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  1. The Exercise and Nutrition Routine Improving Cancer Health (ENRICH) study is investigating a novel lifestyle intervention aimed at improving the health behaviors of adult cancer survivors and their carers. The...

    Authors: Erica L James, Fiona Stacey, Kathy Chapman, David R Lubans, Gabrielle Asprey, Kendra Sundquist, Allison Boyes and Afaf Girgis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:236
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  2. After an explosion and fire in two tanks containing contaminated oil and sulphur products in a Norwegian industrial harbour in 2007, the surrounding area was polluted. This caused an intense smell, lasting unt...

    Authors: Bente E Moen, D Norbäck, G Wieslander, JV Bakke, N Magerøy, JT Granslo, Å Irgens, M Bråtveit, BE Hollund and T Aasen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:235
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  3. Understanding transmission dynamics of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in various exposure settings and determining whether transmissibility differed from seasonal influenza viruses was a priority for de...

    Authors: Rachel Savage, Michael Whelan, Ian Johnson, Elizabeth Rea, Marie LaFreniere, Laura C Rosella, Freda Lam, Tina Badiani, Anne-Luise Winter, Deborah J Carr, Crystal Frenette, Maureen Horn, Kathleen Dooling, Monali Varia, Anne-Marie Holt, Vidya Sunil…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:234
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  5. Trafficking in women is a widespread human rights violation commonly associated with poor mental health. Yet, to date, no studies have used psychiatric diagnostic assessment to identify common forms of mental ...

    Authors: Nicolae V Ostrovschi, Martin J Prince, Cathy Zimmerman, Mihai A Hotineanu, Lilia T Gorceag, Viorel I Gorceag, Clare Flach and Melanie A Abas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:232
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  6. The prevalence of heavy drinking among college students and its associated health related consequences highlights an urgent need for alcohol prevention programs targeting 18 to 24 year olds. Nevertheless, curr...

    Authors: Carmen V Voogt, Evelien AP Poelen, Marloes Kleinjan, Lex ACJ Lemmers and Rutger CME Engels
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:231
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  7. We assessed the feasibility of collecting urine samples for testing on genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a population-based survey, and prevalence of this infection among young people aged 18-25 in Croat...

    Authors: Ivana Božičević, Ivana Grgić, Snježana Židovec-Lepej, Jurja-Ivana Čakalo, Sanja Belak-Kovačević, Aleksandar Štulhofer and Josip Begovac
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:230
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  8. Appalachia is characterized by poor health behaviors, poor health status, and health disparities. Recent interventions have not demonstrated much success in improving health status or reducing health dispariti...

    Authors: Brian N Griffith, Gretchen D Lovett, Donald N Pyle and Wayne C Miller
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:229
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  9. Since most patients prefer out-of-hospital death, place of death can be considered an indicator of end-of-life care quality. The study of trends in place of death is necessary to examine causes of shifts, to e...

    Authors: Dirk Houttekier, Joachim Cohen, Johan Surkyn and Luc Deliens
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:228
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  10. recent data indicate a slight decrease in the prevalence of smoking in Switzerland, but little is known regarding the intention and difficulty to quit smoking among current smokers. Hence, we aimed to quantify...

    Authors: Pedro Marques-Vidal, João Melich-Cerveira, Fred Paccaud, Gérard Waeber, Peter Vollenweider and Jacques Cornuz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:227
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  11. There is a growing body of evidence that integrated packages of community-based interventions, a form of programming often implemented by NGOs, can have substantial child mortality impact. More countries may b...

    Authors: Jim Ricca, Debra Prosnitz, Henry Perry, Anbrasi Edward, Melanie Morrow, Pieter Ernst and Leo Ryan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S35
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  12. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and indoor-residual spraying have been scaled-up across sub-Saharan Africa as part of international efforts to control malaria. These interventions have the potential t...

    Authors: David A Larsen, Ingrid K Friberg and Thomas P Eisele
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S34
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  14. Choosing an optimum set of child health interventions for maximum mortality impact is important within resource poor policy environments. The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a computer model that estimates the mort...

    Authors: William Winfrey, Robert McKinnon and John Stover
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S32
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  15. Measles was responsible for an estimated 100,000 deaths worldwide in 2008. Despite being a vaccine-preventable disease, measles remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. Although a sa...

    Authors: Daisy Higginson, Evropi Theodoratou, Harish Nair, Tanvir Huda, Lina Zgaga, Suresh S Jadhav, Saad B Omer, Igor Rudan and Harry Campbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S31
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  16. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children. It is estimated to cause approximately 33.8 million new episodes of ALRI in children annually, 9...

    Authors: Harish Nair, Vasundhara R Verma, Evropi Theodoratou, Lina Zgaga, Tanvir Huda, Eric AF Simões, Peter F Wright, Igor Rudan and Harry Campbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S30
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  17. Meningococcal meningitis is a major cause of disease worldwide, with frequent epidemics particularly affecting an area of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “meningitis belt”. Neisseria meningitidis group A (MenA) i...

    Authors: Debajeet Choudhuri, Tanvir Huda, Evropi Theodoratou, Harish Nair, Lina Zgaga, Rachel Falconer, Ivana Luksic, Hope L Johnson, Jian Shayne F Zhang, Shams El Arifeen, Christopher B Nelson, Ray Borrow, Harry Campbell and Igor Rudan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S29
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  18. Oxygen therapy is recommended for all of the 1.5 – 2.7 million young children who consult health services with hypoxemic pneumonia each year, and the many more with other serious conditions. However, oxygen su...

    Authors: Alastair G Catto, Lina Zgaga, Evropi Theodoratou, Tanvir Huda, Harish Nair, Shams El Arifeen, Igor Rudan, Trevor Duke and Harry Campbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S28
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  19. Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal of human skin and nares. It is also one of the leading nosocomial pathogens in both developed and developing countries and is responsible for a wide range of life threateni...

    Authors: Tanvir Huda, Harish Nair, Evropi Theodoratou, Lina Zgaga, Ali Fattom, Shams El Arifeen, Craig Rubens, Harry Campbell and Igor Rudan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S27
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  20. Pneumonia is the leading cause of child mortality worldwide. Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) or pneumococcus is estimated to cause 821,000 child deaths each year. It has over 90 serotypes, of which 7 to 13 serotype...

    Authors: Julia Webster, Evropi Theodoratou, Harish Nair, Ang Choon Seong, Lina Zgaga, Tanvir Huda, Hope L Johnson, Shabir Madhi, Craig Rubens, Jian Shayne F Zhang, Shams El Arifeen, Ryoko Krause, Troy A Jacobs, Abdullah W Brooks, Harry Campbell and Igor Rudan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S26
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  21. Childhood undernutrition is prevalent in low and middle income countries. It is an important indirect cause of child mortality in these countries. According to an estimate, stunting (height for age Z score < -...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S25
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  22. Given the recognized benefits of breastfeeding for the health of the mother and infants, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life. However, ...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S24
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  23. Zinc deficiency is commonly prevalent in children in developing countries and plays a role in decreased immunity and increased risk of infection. Preventive zinc supplementation in healthy children can reduce ...

    Authors: Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Evropi Theodoratou, Afshan Jabeen, Aamer Imdad, Thomas P Eisele, Joy Ferguson, Arnoupe Jhass, Igor Rudan, Harry Campbell, Robert E Black and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S23
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  24. Zinc plays an important role in cellular growth, cellular differentiation and metabolism. The results of previous meta-analyses evaluating effect of zinc supplementation on linear growth are inconsistent. We h...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S22
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  25. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in the world, particularly during pregnancy. According to the literature, anemia, particularly severe anemia, is associated with increased risk of mate...

    Authors: Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S21
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  26. Vitamin A is important for the integrity and regeneration of respiratory and gastrointestinal epithelia and is involved in regulating human immune function. It has been shown previously that vitamin A has a pr...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Christopher Sudfeld, Batool A Haider, Robert E Black and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S20
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  27. Given the widespread prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries, supplementation with multiple micronutrients rather than iron-folate alone, could be of potential benefit to the mother an...

    Authors: Batool Azra Haider, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S19
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  28. Hypertension in pregnancy stand alone or with proteinuria is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in the world. Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that an inverse relation...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Afshan Jabeen and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S18
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  29. The nutritional status of the mother prior to and during pregnancy plays a vital role in fetal growth and development, and maternal undernourishment may lead to adverse perinatal outcomes including intrauterin...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S17
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  30. Diarrhea mortality remains a leading cause of child death and rotavirus vaccine an effective tool for preventing severe rotavirus diarrhea. New data suggest vaccine efficacy may vary by region.

    Authors: Christa L Fischer Walker and Robert E Black
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S16
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  31. Lack of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age and no breastfeeding among children 6-23 months of age are associated with increased diarrhea morbidity and mortality in developing countries. We...

    Authors: Laura M Lamberti, Christa L Fischer Walker, Adi Noiman, Cesar Victora and Robert E Black
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S15
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  32. The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) model was developed to estimate the impact of the scale-up of child survival interventions on child mortality. New advances in antimalarials have improved their efficacy of treating...

    Authors: Julie Thwing, Thomas P Eisele and Richard W Steketee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S14
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  33. Each year almost one million newborns die from infections, mostly in low-income countries. Timely case management would save many lives but the relative mortality effect of varying strategies is unknown. We ha...

    Authors: Anita K M Zaidi, Hammad A Ganatra, Sana Syed, Simon Cousens, Anne CC Lee, Robert Black, Zulfiqar A Bhutta and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S13
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  34. Of 136 million babies born annually, around 10 million require assistance to breathe. Each year 814,000 neonatal deaths result from intrapartum-related events in term babies (previously “birth asphyxia”) and 1...

    Authors: Anne CC Lee, Simon Cousens, Stephen N Wall, Susan Niermeyer, Gary L Darmstadt, Waldemar A Carlo, William J Keenan, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Christopher Gill and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S12
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  35. Annually over 520,000 newborns die from neonatal sepsis, and 60,000 more from tetanus. Estimates of the effect of clean birth and postnatal care practices are required for evidence-based program planning.

    Authors: Hannah Blencowe, Simon Cousens, Luke C Mullany, Anne CC Lee, Kate Kerber, Steve Wall, Gary L Darmstadt and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S11
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  36. Our objective was to estimate the effect of various childbirth care packages on neonatal mortality due to intrapartum-related events (“birth asphyxia”) in term babies for use in the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).

    Authors: Anne CC Lee, Simon Cousens, Gary L Darmstadt, Hannah Blencowe, Robert Pattinson, Neil F Moran, G Justus Hofmeyr, Rachel A Haws, Shereen Zulfiqar Bhutta and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S10
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  37. Globally syphilis is an important yet preventable cause of stillbirth, neonatal mortality and morbidity.

    Authors: Hannah Blencowe, Simon Cousens, Mary Kamb, Stuart Berman and Joy E Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S9
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  38. In this paper we review the evidence of the effect of health interventions on mortality reduction from hypertensive diseases in pregnancy (HDP). We chose HDP because they represent a major cause of death in lo...

    Authors: Carine Ronsmans and Oona Campbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S8
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 3

  39. Of the global burden of 2.6 million stillbirths, around 1.2 million occur during labour i.e. are intrapartum deaths. In low-/middle-income countries, a significant proportion of women give birth at home, usual...

    Authors: Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Mahrukh Ayesha Ali, Mohammad Usman Ali, Aamer Imdad, Joy E Lawn, Nynke Van Den Broek and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S7
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  40. Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia are relatively common complications of pregnancy, leading to considerable maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. We sought to review the effect of aspirin, calcium supplementat...

    Authors: Mehnaz Jabeen, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S6
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  41. An important determinant of pregnancy outcome is the timely onset of labor and birth. Prolonged gestation complicates 5% to 10% of all pregnancies and confers increased risk to both the fetus and mother. The p...

    Authors: Arwa Abbas Hussain, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S5
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  42. Pregnancy is a state of increased requirement of macro- and micronutrients, and malnourishment or inadequate dietary intake before and during pregnancy, can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes including stillbi...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S4
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  43. Infection is a well acknowledged cause of stillbirths and may account for about half of all perinatal deaths today, especially in developing countries. This review presents the impact of interventions targetin...

    Authors: Sidra Ishaque, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Aamer Imdad, Robert L Goldenberg, Thomas P Eisele and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S3
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  44. Diabetes during pregnancy is associated with significant risk of complications to the mother, fetus and newborn. We reviewed the potential impact of early detection and control of diabetes mellitus during preg...

    Authors: Madiha Syed, Hasan Javed, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S2
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  45. There is a strong association between stillbirth and fetal growth restriction. Early detection and management of IUGR can lead to reduce related morbidity and mortality. In this paper we have reviewed effectiv...

    Authors: Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Saad Siddiqui and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 3):S1
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  47. The reported cases with varicella have not decreased and outbreaks of varicella among vaccinated children continue to be reported 9 years after the public vaccination program in Taipei. We investigated an outb...

    Authors: Chao-Chih Lai, Szu-Ching Chen and Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:226
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. People with higher socio-economic status (SES) are generally in better health. Less is known about when these socio-economic health differences set in during childhood and how they develop over time. The goal ...

    Authors: Annemarie Ruijsbroek, Alet H Wijga, Marjan Kerkhof, Gerard H Koppelman, Henriette A Smit and Mariël Droomers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:225
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  49. Occupational exposure to chromium compounds may result in adverse health effects. This study aims to investigate whether low-level hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) exposure can cause DNA damage in electroplating w...

    Authors: Xu-Hui Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Xu-Chu Wang, Li-Fen Jin, Zhang-Ping Yang, Cai-Xia Jiang, Qing Chen, Xiao-Bin Ren, Jian-Zhong Cao, Qiang Wang and Yi-Min Zhu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:224
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  50. Obese adults struggle to make the changes necessary to achieve even modest weight loss, though a decrease in weight by as little as 10% can have significant health benefits. Failure to meet weight loss goals m...

    Authors: Jennifer M Duncan, E Amy Janke, Andrea T Kozak, Megan Roehrig, Stephanie W Russell, H Gene McFadden, Andrew Demott, Alex Pictor, Don Hedeker and Bonnie Spring
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:223
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