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    Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic ...

    Abstract Background Critical health literacy enables older adults to make informed health decisions and take actions for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their...
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    Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time in a cohort of US...

    Abstract Background Observational studies linking physical activity with mortality are susceptible to reverse causation bias from undiagnosed and prevalent diseases. Researchers...
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    Dietary, physical activity, and weight management interventions among active-...

    Abstract Background Research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of weight management, dietary and physical activity interventions in military settings. However, a...
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    SMS text messaging to measure working time: the design of a time use study am...

    Abstract Background Measuring the working hours of general practitioners (GPs) is an important but complex task due to the effects of bias related to self-reporting, recall, and...
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    Data quality and feasibility of the Experience Sampling Method across the spe...

    Abstract Background Due to a number of methodological advantages and theoretical considerations, more and more studies in clinical psychology research employ the Experience...
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    A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 mont...

    Abstract Background In low-resource settings, the lack of mental health professionals and cross-culturally validated screening instruments complicates mental health care...
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    Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: First estimates and research pr...

    Abstract Background Since the 1990s, evidence has accumulated of an increased prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Africa as compared to onchocerciasis-free...
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    Choice architecture interventions to change physical activity and sedentary b...

    Abstract Background Choice architecture interventions, which subtly change the environment in which individuals make decisions, can be used to promote behavior change. This...
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    Survey on medication information literacy and influencing factors among pregn...

    Background: The use of medication during pregnancy is very common. Medication safety has been a great concern among pregnant women and is highly influenced by women’s medication...
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    Wanting to or having to – a qualitative study of experiences and attitudes to...

    Abstract Background This study assesses how tuberculosis (TB) screening is perceived by immigrants in Norway. Screening is mandatory for people arriving from high incidence...
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    Factors associated with health service orientation and active product marketi...

    Abstract Background Little is known about pharmacy owners’ commitment to public health and health policy goals in the strategic planning of their business. The aim of this...
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    Development of the DAGIS intervention study: a preschool-based family-involvi...

    Abstract Background Preschoolers’ energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) and self-regulation skills are important for their...
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    The impact of MTHFR 677C → T risk knowledge on changes in folate intake: find...

    © 2016 The Author(s). Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License...
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    A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field at...

    © The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License...
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    A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity...

    Abstract The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the...
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    Identifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions f...

    Background: Meeting the needs of the growing number of older people is a challenge for health and social care services. Home-based interventions aiming to modify health-related...
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    Communication around HPV vaccination for adolescents in low- and middle-incom...

    Abstract Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer. More than 80% of those diagnosed with cervical cancer live in low- and middle-income countries...
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    The outcome of structural heart defects diagnosed in the first trimester of p...

    Purpose: We present the results of a detailed protocol of fetal heart examination in the first trimester, in a fetal medicine unit in Romania. Methods: Since October 2009, in...
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    Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2...

    Abstract Background In Norway, Legionnaires’ disease is reportable upon clinical suspicion to public health authorities and mandatorily notifiable through the Norwegian...
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    Impacts of selected Ecological Focus Area options in European farmed landscap...

    This systematic map protocol responds to an urgent policy need to evaluate key environmental benefits of new compulsory greening measures in the European Union’s Common...