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The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 26-Feb-2013 and 05-Mar-2013

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Study protocol
A motivational interviewing intervention to PREvent PAssive Smoke Exposure (PREPASE) in children with a high risk of asthma: design of a randomised controlled trial
Hutchinson SG, Mesters I, van Breukelen G, Muris JW, Feron FJ, Hammond SK, van Schayck CP, Dompeling E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:177 (27 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/177/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-177.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23442389

Study protocol
Warm homes for older people: aims and methods of a randomised community-based trial for people with COPD
Viggers H, Howden-Chapman P, Ingham T, Chapman R, Pene G, Davies C, Currie A, Pierse N, Wilson H, Zhang J, Baker M, Crane J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:176 (26 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/176/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-176.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23442368

Research article
Increased cancer awareness among British adolescents after a school-based educational intervention: a controlled before-and-after study with 6-month follow-up
Kyle RG, Forbat L, Rauchhaus P, Hubbard G
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:190 (4 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/190/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-190.pdf

Research article
Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: a systematic review of strategies and outcomes
Jamil MS, Hocking JS, Bauer HM, Ali H, Wand H, Smith K, Walker J, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, Guy RJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:189 (4 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/189/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-189.pdf

Research article
The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis: an economic study
Schofield DJ, Shrestha RN, Percival R, Passey ME, Callander EJ, Kelly SJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:188 (3 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/188/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-188.pdf

Research article
Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study
Aryal UR, Petzold M, Krettek A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:187 (2 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/187/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-187.pdf

Research article
Prevalence of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Sørbø MF, Grimstad H, Bjørngaard JH, Schei B, Lukasse M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:186 (2 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/186/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-186.pdf

Research article
Prevalence and predictors of over-the-counter medication use among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands
Verstappen GM, Smolders EJ, Munster JM, Aarnoudse JG, Hak E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:185 (2 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/185/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-185.pdf

Research article
HIV risk perception and distribution of HIV risk among African, Caribbean and other Black people in a Canadian city: mixed methods results from the BLACCH study
Baidoobonso S, Bauer GR, Speechley KN, Lawson E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:184 (2 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/184/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-184.pdf

Research article
Access to syringes for HIV prevention for injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: syringe purchase test study
Fedorova EV, Skochilov RV, Heimer R, Case P, Beletsky L, Grau LE, Kozlov AP, Shaboltas AV
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:183 (1 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/183/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-183.pdf

Research article
Gait speed correlates in a multiracial population of community-dwelling older adults living in Brazil: a cross-sectional population-based study
Ruggero CR, Bilton TL, Teixeira LF, Ramos Jd, Alouche SR, Dias RC, Perracini MR
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:182 (28 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/182/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-182.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23448191

Research article
A cross-sectional study of knowledge of sex partner serostatus among high-risk Peruvian men who have sex with men and transgender women: implications for HIV prevention
Nagaraj S, Segura ER, Peinado J, Konda KA, Segura P, Casapia M, Ortiz A, Montano SM, Clark JL, Sanchez J, Lama JR
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:181 (28 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/181/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-181.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23448153

Research article
Reproducibility of physical activity recall over fifteen years: longitudinal evidence from the CARDIA study
Smith AW, Cronin KA, Bowles H, Willis G, Jacobs DR, Ballard-Barbash R, Troiano RP
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:180 (28 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/180/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-180.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23448132

Research article
Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey
van der Heide I, Rademakers J, Schipper M, Droomers M, Sørensen K, Uiters E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:179 (27 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/179/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-179.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23445541

Research article
Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to alcohol in Mongolia: a national population-based survey
Demaio AR, Dugee O, de Courten M, Bygbjerg IC, Enkhtuya P, Meyrowitsch DW
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:178 (27 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/178/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-178.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23445523

Research article
Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service(R): maintenance of self-reported anthropometric and behavioural changes after program completion
O¿Hara BJ, Phongsavan P, Eakin EG, Develin E, Smith J, Greenaway M, Bauman AE
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:175 (26 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/175/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-175.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23442338

Research article
Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for interventions
Myers B, Kline TL, Browne FA, Carney T, Parry C, Johnson K, Wechsberg WM
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:174 (26 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/174/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/174
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-174.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23442318

Research article
The social ecology of water in a Mumbai slum: failures in water quality, quantity, and reliability
Subbaraman R, Shitole S, Shitole T, Sawant K, O¿Brien J, Bloom DE, Patil-Deshmukh A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:173 (26 February 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/173/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-173.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23442300




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