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BMC Public Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.
BMC Public Health (ISSN 1471-2458) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :117
A rapid and sustained implementation of social distancing strategies such as school closures, prohibition of public gatherings and workplace non-attendance may be critical in delaying the development of an influenza pandemic until vaccinations are deployed.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :107
Increased merchant compliance with underage tobacco sale laws contributes to lower daily smoking in adolescents and provides a complementary measure to raising cigarette prices in order to decrease smoking rates among youth.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :91
Socioeconomic and demographic factors including low education level and migrant background predict a perception of high terrorism risk in Australia, indicating the need for group-specific terrorist risk communication strategies in this country.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :77
Individuals who experience unemployment but do not receive unemployment benefit are more likely to increase alcohol consumption and weight loss compared with those who are in continuous employment, while those who do receive unemployment benefit do not differ, suggesting that unemployment insurance may have health benefits.
BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :74
Swedish adolescents are positive towards non-punitive parental interventions that help them refrain from smoking and snus use, suggesting an important role for parents in anti-tobacco use strategies for children.
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Research article
Multilevel analysis of HIV related risk behaviors among heroin users in a low prevalence population Huizhen Li, William Goggins, Shui Shan Lee BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :137 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
The ADDITION-Cambridge trial protocol - a cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for type 2 diabetes and intensive treatment for screen-detected patients
Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Rebecca K Simmons, Kate M Williams, Roslyn S Barling, A Toby Prevost, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Nicholas J Wareham, Simon J Griffin BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :136 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Costs and health effects of screening and delivery of hearing aids in Tamil Nadu, India: an observational study Rob Baltussen, Vinod J Abraham, Monica Priya, Achamma Balraj, Job Anand, Gift Norman, Joseph Abraham BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :135 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Increasing socioeconomic inequalities in first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland, 1990-92 and 2000-02 Carolyn A Davies, Ruth Dundas, Alastair H Leyland BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :134 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Child sexual abuse in southern Brazil and associated factors: a population-based study Diego G Bassani, Lilian S Palazzo, Jorge U Beria, Luciana P Gigante, Andreia CL Figueiredo, Denise RGC Aerts, Beatriz CW Raymann BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :133 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Trends in thyroid hormone prescribing and consumption in the UK Anna L Mitchell, Bryan Hickey, Janis L Hickey, Simon HS Pearce BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :132 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Education level and physical functional limitations among Japanese community residents- gender difference in prognosis from stroke Kaori Honjo, Hiroyasu Iso, Ai Ikeda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Jphc Study Group BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :131 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sleep quality in middle-aged and elderly Chinese: distribution, associated factors and associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors Nazanin Haseli-Mashhadi, Tony Dadd, An Pan, Zhijie Yu, Xu Lin, Oscar H Franco BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :130 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Domestic violence against women in eastern India: a population-based study on prevalence and related issues Bontha V Babu, Shantanu K Kar BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :129 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of uptake and attitude to voluntary counseling and testing among health care professional students in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania Mgosha P Charles, Eliningaya J Kweka, Aneth M Mahande, Longini Barongo, Seif Shekalaghe, Hassan M Nkya, Asanterabi Lowassa, Michael J Mahande BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :128 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Family-oriented and family-centered care in pediatrics. Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Angelo Campanozzi, Luigi Maiuri, Ida Giardino Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009, 35 :12 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Estimating the incidence of lung cancer attributable to occupational exposure in Iran Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi, Mohammadali Mohagheghi, Bita Kalaghchi, Yasaman Mousavi-Jarrahi, Mohammad Kazem Noori Population Health Metrics 2009, 7 :7 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Post-crash management of road traffic injury victims in Iran. Stakeholders' views on current barriers and potential facilitators Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Reza Mohammadi, Lucie Laflamme, Ali Bikmoraki, Bo J.A. Haglund BMC Emergency Medicine 2009, 9 :8 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Spatial analysis of MODIS aerosol optical depth, PM2.5, and chronic coronary heart disease Zhiyong Hu International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :27 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short report
Sales of oseltamivir in Norway prior to the emergence of oseltamivir resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses in 2007-08 Siri H Hauge, Hege S Blix, Katrine Borgen, Olav Hungnes, Susanne G Dudman, Preben Aavitsland Virology Journal 2009, 6 :54 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
An assessment of the eye care workforce in Enugu State, south-eastern Nigeria Boniface IKENNA Eze, Ferdinand CHINEDU Maduka-Okafor Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :38 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Use of Interferon Gamma-Based Assay to Diagnose Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Workers after Short Term Exposure Dag GUNDERSEN Storla, Ingun Kristiansen, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Monica Gaupset, Gerd Gran, Anne Kristin Overby, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, Gunnar Aksel Bjune BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :60 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Therapeutic implications of selecting the SCORE (European) versus the D'AGOSTINO (American) risk charts for cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients
Manuel A Gomez-Marcos, Carlos Martinez-Salgado, Carlos Martin-Cantera, Jose I Recio-Rodriguez, Yolanda Castano-Sanchez, Maria Gine-Garriga, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :17 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Analytic perspective
Can we apply the Mendelian randomization methodology without considering epigenetic effects?
Ikechukwu U Ogbuanu, Hongmei Zhang, Wilfried Karmaus Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2009, 6 :3 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in the use of primary medical care; a systematic review
Ellen Uiters, Walter Deville, Marleen Foets, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Peter P. Groenewegen BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :76 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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