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Volume 3;  2003
Research Articles
Hypertension in the Parsi community of Bombay: a study on prevalence, awareness and compliance to treatment
Nadir E Bharucha, Thomas Kuruvilla
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 1. Published online 2003 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-1
PMCID:
PMC140316
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Endemic cryptosporidiosis and exposure to municipal tap water in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): A case-control study
Tomás J Aragón, Suzanne Novotny, Wayne Enanoria, Duc J Vugia, Asheena Khalakdina, Mitchell H Katz
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 2. Published online 2003 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-2
PMCID:
PMC149226
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Overweight and obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students in Crete, Greece
George Bertsias, Ioannis Mammas, Manolis Linardakis, Anthony Kafatos
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 3. Published online 2003 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-3
PMCID:
PMC140012
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K
The study of reproductive outcome and the health of offspring of UK veterans of the Gulf war: methods and description of the study population
Noreen Maconochie, Pat Doyle, Graham Davies, Samantha Lewis, Margo Pelerin, Susan Prior, Patrick Sampson
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 4. Published online 2003 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-4
PMCID:
PMC149233
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K Supplementary Material
Airborne rhinovirus detection and effect of ultraviolet irradiation on detection by a semi-nested RT-PCR assay
Theodore A Myatt, Sebastian L Johnston, Stephen Rudnick, Donald K Milton
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 5. Published online 2003 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-5
PMCID:
PMC140314
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K
Attitudes of developing world physicians to where medical research is performed and reported
John Page, Richard F Heller, Scott Kinlay, Lynette L-Y Lim, Wang Qian, Zheng Suping, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Murtaza Akhtar, Salah Khedr, William Macharia
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 6. Published online 2003 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-6
PMCID:
PMC149227
Abstract Full Text PDF–239K
Implementing guidelines in primary care: can population impact measures help?
Richard F Heller, Richard Edwards, Patrick McElduff
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 7. Published online 2003 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-7
PMCID:
PMC149228
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
Disability in young adults following major trauma: 5 year follow up of survivors
Sian A Evans, Mark C Airey, Susan M Chell, James B Connelly, Alan S Rigby, Alan Tennant
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 8. Published online 2003 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-8
PMCID:
PMC149229
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Breast cancer screening beliefs by practice location
Lisa M Santora, Martin C Mahoney, Silvana Lawvere, Jessica J Englert, Andrew B Symons, Amy L Mirand
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 9. Published online 2003 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-9
PMCID:
PMC151805
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
A comparison between the effort-reward imbalance and demand control models
Aleck S Ostry, Shona Kelly, Paul A Demers, Cameron Mustard, Clyde Hertzman
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 10. Published online 2003 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-10
PMCID:
PMC151684
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Is drinking water a risk factor for endemic cryptosporidiosis? A case-control study in the immunocompetent general population of the San Francisco Bay Area
Asheena Khalakdina, Duc J Vugia, Joelle Nadle, Gretchen A Rothrock, John M Colford, Jr
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 11. Published online 2003 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-11
PMCID:
PMC153519
Abstract Full Text PDF–308K
The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate
Montse Garcia, Anna Schiaffino, Esteve Fernandez, Merce Marti, Esteve Salto, Gloria Perez, Merce Peris, Carme Borrell, F Javier Nieto, Josep Maria Borras
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 12. Published online 2003 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-12
PMCID:
PMC152654
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
A summertime peak of "winter vomiting disease": Surveillance of noroviruses in England and Wales, 1995 to 2002
Ben A Lopman, Mark Reacher, Chris Gallimore, Goutam K Adak, Jim J Gray, David WG Brown
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 13. Published online 2003 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-13
PMCID:
PMC153520
Abstract Full Text PDF–248K
Health and economic impact of HIV/AIDS on South African households: a cohort study
Max O Bachmann, Frederick LR Booysen
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 14. Published online 2003 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-14
PMCID:
PMC155544
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Explaining the de-prioritization of primary prevention: Physicians' perceptions of their role in the delivery of primary care
Amy L Mirand, Gregory P Beehler, Christina L Kuo, Martin C Mahoney
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 15. Published online 2003 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-15
PMCID:
PMC155789
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Effects of Greek orthodox christian church fasting on serum lipids and obesity
Katerina O Sarri, Nikolaos E Tzanakis, Manolis K Linardakis, George D Mamalakis, Anthony G Kafatos
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 16. Published online 2003 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-16
PMCID:
PMC156653
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K
Womens' opinions on antenatal care in developing countries: results of a study in Cuba, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Argentina
Gustavo Nigenda, Ana Langer, Chusri Kuchaisit, Mariana Romero, Georgina Rojas, Muneera Al-Osimy, José Villar, Jo Garcia, Yagob Al-Mazrou, Hassan Ba'aqeel, Guillermo Carroli, Ubaldo Farnot, Pisake Lumbiganon, José Belizán, Per Bergsjo, Leiv Bakketeig, Gunilla Lindmark
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 17. Published online 2003 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-17
PMCID:
PMC166129
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Awareness of vaccination status and its predictors among working people in Switzerland
Chung-Yol Lee, Claudine Naguel, Danielle Gyurech, Nicole Duvoisin, Julian Schilling
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 18. Published online 2003 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-18
PMCID:
PMC165432
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
Feasibility and effectiveness of offering a solution-focused follow-up to employees with psychological problems or muscle skeletal pain: a randomised controlled trial
Pål Nystuen, Kåre B Hagen
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 19. Published online 2003 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-19
PMCID:
PMC161814
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination
W Katherine Yih, Tracy A Lieu, Virginia H Rêgo, Megan A O'Brien, David K Shay, Deborah S Yokoe, Richard Platt
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 20. Published online 2003 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-20
PMCID:
PMC165598
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K Supplementary Material
The influence of calcium and magnesium in drinking water and diet on cardiovascular risk factors in individuals living in hard and soft water areas with differences in cardiovascular mortality
Christina Nerbrand, Lars Agréus, Ragnhild Arvidsson Lenner, Per Nyberg, Kurt Svärdsudd
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 21. Published online 2003 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-21
PMCID:
PMC198279
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
A retrospective population based trend analysis on hospital admissions for lower respiratory illness among Swedish children from 1987 to 2000
Ove Björ, Lennart Bråbäck
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 22. Published online 2003 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-22
PMCID:
PMC169166
Abstract Full Text PDF–598K
Heterogeneity in regional notification patterns and its impact on aggregate national case notification data: the example of measles in Italy
John R Williams, Piero Manfredi, Alisa R Butler, Marta Ciofi degli Atti, Stefania Salmaso
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 23. Published online 2003 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-23
PMCID:
PMC194854
Abstract Full Text PDF–739K Supplementary Material
Generalizability of guidelines and physicians' adherence. Case study on the Sixth Joint National Commitee's guidelines on hypertension
Claudio Pedone, Kate L Lapane
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 24. Published online 2003 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-24
PMCID:
PMC183849
Abstract Full Text PDF–336K
Risks of serious complications and death from smallpox vaccination: A systematic review of the United States experience, 1963–1968
Tomás J Aragón, Skylar Ulrich, Susan Fernyak, George W Rutherford
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 26. Published online 2003 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-26
PMCID:
PMC194634
Abstract Full Text PDF–312K
Filipina American women's breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors
Celine M Ko, Georgia Robins Sadler, Lisa Ryujin, Adam Dong
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 27. Published online 2003 August 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-27
PMCID:
PMC194635
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Breastfeeding practices in a cohort of inner-city women: the role of contraindications
Lucinda England, Ruth Brenner, Brinda Bhaskar, Bruce Simons-Morton, Abhik Das, Mary Revenis, Nitin Mehta, John Clemens
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 28. Published online 2003 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-28
PMCID:
PMC194636
Abstract Full Text PDF–270K
Demographic and parasitic infection status of schoolchildren and sanitary conditions of schools in Sanliurfa, Turkey
Mustafa Ulukanligil, Adnan Seyrek
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 29. Published online 2003 September 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-29
PMCID:
PMC200976
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
Mortality after discharge from long-term psychiatric care in Scotland, 1977 – 94: a retrospective cohort study
Cameron Stark, Margaret MacLeod, David Hall, Fiona O'Brien, Anthony Pelosi
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 30. Published online 2003 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-30
PMCID:
PMC212492
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K
An evaluation of completeness of tuberculosis notification in the United Kingdom
Jayshree Pillaye, Aileen Clarke
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 31. Published online 2003 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-31
PMCID:
PMC240107
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K Supplementary Material
Current HIV/AIDS end-of-life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of models, services, challenges and priorities
Richard Harding, Karen Stewart, Katherine Marconi, Joseph F O'Neill, Irene J Higginson
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 33. Published online 2003 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-33
PMCID:
PMC280683
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Re-emerging syphilis: a detrended correspondence analysis of the behaviour of HIV positive and negative gay men
C Philip Wheater, Penny A Cook, Pete Clark, Qutub Syed, Mark A Bellis
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 34. Published online 2003 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-34
PMCID:
PMC280684
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
A study on cercarial dermatitis in Khuzestan province, south western Iran
Ali Farahnak, Mostafa Essalat
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 35. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-35
PMCID:
PMC293466
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Household item ownership and self-rated health: material and psychosocial explanations
Hynek Pikhart, Martin Bobak, Richard Rose, Michael Marmot
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 38. Published online 2003 November 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-38
PMCID:
PMC317319
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Risk factors for antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter spp. isolated from raw poultry meat in Switzerland
Ursula Ledergerber, Gertraud Regula, Roger Stephan, Jürg Danuser, Béatrice Bissig, Katharina DC Stärk
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 39. Published online 2003 December 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-39
PMCID:
PMC317320
Abstract Full Text PDF–574K
An epidemiological study of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis among pupils in the peri-urban zone of Kumba town, Meme Division, Cameroon
Roger Moyou-Somo, Charles Kefie-Arrey, Georges Dreyfuss, Michel Dumas
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 40. Published online 2003 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-40
PMCID:
PMC317321
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Racial differences in influenza vaccination among older americans 1996–2000: longitudinal analysis of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) survey
Truls Østbye, Donald H Taylor, Ann Marie M Lee, Gary Greenberg, Lynn van Scoyoc
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 41. Published online 2003 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-41
PMCID:
PMC320487
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Public opinion regarding earmarked cigarette tax in Taiwan
Yi-Wen Tsai, Lee-Lan Yen, Chung-Lin Yang, Pei-Fen Chen
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 42. Published online 2003 December 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-42
PMCID:
PMC324407
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Study Protocol
Epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteristics of the ATTICA study
Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Christina Chrysohoou, Christodoulos Stefanadis
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 32. Published online 2003 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-32
PMCID:
PMC270056
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
PRISM (Program of Resources, Information and Support for Mothers) Protocol for a community-randomised trial [ISRCTN03464021]
Judith Lumley, Rhonda Small, Stephanie Brown, Lyndsey Watson, Jane Gunn, Creina Mitchell, Wendy Dawson
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 36. Published online 2003 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-36
PMCID:
PMC305350
Abstract Full Text PDF–362K Supplementary Material
Debates
Syringe access for the prevention of blood borne infections among injection drug users
Sharon Stancliff, Bruce Agins, Josiah D Rich, Scott Burris
BMC Public Health. 2003; 3: 37. Published online 2003 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-37
PMCID:
PMC317318
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
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