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Volume 6 (2006) - February 2006

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An analysis of factors that influence personal exposure to toluene and xylene in residents of Athens, Greece

Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Christos Chatzis, Athena Linos BMC Public Health 2006, 6:50 (28 February 2006)

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Risk behaviors of 15–21 year olds in Mexico lead to a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections: results of a survey in disadvantaged urban areas

Juan-Pablo Gutierrez, Stefano M Bertozzi, Carlos J Conde-Glez, Miguel-Angel Sanchez-Aleman BMC Public Health 2006, 6:49 (27 February 2006)

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Relation between awareness of circulatory disorders and smoking in a general population health examination

Ulrich John, Christian Meyer, Monika Hanke, Henry Völzke, Anja Schumann BMC Public Health 2006, 6:48 (27 February 2006)

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Over half of patients with a history of smoking and at least one circulatory disorder continue to smoke, and only 3.4% report having received counseling, suggesting that lack of counseling may be partially to blame.

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Health promotion programs related to the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic games

Elpidoforos S Soteriades, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Jeni Kremastinou, Fotini C Chelvatzoglou, Panagiotis S Minogiannis, Matthew E Falagas BMC Public Health 2006, 6:47 (24 February 2006)

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Does unemployment in family affect pregnancy outcome in conditions of high quality maternity care?

Kaisa Raatikainen, Nonna Heiskanen, Seppo Heinonen BMC Public Health 2006, 6:46 (24 February 2006)

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Free, universal antenatal care does not ameliorate the adverse effect of unemployment of one or both parents on pregnancy outcome; unemployment remains associated with higher risk for small for gestational age infants.

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Estimation of optimal birth weights and gestational ages for twin births in Japan

Noriko Kato, Tomohiro Matsuda BMC Public Health 2006, 6:45 (24 February 2006)

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The impact of ambient temperature on mortality among the urban population in Skopje, Macedonia during the period 1996–2000

Vladimir T Kendrovski BMC Public Health 2006, 6:44 (23 February 2006)

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Predicting smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis with classification trees and logistic regression: a cross-sectional study

Fernanda Mello, Luiz Bastos, Sérgio Soares, Valéria MC Rezende, Marcus Conde, Richard E Chaisson, Afrânio Kritski, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Guilherme Werneck BMC Public Health 2006, 6:43 (23 February 2006)

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Levels of second hand smoke in pubs and bars by deprivation and food-serving status: a cross-sectional study from North West England

Richard Edwards, Christian P Hasselholdt, Kim Hargreaves, Claire Probert, Richard Holford, Judy Hart, Martie Van Tongeren, Adrian FR Watson BMC Public Health 2006, 6:42 (22 February 2006)

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Pubs from deprived areas have higher levels of air pollution as a result of second-hand smoke, suggesting that partial smokefree legislation would fail to protect the workers and customers in those areas.

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Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals

Sue M Evans, Jesia G Berry, Brian J Smith, Adrian J Esterman BMC Public Health 2006, 6:41 (22 February 2006)

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Seasonal patterns of suicides over the period of socio-economic transition in Lithuania

Ramune Kalediene, Skirmante Starkuviene, Jadvyga Petrauskiene BMC Public Health 2006, 6:40 (22 February 2006)

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Sexual behaviour among casual workers in an international nightlife resort: a case control study

Karen Hughes, Mark A Bellis BMC Public Health 2006, 6:39 (21 February 2006)

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Risk of ischaemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction in a Spanish population: observational prospective study in a primary-care setting

Alejandro Marín, María Medrano, José González, Héctor Pintado, Vicente Compaired, Mario Bárcena, María Fustero, Javier Tisaire, José M Cucalón, Aurelio Martín, Raquel Boix, Francisco Hernansanz, José Bueno BMC Public Health 2006, 6:38 (17 February 2006)

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PRISM (Program of Resources, Information and Support for Mothers): a community-randomised trial to reduce depression and improve women's physical health six months after birth [ISRCTN03464021]

Judith Lumley, Lyndsey Watson, Rhonda Small, Stephanie Brown, Creina Mitchell, Jane Gunn BMC Public Health 2006, 6:37 (17 February 2006)

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In a randomized controlled trial, combined primary care and community-based strategies to combat post-natal depression were not effective in reducing depression or improving maternal physical health 6 months after birth.

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The importance of comorbidity in analysing patient costs in Swedish primary care

Sven G Engström, Lennart Carlsson, Carl-Johan Östgren, Gunnar H Nilsson, Lars A Borgquist BMC Public Health 2006, 6:36 (16 February 2006)

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Clinical categories of patients and encounter rates in primary health care – a three-year study in defined populations

Lennart Carlsson, Lars-Erik Strender, Gerd Fridh, Gunnar H Nilsson BMC Public Health 2006, 6:35 (16 February 2006)

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Utilization of health services in relation to mental health problems in adolescents: A population based survey

Henrik D Zachrisson, Kjetil Rödje, Arnstein Mykletun BMC Public Health 2006, 6:34 (16 February 2006)

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Private provider participation in statewide immunization registries

Sarah J Clark, Anne E Cowan, Diana L Bartlett BMC Public Health 2006, 6:33 (15 February 2006)

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Design and descriptive results of the "Growth, Exercise and Nutrition Epidemiological Study In preSchoolers": The GENESIS Study

Yannis Manios BMC Public Health 2006, 6:32 (15 February 2006)

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How much attention is needed towards men who sell sex to men for HIV prevention in India?

Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, G Anil Kumar, Juan Gutierrez, Sam McPherson, Stefano M Bertozzi, the ASCI FPP Study Team BMC Public Health 2006, 6:31 (15 February 2006)

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Advising overweight persons about diet and physical activity in primary health care: Lithuanian health behaviour monitoring study

Jurate Klumbiene, Janina Petkeviciene, Vytautas Vaisvalavicius, Irena Miseviciene BMC Public Health 2006, 6:30 (14 February 2006)

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Total plasma homocysteine, folate, and vitamin b12 status in healthy Iranian adults: the Tehran homocysteine survey (2003–2004)/a cross – sectional population based study

Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Sara Ghotbi, Rasoul Pourebrahim, Masoumeh Nouri, Ramin Heshmat, Fatemeh Bandarian, Alireza Shafaee, Bagher Larijani BMC Public Health 2006, 6:29 (13 February 2006)

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An analysis of sickness absence in chronically ill patients receiving Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A longterm prospective intermittent study

Susanne Moebus, Nils Lehmann, Wolfgang Bödeker, Karl-Heinz Jöckel BMC Public Health 2006, 6:28 (12 February 2006)

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Barriers and incentives to orphan care in a time of AIDS and economic crisis: a cross-sectional survey of caregivers in rural Zimbabwe

Brian H Howard, Carl V Phillips, Nelia Matinhure, Karen J Goodman, Sheryl A McCurdy, Cary A Johnson BMC Public Health 2006, 6:27 (9 February 2006)

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The 18 Household Food Security Survey items provide valid food security classifications for adults and children in the Caribbean

Martin C Gulliford, Cheryl Nunes, Brian Rocke BMC Public Health 2006, 6:26 (8 February 2006)

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Indicators of breast cancer severity and appropriateness of surgery based on hospital administrative data in the Lazio Region, Italy

Patrizia Schifano, Paolo Papini, Nera Agabiti, Marina Scarinci, Piero Borgia, Carlo A Perucci BMC Public Health 2006, 6:25 (7 February 2006)

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Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees

Anne Kouvonen, Mika Kivimäki, Marianna Virtanen, Tarja Heponiemi, Marko Elovainio, Jaana Pentti, Anne Linna, Jussi Vahtera BMC Public Health 2006, 6:24 (7 February 2006)

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Apgar score and hospitalization for epilepsy in childhood: a registry-based cohort study

Vera Ehrenstein, Henrik T Sørensen, Lars Pedersen, Helle Larsen, Vibeke Holsteen, Kenneth J Rothman BMC Public Health 2006, 6:23 (1 February 2006)

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Children with an Apgar score of less than 7 had increased risk of epilepsy hospitalization over a 12 year follow-up; half of these hospitalizations occurred within the first year of life.


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