abstract：:The disabling pathophysiologic effects of lipid and neuroprotective effects of statins have recently been demonstrated for acute spinal cord injuries in animal models. This large scale population-based study aimed to investigate the effect hyperlipidemia and the use of statins in patients with lumbar spine injury. The...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Chung WF,Liu SW,Chang PY,Lin FS,Chen LF,Wu JC,Chen YC,Liu L,Huang WC,Cheng H,Lo SS

更新日期：2015-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in human blood sera samples (n = 650) obtained at autopsy from individuals who died of drug abuse, alcohol toxicity, homicide, suicide and other unknown causes. The analyzed samples from decedents revealed the presence of PAHs of which B(...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Ramesh A,Kumar A,Aramandla MP,Nyanda AM

更新日期：2014-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue fever (DF) is the most serious mosquito-borne viral disease in the world and is significantly affected by temperature. Although associations between DF and temperatures have been reported repeatedly, conclusions have been inconsistent. Six databases were searched up to 23 March 2014, without language and geogra...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Fan J,Wei W,Bai Z,Fan C,Li S,Liu Q,Yang K

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cambodia is prone to extreme weather events, especially floods, droughts and typhoons. Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of such events. The Cambodian population is highly vulnerable to the impacts of these events due to poverty; malnutrition; agricultural dependence; settlements in f...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Davies GI,McIver L,Kim Y,Hashizume M,Iddings S,Chan V

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient, but guidance tools are lacking. In this study, a toolkit...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Paterson J,Berry P,Ebi K,Varangu L

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim is to explore general practitioners' (GPs') knowledge about EMF, and to assess whether different knowledge structures are related to the GPs' concern about EMF. Random samples were drawn from lists of GPs in Germany in 2008. Knowledge about EMF was assessed by seven items. A latent class analysis was conducted...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Berg-Beckhoff G,Breckenkamp J,Larsen PV,Kowall B

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes a methodology for modeling the impact of traffic-generated air pollutants in an urban area. This methodology presented here utilizes road network geometry, traffic volume, temporal allocation factors, fleet mixes, and emission factors to provide critical modeling inputs. These inputs, assembled fro...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Snyder M,Arunachalam S,Isakov V,Talgo K,Naess B,Valencia A,Omary M,Davis N,Cook R,Hanna A

更新日期：2014-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations between objectively-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and perceived/objective measures of neighbourhood recreational facilities categorized into indoor or outdoor, public, residential or commercial facilities. The associations between facility perceptions and ...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Lee KY,Lee PH,Macfarlane D

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lead is a pervasive pollutant, associated at low levels to many adverse health effects. OBJECTIVE:To investigate lead levels, exposure pathways and intervention possibilities in school children from Alpuyeca, in Morelos, Mexico. METHODS:Blood lead concentrations (BPb) were measured in 226 children in 2011....

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Farías P,Álamo-Hernández U,Mancilla-Sánchez L,Texcalac-Sangrador JL,Carrizales-Yáñez L,Riojas-Rodríguez H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in informatics technology has made it possible to integrate, manipulate, and analyze variables from a wide range of scientific disciplines allowing for the examination of complex social problems such as health disparities. This study used 589 county-level variables to identify and compare geographical ...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Kershenbaum AD,Langston MA,Levine RS,Saxton AM,Oyana TJ,Kilbourne BJ,Rogers GL,Gittner LS,Baktash SH,Matthews-Juarez P,Juarez PD

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This ross-sectional study involving 127 male prisoners evaluates the use of dental services and dental caries among Brazilian inmates. Data were collected by interview and clinical examination. Sociodemographic and sentencing information as well as use of dental services, self-reported dental morbidity, self-perceptio...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Cavalcanti AL,Rodrigues IS,de Melo Silveira IT,de Oliveira TB,de Almeida Pinto MS,Xavier AF,de Castro RD,Padilha WW

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of interventions such as sanitation or hand hygiene on hand contamination are difficult to evaluate. We explored the ability of a simple microbiological test to: (1) detect recontamination after handwashing; (2) reflect risk factors for microbial contamination and (3) be applicable to large populations. Th...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Devamani C,Norman G,Schmidt WP

更新日期：2014-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A nationwide study was conducted to explore the short term association between daily individual meteorological parameters and the incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with coronary emergency catheter interventions in the Republic of Slovenia, a south-central European country. METHOD:We linked ...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Ravljen M,Bilban M,Kajfež-Bogataj L,Hovelja T,Vavpotič D

更新日期：2014-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat is among the deadliest weather-related phenomena in the United States, and the number of heat-related deaths may increase under a changing climate, particularly in urban areas. Regional adaptation planning is unfortunately often limited by the lack of quantitative information on potential future health responses....

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Petkova EP,Bader DA,Anderson GB,Horton RM,Knowlton K,Kinney PL

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular physical activity leads to physical and mental health benefits. Previous studies have shown physical activity to be associated with body image and gender. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the associations of body image with physical activity of adolescents and whether gender modifies this a...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Kopcakova J,Veselska ZD,Geckova AM,van Dijk JP,Reijneveld SA

更新日期：2014-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the ROAMER project, which aims to provide a Roadmap for Mental Health Research in Europe, a two-stage Delphi survey among 86 European experts was conducted in order to identify research priorities in clinical mental health research. Expert consensus existed with regard to the importance of three challenges in t...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Elfeddali I,van der Feltz-Cornelis CM,van Os J,Knappe S,Vieta E,Wittchen HU,Obradors-Tarragó C,Haro JM

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease whose transmission is linked through multiple factors in the animal-human-ecosystem interface. The data on leptospirosis reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries/sovereign territories from 2005-2011 were map...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Petrakovsky J,Bianchi A,Fisun H,Nájera-Aguilar P,Pereira MM

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined associations between alcohol misuse and childhood maltreatment and out-of-home placement among urban lesbian, gay, and bisexual (referred to as two-spirit) American Indian and Alaska Native adults. In a multi-site study, data were obtained from 294 individuals who consumed alcohol during the past y...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Yuan NP,Duran BM,Walters KL,Pearson CR,Evans-Campbell TA

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite staggering investments made in unraveling the human genome, current estimates suggest that as much as 90% of the variance in cancer and chronic diseases can be attributed to factors outside an individual's genetic endowment, particularly to environmental exposures experienced across his or her life course. New...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Langston MA,Levine RS,Kilbourne BJ,Rogers GL,Kershenbaum AD,Baktash SH,Coughlin SS,Saxton AM,Agboto VK,Hood DB,Litchveld MY,Oyana TJ,Matthews-Juarez P,Juarez PD

更新日期：2014-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has evolved as an alarming public health thread due to its global spread as hospital and community pathogen. Despite this role, a scientometric analysis has not been performed yet. Therefore, the NewQIS platform was used to conduct a combined density-equalizing mappin...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Addicks JP,Uibel S,Jensen AM,Bundschuh M,Klingelhoefer D,Groneberg DA

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the PREVIENI project, infertile and fertile women were enrolled from metropolitan, urban and rural Italian areas. Blood/serum levels of several endocrine disrupters (EDs) (perfluorooctane sulfonate, PFOS; perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA; di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate, DEHP; mono-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate, MEHP; bisphen...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： La Rocca C,Tait S,Guerranti C,Busani L,Ciardo F,Bergamasco B,Stecca L,Perra G,Mancini FR,Marci R,Bordi G,Caserta D,Focardi S,Moscarini M,Mantovani A

更新日期：2014-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that formaldehyde (FA) could cause immunotoxicity by changing the number of T lymphocytes and that cytokines play a pivotal role in the regulation of T lymphocytes. However, the previously used cytokine detection methods are difficult to use in the measurement of several cytokines in a smal...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Wei H,Tan K,Sun R,Yin L,Zhang J,Pu Y

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial toxicity can be one of the most dreadful consequences of exposure to a wide range of external agents including pathogens, therapeutic agents, abuse drugs, toxic gases and other harmful chemical substances. However, little is known about the effects of mitochondrial toxicity on pregnant women exposed to t...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Morén C,Hernández S,Guitart-Mampel M,Garrabou G

更新日期：2014-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Shisha (waterpipe) smoking is becoming a more prevalent form of tobacco consumption, and is growing worldwide, particularly among the young generation in the Middle East. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the effects of shisha smoking on lung functions and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) among Saudi...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Meo SA,AlShehri KA,AlHarbi BB,Barayyan OR,Bawazir AS,Alanazi OA,Al-Zuhair AR

更新日期：2014-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study examined the differences in barriers to cessation and reasons for quitting smoking among dual smokers of cigarettes and waterpipe tobacco, exclusive cigarette smokers and exclusive waterpipe smokers. Participants were Arab American adults residing in Richmond, Virginia, who were recruited fr...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Haddad L,El-Shahawy O,Ghadban R

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) have found extensive applications in industrial manufacturing, biomedical and biotechnological fields. Therefore, the increasing exposure to such ultrafine particles requires studies to characterize their potential cytotoxic effects in order to provide exhaustive information to assess...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Fede C,Millino C,Pacchioni B,Celegato B,Compagnin C,Martini P,Selvestrel F,Mancin F,Celotti L,Lanfranchi G,Mognato M,Cagnin S

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution is exacerbated near heavy traffic roads in cities. Air pollution concentration and composition vary by region and depend on urban-rural gradients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of air pollution in areas of varying population densities and to compare plant biomonitoring with an es...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Fleck Ada S,Vieira M,Amantéa SL,Rhoden CR

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Collaborative care models for treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in primary care have been shown to be effective. The aim of this study was to investigate at the municipal level to what extent investment in mental health personnel at primary care health centres in the study area is reflected in the costs an...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Sadeniemi M,Pirkola S,Pankakoski M,Joffe G,Kontio R,Malin M,Ala-Nikkola T,Wahlbeck K

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the changing trend of leptospirosis over time in Thailand using two prospective hospital-based studies conducted amongst adult patients with acute undifferentiated fever (AUFI) admitted to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand between July...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Thipmontree W,Suputtamongkol Y,Tantibhedhyangkul W,Suttinont C,Wongswat E,Silpasakorn S

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight gain is often associated with smoking cessation and may discourage smokers from quitting. This study estimated the weight gained one year after smoking cessation and examined the risk factors associated with weight gain in order to identify socio-demographic groups at higher risk of increased weight after quitt...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Locatelli I,Collet TH,Clair C,Rodondi N,Cornuz J

更新日期：2014-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 25% of the Australian population are immigrants, and are less active participants in cancer screening programmes. Most immigrants live in urban areas of Australia, but a significant proportion (~20%), live in regional areas. This study explored differences in cancer screening participation by place of birth and r...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Weber MF,Chiew M,Feletto E,Kahn C,Sitas F,Webster L

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Household burning of solid fuels in traditional stoves is detrimental to health, the environment and development. A range of improved solid fuel stoves (IS) are available but little is known about successful approaches to dissemination. This qualitative systematic review aimed to identify factors that influence househ...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Debbi S,Elisa P,Nigel B,Dan P,Eva R

更新日期：2014-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Transportation decisions have health consequences that are often not incorporated into policy-making processes. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can be used to evaluate health effects of transportation policy. We present a rapid HIA, conducted over eight weeks, evaluating health and economic effects of...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： James P,Ito K,Buonocore JJ,Levy JI,Arcaya MC

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is a toxic metalloid with known adverse effects on human health. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes, including GSTT1, GSTP1, and GSTM1, play a major role in detoxification and metabolism of xenobiotics. We investigated the association between GST genotypes and whole blood arsenic concentrations (BASC) in Ja...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Rahbar MH,Samms-Vaughan M,Ma J,Bressler J,Loveland KA,Ardjomand-Hessabi M,Dickerson AS,Grove ML,Shakespeare-Pellington S,Beecher C,McLaughlin W,Boerwinkle E

更新日期：2014-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three temporal components of AIDS incidence (i.e., age, period and cohort) on individuals aged 50 or older living in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). METHODS:Age-specific incidence rates were calculated from 1982-2011. Negative binomial and Poisson mod...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Apratto Junior PC,de Lima Barros MB,Daumas RP,de Noronha Andrade MK,Monteiro DL,Vincent BR,Lino VT,Rodrigues NC

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes alcohol consumption in five Western Cape Province communities. Cross-sectional data from a community household sample (n = 591) describe the alcohol use patterns of adult males and females, and farm workers vs. others. Data reveal that men were more likely to be current drinkers than women, 75.1% ...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Gossage JP,Snell CL,Parry CD,Marais AS,Barnard R,de Vries M,Blankenship J,Seedat S,Hasken JM,May PA

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The global financial crisis of 2008 has led to the reinforcement of patient cost sharing in health care policy. This study aimed to explore the impact of direct out-of pocket payments (OOPs) on health care utilization and the resulting financial burden across income groups under the South Korean National Health Insura...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Lee WY,Shaw I

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A marked increase in canine leptospirosis was observed in Switzerland over 10 years with a peak incidence of 28.1 diagnosed cases/100,000 dogs/year in the most affected canton. With 95% affected dogs living at altitudes <800 m, the disease presented a seasonal pattern associated with temperature (r2 0.73) and rainfall...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Major A,Schweighauser A,Francey T

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents findings from real life situations, a longitudinal single case study on the role of natural environments in nature-based rehabilitation (NBR) for individuals with stress-related mental disorders, at the Alnarp Rehabilitation Garden in Sweden. A sample of 43 former clients voluntarily participated i...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Pálsdóttir AM,Persson D,Persson B,Grahn P

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the potential of aeration control for the achievement of N-removal over nitrite with aerobic granular sludge in sequencing batch reactors. N-removal over nitrite requires less COD, which is particularly interesting if COD is the limiting parameter for nutrient removal. The nutrient removal perf...

journal_title：International journal of environmental research and public health

authors： Lochmatter S,Maillard J,Holliger C

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00