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OBJECTIVES: The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might...
BACKGROUND: Most recent studies have suggested that beer is associated with high risk of mortality and morbidity. The purpose of this study was to investigate how beverage types affected high...
OBJECTIVE: Studies have suggested that beer is associated with a high risk of mortality and morbidity. The purpose of this study was to investigate how types of alcoholic beverage are...
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine the socio-demographic disparities in obesity among US adults across 130 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
METHODS: This study used data from the...
OBJECTIVES: This study describes trends in the socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer screening among US women aged 40 or over, from 2000 to 2005. We assessed 1) the disparities in...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare Preventive Health Behaviors (PHBs) in adults in Korea and the United States and identify factors influencing PHBs.
METHODS: This was a secondary...
The rapid rise in the incidence of obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing global public health issues in recent years. The underlying etiological causes of obesity, whether...
OBJECTIVES: To identify factors responsible for potentially clinically unnecessary cervical cancer screenings in women with prior hysterectomy.
METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the Centers for Disease Control and...
OBJECTIVES: This study was to compare with health promoting Life styles of people between demonstrating and non-demonstrating health promotion services in rural community.
METHODS: Objects of the study were 13,000 people...