Methadone maintenance treatment and HIV risk-taking behaviour among injecting drug users in Berlin.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper is to systematically review and analyse the validity and reliability of Antonovsky's life orientation questionnaire/sense of coherence scale (SOC). DESIGN:The study is descriptive and analytical with a systematic integration of the contemporary knowledge base on the salutogenic re...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Eriksson M,Lindström B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exponential model based on the infectious disease model of Kermack and McKendrick has been simplified to illustrate how the use of heroin spreads in epidemic fashion. A numerical simulation is arranged to show how the dynamics of spread are influenced by the original number of users, rates of conversion, and time o...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Mackintosh DR,Stewart GT

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is concern that increasing demand for student mental health services reflects deteriorating student well-being. We designed a pragmatic, parallel, single-blinded randomised controlled trial hypothesising that providing mindfulness courses to university students would promote their resilience to stress ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Galante J,Stochl J,Dufour G,Vainre M,Wagner AP,Jones PB

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although long working hours have been shown to be associated with the onset of cardiometabolic diseases, the clinical risk factor profile associated with long working hours remains unclear. We compared the clinical risk profile between people who worked long hours and those who reported being never exposed t...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Virtanen M,Magnusson Hansson L,Goldberg M,Zins M,Stenholm S,Vahtera J,Westerlund H,Kivimäki M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been claimed that unemployment affects the health and thus the mortality of the unemployed, their families, and other members of their communities. This paper examines the relation between mortality and the unemployment experiences of small areas which vary in the extent to which their unemployment levels have ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Charlton JR,Bauer R,Thakhore A,Silver R,Aristidou M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 6168 schizophrenic patients was followed from 1957 to 1984 to determine the incidence of cancer in these patients. In the male schizophrenic patients the incidence of cancer was found to be significantly reduced in comparison with the general Danish population. This reduction was especially marked for canc...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Mortensen PB

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of 617 primiparas was identified from birth notifications over a 12 month period and 534 of these were interviewed four weeks after confinement. Those breast feeding at the time of interview were contacted again at four months and those still breast feeding then were contacted at six and a half months....

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wright HJ,Walker PC

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence of racial/ethnic inequalities in tobacco outlet density is limited by: (1) reliance on studies from single counties or states, (2) limited attention to spatial dependence, and (3) an unclear theory-based relationship between neighbourhood composition and tobacco outlet density. METHODS:In 97 counti...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Lee JG,Sun DL,Schleicher NM,Ribisl KM,Luke DA,Henriksen L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To develop a cross disciplinary literature search methodology for conducting systematic reviews of all types of research investigating aspects of the built environment and the health of the public. DESIGN:The method was developed following a comprehensive search of literature in the area of housing and...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Weaver N,Williams JL,Weightman AL,Kitcher HN,Temple JM,Jones P,Palmer S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The extent to which patients undergoing elective surgery for orthopaedic disorders were incapacitated for work while they were on the waiting list and whether they were able to return to work after surgery were studied. DESIGN:This was a prospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for ele...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Rossvoll I,Benum P,Bredland TR,Solstad K,Arntzen E,Jørgensen S

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study contributes robust evidence on the association between mental health and local crime rates by showing how changing exposure to small area-level crime relates to self-reported and administrative data on mental health. METHODS:The study sample comprised 112 251 adults aged 16-60 years, drawn from t...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Baranyi G,Cherrie M,Curtis SE,Dibben C,Pearce J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to identify any social class differences in health and care in the year before death emerging from a wider study of life before death. DESIGN AND SETTING:Data were collected at interviews, mainly of close relatives, with those who knew most about the people's lives in the year before they d...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Cartwright A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population-based cancer registry data on patients with cervical cancer in Finland and South Wales in 1960--69 were analysed for survival. Patients with carcinoma-in-situ experienced essentially the normal life expectancy. Those with invasive carcinoma experienced 75% of normal post-registration life expectancy in ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Hakama M,West R

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A highly sensitive and simple screening procedure is required for early detection of low birthweight and small for gestational age, especially in developing countries. METHODS:A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate use of symphysis-fundal height for prediction of low birthweight and small for gestational...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Goto E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of area of residence on functional health as represented by medical outcomes study SF-36 physical and mental component summary scores. DESIGN:Multilevel analysis of cross sectional data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk, UK (EPIC-...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wainwright NW,Surtees PG

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that birth weight is positively associated with education, but it remains unclear whether this association is explained by familial environmental factors, genetic factors or the intrauterine environment. We analysed the association between birth weight and educational years within twin pair...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Jelenkovic A,Mikkonen J,Martikainen P,Latvala A,Yokoyama Y,Sund R,Vuoksimaa E,Rebato E,Sung J,Kim J,Lee J,Lee S,Stazi MA,Fagnani C,Brescianini S,Derom CA,Vlietinck RF,Loos RJF,Krueger RF,McGue M,Pahlen S,Nelson

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are complex mixtures of persistent contaminants that are widespread in the environment. Newborns are exposed across the placenta and through breast feeding. Experimental animal studies have indicated that PCBs are neurotoxic. The neurological effects of these compounds on chi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Ribas-Fitó N,Sala M,Kogevinas M,Sunyer J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prevalence of prenatal smoking among minority women exceeds the projected 2010 national objective, data on the determinants of prenatal smoking among minorities remain sparse. METHODS:We examined associations between self-reported experiences of racial discrimination on prenatal smoking among u...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Nguyen KH,Subramanian SV,Sorensen G,Tsang K,Wright RJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate an intervention designed to curtail an outbreak of hepatitis A among gay men, especially the young and sexually active, by promoting their free vaccination. DESIGN:The study analysed routine passive surveillance data, carried out questionnaire and serological surveys of vaccinees, and surve...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Allard R,Beauchemin J,Bédard L,Dion R,Tremblay M,Carsley J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dimensions of the individual socioeconomic position-education, social class, social status and income-are associated with mortality. Inequalities in death also related to the social position of the household. It is, however, less clear how the socioeconomic position of one marital/cohabiting partner influenc...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Torssander J,Erikson R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:A statistical test that allows for adjustment of confounding can be helpful for the study of seasonal patterns. The aim of this article is to supply a detailed description of such a method. An example of its application is given. DESIGN:A statistical test is presented that retains the information on th...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Stolwijk AM,Straatman H,Zielhuis GA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing interest in understanding the connection between mental illness (MI) and the onset of new physical illnesses among previously physically healthy individuals. Yet the role of gender is often forgotten in research focused on comorbidity of health problems. The objective of this study was to ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Matheson FI,Smith KL,Moineddin R,Dunn JR,Glazier RH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Micronutrient deficiencies have become rare in industrialised countries as availability of fresh food, supplementation, and fortification have improved but a less favourable situation may still prevail in many developing countries. Blood thiamin status and determinants were therefore investigated in the...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bovet P,Larue D,Fayol V,Paccaud F

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the representativeness of survey participants by systematically comparing volunteers in a national health and sexuality survey with the Australian population in terms of self reported health status (including the SF-36) and a wide range of demographic characteristics. DESIGN:A cross sectional...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Purdie DM,Dunne MP,Boyle FM,Cook MD,Najman JM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:828 elderly subjects residing in nursing homes were followed up during 4 months to ascertain incidence of symptoms associated with Pontiac fever (PF) in a non-epidemic setting. METHODS:The exposure situation was inhalation of Legionella bacteria while showering. An audit of the hot water system in all insti...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bauer M,Mathieu L,Deloge-Abarkan M,Remen T,Tossa P,Hartemann P,Zmirou-Navier D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies have linked work-family issues with cigarette consumption. This study examined the 6-month effects on cigarette consumption of a work-family supportive organisational intervention among nursing home workers. METHODS:Group randomised controlled trial where 30 nursing homes across New En...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Hurtado DA,Okechukwu CA,Buxton OM,Hammer L,Hanson GC,Moen P,Klein LC,Berkman LF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between frequency of leisure time exercise and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. DESIGN:Cross sectional survey carried out over a 3 month period in 1984. SETTING:All 24 schools in North Karelia province and 16 randomly selected schools in Kuopio province. PARTICI...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Marti B,Vartiainen E

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of breast cancer screening in different age categories over two decades. DESIGN:Important determinants of reduced breast cancer mortality such as attendance, mammography performance, cancer detection, and disease stage were recorded. SETTING:Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1975-92...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Otten JD,van Dijck JA,Peer PG,Straatman H,Verbeek AL,Mravunac M,Hendriks JH,Holland R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare common health experiences of a South Asian (predominantly Punjabi) population with that of the general population, according to sex, and to related patterns of health in the fourth decade of life to the pattern of hospital admission and mortality documented in the published reports. DESIGN AND SET...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Williams R,Bhopal R,Hunt K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to assess the feasibility of using record linkage for drug monitoring. For two years, three types of records were collected for a total of 43 117 people: (1) details of basic attributes, such as sex and age; (2) details of prescriptions dispensed; and (3) records of hospital admissions, obstetr...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Skegg DC,Doll R

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00