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Air pollution and airway resistance at age 8 years - The PIAMA birth cohort s...
Background Air pollution has been found to adversely affect children’s lung function. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s and forced vital capacity from spirometry have been studied... -
Utility of repeated praziquantel dosing in the treatment of schistosomiasis i...
Background Controversy persists about the optimal approach to drug-based control of schistosomiasis in high-risk communities. In a systematic review of published studies, we... -
Impact of Health Research Capacity Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Co...
Background Measuring the impact of capacity strengthening support is a priority for the international development community. Several frameworks exist for monitoring and... -
It’s Not All About Price: Factors associated with roll-your-own tobacco use a...
Background Smoking prevalence in Ireland is falling in all age groups, but the prevalence of roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco use is rising among young people. This qualitative study... -
Vaginal washing and lubrication among female sex workers in the Mexico-US bor...
Background To assess the potential acceptability and inform the development of behaviorally-congruent vaginal douche- or gel-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products,... -
The Start2Bike program is effective in increasing health-enhancing physical a...
Background The sports club is seen as a new relevant setting to promote health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) among inactive population groups. Little is known about the... -
Effectiveness of a smartphone app on improving immunization of children in ru...
Background The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an EPI smartphone application (EPI app) on improving vaccination coverage in rural Sichuan Province, China.... -
a concept map analysis of parenting and nutrition experts input
Background: Parents are an important influence on children’s dietary intake and eating behaviors. However, the lack of a conceptual framework and inconsistent... -
The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by...
Background In 2005, the European Union (EU) started to use a disability-free life expectancy, known as Healthy Life Years (HLY), to monitor progress in the strategic European... -
Associations between measures of socio-economic status, beliefs about back pa...
Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly healthcare problems worldwide. Disability from LBP is associated with maladaptive beliefs about the... -
Cost-effectiveness of a blended physiotherapy intervention compared to usual ...
Background Blended physiotherapy, in which physiotherapy sessions and an online application are integrated, might support patients in taking an active role in the management of... -
Relation between health literacy, self-care and adherence to treatment with o...
Background Oral anticoagulants (OAC) are widely used in patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, for optimal OAC self-care patients must have skills, among which health... -
A contextually relevant approach to assessing health risk behavior in a rural...
Background Health risk behavior (HRB) is of concern during adolescence. In sub-Saharan Africa, reliable, valid and culturally appropriate measures of HRB are urgently needed.... -
A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Towards Control and Elimin...
Human helminthiases are of considerable public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The acknowledgement of the disease burden due to helminth... -
Projecting the long-term impact of school- or community-based mass-treatment ...
Background Schistosomiasis remains a significant health burden in many areas of the world. Morbidity control, focused on limiting infection intensity through periodic delivery... -
Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A "Mass Uprising of Compassion"
Hospitals and medical centers often cite compassion as a core value in their mission statements. In contrast, the importance of compassion in global health is rarely... -
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Background For the prevention and control of chronic diseases, two strategies are frequently highlighted: that public health should be evidence based, and that it should develop... -
Establishing an integrated database infrastructure for research in ageing, me...
Background Urbanization and ageing have important implications for public mental health and well-being. Cities pose major challenges for older citizens, but also offer... -
Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to o...
Background In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has... -
Trends in risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Netherlands.
Background Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was...
