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Melissa Norton, MD Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD In-house Editor
Natalie Pafitis
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Prevalence of enteropathogenic viruses and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus among children with diarrhea in Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Sabrina J Moyo, Njolstad Gro, Vainio Kirsti, Mecky I Matee, Jesse Kitundu, Samwel Y Maselle, Nina Langeland, Helge Myrmel
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:359 (27December2007)
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Morbidity at elementary school entry differs by sex and level of residence urbanization: a comparative cross-sectional study
Rea-Jeng Yang, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Huey-Shys Chen, Kuan-Chia Lin, Hsiu-Li Huang
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:358 (25December2007)
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The global distribution of fatal pesticide self-poisoning: Systematic review
David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston, Michael R Phillips, Flemming Konradsen
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:357 (21December2007)
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PCR colorimetric dot-blot assay and clinical pretest probability for diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Smear-Negative patients
Luciene Cardoso Scherer, Rosa Dea Sperhacke, Carla Jarczewski, Patr cia I Cafrune, Simone Minghelli, Marta Os rio Ribeiro, Fernanda CQ Mello, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Maria LR Rossetti, Afr nio L Kritski
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:356 (20December2007)
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Study protocol
A randomized physiotherapy trial in patients with fecal incontinence: design of the PhysioFIT-study
Esther MJ Bols, Bary CM Berghmans, Erik JM Hendriks, Rob A de Bie, Jarno Melenhorst, Wim G van Gemert, Cor GMI Baeten
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:355 (20December2007)
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The Internet as a source of reproductive health information among adolescent girls in an urban city in Nigeria
Williams E Nwagwu
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:354 (20December2007)
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Analysis of agreement among definitions of metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic Turkish adults: a methodological study
Ahmet Selcuk Can, Thomas P Bersot
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:353 (19December2007)
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The reach and impact of social marketing and reproductive health communication campaigns in Zambia
Ronan Van Rossem, Dominique Meekers
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:352 (18December2007)
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Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in a Cretan rural population: a twelve year follow-up study
Ioannis K Karalis, Athanasios K Alegakis, Antonios G Kafatos, Antonios D Koutis, Panos E Vardas, Christos D Lionis
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:351 (18December2007)
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The training needs of Turkish emergency department personnel regarding intimate partner violence
H Asli Davas Aksan, Feride Aksu
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:350 (13December2007)
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Promotion of couples' voluntary counselling and testing for HIV through influential networks in two African capital cities
Susan Allen, Etienne Karita, Elwyn Chomba, David L Roth, Joseph Telfair, Isaac Zulu, Leslie Clark, Nzali Kancheya, Martha Conkling, Rob Stephenson, Brigitte Bekan, Katherine Kimbrell, Steven Dunham, Faith Henderson, Moses Sinkala, Michel Carael, Alan Haworth
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:349 (11December2007)
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Study (PERART): Prevalence and predictive values of asymptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
Mara Teresa Alzamora, Jos Miguel Baena-Dez, Marta Sorribes, Rosa Fors, Pere Toran, Marisa Vicheto, Guillem Pera, Mara Dolores Reina, Carlos Albaladejo, Judith Lluss , Magda Bund, Amparo Sancho, Antonio Heras, Joan Rubis, Juan Francisco Arenillas, the PERART study
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:348 (11December2007)
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The role of anxiety symptoms in school performance in a community sample of children and adolescents
Luigi Mazzone, Francesca Ducci, Maria Cristina Scoto, Eleonora Passaniti, Valentina Genitori D'Arrigo, Benedetto Vitiello
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:347 (5December2007)
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How can developing countries harness biotechnology to improve health?
Abdallah S Daar, Kathryn Berndtson, Deepa L Persad, Peter A Singer
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:346 (3December2007)
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Prevalence of anemia and deficiency of iron, folic acid, and zinc in children younger than 2 years of age who use the health services provided by the Mexican Social Security Institute
Ximena Duque, Sergio Flores-Hern ndez, Samuel Flores-Huerta, Ignacio Mndez-Ramrez, Sergio Mu oz, Bernardo Turnbull, Gloria Martnez-Andrade, Rosa I Ramos, Marco Gonzlez-Unzaga, Mara E Mendoza, Homero Martnez
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:345 (30November2007)
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Treatment outcome of new pulmonary tuberculosis in Guangzhou, China 1993 2002: a register-based cohort study
Qing-Song Bao, Yu-Hua Du, Ci-Yong Lu
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:344 (29November2007)
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Identifying the determinants of premature mortality in Russia: overcoming a methodological challenge
Susannah Tomkins, Vladimir Shkolnikov, Evgueni Andreev, Nikolay Kiryanov, David A Leon, Martin McKee, Lyudmila Saburova
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:343 (28November2007)
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Health inequities: lower socio-economic conditions and higher incidences of intestinal parasites
 pek  stan, Ali A Kilimcio lu, Nogay Girginkarde ler, Beyhan C zyurt, M Emin Limoncu,  lgen Z Ok
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:342 (27November2007)
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Determinants of sexual activity and its relation to cervical cancer risk among South African Women
Diane Cooper, Margaret Hoffman, Henri Carrara, Lynn Rosenberg, Judy Kelly, Ilse Stander, Lynnette Denny, Anna-Lise Williamson, Samuel Shapiro
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:341 (27November2007)
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The physical and mental health of a large military cohort: baseline functional health status of the Millennium Cohort
Tyler C Smith, Mark Zamorski, Besa Smith, James R Riddle, Cynthia A LeardMann, Timothy S Wells, Charles C Engel, Charles W Hoge, Joyce Adkins, Dan Blaze, the Millennium Cohort Study Team
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:340 (26November2007)
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Personality, psychological stress, and self-reported influenza symptomatology
Kim GE Smolderen, Ad JJM Vingerhoets, Marcel A Croon, Johan Denollet
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:339 (23November2007)
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viral co-infections among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus attending the paediatric HIV care and treatment center at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Safila P Telatela, Mecky I Matee, Emmanuel K Munubhi
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:338 (22November2007)
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Sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic and opioid medicament use and its co-occurrence with tobacco smoking and alcohol risk drinking in a community sample
Ulrich John, Sebastian E Baumeister, Henry V lzke, Christian Meyer, Sabina Ulbricht, Dietrich Alte
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:337 (20November2007)
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Rates, risk factors & methods of self harm among minority ethnic groups in the UK: a systematic review
Kamaldeep Bhui, Kwame McKenzie, Farhat Rasul
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:336 (19November2007)
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Living alone is a risk factor for mortality in men but not women from the general population: a prospective cohort study
Ulla Kandler, Christa Meisinger, Jens Baumert, Hannelore Lwel, the KORA Study Group
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:335 (16November2007)
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Meta-analysis of the relation between European and American smokeless tobacco and oral cancer
Rolf Weitkunat, Edward Sanders, Peter N Lee
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:334 (15November2007)
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Internet treatment of sexually transmitted infections a public health hazard?
Roberto Vivancos, Silke Schelenz, Yoon K Loke
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:333 (15November2007)
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Study protocol
Efficacy of confrontational counselling for smoking cessation in smokers with previously undiagnosed mild to moderate airflow limitation: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Daniel Kotz, Geertjan Wesseling, Marcus JH Huibers, Onno CP van Schayck
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:332 (15November2007)
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Disparities in appendicitis rupture rate among mentally ill patients
Jen-Huoy Tsay, Cheng-Hua Lee, Yea-Jen Hsu, Pen-Jen Wang, Ya-Mei Bai, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Nicole Huang
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:331 (15November2007)
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Avian influenza outbreak in Turkey through health personnel's views: a qualitative study
Ozlem Sarikaya, Tugrul Erbaydar
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:330 (15November2007)
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The development of an intervention programme to reduce whole-body vibration exposure at work induced by a change in behaviour: a study protocol
Ivo JH Tiemessen, Carel TJ Hulshof, Monique HW Frings-Dresen
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:329 (15November2007)
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Population attributable risk for diabetes associated with excess weight in Tehranian adults: a population-based cohort study
Farhad Hosseinpanah, Mehdi Rambod, Fereidoun Azizi
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:328 (14November2007)
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Do inattention and hyperactivity symptoms equal scholastic impairment? evidence from three European cohorts
Alina Rodriguez, Marjo-Riitta J rvelin, Carsten Obel, Anja Taanila, Jouko Miettunen, Irma Moilanen, Tine Brink Henriksen, Katri Pietilinen, Hanna Ebeling, Arto J Kotimaa, Karen Markussen Linnet, J rn Olsen
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:327 (13November2007)
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A cross-sectional study of vascular risk factors in a rural South African population: data from the Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI)
Margaret Thorogood, Myles Connor, Stephen Tollman, Gillian Lewando Hundt, Gerry Fowkes, Jennifer Marsh
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:326 (13November2007)
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Short GSM mobile phone exposure does not alter human auditory brainstem response
Gbor Stefanics, Lrnd Kellnyi, Ferenc Molnr, Gyrgyi Kubinyi, Gyrgy Thurczy, Istvn Herndi
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:325 (12November2007)
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Design and evaluation protocol of "FATaintPHAT", a computer-tailored intervention to prevent excessive weight gain in adolescents
Nicole PM Ezendam, Anke Oenema, Petra M van de Looij-Jansen, Johannes Brug
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:324 (12November2007)
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Changes in health risk behaviors of elementary school students in northern Taiwan from 2001 to 2003: results from the child and adolescent behaviors in long-term evolution study
Wen-Chi Wu, Hsing-Yi Chang, Lee-Lan Yen, Tony Szu-Hsien Lee
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:323 (12November2007)
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Substance abuse in pregnant women. Experiences from a special child welfare clinic in Norway
Bjrg Hjerkinn, Morten Lindb k, Elin Olaug Rosvold
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:322 (11November2007)
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Media suicide-reports, Internet use and the occurrence of suicides between 1987 and 2005 in Japan
Akihito Hagihara, Kimio Tarumi, Takeru Abe
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:321 (11November2007)
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Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of re-presentation to an Australian inner-city emergency department: implications for service delivery
Gaye Moore, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias, Graham Hepworth, Andrew Dent
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:320 (10November2007)
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Does a short-term intervention promote mental and general health among young adults? An evaluation of counselling
Regina Winzer, Agneta Bergsten Brucefors
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:319 (8November2007)
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Commentary
Ethnicity and the ethics of data linkage
Kenneth M Boyd
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:318 (8November2007)
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Study protocol
The UK Burden of Injury Study a protocol. [National Research Register number: M0044160889]
Ronan A Lyons, Elizabeth E Towner, Denise Kendrick, Nicola Christie, Sinead Brophy, Ceri J Phillips, Carol Coupland, Rebecca Carter, Lindsay Groom, Judith Sleney, Phillip Adrian Evans, Ian Pallister, Frank Coffey
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:317 (8November2007)
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The goitre rate, its association with reproductive failure, and the knowledge of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) among women in Ethiopia: Cross-section community based study
Cherinet Abuye, Yemane Berhane
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:316 (8November2007)
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Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania
John Kunda, Julie Fitzpatrick, Rudovic Kazwala, Nigel P French, Gabriel Shirima, Alastair MacMillan, Dominic Kambarage, Mark Bronsvoort, Sarah Cleaveland
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:315 (3November2007)
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Adverse health effects of low levels of perceived control in Swedish and Russian community samples
Johanna Lundberg, Martin Bobak, Sofia Malyutina, Margareta Kristenson, Hynek Pikhart
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:314 (2November2007)
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Cigarette smoking and tooth loss experience among young adults: a national record linkage study
Miki Ojima, Takashi Hanioka, Keiko Tanaka, Hitoshi Aoyama
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:313 (2November2007)
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Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan
Shafquat Rozi, Zahid A Butt, Saeed Akhtar
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:312 (1November2007)
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Exposure of bakery and pastry apprentices to airborne flour dust using PM2.5 and PM10 personal samplers
Estelle Mounier-Geyssant, Jean-Fran ois Barthlemy, Lory Mouchot, Christophe Paris, Denis Zmirou-Navier
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:311 (1November2007)
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Medical care of asylum seekers: a descriptive study of the appropriateness of nurse practitioners' care compared to traditional physician-based care in a gatekeeping system
Patrick Bodenmann, Fabrice Althaus, Bernard Burnand, Paul Vaucher, Alain Pcoud, Blaise Genton
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:310 (31October2007)
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Correspondence
Exploring health systems research and its influence on policy processes in low income countries
Adnan A Hyder, Gerald Bloom, Melissa Leach, Shamsuzzoha B Syed, David H Peters, Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:309 (31October2007)
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Educational disparities in health behaviors among patients with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study
Andrew J Karter, Mark R Stevens, Arleen F Brown, O Kenrik Duru, Edward W Gregg, Tiffany L Gary, Gloria L Beckles, Chien-Wen Tseng, David G Marrero, Beth Waitzfelder, William H Herman, John D Piette, Monika M Safford, Susan L Ettner
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:308 (29October2007)
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Field assessment of a model tuberculosis outbreak response plan for low-incidence areas
Laura Freimanis Hance, Karen R Steingart, Christine G Hahn, Lisa Pascopella, Charles M Nolan
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:307 (26October2007)
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The DYD-RCT protocol: an on-line randomised controlled trial of an interactive computer-based intervention compared with a standard information website to reduce alcohol consumption among hazardous drinkers
Elizabeth Murray, Jim McCambridge, Zarnie Khadjesari, Ian R White, Simon G Thompson, Christine Godfrey, Stuart Linke, Paul Wallace
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:306 (26October2007)
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Changes in the sociodemographic composition of the lowest socioeconomic group over time, 19872001
Frans JM Bongers, Linelle EN Deunk, Francois G Schellevis, Henk JM van den Hoogen, Jouke van der Zee, Wil JHM van den Bosch
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:305 (25October2007)
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Human Papilloma Virus vaccine and cervical cancer screening acceptability among adults in Quebec, Canada
Chantal Sauvageau, Bernard Duval, Vladimir Gilca, France Lavoie, Manale Ouakki
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:304 (25October2007)
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The management of diabetes in indigenous Australians from primary care
Mark Thomas, Andrew J Weekes, Merlin C Thomas
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:303 (25October2007)
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Environmental tobacco smoke in hospitality venues in Greece
Constantine I Vardavas, Barbara Kondilis, Mark J Travers, Elisabeth Petsetaki, Yiannis Tountas, Anthony G Kafatos
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:302 (23October2007)
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Correction
Rationale, design and conduct of a comprehensive evaluation of a school-based peer-led anti-smoking intervention in the UK: the ASSIST cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN55572965]
Fenella Starkey, Laurence Moore, Rona Campbell, Mark Sidaway, Michael Bloor, ASSIST (A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial)
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:301 (23October2007)
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Modelling the evolution of drug resistance in the presence of antiviral drugs
Jianhong Wu, Ping Yan, Chris Archibald
BMC Public Health 2007, 7:300 (23October2007)
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Leisure and religious activity participation and mental health: gender analysis of older adults in Nepal
Ramraj Gautam, Tami Saito, Ichiro Kai
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