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  1. Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship of EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13 and survival in patients with NSCLC undergoing ...

    Authors: Tsai-Chung Li, Chia-Ing Li, Chun-Hua Tseng, Kuan-Shin Lin, Sing-Yu Yang, Chih-Yi Chen, Te-Chun Hsia, Yih-Dar Lee and Cheng-Chieh Lin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:790
  2. Few of the many behavioral sexual health interventions in Africa have been rigorously evaluated. Where biological outcomes have been measured, improvements have rarely been found. One of the most rigorous tria...

    Authors: Daniel Wight, Mary Plummer and David Ross
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:788
  3. The At Home/Chez Soi (AH/CS) Project is a randomized controlled trial of a Housing First intervention to meet the needs of homeless individuals with mental illness in five cities across Canada. The objectives ...

    Authors: Stephen W Hwang, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Patricia O’Campo and Agnes Gozdzik
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:787
  4. Women in Nigeria face some of the highest maternal mortality risks in the world. We explore the benefits and cost-effectiveness of individual and integrated packages of interventions to prevent pregnancy-relat...

    Authors: Daniel O Erim, Stephen C Resch and Sue J Goldie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:786
  5. Physical activity interventions in schools environment seem to have shown some effectiveness in the control of the current obesity epidemic in children. However the complexity of behaviors and the diversity of...

    Authors: María Martínez-Andrés, Úrsula García-López, Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza, Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro, Mairena Sánchez-López, Eugenio Cortés-Ramírez and Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:785
  6. It has been estimated that there are approximately 12 million cancer survivors in the United States. Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis is linked to adverse effects among cancer survivors on overall su...

    Authors: Tung-Sung Tseng, Hui-Yi Lin, Sarah Moody-Thomas, Michelle Martin and Ted Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:784
  7. The National Child Measurement Programme was established to measure the height and weight of children at primary school in England and provides parents with feedback about their child’s weight status. In this ...

    Authors: Catherine Falconer, MinHae Park, Áine Skow, James Black, Ulla Sovio, Sonia Saxena, Anthony Kessel, Helen Croker, Steve Morris, Russell Viner and Sanjay Kinra
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:783
  8. There is increasing interest in ending the tobacco epidemic and in applying ‘endgame’ solutions to achieve that goal at national levels. We explored the understanding of, and reactions to, a tobacco-free visio...

    Authors: Richard Edwards, Jo Peace, Marie Russell, Heather Gifford, George Thomson and Nick Wilson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:782
  9. Language barrier is an important determinant of health care access and health. We examined the associations of English proficiency with type-2 diabetes (T2DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Asian Indians liv...

    Authors: Yingfeng Zheng, Ecosse L Lamoureux, Pei-Chia Peggy Chiang, Ainur Rahman Anuar, Jie Ding, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, E-Shyong Tai and Tien Y Wong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:781
  10. Mental health issues are gaining in importance in society and the economic system. At the same time, the accessibility and stigmatisation of the mental health care system in Germany can obstruct help-seeking b...

    Authors: Eva Rothermund, Reinhold Kilian, Michael Hoelzer, Dorothea Mayer, Daniel Mauss, Marc Krueger, Monika A Rieger and Harald Guendel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:780
  11. The increasing popularity of commercial movies showing three dimensional (3D) computer generated images has raised concern about image safety and possible side effects on population health.

    Authors: Angelo G Solimini, Alice Mannocci, Domitilla Di Thiene and Giuseppe La Torre
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:779
  12. Early detection and treatment of the metabolic syndrome may prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our aim was to assess remission of the metabolic syndrome and its determinants after a population based ...

    Authors: Corine den Engelsen, Kees J Gorter, Philippe L Salomé, Maureen van den Donk and Guy E Rutten
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:778
  13. In 2009, Australian alcohol guidelines for pregnancy changed from low to no alcohol intake. Previous research found a high proportion of pregnant Australian women drank during pregnancy; however, there has bee...

    Authors: Amy E Anderson, Alexis J Hure, Jennifer R Powers, Frances J Kay-Lambkin and Deborah J Loxton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:777
  14. The Awareness program was designed as a part of the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study to promote mental health of adolescents in 11 European countries by helping ...

    Authors: Camilla Wasserman, Christina W Hoven, Danuta Wasserman, Vladimir Carli, Marco Sarchiapone, Susana Al-Halabí, Alan Apter, Judit Balazs, Julio Bobes, Doina Cosman, Luca Farkas, Dana Feldman, Gloria Fischer, Nadja Graber, Christian Haring, Dana Cristina Herta…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:776
  15. The present study focuses on the analysis of social, clinical and hospital characteristics that can lead to disparities in the management and outcome of care. To that end, indicators of the quality of initial ...

    Authors: Carlotta Sacerdote, Ileana Baldi, Oscar Bertetto, Daniela DiCuonzo, Enzo Farina, Eva Pagano, Rosalba Rosato, Carlo Senore, Franco Merletti and Giovannino Ciccone
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:775
  16. Oral health is an important component of general well-being for the elderly. Oral health-related problems include loss of teeth, nonfunctional removable dental prostheses, lesions of the oral mucosa, periodont...

    Authors: Roberto Carlos Castrejón-Pérez, S Aída Borges-Yáñez, Luis M Gutiérrez-Robledo and J Alberto Ávila-Funes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:773
  17. Hearing difficulties is a large public health problem, prognosticated to be the ninth leading burden of disease in 2030, and may also involve large consequences for work capacity. However, research regarding s...

    Authors: Emilie Friberg, Klas Gustafsson and Kristina Alexanderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:772
  18. Intake of sweet drinks has previously been associated with the development of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. The present study aimed to assess the consumption pattern of sweet drinks in...

    Authors: Britt W Jensen, Melanie Nichols, Steven Allender, Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, Lynne Millar, Peter Kremer, Kathleen Lacy and Boyd Swinburn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:771
  19. Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and psychosocial problems are common in schools worldwide, yet longitudinal research on the issue is scarce. We examined whether the level of or a change in pupil-reported school ...

    Authors: Jenni Ervasti, Mika Kivimäki, Ichiro Kawachi, SV Subramanian, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Riikka Puusniekka, Tiina Pohjonen, Jussi Vahtera and Marianna Virtanen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:770
  20. Individual and community health are adversely impacted by disparities in health outcomes among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. Understanding the underlying causes for variations in health outcomes is...

    Authors: Michael F Dulin, Hazel Tapp, Heather A Smith, Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez, Maren J Coffman, Tom Ludden, Janni Sorensen and Owen J Furuseth
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:769
  21. Hispanics are the fasting growing population in the U.S. and disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Little is known about the complex interplay between acculturation...

    Authors: Fátima Rodriguez, LeRoi S Hicks and Lenny López
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:768
  22. Although several studies have investigated the relationship between the number of siblings or birth order and childhood overweight, the results are inconsistent. In addition, little is known about the impact o...

    Authors: Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Rimei Nishimura, Aya Morimoto, Ritsuko Obuchi, Hiromi Hoshino, Naoko Tajima and Akatsuki Kokaze
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:766
  23. The aim of this study was to estimate use of helmets, lights, and visible clothing among cyclists and to examine trip and personal characteristics associated with their use.

    Authors: Kay Teschke, Jeff R Brubacher, Steven M Friedman, Peter A Cripton, M Anne Harris, Conor CO Reynolds, Hui Shen, Melody Monro, Garth Hunte, Mary Chipman, Michael D Cusimano, Nancy Smith Lea, Shelina Babul and Meghan Winters
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:765
  24. Violence and mobility have been identified as critical factors contributing to the spread of HIV worldwide. This study aimed to assess the independent and combined associations of mobility and violence with se...

    Authors: Sowmya Ramesh, Deepika Ganju, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Ram Manohar Mishra and Niranjan Saggurti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:764
  25. Important unanswered questions remain on the impact of international sporting events on the sex industry. Speculation about increased demand and supply of sex work often generates significant attention, but al...

    Authors: Marlise Richter, Stanley Luchters, Dudu Ndlovu, Marleen Temmerman and Matthew Francis Chersich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:763
  26. Global obesity prevalence is increasing and population health programs are required to support changes to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Such interventions benefit from mass-communications to promote their...

    Authors: Blythe J O’Hara, Adrian E Bauman and Philayrath Phongsavan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:762
  27. Research in recent decades increasingly indicates the importance of conditions in early life for health in adulthood. Only few studies have investigated socioeconomic conditions in both childhood and adulthood...

    Authors: Martin Lindström, Kristina Hansen and Maria Rosvall
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:761
  28. Although the percentage of women who initiate breast cancer screening is rising, the rate of continued adherence is poor. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a ...

    Authors: Yoshiki Ishikawa, Kei Hirai, Hiroshi Saito, Jun Fukuyoshi, Akio Yonekura, Kazuhiro Harada, Aiko Seki, Daisuke Shibuya and Yosikazu Nakamura
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:760

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  29. In Western countries, individuals from multi-ethnic disadvantaged populations are less physically active than the Western population as a whole. This lack of physical activity (PA) may be one of the factors ex...

    Authors: Maaike GJ Gademan, Marije Deutekom, Karen Hosper and Karien Stronks
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:758
  30. Comparisons of mortality patterns between different migrant groups, and between migrants and natives, are relevant to understanding, and ultimately reducing, inequalities in health. To date, European studies o...

    Authors: Marie Norredam, Maja Olsbjerg, Jorgen H Petersen, Knud Juel and Allan Krasnik
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:757
  31. The burden of mental health problems among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is a major public health problem in Australia. While socioeconomic factors are implicated as important determinants of ...

    Authors: Carrington CJ Shepherd, Jianghong Li, Francis Mitrou and Stephen R Zubrick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:756
  32. Overweight and obesity are steadily increasing worldwide with the greatest prevalence occurring in high-income countries. Many factors influence body mass index (BMI); however multiple influences assessed in f...

    Authors: Andrea Gonzalez, Michael H Boyle, Katholiki Georgiades, Laura Duncan, Leslie R Atkinson and Harriet L MacMillan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:755
  33. Despite advances made in treating coronary heart disease (CHD), mortality due to CHD in Syria has been increasing for the past two decades. This study aims to assess CHD mortality trends in Syria between 1996 ...

    Authors: Samer Rastam, Radwan AL Ali, Wasim Maziak, Fawaz Mzayek, Fouad M Fouad, Martin O'Flaherty and Simon Capewell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:754
  34. The emphasis on prevention in English health policy continues to centre predominantly on major diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. A number of key documents detailing self-management techniqu...

    Authors: Fizzah Ali, Clare Jinks and Bie Nio Ong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:753
  35. There is paucity of data on the dietary intake and nutritional status of urban Ethiopians which necessitates comprehensive nutritional assessments. Therefore, the present study was aimed at evaluating the diet...

    Authors: Bemnet Amare, Beyene Moges, Feleke Moges, Bereket Fantahun, Mengesha Admassu, Andargachew Mulu and Afework Kassu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:752
  36. Literature related to the effectiveness of knowledge translation (KT) strategies used in public health is lacking. The capacity to seek, analyze, and synthesize evidence-based information in public health is l...

    Authors: Rebecca LaRocca, Jennifer Yost, Maureen Dobbins, Donna Ciliska and Michelle Butt
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:751
  37. Adolescents with intellectual disability often have poor health and healthcare. This is partly as a consequence of poor communication and recall difficulties, and the possible loss of specialised paediatric se...

    Authors: Nicholas Lennox, Robert Ware, Suzanne Carrington, Michael O’Callaghan, Gail Williams, Lyn McPherson and Chris Bain
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:750
  38. The discourse about mental health problems among migrants and refugees tends to focus on adverse pre-migration experiences; there is less investigation of the environmental conditions in which refugee migrants...

    Authors: Nasir Warfa, Sarah Curtis, Charles Watters, Ken Carswell, David Ingleby and Kamaldeep Bhui
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:749
  39. Return to work (RTW) after long-term sick leave can be a long-lasting process where the individual may shift between work and receiving different social security benefits, as well as between part-time and full...

    Authors: Irene Øyeflaten, Stein Atle Lie, Camilla M Ihlebæk and Hege R Eriksen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:748
  40. Condom use problems are common amongst Scotland’s men who have sex with men (MSM). To date condom errors have been associated with the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections in heterosexual sexually tra...

    Authors: Lisa Goodall, Daniel Clutterbuck and Paul Flowers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:747
  41. Emergency department (ED) data have the potential to provide critical intelligence on when violence is most likely to occur and the characteristics of those who suffer the greatest health impacts. We use a nat...

    Authors: Mark A Bellis, Nicola Leckenby, Karen Hughes, Chris Luke, Sacha Wyke and Zara Quigg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:746
  42. There is limited knowledge about what happens to people after long-term sick leave. The aim of this report was to conduct a prospective study of individuals who were on prolonged sick leave during a particular...

    Authors: Anders Wikman, Michael Wiberg, Staffan Marklund and Kristina Alexanderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:745
  43. Previous follow-up studies of repeated self-harm show that the cumulative risk of repeated self-harm within one year is 5.7%–15%, with females at greatest risk. However, relatively few studies have focused on ...

    Authors: Chi-Hsiang Chung, Ching-Huang Lai, Chi-Ming Chu, Lu Pai, Senyeong Kao and Wu-Chien Chien
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:744
  44. So far, audience segmentation of adolescents with respect to alcohol has been carried out mainly on the basis of socio-demographic characteristics. In this study we examined whether it is possible to segment a...

    Authors: Jolanda Mathijssen, Meriam Janssen, Marja van Bon-Martens and Ien van de Goor
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:742
  45. In the developed world, information on vital events is routinely collected nationally to inform population and health policies. However, in many low-and middle-income countries, especially those in sub-Saharan...

    Authors: Yazoume Ye, Marilyn Wamukoya, Alex Ezeh, Jacques B O Emina and Osman Sankoh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:741
  46. The organized Cervical Cancer Screening Programme (CCSP) in Italy might represent an occasion to deliver smoking cessation (SC) counselling to women attending the Pap test examination. Evidence of effectivenes...

    Authors: Giuseppe Gorini, Giulia Carreras, Livia Giordano, Emanuela Anghinoni, Anna Iossa, Alessandro Coppo, Fiorella Talassi, Maurizio Galavotti and Elisabetta Chellini
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:740

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