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Research article
Health-related employer support, recurring pain, and direct insurance costs for a self-insured employer
Williams J
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:449 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/449/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1784-4.pdf

Research article
Surveillance systems evaluation: a systematic review of the existing approaches
Calba C, Goutard FL, Hoinville L, Hendrikx P, Lindberg A, Saegerman C, Peyre M
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:448 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/448/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1791-5.pdf

Research article
Exposure to and experiences of violence among adolescents in lower socio-economic groups in Johannesburg, South Africa
Otwombe KN, Dietrich J, Sikkema KJ, Coetzee J, Hopkins KL, Laher F, Gray GE
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:450 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/450/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1780-8.pdf

Research article
The role of vaccination coverage, individual behaviors, and the public health response in the control of measles epidemics: an agent-based simulation for California
Liu F, Enanoria WT, Zipprich J, Blumberg S, Harriman K, Ackley SF, Wheaton WD, Allpress JL, Porco TC
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:447 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/447/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1766-6.pdf

Research article
Under the banyan tree - exclusion and inclusion of people with mental disorders in rural North India
Mathias K, Kermode M, Sebastian M, Koschorke M, Goicolea I
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:446 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/446/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1778-2.pdf

Research article
Modelling the contribution of walking between home and school to daily physical activity in primary age children
Stanley RM, Maher C, Dollman J
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:445 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/445/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1765-7.pdf

Research article
Household illness, poverty and physical and emotional child abuse victimisation: findings from South Africa’s first prospective cohort study
Meinck F, Cluver LD, Boyes ME
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:444 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/444/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1792-4.pdf

Research article
A priority health index identifies the top six priority risk and related factors for non-communicable diseases in Brazilian cities
Simoes EJ, Bouras A, Cortez-Escalante J, Malta DC, Porto D, Mokdad AH, de Moura L, Neto O
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:443 (1 May 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/443/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1787-1.pdf

Research article
Change in self-rated general health is associated with perceived illness burden: a 1-year follow up of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
Nielsen A, Jensen P, Gannik D, Reventlow S, Hollnagel H, Olivarius N
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:439 (30 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/439/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1790-6.pdf

Research article
WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: associations between sleep duration, screen time and food consumption frequencies
Börnhorst C, Wijnhoven T, Kunešová M, Yngve A, Rito AI, Lissner L, Duleva V, Petrauskiene A, Breda J
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:442 (30 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/442/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1793-3.pdf

Research article
Factors associated with stunting among children according to the level of food insecurity in the household: a cross-sectional study in a rural community of Southeastern Kenya
Shinsugi C, Matsumura M, Karama M, Tanaka J, Changoma M, Kaneko S
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:441 (30 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/441/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1802-6.pdf

Research article
Adherence to multiple micronutrient powder among young children in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Angdembe M, Choudhury N, Haque M, Ahmed T
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:440 (30 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/440/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1752-z.pdf

Research article
Cross-sectional associations between residential environmental exposures and cardiovascular diseases
Chum A, O’Campo P
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:438 (30 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/438/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1788-0.pdf

Research article
Beyond resistance: social factors in the general public response to pandemic influenza
Davis MD, Stephenson N, Lohm D, Waller E, Flowers P
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:436 (29 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/436/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1756-8.pdf

Research article
Injection practice in Kaski district, Western Nepal: a community perspective
Gyawali S, Rathore D, Shankar P, KC V, Maskey M, Jha N
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:435 (29 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/435/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1775-5.pdf

Research article
Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness
Eime RM, Charity MJ, Harvey JT, Payne WR
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:434 (29 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/434/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1796-0.pdf

Research article
The evidence base of primary research in public health emergency preparedness: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation
Khan Y, Fazli G, Henry B, de Villa E, Tsamis C, Grant M, Schwartz B
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:432 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/432/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/432
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1750-1.pdf

Research article
Nutritional and lifestyle risk behaviors and their association with mental health and violence among Pakistani adolescents: results from the National Survey of 4583 individuals
Rao S, Shah N, Jawed N, Inam S, Shafique K
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:431 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/431/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/431
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1762-x.pdf

Research article
The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: a programme for female community health volunteers
Pant P, Budhathoki B, Ellis M, Manandhar D, Deave T, Mytton J
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:430 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/430/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1783-5.pdf

Research article
Young adult’s own and parental social characteristics predict injury morbidity: a register-based follow-up of 135 000 men and women
Remes H, Martikainen P
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:429 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/429/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1763-9.pdf

Research article
Assessment of physical activity in older Belgian adults: validity and reliability of an adapted interview version of the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L)
Van Holle V, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Deforche B, Van Cauwenberg J, Van Dyck D
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:433 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/433/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1785-3.pdf

Research article
Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse – a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania
Abeid M, Muganyizi P, Massawe S, Mpembeni R, Darj E, Axemo P
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:428 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/428/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1757-7.pdf

Research article
Factors associated with HIV counseling and testing behavior among undergraduates of universities and vocational technical training schools in Tbilisi, Georgia
Djibuti M, Zurashvili T, Kasrashvili T, Berg CJ
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:427 (28 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/427/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1760-z.pdf

Research article
Mistrust surrounding vaccination recommendations by the Japanese government: results from a national survey of working-age individuals
Wada K, Smith DR
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:426 (26 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/426/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/426
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1772-8.pdf

Research article
The feasibility of epidemiological research on prostate cancer in African men in Ibadan, Nigeria
Agalliu I, Adebiyi AO, Lounsbury DW, Popoola O, Jinadu K, Amodu O, Paul S, Adedimeji A, Asuzu C, Asuzu M, Ogunbiyi OJ, Rohan T, Shittu OB
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:425 (26 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/425/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1754-x.pdf

Research article
Perceptions of risk from nanotechnologies and trust in stakeholders: a cross sectional study of public, academic, government and business attitudes
Capon A, Gillespie J, Rolfe M, Smith W
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:424 (26 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/424/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1795-1.pdf

Research article
Effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rain on dietary adequacy and household food security in rural areas of Kenya
M?Kaibi FK, Steyn NP, Ochola S, Du Plessis L
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:422 (25 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/422/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1755-9.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/25909468

Research article
Building school-based cardiovascular health promotion capacity in youth: a mixed methods study
Woodgate RL, Sigurdson CM
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:421 (25 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/421/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/421
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1759-5.pdf

Research article
Food insecurity is a barrier to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
McCoy SI, Buzdugan R, Mushavi A, Mahomva A, Cowan FM, Padian NS
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:420 (25 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/420/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1764-8.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/25909583

Research article
The perceptions and experiences of people injured in motor vehicle crashes in a compensation scheme setting: a qualitative study
Murgatroyd D, Lockwood K, Garth B, Cameron ID
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:423 (25 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/423/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1739-9.pdf

Research article
A qualitative study of discourses on heterosexual anal sexual practice among key, and general populations in Tanzania: implications for HIV prevention
Wamoyi J, Mongi A, Sally M, Kakoko D, Shamba D, Geubbels E, Kapiga S
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:417 (24 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/417/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/417
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1768-4.pdf

Research article
Systematic review of cigar smoking and all cause and smoking related mortality
Chang CM, Corey CG, Rostron BL, Apelberg BJ
BMC Public Health 2015, 15:390 (24 April 2015)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/390/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/390
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12889-015-1617-5.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/25907101








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