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Research article
HIV related risk behaviours among taxi drivers and their assistants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional survey
Lakew Y, Tamene H
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:330 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/330/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-330.pdf

Research article
Can gender difference in prescription drug use be explained by gender-related morbidity?: a study on a Swedish population during 2006
Skoog J, Midlöv P, Borgquist L, Sundquist J, Halling A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:329 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/329/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-329.pdf

Research article
Descriptive epidemiological study of food intake among Japanese adults: analyses by age, time and birth cohort model
Otsuka R, Yatsuya H, Tamakoshi K
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:328 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/328/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-328.pdf

Research article
How smokers may react to cigarette taxes and price increases in Brazil: data from a national survey
Gigliotti A, Figueiredo VC, Madruga CS, Marques AC, Pinsky I, Caetano R, e Silva VL, Raw M, Laranjeira R
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:327 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/327/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-327.pdf

Research article
The status and correlates of depression and anxiety among breast-cancer survivors in Eastern China: a population-based, cross-sectional case-control study
Wang F, Liu J, Liu L, Wang F, Ma Z, Gao D, Zhang Q, Yu Z
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:326 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/326/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-326.pdf

Research article
Socio-epidemiological determinants of 2002 plague outbreak in Himachal Pradesh, India: a qualitative study
Goel S, Kaur H, Gupta AK, Chauhan U, Singh A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:325 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/325/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-325.pdf

Research article
Influences of socioeconomic factors on childhood and adolescent overweight by gender in Korea: cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative sample
Noh J, Kim Y, Oh I, Kwon Y
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:324 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/324/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-324.pdf

Research article
The prevalence of eating behaviors among Canadian youth using cross-sectional school-based surveys
Lillico HG, Hammond D, Manske S, Murnaghan D
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:323 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/323/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-323.pdf

Research article
Tailoring a family-based alcohol intervention for Aboriginal Australians, and the experiences and perceptions of health care providers trained in its delivery
Calabria B, Clifford A, Rose M, Shakeshaft AP
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:322 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/322/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-322.pdf

Research article
Stress-related eating, obesity and associated behavioural traits in adolescents: a prospective population-based cohort study
Jääskeläinen A, Nevanperä N, Remes J, Rahkonen F, Järvelin M, Laitinen J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:321 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/321/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-321.pdf

Research article
Contribution of socioeconomic status, stature and birth weight to obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional data from primary school-age children in Cameroon
Navti LK, Ferrari U, Tange E, Bechtold-Dalla Pozza S, Parhofer KG
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:320 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/320/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-320.pdf

Research article
Common types of tuberculosis and co-infection with HIV at Private Health Institutions in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Alemie G, Gebreselassie F
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:319 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/319/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-319.pdf

Research article
Parents' experience with child safety restraint in China
Chen X, Yang J, Peek-Asa C, Li L
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:318 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/318/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-318.pdf

Research article
The influence of lifestyle and gender on sickness absence in Brazilian workers
Rabacow FM, Levy RB, Menezes PR, do Carmo Luiz O, Malik AM, Burdorf A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:317 (6 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/317/abstract
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Research article
Measuring visual exposure to smoking behaviours: a viewshed analysis of smoking at outdoor bars and cafés across a capital city’s downtown area
Pearson AL, Nutsford D, Thomson G
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:300 (6 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/300/abstract
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Research article
Quality of life and social engagement of alcohol abstainers and users among older adults in South Africa
Martinez P, Lien L, Landheim A, Kowal P, Clausen T
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:316 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/316/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-316.pdf

Research article
Towards making efficient use of household resources for appropriate prevention of malaria: investigating households' ownership, use and expenditures on ITNs and other preventive tools in Southeast Nigeria
Onwujekwe O, Etiaba E, Uguru N, Uzochukwu B, Adjagba A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:315 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/315/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-315.pdf

Research article
Two year mortality and associated factors in a cohort of children from rural Uganda
Nabongo P, Verver S, Nangobi E, Mutunzi R, Wajja A, Mayanja-Kizza H, Kadobera D, Galiwango E, Colebunders R, Musoke P
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:314 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/314/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-314.pdf

Research article
Are psychosocial stressors associated with the relationship of alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality?
Ruf E, Baumert J, Meisinger C, Döring A, Ladwig K, for the MONICA/KORA investigators
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:312 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/312/abstract
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Research article
Neck circumference as a measure of neck fat and abdominal visceral fat in Chinese adults
Li H, Zhang F, Zhao D, Xin Z, Guo S, Wang S, Zhang J, Wang J, Li Y, Yang G, Yang J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:311 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/311/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-311.pdf

Research article
Trade and health in Samoa: views from the insiders
Fa¿alili-Fidow J, McCool J, Percival T
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:309 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/309/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-309.pdf

Research article
Impact of some types of mass gatherings on current suicide risk in an urban population: statistical and negative binominal regression analysis of time series
Usenko VS, Svirin SN, Shchekaturov YN, Ponarin ED
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:308 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/308/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-308.pdf

Research article
Factors associated with place of delivery in rural Nepal
Sharma S, Poudyal A, Devkota B, Singh S
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:306 (3 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/306/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/306
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Research article
Sick leave and the impact of job-to-job mobility on the likelihood of remaining on the labour market - a longitudinal Swedish register study
Nordström K, Ekberg K, Hemmingsson T, Johansson G
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:305 (3 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/305/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-305.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24694029

Research article
Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years: the case notification of 25 Districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
Hamusse SD, Damisse M, Lindtjørn B
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:304 (3 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/304/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-304.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24693999

Research article
A preliminary investigation into diet adequacy in senior residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: a cross-sectional study
Yan J, Liu L, Roebothan B, Ryan A, Chen Z, Yi Y, Wang P
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:302 (2 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/302/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-302.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690512

Research article
Assessment of risky sexual behaviors and risk perception among youths in Western Ethiopia: the influences of family and peers: a comparative cross-sectional study
Negeri EL
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:301 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/301/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-301.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690489

Research article
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in amenable mortality in urban areas of Spanish cities, 1996-2007
Nolasco A, Quesada JA, Moncho J, Melchor I, Pereyra-Zamora P, Tamayo-Fonseca N, Martínez-Beneito MA, Zurriaga O
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:299 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/299/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-299.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690471

Research article
The health-related quality of life among pre-diabetics and its association with body mass index and physical activity in a semi-urban community in Malaysia- a cross sectional study
Ibrahim N, Moy F, Awalludin I, Ali Z, Ismail I
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:298 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/298/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/298
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-298.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24684809

Research article
Overdose rescues by trained and untrained participants and change in opioid use among substance-using participants in overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: a retrospective cohort study
Doe-Simkins M, Quinn E, Xuan Z, Sorensen-Alawad A, Hackman H, Ozonoff A, Walley AY
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:297 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/297/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-297.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24684801

Study protocol
The COMPASS study: a longitudinal hierarchical research platform for evaluating natural experiments related to changes in school-level programs, policies and built environment resources
Leatherdale ST, Brown KS, Carson V, Childs RA, Dubin JA, Elliott SJ, Faulkner G, Hammond D, Manske S, Sabiston CM, Laxer RE, Bredin C, Thompson-Haile A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:331 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/331/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-331.pdf

Study protocol
Effectiveness of a one-year multi-component day-camp intervention for overweight children: study protocol of the Odense overweight intervention study (OOIS)
Larsen KT, Huang T, Møller NC, Andersen LB, Ried-Larsen M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:313 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/313/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-313.pdf

Study protocol
The effectiveness and applicability of different lifestyle interventions for enhancing wellbeing: the study design for a randomized controlled trial for persons with metabolic syndrome risk factors and psychological distress
Lappalainen R, Sairanen E, Järvelä E, Rantala S, Korpela R, Puttonen S, Kujala UM, Myllymäki T, Peuhkuri K, Mattila E, Kaipainen K, Ahtinen A, Karhunen L, Pihlajamäki J, Järnefelt H, Laitinen J, Kutinlahti E, Saarelma O, Ermes M, Kolehmainen M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:310 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/310/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-310.pdf

Study protocol
Health and wealth in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (K-CAD study)
Wong G, Medway M, Didsbury M, Tong A, Robin T, Mackie F, McTaggart S, Walker A, White S, Howard K, Kim S, Craig JC
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:307 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/307/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-307.pdf

Study protocol
Promoting health equity in European children: Design and methodology of the prospective EPHE (Epode for the Promotion of Health Equity) evaluation study
Mantziki K, Vassilopoulos A, Radulian G, Borys J, du Plessis H, Gregório M, Graça P, de Henauw S, Handjiev S, Visscher TL, Seidell JC
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:303 (2 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/303/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-303.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690078








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