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Research article
The health, social and educational needs of children who have survived meningitis and septicaemia: the parents' perspective
Clark LJ, Glennie L, Audrey S, Hickman M, Trotter CL
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:954 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/954/abstract
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Research article
A lesson in business: cost-effectiveness analysis of a novel financial incentive intervention for increasing physical activity in the workplace
Dallat MA, Hunter RF, Tully MA, Cairns KJ, Kee F
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:953 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/953/abstract
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Research article
Tobacco smoking, associated risk behaviours, and experience with quitting: a qualitative study with homeless smokers addicted to drugs and alcohol
Garner L, Ratschen E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:951 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/951/abstract
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Research article
Evaluation of drinking patterns and their impact on alcohol-related aggression: a national survey of adolescent behaviours
Siciliano V, Mezzasalma L, Lorenzoni V, Pieroni S, Molinaro S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:950 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/950/abstract
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Research article
Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)
Sørensen K, Van den Broucke S, Pelikan JM, Fullam J, Doyle G, Slonska Z, Kondilis B, Stoffels V, Osborne RH, Brand H
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:948 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/948/abstract
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Research article
Identifying women at risk for delayed presentation of breast cancer: a cross-sectional study in Estonia
Innos K, Padrik P, Valvere V, Eelma E, Kütner R, Lehtsaar J, Tekkel M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:947 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/947/abstract
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Research article
Respiratory symptoms and lung function 8--10 months after community exposure to chlorine gas: a public health intervention and cross-sectional analysis
Clark KA, Chanda D, Balte P, Karmaus WJ, Cai B, Vena J, Lawson AC, Mohr LC, Gibson JJ, Svendsen ER
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:945 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/945/abstract
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Research article
Undernutrition among HIV positive women in Humera hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2013: antiretroviral therapy alone is not enough, cross sectional study
Hadgu TH, Worku W, Tetemke D, Berhe H
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:943 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/943/abstract
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Research article
High school dropout and long-term sickness and disability in young adulthood: a prospective propensity score stratified cohort study (the Young-HUNT study)
De Ridder K, Pape K, Cuypers K, Johnsen R, Holmen T, Westin S, Bjørngaard J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:941 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/941/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24103558

Research article
Effect of the Go4it multidisciplinary group treatment for obese adolescents on health related quality of life: a randomised controlled trial
Hofsteenge GH, Weijs PJ, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, de Wit M, Chinapaw MJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:939 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/939/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24103472

Research article
Body mass index and overweight in relation to residence distance and population density: experience from the Northern Finland birth cohort 1966
Näyhä S, Lankila T, Rautio A, Koiranen M, Tammelin TH, Taanila A, Rusanen J, Laitinen J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:938 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/938/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24103455

Research article
Family planning counseling for women living with HIV: a systematic review of the evidence of effectiveness on contraceptive uptake and pregnancy incidence, 1990 to 2011
O¿Reilly KR, Kennedy CE, Fonner VA, Sweat MD
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:935 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/935/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24099177

Research article
Chronic disease prevention policy in British Columbia and Ontario in light of public health renewal: a comparative policy analysis
Kothari A, Gore D, MacDonald M, Bursey G, Allan D, Scarr J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:934 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/934/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24099140

Research article
Interest in dietary pattern, social capital, and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study in a rural Japanese community
Motohashi K, Kaneko Y, Fujita K, Motohashi Y, Nakamura A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:933 (7 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/933/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24099097

Research article
Prelacteal feeding practices in Vietnam: challenges and associated factors
Nguyen PH, Keithly SC, Nguyen NT, Nguyen TT, Tran LM, Hajeebhoy N
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:932 (7 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/932/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24099034

Research article
Trends in birth weight and the prevalence of low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age in Surinamese South Asian babies since 1974: cross-sectional study of three birth cohorts
de Wilde JA, van Buuren S, Middelkoop BJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:931 (7 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/931/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24098977

Research article
Exploration of risk taking behaviors and perceived susceptibility of colorectal cancer among Malaysian adults: a community based cross-sectional study
Al-Dubai SA, Ganasegeran K, Alabsi AM, Shah SA, Razali FM, Arokiasamy JT
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:930 (7 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/930/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093502

Research article
Job insecurity during recessions: effects on survivors' work stress
Modrek S, Cullen MR
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:929 (6 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/929/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093476

Research article
Assessing positive mental health in people with chronic physical health problems: correlations with socio-demographic variables and physical health status
Lluch-Canut T, Puig-Llobet M, Sánchez-Ortega A, Roldán-Merino J, Ferré-Grau C
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:928 (5 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/928/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093443

Research article
Obesity prevalence and unfavorable health risk behaviors among German kindergarten teachers: cross-sectional results of the kindergarten teacher health study
Hoffmann SW, Tug S, Simon P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:927 (4 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/927/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093334

Research article
Suicide and related health risk behaviours among school learners in South Africa: results from the 2002 and 2008 national youth risk behaviour surveys
Shilubane HN, Ruiter RA, van den Borne B, Sewpaul R, James S, Reddy PS
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:926 (4 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/926/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/926
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093214

Research article
Trends in poverty risks among people with and without limiting-longstanding illness by employment status in Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom during the current economic recession – a comparative study
Falk J, Bruce D, Burström B, Thielen K, Whitehead M, Nylén L
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:925 (4 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/925/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/925
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24093150

Research article
Maternal awareness of young children's physical activity: levels and cross-sectional correlates of overestimation
Hesketh KR, McMinn AM, Griffin SJ, Harvey NC, Godfrey KM, Inskip HM, Cooper C, Van Sluijs EM
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:924 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/924/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-924.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24090173

Research article
A population-based study of overweight and obesity in expectant parents: socio-demographic patterns and within-couple associations
Edvardsson K, Lindkvist M, Eurenius E, Mogren I, Small R, Ivarsson A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:923 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/923/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24090153

Research article
A study to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of packaged interventions (“Diarrhea Pack”) for prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea in rural Pakistan
Habib M, Soofi S, Sadiq K, Samejo T, Hussain M, Mirani M, Rehmatullah A, Ahmed I, Bhutta ZA
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:922 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/922/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/922
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24090125

Research article
Exploration of pathways related to the decline in female circumcision in Egypt
Modrek S, Liu JX
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:921 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/921/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-921.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24090097

Research article
Quality of life impairment associated with body dissatisfaction in a general population sample of women
Mond J, Mitchison D, Latner J, Hay P, Owen C, Rodgers B
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:920 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/920/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/920
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24088248

Research article
Estimating the size of the MSM populations for 38 European countries by calculating the survey-surveillance discrepancies (SSD) between self-reported new HIV diagnoses from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) and surveillance-reported HIV diagnoses among MSM in 2009
Marcus U, Hickson F, Weatherburn P, Schmidt AJ, the EMIS Network
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:919 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/919/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/919
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24088198

Research article
Prevalence of multimorbidity according to the deprivation level among the elderly in the Basque Country
Orueta JF, Nuño-Solinís R, García-Alvarez A, Alonso-Morán E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:918 (3 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/918/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24088559

Software
FRED (A Framework for Reconstructing Epidemic Dynamics): an open-source software system for modeling infectious diseases and control strategies using census-based populations
Grefenstette JJ, Brown ST, Rosenfeld R, DePasse J, Stone NT, Cooley PC, Wheaton WD, Fyshe A, Galloway DD, Sriram A, Guclu H, Abraham T, Burke DS
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:940 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/940/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-940.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24103508

Study protocol
Changes in use of time, activity patterns, and health and wellbeing across retirement: design and methods of the life after work study
Maher CA, Burton NW, van Uffelen JG, Brown WJ, Sprod JA, Olds TS
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:952 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/952/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-952.pdf

Study protocol
Alcohol assessment & feedback by e-mail for university student hazardous and harmful drinkers: study protocol for the AMADEUS-2 randomised controlled trial
McCambridge J, Bendtsen M, Karlsson N, White IR, Bendtsen P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:949 (10 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/949/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-949.pdf

Study protocol
The Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC): design and methods of a three-year prospective cohort study
Machalek DA, Grulich AE, Hillman RJ, Jin F, Templeton DJ, Tabrizi SN, Garland SM, Prestage G, McCaffery K, Howard K, Tong W, Fairley CK, Roberts J, Farnsworth A, Poynten I
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:946 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/946/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-946.pdf

Study protocol
Children's healthy living (CHL) program for remote underserved minority populations in the pacific region: rationale and design of a community randomized trial to prevent early childhood obesity
Wilken LR, Novotny R, Fialkowski MK, Boushey CJ, Nigg C, Paulino Y, Leon Guerrero R, Bersamin A, Vargo D, Kim J, Deenik J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:944 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/944/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-944.pdf

Study protocol
Design of a prospective study on mental health and quality of life of maltreated children (aged 5--16 years) after a report to an advice and reporting center on child abuse and neglect
Snoeren F, Hoefnagels C, Evers SM, Lamers-Winkelman F
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:942 (9 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/942/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-942.pdf

Study protocol
A birth cohort study of viral infections in Vietnamese infants and children: study design, methods and characteristics of the cohort
Anders KL, Nguyen NM, Van Thuy NT, Hieu NT, Nguyen HL, Hong Tham NT, Thanh Ha PT, Lien LB, Vinh Chau NV, Simmons CP
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:937 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/937/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-937.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24103423

Study protocol
Rationale, design and methods for a community-based study of clustering and cumulative effects of chronic disease processes and their effects on ageing: the Busselton healthy ageing study
James A, Hunter M, Straker L, Beilby J, Bucks R, Davis T, Eikelboom RH, Hillman D, Hui J, Hung J, Knuiman M, Mackey DA, Newton RU, Palmer LJ, Musk AB
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:936 (8 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/936/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-936.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24099269




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