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Overreporting of Deaths From Coronary Heart Disease in New York City Hospitals, 2003

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Overreporting of Deaths From Coronary Heart Disease in New York City Hospitals, 2003 Reena Agarwal, MD, MPH; Jennifer M. Norton, PhD; Kevin Konty, MS, MA; Regina Zimmerman, PhD, MPH; Maleeka Glover, ScD; Akaki Lekiachvili, PhD; Henraya McGruder, PhD; Ann Malarcher, PhD; Michele Casper, PhD; George A.  Mensah, MD; Lorna Thorpe, PhD Suggested citation Read More >

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Access, Environmental Barriers to Use, and Use of Community Parks

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Access, Environmental Barriers to Use, and Use of Community Parks Susan A. Carlson, MPH; Joseph D. Brooks, MS; David R. Brown, PhD; David M. Buchner, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Carlson SA, Brooks JD, Brown DR, Buchner DM. Racial/ethnic differences in perceived access, environmental barriers to use, Read More >

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Strategies for and Barriers to Managing Weight When Eating at Restaurants

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Strategies for and Barriers to Managing Weight When Eating at Restaurants Gayle M. Timmerman, PhD, RN, CNS; Marie Earvolino-Ramirez, PhD, RN Suggested citation for this article: Timmerman GM, Earvolino-Ramirez M. Strategies for and barriers to managing weight when eating at restaurants. Prev Chronic Dis 2010;7(3). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/ may/09_0130.htm. Accessed [date]. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction Read More >

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Cognitive Health Messages in Popular Women’s and Men’s Magazines, 2006-2007

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Cognitive Health Messages in Popular Women’s and Men’s Magazines, 2006-2007 Daniela B. Friedman, PhD; James N. Laditka, DA, PhD; Sarah B. Laditka, PhD; Anna E. Mathews, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Friedman DB, Laditka JN, Laditka SB, Mathews AE. Cognitive health messages in popular women’s and men’s magazines, 2006-2007. Prev Chronic Dis Read More >

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The GirlStars Program: Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Physical Activity and Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls Living in Public Housing

COMMUNITY CASE STUDY The GirlStars Program: Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Physical Activity and Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls Living in Public Housing Maisha Douyon, MPH; Maria Chavez; Doris Bunte; C. Robert Horsburgh, MD; Lee Strunin, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Douyon M, Chavez M, Bunte D, Horsburgh CR, Strunin L. Read More >

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