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Volume 6, issue 12, 2009

Very Low Dose Fetal Exposure to Chernobyl Contamination Resulted in Increases in Infant Leukemia in Europe and Raises Questions about Current Radiation Risk Models pp. 1-10

Christopher C. Busby

Seasonal and Spatial Variations of Indoor Pollen in a Hospital pp. 1-10

Rafael Tormo-Molina, Ángela Gonzalo-Garijo, Inmaculada Silva-Palacios and Santiago Fernández-Rodríguez

Access to Health Care and Religion among Young American Men pp. 1-10

R. Frank Gillum, Nicole Jarrett and Thomas O. Obisesan

Deadly Partners: Interdependence of Alcohol and Trauma in the Clinical Setting pp. 1-8

Amanda V. Hayman and Marie L. Crandall

Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries pp. 1-18

Jolanta Aleksejūnienė, Dorthe Holst and Vilma Brukienė

Health Economic Assessment: A Methodological Primer pp. 1-17

Steven Simoens

An Exploratory Study of Diabetes in a First Nation Community with Respect to Serum Concentrations of p,p’ -DDE and PCBs and Fish Consumption pp. 1-11

Aline Philibert, Harold Schwartz and Donna Mergler

Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Cosmetologists pp. 1-13

Alexandra Tsigonia, Dimitra Tanagra, Athena Linos, Georgios Merekoulias and Evangelos C. Alexopoulos

Gender Differences in Interpersonal Problems of Alcohol-Dependent Patients and Healthy Controls pp. 1-13

Sandra E. Mueller, Bigna Degen, Sylvie Petitjean, Gerhard A. Wiesbeck and Marc Walter

Effect of Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco-Dependence Treatments on Smoking Cessation pp. 1-13

Feng Liu

Alcoholism and Intimate Partner Violence: Effects on Children’s Psychosocial Adjustment pp. 1-13

Keith Klostermann and Michelle L. Kelley

“This Is Public Health: Recycling Counts!” Description of a Pilot Health Communications Campaign pp. 1-12

Nancy L. Chase, Gregory M. Dominick, Amy Trepal, Leanne S. Bailey and Daniela B. Friedman

Sudden Unexpected Death in Alcohol Misuse—An Unrecognized Public Health Issue? pp. 1-12

Alexa H. Templeton, Karen L. T. Carter, Nick Sheron, Patrick J. Gallagher and Clare Verrill

Examining the Dynamic Association of BMI and Mortality in the Framingham Heart Study pp. 1-12

Jianghua He, Daniel McGee, Xufeng Niu and Won Choi

Assessment of Japanese Stimulant Control Law Offenders Using the Addiction Severity Index—Japanese Version: Comparison with Patients in Treatment Settings pp. 1-14

Takashi Watanabe, Yasukazu Ogai, Takehiro Koga, Eiichi Senoo, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Norio Mori and Kazutaka Ikeda

The Role of Endocarditis, Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis pp. 1-15

Norman Schöffel, Karin Vitzthum, Stefanie Mache, David A. Groneberg and David Quarcoo

Natural Environment Suitability of China and Its Relationship with Population Distributions pp. 1-15

Xiaohuan Yang and Hanqing Ma

Associations between Area-Level Unemployment, Body Mass Index, and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in an Urban Area pp. 1-15

Ashley Isaac Naimi, Catherine Paquet, Lise Gauvin and Mark Daniel

Geo-Relationship between Cancer Cases and the Environment by GIS: A Case Study of Trabzon in Turkey pp. 1-15

Tahsin Yomralioglu, Ebru H. Colak and Arif C. Aydinoglu

Externalities from Alcohol Consumption in the 2005 US National Alcohol Survey: Implications for Policy pp. 1-20

Thomas K. Greenfield, Yu Ye, William Kerr, Jason Bond, Jürgen Rehm and Norman Giesbrecht

Chronic Stress and the Development of Early Atherosclerosis: Moderating Effect of Endothelial Dysfunction and Impaired Arterial Elasticity pp. 1-16

Nadja Chumaeva, Mirka Hintsanen, Niklas Ravaja, Markus Juonala, Olli T. Raitakari and Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

Mapping Environmental Dimensions of Dengue Fever Transmission Risk in the Aburrá Valley, Colombia pp. 1-16

Sair Arboleda, Nicolas Jaramillo-O. and A. Townsend Peterson

Toxicological Assessment of Toxic Element Residues in Swine Kidney and Its Role in Public Health Risk Assessment pp. 1-16

Dragan R. Milićević, Milijan Jovanović, Verica B. Jurić, Zoran I. Petrović and Srđan M. Stefanović

Occupational Noise Exposure and Age Correction: The Problem of Selection Bias pp. 1-2

Robert A. Dobie

Volume 6, issue 11, 2009

Is There a Link between Wheezing in Early Childhood and Adverse Birth Outcomes? A Systematic Review pp. 1-10

Evridiki Patelarou, Maria Chochlidaki, Victoria Vivilaki and Hero Brokalaki

Alcohol-Induced Blackout pp. 1-10

Hamin Lee, Sungwon Roh and Dai Jin Kim

Incidence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence on Nursing Staffs Caring for Chronic Psychiatric Patients in Taiwan pp. 1-10

Wen-Ching Chen, Yu-Hua Sun, Tsuo-Hung Lan and Hsien-Jane Chiu

Application of the WHO Keys of Safer Food to Improve Food Handling Practices of Food Vendors in a Poor Resource Community in Ghana pp. 1-10

Eric S. Donkor, Boniface B. Kayang, Jonathan Quaye and Moses L. Akyeh

Editor’s Note – Received Date Error, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 2387-2396 pp. 1-1

Gardenia You

Indoor Air Pollution: An Old Problem with New Challenges pp. 1-3

John Spengler and Gary Adamkiewicz

Public Health and Nursing: A Natural Partnership pp. 1-6

Christine Savage and Joan Kub

Impact of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders on Retention in a Methadone Maintenance Program: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study pp. 1-11

Mònica Astals, Laura Díaz, Antònia Domingo-Salvany, Rocío Martín-Santos, Antoni Bulbena and Marta Torrens

State Adoption of 100% Smoke-Free Acute Non Federal Hospital Campus Policies pp. 1-7

Adam O. Goldstein, Julea Steiner, Anna McCullough, Kathryn D. Kramer and Melva Fager Okun

Examining Factors in the Research Institute on Addictions Self-Inventory (RIASI): Associations with Alcohol Use and Problems at Assessment and Follow-Up pp. 1-21

Robert E. Mann, Gina Stoduto, Rosely Flam Zalcman, Thomas H. Nochajski, Louise Hall, Patricia Dill and Elisabeth Wells-Parker

Chronic Traffic-Induced PM Exposure and Self-Reported Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health in the RHINE Tartu Cohort pp. 1-12

Hans Orru, Rain Jõgi, Marko Kaasik and Bertil Forsberg

Agreement between the SCORE and D’Agostino Scales for the Classification of High Cardiovascular Risk in Sedentary Spanish Patients pp. 1-12

Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Gonzalo Grandes, José A. Iglesias-Valiente, Alvaro Sánchez, Imanol Montoya, Luis García-Ortiz and Group Pepaf

Alcoholic Pancreatitis: Pathogenesis, Incidence and Treatment with Special Reference to the Associated Pain pp. 1-20

Raffaele Pezzilli and Antonio M. Morselli-Labate

A History of Alcohol Dependence Increases the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgical Patients pp. 1-15

Judith A. Hudetz, Kathleen M. Patterson, Alison J. Byrne, Zafar Iqbal, Sweeta D. Gandhi, David C. Warltier and Paul S. Pagel

Leachability of Arsenic and Heavy Metals from Mine Tailings of Abandoned Metal Mines pp. 1-15

Mihee Lim, Gi-Chun Han, Ji-Whan Ahn, Kwang-Suk You and Hyung-Seok Kim

Two Distinct Training Methods for a Doctrine of Life with Healthy Heart in a Low Socioeconomic Society Model pp. 1-15

Selma Metintas, Cemalettin Kalyoncu and İnci Arıkan

Variation of Natural Streamflow since 1470 in the Middle Yellow River, China pp. 1-16

Chi-Yuan Miao and Jin-Ren Ni

Volume 6, issue 10, 2009

Vitamin D and Calcium Insufficiency-Related Chronic Diseases: an Emerging World-Wide Public Health Problem pp. 1-23

Meinrad Peterlik, Steven Boonen, Heide S. Cross and Christel Lamberg-Allardt

Preventing and Managing Cardiometabolic Risk: The Logic for Intervention pp. 1-17

Mark A. Pereira, Thomas E. Kottke, Courtney Jordan, Patrick J. O’Connor, Nicolaas P. Pronk and Rita Carreón

Specialist Community Nurses: A Critical Analysis of Their Role in the Management of Long-Term Conditions pp. 1-18

Gretl A. McHugh, Maria Horne, Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Luker

Epidemiological Study of Rickettsial Infections in Patients with Hypertransaminemia in Madrid (Spain) pp. 1-8

Lourdes Lledó, Rosario González, María Isabel Gegúndez, María Beltrán and José Vicente Saz

Sustainability: Environmental Studies and Public Health pp. 1-3

Miklas Scholz

Tobacco Use, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke, and Training on Cessation Counseling Among Nursing Students: Cross-Country Data from the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS), 2005–2009 pp. 1-16

Charles W. Warren, Dhirendra N. Sinha, Juliette Lee, Veronica Lea and Nathan R. Jones

Assessing the Effects of Weather Conditions on Physical Activity Participation Using Objective Measures pp. 1-16

Catherine B. Chan and Daniel A. Ryan

Validity of Self-Reported Weight and Height of Adolescents, Its Impact on Classification into BMI-Categories and the Association with Weighing Behaviour pp. 1-16

Tineke De Vriendt, Inge Huybrechts, Charlene Ottevaere, Inge Van Trimpont and Stefaan De Henauw

Health and Retirement in Europe pp. 1-20

Ronald Hagan, Andrew Jones and Nigel Rice

Clients’ Experiences of a Community Based Lifestyle Modification Program: A Qualitative Study pp. 1-15

Ruth S.M. Chan, Kris Y.W. Lok, Mandy M.M. Sea and Jean Woo

Food Choices and Coronary Heart Disease: A Population Based Cohort Study of Rural Swedish Men with 12 Years of Follow-up pp. 1-13

Sara Holmberg, Anders Thelin and Eva-Lena Stiernström

Factors Affecting Use of Preventive Tests for Cardiovascular Risk among Greeks pp. 1-13

Evelina Pappa, Nick Kontodimopoulos, Angelos A. Papadopoulos, Georgia Pallikarona, Dimitris Niakas and Yannis Tountas

The Relationship between Odour Annoyance Scores and Modelled Ambient Air Pollution in Sarnia, “Chemical Valley”, Ontario pp. 1-21

Dominic Odwa Atari, Isaac N. Luginaah and Karen Fung

Volume 6, issue 9, 2009

The Effect of Uncertainty in Exposure Estimation on the Exposure-Response Relation between 1,3-Butadiene and Leukemia pp. 1-20

John J. Graff, Nalini Sathiakumar, Maurizio Macaluso, George Maldonado, Robert Matthews and Elizabeth Delzell

Context and Cardiovascular Risk Modification in Two Regions of Ontario, Canada: A Photo Elicitation Study pp. 1-19

Jan E. Angus, Ellen Rukholm, Isabelle Michel, Sylvie Larocque, Lisa Seto, Jennifer Lapum, Katherine Timmermans, Renée Chevrier-Lamoureux and Robert P. Nolan

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Labeled, Parallel Group Trial of Sildenafil in Alcohol-Associated Erectile Dysfunction: The Impact on Psychosocial Outcomes pp. 1-16

Alexander M. Ponizovsky, Lev Averbuch, Ira Radomislensky and Alexander Grinshpoon

Temperature Effect on Water Extractability of Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc from Composted Organic Solid Wastes of South-West Nigeria pp. 1-11

Iheoma M. Adekunle

Rapid Degradation of Phenanthrene by Using Sphingomonas sp. GY2B Immobilized in Calcium Alginate Gel Beads pp. 1-11

Xue-Qin Tao, Gui-Ning Lu, Jie-Ping Liu, Ting Li and Li-Ni Yang

Environmental Determinants of Asthma among School Children Aged 13-14 in and around Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa pp. 1-21

Kidi Rose Maluleke and Zeleke Worku

Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being? pp. 1-12

Bjørn Grinde and Grete Grindal Patil

A U.S. Partnership with India and Poland to Track Acute Chemical Releases to Serve Public Health pp. 1-12

Perri Zeitz Ruckart, Maureen Orr, Anna Pałaszewska-Tkacz, Aruna Dewan and Vikas Kapil

Self-Rated Health: Inequalities and Potential Determinants pp. 1-14

Evangelos C. Alexopoulos and Mary Geitona

Motivations for Alcohol Use among Men Aged 16-30 Years in Sri Lanka pp. 1-9

Bilesha Perera and Mohammad Torabi

Relationship between Dietary Beef, Fat, and Pork and Alcoholic Cirrhosis pp. 1-9

Francis Stephen Bridges

Herpes Zoster Associated Hospital Admissions in Italy: Review of the Hospital Discharge Forms pp. 1-10

Giovanni Gabutti, Carlotta Serenelli, Alessandra Cavallaro and Pietro Ragni

Life Years at Risk: A Population Health Measure from a Prevention Perspective pp. 1-10

Yuejen Zhao and Rosalyn Malyon

Alcohol Consumption and Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Population-Based Study pp. 1-10

Lokendra Thakur, Marija Kojicic, Sweta J. Thakur, Matthew S. Pieper, Rahul Kashyap, Cesar A. Trillo-Alvarez, Fernandez Javier, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba and Ognjen Gajic

Development, Methodology and Potential of the New Universal Visual Scoring System (UniViSS) for Caries Detection and Diagnosis pp. 1-10

Jan Kühnisch, Inka Goddon, Susanne Berger, Helga Senkel, Katharina Bücher, Thomas Oehme, Reinhard Hickel and Roswitha Heinrich-Weltzien

Volume 6, issue 8, 2009

The Quality of Alcohol Products in Vietnam and Its Implications for Public Health pp. 1-12

Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Pham Thi Hoang Anh, Svetlana Popova and Jürgen Rehm

Time Trend of the Male Proportion at Birth in Brazil, 1979-2004 pp. 1-12

Gerusa Gibson, Luciana Scarlazzari Costa and Sergio Koifman

Verification of the Addiction Severity Index Japanese Version (ASI-J) as a Treatment-Customization, Prediction, and Comparison Tool for Alcohol-Dependent Individuals pp. 1-21

Ayako Haraguchi, Yasukazu Ogai, Eiichi Senoo, Satoru Saito, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Aihide Yoshino, Aro Ino, Kenji Yanbe, Mitsuru Hasegawa, Masaru Murakami, Masanobu Murayama, Toru Ishikawa, Susumu Higuchi and Kazutaka Ikeda

Chronic Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose Business Is It? pp. 1-13

Alexander Bischoff, Tetanye Ekoe, Nicolas Perone, Slim Slama and Louis Loutan

Avoidable Portion of Tobacco-Attributable Acute Care Hospital Days and Its Cost Due to Implementation of Different Intervention Strategies in Canada pp. 1-14

Svetlana Popova, Jayadeep Patra and Jürgen Rehm

Environmental Effects on Public Health: An Economic Perspective pp. 1-19

Kyriaki Remoundou and Phoebe Koundouri

13 C-NMR Assessment of the Pattern of Organic Matter Transformation during Domestic Wastewater Treatment by Autothermal Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) pp. 1-19

Anna V. Piterina, John Barlett and J.Tony Pembroke

Morphological Deformities as Biomarkers in Fish from Contaminated Rivers in Taiwan pp. 1-25

Peter Lin Sun, William E. Hawkins, Robin M. Overstreet and Nancy J. Brown-Peterson

Door to Door Survey and Community Participation to Implement a New County Mosquito Control Program in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA pp. 1-10

Amanda Grantham, Alice L. Anderson and Timothy Kelley

Smoking Determinants in Turkish University Students pp. 1-10

Feryal C. Celikel, Serhat Celikel and Unal Erkorkmaz

A Qualitative Study of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Agricultural Households in Southeastern Uganda pp. 1-26

Dawn Parker, Kathryn H. Jacobsen and Maction K. Komwa

Neighborhood Environment and Self-Rated Health among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka pp. 1-11

Bilesha Perera, Truls Østbye and Chandramali Jayawardana

Ethanol Consumption by Wistar Rat Dams Affects Selenium Bioavailability and Antioxidant Balance in Their Progeny pp. 1-11

María Luisa Ojeda, Beatriz Vázquez, Fátima Nogales, María Luisa Murillo and Olimpia Carreras

The Influence of Socioeconomic and Environmental Determinants on Health and Obesity: A West Virginia Case Study pp. 1-17

Anura Amarasinghe, Gerard D’Souza, Cheryl Brown, Hyungna Oh and Tatiana Borisova

Plant-Associated Bacterial Degradation of Toxic Organic Compounds in Soil pp. 1-22

Martina McGuinness and David Dowling

Volume 6, issue 7, 2009

Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Hazardous Drinking, Tobacco and Drug Use in Urban Tanzania, and Their Associated Risk Factors pp. 1-16

Joseph Mbatia, Rachel Jenkins, Nicola Singleton and Bethany White

Epistasis between IL1A, IL1B, TNF, HTR2A, 5-HTTLPR and TPH2 Variations Does Not Impact Alcohol Dependence Disorder Features pp. 1-11

Antonio Drago, Ioannis Liappas, Carmine Petio, Diego Albani, Gianluigi Forloni, Petros Malitas, Christina Piperi, Antonis Politis, Elias O. Tzavellas, Katerina K. Zisaki, Francesca Prato, Sara Batelli, Letizia Polito, Diana De Ronchi, Thomas Paparrigopoulos, Anastasios Kalofoutis and Alessandro Serretti

Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Levels of Urinary Metals in the U.S. Youth and Adult Population: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 pp. 1-17

Patricia A. Richter, Ellen E. Bishop, Jiantong Wang and Monica H. Swahn

Heavy Metal Hazards of Pediatric Syrup Administration in Nigeria: A Look at Chromium, Nickel and Manganese pp. 1-8

John Kanayochukwu Nduka and Orish Ebere Orisakwe

Silent Trace Eliminates Differential Eyeblink Learning in Abstinent Alcoholics pp. 1-21

Catherine Brawn Fortier, Arkadiy L. Maksimovskiy, Jonathan R. Venne, Ginette LaFleche and Regina E. McGlinchey

The Liver-Brain Axis of Alcohol-Mediated Neurodegeneration: Role of Toxic Lipids pp. 1-21

Suzanne M. De la Monte, Lisa Longato, Ming Tong, Sarah DeNucci and Jack R. Wands

Ecological Sustainability: What Role for Public Health Education? pp. 1-13

Mary Louise Fleming, Thomas Tenkate and Trish Gould

Connectivity for Healthcare and Well-Being Management: Examples from Six European Projects pp. 1-25

Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Ricardo Castellot Lou, Athanasios Anastasiou, Chris D. Nugent, Jan Alexandersson, Gottfried Zimmermann, Ulises Cortes and Roberto Casas

The Effects of Environmental Factors on Persons Living with HIV/AIDS pp. 1-14

Lucersia Nichols, Paul B. Tchounwou, Leandro Mena and Daniel Sarpong

The Relationship between Concurrent Substance Use Disorders and Eating Disorders with Personality Disorders pp. 1-14

Christine Courbasson and Jacqueline M. Brunshaw

Volume 6, issue 6, 2009

Analysis of Airborne Betula Pollen in Finland; a 31-Year Perspective pp. 1-18

Eija Yli-Panula, Desta Bey Fekedulegn, Brett James Green and Hanna Ranta

Hazards Faced by Young Designated Drivers: In-Car Risks of Driving Drunken Passengers pp. 1-18

Peter J. Rothe and Linda J. Carroll

The Role of Health Kiosks in 2009: Literature and Informant Review pp. 1-38

Ray Jones

Fish, Mercury, Selenium and Cardiovascular Risk: Current Evidence and Unanswered Questions pp. 1-23

Dariush Mozaffarian

Pattern of Smoking Habit among Greek Blue and White Collar Workers pp. 1-6

George Rachiotis, Ioannis Karydis, Spyros Drivas and Christos Hadjichristodoulou

The Built Environment and Health: Introducing Individual Space-Time Behavior pp. 1-20

Dick Saarloos, Jae-Eun Kim and Harry Timmermans

Calibrating Self-Reported Measures of Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy via Bioassays Using a Monte Carlo Approach pp. 1-16

Vanja M. Dukic, Marina Niessner, Kate E. Pickett, Neal L. Benowitz and Lauren S. Wakschlag

Tobacco Control: Visualisation of Research Activity Using Density-Equalizing Mapping and Scientometric Benchmarking Procedures pp. 1-14

Bianca Kusma, Cristian Scutaru, David Quarcoo, Tobias Welte, Tanja C. Fischer and Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft

Peer Pressure, Psychological Distress and the Urge to Smoke pp. 1-13

Yi-Wen Tsai, Yu-Wen Wen, Chia-Rung Tsai and Tzu-I Tsai

Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB) for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence: A Review pp. 1-13

Fabio Caputo, Teo Vignoli, Icro Maremmani, Mauro Bernardi and Giorgio Zoli

Biological Effects and Safety in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review pp. 1-21

Valentina Hartwig, Giulio Giovannetti, Nicola Vanello, Massimo Lombardi, Luigi Landini and Silvana Simi

A Service-Oriented Healthcare Message Alerting Architecture in an Asia Medical Center: A Case Study pp. 1-12

Po-Hsun Cheng, Feipei Lai and Jin-Shin Lai

Health Risk and Biological Effects of Cardiac Ionising Imaging: From Epidemiology to Genes pp. 1-12

Ilenia Foffa, Monica Cresci and Maria Grazia Andreassi

Volume 6, issue 5, 2009

A Systematic Review of Arsenic Exposure and Its Social and Mental Health Effects with Special Reference to Bangladesh pp. 1-11

Johanna Brinkel, Mobarak H. Khan and Alexander Kraemer

Estimated Time for Occurrence of Smoking-Related Consequences among Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women pp. 1-11

Monica Ortendahl, Alf Uttermalm, Bo Simonsson, Per Näsman and Tuula Wallsten

The Potential Impact on Farmer Health of Enhanced Export Horticultural Trade between the U.K. and Uganda pp. 1-18

Paul Cross, Rhiannon T Edwards, Philip Nyeko and Gareth Edwards-Jones

Who Is Exposed to Secondhand Smoke? Self-Reported and Serum Cotinine Measured Exposure in the U.S., 1999-2006 pp. 1-16

Wendy Max, Hai-Yen Sung and Yanling Shi

The Risks of Inappropriateness in Cardiac Imaging pp. 1-16

Eugenio Picano

Fluoride Intake through Consumption of Tap Water and Bottled Water in Belgium pp. 1-15

Stefanie Vandevijvere, Benoit Horion, Michel Fondu, Marie-Josée Mozin, Michèle Ulens, Inge Huybrechts, Herman Van Oyen and Alfred Noirfalise

Cigarettes Butts and the Case for an Environmental Policy on Hazardous Cigarette Waste pp. 1-15

Thomas E. Novotny, Kristen Lum, Elizabeth Smith, Vivian Wang and Richard Barnes

A Review of the Urban Development and Transport Impacts on Public Health with Particular Reference to Australia: Trans-Disciplinary Research Teams and Some Research Gaps pp. 1-40

Deborah Black and John Black

Development of the Jackson Heart Study Coordinating Center pp. 1-12

Brenda W. Campbell-Jenkins, Clifton C. Addison, Lavon Young, Pramod Anugu, Gregory Wilson and Daniel Sarpong

Sexual Orientation, Drug Use Preference during Sex, and HIV Risk Practices and Preferences among Men Who Specifically Seek Unprotected Sex Partners via the Internet pp. 1-13

Hugh Klein

Volume 6, issue 4, 2009

Correlates of Persistent Smoking in Bars Subject to Smokefree Workplace Policy pp. 1-17

Roland S. Moore, Juliet P. Lee, Scott E. Martin, Michael Todd and Bong Chul Chu

Dietary Patterns Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease: Population Based Study pp. 1-6

Katarzyna Gustaw-Rothenberg

Biodegradation of the High Explosive Hexanitrohexaazaiso-wurtzitane (CL-20) pp. 1-22

Pelin Karakaya, Christos Christodoulatos, Agamemnon Koutsospyros, Wendy Balas, Steve Nicolich and Mohammed Sidhoum

Latinos and Latinas in Communal Settings: A Grounded Theory of Recovery pp. 1-18

Josefina Alvarez, Leonard A. Jason, Margaret I. Davis, Bradley D. Olson and Joseph R. Ferrari

Potential of Penicillium Species in the Bioremediation Field pp. 1-25

Ana Lúcia Leitão

Perchlorate: Health Effects and Technologies for Its Removal from Water Resources pp. 1-25

Asha Srinivasan and Thiruvenkatachari Viraraghavan

Preventing Smoking in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Access Interventions pp. 1-30

Lindsay Richardson, Natalie Hemsing, Lorraine Greaves, Sunaina Assanand, Patrice Allen, Lucy McCullough, Linda Bauld, Karin Humphries and Amanda Amos

Environmental Health Organisations against Tobacco pp. 1-16

Maurice Mulcahy, David S. Evans, Blaithin Lahiffe, Deirdre Goggin, Colm Smyth, Gerard Gerard Hastings and Miriam Byrne

A School-Based Environmental Intervention to Reduce Smoking among High School Students: The Acadiana Coalition of Teens against Tobacco (ACTT) pp. 1-19

Carolyn C. Johnson, Leann Myers, Larry S. Webber, Neil W. Boris, Hao He and Dixye Brewer

The Autonomous House: A Bio-Hydrogen Based Energy Self-Sufficient Approach pp. 1-15

Shang-Yuan Chen, Chen-Yeon Chu, Ming-jen Cheng and Chiu-Yue Lin

Smoking and the Risk of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Cancers for Men and Women in the Asia-Pacific Region pp. 1-13

Alireza Ansary-Moghaddam, Alexandra Martiniuk, Tai-Hing Lam, Konrad Jamrozik, Akiko Tamakoshi, Xianghua Fang, Il Suh, Federica Barzi, Rachel Huxley and Mark Woodward

Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom pp. 1-13

Walid El Ansari and Geoff Lovell

Biodegradation of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol F and Bisphenol S in Seawater pp. 1-13

Erica Danzl, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike and Masanori Fujita

Real World Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Smoking Cessation pp. 1-9

Josep Mª. Ramon and Eugeni Bruguera

Volume 6, issue 3, 2009

Increased Mortality Associated with Well-Water Arsenic Exposure in Inner Mongolia, China pp. 1-17

Timothy J. Wade, Yajuan Xia, Kegong Wu, Yanhong Li, Zhixiong Ning, X Chris Le, Xiufen Lu, Yong Feng, Xingzhou He and Judy L. Mumford

Beyond Climate Focus and Disciplinary Myopia. The Roles and Responsibilities of Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals pp. 1-11

John P. Ulhøi and Benedicte P. Ulhøi

Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Occupational Noise Exposure: Effects of Age-Corrections pp. 1-11

Sridhar Krishnamurti

Association between a Polymorphism of Aminolevulinate Dehydrogenase (ALAD) Gene and Blood Lead Levels in Japanese Subjects pp. 1-11

Koichi Miyaki, Htay Lwin, Katsunori Masaki, Yixuan Song, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Masaaki Muramatsu and Takeo Nakayama

Indirect Potable Reuse: A Sustainable Water Supply Alternative pp. 1-30

Clemencia Rodriguez, Paul Van Buynder, Richard Lugg, Palenque Blair, Brian Devine, Angus Cook and Philip Weinstein

Combined System of Activated Sludge and Ozonation for the Treatment of Kraft E 1 Effluent pp. 1-10

Marcia Regina Assalin, Edna dos Santos Almeida and Nelson Durán

Correction: Addison, C.C., et al. Psychometric Evaluation of a Coping Strategies Inventory Short-Form ( CSI-SF ) in the Jackson Heart Study Cohort. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2007, 4, 243-249 pp. 1-2

Clifton C. Addison, Brenda W. Campbell-Jenkins, Daniel F. Sarpong, Jeffery Kibler, Madhu Singh, Patricia Dubbert, Gregory Wilson, Thomas Payne and Herman Taylor

Notes on the Particulate Matter Standards in the European Union and the Netherlands pp. 1-19

Hugo Priemus and Elizabeth Schutte-Postma

How the Mid-Victorians Worked, Ate and Died pp. 1-19

Paul Clayton and Judith Rowbotham

Exploring Fragility: Industrial Delocalization, Occupational and Environmental Risks, and Non-Governmental Organizations pp. 1-19

Raquel Maria Rigotto

Simulation of Atmospheric Dispersion of Elevated Releases from Point Sources in Mississippi Gulf Coast with Different Meteorological Data pp. 1-20

Anjaneyulu Yerramilli, Challa Venkata Srinivas, Hari Prasad Dasari, Francis Tuluri, Loren D. White, Julius Baham, John H. Young, Robert Hughes, Chuck Patrick, Mark G. Hardy and Shelton J. Swanier

Evaluation of the Waste Tire Resources Recovery Program and Environmental Health Policy in Taiwan pp. 1-20

Chia-Ching Chen, Tetsuji Yamada, I-Ming Chiu and Yi-Kuen Liu

Smoking Enhances Risk for New External Genital Warts in Men pp. 1-20

Dorothy J. Wiley, David Elashoff, Emmanuel V. Masongsong, Diane M. Harper, Karen H. Gylys, Michael J. Silverberg, Robert L. Cook and Lisette M. Johnson-Hill

Internally-Developed Teen Smoking Cessation Programs: Characterizing the Unique Features of Programs Developed by Community-Based Organizations pp. 1-15

Kymberle L. Sterling, Susan J. Curry, Sherry Emery, Amy K. Sporer, Robin J. Mermelstein, Michael Berbaum and Brian Flay

Biomarkers of Induced Active and Passive Smoking Damage pp. 1-15

Maura Lodovici and Elisabetta Bigagli

A Helpline Telephone Service for Tobacco Related Issues: The Italian Experience pp. 1-15

Enrica Pizzi, Alessandra Di Pucchio, Luisa Mastrobattista, Renata Solimini, Roberta Pacifici and Simona Pichini

Factors Associated with Higher Body Mass Index, Weight Concern, and Weight Gain in a Multinational Cohort Study of Smokers Intending to Quit pp. 1-15

Henri-Jean Aubin, Ivan Berlin, Elisheva Smadja and Robert West

Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia pp. 1-16

Yajuan Xia, Timothy J. Wade, Kegong Wu, Yanhong Li, Zhixiong Ning, X Chris Le, Binfei Chen, Yong Feng, Judy L. Mumford and Xingzhou He

Maternal Smoking,GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes pp. 1-16

Regina Grazuleviciene, Asta Danileviciute, Ruta Nadisauskiene and Jone Vencloviene

Psychoactive Medication and Traffic Safety pp. 1-14

Joris C. Verster and Monique A.J. Mets

Susceptibility to Smoking among Adolescents and Its Implications for Mexico’s Tobacco Control Programs. Analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003-2004 and 2006-2007 pp. 1-14

Raydel Valdés-Salgado, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shiguematsu, Eduardo C Lazcano-Ponce and Mauricio Hernández-Avila

Parents’ and Teachers’ Opinions about the School Food Policy in Belgian Flemish Nursery Schools pp. 1-14

Carine Vereecken, Hilde Van Houte, Veerle Martens, Isabelle Wittebroodt and Lea Maes

Global Reach of an Internet Smoking Cessation Intervention among Spanish- and English-Speaking Smokers from 157 Countries pp. 1-14

Alinne Z. Barrera, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, Kevin L. Delucchi and Ricardo F. Muñoz

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Initiation of Smoking in Greek High-School Students pp. 1-9

Lazaros T. Sichletidis, Diamantis A. Chloros, Anastasios I. Tsiotsios and Dionisios G. Spyratos

Antecedents and Covariates of Alcohol Consumption among Swiss Male Conscripts pp. 1-13

Mario Mueller, Ingo Kipke, Franz Frey, Wulf Rossler, Gianpiero Lupi and Stefan Vetter

Adverse Effects of a Clinically Relevant Dose of Hydroxyurea Used for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease on Male Fertility Endpoints pp. 1-21

Kea M. Jones, Mohammad S. Niaz, Cynthia M. Brooks, Shannon I. Roberson, Maria P. Aguinaga, Edward R. Hills, Valerie Montgomery Rice, Phillip Bourne, Donald Bruce and Anthony E. Archibong

Disparities in Health Care Utilization by Smoking Status – NHANES 1999-2004 pp. 1-12

Jennifer W. Kahende, Bishwa Adhikari, Emmanuel Maurice, Valerie Rock and Ann Malarcher

Hospital Board Infrastructure and Functions: The Role of Governance in Financial Performance pp. 1-12

Dan Culica and Elizabeth Prezio

National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy pp. 1-12

Alessandra Di Pucchio, Enrica Pizzi, Giordano Carosi, Monica Mazzola, Donatella Mattioli, Roberta Pacifici and Simona Pichini

Volume 6, issue 2, 2009

Parasite Zoonoses and Wildlife: Emerging Issues pp. 1-16

R.C. Andrew Thompson, Susan J. Kutz and Andrew Smith

Use of a Remote Car Starter in Relation to Smog and Climate Change Perceptions: A Population Survey in Québec (Canada) pp. 1-16

Diane Bélanger, Pierre Gosselin, Pierre Valois, Stéphane Germain and Belkacem Abdous

Estimating Intervention Effects in a Complex Multi-Level Smoking Prevention Study pp. 1-15

Milena Falcaro, Andrew C. Povey, Anne Fielder, Elizabeth Nahit and Andrew Pickles

Assessing the Effect of Disturbances on Ectomycorrhiza Diversity pp. 1-19

Virgil Iordache, Felicia Gherghel and Erika Kothe

The Impact of National Smoking Prevention Campaigns on Tobacco-Related Beliefs, Intentions to Smoke and Smoking Initiation: Results from a Longitudinal Survey of Youth in the United States pp. 1-19

Kevin C. Davis, Matthew C. Farrelly, Peter Messeri and Jennifer Duke

Valuing Climate Change Impacts on Human Health: Empirical Evidence from the Literature pp. 1-28

Anil Markandya and Aline Chiabai

Predictors of Childhood Exposure to Parental Secondhand Smoke in the House and Family Car pp. 1-12

Vassiliki Mantziou, Constantine I. Vardavas, Eleni Kletsiou and Kostas N. Priftis

Exposure to High Fluoride Drinking Water and Risk of Dental Fluorosis in Estonia pp. 1-12

Ene Indermitte, Astrid Saava and Enn Karro

Nicotine Contamination in Particulate Matter Sampling pp. 1-7

Yueh-Hsiu Chiu, Jaime E. Hart, Thomas J. Smith, S. Katharine Hammond, Eric Garshick and Francine Laden

Postprandial Oxidative Stress in Exercise Trained and Sedentary Cigarette Smokers pp. 1-13

Richard J. Bloomer and Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman

Application of Bayesian Methods to Exposure Assessment of Area Concentrations at a Rubber Factory pp. 1-13

Yonghua He, Youxin Liang and Hua Fu

Nicotine Pretreatment Increases Dysphoric Effects of Alcohol in Luteal-Phase Female Volunteers pp. 1-21

David M. Penetar, Elena M. Kouri, Elissa M. McCarthy, Michelle M. Lilly, Erica N. Peters, Trisha M. Juliano and Scott E. Lukas

Pubic Lice ( Pthirus pubis ): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students pp. 1-9

Alice L. Anderson and Elizabeth Chaney

Emerging Patient-Driven Health Care Models: An Examination of Health Social Networks, Consumer Personalized Medicine and Quantified Self-Tracking pp. 1-34

Melanie Swan

Environmental Impact of Flame Retardants (Persistence and Biodegradability) pp. 1-14

Osnat Segev, Ariel Kushmaro and Asher Brenner

“It’s All We Got Left”. Why Poor Smokers are Less Sensitive to Cigarette Price Increases pp. 1-14

Patrick Peretti-Watel and Jean Constance

Small Area and Individual Level Predictors of Physical Activity in Urban Communities: A Multi-Level Study in Stoke on Trent, England pp. 1-24

Thomas Cochrane, Rachel C. Davey, Chris Gidlow, Graham R. Smith, Jon Fairburn, Christopher J. Armitage, Hilde Stephansen and Svetlana Speight

Hookah (Shisha, Narghile) Smoking and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). A Critical Review of the Relevant Literature and the Public Health Consequences pp. 1-46

Kamal Chaouachi

A Study of 279 General Outbreaks of Gastrointestinal Infection in the North-East Region of England pp. 1-11

Grahame M. Tebbutt, Deborah Wilson and Ian Holtby

Correlation Analysis of Cocoa Consumption Data with Worldwide Incidence Rates of Testicular Cancer and Hypospadias pp. 1-11

Fabrizio Giannandrea

Potassium Dichromate Induced Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Human Liver Carcinoma (HepG 2 ) Cells pp. 1-11

Anita K. Patlolla, Constance Barnes, Diahanna Hackett and Paul B. Tchounwou

Attitudes toward Methadone among Out-of-Treatment Minority Injection Drug Users: Implications for Health Disparities pp. 1-11

Nickolas D. Zaller, Alexander R. Bazazi, Lavinia Velazquez and Josiah D. Rich

Tobacco Smoke: Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Stable Free Radicals in Mechanisms of Oxidative Damage, Carcinogenesis and Synergistic Effects with Other Respirable Particles pp. 1-18

Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni and Konstantinos Fiotakis

The Control of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Policy Review pp. 1-18

Aonghus McNabola and Laurence William Gill

The Role of Effective Communication to Enhance Participation in Screening Mammography: A New Zealand Case pp. 1-18

Margaret A. Brunton

Lack of Cholesterol Awareness among Physicians Who Smoke pp. 1-8

Richard E. Scranton, Wildon R Farwell and John M. Gaziano

Radioactivity of Tobacco Leaves and Radiation Dose Induced from Smoking pp. 1-10

Constantin Papastefanou

Volume 6, issue 1, 2009

Effects of Youth Tobacco Access and Possession Policy Interventions on Heavy Adolescent Smokers pp. 1-9

Leonard A. Jason, Steven B. Pokorny, Monica L. Adams, Annie Topliff, Courtney C. Harris and Yvonne Hunt

Smoking Patterns in Ghanaian Civil Servants: Changes Over Three Decades pp. 1-9

Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth and David A. Leon

Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in New South Wales, Australia pp. 1-14

Daminda P. Weerasinghe, Farhat Yusuf and Nicholas J. Parr

Bloodborne Viral Hepatitis Infections among Drug Users: The Role of Vaccination pp. 1-14

Fabio Lugoboni, Gianluca Quaglio, Paolo Civitelli and Paolo Mezzelani

Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages from Mexico (Tequila, Mezcal, Bacanora, Sotol) and Guatemala (Cuxa): Market Survey and Risk Assessment pp. 1-12

Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Fotis Kanteres, Thomas Kuballa, Mercedes G. López and Jürgen Rehm

Lead Poisoning: An Alarming Public Health Problem in Bangladesh pp. 1-12

Amal K. Mitra, Akhlaque Haque, Manirul Islam and S. A. M. K. Bashar

Smoking Cessation Counselling for Pregnant and Postpartum Women among Midwives, Gynaecologists and Paediatricians in Germany pp. 1-12

Kathrin Röske, Wolfgang Hannöver, Jochen René Thyrian, Ulrich John and Hans-Joachim Hannich

Bacterial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds pp. 1-32

Jong-Su Seo, Young-Soo Keum and Qing X. Li

Smokeless Tobacco Use and Religiousness pp. 1-7

Frank Gillum, Thomas O. Obisesan and Nicole C. Jarrett

Life Lost Due to Premature Deaths in New South Wales, Australia pp. 1-13

Daminda P. Weerasinghe, Farhat Yusuf and Nicholas J. Parr

Smoke-Free Medical Facility Campus Legislation: Support, Resistance, Difficulties and Cost pp. 1-13

Christine Sheffer, Maxine Stitzer and J. Gary Wheeler

Engagement and Action for Health: The Contribution of Leaders’ Collaborative Skills to Partnership Success pp. 1-21

Walid El Ansari, Reza Oskrochi and Ceri Phillips

Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Parallel Epidemics of the 21 st Century pp. 1-16

Rafael Laniado-Laborín

Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking? pp. 1-15

Scott L. Tomar, Brion J. Fox and Herbert H. Severson

Smoking at School: Views of Turkish University Students pp. 1-15

Nazmiye Erdogan and Irfan Erdogan

Fighting Tobacco Smoking - a Difficult but Not Impossible Battle pp. 1-15

Christopher Man-Kit Leung, Alexander K. C. Leung, Kam-Lun Ellis Hon and Albert Yim-Fai Kong

New Concepts in Breast Cancer Emerge from Analyzing Clinical Data Using Numerical Algorithms pp. 1-20

Michael Retsky

Validity and Reproducibility of a Self-Administered Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Estimating Usual Daily Fat, Fibre, Alcohol, Caffeine and Theobromine Intakes among Belgian Post-Menopausal Women pp. 1-30

Selin Bolca, Inge Huybrechts, Mia Verschraegen, Stefaan De Henauw and Tom Van de Wiele

Overview of Dose Assessment Developments and the Health of Riverside Residents Close to the “Mayak” PA Facilities, Russia pp. 1-26

William J.F. Standring, Mark Dowdall and Per Strand

Vitamin D Status of Clinical Practice Populations at Higher Latitudes: Analysis and Applications pp. 1-23

Stephen J. Genuis, Gerry K. Schwalfenberg, Michelle N. Hiltz and Sharon A. Vaselenak

Symptoms of Diminished Autonomy over Cigarettes with Non-Daily Use pp. 1-11

Judith A. Savageau, Paul D. Mowery and Joseph R. DiFranza

A Multivariate Approach to a Meta-Analytic Review of the Effectiveness of the D.A.R.E. Program pp. 1-11

Wei Pan and Haiyan Bai

Smoking Status, Changes in Smoking Status and Health-Related Quality of Life: Findings from the SUN (“Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra”) Cohort pp. 1-11

Mario Guitérrez-Bedmar, María Seguí-Gómez, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Maira Bes-Rastrollo and Miguel A. Martínez-González

Tobacco Cessation Quitline Spending in 2005 and 2006: What State-Level Factors Matter? pp. 1-8

Paula A. Keller, Eric J. Beyer, Timothy B. Baker, Linda A. Bailey and Michael C. Fiore

Parental Smoking and Smoking Status of Japanese Dental Hygiene Students: A Pilot Survey at a Dental Hygiene School in Japan pp. 1-8

Toru Naito, Koichi Miyaki, Mariko Naito, Masahiro Yoneda, Nao Suzuki, Takao Hirofuji and Takeo Nakayama

A Review of Economic Evaluations of Tobacco Control Programs pp. 1-18

Jennifer W. Kahende, Brett R. Loomis, Bishwa Adhikari and LaTisha Marshall

Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Estimating Food Intakes among Flemish Preschoolers pp. 1-18

Inge Huybrechts, Guy De Backer, Dirk De Bacquer, Lea Maes and Stefaan De Henauw