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		Research article "It's not easy to acknowledge that I'm ill": a qualitative investigation into the health seeking behavior of rural Palestinian women Linda Majaj, Majed Nassar, Manuela De Allegri BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:26 (24 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Study protocol Sexual assault resistance education for university women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (SARE trial) Charlene Y Senn, Misha Eliasziw, Paula C Barata, Wilfreda E Thurston, Ian R Newby-Clark, H Lorraine Radtke, Karen L Hobden BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:25 (23 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Psychometric properties of a French version of a Dutch scale for assessing breast and body image (BBIS) in healthy women Noémie Resseguier, Catherine Noguès, Roch Giorgi, Claire Julian-Reynier BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:24 (16 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Vaginal douching by women with vulvovaginitis and relation to reproductive health hazards Omar M Shaaban, Alaa Eldin A Youssef, Mostafa M Khodry, Sayed A Mostafa BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:23 (14 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Improved quality of life after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in Nepalese women Rolina Dhital, Keiko Otsuka, Krishna C Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Ganesh Dangal, Masamine Jimba BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:22 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A second generation cervico-vaginal lavage device shows similar performance as its preceding version with respect to DNA yield and HPV DNA results Viola MJ Verhoef, Maaike G Dijkstra, Remko P Bosgraaf, Albertus T Hesselink, Willem JG Melchers, Ruud LM Bekkers, Johannes Berkhof, Folkert J van Kemenade BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:21 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A cross-sectional analysis of women’s mental health problems: examining the association with different types of violence among a sample of Brazilian mothers Joviana Avanci, Simone Assis, Raquel Oliveira BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:20 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Determinants of sexual health knowledge in adolescent girls in schools of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study AlJohara M AlQuaiz, Ambreen Kazi, Maha Al Muneef BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:19 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Over half of Saudi female students have poor knowledge of physical changes during puberty and sexually transmitted diseases, suggesting that comprehensive sexual health education programs should be developed for this population.
		Research article Digging over that old ground: an Australian perspective of women’s experience of psychosocial assessment and depression screening in pregnancy and following birth Mellanie Rollans, Virginia Schmied, Lynn Kemp, Tanya Meade BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:18 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Quality of life, coping strategies and support needs of women seeking Traditional Chinese Medicine for infertility and viable pregnancy in Australia: a mixed methods approach Karin Ried, Ann Alfred BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:17 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: implications for women’s health promotion Vidya Seshan, Joshua Kanaabi Muliira BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:16 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Fractures in women treated with raloxifene or alendronate: a retrospective database analysis Shonda A Foster, Nianwen Shi, Suellen Curkendall, John Stock, Bong-Chul Chu, Russel Burge, David R Diakun, John H Krege BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:15 (23 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of reviewers Emily Crow BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:11 (22 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Awareness and attitudes towards emergency contraceptive pills among young people in the entertainment places, Vientiane City, Lao PDR Vanphanom Sychareun, Visanou Hansana, Alongkone Phengsavanh, Keokedthong Phongsavan BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:14 (21 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Reproductive rights and options available to women infected with HIV in Ghana: perspectives of service providers from three Ghanaian health facilities Amos Kankponang Laar BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:13 (15 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Evaluation of About Being Active, an online lesson about physical activity shows that perception of being physically active is higher in eating competent low-income women Barbara Lohse, Kristen Arnold, Patricia Wamboldt BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:12 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Association of menstrual phase with smoking behavior, mood and menstrual phase-associated symptoms among young Japanese women smokers Hiroko Sakai, Kazutomo Ohashi BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:10 (2 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Women’s perceptions and reasons for choosing the pill, patch, or ring in the CHOICE study: a cross-sectional survey of contraceptive method selection after counseling Christian Egarter, Brigitte Frey Tirri, Johannes Bitzer, Vyacheslav Kaminskyy, Björn J Oddens, Vera Prilepskaya, Arie Yeshaya, Maya Marintcheva-Petrova, Steven Weyers BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:9 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Views of general practitioners on the role of CA125 in primary care to diagnose ovarian cancer Esther L Moss, Alison Moran, Timothy M Reynolds, Helen Stokes-Lampard BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:8 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Factors influencing diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis after a fragility fracture among postmenopausal women in Asian countries: a retrospective study Annie W Kung, Tao Fan, Ling Xu, Wei B Xia, Il Park, Hak Kim, Siew Chan, Joon Lee, Leonard Koh, Yung Soong, Suppasin Soontrapa, Thawee Songpatanasilp, Thana Turajane, Marc Yates, Shuvayu Sen BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:7 (14 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Prevalence of lymphedema in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a referral center in southeastern Brazil Daniella MF Paiva, Vivian O Rodrigues, Marcelle G Cesca, Pamella V Palma, Isabel CG Leite BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:6 (13 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Unmarried women’s ways of facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka – a qualitative interview study Malin Jordal, Kumudu Wijewardena, Pia Olsson BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:5 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Unmarried women facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka express fear of shame and striving for familial and societal acceptance and financial survival, suggesting that these women have a restricted ability to make acceptable and healthy choices for themselves and their children.
		Research article Differences in patterns of high-risk human papillomavirus infection between urban and rural low-resource settings: cross-sectional findings from Mali Nicholas H Schluterman, Samba O Sow, Cheick B Traore, Kamate Bakarou, Rokiatou Dembelé, Founé Sacko, Patti E Gravitt, J Kathleen Tracy BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:4 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Correspondence Development of a diagnostic test set to assess agreement in breast pathology: practical application of the Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) Natalia V Oster, Patricia A Carney, Kimberly H Allison, Donald L Weaver, Lisa M Reisch, Gary Longton, Tracy Onega, Margaret Pepe, Berta M Geller, Heidi D Nelson, Tyler R Ross, N AAnna Tosteson, Joann G Elmore BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:3 (5 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge, perception about antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) and adherence to ART among HIV positive women in the Ashanti Region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study Daniel Boateng, Golda Dokuaa Kwapong, Peter Agyei-Baffour BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:2 (22 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article "It's not easy to acknowledge that I'm ill": a qualitative investigation into the health seeking behavior of rural Palestinian women Linda Majaj, Majed Nassar, Manuela De Allegri BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:26 (24 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Study protocol Sexual assault resistance education for university women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (SARE trial) Charlene Y Senn, Misha Eliasziw, Paula C Barata, Wilfreda E Thurston, Ian R Newby-Clark, H Lorraine Radtke, Karen L Hobden BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:25 (23 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Psychometric properties of a French version of a Dutch scale for assessing breast and body image (BBIS) in healthy women Noémie Resseguier, Catherine Noguès, Roch Giorgi, Claire Julian-Reynier BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:24 (16 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Vaginal douching by women with vulvovaginitis and relation to reproductive health hazards Omar M Shaaban, Alaa Eldin A Youssef, Mostafa M Khodry, Sayed A Mostafa BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:23 (14 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Improved quality of life after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in Nepalese women Rolina Dhital, Keiko Otsuka, Krishna C Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Ganesh Dangal, Masamine Jimba BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:22 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A second generation cervico-vaginal lavage device shows similar performance as its preceding version with respect to DNA yield and HPV DNA results Viola MJ Verhoef, Maaike G Dijkstra, Remko P Bosgraaf, Albertus T Hesselink, Willem JG Melchers, Ruud LM Bekkers, Johannes Berkhof, Folkert J van Kemenade BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:21 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A cross-sectional analysis of women’s mental health problems: examining the association with different types of violence among a sample of Brazilian mothers Joviana Avanci, Simone Assis, Raquel Oliveira BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:20 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Determinants of sexual health knowledge in adolescent girls in schools of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study AlJohara M AlQuaiz, Ambreen Kazi, Maha Al Muneef BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:19 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Over half of Saudi female students have poor knowledge of physical changes during puberty and sexually transmitted diseases, suggesting that comprehensive sexual health education programs should be developed for this population.
		Research article Digging over that old ground: an Australian perspective of women’s experience of psychosocial assessment and depression screening in pregnancy and following birth Mellanie Rollans, Virginia Schmied, Lynn Kemp, Tanya Meade BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:18 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Quality of life, coping strategies and support needs of women seeking Traditional Chinese Medicine for infertility and viable pregnancy in Australia: a mixed methods approach Karin Ried, Ann Alfred BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:17 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: implications for women’s health promotion Vidya Seshan, Joshua Kanaabi Muliira BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:16 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Fractures in women treated with raloxifene or alendronate: a retrospective database analysis Shonda A Foster, Nianwen Shi, Suellen Curkendall, John Stock, Bong-Chul Chu, Russel Burge, David R Diakun, John H Krege BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:15 (23 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of reviewers Emily Crow BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:11 (22 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Awareness and attitudes towards emergency contraceptive pills among young people in the entertainment places, Vientiane City, Lao PDR Vanphanom Sychareun, Visanou Hansana, Alongkone Phengsavanh, Keokedthong Phongsavan BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:14 (21 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Reproductive rights and options available to women infected with HIV in Ghana: perspectives of service providers from three Ghanaian health facilities Amos Kankponang Laar BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:13 (15 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Evaluation of About Being Active, an online lesson about physical activity shows that perception of being physically active is higher in eating competent low-income women Barbara Lohse, Kristen Arnold, Patricia Wamboldt BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:12 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Association of menstrual phase with smoking behavior, mood and menstrual phase-associated symptoms among young Japanese women smokers Hiroko Sakai, Kazutomo Ohashi BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:10 (2 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Women’s perceptions and reasons for choosing the pill, patch, or ring in the CHOICE study: a cross-sectional survey of contraceptive method selection after counseling Christian Egarter, Brigitte Frey Tirri, Johannes Bitzer, Vyacheslav Kaminskyy, Björn J Oddens, Vera Prilepskaya, Arie Yeshaya, Maya Marintcheva-Petrova, Steven Weyers BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:9 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Views of general practitioners on the role of CA125 in primary care to diagnose ovarian cancer Esther L Moss, Alison Moran, Timothy M Reynolds, Helen Stokes-Lampard BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:8 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Factors influencing diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis after a fragility fracture among postmenopausal women in Asian countries: a retrospective study Annie W Kung, Tao Fan, Ling Xu, Wei B Xia, Il Park, Hak Kim, Siew Chan, Joon Lee, Leonard Koh, Yung Soong, Suppasin Soontrapa, Thawee Songpatanasilp, Thana Turajane, Marc Yates, Shuvayu Sen BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:7 (14 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Prevalence of lymphedema in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a referral center in southeastern Brazil Daniella MF Paiva, Vivian O Rodrigues, Marcelle G Cesca, Pamella V Palma, Isabel CG Leite BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:6 (13 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Unmarried women’s ways of facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka – a qualitative interview study Malin Jordal, Kumudu Wijewardena, Pia Olsson BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:5 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Unmarried women facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka express fear of shame and striving for familial and societal acceptance and financial survival, suggesting that these women have a restricted ability to make acceptable and healthy choices for themselves and their children.
		Research article Differences in patterns of high-risk human papillomavirus infection between urban and rural low-resource settings: cross-sectional findings from Mali Nicholas H Schluterman, Samba O Sow, Cheick B Traore, Kamate Bakarou, Rokiatou Dembelé, Founé Sacko, Patti E Gravitt, J Kathleen Tracy BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:4 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Correspondence Development of a diagnostic test set to assess agreement in breast pathology: practical application of the Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) Natalia V Oster, Patricia A Carney, Kimberly H Allison, Donald L Weaver, Lisa M Reisch, Gary Longton, Tracy Onega, Margaret Pepe, Berta M Geller, Heidi D Nelson, Tyler R Ross, N AAnna Tosteson, Joann G Elmore BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:3 (5 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge, perception about antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) and adherence to ART among HIV positive women in the Ashanti Region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study Daniel Boateng, Golda Dokuaa Kwapong, Peter Agyei-Baffour BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:2 (22 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed