abstract：BACKGROUND:On the range of diagnoses, course of treatment, and long-term outcome in patients who chose to receive homeopathic medical treatment very little is known. We investigated homeopathic practice in an industrialized country under everyday conditions. METHODS:In a prospective, multicentre cohort study with 103 ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Witt CM,Lüdtke R,Baur R,Willich SN

更新日期：2005-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imprisoned pregnant women constitute an important obstetric group about whom relatively little is known. This systematic review was conducted to identify the risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcome present in this group of women. METHODS:The review was conducted according to a prespecified pr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Knight M,Plugge E

更新日期：2005-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate and present some pertinent comments concerning Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions among the general population in a city of west Turkey. This study was deemed important and relevant due to the increasing importance of AID...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ayranci U

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UK government claims that between 10 and 30% of pubs and bars will be exempt from proposed legislation to achieve smokefree enclosed public places across England. This arises from the contentious inclusion that pubs and bars that do not prepare and serve food and private members clubs, will be able to al...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tocque K,Edwards R,Fullard B

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Household decision-makers decide about service use based largely on the costs and perceived benefits of health interventions. Very often this leads to different decisions than those imagined by health planners, resulting in under-utilisation of public services like immunisation. In the case of Lasbela distri...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andersson N,Cockcroft A,Ansari N,Omer K,Losos J,Ledogar RJ,Tugwell P,Shea B

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year in the United States, an estimated 40,000 children are born with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, causing an estimated 400 deaths and leaving approximately 8000 children with permanent disabilities such as hearing or vision loss, or mental retardation. More children are affected by serio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cannon MJ,Davis KF

更新日期：2005-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study tests associations between psychosocial stress at work measured by the effort-reward imbalance model in a dynamic perspective, and multiple indicators of poor mental health, in a prospective design. METHODS:1986 male and female employees from four Belgian enterprises were followed-up over one yea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Godin I,Kittel F,Coppieters Y,Siegrist J

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection overuse and unsafe injection practices facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Anecdotal reports of unsafe and unnecessary therapeutic injections and the high prevalence of HBV (8.0%), HCV (6.5...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vong S,Perz JF,Sok S,Som S,Goldstein S,Hutin Y,Tulloch J

更新日期：2005-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death and results in significant morbidity. The purpose of this study is to determine what demographic, health status, treatment, access/quality of care, and behavioral factors are associated with poor glycemic control in a Type 2 diabetic, low-income, minority, San Die...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benoit SR,Fleming R,Philis-Tsimikas A,Ji M

更新日期：2005-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low physical activity is known to be a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. With high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the Portuguese urban population, little is known about how sedentary this population is and what factors are associated to sedentary lifestyles. This study's objective w...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gal DL,Santos AC,Barros H

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are common among community-dwelling elderly people and can have a considerable impact on quality of life and healthcare costs. People who have sustained a fall are at greater risk of falling again.We replicated a British randomised controlled trial which demonstrated the effectiveness of a multidiscipl...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hendriks MR,van Haastregt JC,Diederiks JP,Evers SM,Crebolder HF,van Eijk JT

更新日期：2005-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tetanus is a serious but vaccine-preventable disease and fatality rate of the disease is high in the neonates and the elderly. The aim of this study was to detect the tetanus antibody prevalence in the over sixty-year age residents of the nursing homes in Bolu. METHODS:A voluntary-based study was done in th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Karabay O,Ozkardes F,Tamer A,Karaarslan K

更新日期：2005-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely recognized and accepted that job strain adversely impacts the workforce. Individual responses to stressful situations can vary greatly and it has been shown that certain people are more likely to experience high levels of stress in their job than others. Studies highlighted that there can be age...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vanagas G,Bihari-Axelsson S

更新日期：2004-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza vaccination has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in the older adult population. In Canada, vaccination rates remain suboptimal. We identified factors predictive of influenza vaccination, in order to determine which segments of the older adult population might be targeted to increase cov...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andrew MK,McNeil S,Merry H,Rockwood K

更新日期：2004-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an attempt to evaluate the levels of several cardiovascular risk factors in Greece we conducted a population-based health and nutrition survey, the "ATTICA study". In this work we present the design and the methodology of the study, as well as the status of various baseline characteristics of the particip...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pitsavos C,Panagiotakos DB,Chrysohoou C,Stefanadis C

更新日期：2003-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the role of breastfeeding contraindications in breastfeeding practices. Our objectives were to 1) identify predictors of breastfeeding initiation and duration among a cohort of predominantly low-income, inner-city women, and 2) evaluate the contribution of breastfeeding contraindication...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： England L,Brenner R,Bhaskar B,Simons-Morton B,Das A,Revenis M,Mehta N,Clemens J

更新日期：2003-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of water hardness as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease has been widely investigated and evaluated as regards regional differences in cardiovascular disease. This study was performed to evaluate the relation between calcium and magnesium in drinking water and diet and risk factors for cardiova...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nerbrand C,Agréus L,Lenner RA,Nyberg P,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2003-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study. METHODS:The original cohort consisted of 2,500 subjects (1,263 women and 1,237 men) interviewed as part of the 1994 Cornella Health Interview Study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Garcia M,Schiaffino A,Fernandez E,Marti M,Salto E,Perez G,Peris M,Borrell C,Nieto FJ,Borras JM,Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up Study.

更新日期：2003-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines variations in breast cancer screening among primary care clinicians by geographic location of clinical practice. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey design was used to examine approaches to breast cancer screening among physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants involved in p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Santora LM,Mahoney MC,Lawvere S,Englert JJ,Symons AB,Mirand AL

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care organisations are faced with implementing a large number of guideline recommendations. We present methods by which the number of eligible patients requiring treatment, and the relative benefits to the whole population served by a general practice or Primary Care Trust, can be calculated to help ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Heller RF,Edwards R,McElduff P

更新日期：2003-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to determine whether Gulf war veterans and their partners are at increased risk of adverse reproductive events and whether their children have increased risk of serious health problems. Methods and response to the study are reported here. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort stud...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Maconochie N,Doyle P,Davies G,Lewis S,Pelerin M,Prior S,Sampson P

更新日期：2003-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main purpose of the study was to quantify the direct costs of oral cancer treatment to the healthcare system of Greece. Another aim was to identify factors that affect costs and potential cost reduction items. More specifically, we examined the relationship between stage of disease, modality of treatment...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zavras A,Andreopoulos N,Katsikeris N,Zavras D,Cartsos V,Vamvakidis A

更新日期：2002-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mefloquine is a clinically important antimalaria drug, which is often not well tolerated. We critically reviewed 516 published case reports of mefloquine adverse effects, to clarify the phenomenology of the harms associated with mefloquine, and to make recommendations for safer prescribing. PRESENTATION:We ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Croft AM,Herxheimer A

更新日期：2002-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Brazil coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes the most important cause of death in both sexes in all the regions of the country and interestingly, the difference between the sexes in the CHD mortality rates is one of the smallest in the world because of high rates among women. Since a question has been ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Castanho VS,Oliveira LS,Pinheiro HP,Oliveira HC,de Faria EC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most endemic parts of the world, onchocerciasis (river blindness) control relies, or will soon rely, exclusively on mass treatment with the microfilaricide ivermectin. Worldwide eradication of the parasite by means of this drug is unlikely. Macrofilaricidal drugs are currently being developed for human us...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alley WS,van Oortmarssen GJ,Boatin BA,Nagelkerke NJ,Plaisier AP,Remme JH,Lazdins J,Borsboom GJ,Habbema JD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether there is a potential for greater use of research-based information in public health practice in a local setting. Secondly, if research-based information is relevant, to explore the extent to which this generates questioning behaviour. DESIGN:Qualitative study using focus group discussions,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Forsetlund L,Bjørndal A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00