Public Health and Epidemiology
Socioeconomic and Geographic Patterning of Smoking Behaviour in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis
Authors: Daniel J. Corsi, Scott A. Lear, Clara K. Chow, S. V. Subramanian, Michael H. Boyle, Koon K. Teo DOI:...
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Research on a Community-based Platform for Promoting Health and Physical Fitness in the Elderly Community
Authors: Tsai-Hsuan Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Chien-Lung Hsu, Kevin C. Tseng DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057452 Abstract SummaryNew iFit platform makes fitness testing...
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The Risk of Cancer in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Authors: Cheng-Che Shen, Yu-Wen Hu, Li-Yu Hu, Man-Hsin Hung, Tung-Ping Su, Min-Wei Huang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Shuo-Ming Ou, Sang-Hue Yen, Cheng-Hwai...
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Neighbourhood Environment and Stroke: A Follow-Up Study in Sweden
Authors: Tsuyoshi Hamano, Naomi Kawakami, Xinjun Li, Kristina Sundquist DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056680 Abstract SummaryA nationwide Swedish study of over 4 million...
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Reliability of Measurements Performed by Community-Drawn Anthropometrists from Rural Ethiopia
Authors: Berhan Ayele, Abaineh Aemere, Teshome Gebre, Zerihun Tadesse, Nicole E. Stoller, Craig W. See, Sun N. Yu, Bruce D....
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Efficacy of Praziquantel against Schistosoma mekongi and Opisthorchis viverrini : A Randomized, Single-Blinded Dose-Comparison Trial
Authors: Leonore Lovis, Tippi K. Mak, Khampheng Phongluxa, Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Jennifer Keiser, Penelope Vounatsou, Marcel Tanner, Christoph...
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Implementation of an Intersectoral Program to Eliminate Human and Canine Rabies: The Bohol Rabies Prevention and Elimination Project
Authors: Stella Marie D. Lapiz, Mary Elizabeth G. Miranda, Romulo G. Garcia, Leonida I. Daguro, Meydalyn D. Paman, Frederick P....
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Evaluation of a Web Portal for Improving Public Access to Evidence-Based Health Information and Health Literacy Skills: A Pragmatic Trial
Authors: Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Arild Bjørndal, Jan Odgaard-Jensen, Sølvi Helseth DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037715 Abstract SummaryA web portal designed to boost health literacy...
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The Prevalence and Correlates of Breast Cancer among Women in Eastern China
Authors: Zhi-Gang Yu, Cun-Xian Jia, Li-Yuan Liu, Cui-Zhi Geng, Jin-Hai Tang, Jin Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Yu-Yang Li, Zhong-Bing Ma DOI:...
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Intake of Dairy Products, Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus in Childhood and Age at Menarche in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Authors: Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Nazanin Moslehi, Golaleh Asghari, Roya Gholami, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057696 Abstract SummaryNew research following...
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