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Research article
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide, but some groups are at greater risk. We aim to evaluate vitamin D levels in different occupations and identify groups vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency.
BMC Public Health 2017 17:519
Published on: 22 June 2017
Research article
The primary reason cited by many scholars for the defeat of the Clinton Administration’s 1994 health care reform bill has long been identified as Health Insurance Association of America and National Federation...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:591
Published on: 21 June 2017
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Obesity rates in Saudi Arabia are amongst the highest in the world. It is known that teenage girls are less active than teenage boys, but less is known about the diet and activity patterns in younger girls. Th...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:592
Published on: 21 June 2017
Debate
Malaria remains a serious clinical and public health problem, the object of an ongoing technological and humanitarian struggle to abate the very substantial harm done. The manner by which humanity approached m...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:590
Published on: 21 June 2017
Research article
In 2013, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) began recommending lung cancer screening for high risk smokers aged 55–80 years using low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan. In light of these updated r...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:589
Published on: 21 June 2017
Research article
Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a major contributing factor in the growing problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in urban and rural Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to determine PA and associa...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:588
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research article
An appropriate level of human resources for oral health [HROH] is required to meet the oral health needs of population, and enable maximum improvement in health outcomes. The aim of this study was to estimate ...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:586
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research article
Intestinal helminth infections are major parasitic diseases causing public health problems in Ethiopia. Although the epidemiology of these infections are well documented in Ethiopia, new transmission foci for ...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:587
Published on: 20 June 2017
Erratum
BMC Public Health 2017 17:581
Published on: 19 June 2017
The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:476
Research article
Taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been an important means of raising revenues for public spending in many countries but there is increasing interest in using taxes on these, and other unhealthy products, ...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:583
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
Suicide rates among those employed in male-dominated professions such as construction are elevated compared to other occupational groups. Thus far, past research has been mainly quantitative and has been unabl...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:584
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Rates of obesity among children ages zero to five are rapidly increasing. Greater efforts are needed to promote healthy behaviors of young children. Mothers are especially important targets for promoting healt...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:585
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
This paper is aimed at critically assessing the extent to which Non-Communicable Disease NCD-related policies introduced in Bangladesh align with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2013–2020 Action Plan for...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:582
Published on: 19 June 2017
Erratum
BMC Public Health 2017 17:580
Published on: 16 June 2017
The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:414
Research article
High rates of food insecurity are documented among Inuit households in Canada; however, data on food insecurity prevalence and seasonality for Inuit households with children are lacking, especially in city cen...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:578
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research article
Depressive disorder is the largest contributor to years lived with disability in the Caribbean, adding 948 per 100,000 in 2013. Depression is also a major risk factor for suicidal behaviour. Social inequalitie...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:577
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research article
Suicide is a serious public health concern worldwide, and the fourth leading cause of death in Korea. Few studies have focused on risk factors for suicide attempt among people with suicidal ideation. The aim o...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:579
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research article
Physical activity is a major, modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that contributes to the prevention and management of CVD.
BMC Public Health 2017 17:576
Published on: 15 June 2017
Study protocol
It has been discussed whether the relationship between a patient on sick leave and his/her general practitioner (GP) is too close, as this may hinder the GP’s objective evaluation of need for sick leave. Indep...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:573
Published on: 14 June 2017
Research article
The 2012 London declaration which committed to “sustaining, expanding and extending drug access programmes to ensure the necessary supply of drugs and other interventions to help control soil-transmitted helmi...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:575
Published on: 14 June 2017
Research article
To explore the associations between the Chinese famine exposure in early life and the dyslipidemia in adulthood.
BMC Public Health 2017 17:488
Published on: 14 June 2017
Research article
Parents are widely recognized as playing a central role in the development of child behaviors such as physical activity. As there is little agreement as to the dimensions of physical activity-related parenting...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:574
Published on: 14 June 2017
Introduction
Enabling policy environments for nutrition require require evidence to support best practice and engagement with political and policy contexts, as well as leadership, resourcing, advocacy, and technical suppor...
BMC Public Health 2017 17(Suppl 2):420
Published on: 13 June 2017
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2
Research
Despite concerted effort from government and partners, Nepal continues to have a high burden of under nutrition among children. Identifying opportunities to strengthen policy support for infant and young child...
BMC Public Health 2017 17(Suppl 2):421
Published on: 13 June 2017
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2
Research
South Asian countries experience some of the highest levels of child undernutrition in the world, strongly linked to poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. Strong and responsive policy support i...
BMC Public Health 2017 17(Suppl 2):404
Published on: 13 June 2017
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2
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