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BMC Women's Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the prevention, diagnosis and management of fertility disorders and diseases of gynecological and breast origin, as well as related genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical reports and controlled trials.
BMC Women's Health (ISSN 1472-6874) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl and Google Scholar.
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BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :11
Six key themes identified from women who have had breast surgery form the basis of a conceptual framework for patient satisfaction and quality of life measures for breast surgery patients.
BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :10
Although gestational weight gain correlates with pregnancy progesterone levels, dietary fat intake does not predict levels of progesterone or estradiol, highlighting the need for other determinants of these important factors for breast cancer.
BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :7
Free postal chlamydia screening at pharmacies offering emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) will only be successful if both coverage and uptake is increased and if pharmacists target all EHC clients in order to ensure effective treatment of this high-risk group.
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Clients' reason for prenatal ultrasonography in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria. Christopher A Enakpene, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Anthony O Marinho, Babatunde O Adedokun, Adegoke O Kalejaiye, Kayode Sogo, Sikiru A Gbadamosi, Babatunde S Awoyinka, Obehi O Enabor BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :12 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Satisfaction and quality of life in women who undergo breast surgery: a qualitative study
Anne F Klassen, Andrea L Pusic, Amie Scott, Jennifer Klok, Stefan J Cano BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :11 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dietary fat intake and gestational weight gain in relation to estradiol and progesterone plasma levels during pregnancy: a longitudinal study in Swedish women Marie Lof, Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Sven Sandin, Sonia de Assis, Wei Yu, Elisabete Weiderpass BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :10 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outcomes of vaginal hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse: a population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional study of patient perceptions of results including sexual activity, urinary symptoms, and provided care Mojgan Pakbaz, Ingrid Mogren, Mats L BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :9 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular tests for human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in liquid-based cytology specimen Sin Hang Lee, Veronica S Vigliotti, Suri Pappu BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :8 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Delivery of chlamydia screening to young women requesting emergency hormonal contraception at pharmacies in Manchester, UK: a prospective study Loretta Brabin, Grace Thomas, Mark Hopkins, Karen O'Brien, Stephen A Roberts BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :7 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Differences in reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in middle-aged women in Marin County, California and a sociodemographically similar area of Northern California C Suzanne Lea, Nancy P Gordon, Lee Ann Prebil, Rochelle Ereman, Connie S Uratsu, Mark Powell BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :6 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Knowledge and attitude on maternal health care among rural-to-urban migrant women in Shanghai, China Qi Zhao, Asli Kulane, Yi Gao, Biao Xu BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :5 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Increasing physical activity in postpartum multiethnic women in Hawaii: results from a pilot study Cheryl L Albright, Jason E Maddock, Claudio R Nigg BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :4 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Help-seeking behaviors for female sexual dysfunction: a cross sectional study from Iran Mariam Vahdaninia, Ali Montazeri, Azita Goshtasebi BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :3 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Expression of Hyaluronan Synthases (HAS1-3) and Hyaluronidases (HYAL1-2) in Serous Ovarian Carcinomas: Inverse Correlation between HYAL1 and Hyaluronan Content Timo K Nykopp, Kirsi Rilla, Reijo Sironen, Markku I Tammi, Raija H Tammi, Kirsi Hamalainen, Anna-Mari Heikkinen, Marja Komulainen, Veli-Matti Kosma, Maarit Anttila BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :143 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The evolving definition of carcinogenic human papillomavirus Philip E. Castle Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009, 4 :7 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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MicroRNA signatures predict estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and HER2/neu receptor status in breast cancer
Aoife J Lowery, Nicola Miller, Amanda Devaney, Roisin E McNeill, Pamela A Davoren, Christophe Lemetre, Vladimir Benes, Sabine Schmidt, Jonathon Blake, Graham Ball, Michael J Kerin Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R27 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The quality of maternity care services as experienced by women in the Netherlands Therese A. Wiegers BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :18 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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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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Assessing the empirical validity of alternative multi-attribute utility measures in the maternity context Stavros Petrou, Jane Morrell, Helen Spiby Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :40 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessing the repeatability of verbal autopsy for determining cause of death: two case studies among women of reproductive age in Burkina Faso and Indonesia Peter Byass, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Moctar Ou Population Health Metrics 2009, 7 :6 (5 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Australian clinicians and chemoprevention for women at high familial risk for breast cancer Louise A Keogh, John L Hopper, Doreen Rosenthal, Kelly-Anne Phillips Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 2009, 7 :9 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Weight, physical activity and dietary behaviour change in a population of young mothers: short term results of the HeLP-her cluster randomized controlled trial. Catherine B Lombard, Amanda A Deeks, Kylie Ball, Damien Jolley, Helena J Teede Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :17 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Application of serum proteomics to the Women's Health Initiative conjugated equine estrogens trial reveals a multitude of effects relevant to clinical findings Hiroyuki Katayama, Sophie Paczesny, Ross Prentice, Aaron Aragaki, Vitor M Faca, Sharon J Pitteri, Qing Zhang, Hong Wang, Melissa Silva, Jacob Kennedy, Jacques Rossouw, Rebecca Jackson, Judith Hsia, Rowan Chlebowski, JoAnn Manson, Samir Hanash Genome Med 2009, 1 :47 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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