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The potential for research-based information in public health: Identifying unrecognised information needs
To explore whether there is a potential for greater use of research-based information in public health practice in a local setting. Secondly, if research-based information is relevant, to explore the extent to...
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A case-control study of autism and mumps-measles-rubella vaccination using the general practice research database: design and methodology
An association between mumps-measles-rubella (MMR) vaccination and the onset of symptoms typical of autism has recently been suggested. This has led to considerable concern about the safety of the vaccine.
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Sex differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease: a study in a Brazilian population
In Brazil coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes the most important cause of death in both sexes in all the regions of the country and interestingly, the difference between the sexes in the CHD mortality rat...
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Encouraging good antimicrobial prescribing practice: A review of antibiotic prescribing policies used in the South East Region of England
Good prescribing practice has an important part to play in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Whilst it was perceived that most hospitals and Health Authorities possessed an antibiotic policy, a revie...
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Brief report on the effect of providing single versus assorted brand name condoms to hospital patients: a descriptive study
This study examined condom acquisition by persons in a hospital setting when single versus assorted brand name condoms were provided.
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Open AccessAssociation of Down's syndrome and water fluoride level: a systematic review of the evidence
A review of the safety and efficacy of drinking water fluoridation was commissioned by the UK Department of Health to investigate whether the evidence supported a beneficial effect of water fluoridation and wh...
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Open AccessKorean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic characteristics. An understanding of the prevailing health knowledge, a...
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Open AccessA prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness
This study examined the relationship between the bacteriological contamination of drinking water from private wells and acute gastrointestinal illness (AGII), using current government standards for safe drinki...
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Open AccessUsing automated medical records for rapid identification of illness syndromes (syndromic surveillance): the example of lower respiratory infection
Gaps in disease surveillance capacity, particularly for emerging infections and bioterrorist attack, highlight a need for efficient, real time identification of diseases.
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Open AccessIndependent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women
Breastfeeding rates in Scotland are very low, particularly in the more disadvantaged areas. Despite a number of interventions to promote breastfeeding very few women actually intend to breastfeed their baby. T...
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Open AccessThe validity of self-reported weight in US adults: a population based cross-sectional study
Investigating the validity of the self-reported values of weight allows for the proper assessment of studies using questionnaire-derived data. The study examined the accuracy of gender-specific self-reported w...
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Open AccessMacrofilaricides and onchocerciasis control, mathematical modelling of the prospects for elimination
In most endemic parts of the world, onchocerciasis (river blindness) control relies, or will soon rely, exclusively on mass treatment with the microfilaricide ivermectin. Worldwide eradication of the parasite ...
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Open AccessDoes Council Tax Valuation Band (CTVB) correlate with Under-Privileged Area 8 (UPA8) score and could it be a better 'Jarman Index'?
Widespread scepticism persists on the use of the Under-Privileged Area (UPA8) score of Jarman in distributing supplementary resources to so-attributed 'deprived' UK general practices. The search for better 'ne...
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Open AccessKnowledge and perception about stroke among an Australian urban population
The aim of the study was to measure knowledge about the symptoms, prevalence and natural history of stroke; the level of concern about having a stroke; understanding of the possibilities for preventing stroke,...
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Open AccessEffects of de-industrialization on unemployment, re-employment, and work conditions in a manufacturing workforce
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a 20-year process of de-industrialization in the British Columbia (BC) sawmill industry on labour force trajectories, unemployment history, and physic...
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Open AccessVariations in chemoprophylaxis for meningococcal disease: a retrospective case note review, analysis of routine prescribing data and questionnaire of general practitioners
Invasive meningococcal disease is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Administration of chemoprophylaxis to close contacts reduces the risk of a secondary case. However, unnecessary chemo...
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Open AccessPrevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in high-risk hospitalised patients in Crete: a five-year observational study
So far the prevalence of viral hepatitis infection in hospitalized patients has not been extensively studied. Therefore we conducted the present five-year observational study to evaluate the prevalence of HBV ...
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Open AccessReliability of race assessment based on the race of the ascendants: a cross-sectional study
Race is commonly described in epidemiological surveys based on phenotypic characteristics. Training of interviewers to identify race is time-consuming and self identification of race might be difficult to inte...
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Open AccessConceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform
Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional and national levels to assess and reform surveillance and action systems. These meetings emphasized im...
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Open AccessAssessment of the infectious diseases surveillance system of the Republic of Armenia: an example of surveillance in the Republics of the former Soviet Union
Before 1991, the infectious diseases surveillance systems (IDSS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) were centrally planned in Moscow. The dissolution of the FSU resulted in economic stresses on public health inf...
