March 14, 2009

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health (12 articles)

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A model to optimize public health care and downstage breast cancer in limited-resource populations in Southern Brazil (Porto Alegre Breast Health Intervention Cohort)
Caleffi M, Ribeiro RA, Duarte DL, Ashton-Prolla P, Bedin AJ, Skonieski GP, Zignani JM, Giacomazzi J, Franco LR, Graudenz M, Pohlmann P, Fernandes JG, Kivitz P, Weber B
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:83 (13 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/83/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-83.pdf

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HABITAT: A longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity change in mid-aged adults
Burton NW, Haynes M, Wilson LM, Giles-Corti B, Oldenburg BF, Brown WJ, Giskes K, Turrell G
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:76 (5 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/76/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-76.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19265552

Research article
Associations among hair loss, oral sulfur-containing gases, and gastrointestinal and metabolic linked diseases in Japanese elderly men: pilot study
Ansai T, Awano S, Soh I, Takata Y, Yoshida A, Hamasaki T, Takehara T
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:82 (13 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/82/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-82.pdf

Research article
Which preventive measures might protect health care workers from SARS?
Chen W, Ling W, Lu C, Hao Y, Lin Z, Ling L, Huang J, Li G, Yan G
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:81 (13 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/81/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-81.pdf

Research article
HIV-related risk behaviours and the correlates among rickshaw pullers of Kamrangirchar, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study using probability sampling
Hoque M, Ono-Kihara M, Zamani S, Mortazavi Ravari S, Kihara M
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:80 (11 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/80/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-80.pdf

Research article
Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions: a mortality follow-back study in Belgium
Van den Block L, Deschepper R, Bilsen J, Bossuyt N, Van Casteren V, Deliens L
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:79 (9 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/79/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-79.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19272153

Research article
Influence of socio-demographic factors on distances travelled to access HIV services: enhanced surveillance of HIV patients in north west England
Cook PA, Downing J, Wheater CP, Bellis MA, Tocque K, Syed Q, Phillips-Howard PA
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:78 (6 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/78/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-78.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19267895

Research article
Smoking, drinking and body weight after re-employment: does unemployment experience and compensation make a difference?
Bolton KL, Rodriguez E
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:77 (6 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/77/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-77.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19267893

Research article
Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes
Zou J, Yamanaka Y, John M, Watt M, Ostermann J, Thielman N
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:75 (4 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/75/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-75.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19261186

Research article
"Adolescent's perceptions and expectations of parental action on children's smoking and snus use; national cross sectional data from three decades"
Nilsson M, Weinehall L, Bergstrom E, Stenlund H, Janlert U
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:74 (4 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/74/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-74.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19261172

Research article
The prevalence of work-related stress, and its association with self-perceived health and sick-leave, in a population of employed Swedish women
Holmgren K, Dahlin-Ivanoff S, Bjorkelund C, Hensing G
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:73 (2 March 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/73/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/73
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-73.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19254367

Research article
A closer look at the increase in suicide rates in South Korea from 1986-2005
Kwon J, Chun H, Cho S
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:72 (27 February 2009)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/72/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-72.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/19250535

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