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  1. The health condition of workers is known to impact on productivity outcomes. The relationship between health and productivity is of increasing interest amid the need to increase productivity to meet global fin...

    Authors: Libby Holden, Paul A Scuffham, Michael F Hilton, Robert S Ware, Nerina Vecchio and Harvey A Whiteford
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:417
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. The medical tourism industry, which assists patients with accessing non-emergency medical care abroad, has grown rapidly in recent years. A lack of reliable data about medical tourism makes it difficult to cre...

    Authors: Rory Johnston, Valorie A Crooks, Krystyna Adams, Jeremy Snyder and Paul Kingsbury
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:416
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  4. In commitment to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), four new pictorial warnings are now being proposed for display on cigarette packages sold in Jordan. The aim of this study was to gauge the ...

    Authors: Feras I Hawari, Rasha K Bader, Hamza M Beano, Nour A Obeidat, Hiba S Ayub, Malek A Habashneh, Aisha S Shtaiwi, Rawan A Shihab, Hala N Madanat and Thomas E Novotny
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:414
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  5. Currently is not feasible using conventional spirometry as a screening method in Primary Care especially among smoking population to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early stages. Therefore, the...

    Authors: Vicente Gil-Guillén, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Concepcion V Carratala Munuera, Carlos Plaza-Sirvent, Patricia Lorca-Amorrich, Adriana López-Pineda, María P Vela-Troncoso, Juan J Soler, Manuel Yarza-Cañellas, Antonio Fernández, Luis Rosado-Bretón, Carmen Olivares-Bautista and Alejandro Muñoz-Fernández
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:413
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. To understand the key challenges and explore recommendations from teenagers to promote physical activity with a focus on ethnic minority children.

    Authors: Sinead Brophy, Annie Crowley, Rupal Mistry, Rebecca Hill, Sopna Choudhury, Non E Thomas and Frances Rapport
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:412
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. During the last decades, global migration has increased and many immigrant groups have a higher prevalence than the native born population of several cardiovascular disease risk factors, including poor dietary...

    Authors: Afsaneh Koochek, Parvin Mirmiran, Kristina Sundquist, Firoozeh Hosseini, Tohid Azizi, Ali S Moeini, Sven-Erik Johansson, Brita Karlström, Fereidoun Azizi and Jan Sundquist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:411
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  8. In order to perform at top levels, elite athletes have to both protect and risk their health at the same time. Adolescent elite athletes have the additional challenge of coping with substantial physical, psych...

    Authors: Ansgar Thiel, Katharina Diehl, Katrin E Giel, Alexia Schnell, Astrid M Schubring, Jochen Mayer, Stephan Zipfel and Sven Schneider
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:410
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  9. There is a connection between the definition of disability in a person-environment framework, the development of appropriate assessment strategies and instruments, and the logic underpinning the organization o...

    Authors: Carlo Francescutti, Francesco Gongolo, Andrea Simoncello and Lucilla Frattura
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S11
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  10. The President of Brazil established an Interministerial Work Group in order to “evaluate the model of classification and valuation of disabilities used in Brazil and to define the elaboration and adoption of a...

    Authors: Heloisa Di Nubila, Ana Rita de Paula, Miguel Abud Marcelino and Izabel Maior
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S10
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  11. The International Classification of Functioning (ICF) has acquired a central role in the WHO Family of International Classifications and it has been extensively adopted as the reference framework for health-re...

    Authors: Luis Salvador-Carulla and Carlos Garcia-Gutierrez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S9
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  12. This paper approaches the general issue of the complex challenges in the relationship between those who generate data -- researchers, scientists, and state statistical offices -- and those who use data -- rese...

    Authors: Jerome E Bickenbach
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S8
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  13. Starting in January 2011, Switzerland will implement a multidimensional, context-sensitive procedure to establish eligibility in education systems. This paper provides a brief overview of the different eligibi...

    Authors: Judith Hollenweger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S7
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  14. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Australia, acts as a philosophical and moral statement and framework guiding integrated and strategic policy across the nation. Broad policy agr...

    Authors: Ros Madden, Nick Glozier, Elias Mpofu and Gwynnyth Llewellyn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S6
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  15. This paper reflects on the use of ICF in Ireland, taking as a case study the experience of the first National Disability Survey (NDS). There were four clear effects in Ireland of using ICF as a framework for t...

    Authors: Anne Good
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S5
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  16. The Washington Group on Disability Statistics is a voluntary working group made up of representatives of over 100 National Statistical Offices and international, non-governmental and disability organizations t...

    Authors: Jennifer H Madans, Mitchell E Loeb and Barbara M Altman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S4
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  17. A common framework for describing functional status information is needed in order to make this information comparable and of value. The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning,...

    Authors: Nenad Kostanjsek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 4):S3
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 4

  18. Timely reporting of infectious disease cases to public health authorities is essential to effective public health response. To evaluate the timeliness of reporting to the Dutch Municipal Health Services (MHS),...

    Authors: Elisabeth Reijn, Corien M Swaan, Mirjam EE Kretzschmar and Jim E van Steenbergen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:409
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. We examined ethnic differences between levels of body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported and measured body height and weight and the validity of self-reports used to estimate the prevalence of obesity (BM...

    Authors: Henriëtte Dijkshoorn, Joanne K Ujcic-Voortman, Lucie Viet, Arnoud P Verhoeff and Daan G Uitenbroek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:408
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. The social gradient in disability pension is well recognized, however mechanisms accounting for the gradient are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between occupational class...

    Authors: Inger Haukenes, Arnstein Mykletun, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Hans-Tore Hansen and John Gunnar Mæland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:406
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. India's population exhibits diverse dietary habits and chronic disease patterns. Nutritional epidemiologic studies in India are primarily of cross-sectional or case-control design and subject to biases, includ...

    Authors: Rashmi Sinha, Carrie R Daniel, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Hemali Shetty, Susan Yurgalevitch, Leah M Ferrucci, Preethi S George, Kerry Grace Morrissey, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Barry I Graubard, Kavita Kapur, K Srinath Reddy, Mary J McAdams, Tanuja Rastogi, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Prakash C Gupta…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:405
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Timely vaccination is important to induce adequate protective immunity. We measured vaccination timeliness and vaccination coverage in three geographical areas in South Africa.

    Authors: Lars T Fadnes, Debra Jackson, Ingunn MS Engebretsen, Wanga Zembe, David Sanders, Halvor Sommerfelt and Thorkild Tylleskär
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:404
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Observational epidemiological studies and a systematic review have consistently shown an association between maternal exposure to biomass smoke and reduced birth weight. Our aim was to further test this hypoth...

    Authors: Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Rahul R Shidhaye and Nalini Sathiakumar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:403
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS is largely based on clinical history, and exclusion of identifiable causes of chronic fatigue. Characterization of cases and the impact...

    Authors: Luis C Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda, Peter Campion, Derek Pheby, Maria de L Drachler, José C Leite, Fiona Poland, Amanda Howe, Shagufta Fayyaz and Mariam Molokhia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:402
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. The continual monitoring of population health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with validated instruments helps public health agencies assess, protect, and promote population health. This study aimed to determi...

    Authors: Cédric Baumann, Marie-Line Erpelding, Christine Perret-Guillaume, Arnaud Gautier, Stéphanie Régat, Jean-François Collin, Francis Guillemin and Serge Briançon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:401
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Overpopulation, poor hygiene and disease prevention conditions in prisons are major structural determinants of increased infectious risk within prison settings but evidence-based national and WHO guidelines pr...

    Authors: Laurent Michel, Marie Jauffret-Roustide, Jerôme Blanche, Olivier Maguet, Christine Calderon, Julien Cohen and Patrizia M Carrieri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:400
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  28. Diabetes and related complications are common among ethnic minority groups. Community-based social support interventions are considered promising for improving diabetes self-management. To access such interven...

    Authors: Mirjam JE Kohinor, Karien Stronks and Joke A Haafkens
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:399
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  29. A body of research has shown that neighborhood environment may have an effect on a variety of health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease. One explanation for the mechanism of the effect of neighborhood ...

    Authors: Yoshihisa Fujino, Naohito Tanabe, Kaori Honjo, Sadao Suzuki, Kokoro Shirai, Hiroyasu Iso and Akiko Tamakoshi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:398
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  30. Migration of non-Western women into Western countries often results in an increase in smoking prevalence among migrant women. To gain more insight into how to prevent this increase, we compared psychosocial de...

    Authors: Vera Nierkens, Maya V van der Ploeg, Marja Y van Eer and Karien Stronks
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:397
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  31. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health. Breastfeeding should continue up to two years or more and ...

    Authors: Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Nyovani J Madise, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Catherine Kyobutungi, Martin K Mutua, Tabither M Gitau and Nelly Yatich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:396
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem.

    Authors: Carol Cancelliere, J David Cassidy, Carlo Ammendolia and Pierre Côté
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:395
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  33. In 2008 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that South Africa had the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the world. This high incidence rate is linked to a number of factors, including HIV co-infe...

    Authors: Karl K Peltzer, Pamela P Naidoo, Gladys G Matseke and Khangelani K Zuma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:394
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  34. Charging for tuberculosis (TB) treatment could reduce completion rates, particularly in the poor. We identified and synthesised studies that measure costs of TB treatment, estimates of adherence and the potent...

    Authors: Qian Long, Helen Smith, Tuohong Zhang, Shenglan Tang and Paul Garner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:393
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  35. Previous studies have pointed out that the school lunch workers in Japan are suffering from work-related disorders including finger deformations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ...

    Authors: Miwako Nagasu, Kazuhiro Sakai, Kazutaka Kogi, Akiyoshi Ito, Edith JM Feskens, Shigeru Tomita, Yoshiomi Temmyo, Mitsuo Ueno and Shigeji Miyagi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:392
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  36. In Puerto Rico, relative to the United States, a disparity exists in detecting oral precancers and early cancers. To identify factors leading to the deficit in early detection, we obtained the perspectives of ...

    Authors: Douglas E Morse, Carmen M Vélez Vega, Walter J Psoter, Himilce Vélez, Carmen J Buxó, Linda S Baek, Augusto Elias and Melba Sánchez Ayendez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:391
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  37. In developed countries with old age structures most deaths occur at older ages and older people account for the majority of those in poor health, which suggests a particular need to investigate health inequali...

    Authors: George B Ploubidis, Bianca L DeStavola and Emily Grundy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:390
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  38. Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important implications for develop...

    Authors: Anne-Laure Page, Sarah Hustache, Francisco J Luquero, Ali Djibo, Mahamane Laouali Manzo and Rebecca F Grais
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:389
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. In July 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued formal revisions of its guidelines on the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV. The new guidelines greatly expand eligibility for treatme...

    Authors: Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Anchilla Banegura, Pedro Cahn, Celia DC Christie, Robert Dintruff, Manuel Distel, Catherine Hankins, Nicholas Hellmann, Elly Katabira, Sandra Lehrman, Julio Montaner, Scott Purdon, James F Rooney, Robin Wood and Shirin Heidari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:388
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  40. Levels of physical activity (PA) in the general population are difficult to characterize. Historically measurement has been based on self-report, which can be subject to bias. PA monitor use has created opport...

    Authors: Amy Luke, Lara R Dugas, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, Guichan Cao and Richard S Cooper
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:387
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Transplantation is the treatment of choice for people with severe organ failure. However, demand substantially exceeds supply of suitable organs; consequently many people wait months, or years to receive an or...

    Authors: Kirsten Howard, Stephen Jan, John Rose, Steven Chadban, Richard DM Allen, Michelle Irving, Allison Tong, Germaine Wong, Jonathan C Craig and Alan Cass
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:386
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. Death rates are notably higher in eastern Finland than in western Finland, and life expectancy of Finnish speakers shorter than that of Swedish speakers. The mortality differences correspond to recent genetic ...

    Authors: Jan Saarela and Fjalar Finnäs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:385
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Previous research has linked alcohol use with an increased number of sexual partners, inconsistent condom use and a raised incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, alcohol measures have be...

    Authors: Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Masila Syengo, Daniel Lango, Nzioki King'ola, Marleen Temmerman and Matthew F Chersich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:384
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and body mass index (BMI, kg.m-2) are established independent risk factors in the development of diabetes; we prospectively examined their relative contributions and joint relationship w...

    Authors: Farzad Hadaegh, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh, Maryam Safarkhani, Davood Khalili and Fereidoun Azizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:383
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. There is a high prevalence of mental health problems amongst adolescents. In addition there is a high prevalence of spinal pain in this population. Evidence suggests that these conditions are related. This stu...

    Authors: Clare S Rees, Anne J Smith, Peter B O'Sullivan, Garth E Kendall and Leon M Straker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:382
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. HIV prevention continues to be problematic in the UK, as it does globally. The UK Department of Health has a strategic direction with greater focus on prevention as part of its World Class Commissioning Progra...

    Authors: Sydney Anstee, Alison Price, Amanda Young, Katharine Barnard, Bob Coates, Simon Fraser and Rebecca Moran
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:381
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) combined with spatial analytical methods could be helpful in examining patterns of drug use. Little attention has been paid to geographic variation of cardiovascular prescr...

    Authors: Ching-Lan Cheng, Yi-Chi Chen, Tzu-Ming Liu and Yea-Huei Kao Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:380
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Living in a world greatly controlled by mass media makes it impossible to escape its pervading influence. As media in Pakistan has been free in the true sense of the word for only a few years, its impact on in...

    Authors: Amad N Khan, Salema Khalid, Hussain I Khan and Mehnaz Jabeen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:379
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Pay for Performance (P4P) programs, based on provision of financial incentives for service quality, have been widely adopted to enhance quality of care and to promote a more efficient use of health care resour...

    Authors: Silvana Castaldi, Annalisa Bodina, Luciana Bevilacqua, Elena Parravicini, Michaela Bertuzzi and Francesco Auxilia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:377
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