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Study protocol
Rationale, design and methods for a staggered-entry, waitlist controlled clinical trial of the impact of a community-based, family-centred, multidisciplinary program focussed on activity, food and attitude habits (Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program-CAFAP) among overweight adolescents
Straker LM, Smith KL, Fenner AA, Kerr D, McManus A, Davis MC, Fielding AM, Olds TS, Hagger MS, Smith AJ, Abbott RA
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:471 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/471/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-471.pdf

Study protocol
An oral health literacy intervention for Indigenous adults in a rural setting in Australia
Parker EJ, Misan G, Chong A, Mills H, Roberts-Thomson K, Horowitz AM, Jamieson LM
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:461 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/461/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-461.pdf

Study protocol
Motivational Interviewing for encouraging quit attempts among unmotivated smokers: Study protocol of a randomized, controlled, efficacy trial.
Catley D, Harris KJ, Goggin K, Richter K, Williams K, Patten C, Resnicow K, Ellerbeck E, Bradley-Ewing A, Malomo D, Liston R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:456 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/456/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-456.pdf

Study protocol
Healthy eating and active living for diabetes in primary care networks (HEALD-PCN): rationale, design, and evaluation of a pragmatic controlled trial for adults with type 2 diabetes
Johnson ST, Mundt C, Soporovich A, Wozniak L, Plotnikoff RC, Johnson JA
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:455 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/455/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-455.pdf

Study protocol
Effect of communicating genetic and phenotypic risk for type 2 diabetes in combination with lifestyle advice on objectively measured physical activity: protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Godino JG, van Sluijs EM, Marteau TM, Sutton S, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:444 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/444/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-444.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708638

Debate
Evaluation of work disability and the international classification of functioning, disability and health: what to expect and what not
Anner J, Schwegler U, Kunz R, Trezzini B, de Boer W
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:470 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/470/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-470.pdf

Debate
Making the economic case for prevention - a view from Wales
Hale J, Phillips CJ, Jewell T
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:460 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/460/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-460.pdf

Correspondence
A Kenyan newspaper analysis of the limitations of voluntary medical male circumcision and the importance of sustained condom use
Muzyka CN, Thompson LH, Bombak AE, Driedger S, Lorway R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:465 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/465/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-465.pdf

Correspondence
Health diplomacy and Adapting global health interventions to local needs: findings from project accept (HPTN 043), a community-based intervention to reduce HIV incidence in populations at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand
Kevany S, Khumalo-Sakutukwa G, Murima O, Chingono A, Modiba P, Gray G, Van Rooyen H, Mrumbi K, Mbwambo J, Kawichai S, Chariyalertsak S, Chariyalertsak C, Paradza E, Mulawa M, Morin SF
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:459 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/459/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-459.pdf

Research article
Why physicians and nurses ask (or don't) about partner violence. A qualitative analysis
Beynon CE, Gutmanis IA, Tutty LM, Wathen C, MacMillan HL
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:473 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/473/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-473.pdf

Research article
Evaluation of underreporting tuberculosis in Central Italy by means of record linkage.
Melosini L, Vetrano U, Dente FL, Cristofano M, Giraldi M, Gabbrielli L, Novelli F, Aqulini F, Rindi L, Menichetti F, Freer G, Paggiaro PL
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:472 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/472/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-472.pdf

Research article
Early detection of tuberculosis through community-based active case finding in Cambodia
Eang M, Satha P, Yadav R, Morishita F, Nishikiori N, van-Maaren P, Lambregts-van Weezenbeek C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:469 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/469/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-469.pdf

Research article
Predictors of latent tuberculosis treatment initiation and completion at a U.S. public health clinic: a prospective cohort study
Goswami ND, Gadkowski L, Piedrahita C, Bissett D, Ahearn M, Blain ML, Ostbye T, Saukkonen J, Stout JE
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:468 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/468/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-468.pdf

Research article
Association between gap in spousal education and domestic violence in India and Bangladesh
Rapp D, Zoch B, Khan MH, Pollmann T, Krämer A
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:467 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/467/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-467.pdf

Research article
The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study
Pereira G, Foster S, Martin K, Christian H, Boruff BJ, Knuiman M, Giles-Corti B
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:466 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/466/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-466.pdf

Research article
The characteristics and experience of community food program users in arctic Canada: a case study from Iqaluit, Nunavut
Ford J, Lardeau M, Vanderbilt W
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:464 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/464/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-464.pdf

Research article
Association between stigma, depression and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in South India - a community based cross sectional study
Charles B, Jeyaseelan L, Kumar Pandian A, Edwin Sam A, Thenmozhi M, Jayaseelan V
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:463 (21 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/463/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-463.pdf

Research article
Masculinities and condom use patterns among young rural South Africa men: a cross-sectional baseline survey
Jama Shai N, Jewkes R, Nduna M, Dunkle K
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:462 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/462/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-462.pdf

Research article
The potential effect of temporary immunity as a result of bias associated with healthy users and social determinants on observations of influenza vaccine effectiveness; could unmeasured confounding explain observed links between seasonal influenza vaccine and pandemic H1N1 infection?
Crowcroft NS, Rosella LC
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:458 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/458/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-458.pdf

Research article
The factors associated with the burnout syndrome and fatigue in Cypriot nurses: a census report
Raftopoulos V, Charalambous A, Talias M
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:457 (20 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/457/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-457.pdf

Research article
Effect of scheduled monitoring of liver function during anti-Tuberculosis treatment in a retrospective cohort in China
Wu S, Xia Y, Lv X, Zhang Y, Tang S, Yang Z, Tu D, Deng P, Cheng S, Wang X, Yuan Y, Liu F, Hu D, Zhan S
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:454 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/454/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-454.pdf

Research article
School difficulties in immigrant adolescent students and roles of socioeconomic factors, unhealthy behaviours, and physical and mental health
Chau K, Baumann M, Kabuth B, Chau N
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:453 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/453/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-453.pdf

Research article
Adaptation to climate change in the Ontario public health sector
Paterson JA, Ford JD, Berrang Ford L, Lesnikowski A, Berry P, Henderson J, Heymann J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:452 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/452/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-452.pdf

Research article
The health and cost implications of high body mass index in Australian defence force personnel
Peake J, Gargett S, Waller M, McLaughlin R, Cosgrove T, Wittert G, Nasveld P, Warfe P
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:451 (19 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/451/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-451.pdf

Research article
Change of water consumption and its potential influential factors in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study
Chen H, Zhang Y, Ma L, Liu F, Zheng W, Shen Q, Zhang H, Wei X, Tian D, He G, Qu W
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:450 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/450/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-450.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708830

Research article
Simulating school closure policies for cost effective pandemic decision making
Araz OM, Damien P, Paltiel DA, Burke S, Geijn Bv, Galvani A, Meyers L
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:449 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/449/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-449.pdf

Research article
Paternal and maternal alcohol abuse and offspring mental distress in the general population: The Nord-Trondelag Health Study
Rognmo K, Torvik F, Ask H, Røysamb E, Tambs K
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:448 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/448/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-448.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708789

Research article
Age-based disparities in end-of-life decisions in Belgium: a population-based death certificate survey
Chambaere K, Rietjens JA, Smets T, Bilsen J, Deschepper R, Pasman HW, Deliens L
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:447 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/447/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-447.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708727

Research article
Utilization of bar and izakaya-pub establishments among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men to mitigate stress
Ohnishi M, Nakao R, Kawasaki R, Nitta A, Hamada Y, Nakane H
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:446 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/446/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-446.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708695

Research article
Criminally violent victimisation in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: the relationship to symptoms and substance abuse.
Dolan MC, Castle D, McGregor K
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:445 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/445/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-445.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708666

Research article
Estimating the prevalence of illicit opioid use in New York City using multiple data sources
McNeely J, Gourevitch MN, Paone D, Shah S, Wright S, Heller D
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:443 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/443/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-443.pdf

Research article
Elevation and cholera: an epidemiological spatial analysis of the cholera epidemic in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2008-2009
Luque Fernandez MA, Schomaker M, Mason PR, Fesselet JF, Baudot Y, Boulle A, Maes P
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:442 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/442/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-442.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708576

Research article
In search for an explanation to the upsurge in infant mortality in Kenya during the 1988-2003 period
Wafula SW, Ikamari LD, K'Oyugi BO
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:441 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/441/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-441.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22708542

Research article
The costs of overweight and obesity-related diseases in the Brazilian public health system: cross-sectional study
Bahia L, Coutinho E, Barufaldi L, Abreu G, Malhão T, Pepe CR, Araújo D
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:440 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/440/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-440.pdf

Research article
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass
Walpole SC, Prieto-Merino D, Edwards P, Cleland J, Stevens G, Roberts I
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:439 (18 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/439/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22709383

Research article
Factors affecting voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
Leta TH, Syndøy IF, Fylkesnes K
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:438 (15 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/438/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-438.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22703550

Research article
Local decision makers' awareness of the social determinants of health in Turkey: a cross-sectional study
Emine Didem E, Filiz E, Orhan O, Gulnur S, Erdal B
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:437 (15 June 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/437/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-437.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22703525




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