Volume 3, Number 1, February 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Evaluation of a teacher-led physical activity curriculum to increase preschooler physical activity

Margaret Dunn-Carver, Lizzy Pope, Gregory Dana, Anne Dorwaldt, Brian Flynn, Janice Bunn, Jean Harvey-Berino

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31018  4,348 Downloads  6,872 Views   Citations

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Group fitness is effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy adults

Jinger S. Gottschall, Justin L. Jones, Jackie Mills, Bryce Hastings

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31017  6,328 Downloads  14,538 Views   Citations

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Bone mineral density in Iranian patients: Effects of age, sex, and body mass index

Mehrdad Aghaei, Hamid Reza Bazr Afshan, Mostafa Qorbani, Hossien Shadpour Dashti, Roya Safari

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31016  3,529 Downloads  5,851 Views   Citations

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Stage of readiness for planned activity reveals heart failure patients at higher risk

Tracie R. Parish, Maria Kosma, Michael A. Welsch

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31015  2,821 Downloads  4,494 Views   Citations

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Designing extra-curricular dance programs: UK physical education and dance teachers’ perspectives

Simon J. Sebire, Jade McNeill, Laura Pool, Anne M. Haase, Jane Powell, Russell Jago

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31014  4,429 Downloads  7,235 Views   Citations

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Development of health and depressive symptoms among Danish adolescents—Socioeconomic differences and effects of life-style

Johan Hviid Andersen, Merete Labriola, Thomas Lund, Claus D. Hansen

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31013  3,579 Downloads  5,378 Views   Citations

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Multifactorial study of mobile phone dependence in medical students: Relationship to health-related lifestyle, Type A behavior, and depressive state

Masahiro Toda, Satoko Ezoe

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31012  6,421 Downloads  10,101 Views   Citations

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Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about HIV/AIDS of Sudanese and Bantu Somali immigrant women living in Omaha, Nebraska

Shingairai Feresu, Lynette Smith

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31011  4,671 Downloads  7,883 Views   Citations

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Use of systems change and health information technology to integrate comprehensive tobacco cessation services in a statewide system for delivery of healthcare

Sarah Moody-Thomas, Michael D. Celestin Jr., Ronald Horswell

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Chlamydia prevention in Sweden—A case study of potential key factors in successful response

Charlotte Deogan, Cecilia Moberg, Lene Lindberg, Anna Månsdotter

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31009  4,464 Downloads  6,641 Views   Citations

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Spouses of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 at increased risk of high blood glucose levels

Ganiyu Lanre Yahaya, Alero Ann Roberts, Victor Akpan Inem

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Mixed methods evaluation of a randomized control pilot trial targeting sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors

Jamie Zoellner, Emily Cook, Yvonnes Chen, Wen You, Brenda Davy, Paul Estabrooks

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Mediation effects of social support on relationships of perceived environment and self-efficacy with school-based physical activity: A structural equation model tailored for Japanese adolescent girls

Li He, Kaori Ishii, Ai Shibata, Minoru Adachi, Keiko Nonoue, Koichiro Oka

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.31006  3,630 Downloads  5,970 Views   Citations

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Broad overview of oxidative stress and its complications in human health

Peter Kovacic, Ratnasamy Somanathan

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Exposure of abattoirs workers to rift valley fever virus infection in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Tarik A. Al-Azraqi, Awad A. El Mekki, Ahmed A. Mahfouz

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Temporal variation in cardiovascular disease risk predicted by albuminuria: An opportunity for clinical intervention?

Katina D’Onise, Robyn McDermott, Adrian Esterman, Bradley McCulloch

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Culture- and evidence-based health promotion group education perceived by new-coming adult Arabic-speaking male and female refugees to Sweden—Pre and two post assessments

Solvig Ekblad, Maria Asplund

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Healthcare providers’ perceptions on screening for Intimate Partner Violence in healthcare: A qualitative study of four health centres in Uganda

Stephen Lawoko, Gloria K. Seruwagi, Iryne Marunga, Milton Mutto, Emmanuel Ochola, Geoffrey Oloya, Joyce Piloya, Muhamadi Lubega

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