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European Public Health Association * EUPHA takes first STEPS * 59th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Paget, D. Z., Barnhoorn, F. Tags: European Public Health Association Source Type: journals

Getting busy doing the right things: a review of Public Health Branding * Evans WD and Hastings G (editors).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lefebvre, R. C. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Raj Bhopal. Concepts of Epidemiology: Integrating the Ideas, Theories, Principles and Methods of EpidemiologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Leyland, A. H Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Sandra Dawson, Zoe Slote Morris (editors). Future public health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: McCarthy, M. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

'Ethnic Cleansing Bleaches the Atrociites of Genocide'--correctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Richter, E. D., Stanton, G. Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals

Staff reports of psychosocial climate at school and adolescents' health, truancy and health education in FinlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: school climate is associated with adolescents’ health, wellbeing and received health education. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Virtanen, M., Kivimaki, M., Luopa, P., Vahtera, J., Elovainio, M., Jokela, J., Pietikainen, M. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals

Self-reporting weight and height: misclassification effect on the risk estimates for acute myocardial infarctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Self-reporting of height and weight produced a differential misclassification and biased risks for AMI according to BMI, affecting not only the magnitude, but also the estimates direction. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Oliveira, A., Ramos, E., Lopes, C., Barros, H. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals

Measuring burden of disease in Estonia to support public health policyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Cardiovascular disease and injuries, premature mortality, working age population, male and people from economically less developed regions should be the priority targets for public health interventions. Estonian main public health strategies now address burden of disease concerns highlighted by our study. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lai, T., Habicht, J., Kiivet, R.-A. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals

Health status of 'Ruhr-City' in 2025 - predicted disease burden for the metropolitan Ruhr area in North Rhine-WestphaliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The population shrinking is no cure for ‘Ruhr City’. The projection of disease burden shows that health status will decrease due to the demographic change. DALY estimates show the potential health gains, which can be won by implementing measures to reduce premature deaths and to prevent new cases. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Terschuren, C., Mekel, O. C. L., Samson, R., Classen, T. K. D., Hornberg, C., Fehr, R. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals

Assessment and proposal of a new combination of screening criteria for hepatitis C in FranceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Results indicate that an expanded combination of screening criteria better predicted hepatitis C antibody status and thus individuals needing screening than the current French-screening guidelines. The proposed combination of screening criteria could more effectively target hepatitis C risk-populations in France and could serve as the basis for a decision-making screening tool for the general population. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: King, L. A., Le Strat, Y., Meffre, C., Delarocque-Astagneau, E., Desenclos, J.-C. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Pneumonia mortality in a UK general practice population cohortEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: People in general practice who have a diagnosis of pneumonia have a markedly increased mortality in the short-term but some increase in mortality persists during longer-term follow-up. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Myles, P. R., Hubbard, R. B., Gibson, J. E., Pogson, Z., Smith, C. J. P., McKeever, T. M. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Investment decisions in influenza pandemic contingency planning: cost-effectiveness of stockpiling antiviral drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Risk perception, realistic coverage among population and size of a pandemic are crucial parameters and highly decisive for the investment decision. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lugner, A. K., Postma, M. J. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Diabetes prevalence and risk factors among ethnic minoritiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Diabetes is more prevalent among Turkish and Moroccan migrants as compared to the indigenous population. Only part of this difference can be explained by differences in demographic and lifestyle risk factors. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ujcic-Voortman, J. K., Schram, M. T., Jacobs-van der Bruggen, M. A., Verhoeff, A. P., Baan, C. A. Tags: Ethnic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Fear of racism, employment and expected organizational racism: their association with healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study highlights variations in the types of racial discrimination most commonly reported across different socio-demographic characteristics. Despite substantial differences in the experience of racial discrimination, the detrimental impact of racism on health was the same across socio-demographic groups. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Becares, L., Stafford, M., Nazroo, J. Tags: Ethnic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Results of a cervical cancer screening programme from an area of Barcelona (Spain) with a large immigrant populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results show a low rate of participation in the public cervical cancer screening programme and an increase in the number of pathological results during the study period. These results provide useful information at a time when significant changes in the prevention of cervical cancer are being planned. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Casamitjana, M., Sala, M., Ochoa, D., Fuste, P., Castells, X., Alameda, F., SRHCP group Tags: Ethnic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Language-group mortality differentials in Finland in 1988-2004: assessment of the contribution of cause of death, sex and ageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The relative difference in mortality between the two main language groups in Finland persists, with a slight narrowing of the gap among women. Moreover, the largest differences and indications of diverging trends were found among the youngest age groups. The causes of death in which the difference is greatest highlight the importance of health-related behaviour and cultural differences in lifestyle. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sipila, P., Martikainen, P. Tags: Ethnic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Large-scale epidemiological data on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in migrant and ethnic minority groups in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Reliable routine data are key to evidence-based public health policies at both national and EU level. EU countries have a relatively weak base for assessing needs and planning health care interventions for its migrant and ethnic minority populations. The lack of ethnically relevant data on CVD and diabetes across the EU needs to be addressed urgently. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rafnsson, S. B., Bhopal, R. S. Tags: Ethnic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Educational inequalities in self-rated health within the Arab minority in Israel: explanatory factorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Material conditions are a major factor in explaining the educational disparities in SRH among Arabs in Israel. Most of the impact of psychosocial and health behaviours, together with part of the community effects, operated through material conditions. Reduction of educational inequalities in SRH requires provision of educational attainment opportunities accompanied by employment opportunities assuring equivalent material gains. Further examination of factors explaining health inequalities among other minorities is warranted. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daoud, N., Soskolne, V., Manor, O. Tags: Socioeconomic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Socio-economic factors and active commuting to school in urban Spanish adolescents: the AVENA studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Most of the adolescents actively commuted to school, yet the time spent commuting was low. Socio-economic level seems to be inversely related to the ACS in adolescents. Type of school and maternal educational level were the main predictors of ACS. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chillon, P., Ortega, F. B., Ruiz, J. R., Perez, I. J., Martin-Matillas, M., Valtuena, J., Gomez-Martinez, S., Redondo, C., Rey-Lopez, J. P., Castillo, M. J., Tercedor, P., Delgado, M., AVENA Study Group Tags: Socioeconomic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Is bullying equally harmful for rich and poor children?: a study of bullying and depression from age 15 to 27Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our study suggests that the effects of bullying may have more serious long-term implications on health for children from less affluent backgrounds. Our study points at bullying exposure as another pathway through which social adversity in childhood influences social inequalities in adult health. Political efforts are needed to improve norms and legislations about how to treat children and more specific interventions should take place in schools to reduce the exposure to bullying. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Due, P., Damsgaard, M. T., Lund, R., Holstein, B. E. Tags: Socioeconomic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Physical and psychosocial working conditions as explanations for occupational class inequalities in self-rated healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Physical working conditions explained a large part and job control, a somewhat smaller part of socio-economic inequalities in SRH. Improving physical working conditions and increasing job control provide potential routes to reduced inequalities in health among employees. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kaikkonen, R., Rahkonen, O., Lallukka, T., Lahelma, E. Tags: Socioeconomic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Association between political ideology and health in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Studies have largely examined the association between political ideology and health at the aggregate/ecological level. Using individual-level data from 29 European countries, we investigated whether self-reports of political ideology and health are associated. In adjusted models, we found an inverse association between political ideology and self-rated poor health; for a unit increase in the political ideology scale (towards right) the odds ratio (OR) for reporting poor health decreased (OR 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.94–0.96). Although political ideology per se is unlikely to have a causal link to health, it cou...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Subramanian, S. V., Huijts, T., Perkins, J. M. Tags: Socioeconomic Inequalities Source Type: journals

Too early to stop immigrant vaccination programmesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Petrignani, M. W. F., Kroneman, A., van Hunen, R., Vennema, H., Koopmans, M. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Causality, social selectivity or artefacts? Why socioeconomic inequalities in health are not smallest in the Nordic countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Huijts, T., Eikemo, T. A. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

The role of the private sector in health financing and service deliveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Fidler, A. H. Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: journals

Privatization processes in health care in Europe--a move in the right direction, a 'trendy' option, or a step back?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Albreht, T. Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: journals

Human ecology and public healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tarkowski, S. Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals

Health inequalities in European welfare statesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lahelma, E., Lundberg, O. Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals

RETRACTION of: A survey of hepatitis B and C prevalence amongst the homeless community of PragueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Volf, V., Marx, D., Pliskova, L., Sumegh, L., Celko, A. Tags: European Public Health Association Source Type: journals

President's column: EUPHA initiatives in public health innovation--new challenges and opportunities * EUPHA office column: Abstract overview--the 2nd joint European Conference on Public Health, Lodz, Poland, 25-28 November 2009 * International Scientific Committee * Health in times of global economic crisis: implications for the WHO European RegionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sakellarides, C., Paget, D. Z. Tags: European Public Health Association Source Type: journals

Migrants and hepatitis B: new strategies for secondary prevention neededEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hahne, S., Wormann, T., Kretzschmar, M. Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals

Antibiotic prescribing in paediatric populations: a comparison between Viareggio, Italy and Funen, DenmarkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The paediatric antibiotic prescription rate is substantially higher in Viareggio compared with Funen. These data confirm possible overuse and misuse of antibiotics in the Italian paediatric population. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lusini, G., Lapi, F., Sara, B., Vannacci, A., Mugelli, A., Kragstrup, J., Bjerrum, L. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Measuring risk of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in the Russian FederationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: FOI models can play an important role in surveillance of HIV but caution is needed in the interpretation of behavioural data for predicting current or future risk of HIV. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Platt, L., Sutton, A. J., Vickerman, P., Koshkina, E., Maximova, S., Latishevskaya, N., Hickman, M., Bonell, C., Parry, J., Rhodes, T. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Projection of the number of patients with tuberculosis in the Netherlands in 2030Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The decrease in TB incidence observed over many years may stall from 2010 onwards because of an estimated increase in non-Dutch TB patients. Given their disproportionate burden, future TB-control activities should prioritize the health of first-generation immigrants. Enhanced TB control in the countries of origin and new diagnostic tests to identify those at high risk of developing active TB could help in reducing further the TB incidence in the Netherlands. Future TB-control efforts must be organized in a flexible way to be able to incorporate changing epidemiological situations. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: van Leth, F., Kalisvaart, N. A., Erkens, C. G. M., Borgdoff, M. W. Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Personality and health as predictors of income decrease in old age: Findings from the longitudinal SMILE studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Social anxiety and poor physical health are relevant factors associated with decrease in income in old age. The findings suggest that these factors are important in retaining one's socio-economic status. Future longitudinal research is necessary to further disentangle the mechanisms and pathways related to socio-economic health inequalities along the life-course. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Groffen, D. A. I., Bosma, H., van den Akker, M., Kempen, G. I. J. M., van Eijk, J. Th. M. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: journals

Who can afford to look to the future ? The relationship between socio-economic status and proactive copingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: People with higher income and higher educational level used more proactive coping strategies in their daily life to offset potential problems associated with ageing. Physical health status partially explained the SES-differences in proactive coping. It seems that people with lower SES undertake less future-oriented activities as a result of the fact that present health problems require attention and drain resources. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ouwehand, C., de Ridder, D. T. D., Bensing, J. M. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: journals

Social vulnerability and unmet preventive care needs in outpatients of two French public hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Unmet needs for preventive care primarily resulted from social inequalities in secondary access to such care. It may be necessary to set up specific interventions targeting vulnerable patients within hospital consultations. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Pascal, J., Abbey-Huguenin, H., Leux, C., Lombrail, P., Lert, F. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: journals

Uptake of faecal occult blood test colorectal cancer screening by different ethnic groups in the NetherlandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We investigated the participation rates in CRC screening with a FOBT among various ethnic groups in the Netherlands. Individuals (n = 10 054) were invited by mail and grouped by country of birth. Overall participation rate was 49%. Participation among ethnic minority groups was significantly lower than among ethnic Dutch [adjusted OR for participation: Middle- or Central-East 0.25 (0.18–0.34), African 0.48 (0.34–0.67), Surinamese and Antillean 0.51 (0.43–0.61), South- or South-East Asian 0.56 (0.46–0.69) and ‘other Western’ 0.78 (0.63–0.96)]. Further studies are needed to explore w...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Deutekom, M., van Rijn, A. F., Dekker, E., Blaauwgeers, H., Stronks, K., Fockens, P., Essink-Bot, M.-L. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: journals

The role of drunken older siblings and drunken peers in the alcohol-violence nexusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The present study confirmed the occurrence of cumulative risk processes and demonstrated that excessive alcohol consumption among older siblings and peers represents a crucial contextual factor for the link between adolescents’ risky drinking and violence and delinquency. For prevention, the findings suggest that a focus on peers alone may not be effective if the familial background is not taken into consideration. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kuntsche, E., Gossrau-Breen, D., Gmel, G. Tags: Alcohol-related Problems Source Type: journals

Does binge drinking increase the risk of lung cancer: results from the Findrink studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Binge drinking is not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer among non-smokers but among smokers, it is associated with an increased risk irrespective of the number of cigarettes smoked daily. Even though the number of lung cancer cases among non-smokers was relatively small, the fact that the increased risk was limited to only smokers means that residual confounding by smoking may play a role. Larger studies are needed to clarify this association. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Toriola, A. T., Kurl, S., Laukkanen, J. A., Kauhanen, J. Tags: Alcohol-related Problems Source Type: journals

Per capita alcohol consumption and sickness absence in NorwayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The present findings strengthen the conclusion from the Swedish study, that sickness absence may be added to the list of indicators of alcohol-related harm. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Norstrom, T., Moan, I. S. Tags: Alcohol-related Problems Source Type: journals

The relationship between age at drinking onset and subsequent binge drinking among womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In the four Nordic countries, there is a strong relation between age at drinking onset and later binge drinking. The strong relationship found in countries with such different alcohol cultures is most likely generalizable to other Western countries. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Eliasen, M., Kjaer, S. K., Munk, C., Nygard, M., Sparen, P., Tryggvadottir, L., Liaw, K.-L., Gronbaek, M. Tags: Alcohol-related Problems Source Type: journals

Cyberdrugs: a cross-sectional study of online pharmacies characteristicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As e-commerce and online pharmacies (OPs) arose, the potential impact of the Internet on the world of health shifted from merely the spread of information to a real opportunity to acquire health services directly. Aim of the study was to investigate the offer of prescription drugs in OPs, analysing their characteristics, using the content analysis method. The research performed using the Google search engine led to an analysis of 118 online pharmacies. Only 51 (43.2%) of them stated their precise location. Ninety-six (81.4%) online pharmacies did not require a medical prescription from the customer's physician. Online phar...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Orizio, G., Schulz, P., Domenighini, S., Caimi, L., Rosati, C., Rubinelli, S., Gelatti, U. Tags: Media and Public Health Source Type: journals

Television exposure is related to fear of avian flu, an Ecological Study across 23 member states of the European UnionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Fear of a pandemic precedes any real pandemic and may have to be dealt with separately. Exposure to television is highly associated with worrying about the virus. This relationship merits further study. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Van den Bulck, J., Custers, K. Tags: Media and Public Health Source Type: journals

By how much would limiting TV food advertising reduce childhood obesity?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study suggests that from one in seven up to one in three obese children in the USA might not have been obese in the absence of advertising for unhealthy food on TV. Limiting the exposure of children to marketing of energy-dense food could be part of a broader effort to make children's diets healthier. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Veerman, J. L., Van Beeck, E. F., Barendregt, J. J., Mackenbach, J. P. Tags: Media and Public Health Source Type: journals

The gap between suicide characteristics in the print media and in the populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Suicide characteristics in the media are not representative of the population. The identified discrepancies provide a basis for tailor-made education of mass media professionals. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Niederkrotenthaler, T., Till, B., Herberth, A., Voracek, M., Kapusta, N. D., Etzersdorfer, E., Strauss, M., Sonneck, G. Tags: Media and Public Health Source Type: journals

Assisted suicide on TV--the public 'License to Kill'?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Neuner, T., Hubner-Liebermann, B., Hajak, G., Hausner, H. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Are the limit values proposed by the new European Directive 2008/50 for PM2.5 safe for health?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Linares, C., Diaz, J., Tobias, A. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Neutrality and translation problems in measuring patient experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sally, D., Sizmur, S. Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: journals

Measuring patient experiences in Europe: what can we learn from the experiences in the USA and England?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The European Journal of Public Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Delnoij, D. M. J. Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: journals