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February 2010, Volume 55, Issue 1
- 1-3 Research on social determinants and health: what sorts of data do we need?
by Siegfried Geyer - 5-15 An assessment of socio-economic inequalities in health among elderly in Greece, Italy and Spain
by Cleon Tsimbos - 17-23 Poor social relations and adverse health behaviour: stronger associations in low socioeconomic groups?
by Simone Weyers & Nico Dragano & Susanne Möbus & Eva-Maria Beck & Andreas Stang & Stephan Möhlenkamp & Karl Jöckel & Raimund Erbel & Johannes Siegrist - 25-34 Vaccination against human papillomavirus in Switzerland: simulation of the impact on infection rates
by André Berchtold & Pierre-André Michaud & Denise Nardelli-Haefliger & Joan-Carles Surís - 35-42 Role of men in promoting the uptake of HPV vaccinations: focus groups’ finding from a developing country
by Li Wong - 43-48 Reliability of coding causes of death with ICD-10 in Germany
by Volker Winkler & Jördis Ott & Heiko Becher - 49-57 Surveillance of working conditions and the work environment: development of a national hazard surveillance tool in New Zealand
by Rebbecca Lilley & Anne-Marie Feyer & Hilda Firth & Chris Cunningham & Charlotte Paul - 59-69 Landscape and well-being: a scoping study on the health-promoting impact of outdoor environments
by Andrea Abraham & Kathrin Sommerhalder & Thomas Abel - 71-74 Analysis of socioeconomic health inequalities using the concentration index
by Peter Konings & Sam Harper & John Lynch & Ahmad Hosseinpoor & Dirk Berkvens & Vincent Lorant & Andrea Geckova & Niko Speybroeck
December 2009, Volume 54, Issue 6
- 365-366 A little bit is not good enough: comprehensive smoking control is needed
by Tamara Schikowski & Nino Künzli - 367-378 Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws
by Patrick Goodman & Sally Haw & Zubair Kabir & Luke Clancy - 379-389 Tobacco use among institutionalized adolescents in Turkey: does social environment affect the risk?
by Toker Erguder & Banu Cakir & Nihal Babalioglu & Hasim Dogusan & Eyup Turkoral & Charles Warren - 391-401 Beliefs regarding smoking in the workplace: results from the Global Workplace Smoking Survey
by Michael Halpern & Humphrey Taylor - 403-408 Support for smoke-free policies in a pro-smoking culture: findings from the European survey on tobacco control attitudes and knowledge
by Lambros Lazuras & Aggelos Rodafinos & Demosthenes Panagiotakos & Jochen Thyrian & Ulrich John & Evangelos Polychronopoulos - 409-419 Factors influencing cigarette smoking and quantified implications for anti-smoking policy: evidence from South Korea
by Woojin Chung & Hanjoong Kim & Seungji Lim & Sunmi Lee & Kyungsook Cho - 421-426 Depressive symptoms, smoking, and cigarette price elasticity: results from a population-based survey in Taiwan
by Hung-Hao Chang & Tung-liang Chiang - 427-438 Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes
by Verena Friedrich & Adrian Brügger & Georg Bauer - 439-445 Prevalence of youth cigarette smoking and selected social factors in 25 European countries: findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
by Tibor Baška & Charles Warren & Martina Bašková & Nathan Jones - 447-451 Prevalence and demographic factors of smoking in Morocco
by Chakib Nejjari & Mohamed Benjelloun & Mohamed Berraho & Karima El Rhazi & Nabil Tachfouti & Samira Elfakir & Zineb Serhier & Karen Slama
October 2009, Volume 54, Issue 5
- 301-302 Modernising public-health infrastructure
by Stephen Corbett - 303-305 Defining and measuring health literacy: what can we learn from literacy studies?
by Don Nutbeam - 307-311 Health literacy beyond knowledge and behaviour: letting the patient be a patient
by Sara Rubinelli & Peter Schulz & Kent Nakamoto - 313-324 The costs of limited health literacy: a systematic review
by Klaus Eichler & Simon Wieser & Urs Brügger - 325-332 Influence of health-related quality of life on health service utilization in addition to socio-demographic and morbidity variables among primary care patients in China
by Tianhui Chen & Lu Li - 333-339 Postpartum depressive symptoms in the first 17 months after childbirth: the impact of an emotionally supportive partnership
by Daniela Bielinski-Blattmann & Sakari Lemola & Chantal Jaussi & Werner Stadlmayr & Alexander Grob - 341-348 The current state and challenges for the future of health promotion in Polish older people
by Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk & Monika Brzyska & Barbara Woźniak & Marek Kopacz - 349-355 The crisis of health in a crisis ridden region
by Wasim Maziak - 357-358 How to break the cycle of hopelessness?
by Iman Nuwayhid - 359-360 On approaching health in the Arab world
by Abbas El-Zein - 361-362 Commentary: Mosaic Arab world, health and development
by Ahmed Mandil - 363-364 Commentary: Is it light at the end of the tunnel, or another train coming? Concluding comments
by Wasim Maziak
August 2009, Volume 54, Issue 4
- 197-200 Socioeconomic inequalities in health in Central and Eastern Europe: synthesis of results of eight new studies
by Anton Kunst - 201-202 Can research contribute to the public’s capacity for activities that reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health?
by Andrea Madarasova-Geckova - 203-212 Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries
by Matthias Richter & Carine Vereecken & William Boyce & Lea Maes & Saoirse Gabhainn & Candace Currie - 213-221 Social inequality, lifestyles and health – a non-linear canonical correlation analysis based on the approach of Pierre Bourdieu
by Kirstin Frie & Christian Janssen - 222-232 Inequalities in cervical cancer screening in Eastern Europe: perspectives from Bulgaria and Romania
by Irina Todorova & Adriana Baban & Anna Alexandrova-Karamanova & Janet Bradley - 233-240 Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life and psychological outcomes among cardiac patients
by Zuzana Skodova & Iveta Nagyova & Jitse Dijk & Adriana Sudzinova & Helena Vargova & Jaroslav Rosenberger & Berrie Middel & Martin Studencan & Sijmen Reijneveld - 241-249 Assessing the socio-economic and demographic impact on health-related quality of life: evidence from Greece
by Evelina Pappa & Nick Kontodimopoulos & Angelos Papadopoulos & Dimitris Niakas - 250-259 Social inequalities in the use of health care services after 8 years of health care reforms – a comparative study of the Baltic countries
by Jarno Habicht & Raul-Allan Kiivet & Triin Habicht & Anton Kunst - 260-266 What determines healthcare utilization and related out-of-pocket expenditures in Tajikistan? Lessons from a national survey
by Nazim Habibov - 267-273 Czech socio-economic deprivation index and its correlation with mortality data
by Hana Šlachtová & Hana Tomášková & Anna Šplíchalová & Pavla Polaufová & Petra Fejtková - 274-282 Socioeconomic indicators and ethnicity as determinants of regional mortality rates in Slovakia
by Katarina Rosicova & Andrea Geckova & Jitse Dijk & Martin Rosic & Ivan Zezula & Johan Groothoff - 283-293 Neighbourhood socioeconomic indicators and depressive symptoms in the Czech Republic: a population based study
by Jitka Pikhartova & Tarani Chandola & Ruzena Kubinova & Martin Bobak & Amanda Nicholson & Hynek Pikhart - 294-295 Book Review: Health Promotion Evaluation Practices in the Americas. Values and Research, by Louise Potvin, David McQueen (Editors)
by Jane Springett - 296-298 Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area estimates of depression and anxiety using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 in the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Kurt Kroenke & Mohamed Qayad & James Ribble & Catherine Okoro & Lina Balluz & Shanta Dube & James Lando & Ali Mokdad - 299-299 Psychological distress and fair/poor health among adults with arthritis: state-specific prevalence and correlates of general health status, United States, 2007
by Jennifer Hootman & Wendy Cheng
May 2009, Volume 54, Issue 3
- 127-128 Yes! More research is needed; but not just any research
by Louise Potvin - 129-130 Multilevel analysis of survey data
by Herman Oyen - 131-132 Health Literacy: engaging in a political debate
by Ilona Kickbusch - 133-141 Conceptualizing the integration of HIV treatment and prevention: findings from a process evaluation of a community-based, national capacity-building intervention
by Eric Mykhalovskiy & San Patten & Chris Sanders & Michael Bailey & Darien Taylor - 142-149 Results from a dietary intervention study in preschools “Beastly Healthy at School”
by Carine Vereecken & Inge Huybrechts & Hilde Houte & Veerle Martens & Isabelle Wittebroodt & Lea Maes - 150-157 School opportunities and physical activity frequency in nine year old children
by Tracie Barnett & Jennifer O’Loughlin & Lise Gauvin & Gilles Paradis & James Hanley & Jennifer McGrath & Marie Lambert - 158-165 Ebm@school – a curriculum of critical health literacy for secondary school students: results of a pilot study
by Anke Steckelberg & Christian Hülfenhaus & Jürgen Kasper & Ingrid Mühlhauser - 166-174 Education differentials by race and ethnicity in the diagnosis and management of hypercholesterolemia: a national sample of U.S. adults (NHANES 1999–2002)
by Sharon Merkin & Arun Karlamangla & Eileen Crimmins & Susan Charette & Mark Hayward & Jung Kim & Brandon Koretz & Teresa Seeman - 175-182 Social inclusion and length of stay as determinants of health among North Korean refugees in South Korea
by Kunhee Park & Youngtae Cho & In-Jin Yoon - 183-192 Effects of area deprivation on health risks and outcomes: a multilevel, cross-sectional, Australian population study
by Robert Adams & Natasha Howard & Graeme Tucker & Sarah Appleton & Anne Taylor & Catherine Chittleborough & Tiffany Gill & Richard Ruffin & David Wilson - 193-195 What is the accurate knowledge of the German population regarding sexual HIV transmission?
by Laura Kouznetsov & Stefan Zippel & Alexander Kuznetsov
April 2009, Volume 54, Issue 2
- 53-54 From social determinants to reducing health inequalities
by Seppo Koskinen & Pekka Puska - 55-60 The reliability of the Minimum European Health Module
by Bianca Cox & Herman Oyen & Emmanuelle Cambois & Carol Jagger & Sophie Roy & Jean-Marie Robine & Isabelle Romieu - 61-68 Does a national screening programme reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mammography use?
by Marina Puddu & Stefaan Demarest & Jean Tafforeau - 69-77 Urbanization influences dietary habits of Cypriot children: the CYKIDS study
by Chrystalleni Lazarou & Theano Kalavana - 78-87 Predictors of multivitamin use during pregnancy in Brazil
by George Wehby & Eduardo Castilla & Jorge Lopez-Camelo & Jeffrey Murray - 88-95 Work-life imbalance and mental health among male and female employees in Switzerland
by Oliver Hämmig & Georg Bauer - 96-105 Seafaring stressors aboard merchant and passenger ships
by Marcus Oldenburg & Hans-Joachim Jensen & Ute Latza & Xaver Baur - 106-111 Domestic violence: variation in case-management by the general practitioner in Belgium
by Nathalie Bossuyt & Viviane Casteren - 112-116 Overweight children and adolescents – is there a subjective need for treatment?
by Emily Finne & Thomas Reinehr & Anke Schaefer & Katrin Winkel & Petra Kolip - 117-124 Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area estimates of depression and anxiety using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 in the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Kurt Kroenke & Mohamed Qayad & James Ribble & Catherine Okoro & Lina Balluz & Shanta Dube & James Lando & Ali Mokdad
September 2009, Volume 54, Issue 2
- 121-122 The contribution of HBSC to international child health research – a milestone in child public health
by Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer - 123-124 25 years of HBSC: challenges and successes
by David McQueen - 125-127 Social determinants and adolescent health
by Michael Marmot - 128-130 Child and adolescent health and development in a European perspective
by Vivian Barnekow & Matt Muijen - 131-139 The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008
by Candace Currie & Saoirse Nic Gabhainn & Emmanuelle Godeau - 140-150 The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions
by Chris Roberts & J. Freeman & O. Samdal & C. Schnohr & M. Looze & S. Nic Gabhainn & R. Iannotti & M. Rasmussen - 151-159 Subjective health, symptom load and quality of life of children and adolescents in Europe
by Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer & Torbjorn Torsheim & Jorn Hetland & Wilma Vollebergh & Franco Cavallo & Helena Jericek & Mujgan Alikasifoglu & Raili Välimaa & Veronika Ottova & Michael Erhart - 160-166 Measuring mental health and well-being of school-children in 15 European countries using the KIDSCREEN-10 Index
by Michael Erhart & Veronika Ottova & Tanja Gaspar & Helena Jericek & Christina Schnohr & Mujgan Alikasifoglu & Antony Morgan & Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer - 167-179 Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study
by Ellen Haug & Mette Rasmussen & Oddrun Samdal & Ron Iannotti & Colette Kelly & Alberto Borraccino & Carine Vereecken & Ole Melkevik & Giacomo Lazzeri & Mariano Giacchi & Oya Ercan & Pernille Due & Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer & Candace Currie & Antony Morgan & Namanjeet Ahluwalia - 180-190 Breakfast consumption and its socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates in schoolchildren in 41 countries participating in the HBSC study
by Carine Vereecken & Marie Dupuy & Mette Rasmussen & Colette Kelly & Tonja Nansel & Haleama Al Sabbah & Daniela Baldassari & Marina Jordan & Lea Maes & Birgit Niclasen & Namanjeet Ahluwalia - 191-198 Interrelationships of adolescent physical activity, screen-based sedentary behaviour, and social and psychological health
by Ronald Iannotti & Ian Janssen & Ellen Haug & Hanna Kololo & Beatrice Annaheim & Alberto Borraccino - 199-208 Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions
by Bruce Simons-Morton & Tilda Farhat & Tom Bogt & Anne Hublet & Emmanuel Kuntsche & Saoirse Nic Gabhainn & Emmanuelle Godeau & Anna Kokkevi - 209-215 How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002–2006
by Saoirse Nic Gabhainn & Adriana Baban & William Boyce & Emmanuelle Godeau - 216-224 A cross-national profile of bullying and victimization among adolescents in 40 countries
by Wendy Craig & Yossi Harel-Fisch & Haya Fogel-Grinvald & Suzanne Dostaler & Jorn Hetland & Bruce Simons-Morton & Michal Molcho & Margarida Mato & Mary Overpeck & Pernille Due & William Pickett - 225-234 Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994–2006: findings from Europe and North America
by Michal Molcho & Wendy Craig & Pernille Due & William Pickett & Yossi Harel-Fisch & Mary Overpeck - 235-242 Cross-national associations between parent and peer communication and psychological complaints
by Carmen Moreno & Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija & Victoria Muñoz-Tinoco & Margarida Matos & Lorenza Dallago & Tom Bogt & Inês Camacho & Francisco Rivera - 243-250 Electronic media communication with friends from 2002 to 2006 and links to face-to-face contacts in adolescence: an HBSC study in 31 European and North American countries and regions
by Emmanuel Kuntsche & Bruce Simons-Morton & Tom Bogt & Inmaculada Queija & Victoria Tinoco & Margarida Gaspar de Matos & Massimo Santinello & Michela Lenzi - 251-259 The relationship of schools to emotional health and bullying
by John Freeman & Oddrun Samdal & Don Klinger & Wolfgang Dur & Robert Griebler & Dorothy Currie & Mette Rasmussen - 260-270 Socio-economic inequality in multiple health complaints among adolescents: international comparative study in 37 countries
by Bjørn Holstein & Candace Currie & Will Boyce & Mogens Damsgaard & Inese Gobina & Gyöngyi Kökönyei & Jørn Hetland & Margaretha Looze & Matthias Richter & Pernille Due - 271-277 The HBSC study in Scotland: can the study influence policy and practice in schools?
by Ian Young & Candace Currie - 278-284 Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of adolescent health: experiences from the WHO/HBSC Forum 2007
by Theadora Koller & Antony Morgan & Ana Guerreiro & Candace Currie & Erio Ziglio
February 2009, Volume 54, Issue 1
- 1-2 Three challenges for the social determinants of health pursuit
by David McQueen - 3-4 Health literacy: new packaging for health education or radical movement?
by Jane Wills - 5-10 Comparison of HIV-infected patients’ characteristics, healthcare resources use and cost between native and migrant patients
by Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen & Alexandre Hyjazi & Matthias Cavassini - 11-22 Reduced patient demands in hospitals and their determinants
by Petra Steffen & Oliver Ommen & Holger Pfaff - 23-30 Socioeconomic status, working conditions and self-rated health in Switzerland: explaining the gradient in men and women
by Georg Bauer & Carola Huber & Gregor Jenny & Frithjof Müller & Oliver Hämmig - 31-34 On the influence of a raffle upon responses to an urban transportation survey in New York City
by Alfredo Morabia & Yan Zheng - 35-39 Body shape, body size and cigarette smoking relationships
by Tomaz Caks & Mitja Kos - 40-44 Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey
by İnci İlhan & Fatma Yıldırım & Hatice Demirbaş & Yıldırım Doğan - 45-48 From measures of effects to measures of potential impact
by Laura Perez & Nino Künzli
June 2009, Volume 54, Issue 1
- 1-3 Integrating mental health care with chronic diseases in low-resource settings
by Vikram Patel - 4-6 Public health surveillance of serious psychological distress in the United States
by Janet Croft & Ali Mokdad & A. Power & Kurt Greenlund & Wayne Giles - 7-8 Premature death among state mental health agency consumers: assessing progress in addressing a quiet tragedy
by Ronald Manderscheid - 9-15 State-based differences in the prevalence and characteristics of untreated persons with serious psychological distress
by Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Catherine Okoro & Matthew Zack & Lina Balluz & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 16-22 Rural-urban variations in psychological distress: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007
by Satvinder Dhingra & Tara Strine & James Holt & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 23-29 Relationships between serious psychological distress and the use of health services in the United States: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by William Pearson & Satvinder Dhingra & Tara Strine & Yia Liang & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 30-36 Serious psychological distress and its associations with body mass index: findings from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Guixiang Zhao & Earl Ford & Chaoyang Li & Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 37-42 Physical and sexual intimate partner violence and reported serious psychological distress in the 2007 BRFSS
by Valerie Edwards & Michele Black & Satvinder Dhingra & Lela McKnight-Eily & Geraldine Perry - 43-51 Association between diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress among U.S. adults: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007
by Chaoyang Li & Earl Ford & Guixiang Zhao & Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Lawrence Barker & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 52-60 Serious psychological distress among adults with and without disabilities
by Catherine Okoro & Tara Strine & Lina Balluz & John Crews & Satvinder Dhingra & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 61-67 Psychological distress and mental health treatment among persons with and without active duty military experience, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007
by Marc Safran & Tara Strine & Satvinder Dhingra & Joyce Berry & Ron Manderscheid & Ali Mokdad - 68-74 The relationship between smoking status and serious psychological distress: findings from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Shanta Dube & Ralph Caraballo & Satvinder Dhingra & William Pearson & Annette McClave & Tara Strine & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 75-83 Psychological distress and fair/poor health among adults with arthritis: state-specific prevalence and correlates of general health status, United States, 2007
by Jennifer Hootman & Wendy Cheng - 84-93 Modifiable characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and chronic health conditions in older adults with or without serious psychological distress, 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Lisa McGuire & Tara Strine & Stephanie Vachirasudlekha & Lynda Anderson & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 94-99 Psychological distress associated with self-reported high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol in U.S. adults, 2007
by Amy Fan & Tara Strine & Shravani Muppidi & Kurt Greenlund & Janet Croft & Joyce Berry & Ruth Jiles & Ali Mokdad - 100-105 Psychological distress, use of rehabilitation services, and disability status among noninstitutionalized US adults aged 35 years and older, who have cardiovascular conditions, 2007
by Amy Fan & Tara Strine & Ruth Jiles & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad - 106-110 Health related quality of life measures by demographics and common health risks, Jordan 2004
by Adel Belbeisi & Meyasser Zindah & Henry Walke & Bassam Jarrar & Ali Mokdad - 111-119 Activity limitation, chronic disease, and comorbid serious psychological distress in U.S. adults – BRFSS 2007
by Lela McKnight-Eily & Laurie Elam-Evans & Tara Strine & Matthew Zack & Geraldine Perry & Letitia Presley-Cantrell & Valerie Edwards & Janet Croft
December 2008, Volume 53, Issue 6
- 277-278 Social determinants of health – a cross-cultural perspective
by Johannes Siegrist - 279-280 Closing the global health gaps in a generation – how is it possible?
by Denny Vågerö - 281-289 Educational differences in functional limitations: comparisons of 55–65-year-olds in the Netherlands in 1992 and 2002
by Emiel Hoogendijk & Marjolein Groenou & Theo Tilburg & Dorly Deeg - 290-296 The relationship of absolute poverty and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Iranian women
by Mohammad Amiri & Iraj Nabipour & Bagher Larijani & Saeideh Beigi & Majid Assadi & Zahra Amiri & Shiva Mosadeghzadeh - 297-305 Comparison of a short food-frequency questionnaire and derived indices with a seven-day diet record in Belgian and Italian children
by Carine Vereecken & Stefania Rossi & Mariano Giacchi & Lea Maes - 306-310 Sociodemographic and socioeconomic variations in leisure time physical activity in a sample of Hungarian youth
by Bettina Piko & Noémi Keresztes - 311-316 Counteracting obesity: developing a policy framework to guide action
by Magdalena Cismaru - 317-319 Conceptualising policy options for obesity prevention – response to “Counteracting obesity: developing a policy framework to guide action”
by Roger Magnusson - 320-321 Curbing the obesity epidemic: the need for policy action in a risk-balanced, orchestrated, comprehensive strategy
by Lyne Mongeau - 322-323 Classifying of strategies and measures against overweight and obesity: a controversial issue
by Annette Matzke & Jürg Lüthy - 324-325 Health in Switzerland – the 2008 national health report
by Katharina Meyer
October 2008, Volume 53, Issue 5
- 223-224 Sustainable health for all by the year 2100?
by Colin Butler - 225-226 Mental health and well being at work: the disposal workforce
by Cary Cooper - 227-235 Associations of self-rated health with different forms of leisure activities among ageing people
by Olli Nummela & Tommi Sulander & Ossi Rahkonen & Antti Uutela - 236-244 Does perceived safety of light cigarette encourage smokers to smoke more or to inhale more deeply?
by Jie-Min Lee & Sheng-Hung Chen & Chi-Jung Hsieh - 245-251 Communications about cervical cancer between women and gynecologists in Serbia
by Bojana Matejić & Vesna Kesić & Milica Marković & Lidija Topić - 252-259 Suicide and alcohol-related mortality in Hungary in the last two decades
by Katalin Kovács - 260-267 Epidemiology of eczema among Lebanese adolescents
by Ban Al-Sahab & Maria Atoui & Umayya Musharrafieh & Fares Zaitoun & Fuad Ramadan & Hala Tamim - 268-271 Detection and treatment of HIV and hepatitis virus infections in Swiss correctional facilities
by Miriam Gerlich & Ulrich Frick & Lynn Pirktl & Ambros Uchtenhagen - 272-276 Bullying and subjective health among adolescents at schools in Latvia and Lithuania
by Inese Gobina & Apolinaras Zaborskis & Iveta Pudule & Ilze Kalnins & Anita Villerusa
August 2008, Volume 53, Issue 4
- 171-179 Moscow Health Survey 2004 – social surveying under difficult circumstances
by Denny Vågerö & Olga Kislitsyna & Sara Ferlander & Ludmila Migranova & Per Carlson & Natalia Rimachevskaya - 180-187 Association between acculturation and childhood vaccination coverage in migrant populations: a population based study from a rural region in Bavaria, Germany
by Rafael Mikolajczyk & Manas Akmatov & Heribert Stich & Alexander Krämer & Mirjam Kretzschmar - 188-194 Social network effect on self-rated health in type 2 diabetic patients – results from a longitudinal population-based study
by Martina Eller & Rolf Holle & Rüdiger Landgraf & Andreas Mielck - 195-203 Population groups at high risk for poor oral self care: the basis for oral health promotion
by Barbara Artnik & Marjan Premik & Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj - 204-207 Cigarette smoking among adolescents in Thessaloniki, Greece
by Malamatenia Arvanitidou & Ilias Tirodimos & Ioannis Kyriakidis & Zinovia Tsinaslanidou & Demitris Seretopoulos & Theodore Dardavessis - 208-213 Determinants of university students physical exercise: a study from Lebanon
by Umayya Musharrafieh & Hani Tamim & Amal Rahi & Maria El-Hajj & Ban Al-Sahab & Khalil El-Asmar & Hala Tamim - 214-220 Associations of behavioural, psychosocial and socioeconomic factors with over- and underweight among German adolescents
by Rafael Mikolajczyk & Matthias Richter - 221-222 Obituary: Prof. Dr. Meinrad Schär, 1921–2007
by Theodor Abelin & Felix Gutzwiller
June 2008, Volume 53, Issue 3
- 121-122 Public health facts – why don’t they lead to healthy public policy?
by Jitse Dijk - 123-130 Breast cancer knowledge and attitudes toward mammography as predictors of breast cancer preventive behavior in Kazakh, Korean, and Russian women in Kazakhstan
by Askar Chukmaitov & Thomas Wan & Nir Menachemi & Cheryl Cashin - 131-138 Behavioral and psychosocial influences of risk perception among Hungarian adolescents
by Bettina Piko & Frederick Gibbons - 139-149 Analysis of parasuicide, psychiatric care and completed suicides, implications for intervention strategy (Czech Republic, 1996–2000)
by Dagmar Dzúrová & Jan Vevera & Lucie Motlová & Eva Dragomirecká - 150-159 Restructuring Public Health in Slovenia between 1985 and 2006
by Tit Albreht & Niek Klazinga - 160-164 The average age of smoking onset in Germany – trends and correlates
by Sven Schneider & Sigrid Mohnen & Svenja Pust - 165-167 When to use the odds ratio or the relative risk?
by Carsten Schmidt & Thomas Kohlmann
April 2008, Volume 53, Issue 2
- 65-66 Does drug prevention work in transitional Hungary?
by József Rácz - 67-67 The challenges of large-scale prevention and health promotion programs
by Thomas Kohlmann - 68-77 The French National Nutrition and Health Program: 2001–2006–2010
by Serge Hercberg & Stacie Chat-Yung & Michel Chauliac - 78-86 Preliminary analysis of short term financial implications of a prevention bonus program: First results from the German statutory health insurance
by Stephanie Stock & Björn Stollenwerk & Gabriele Klever-Deichert & Marcus Redaelli & Guido Büscher & Christian Graf & Klaus Möhlendick & Jan Mai & Andreas Gerber & Markus Lüngen & Karl Lauterbach - 87-95 Survey of Neonates in Pomerania (SniP): A population based analysis of the mothers’ quality of life after delivery with special relations to their social integration
by Anke Beyersdorff & Wolfgang Hoffmann & Marie Luise Lingnau & Arno Ebner & Christoph Fusch & Johannes Peter Haas - 96-103 The test-retest reliability of a questionnaire on the occurrence and severity of back pain in a German population sample
by Susanne Schlademann & Thorsten Meyer & Heiner Raspe - 104-110 Client satisfaction with substance abuse treatment. Baseline results from the IQMS study conducted in seven counselling centres
by Stefanie Braig & Martin Beutel & Edwin Toepler & Richard Peter - 111-117 Tobacco use and cessation among medical students in Croatia – results of the Global Health Professionals Pilot Survey (GHPS) in Croatia, 2005
by Hrvoje Vrazic & Divo Ljubicic & Nick Schneider - 118-119 Risk quantification in epidemiologic studies
by Carsten Oliver Schmidt & Thomas Kohlmann
January 2008, Volume 53, Issue 1
- 1-2 STROBE: strongly recommended by IJPH – but not enforced!
by Thomas Kohlmann - 5-6 Inequity, inequality, and the distributive goals of public health
by Bengt Brülde - 7-8 Homelessness and malnutrition
by Hans Wolff - 9-10 Strobe and the standardisation of scientific practice
by Louise Potvin - 11-12 Strobe for the international comparison of health determinants
by Alfredo Morabia - 13-22 Social Epidemiology after the German Reunification: East vs. West or Poor vs. Rich?
by Oliver Razum & Thomas Altenhöner & Jürgen Breckenkamp & Sven Voigtländer - 23-30 Do income effects mask social and behavioural factors when looking at universal health care provision?
by Ricardo Sabates & Leon Feinstein - 31-39 Treatment of substance-related problems in Switzerland: implementing a new harmonised monitoring system
by Etienne Maffli & Susanne Schaaf & Marina Jordan & Franziska Güttinger - 40-45 Road traffic injuries among young car drivers by country of origin and socioeconomic position
by Marie Hasselberg & Lucie Laflamme - 46-56 Integrating the ecological approach in health promotion for older adults: a survey of programs aimed at elder abuse prevention, falls prevention, and appropriate medication use
by Lucie Richard & Lise Gauvin & Céline Gosselin & Francine Ducharme & Jean-Philippe Sapinski & Maryse Trudel - 57-63 Absence of protein-energy malnutrition in Prague homeless
by Dana Kubisová & Pavel Dlouhý & Jolana Rambousková & Michal Anděl
December 2007, Volume 52, Issue 6
- 327-328 New directions in health lifestyle research
by William Cockerham - 329-330 Health and risk behaviors: the ying and yang in surveillance
by Vivian Lin - 331-332 Blame the patients or blame the politicians?
by Pekka Puska - 333-334 In search of social value
by Alan Shiell - 335-336 The economic evaluation of prevention – Let’s talk about values and the case of discounting
by David Schwappach - 337-338 Evaluation of prevention: A challenge for economists
by Juergen Wasem - 339-340 Economic evaluation of prevention: we need to do better but first we need to sort out what the good is
by Gavin Mooney - 341-347 Relationship between basic protective health behaviours and health related quality of life in Greek urban hospital employees
by Yannis Tountas & Yannis Manios & Christine Dimitrakaki & Chara Tzavara - 348-359 Prevention and treatment of obesity with lifestyle interventions: review and meta-analysis
by Carmen Galani & Heinz Schneider - 360-371 Participation in physical activity and exercise in Greece: a systematic literature review
by Nikolaos Tzormpatzakis & Mike Sleap - 372-382 Modelling the lifetime costs and health effects of lifestyle intervention in the prevention and treatment of obesity in Switzerland
by Carmen Galani & Heinz Schneider & Frans Rutten - 383-392 Alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable burden of disease in Switzerland, 2002
by Jürgen Rehm & Benjamin Taylor & Michael Roerecke & Jayadeep Patra - 393-401 Association of caries experience in adolescents with different preventive measures
by Anahita Momeni & Thea Hartmann & Christl Born & Monika Heinzel-Gutenbrunner & Klaus Pieper - 402-410 A rapid situation assessment of the market for surrogate and illegal alcohols in Tallinn, Estonia
by Kersti Pärna & Katrin Lang & Kadi Raju & Marika Väli & Martin McKee
October 2007, Volume 52, Issue 5
- 259-260 Public health and the media – a never-ending story
by Patrick Roessler - 261-262 Mass media and their influence on individual health: efficacy versus effectiveness
by Martin Butzlaff & Nik Koneczny - 263-264 As if cigarettes were not enough, here comes narghile
by Ali Mokdad & Charles Warren - 265-266 The quality of evidence: enhancing uptake of qualitative evidence for gender equity and health
by Beth Jackson & Margaret Haworth-Brockman - 267-268 Men as a target group for disease prevention and health promotion
by Petra Kolip - 269-272 Gender issues in the transition to a market based system in China
by Liu Yunguo - 273-274 Gender and public health practice
by Vivian Lin - 275-285 Use and perception of Internet for health related purposes in Germany: results of a national survey
by Roxana Dumitru & Thomas Bürkle & Sergej Potapov & Berthold Lausen & Birgit Wiese & Hans-Ulrich Prokosch - 286-294 An internet-based approach to enhance self-management of chronic low back pain in the Italian-speaking population of Switzerland: results from a pilot study
by Peter Schulz & Sara Rubinell & Uwe Hartung - 295-307 Advertising bans as a means of tobacco control policy: a systematic literature review of time-series analyses
by Wilm Quentin & Simone Neubauer & Reiner Leidl & Hans-Helmut König - 308-312 Smoking in contemporary German television programming
by Reiner Hanewinkel & Gudrun Wiborg - 313-316 Sources and level of information about health issues and preventive services among young-old persons in Switzerland
by Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud & Brigitte Santos-Eggimann - 317-325 Seat-belt use and non-use in adults in Slovenia
by Marjan Bilban & Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj
August 2007, Volume 52, Issue 4
- 191-192 Social change and Cultural diversity – current and future topics in IJPH
by Thomas Abel & Thomas Kohlmann