August 21, 2011

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 13-Aug-2011 and 20-Aug-2011

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Study protocol
A school-based intervention to promote physical activity among adolescent girls: Rationale, design, and baseline data from the Girls in Sport group randomised controlled trial
Okely AD, Cotton WG, Lubans DR, Morgan PJ, Puglisi L, Miller J, Wright J, Batterham MJ, Peralta LR, Perry J
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:658 (19 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/658/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-658.pdf

Study protocol
Study Protocol: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a 12-week physical activity and nutritional education program for overweight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Canuto KJ, McDermott RA, Cargo M, Esterman AJ
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:655 (19 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/655/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-655.pdf

Study protocol
Rationale, design and methods for a randomised and controlled trial of the impact of virtual reality games on motor competence, physical activity, and mental health in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Straker LM, Campbell AC, Jensen LM, Metcalf DR, Smith AJ, Abbott RA, Pollock CM, Piek JP
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:654 (18 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/654/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-654.pdf

Study protocol
The protocol of a randomized controlled trial for playgroup mothers: Reminder on Food, Relaxation, Exercise, and Support for Health (REFRESH) Program
Monteiro SM, Jancey J, Howat P, Burns S, Jones C, Dhaliwal SS, McManus A, Hills AP, Anderson AS
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:648 (16 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/648/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-648.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21843366

Research article
Health risk factors and self-rated health among job-seekers
Freyer-Adam J, Gaertner B, Tobschall S, John U
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:659 (19 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/659/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-659.pdf

Research article
Neighborhood built environment and physical activity of Japanese older adults: results from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES)
Hanibuchi T, Kawachi I, Nakaya T, Hirai H, Kondo K
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:657 (19 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/657/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-657.pdf

Research article
Oral health and social and emotional well-being in a birth cohort of Aboriginal Australian young adults
Jamieson LM, Paradies YC, Gunthorpe W, Cairney SJ, Sayers SM
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:656 (19 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/656/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-656.pdf

Research article
The injury epidemiology of cyclists based on a road trauma registry
Amoros E, Chiron M, Thelot B, Laumon B
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:653 (17 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/653/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-653.pdf

Research article
The effect of perceived discrimination on the health of immigrant workers in Spain
Agudelo-Suarez AA, Ronda-Perez E, Gil-Gonzalez D, Vives-Cases C, Garcia AM, Ruiz-Frutos C, Felt E, Benavides FG
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:652 (17 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/652/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-652.pdf

Research article
Concurrent sexual partnerships and associated factors: a cross-sectional population-based survey in a rural community in Africa with a generalised HIV epidemic
Maher D, Waswa L, Karabarinde A, Baisley K
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:651 (17 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/651/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-651.pdf

Research article
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique
Groh K, Audet CM, Baptista A, Sidat M, Vergara A, Vermund SH, Moon TD
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:650 (16 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/650/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-650.pdf

Research article
Association between Body Mass Index and depression: the "fat and jolly" hypothesis for adolescents girls
Revah-Levy A, Speranza M, Barry C, Hassler C, Gasquet I, Moro M, Falissard B
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:649 (16 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/649/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-649.pdf

Research article
Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review
Dickens AP, Richards SH, Greaves CJ, Campbell JL
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:647 (15 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/647/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-647.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21843337

Research article
Estimating the lifetime economic burden of stroke according to the age of onset in South Korea: a cost of illness study
Kang H, Lim S, Suh H, Liew D
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:646 (13 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/646/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-646.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21838919

Research article
Factors associated with initiation and completion of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine series in an Ontario cohort of Grade 8 girls
Smith LM, Brassard P, Kwong JC, Deeks SL, Ellis AK, Levesque LE
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:645 (13 August 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/645/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-645.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21838921


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