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View all >Neighborhood socioeconomic context and long-term survival after myocardial infarction
In addition to assessing individual socioeconomic status (SES), this study documents the influence of neighborhood SES on survival after a myocardial infarction (MI). As expected, the influence on survival by neighborhood SES is as strong as or stronger than individual SES...
Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial
Obesity in children has been increasing at a remarkable rate in the last decade in both developed and developing countries. This article presents the assessment of a school based, multi-component physical activity intervention which improved physical activity and fitness and reduced adiposity in children...
Reaching Spanish-speaking smokers: State-level evidence of untapped potential for Quitline utilization.
Telephone quitline, rarely available in developing countries, are proving to be a successful and cost-effective way in aiding smokers to quit. As this study reveals, a media campaign targeting a specific ethnic group can be effective in increasing quit rates and quitline calls...
