Articles
Volume 6 (2006) - March 2006
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Eugenious O Adebamowo, Oluwole A Agbede, Mynepalli KC Sridhar, Clement A Adebamowo BMC Public Health 2006, 6:82 (29 March 2006) |
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Jean Adams, Martin White, Suzanne Moffatt, Denise Howel, Joan Mackintosh BMC Public Health 2006, 6:81 (29 March 2006) |
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Sandra M Lindsay, John L Duncan, John Cairns, David J Godden BMC Public Health 2006, 6:80 (29 March 2006) An outreach program to locally screen people living in remote settings for abdominal aortic aneurysms resulted in high attendance and relatively low associated costs.
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Maria Rosvall, Basile Chaix, John Lynch, Martin Lindström, Juan Merlo BMC Public Health 2006, 6:79 (28 March 2006) |
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Differences in avoidable mortality between migrants and the native Dutch in the Netherlands I Stirbu, AE Kunst, V Bos, JP Mackenbach BMC Public Health 2006, 6:78 (27 March 2006) Migrant groups have higher mortality from 'avoidable' causes, such as infection, asthma, and diabetes, than the native Dutch population, suggesting the need for improvement in the healthcare system targeted at disadvantaged groups.
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Ostry Aleck, Maggi Stefania, Tansey James, Dunn James, Hershler Ruth, Chen Lisa, Louie Amber, Hertzman Clyde BMC Public Health 2006, 6:77 (27 March 2006) Exposure of fathers to adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as stressful, low control, and low psychological demand jobs, is associated with greater odds for attempted and completed suicide among their children.
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Life time suicidal thoughts in an urban community in Hanoi, Vietnam Huong Thanh, Trung Tran, Guo-Xin Jiang, Antoon Leenaars, Danuta Wasserman BMC Public Health 2006, 6:76 (26 March 2006) |
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Vietnam military service history and prostate cancer Justine Leavy, Gina Ambrosini, Lin Fritschi BMC Public Health 2006, 6:75 (24 March 2006) Men deployed to Vietnam show a trend towards higher risk of developing prostate cancer; this risk is significant in those with a family history of prostate cancer.
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Jacques CL Neyens, Béatrice PJ Dijcks, Jolanda CM van Haastregt, Luc P de Witte, Wim JA van den Heuvel, Harry FJM Crebolder, Jos MGA Schols BMC Public Health 2006, 6:74 (21 March 2006) |
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Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Tomoko Abe, Dehiwala GM Costa, Samath D Dharmaratne, Osamu Kunii, Kazuhiko Moji BMC Public Health 2006, 6:73 (20 March 2006) |
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The dimensions of responsiveness of a health system: a Taiwanese perspective Chih-Cheng Hsu, Likwang Chen, Yu-Whuei Hu, Winnie Yip, Chen-Chun Shu BMC Public Health 2006, 6:72 (17 March 2006) |
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Anders Beckman, Anders Hakansson, Lennart Rastam, Thor Lithman, Juan Merlo BMC Public Health 2006, 6:71 (16 March 2006) |
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Mangesh S Pednekar, Prakash C Gupta, Heema C Shukla, James R Hebert BMC Public Health 2006, 6:70 (16 March 2006) |
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Pal Nystuen, Kare B Hagen BMC Public Health 2006, 6:69 (16 March 2006) |
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Colin S Brown, Simon Lloyd, Scott A Murray BMC Public Health 2006, 6:68 (15 March 2006) |
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Apolinaras Zaborskis, Linas Sumskas, Mai Maser, Iveta Pudule BMC Public Health 2006, 6:67 (15 March 2006) |
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The impact of smoking on adherence to treatment for latent tuberculosis infection Mélanie Lavigne, Isabelle Rocher, Colin Steensma, Paul Brassard BMC Public Health 2006, 6:66 (14 March 2006) |
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Attitudes to smoking cessation and triggers to relapse among Chinese male smokers Tingzhong Yang, K John Fisher, Fuzhong Li, Brian G Danaher BMC Public Health 2006, 6:65 (14 March 2006) |
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One year of smokefree bars and restaurants in New Zealand: Impacts and responses George Thomson, Nick Wilson BMC Public Health 2006, 6:64 (14 March 2006) The introduction of smokefree bars and restaurant legislation in New Zealand in December 2004 has resulted in positive health, economic, and social effects, contrary to predictions from groups opposing the Act.
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Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D Ward, Samer Rastam BMC Public Health 2006, 6:63 (13 March 2006) |
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Chun-Yuan Ye, Jie-Min Lee, Sheng-Hong Chen BMC Public Health 2006, 6:62 (10 March 2006) Simulation of the effects of an increase in cigarette tax in Taiwan on the economy and the general health of the population predict benefits to both measures.
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Mushfiqur R Tarafder, Ernesto Balolong, Hélène Carabin, Patrick Bélisle, Veronica Tallo, Lawrence Joseph, Portia Alday, Ryan O'Neil Gonzales, Steven Riley, Remigio Olveda, Stephen T McGarvey BMC Public Health 2006, 6:61 (9 March 2006) |
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Access to myocardial revascularization procedures: Closing the gap with time? Alain Vanasse, Théophile Niyonsenga, Josiane Courteau, Abbas Hemiari BMC Public Health 2006, 6:60 (8 March 2006) |
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Mei-Yen Chen, Edward K Wang, Yi-Jong Jeng BMC Public Health 2006, 6:59 (8 March 2006) |
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Leading causes of certification for blindness and partial sight in England & Wales Catey Bunce, Richard Wormald BMC Public Health 2006, 6:58 (8 March 2006) The age-specific incidence of macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy have increased since 1991 in England and Wales, with certification for diabetic retinopathy in people over 65 more than doubling.
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Jean Adams BMC Public Health 2006, 6:57 (7 March 2006) Contrary to common perception, overall levels of physical activity among adolescents have experienced only small decreases over the last decade and are unlikely to play a significant role in the increased prevalence of adolescent obesity.
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Identifying dyspepsia in the Greek population: translation and validation of a questionnaire Foteini Anastasiou, Nikos Antonakis, Georgia Chaireti, Pavlos N Theodorakis, Christos Lionis BMC Public Health 2006, 6:56 (4 March 2006) |
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Sandra Sinno-Tellier, Jean Bouyer, Béatrice Ducot, Beatrice Geoffroy-Perez, Alfred Spira, Remy Slama BMC Public Health 2006, 6:55 (3 March 2006) |
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Case report
Don C Des Jarlais, Theresa E Perlis, Gerry V Stimson, Vladimir Poznyak, the WHO Phase II Drug Injection Collaborative Study Group BMC Public Health 2006, 6:54 (2 March 2006) |
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Aleck S Ostry, Samia Radi, Amber M Louie, Anthony D LaMontagne BMC Public Health 2006, 6:53 (2 March 2006) |
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Kristina Johnell, Martin Lindström, Jan Sundquist, Charli Eriksson, Juan Merlo BMC Public Health 2006, 6:52 (2 March 2006) A recent study in Sweden shows that young age, financial strain and lack of trust in the healthcare system, rather than area of residence, are associated with not respecting prescriptions.
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Costs of the 'Hartslag Limburg' community heart health intervention Emma T Ronckers, Wim Groot, Mieke Steenbakkers, Erik Ruland, Andre Ament BMC Public Health 2006, 6:51 (2 March 2006) |
