Journal of Public Health

Editorial

Gabriel M. Leung

From Confucius to Obama
J Public Health 2009 31: 1-2; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp013 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Perspectives

Get checked abstract Anna B. Gilmore, John Britton, Deborah Arnott, Richard Ashcroft, and Martin J. Jarvis

The place for harm reduction and product regulation in UK tobacco control policy
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 3-10; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Konrad Jamrozik

Where now for tobacco control—no place yet for harm reduction in tobacco control
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 11-12; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn109 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. R. Srikrishna and Mala Rao

Where now for tobacco control—the place for harm reduction and product regulation in UK tobacco control policy: a perspective from India
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 13-14; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn110 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony J. Hedley and Sarah M. McGhee

Harm reduction in tobacco control
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 15-16; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn111 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Protection

Get checked abstract D. L. Cooper, N. Q. Verlander, A. J. Elliot, C. A. Joseph, and G. E. Smith

Can syndromic thresholds provide early warning of national influenza outbreaks?
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on November 20, 2007
J Public Health 2009 31: 17-25; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gina Marie Piane

Evidence-based practices to reduce maternal mortality: a systematic review
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 26-31; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hong-Liang Liu, Lawrence T. Lam, Qiang Zeng, Shu-qing Han, Gang Fu, and Chang-chun Hou

Effects of drinking water with high iodine concentration on the intelligence of children in Tianjin, China
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 32-38; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tarek Sibai, Rania A. Tohme, Hind A. Beydoun, Nabil Kanaan, and Abla Mehio Sibai

Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: the role of personal factors and correlation with other problem behaviors
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 39-46; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Improvement

Get checked abstract Cihangir Erem, Arif Hacihasanoglu, Mustafa Kocak, Orhan Deger, and Murat Topbas

Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension and associated risk factors among Turkish adults: Trabzon Hypertension Study
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 30, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 47-58; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W. W. T. Lam, M. Tsuchiya, M. Chan, S. W. W. Chan, A. Or, and R. Fielding

Help-seeking patterns in Chinese women with symptoms of breast disease: a qualitative study
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 59-68; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Policy and Services

Get checked abstract Martin Frisher, Orsolina Martino, Ilana Crome, and Peter Croft

Trends in drug misuse recorded in primary care in the UK from 1998 to 2005
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 4, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 69-73; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Judith Brown, Phil Hanlon, Ivan Turok, David Webster, James Arnott, and Ewan B. Macdonald

Mental health as a reason for claiming incapacity benefit—a comparison of national and local trends
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 30, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 74-80; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yirgu Gebrehiwot and Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

Trends of abortion complications in a transition of abortion law revisions in Ethiopia
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 14, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 81-87; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Humphrey and J. S. Tucker

Rising rates of obstetric interventions: exploring the determinants of induction of labour
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 13, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 88-94; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Michael Caley and Tom Fowler

Suicide prevention: is more demographic information the answer?
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 95-97; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bjørg Marit Andersen, Mette Rasch, Kjersti Hochlin, Tori Tollefsen, and Leiv Sandvik

Hospital-acquired infections before and after healthcare reorganization in a tertiary university hospital in Norway
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 18, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 98-104; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Communication

Get checked abstract N. Daykin, R. Irwin, R. Kimberlee, J. Orme, M. Plant, L. McCarron, and M. Rahbari

Alcohol, young people and the media: a study of radio output in six radio stations in England
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 13, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 105-112; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jean-François Etter

Perceived priorities for prevention: change between 1996 and 2006 in a general population survey
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 22, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 113-118; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Vanessa Abrahamson, Johanna Wolf, Irene Lorenzoni, Bridget Fenn, Sari Kovats, Paul Wilkinson, W. Neil Adger, and Rosalind Raine

Perceptions of heatwave risks to health: interview-based study of older people in London and Norwich, UK
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 119-126; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David S. Morrison and G. David Batty

The advantages of being called NICE: a systematic review of journal article titles using the acronym for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 22, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 127-130; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Disparities

Get checked abstract Y. Kelly, L. Panico, M. Bartley, M. Marmot, J. Nazroo, and A. Sacker

Why does birthweight vary among ethnic groups in the UK? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 21, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 131-137; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pawel Zagozdzon, Leszek Zaborski, and Jan Ejsmont

Survival and cause-specific mortality among unemployed individuals in Poland during economic transition
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 23, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 138-146; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David K. Whynes

Deprivation and self-reported health: are there ‘Scottish effects’ in England and Wales?
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 22, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 147-153; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Mulvaney, D. Kendrick, E. Towner, M. Brussoni, M. Hayes, J. Powell, S. Robertson, and H. Ward

Fatal and non-fatal fire injuries in England 1995–2004: time trends and inequalities by age, sex and area deprivation
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 154-161; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lynn Meuleners, Andy H. Lee, and Delia Hendrie

Effects of demographic variables on mental illness admission for victims of interpersonal violence
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 18, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 162-167; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Justin Zaman, Angela M. Crook, Cornelia Junghans, Natalie K. Fitzpatrick, Gene Feder, Adam D. Timmis, and Harry Hemingway

Ethnic differences in long-term improvement of angina following revascularization or medical management: a comparison between south Asians and white Europeans
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
J Public Health 2009 31: 168-174; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Spencer Moore, Mark Daniel, Catherine Paquet, Laurette Dubé, and Lise Gauvin

Association of individual network social capital with abdominal adiposity, overweight and obesity
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 18, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 175-183; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NICE Update

Amanda Killoran, Patti White, Lesley Owen, Alastair Fischer, and Louise Millward

NICE public health guidance: what's new?
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 18, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 184-186; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn117 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cochrane Update

Rebecca Armstrong, Jodie Doyle, and Elizabeth Waters

Cochrane Public Health Review Group update: incorporating research generated outside of the health sector
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 18, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 187-189; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn116 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

QCDR

Communicable Disease and Health Protection Quarterly Review: September to December 2008
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on February 3, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 190-192; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn115 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence

Mark McCarthy

Comment on ‘Cancer information for management’
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 6, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 193; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn108 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Corrigenda

J. Karnon, R. Jones, C. Czoski-Murray, and K. Smith

Cost-utility analysis of screening high risk groups for anal cancer
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 28, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 194; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp001 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Carlisle and P. Hanlon

Do we face a third revolution in human history? If so, how will public health respond?
Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 28, 2009
J Public Health 2009 31: 195; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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