February 20, 2010

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health (15 articles)

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 13-Feb-2010 and 19-Feb-2010

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Study protocol
Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians: aims and methods of the eGFR Study
Maple-Brown LJ, Lawton PD, Hughes JT, Sharma SK, Jones GR, Ellis AG, Hoy W, Cass A, MacIsaac RJ, Sinha AK, Thomas MA, Piers LS, Ward LC, Drabsch K, Panagiotopoulos S, McDermott R, Warr K, Cherian S, Brown A, Jerums G, O'Dea K
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:80 (19 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/80/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-80.pdf

Study protocol
A tailored lifestyle intervention to reduce the cardiovascular disease risk of individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH): design of the PRO-FIT randomised controlled trial.
Broekhuizen K, van Poppel MN, Koppes LJ, Brug J, van Mechelen W
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:69 (15 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/69/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-69.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20156339

Research article
Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children: a cross-sectional study
Liu A, Hills AP, Hu X, Li Y, Du L, Xu Y, Byrne NM, Ma G
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:82 (19 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/82/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-82.pdf

Research article
A group-randomized controlled trial for health promotion in Girl Scouts: Healthier Troops in a SNAP (Scouting Nutrition & Activity Program)
Rosenkranz RR, Behrens TK, Dzewaltowski DA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:81 (19 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/81/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-81.pdf

Research article
The population approach to falls injury prevention in older people: findings of a two community trial
McClure RJ, Hughes K, Ren C, Mckenzie K, Dietrich U, Vardon P, Davis E, Newman B
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:79 (19 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/79/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-79.pdf

Research article
The role of social support and social networks in smoking behavior among middle and older aged people in rural areas of South Korea: A cross-sectional study
Yun E, Kang Y, Lim M, Oh J, Son J
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:78 (18 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/78/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-78.pdf

Research article
The evaluation of a Taiwanese training program in smoking cessation and the trainees' adherence to a practice guideline
Guo F, Hung L, Chang C, Leung K, Chen C
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:77 (18 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/77/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-77.pdf

Research article
Children's tooth decay in a public health program to encourage low income pregnant women to utilize dental care
Milgrom P, Sutherland M, Shirtcliff R, Ludwig S, Smolen D
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:76 (18 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/76/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-76.pdf

Research article
Factors associated with dental visit and barriers to utilisation of oral health care services in a sample of antenatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Saddki N, Yusoff A, Hwang YL
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:75 (18 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/75/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-75.pdf

Research article
Determinants of smoking initiation among women in five European countries: a cross-sectional survey
Oh DL, Heck JE, Dresler C, Allwright S, Haglund M, Del Mazo SS, Kralikova E, Stucker I, Tamang E, Gritz ER, Hashibe M
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:74 (17 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/74/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-74.pdf

Research article
Body piercing and tattoo: awareness of health related risks among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents
Cegolon L, Miatto E, Bortolotto M, Benetton M, Mazzoleni F, Mastrangelo G, Working Group V
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:73 (17 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/73/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-73.pdf

Research article
TB treatment initiation and adherence in a South African community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis
Cramm JM, Finkenflugel HJ, Moller V, Nieboer AP
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:72 (17 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/72/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-72.pdf

Research article
Completeness of hepatitis, brucellosis, syphilis, measles and HIV/AIDS surveillance in Izmir, Turkey
Durusoy R, Karababa AO
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:71 (17 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/71/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-71.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20158922

Research article
Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Bilardi JE, Fairley CK, Temple-Smith MJ, Pirotta MV, Mc Namee KM, Bourke S, Gurrin LC, Hellard M, Sanci LA, Wills MJ, Walker J, Chen MY, Hocking JS
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:70 (17 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/70/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-70.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20158918

Research article
Drivers and barriers to acceptance of human-papillomavirus vaccination among young women: a qualitative and quantitative study
Lee Mortensen G
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:68 (14 February 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/68/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-68.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20152055

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