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  1. Population studies frequently employ a single item dependent variable for overall health. Self-rated mental health has been the focus of attention less often. The purpose of this project was to investigate the...

    Authors: James E Rohrer

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2004 4:3

    Content type: Research article

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  2. The continuous monitoring and future prediction of the growing epidemic of diabetes mellitus worldwide presuppose consistent information about the extent of the problem. The aim of this study was to determine ...

    Authors: Aristofanis Gikas, Alexios Sotiropoulos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Theodoros Peppas, Eystathios Skliros and Stavros Pappas

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2004 4:2

    Content type: Research article

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  3. The media play an important role at the interface of science and policy by communicating scientific information to the public and policy makers. In issues of theoretical risk, in which there is scientific unce...

    Authors: Kumanan Wilson, Catherine Code, Christopher Dornan, Nadya Ahmad, Paul Hébert and Ian Graham

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2004 4:1

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Cigarette taxation has been perceived by academics and policy-makers as one of the most effective ways of reducing the use of cigarettes. On January 1 2002, the Taiwan government imposed a New Taiwan (NT) $5 p...

    Authors: Yi-Wen Tsai, Lee-Lan Yen, Chung-Lin Yang and Pei-Fen Chen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:42

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Influenza is a common and serious public health problem among the elderly. The influenza vaccine is safe and effective.

    Authors: Truls Østbye, Donald H Taylor, Ann Marie M Lee, Gary Greenberg and Lynn van Scoyoc

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:41

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Paragonimiasis have previously been reported in two zones of the Southwest Province of Cameroon including the Kupe mountain and Mundani foci. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and epidemiol...

    Authors: Roger Moyou-Somo, Charles Kefie-Arrey, Georges Dreyfuss and Michel Dumas

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:40

    Content type: Research article

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  7. The world-wide increase of foodborne infections with antibiotic resistant pathogens is of growing concern and is designated by the World Health Organization as an emerging public health problem. Thermophilic Camp...

    Authors: Ursula Ledergerber, Gertraud Regula, Roger Stephan, Jürg Danuser, Béatrice Bissig and Katharina DC Stärk

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:39

    Content type: Research article

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  10. In the year after birth one in six women has a depressive illness, and 30% are still depressed, or depressed again, when their child is 2 years old, 94% experience at least one major health problem (e.g. back ...

    Authors: Judith Lumley, Rhonda Small, Stephanie Brown, Lyndsey Watson, Jane Gunn, Creina Mitchell and Wendy Dawson

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:36

    Content type: Study protocol

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  12. Recent syphilis outbreaks in the UK have raised serious concerns about the sexual health of the population. Moreover, syphilis appears more likely to facilitate HIV transmission than any other sexually transmi...

    Authors: C Philip Wheater, Penny A Cook, Pete Clark, Qutub Syed and Mark A Bellis

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:34

    Content type: Research article

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  13. In response to increased global public health funding initiatives to HIV/AIDS care in Africa, this study aimed to describe practice models, strategies and challenges to delivering end-of-life care in sub-Sahar...

    Authors: Richard Harding, Karen Stewart, Katherine Marconi, Joseph F O'Neill and Irene J Higginson

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:33

    Content type: Research article

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  14. In an attempt to evaluate the levels of several cardiovascular risk factors in Greece we conducted a population-based health and nutrition survey, the "ATTICA study". In this work we present the design and the...

    Authors: Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Christina Chrysohoou and Christodoulos Stefanadis

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:32

    Content type: Study protocol

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  16. Recent United Kingdom strategies focus on preventable suicide deaths in former psychiatric in-patients, but natural causes of death, accidents and homicide may also be important. This study was intended to fin...

    Authors: Cameron Stark, Margaret MacLeod, David Hall, Fiona O'Brien and Anthony Pelosi

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:30

    Content type: Research article

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  17. The design and development of school health programmes will require information at demographic characteristics of schoolchildren and the major health burdens of the school-age group, the opportunities for inte...

    Authors: Mustafa Ulukanligil and Adnan Seyrek

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:29

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Little is known about the role of breastfeeding contraindications in breastfeeding practices. Our objectives were to 1) identify predictors of breastfeeding initiation and duration among a cohort of predominat...

    Authors: Lucinda England, Ruth Brenner, Brinda Bhaskar, Bruce Simons-Morton, Abhik Das, Mary Revenis, Nitin Mehta and John Clemens

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:28

    Content type: Research article

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  20. The United States (US) has re-instituted smallpox vaccinations to prepare for an intentional release of the smallpox virus into the civilian population. In an outbreak, people of all ages will be vaccinated. T...

    Authors: Tomás J Aragón, Skylar Ulrich, Susan Fernyak and George W Rutherford

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:26

    Content type: Research article

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  21. A new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was described in the United Kingdom. It is often claimed that it is caused by consumption of food infected with the agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. However...

    Authors: Ivan Laprevotte and Alain Hénaut

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:25

    Content type: Debate

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  22. Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are thought to be an effective tool in improving efficiency and outcomes of clinical practice. Physicians' adherence to guidelines is reported to be poor. We evaluated the re...

    Authors: Claudio Pedone and Kate L Lapane

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:24

    Content type: Research article

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  23. A monthly time series of measles case notifications exists for Italy from 1949 onwards, although its usefulness is seriously undermined by extensive under-reporting which varies strikingly between regions, giv...

    Authors: John R Williams, Piero Manfredi, Alisa R Butler, Marta Ciofi degli Atti and Stefania Salmaso

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:23

    Content type: Research article

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  24. Data relating to hospital admissions of very young children for wheezing illness have been conflicting. Our primary aim was to assess whether a previous increase in hospital admissions for lower respiratory il...

    Authors: Ove Björ and Lennart Bråbäck

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:22

    Content type: Research article

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  25. The role of water hardness as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease has been widely investigated and evaluated as regards regional differences in cardiovascular disease. This study was performed to evaluate...

    Authors: Christina Nerbrand, Lars Agréus, Ragnhild Arvidsson Lenner, Per Nyberg and Kurt Svärdsudd

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:21

    Content type: Research article

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  26. The United States is implementing plans to immunize 500,000 hospital-based healthcare workers against smallpox. Vaccination is voluntary, and it is unknown what factors drive vaccine acceptance. This study's a...

    Authors: W Katherine Yih, Tracy A Lieu, Virginia H Rêgo, Megan A O'Brien, David K Shay, Deborah S Yokoe and Richard Platt

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:20

    Content type: Research article

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  27. Long-term sick leave has been of concern to politicians and decision-makers in Norway for several years. In the current study we assess the feasibility and effectiveness of offering a voluntary, solution-focus...

    Authors: Pål Nystuen and Kåre B Hagen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:19

    Content type: Research article

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  28. Adult vaccination status may be difficult to obtain, often requiring providers to rely on individual patient recall. To determine vaccination status awareness and the sociodemographic predictors of awareness f...

    Authors: Chung-Yol Lee, Claudine Naguel, Danielle Gyurech, Nicole Duvoisin and Julian Schilling

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:18

    Content type: Research article

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  29. The results of a qualitative study carried out in four developing countries (Cuba, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Argentina) are presented. The study was conducted in the context of a randomised controlled trial t...

    Authors: Gustavo Nigenda, Ana Langer, Chusri Kuchaisit, Mariana Romero, Georgina Rojas, Muneera Al-Osimy, José Villar, Jo Garcia, Yagob Al-Mazrou, Hassan Ba'aqeel, Guillermo Carroli, Ubaldo Farnot, Pisake Lumbiganon, José Belizán, Per Bergsjo, Leiv Bakketeig…

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:17

    Content type: Research article

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  31. While physicians are key to primary preventive care, their delivery rate is sub-optimal. Assessment of physician beliefs is integral to understanding current behavior and the conceptualization of strategies to...

    Authors: Amy L Mirand, Gregory P Beehler, Christina L Kuo and Martin C Mahoney

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:15

    Content type: Research article

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  33. Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in industrialised countries. Gastroenteritis caused by Norovirus infection has been described as a highly seasonal syndrome, often referred to...

    Authors: Ben A Lopman, Mark Reacher, Chris Gallimore, Goutam K Adak, Jim J Gray and David WG Brown

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:13

    Content type: Research article

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  34. The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study.

    Authors: Montse Garcia, Anna Schiaffino, Esteve Fernandez, Merce Marti, Esteve Salto, Gloria Perez, Merce Peris, Carme Borrell, F Javier Nieto and Josep Maria Borras

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:12

    Content type: Research article

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  35. Cryptosporidiosis, caused by Cryptosporidium, is an enteric illness that has received much attention as an infection of immunocompromised persons as well as in community outbreaks (frequently waterborne). There a...

    Authors: Asheena Khalakdina, Duc J Vugia, Joelle Nadle, Gretchen A Rothrock and John M Colford Jr

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:11

    Content type: Research article

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  36. To compare the predictive validity of the demand/control and reward/imbalance models, alone and in combination with each other, for self-reported health status and the self-reported presence of any chronic dis...

    Authors: Aleck S Ostry, Shona Kelly, Paul A Demers, Cameron Mustard and Clyde Hertzman

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:10

    Content type: Research article

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  37. This study examines variations in breast cancer screening among primary care clinicians by geographic location of clinical practice.

    Authors: Lisa M Santora, Martin C Mahoney, Silvana Lawvere, Jessica J Englert, Andrew B Symons and Amy L Mirand

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:9

    Content type: Research article

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  40. Little is known about the influence of the site of research or publication on the impact of the research findings on clinical practice, particularly in developing countries. The International Clinical Epidemio...

    Authors: John Page, Richard F Heller, Scott Kinlay, Lynette L-Y Lim, Wang Qian, Zheng Suping, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Murtaza Akhtar, Salah Khedr and William Macharia

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:6

    Content type: Research article

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  41. Rhinovirus, the most common cause of upper respiratory tract infections, has been implicated in asthma exacerbations and possibly asthma deaths. Although the method of transmission of rhinoviruses is disputed,...

    Authors: Theodore A Myatt, Sebastian L Johnston, Stephen Rudnick and Donald K Milton

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:5

    Content type: Research article

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  42. The aim of this study is to determine whether Gulf war veterans and their partners are at increased risk of adverse reproductive events and whether their children have increased risk of serious health problems...

    Authors: Noreen Maconochie, Pat Doyle, Graham Davies, Samantha Lewis, Margo Pelerin, Susan Prior and Patrick Sampson

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:4

    Content type: Research article

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  43. Recent data indicate increasing rates of adult obesity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Greece. No data, however, are available on prevalence of overweight and obesity in relation to CVD risk...

    Authors: George Bertsias, Ioannis Mammas, Manolis Linardakis and Anthony Kafatos

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:3

    Content type: Research article

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  44. In persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Cryptosporidium parvum causes a prolonged, severe diarrheal illness to which there is no effective treatment, and the risk of developing cryptosporidiosi...

    Authors: Tomás J Aragón, Suzanne Novotny, Wayne Enanoria, Duc J Vugia, Asheena Khalakdina and Mitchell H Katz

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2003 3:2

    Content type: Research article

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  46. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are collaborating to eradicate poliomyelitis. To monitor progress, countries perform surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). The WHO African Regional Of...

    Authors: Peter Nsubuga, Sharon McDonnell, Bradley Perkins, Roland Sutter, Linda Quick, Mark White, Stephen Cochi and Mac Otten

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2002 2:27

    Content type: Research article

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  47. Despite international efforts to prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection through global vaccination programs, new cases are still being reported throughout the world.

    Authors: Lia L Lewis-Ximenez, Kycia MR do Ó, Cleber F Ginuino, Jucimara C Silva, Hermann G Schatzmayr, Sherri Stuver and Clara FT Yoshida

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2002 2:26

    Content type: Research article

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  48. In the United States, infant mortality rates remain more than twice as high for African Americans as compared to other racial groups. Lack of adherence to prenatal care schedules in vulnerable, hard to reach, ...

    Authors: Renee Milligan, Barbara K Wingrove, Leslie Richards, Margaret Rodan, Lillie Monroe-Lord, Velishie Jackson, Barbara Hatcher, Cynthia Harris, Cassandra Henderson and Allan A Johnson

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2002 2:25

    Content type: Research article

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  49. Bulgaria's official stroke mortality rates are higher for rural than urban areas. Official mortality data has indicated that these rates are amongst the highest in Europe. There has been a lack of studies meas...

    Authors: John Powles, Philip Kirov, Nevijana Feschieva, Marin Stanoev and Virginia Atanasova

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2002 2:24

    Content type: Research article

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