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    Leisure-time, occupational, and commuting physical activity and risk of type ...

    Background Physical activity has been suggested to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, evidence is limited regarding whether vigorous-intensity activity yields the same...
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    Melatonin and melatonin agonists to prevent and treat delirium in critical il...

    Background Delirium is a syndrome characterized by acute fluctuations and alterations in attention and arousal. Critically ill patients are at particularly high risk, and those...
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    Syphilis in the Americas: a protocol for a systematic review of syphilis prev...

    Background Syphilis infection has recently resurfaced as a significant public health problem. Although there has been a tremendous amount of research on the epidemiology of...
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    Setting strategy for system change: using concept mapping to prioritise natio...

    Background Chronic diseases are a serious and urgent problem, requiring at-scale, multi-component, multi-stakeholder action and cooperation. Despite numerous national frameworks...
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    Adaptation of an evidence-based postpartum depression intervention: feasibili...

    Background Mothers and Babies (MB) is a cognitive-behavioral intervention with demonstrated efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms and preventing depressive episodes among...
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    Trial for the Prevention of Depression (TriPoD) in final-year secondary stude...

    Background Evidence suggests that current treatments cannot fully alleviate the burden of disease associated with depression but that prevention approaches offer a promising...
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    Telemonitoring to improve nutritional status in community-dwelling elderly: d...

    Background A good nutritional status is key for maintaining health and quality of life in older adults. In the Netherlands, 11 to 35% of the community-dwelling elderly are...
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    Countdown to 2015 country case studies: what have we learned about processes ...

    Background: Countdown to 2015 was a multi-institution consortium tracking progress towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. Case studies to explore factors...
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    The involvement of young people in school- and community-based noncommunicabl...

    Background Since stakeholders’ active engagement is essential for public health strategies to be effective, this review is focused on intervention designs and outcomes of...
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    The TALENT II study: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of an...

    Background Unfavorable lifestyle factors influence the risk of stress disorders. For risk reduction, lifestyle modifications, such as regular physical activity, balanced...
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    The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Health in Older Wo...

    Background: Limited evidence exists to inform physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior guidelines for older people, especially women. Rigorous evidence on the amounts,...
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    Skepticism towards the Swedish vision zero for suicide: interviews with 12 ps...

    Background The main causes of suicide and how suicide could and should be prevented are ongoing controversies in the scientific literature as well as in public media. In the...
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    Attitudes of U.S. Hispanic and non-Hispanic women toward congenital CMV preve...

    Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common intrauterine infection. The only way to protect against congenital CMV infection is to practice CMV...
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    Reliability and validity of an internalizing symptom scale based on the adole...

    Background: The Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) is an interview that assesses psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses, including substance use...
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    Mothers' knowledge, attitude and practice towards the prevention and home-bas...

    Background Diarrhea remains the 2nd leading cause of death among children under 5 globally. It kills more young children than AIDS. It would have been prevented by simple home...
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    Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% spot-on formulation (Advocate®) in...

    Abstract Background In three randomized, controlled laboratory efficacy studies, the efficacy in the prevention of patent infections of a topical combination of imidacloprid...
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    Additional file 9: of Effects of a health education intervention on hypertens...

    Results of one-way repeated measures ANOVA for PA T1-T3. (XLS 39 kb)
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    Additional file 6: of Effects of a health education intervention on hypertens...

    Results of one-way repeated measures ANOVA for HBPM T1-T3. (XLS 39 kb)