March 27, 2010

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health (21 articles)

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 20-Mar-2010 and 26-Mar-2010

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Study protocol
Design of the Advance Directives Cohort: a study of end-of-life decision-making focusing on Advance Directives
van Wijmen MP, Rurup ML, Pasman HR, Kaspers PJ, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:166 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/166/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-166.pdf

Study protocol
The Heavy Vehicle Study: a case-control study investigating risk factors for crash in long distance heavy vehicle drivers in Australia
Stevenson M, Sharwood LN, Wong K, Elkington J, Meuleners L, Ivers RQ, Grunstein RR, Williamson A, Haworth N, Norton R
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:162 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/162/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-162.pdf

Study protocol
An intervention to stop smoking among patients suspected of TB - evaluation of an integrated approach
Siddiqi K, Khan A, Ahmad M, Rehman SU
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:160 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/160/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-160.pdf

Study protocol
Development and validation of a population-based prediction scale for osteoporotic fracture in the region of Valencia, Spain: the ESOSVAL-R study
Sanfelix-Genoves J, Peiro S, Sanfelix-Gimeno G, Giner V, Gil V, Pascual M, Fluixa C, Fuertes A, Hurtado I, Ferreros I
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:153 (24 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/153/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-153.pdf

Study protocol
Protocol of the baseline assessment for the Environments for Healthy Living (EHL) Wales cohort study
Hill RA, Brophy S, Brunt H, Storey M, Thomas NE, Thornton CA, Palmer S, Dunstan F, Paranjothy S, McClure R, Rodgers SE, Lyons RA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:150 (23 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/150/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-150.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20331860

Debate
Do financial incentives for delivering health promotion counselling work? Analysis of smoking cessation activities stimulated by the quality and outcomes framework
Coleman T
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:167 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/167/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-167.pdf

Correspondence
Paniya Voices: A Participatory Poverty and Health Assessment among a marginalized South Indian tribal population
Mohindra KS, Narayana D, Harikrishnadas CK, Anushreedha SS, Haddad S
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:149 (22 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/149/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-149.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20307290

Research article
Do 'good values' lead to 'good' health-behaviours? Longitudinal associations between young people's values and later substance-use
Young R, West P
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:165 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/165/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-165.pdf

Research article
Security lies in obedience - Voices of young women of a slum in Pakistan
Hamid S, Johansson E, Rubenson B
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:164 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/164/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-164.pdf

Research article
Post epidemic giardiasis and gastrointestinal symptoms among preschool children in Bergen, Norway. A cross-sectional study.
Mellingen KM, Midtun A, Hanevik K, Eide GE, Sobstad O, Langeland N
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:163 (26 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/163/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-163.pdf

Research article
Sex, age, deprivation and patterns in life expectancy in Quebec, Canada: a population-based study
Auger N, Alix C, Zang G, Daniel M
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:161 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/161/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-161.pdf

Research article
Influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers and residents and their determinants in nursing homes for elderly people in France: a cross-sectional survey
Vaux S, Noel D, Fonteneau L, Guthmann J, Levy-Bruhl D
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:159 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/159/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-159.pdf

Research article
The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children
Kimani-Murage EW, Kahn K, Pettifor JM, Tollman SM, Dunger DB, Gomez-Olive XF, Norris SA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:158 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/158/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-158.pdf

Research article
Estimating attendance for breast cancer screening in ethnic groups in London
Renshaw C, Jack RH, Dixon S, Moller H, Davies EA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:157 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/157/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-157.pdf

Research article
An analysis of risk factors of non-fatal drowning among children in rural areas of Guangdong Province, China: a case-control study
Ma W, Nie S, Xu H, Xu Y, Song X, Guo Q, Zhang Y
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:156 (25 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/156/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-156.pdf

Research article
Use of a liquid nicotine delivery product to promote smoking cessation
Geimer N, Olson CE, Baumgarten D, Kepner JL, Mahoney MC
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:155 (24 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/155/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-155.pdf

Research article
Factors associated with educational aspirations among adolescents: cues to counteract socioeconomic differences?
Madarasova Geckova A, Tavel P, van Dijk JP, Abel T, Reijneveld SA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:154 (24 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/154/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-154.pdf

Research article
Cross-national differences in clinically significant cannabis problems: epidemiologic evidence from 'cannabis-only' smokers in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia
Fiestas F, Radovanovic M, Martins SS, Medina-Mora ME, Posada-Villa J, Anthony JC
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:152 (23 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/152/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-152.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20331880

Research article
An evaluation of gender equity in different models of primary care practices in Ontario
Dahrouge S, Hogg W, Tuna M, Russell G, Devlin R, Tugwell P, Kristjansoon E
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:151 (23 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/151/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-151.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20331861

Research article
"Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own". A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults.
Jinks C, Nio Ong B, O'Neill TJ
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:148 (22 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/148/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-148.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20307283

Research article
Exploring cross-sectional associations between common childhood illness, housing and social conditions in remote Australian Aboriginal communities
Bailie R, Stevens M, McDonald E, Brewster D, Guthridge S
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:147 (20 March 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/147/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-147.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20302661

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