Volume 7, issue 1, December 2007
359 articles in this issue
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Non-pharmaceutical public health interventions for pandemic influenza: an evaluation of the evidence base
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Julia E Aledort
- Nicole Lurie
- Samuel A Bozzette
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 August 2007
- Article: 208
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Analysis of the geographic distribution of HFRS in Liaoning Province between 2000 and 2005
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hualiang Lin
- Qiyong Liu
- Huaxin Chen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 August 2007
- Article: 207
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Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Shona Hilton
- Sean Semple
- Jon G Ayres
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 August 2007
- Article: 206
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Ecological study of socio-economic indicators and prevalence of asthma in schoolchildren in urban Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sérgio Souza da Cunha
- Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
- Laura C Rodrigues
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2007
- Article: 205
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Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Mark Petticrew
- Sean Semple
- Fintan Hurley
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2007
- Article: 204
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Implementing hospital guidelines improves warfarin use in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a before-after study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Simona Bo
- Susanna Valpreda
- Giovannino Ciccone
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2007
- Article: 203
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Evaluating environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a group of Turkish primary school students and developing intervention methods for prevention
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Hasan C Ekerbicer
- Mustafa Celik
- Metin Kilinc
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2007
- Article: 202
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Emergency contraception among Finnish adolescents: awareness, use and the effect of non-prescription status
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kobra Falah-Hassani
- Elise Kosunen
- Arja Rimpelä
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2007
- Article: 201
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Pattern and determinants of hospitalization during heat waves: an ecologic study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Giuseppe Mastrangelo
- Ugo Fedeli
- Paolo Spolaore
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2007
- Article: 200
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Malaria mosquito control using edible fish in western Kenya: preliminary findings of a controlled study
Authors
- Annabel FV Howard
- Guofa Zhou
- Francois X Omlin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2007
- Article: 199
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Avoiding the danger that stop smoking services may exacerbate health inequalities: building equity into performance assessment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Allan Low
- Louise Unsworth
- Iain Miller
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2007
- Article: 198
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Impact of flu on hospital admissions during 4 flu seasons in Spain, 2000–2004
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Annick D Lenglet
- Victoria Hernando
- Salvador de Mateo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2007
- Article: 197
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Health disparities by occupation, modified by education: a cross-sectional population study
Authors
- Anita C Volkers
- Gert P Westert
- Francois G Schellevis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2007
- Article: 196
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Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of the HIV intervention programme amongst commercial sex workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Isaac C-H Fung
- Lorna Guinness
- Gaurang Jani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2007
- Article: 195
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Correlates of exposure to second-hand smoke in an urban Mediterranean population
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jorge Twose
- Anna Schiaffino
- Esteve Fernández
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2007
- Article: 194
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Factors associated with a measles outbreak in children admitted at Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Mayfong Mayxay
- Tiengthong Khomthilat
- Paul N Newton
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 August 2007
- Article: 193
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Influence of maternal and social factors as predictors of low birth weight in Italy
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Carmelo GA Nobile
- Gianluca Raffaele
- Maria Pavia
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 August 2007
- Article: 192
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The impact of the introduction of liquid based cytology on the variation in the proportion of inadequate samples between GP practices
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Wayne N Harrison
- Alison MJ Teale
- Mohammed A Mohammed
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 August 2007
- Article: 191
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To be seen, confirmed and involved - a ten year follow-up of perceived health and cardiovascular risk factors in a Swedish community intervention programme
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Maria Emmelin
- Lars Weinehall
- Lars Dahlgren
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2007
- Article: 190
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Sexual attitudes, pattern of communication, and sexual behavior among unmarried out-of-school youth in China
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Bo Wang
- Xiaoming Li
- Ronald Thomas
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2007
- Article: 189
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What makes people decide who to turn to when faced with a mental health problem? Results from a French survey
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Viviane Kovess-Masféty
- Delphine Saragoussi
- Marie-Christine Hardy-Bayle
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2007
- Article: 188
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Helen Whelton
- Janas Harrington
- Ivan J Perry
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2007
- Article: 187
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Predictors of health-related quality of life in type II diabetic patients in Greece
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Angelos A Papadopoulos
- Nick Kontodimopoulos
- Dimitris Niakas
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 186
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Falls Assessment Clinical Trial (FACT): design, interventions, recruitment strategies and participant characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- C Raina Elley
- M Clare Robertson
- A John Campbell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 July 2007
- Article: 185
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Gender, ethnicity, health behaviour & self-rated health in Singapore
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Wei-Yen Lim
- Stefan Ma
- Suok Kai Chew
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 July 2007
- Article: 184
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Design of a randomized controlled trial on the effects of Counseling of mental health problems by Occupational Physicians on return to work: the CO-OP-study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David S Rebergen
- David J Bruinvels
- Willem van Mechelen
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 183
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Methods and representativeness of a European survey in children and adolescents: the KIDSCREEN study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Silvina Berra
- Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
- the European KIDSCREEN group [kidscreen]
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 182
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Body mass index, physical activity, and dietary behaviors among members of an urban community fitness center: a questionnaire survey
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kimberly A Kaphingst
- Gary G Bennett
- Kyle McInnis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 181
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Occupation and skin cancer: the results of the HELIOS-I multicenter case-control study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Berta Suárez
- Gonzalo López-Abente
- Roberto Zanetti
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 180
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To what extent does IQ 'explain' socio-economic variations in function?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Hans Bosma
- Martin PJ van Boxtel
- Jelle Jolles
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 179
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Prevalence of obesity in preschool Greek children, in relation to parental characteristics and region of residence
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yiannis Manios
- Vassiliki Costarelli
- George Moschonis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 178
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Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Taghrid Asfar
- Balsam Ahmad
- Wasim Maziak
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 177
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Prevalence and determinants of adolescent tobacco smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Authors
- Emmanuel Rudatsikira
- Abdurahman Abdo
- Adamson S Muula
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 176
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Factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in subjects who had suffered from the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake in Japan: a community-based study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Shin-ichi Toyabe
- Toshiki Shioiri
- Kouhei Akazawa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 175
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How many people have had a myocardial infarction? Prevalence estimated using historical hospital data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Douglas G Manuel
- Jenny JY Lim
- Therésè A Stukel
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 174
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Use of mental health services among disaster survivors: predisposing factors
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Dirk-Jan den Ouden
- Peter G van der Velden
- C Joris Yzermans
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 173
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Cause-specific inequalities in mortality in Scotland: two decades of change. A population-based study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alastair H Leyland
- Ruth Dundas
- F Andrew Boddy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 172
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Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among professional cooks working in school lunch services
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Miwako Nagasu
- Kazuhiro Sakai
- Shigeji Miyagi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 171
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The diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain in daily practice in Belgium: an observational study
Authors
- Guy Hans
- Etienne Masquelier
- Patricia De Cock
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 170
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Health burden and economic impact of measles-related hospitalizations in Italy in 2002–2003
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Antonietta Filia
- Antonio Brenna
- Marta L Ciofi degli Atti
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 169
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Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sohinee Bhattacharya
- Doris M Campbell
- Siladitya Bhattacharya
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 168
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Early Childhood Caries among a Bedouin community residing in the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem
Authors
- Alon Livny
- Rula Assali
- Harold D Sgan-Cohen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 167
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The 'Women's Lifestyle Study', 2-year randomized controlled trial of physical activity counselling in primary health care: rationale and study design
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sally B Rose
- Beverley A Lawton
- Anna J Fenton
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 July 2007
- Article: 166
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The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Martin Prince
- Cleusa P Ferri
- Richard Uwakwe
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2007
- Article: 165
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Waiting for elective general surgery: impact on health related quality of life and psychosocial consequences
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- JP Oudhoff
- DRM Timmermans
- G van der Wal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2007
- Article: 164
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Prevalence, awareness and control of diabetes in the Seychelles and relationship with excess body weight
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- David Faeh
- Julita William
- Pascal Bovet
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2007
- Article: 163
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Demographic determinants of acute gastrointestinal illness in Canada: a population study
Authors
- Shannon E Majowicz
- Julie Horrocks
- Kathryn Bocking
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2007
- Article: 162
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Evaluating the SOSsuicide prevention program: a replication and extension
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robert H Aseltine Jr
- Amy James
- Jaime Glanovsky
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2007
- Article: 161
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Population and antenatal-based HIV prevalence estimates in a high contracepting female population in rural South Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Brian D Rice
- Jörg Bätzing-Feigenbaum
- Marie-Louise Newell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2007
- Article: 160