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Debate
Country ownership and capacity building: the next buzzwords in health systems strengthening or a truly new approach to development?
Goldberg J, Bryant M
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:531 (20 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/531/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-531.pdf

Correction
Correction: prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children
Umair Mushtaq M, Gull S, Muhammad Abdullah H, Shahid U, Ahmad Shad M, Akram J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:532 (20 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/532/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-532.pdf

Research article
An integrated health sector response to violence against women in Malaysia: lessons for supporting scale up
Colombini M, Mayhew SH, Ali S, Shuib R, Watts C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:548 (24 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/548/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-548.pdf

Research article
Early childhood caries trends and surveillance shortcomings in the Czech Republic
Lencova E, Pikhart H, Broukal Z
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:547 (24 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/547/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-547.pdf

Research article
Distributions and trends in sexual behaviors and HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in China
Zhang L, Chow EP, Wilson DP
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:546 (24 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/546/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-546.pdf

Research article
Trend analysis of hospital admissions attributable to tobacco smoking, Northern Territory Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, 1998 to 2009
Pircher SL, Li S, Guthridge SL
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:545 (24 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/545/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-545.pdf

Research article
Spatial-temporal analysis of malaria and the effect of environmental factors on its incidence in Yongcheng, China, 2006-2010
Zhang Y, Liu Q, Luan R, Liu X, Zhou G, Jiang J, Li H, Li Z
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:544 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/544/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-544.pdf

Research article
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Maharashtra, India (2008-09): a retrospective cohort study
Doke P, Karantaki M, Deshpande S
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:543 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/543/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-543.pdf

Research article
Where is the evidence for emergency planning: a scoping review
Challen K, Lee AC, Booth A, Gardois P, Buckley Woods H, Goodacre SW
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:542 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/542/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-542.pdf

Research article
Attitudes towards Mental Illness in Malawi : A cross sectional survey.
Crabb J, Stewart RC, Kokota D, Masson N, Chabunya S, Krishnadas R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:541 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/541/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-541.pdf

Research article
A Policy Analysis of the implementation of a Reproductive Health Vouchers Program in Kenya
Abuya T, Njuki R, Warren C, Okal J, Onyango F, Kanya L, Askew I, Bellows B
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:540 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/540/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-540.pdf

Research article
Associations between factors within the home setting and screen time among children aged 0-5 years: a cross-sectional study
Carson V, Janssen I
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:539 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/539/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-539.pdf

Research article
Survived but feeling vulnerable and insecure: a qualitative study of the mental preparation for RTW after breast cancer treatment
Tiedtke C, Rijk Ad, Donceel P, Christiaens M, Dierckx de Casterlé B
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:538 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/538/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-538.pdf

Research article
Treatment outcome of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
Berhe G, Enqueselasse F, Aseffa A
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:537 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/537/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-537.pdf

Research article
Socio-demographic determinants and prevalence of Tuberculosis knowledge in three slum populations of Uganda
Obuku EA, Meynell C, Kiboss-Kyeyune J, Blankley S, Atuhairwe C, Nabankema E, Lab M, Jeffrey N, Ndungutse D
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:536 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/536/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-536.pdf

Research article
Low level of alcohol drinking among two generations of non-Western immigrants in Oslo: a multi-ethnic comparison
Amundsen EJ
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:535 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/535/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-535.pdf

Research article
Physical and psychosocial work environment factors and their association with health outcomes in Danish ambulance personnel - a cross-sectional study
Hansen CD, Rasmussen K, Kyed M, Nielsen K, Andersen J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:534 (23 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/534/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-534.pdf

Research article
Tracing sexual contacts of HIV-infected individuals in a rural prefecture, Eastern China
Lin H, He N, Ding Y, Qiu D, Zhu W, Liu X, Zhang T, Detels R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:533 (20 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/533/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-533.pdf

Research article
The development and validation of an urbanicity scale in a multi-country study
Novak NL, Allender S, Scarborough P, West D
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:530 (20 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/530/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-530.pdf

Research article
The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: a qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tarimo EA, Francis JM, Kakoko D, Munseri P, Bakari M, Sandstrom E
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:529 (19 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/529/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-529.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22812484

Research article
Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intention among Indigenous Western Australians
Christou A, Thompson SC
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:528 (18 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/528/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-528.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22809457

Research article
Exploring the relationship between premarital sex and cigarette/alcohol use among college students in Taiwan: a cohort study
Chiao C, Yi C, Ksobiech K
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:527 (18 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/527/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-527.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22809432

Research article
A comparison of cancer burden and research spending reveals discrepancies in the distribution of research funding
Carter AJ, Nguyen CN
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:526 (17 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/526/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-526.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22800364




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