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Volume 8 Suppl 1
Research
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Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: results from the 2005 Ethiopian behavioral surveillance surveys on HIV
Getnet M Kassie, Damen H Mariam, Amy O Tsui
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:429 (31December2008)
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Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin
Zubair Kabir, Vanessa Clarke, Sheila Keogan, Laura M Currie, Witold Zatonski, Luke Clancy
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:428 (31December2008)
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Implementation of a national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Tanzania
Timothy M Chonde, Basra Doulla, Frank van Leth, Sayoki GM Mfinanga, Nyagosya Range, Fred Lwilla, Saidi M Mfaume, Armand van Deun, Matteo Zignol, Frank G Cobelens, Saidi M Egwaga
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:427 (30December2008)
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Sickness absence and self-reported health a population-based study of 43,600 individuals in central Sweden
Hans-G Eriksson, Anna-Sophia von Celsing, Rolf Wahlstr m, Lotta Janson, Viktoria Zander, Thorne Wallman
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:426 (30December2008)
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What needs to change to increase chlamydia screening in general practice in Australia? The views of general practitioners
Jane S Hocking, Rhian M Parker, Natasha Pavlin, Christopher K Fairley, Jane M Gunn
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:425 (30December2008)
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Miller Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) trial: design, method and sample description
Lynn Kemp, Elizabeth Harris, Catherine McMahon, Stephen Matthey, Graham Vimpani, Teresa Anderson, Virginia Schmied
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:424 (29December2008)
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High prevalence of obesity, central obesity and abnormal glucose tolerance in the middle-aged Finnish population
Timo E Saaristo, No l C Barengo, Eeva Korpi-Hyv lti, Heikki Oksa, Hannu Puolijoki, Juha T Saltevo, Mauno Vanhala, Jouko Sundvall, Liisa Saarikoski, Markku Peltonen, Jaakko Tuomilehto
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:423 (29December2008)
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Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a multidisciplinary University hospital in Italy
Susanna Esposito, Samantha Bosis, Claudio Pelucchi, Elena Tremolati, Caterina Sabatini, Margherita Semino, Paola Marchisio, Francesco della Croce, Nicola Principi
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:422 (23December2008)
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The impact of overweight and obesity on health-related quality of life in childhood  results from an intervention study
Nora Wille, Michael Erhart, Christiane Petersen, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:421 (23December2008)
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(S)Partners for Heart Health: a school-based program for enhancing physical activity and nutrition to promote cardiovascular health in 5th grade students
Joseph J Carlson, Joey C Eisenmann, Karin A Pfeiffer, Kathleen B Jager, Scott T Sehnert, Kimbo E Yee, Rita A Klavinski, Deborah L Feltz
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:420 (22December2008)
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Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors
 se Sagatun, Elin Kolle, Sigmund A Anderssen, Magne Thoresen, Anne Johanne S gaard
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:419 (22December2008)
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Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen, Thorkild Tylleskr, Henry Wamani, Charles Karamagi, James K Tumwine
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:418 (22December2008)
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Physical activity and persistent low back pain and pelvic pain post partum
Ingrid M Mogren
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:417 (22December2008)
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Hepatitis A, B and C viral co-infections among HIV-infected adults presenting for care and treatment at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tumaini J Nagu, Muhammad Bakari, Mecky Matee
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:416 (19December2008)
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Planning ahead in public health? A qualitative study of the time horizons used in public health decision-making
David C Taylor-Robinson, Beth Milton, Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:415 (18December2008)
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The use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents as an outcome criterion to evaluate family oriented support for young carers in Germany: an integrative review of the literature
Jrg gro e Schlarmann, Sabine Metzing-Blau, Wilfried Schnepp
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:414 (17December2008)
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How healthy are chronically ill patients after eight years of homeopathic treatment? Results from a long term observational study
Claudia M Witt, Rainer L dtke, Nils Mengler, Stefan N Willich
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:413 (17December2008)
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Gambling problems in the family A stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences
Hanne Gro Wenzel, Anita  ren, Inger Johanne Bakken
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:412 (16December2008)
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Blood pressure patterns in relation to geographic area of residence: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Kogi state, Nigeria
Chukwunonso ECC Ejike, Chidi E Ugwu, Lawrence US Ezeanyika, Ayo T Olayemi
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:411 (16December2008)
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Go4it; study design of a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a multidisciplinary group intervention for obese adolescents for prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2
Geesje H Hofsteenge, Marijke JM Chinapaw, Peter JM Weijs, Maurits W van Tulder, Henriette A Delemarre-van de Waal
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:410 (16December2008)
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Small individual loans and mental health: a randomized controlled trial among South African adults
Lia CH Fernald, Rita Hamad, Dean Karlan, Emily J Ozer, Jonathan Zinman
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:409 (16December2008)
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Sexual abstinence behavior among never-married youths in a generalized HIV epidemic country: evidence from the 2005 C te d'Ivoire AIDS indicator survey
Alain K Koffi, Kazuo Kawahara
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:408 (16December2008)
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Low utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study
Pascal Bovet, Jean-Pierre Gervasoni, Mashombo Mkamba, Marianna Balampama, Christian Lengeler, Fred Paccaud
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:407 (16December2008)
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The effectiveness of "Exercise on Prescription" in stimulating physical activity among women in ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Karen Hosper, Marije Deutekom, Prof Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:406 (10December2008)
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Risk factors for developing a cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users: a cohort study
Elisa Lloyd-Smith, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, Mark W Tyndall, Julio SG Montaner, Thomas Kerr
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:405 (9December2008)
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Obesity among Scottish 15 year olds 19872006: prevalence and associations with socio-economic status, well-being and worries about weight
Helen Sweeting, Patrick West, Robert Young
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:404 (9December2008)
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men and women in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lennart Welin, Annika Adlerberth, Kenneth Caidahl, Henry Eriksson, Per-Olof Hansson, Saga Johansson, Annika Rosengren, Kurt Svrdsudd, Catharina Welin, Lars Wilhelmsen
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:403 (8December2008)
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Implementation of a workplace smoking ban in bars: The limits of local discretion
Theresa Montini, Lisa A Bero
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:402 (8December2008)
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Participation of traditional birth attendants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in two rural districts in Zimbabwe: a feasibility study
Freddy Perez, Khin Devi Aung, Theresa Ndoro, Barbara Engelsmann, Fran ois Dabis
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:401 (5December2008)
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The distinctive profile of risk factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in comparison with other head and neck cancer types
AS Abdulamir, RR Hafidh, N Abdulmuhaimen, F Abubakar, KA Abbas
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:400 (5December2008)
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The Active plus protocol: systematic development of two theory- and evidence-based tailored physical activity interventions for the over-fifties
Maartje M van Stralen, Gerjo Kok, Hein de Vries, Aart N Mudde, Catherine Bolman, Lilian Lechner
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:399 (4December2008)
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Nanoquartz in Late Permian C1 coal and the high incidence of female lung cancer in the Pearl River Origin area: a retrospective cohort study
Linwei Tian, Shifeng Dai, Jianfang Wang, Yunchao Huang, Suzanne C Ho, Yiping Zhou, Donald Lucas, Catherine P Koshland
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:398 (2December2008)
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Differentials of fertility in North and South Gondar zones, northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study
Getu Degu Alene, Alemayehu Worku
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:397 (2December2008)
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Clinical governance and research ethics as barriers to UK low-risk population-based health research?
Edwin R van Teijlingen, Flora Douglas, Nicola Torrance
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:396 (28November2008)
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Availability of healthier options in traditional and nontraditional rural fast-food outlets
Jennifer S Creel, Joseph R Sharkey, Alex McIntosh, Jenna Anding, J Charles Huber Jr
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:395 (28November2008)
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The future impact of population growth and aging on coronary heart disease in China: projections from the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model-China
Andrew Moran, Dong Zhao, Dongfeng Gu, Pamela Coxson, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jun Cheng, Jing Liu, Jiang He, Lee Goldman
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:394 (27November2008)
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Delayed treatment of tuberculosis patients in rural areas of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia
Yodi Mahendradhata, Bobby M Syahrizal, Adi Utarini
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:393 (26November2008)
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Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among adolescents in Estonia: HBSC survey results, 19942006
Kersti Prna, Janika Usin, Inge Ringmets
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:392 (25November2008)
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Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in undocumented migrants undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Hans Wolff, Ana Loureno, Patrick Bodenmann, Manuella Epiney, Monique Uny, Nicole Andreoli, Olivier Irion, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:391 (24November2008)
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Legionella species colonization of water distribution systems, pools and air conditioning systems in cruise ships and ferries
Georgia Goutziana, Varvara A Mouchtouri, Maria Karanika, Antonios Kavagias, Nikolaos E Stathakis, Kostantinos Gourgoulianis, Jenny Kremastinou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:390 (24November2008)
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Risk factors for overweight and obesity, and changes in body mass index of Chinese adults in Shanghai
Xuhong Hou, Weiping Jia, Yuqian Bao, Huijuan Lu, Shan Jiang, Yuhua Zuo, Huilin Gu, Kunsan Xiang
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:389 (21November2008)
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Physical activity and dietary behaviour in a population-based sample of British 10-year old children: the SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people)
Esther MF van Sluijs, Paula ML Skidmore, Kim Mwanza, Andrew P Jones, Alison M Callaghan, Ulf Ekelund, Flo Harrison, Ian Harvey, Jenna Panter, Nicolas J Wareham, Aedin Cassidy, Simon J Griffin
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:388 (14November2008)
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Determinants of non attendance to mammography program in a region with high voluntary health insurance coverage
Magdalena Esteva, Joana Ripoll, Alfonso Leiva, Carmen S nchez-Contador, Francisca Collado
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:387 (13November2008)
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Assessment of measles immunity among infants in Maputo City, Mozambique
Jagrati V Jani, Carol Holm-Hansen, Tufria Muss, Arlinda Zango, Ivan Manhia, Gunnar Bjune, Ilesh V Jani
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:386 (12November2008)
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Barriers for introducing HIV testing among tuberculosis patients in Jogjakarta, Indonesia: a qualitative study
Yodi Mahendradhata, Riris Andono Ahmad, Pierre Lef vre, Marleen Boelaert, Patrick Van der Stuyft
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:385 (12November2008)
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The impact of education on risk factors and the occurrence of multimorbidity in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort
Gabriele Nagel, Richard Peter, Stefanie Braig, Silke Hermann, Sabine Rohrmann, Jakob Linseisen
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:384 (11November2008)
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The non-linear risk of mortality by income level in a healthy population: US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey mortality follow-up cohort, 19882001
David H Rehkopf, Lisa F Berkman, Brent Coull, Nancy Krieger
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:383 (10November2008)
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Diagnosis of sustainable collaboration in health promotion a case study
Mariken TW Leurs, Ingrid M Mur-Veeman, Rosalie van der Sar, Herman P Schaalma, Nanne K de Vries
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:382 (7November2008)
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Determinants of vaccination coverage in rural Nigeria
Olumuyiwa O Odusanya, Ewan F Alufohai, Francois P Meurice, Vincent I Ahonkhai
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:381 (5November2008)
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Asthma beliefs among mothers and children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
QM van Dellen, WMC van Aalderen, PJE Bindels, FG  ry, J Bruil, K Stronks, PEACE study group
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:380 (3November2008)
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An evaluation of alcohol attendances to an inner city emergency department before and after the introduction of the UK Licensing Act 2003
AJ Durnford, TJ Perkins, JM Perry
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:379 (31October2008)
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Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Joseph S Ross, Marcella Nu ez-Smith, Beverly A Forsyth, Julie R Rosenbaum
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:378 (30October2008)
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Development and evaluation of a leadership training program for public health emergency response: results from a Chinese study
Chongjian Wang, Sheng Wei, Hao Xiang, Jing Wu, Yihua Xu, Li Liu, Shaofa Nie
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:377 (30October2008)
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Careers in ecstasy use: do ecstasy users cease of their own accord? Implications for intervention development
Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters, Gerjo Kok, Herman P Schaalma
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:376 (28October2008)
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Correlates of illicit methadone use in New York City: A cross-sectional study
Danielle C Ompad, Crystal M Fuller, Christina A Chan, Victoria Frye, David Vlahov, Sandro Galea
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:375 (28October2008)
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Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status
Stefano Mattioli, Alberto Baldasseroni, Stefania Curti, Robin MT Cooke, Antonella Bena, Giovanna de Giacomi, Marco dell'Omo, Pirous Fateh-Moghadam, Carla Melani, Marco Biocca, Eva Buiatti, Giuseppe Campo, Francesca Zanardi, Francesco S Violante
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:374 (28October2008)
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Personal and professional challenges in the management of deliberate self-poisoning patients in rural Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of rural hospital doctors' experiences and perceptions
Lalith Senarathna, Jon Adams, Dhammika De Silva, Nick A Buckley, Andrew H Dawson
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:373 (28October2008)
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The epidemiology of Varicella Zoster Virus infection in Italy
Giovanni Gabutti, Maria C Rota, Marcello Guido, Antonella De Donno, Antonino Bella, Marta L Ciofi degli Atti, Pietro Crovari, the Seroepidemiology Group
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:372 (27October2008)
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Which factors engage women in deprived neighbourhoods to participate in exercise referral schemes?
Melanie Schmidt, Saida Absalah, Vera Nierkens, Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:371 (26October2008)
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Food consumption patterns in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional telephone survey
Andrea Nesbitt, Shannon Majowicz, Rita Finley, Frank Pollari, Katarina Pintar, Barbara Marshall, Angela Cook, Jan Sargeant, Jeff Wilson, Carl Ribble, Lewinda Knowles
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:370 (24October2008)
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Help-seeking before and after episodes of self-harm: a descriptive study in school pupils in England
Sarah Fortune, Julia Sinclair, Keith Hawton
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:369 (24October2008)
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Public knowledge and attitudes towards Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination
Charlotte Devereaux Walsh, Aradhana Gera, Meeraj Shah, Amit Sharma, Judy E Powell, Sue Wilson
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:368 (23October2008)
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Adherence to physical activity recommendations and the influence of socio-demographic correlates a population-based cross-sectional study
Patrick Bergman, Andrej M Grjibovski, Maria Hagstrmer, Adrian Bauman, Michael Sjstrm
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:367 (22October2008)
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Active play and screen time in US children aged 4 to 11 years in relation to sociodemographic and weight status characteristics: a nationally representative cross-sectional analysis
Sarah E Anderson, Christina D Economos, Aviva Must
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:366 (22October2008)
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Drugs and herbs given to prevent hepatotoxicity of tuberculosis therapy: systematic review of ingredients and evaluation studies
Qin Liu, Paul Garner, Yang Wang, Binghua Huang, Helen Smith
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:365 (21October2008)
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Caries prevalence and tooth loss in Hungarian adult population: results of a national survey
Melinda Madl na, Pter Hermann, Marianna Jhn, Pl Fejrdy
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:364 (21October2008)
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Female homicidal strangulation in urban South Africa
Shahnaaz Suffla, Ashley Van Niekerk, Najuwa Arendse
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:363 (21October2008)
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Factors associated with improvement in disability-adjusted life years in patients with HIV/AIDS
Clara Bermudez-Tamayo, Jose Jesus Martin Martin, Isabel Ruiz-Prez, Antonio Olry de Labry Lima
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:362 (21October2008)
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Spatial point analysis based on dengue surveys at household level in central Brazil
Jo o B Siqueira-Junior, Ivan J Maciel, Christovam Barcellos, Wayner V Souza, Marilia S Carvalho, Nazareth E Nascimento, Renato M Oliveira, Otaliba Morais-Neto, Celina MT Martelli
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:361 (20October2008)
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Surveillance for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in China from 2006 to 2007
Qi Shi, Chen Gao, Wei Zhou, Bao-Yun Zhang, Jian-Ming Chen, Chan Tian, Hui-Ying Jiang, Jun Han, Ni-Juan Xiang, Xiao-Fang Wang, Yong-Jun Gao, Xiao-Ping Dong
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:360 (18October2008)
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Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey
zgl Karayurt, Dilek zmen, Aynur  akmaki etinkaya
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:359 (17October2008)
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Geographic variation and effect of area-level poverty rate on colorectal cancer screening
Min Lian, Mario Schootman, Shumei Yun
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:358 (16October2008)
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Stressful life events and current psychological distress are associated with self-reported hypertension but not with true hypertension: results from a cross-sectional population-based study
Felipe Sparrenberger, Sandra C Fuchs, Leila B Moreira, Flvio D Fuchs
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:357 (15October2008)
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Spatial effects of mosquito bednets on child mortality
Laura Gosoniu, Penelope Vounatsou, Adriana Tami, Rose Nathan, Hajo Grundmann, Christian Lengeler
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:356 (14October2008)
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The reliability of the twelve-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) under realistic assumptions
Matthew Hankins
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:355 (14October2008)
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Gender difference in knowledge of tuberculosis and associated health-care seeking behaviors: a cross-sectional study in a rural area of China
Jianming Wang, Yang Fei, Hongbing Shen, Biao Xu
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:354 (8October2008)
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Working conditions and Work-Family Conflict in German hospital physicians: psychosocial and organisational predictors and consequences
Isabelle Fu, Matthias Nbling, Hans-Martin Hasselhorn, David Schwappach, Monika A Rieger
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:353 (7October2008)
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Physical activity, exercise and self-rated health: a population-based study from Sweden
Marita Sdergren, Jan Sundquist, Sven-Erik Johansson, Kristina Sundquist
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:352 (7October2008)
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Party package travel: alcohol use and related problems in a holiday resort: a mixed methods study
Morten Hesse, Sbastien Tutenges, Sanna Schliewe, Tine Reinholdt
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:351 (7October2008)
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Screening for type 2 diabetes is feasible, acceptable, but associated with increased short-term anxiety: A randomised controlled trial in British general practice
Paul Park, Rebecca K Simmons, A Toby Prevost, Simon J Griffin
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:350 (7October2008)
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A pilot randomised controlled trial of the feasibility of using body scan and isometric exercises for reducing urge to smoke in a smoking cessation clinic
Lemees Al-Chalabi, Neha Prasad, Lucy Steed, Sarah Stenner, Paul Aveyard, Jane Beach, Michael Ussher
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:349 (6October2008)
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Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults
Antonio Giulio de Belvis, Maria Avolio, Lorella Sicuro, Aldo Rosano, Elide Latini, Gianfranco Damiani, Walter Ricciardi
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:348 (3October2008)
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Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza
Melanie R Taylor, Kingsley E Agho, Garry J Stevens, Beverley Raphael
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:347 (3October2008)
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