March 10, 2012

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 02-Mar-2012 and 09-Mar-2012

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Commentary
Socioeconomic inequalities in health: individual or area level; does it matter?
Galobardes B
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:171 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/171/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-171.pdf

Study protocol
North Korean refugee health in South Korea (NORNS) study: study design and methods
Lee Y, Lee W, Kim Y, Cho M, Kim J, Lee Y, Kim H, Choi D, Kim S, Robinson C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:172 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/172/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-172.pdf

Study protocol
Increasing organ donation via anticipated regret (INORDAR): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
O'Carroll RE, Ferguson E, Hayes PC, Shepherd L
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:169 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/169/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-169.pdf

Study protocol
Population-based tobacco treatment: study design of a randomized controlled trial
Fu SS, van Ryn M, Sherman SE, Burgess DJ, Noorbaloochi S, Clothier B, Joseph AM
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:159 (6 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/159/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-159.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22394386

Study protocol
Evaluation of a health promotion program in children: Study protocol and design of the cluster-randomized Baden-Wuerttemberg primary school study [DRKS-ID: DRKS00000494]
Dreyhaupt J, Koch B, Wirt T, Schreiber A, Brandstetter S, Kesztyues D, Wartha O, Kobel S, Kettner S, Prokopchuk D, Hundsdoerfer V, Klepsch M, Wiedom M, Sufeida S, Fischbach N, Muche R, Seufert T, Steinacker J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:157 (6 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/157/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-157.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22394693

Research article
Mental health in the slums of Dhaka -A geo-epidemiological study
Gruebner O, Khan MH, Lautenbach S, Muller D, Kramer A, Lakes T, Hostert P
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:177 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/177/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-177.pdf

Research article
Keeping participants on board: increasing uptake by automated respondent reminders in an Internet-based Chlamydia Screening in the Netherlands
Dokkum NF, Koekenbier RH, van den Broek IV, van Bergen JE, Brouwers EE, Fennema JS, Gotz HM, Hoebe CJ, Pars LL, van Ravesteijn SM, Op de Coul EL
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:176 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/176/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-176.pdf

Research article
Woman-centered research on access to safe abortion services and implications for behavioral change communication interventions: a cross-sectional study of women in Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Banerjee SK, Andersen KL, Buchanan RM, Warvadekar J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:175 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/175/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-175.pdf

Research article
Towns with extremely low mortality due to ischemic heart disease in Spain
Medrano M, Boix R, Palmera A, Ramis R, Galan I, Lopez-Abente G
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:174 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/174/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-174.pdf

Research article
Supporting the massive scale-up of antiretroviral therapy: the evolution of PEPFAR-supported treatment facilities in South Africa, 2005-2009
Larson E, O'Bra H, Brown JW, Mbengashe T, Klausner JD
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:173 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/173/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-173.pdf

Research article
The effect of participatory community communication on HIV preventive behaviors among ethnic minority youth in central Vietnam
Nguyen HV, Le GM, Nguyen SM, Tran MN, Ha NM
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:170 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/170/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-170.pdf

Research article
Exploring bikeability in a metropolitan setting: stimulating and hindering factors in commuting route environments
Wahlgren L, Schantz P
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:168 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/168/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-168.pdf

Research article
Perspectives of patients with type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes on self-monitoring of blood glucose: a qualitative study
Hortensius J, Kars MC, Wierenga WS, Kleefstra N, Bilo HJ, van der Bijl JJ
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:167 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/167/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-167.pdf

Research article
Patient, physician, encounter, and billing characteristics predict the accuracy of syndromic surveillance case definitions
Cadieux G, Buckeridge DL, Jacques A, Libman M, Dendukuri N, Tamblyn R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:166 (8 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/166/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-166.pdf

Research article
Knowledge, attitudes and other factors associated with assessment of tobacco smoking among pregnant Aboriginal women by health care providers: a cross-sectional survey
Passey ME, D'Este CA, Sanson-Fisher RW
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:165 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/165/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-165.pdf

Research article
Determinants of emergency response willingness in the local public health workforce by jurisdictional and scenario patterns: a cross-sectional survey
Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, Errett NA, Semon NL, Anderson MK, Ferrell JL, Freiheit JM, Hudson R, Koch MM, McKee M, Mejia-Echeverry A, Spitzer J, Balicer RD, Links JM
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:164 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/164/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-164.pdf

Research article
Can work ability explain the social gradient in sickness absence: a study of a general population in Sweden
Love J, Holmgren K, Toren K, Hensing G
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:163 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/163/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-163.pdf

Research article
Chewing areca nut increases the risk of coronary artery disease in Taiwanese men: a case-control study
Tsai W, Wu M, Wang G, Lee K, Lee C, Lu Y, Yen H, Chu C, Chen Y, Lin T, Su H, Hsu P, Cheng K, Duh T, Ko Y, Sheu S, Lai W
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:162 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/162/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-162.pdf

Research article
Community based needs assessment in an urban area; A participatory action research project
Sadeghieh Ahari S, Habibzadeh S, Yousefi M, Amani F, Abdi R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:161 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/161/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-161.pdf

Research article
The growth in newspaper coverage of tobacco control in China, 2000-2010
Gao J, Chapman S, Sun S, Fu H, Zheng P
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:160 (7 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/160/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-160.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22394417

Research article
Community health workers improve contact tracing among immigrants with Tuberculosis in Barcelona
Ospina JE, Orcau A, Millet J, Sanchez F, Casals M, Cayla JA
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:158 (6 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/158/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-158.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22394990

Research article
The identification of job opportunities for severely disabled sick-listed employees.
Broersen JP, Mulders HP, Schellart AJ, van der Beek AJ
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:156 (6 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/156/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-156.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22394686

Research article
Sustainability of the whole-community project '10,000 Steps': a longitudinal study
Van Acker R, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Cocker K, Klesges LM, Cardon G
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:155 (5 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/155/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-155.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22390341

Research article
Variation between seated and standing/walking postures among male and female call centre operators
Toomingas A, Forsman M, Mathiassen S, Heiden M, Nilsson T
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:154 (2 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/154/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-154.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22385536

Research article
Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study
Shi J, Kang D, Qi S, Wu H, Liu Y, Sun L, Li L, Yang Y, Li Q, Feng X, Zhang L, Li J, Li X, Yang Y, Niyazi M, Xu A, Liu J, Xiao Q, Li L, Wang X, Qiao Y
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:153 (2 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/153/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-153.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22381149


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