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BMC Public Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.
BMC Public Health (ISSN 1471-2458) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :390
School teachers and nurses consider extra hand-washing interventions for infection control acceptable but time constraints and logistic barriers mean their feasibility is limited in the absence of a major health threat.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :380
Negative experiences among teenagers, such as violence, regretted sex and memory loss, increase with drinking frequency and units consumed, and are more commonly associated with the consumption of cheap alcohol and accessing drink outside the family environment.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :377
30% of British children under 16 live with at least one binge-drinking parent and 8% with an adult who has used illicit drugs, exceeding previous estimates and highlighting concerns over sub-optimal care and poor role models.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :369
School-aged children in Africa represent the greatest reservoir of malaria infections but are the age group with lowest use of insecticide-treated nets, suggesting school delivery of nets might improve coverage and halt parasite transmission.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :366
Coal workers in China can be assessed for their pneumoconiosis risk by an artificial neural network that reveals the duration of dust exposure and their occupational category are the most important risk factors.
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Research article
Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa. Tanya Doherty, Mickey Chopra, Duduzile Nsibande, Dudu Mngoma BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :406 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Pattern of pesticide storage before pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka Fahim Mohamed, Gamini Manuweera, David Gunnell, Shifa Azher, Michael Eddleston, Andrew Dawson, Flemming Konradsen BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :405 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The Healthy Steps Study: A randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based Green Prescription for older adults: Trial protocol Gregory S Kolt, Grant M Schofield, Ngaire Kearse, Nick Garrett, Philip Schluter, Toni Ashton, Asmita Patel BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :404 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Supporting adolescent emotional health in schools: a mixed methods study of student and staff views in England Judi Kidger, Jenny L Donovan, Lucy Biddle, Rona Campbell, David Gunnell BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :403 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
General symptom reporting in female fibromyalgia patients and referents: a population-based case-referent study
Karin Bjorkegren, Mari-Ann Wallander, Saga Johansson, Kurt Svardsudd BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :402 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
A cost-utility analysis of cervical cancer vaccination in preadolescent Canadian females Andrea M Anonychuk, Chris T Bauch, Maraki Fikre Merid, Georges Van Kriekinge, Nadia Demarteau BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :401 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
16-year excess all-cause mortality of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a cohort study
Lars J Hansen, Niels de Fine Olivarius, Volkert Siersma BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :400 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The sexual attitudes and lifestyles of London's Eastern Europeans (SALLEE Project): design and methods Alison R Evans, Violetta Parutis, Graham Hart, Catherine H Mercer, Christopher Gerry, Richard Mole, Rebecca S French, John Imrie, Fiona Burns BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :399 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Weight status and hypertension among adolescent girls in Argentina and Norway: Data from the ENNyS and HUNT studies. Marit Stray-Pedersen, Ragnhild M Helsing, Luz Gibbons, Gabriela Cormick, Turid L Holmen, Torstein Vik, Jose M Belizan BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :398 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland. Emer O'Connell, Wendy Brennan, Martin Cormican, Marita Glacken, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Akke Vellinga, Niall Cahill, Fionnguala Lysaght, Joan O'Donnell BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :397 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical modeling for health service planning Rizwan Shahid, Stefania Bertazzon, Merril L Knudtson, William A Ghali BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :200 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Flip flops, dress clothes, and no coat:
clothing barriers to children's physical activity
in child-care centers identified from a qualitative study
Kristen A Copeland, Susan N Sherman, Cassandra A Kendeigh, Brian E Saelens, Heidi J Kalkwarf International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6 :74 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Reporting Iraqi civilian fatalities in a time of war Schuyler W Henderson, William E Olander, Les Roberts Conflict and Health 2009, 3 :9 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Meeting report
Complex disease genetics: present and future translational applications Michael V Holmes, Sonia H Shah, Aspasia Angelakopoulou, Tauseef Khan, Daniel Swerdlow, Karoline Kuchenbaecker, Reecha Sofat, Tina Shah Genome Med 2009, 1 :104 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Short report
Human cases of simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis - significance and extent in China Yu Rong Yang, Darren J Gray, Magda K Ellis, Shun Kun Yang, Philip S Craig, Donald P McManus Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2 :53 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Global positioning system: a new opportunity in physical activity measurement Ralph Maddison, Cliona Ni Mhurchu International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6 :73 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: Demand, supply and seasonality. Suchita A Lorick, Daniel Fishbein, Eric Weintraub, Pascale M Wortley, Grace M Lee, Fangjun Zhou, Robert Davis BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :175 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
A frailty index to predict the mortality risk in a population of senior mexican adults Jose Juan Garcia-Gonzalez, Carmen Garcia-Pena, Francisco Franco-Marina, Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :47 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Analytic perspective
Debunking the claim that abstinence is usually healthier for smokers than switching to a low-risk alternative, and other observations about anti-tobacco-harm-reduction arguments Carl V Phillips Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :29 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Are vaccination programmes delivered by lay health workers cost-effective? A systematic review Adrijana Corluka, Damian G Walker, Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Inger B Scheel Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :81 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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