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Binge Drinking Intensity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Adult Binge Drinkers

PEER REVIEWED Xiao-Jun Wen, MD; Dafna Kanny, PhD; William W. Thompson, PhD; Catherine A. Okoro, MS; Machell Town, MS; Lina S. Balluz, ScD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Wen XJ, Kanny D, Thompson WW, Okoro CA, Town M, Balluz LS. Binge drinking intensity and health-related quality of life among US adult binge drinkers. Prev Read More >

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Healthy Aging 2.0: The Potential of New Media and Technology

ESSAY Amanda K. Hall, MHSE, MS; Michael Stellefson, PhD; Jay M. Bernhardt, PhD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Hall AK, Stellefson M, Bernhardt JM. Healthy Aging 2.0: the potential of new media and technology. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110241. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110241. Introduction The emergence of e-patients (consumers who use the Internet and electronic communication tools Read More >

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A Population Approach to Mitigating the Long-Term Health Effects of Combat Deployments

SPECIAL TOPIC Heather Schacht Reisinger, PhD; Stephen C. Hunt, MD, MPH; A. Lucile Burgo-Black, MD; Madhulika A. Agarwal, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Reisinger HS, Hunt SC, Burgo-Black AL, Agarwal MA. A population approach to mitigating the long-term health effects of combat deployments. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110116. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110116. PEER REVIEWED Abstract A Read More >

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Disparities in Premature Mortality Between High- and Low-Income US Counties

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Erika R. Cheng, MPA; David A. Kindig, MD, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Cheng ER, Kindig DA. Disparities in premature mortality between high- and low-income US counties. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110120. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110120. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction Several well-established determinants of health are associated with premature mortality. Using data from the 2010 Read More >

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Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Response to Treatment of Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2005-2007

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Pamela Samson, MS; Kenneth R. Casey, MD, MPH; James Knepler, MD; Ralph J. Panos, MD Suggested citation for this article: Samson P, Casey KR, Knepler J, Panos RJ. Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and response to treatment of veterans with obstructive sleep apnea, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2005-2007. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110117. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110117. Read More >

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Prevalence and Risk of Homelessness Among US Veterans

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Jamison Fargo, PhD, MS; Stephen Metraux, PhD; Thomas Byrne, MSW; Ellen Munley; Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD; Harlan Jones; George Sheldon, PhD; Vincent Kane, MSW; Dennis Culhane, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Fargo J, Metraux S, Byrne T, Munley E, Montgomery AE, Jones H, et al. Prevalence and risk of homelessness among US Read More >

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The Food Environment and Student Weight Status, Los Angeles County, 2008-2009

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Brent A. Langellier, MA Suggested citation for this article: Langellier BA. The food environment and student weight status, Los Angeles County, 2008-2009. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110191. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110191. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction One factor believed to affect overweight status is the food environment, or the distribution of outlets that serve healthful or unhealthful Read More >

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Young Adults’ Perceptions of Cigarette Warning Labels in the United States and Canada

Michelle O’Hegarty, PhD, Linda L. Pederson, PhD, Gayane Yenokyan, MD, MPH, David Nelson, MD, MPH, Pascale Wortley, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: O’Hegarty M, Pederson LL, Yenokyan G, Nelson D, Wortley P. Young adults’ perceptions of cigarette warning labels in the United States and Canada. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2007 Apr [date Read More >

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Dietary Calcium and Risk for Prostate Cancer: A Case-Control Study Among US Veterans

Christina D. Williams, PhD, MPH; Brian M. Whitley, MD; Cathrine Hoyo, PhD, MPH; Delores J. Grant, PhD; Gary G. Schwartz, PhD; Joseph C. Presti, Jr, MD; Jared D. Iraggi; Kathryn A. Newman; Leah Gerber; Loretta A. Taylor; Madeline G. McKeever; Stephen J. Freedland, MD Suggested citation for this article: Williams CD, Whitley BM, Hoyo C, Read More >

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Promoting Active Communities in a Culture of Distracted Driving

ESSAY Promoting Active Communities in a Culture of Distracted Driving Matthew Lee Smith, PhD, MPH, CHES; Mark E. Benden, PhD, CPE; Chanam Lee, PhD, MLA Suggested citation for this article: Smith ML, Benden ME, Lee C. Promoting active communities in a culture of distracted driving. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110212. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110212. Efforts to improve health Read More >

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