Murphy
- David A. Rowe
- Catherine B. Woods
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1080
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An evaluation of China’s new rural cooperative medical system: achievements and inadequacies from policy goals
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Chengyue Li
- Yilin Hou
- Mo Hao
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2015
- Article: 1079
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Social support and dairy products intake among adolescents: a study from Iran
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Behjat Shokrvash
- Leili Salehi
- Ali Montazeri
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2015
- Article: 1078
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Development and promotion of a national website to improve dissemination of information related to the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Gudila Stephan
- Mary Jo Hoyt
- Emmanuel Matechi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2015
- Article: 1077
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Predictors of early breastfeeding initiation among mothers of children under 24 months of age in rural part of West Ethiopia
Authors
- Tsedeke Wolde Hailemariam
- Emiru Adeba
- Alem Sufa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2015
- Article: 1076
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Prevalence of obesity in panama: some risk factors and associated diseases
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Anselmo Mc Donald
- Ryan A. Bradshaw
- Clara Cruz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2015
- Article: 1075
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A qualitative study exploring adolescents’ experiences with a school-based mental health program
Authors
- Pernilla Garmy
- Agneta Berg
- Eva K. Clausson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2015
- Article: 1074
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Ethnic inequalities in acute myocardial infarction and stroke rates in Norway 1994–2009: a nationwide cohort study (CVDNOR)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kjersti S. Rabanal
- Randi M. Selmer
- Haakon E. Meyer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2015
- Article: 1073