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  1. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the largest cause of premature death worldwide. Socioeconomic inequalities contribute to a disparity in the burden of NCDs among disadvantaged and advantaged populations in...

    Authors: Isolde Sommer, Ursula Griebler, Peter Mahlknecht, Kylie Thaler, Kathryn Bouskill, Gerald Gartlehner and Shanti Mendis

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:914

    Content type: Research article

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  2. The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the perc...

    Authors: Kufre Joseph Okop, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Thubelihle Mathole, Naomi Levitt and Thandi Puoane

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:365

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Previous studies have shown positive association between HIV-related stigma and depression, suicidal ideation, and suicidal attempt among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). But few studies have examined the m...

    Authors: Chengbo Zeng, Linghua Li, Yan Alicia Hong, Hanxi Zhang, Andrew Walker Babbitt, Cong Liu, Lixia Li, Jiaying Qiao, Yan Guo and Weiping Cai

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:138

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Childhood obesity prevalence continues to be at high levels in the United Kingdom (UK). South Asian children (mainly Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin) with excess adiposity are at particular risk from the card...

    Authors: Miranda Pallan, Tania Griffin, Kiya Hurley, Emma Lancashire, Jacqueline Blissett, Emma Frew, Paramjit Gill, Laura Griffith, Kate Jolly, Eleanor McGee, Jayne Parry, Janice L. Thompson and Peymane Adab

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:848

    Content type: Research article

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  6. An increase of sedentary behaviors far from the Mediterranean lifestyle is happening in spite of the impact on health. The aims of this study were to describe sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents.

    Authors: Juan Mielgo-Ayuso, Raquel Aparicio-Ugarriza, Adrian Castillo, Emma Ruiz, Jose M. Avila, Javier Aranceta-Bartrina, Angel Gil, Rosa M. Ortega, Lluis Serra-Majem, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras and Marcela González-Gross

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:94

    Content type: Research article

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  7. Increases in alcohol related mortality and morbidity have been reported among older people in England over the last decade. There is, however, evidence that drinking is protective for some health conditions. T...

    Authors: Martin Frisher, Marina Mendonça, Nicola Shelton, Hynek Pikhart, Cesar de Oliveira and Clare Holdsworth

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:703

    Content type: Research article

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  8. With emphasis on policy implications, the main objective of this study was to estimate the numbers of two main groups affected by FGM/C in Norway: 1) those already subjected to FGM/C and therefore potentially ...

    Authors: Mai M. Ziyada, Marthe Norberg-Schulz and R. Elise B. Johansen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:110

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Despite evidence of the benefits of prevention activities, studies have reported only partial integration and great variability of screening in daily clinical practice. The study objectives were: 1) To describ...

    Authors: Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Julio Morán, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Josep M Elorza-Ricart, Jordi Rodríguez, Clara Pareja, María Ángeles Nuin and Bonaventura Bolíbar

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:473

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Stigma across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability can be co-occurring and may interact with other forms of stigma related to social identities like race, gender, and sexuality. Stigma is especial...

    Authors: Fatimah Jackson-Best and Nancy Edwards

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:919

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Racial minority children, particularly from low-income households, are at risk for obesity. Family meals have a protective effect on child nutritional health. However, the current evidence is limited in racial...

    Authors: Carolyn Gunther, Catherine Rogers, Christopher Holloman, Laura C. Hopkins, Sarah E. Anderson, Carla K. Miller, Kristen A. Copeland, Jamie S. Dollahite, Keeley J. Pratt, Alison Webster, Allison N. Labyk and Christine Penicka

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1657

    Content type: Research article

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  12. The Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL) is divided into four domains (Physical Competence, Daily Behaviour, Motivation and Confidence, and Knowledge and Understanding) and provides a robust and com...

    Authors: Christine Delisle Nyström, Gregory Traversy, Joel D. Barnes, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Patricia E. Longmuir and Mark S. Tremblay

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 2):1043

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 2

  13. Recent 24-h movement guidelines for the early years established recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep. To date, few studies have focused on compliance with meeting the guideli...

    Authors: Marja H. Leppänen, Carola Ray, Heini Wennman, Christina Alexandrou, Katri Sääksjärvi, Leena Koivusilta, Maijaliisa Erkkola and Eva Roos

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1618

    Content type: Research article

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  14. There have been consistent recommendations for multicomponent and multidisciplinary approaches for obesity management. However, there is no clear agreement on the components, disciplines or processes to be con...

    Authors: Anita J. Cochrane, Bob Dick, Neil A. King, Andrew P. Hills and David J. Kavanagh

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:814

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Policy and decision-making processes are routinely challenged by the complex and dynamic nature of environmental health problems. System dynamics modelling has demonstrated considerable value across a number o...

    Authors: Danielle J. Currie, Carl Smith and Paul Jagals

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:402

    Content type: Research article

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  16. We aimed to develop a set of quality indicators for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in intensive care units (ICUs) across Europe and to explore barriers and facilitators for implementation of these ...

    Authors: Jilske A. Huijben, Eveline J. A. Wiegers, Nicolette F. de Keizer, Andrew I. R. Maas, David Menon, Ari Ercole, Giuseppe Citerio, Fiona Lecky, Lindsay Wilson, Maryse C. Cnossen, Suzanne Polinder, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Mathieu van der Jagt and Hester F. Lingsma

    Citation: Critical Care 2019 23:95

    Content type: Research

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  18. Construction workers are at a high risk of exposure to various types of hazardous substances such as crystalline silica. Though multiple studies indicate the evidence regarding the effectiveness of different s...

    Authors: Amirabbas Mofidi, Emile Tompa, Seyed Bagher Mortazavi, Akbar Esfahanipour and Paul A. Demers

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:210

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Youth health risk behaviors, including substance use (psychoactive substances including alcohol and illicit drugs), have been the subject of relatively limited study to date in Middle Eastern countries. This s...

    Authors: Salwa G. Massad, Mohammed Shaheen, Rita Karam, Ryan Brown, Peter Glick, Sebastian Linnemay and Umaiyeh Khammash

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:800

    Content type: Research article

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  20. Early detection and treatment of STI/HIV are public health priorities. Our objective was to compare characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Dutch data available in 2010 from EMIS, an internationa...

    Authors: Chantal den Daas, Maaike Goenee, Bouko H. W. Bakker, Hanneke de Graaf and Eline L. M. Op de Coul

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1114

    Content type: Research article

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