July 31, 2010

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health (15 articles)

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 24-Jul-2010 and 30-Jul-2010

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Study protocol
EDUCORE project: a clinical trial, randomised by clusters, to assess the effect of a visual learning method on blood pressure control in the primary healthcare setting
Rodriguez-Salceda I, Escortell-Mayor E, Rico-Blazquez M, Riesgo-Fuertes R, Asunsolo-del Barco A, Valdivia-Perez A, del Cura-Gonzalez I, Garcia-Canon AB, Ortiz-Jimenez MF, Cabello-Ballesteros L, Garrido-Elustondo S, Chamorro-Gonzalez L, Rodriguez-Barrientos R, Group E
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:449 (30 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/449/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-449.pdf

Study protocol
A randomised controlled trial to compare a range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with a minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: the Lighten Up trial
Jolly K, Daley A, Adab P, Lewis A, Denley J, Beach J, Aveyard P
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:439 (27 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/439/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-439.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20663185

Correspondence
Public health triangulation: approach and application to synthesizing data to understand national and local HIV epidemics
Rutherford GW, McFarland W, Spindler H, White K, Patel SV, Aberle-Grasse J, Sabin K, Smith N, Tache S, Calleja-Garcia JM, Stoneburner RL
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:447 (29 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/447/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-447.pdf

Research article
The process evaluation of It's Your Move!, an Australian adolescent obesity prevention project
Mathews LB, Moodie MM, Simmons AM, Swinburn BA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:448 (30 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/448/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-448.pdf

Research article
Regional variations in and correlates of disability-free life expectancy among older adults in China
Liu J, Chen G, Chi I, Wu J, Pei L, Song X, Zhang L, Pang L, Han Y, Zheng X
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:446 (29 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/446/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-446.pdf

Research article
Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias
Sharkey JR, Dean WR, St. John JA, Huber JC
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:445 (29 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/445/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-445.pdf

Research article
Community pharmacists' involvement in smoking cessation: implementation of the National smoking cessation guideline in Finland
Kurko T, Linden K, Pietila K, Sandstrom P, Airaksinen M
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:444 (29 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/444/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-444.pdf

Research article
A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study.
Storro O, Oien T, Dotterud CK, Jenssen JA, Johnsen R
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:443 (28 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/443/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-443.pdf

Research article
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards pandemic influenza among cases, close contacts, and healthcare workers in tropical Singapore: a cross-sectional survey
Yap J, Lee VJ, Yau T, Ng T, Tor P
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:442 (28 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/442/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-442.pdf

Research article
Vulnerability of eco-environmental health to climate change: the views of government stakeholders and other specialists in Queensland, Australia
Strand LB, Tong S, Aird R, McRae D
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:441 (28 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/441/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-441.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20663227

Research article
Reforming sanitary-epidemiological service in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: an exploratory study
Gotsadze G, Chikovani I, Goguadze K, Balabanova D, McKee M
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:440 (27 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/440/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-440.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20663198

Research article
A systematic review of population health interventions and Scheduled Tribes in India
Mohindra K, Labonte R
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:438 (26 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/438/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-438.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20659344

Research article
Do adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder in US Marines?
LeardMann CA, Smith B, Ryan MA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:437 (26 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/437/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-437.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20659342

Research article
Characterizing hospital workers' willingness to report to duty in an influenza pandemic through threat- and efficacy-based assessment
Balicer RD, Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, Hsu EB, Catlett CL, Watson CM, Semon NL, Gwon HS, Links JM
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:436 (26 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/436/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-436.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20659340

Research article
Interacting with the public as a risk factor for employee psychological distress
Hilton MF, Whiteford HA
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:435 (25 July 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/435/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-435.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20653982

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