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Original Articles

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The pathway of obstructed labour as perceived by communities in south-western Uganda: a grounded theory study
Jerome K. Kabakyenga, Per-Olof Östergren, Maria Emmelin, Phionah Kyomuhendo & Karen Odberg Pettersson
Article: 8529
Published online: 27 Dec 2011
AbstractforThe pathway of obstructed labour as perceived by communities in south-western Uganda: a grounded theory study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Reproductive rights approach to reproductive health in developing countries
Vijayan K. Pillai & Rashmi Gupta
Article: 8423
Published online: 14 Dec 2011
AbstractforReproductive rights approach to reproductive health in developing countries | Full Text | References | PDF (621 KB)
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Experience with low-cost telemedicine in three different settings. Recommendations based on a proposed framework for network performance evaluation
Richard Wootton, Anton Vladzymyrskyy, Maria Zolfo & Laurent Bonnardot
Article: 7214
Published online: 06 Dec 2011
AbstractforExperience with low-cost telemedicine in three different settings. Recommendations based on a proposed framework for network performance evaluation | Full Text | References | PDF (334.6 KB)
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion
Priscilla Johnson, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Padmavathi Ramaswamy, Santu Ghosh, Muthukumar Sadhasivam, Omprakash Abirami, Bernard W. C. Sathiasekaran, Kirk R. Smith, Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan & Arcot S. Subhashini
Article: 7226
Published online: 03 Nov 2011
AbstractforPrevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion | Full Text | References | PDF (283 KB)
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Gender roles and their influence on life prospects for women in urban Karachi, Pak0istan: a qualitative study
Tazeen S. Ali, Gunilla Krantz, Raisa Gul, Nargis Asad, Eva Johansson & Ingrid Mogren
Article: 7448
Published online: 02 Nov 2011
AbstractforGender roles and their influence on life prospects for women in urban Karachi, Pak0istan: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (273.9 KB)
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Screening of women for intimate partner violence: a pilot intervention at an outpatient department in Tanzania
Rose M. Laisser, Lennarth Nyström, Gunilla Lindmark, Helen I. Lugina & Maria Emmelin
Article: 7288
Published online: 21 Oct 2011
AbstractforScreening of women for intimate partner violence: a pilot intervention at an outpatient department in Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (334.7 KB)
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‘If no one else stands up, you have to’: a story of community participation and water in rural Guatemala
Ana Lorena Ruano, Kjerstin Dahlblom, Anna-karin Hurtig & Miguel San Sebastián
Article: 6412
Published online: 28 Sep 2011
Abstractfor‘If no one else stands up, you have to’: a story of community participation and water in rural Guatemala | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Oral misoprostol for preventing postpartum haemorrhage in home births in rural Bangladesh: how effective is it?
Hashima-E- Nasreen, Shamsun Nahar, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kaosar Afsana & Peter Byass
Article: 7017
Published online: 10 Aug 2011
AbstractforOral misoprostol for preventing postpartum haemorrhage in home births in rural Bangladesh: how effective is it? | Full Text | References | PDF (824.6 KB)
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Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships
Joseph K.B. Matovu, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Susan Mawemuko, Gakenia Wamuyu-Maina, William Bazeyo, Okui Olico & David Serwadda
Article: 5815
Published online: 24 Feb 2011
AbstractforBuilding capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships | Full Text | References | PDF (420.6 KB)
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Marriage decision making, spousal communication, and reproductive health among married youth in Pakistan
Saima Hamid, Rob Stephenson & Birgitta Rubenson
Article: 5079
Published online: 11 Jan 2011
AbstractforMarriage decision making, spousal communication, and reproductive health among married youth in Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (261.1 KB)
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Review Articles

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Air pollution from household solid fuel combustion in India: an overview of exposure and health related information to inform health research priorities
Kalpana Balakrishnan, Padmavathi Ramaswamy, Sankar Sambandam, Gurusamy Thangavel, Santu Ghosh, Priscilla Johnson, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Vidhya Venugopal & Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan
Article: 5638
Published online: 04 Oct 2011
AbstractforAir pollution from household solid fuel combustion in India: an overview of exposure and health related information to inform health research priorities | Full Text | References | PDF (261.4 KB)
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An outbreak of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana: lessons learnt and preparation for future outbreaks
Margaret A. Kweku, Shirley Odoom, Naiki Puplampu, Kwame Desewu, Godwin Kwakye Nuako, Ben Gyan, Greg Raczniak, Karl C. Kronmann, Kwadwo Koram, Silvia Botero, Daniel Boakye & Hannah Akuffo
Article: 5527
Published online: 13 Jul 2011
AbstractforAn outbreak of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana: lessons learnt and preparation for future outbreaks | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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PhD Reviews

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Strengthening fairness, transparency and accountability in health care priority setting at district level in Tanzania
Stephen Oswald Maluka
Article: 7829
Published online: 07 Nov 2011
AbstractforStrengthening fairness, transparency and accountability in health care priority setting at district level in Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (678.8 KB)
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Legitimacy and fairness in priority setting in Tanzania
Norman Daniels
Article: 8472
Published online: 07 Nov 2011
CitationforLegitimacy and fairness in priority setting in Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (202.2 KB)
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Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda
Catherine Abbo
Article: 7117
Published online: 02 Aug 2011
AbstractforProfiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (561.4 KB)
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Traditional healers for mental health care in Africa
Vikram Patel
Article: 7956
Published online: 02 Aug 2011
CitationforTraditional healers for mental health care in Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (282.7 KB)
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Challenging urban health: towards an improved local government response to migration, informal settlements, and HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa
Joanna Vearey
Article: 5898
Published online: 09 Jun 2011
AbstractforChallenging urban health: towards an improved local government response to migration, informal settlements, and HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Reframing urban health, reconnecting public health and contextualizing HIV. Lessons from South Africa
Françoise Barten
Article: 7290
Published online: 09 Jun 2011
CitationforReframing urban health, reconnecting public health and contextualizing HIV. Lessons from South Africa | Full Text | PDF (294 KB)
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Neonatal mortality: an invisible and marginalised trauma
Mats Målqvist
Article: 5724
Published online: 16 Mar 2011
AbstractforNeonatal mortality: an invisible and marginalised trauma | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Seeing the unseen: targeting neonatal mortality in rural Vietnam
Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Article: 6360
Published online: 16 Mar 2011
CitationforSeeing the unseen: targeting neonatal mortality in rural Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (385.2 KB)
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Social capital and health – implications for health promotion
Malin Eriksson
Article: 5611
Published online: 08 Feb 2011
AbstractforSocial capital and health – implications for health promotion | Full Text | References | PDF (409.3 KB)
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Embracing complexity: towards more nuanced understandings of social capital and health
Catherine Campbell
Article: 5964
Published online: 08 Feb 2011
First Page PreviewforEmbracing complexity: towards more nuanced understandings of social capital and health | Full Text | References | PDF (262 KB)
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Study Design Articles

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Community Health Environment Scan Survey (CHESS): a novel tool that captures the impact of the built environment on lifestyle factors
Fiona Wong, Denise Stevens, Kathleen O'Connor-Duffany, Karen Siegel & Yue Gao
Article: 5276
Published online: 07 Mar 2011
AbstractforCommunity Health Environment Scan Survey (CHESS): a novel tool that captures the impact of the built environment on lifestyle factors | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Capacity Building

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Sustainability of donor programs: evaluating and informing the transition of a large HIV prevention program in India to local ownership
Sara Bennett, Suneeta Singh, Sachiko Ozawa, Nhan Tran & Js Kang
Article: 7360
Published online: 14 Dec 2011
AbstractforSustainability of donor programs: evaluating and informing the transition of a large HIV prevention program in India to local ownership | Full Text | References | PDF (237.8 KB)
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Current Debates

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Erosion of trust in humanitarian agencies: what strategies might help?
Saroj Jayasinghe
Article: 8973
Published online: 17 Nov 2011
AbstractforErosion of trust in humanitarian agencies: what strategies might help? | Full Text | References | PDF (222.4 KB)
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Short Communications

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Misalignment between perceptions and actual global burden of disease: evidence from the US population
Karen R. Siegel, Andrea B. Feigl, Sandeep P. Kishore & David Stuckler
Article: 6339
Published online: 09 May 2011
AbstractforMisalignment between perceptions and actual global burden of disease: evidence from the US population | Full Text | References | PDF (641.8 KB)
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Linnaeus: alive and well
Ruth Bonita, Anders Brändström & Gunnar Malmberg
Article: 5760
Published online: 12 Jan 2011
CitationforLinnaeus: alive and well | Full Text | References | PDF (612.9 KB)
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The Västerbotten Intervention Programme

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What about healthy participants? The improvement and deterioration of self-reported health at a 10-year follow-up of the Västerbotten Intervention Programme
Yulia Blomstedt, Maria Emmelin & Lars Weinehall
Article: 5435
Published online: 22 Sep 2011
AbstractforWhat about healthy participants? The improvement and deterioration of self-reported health at a 10-year follow-up of the Västerbotten Intervention Programme | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Increasing physical activity, but persisting social gaps among middle-aged people: trends in Northern Sweden from 1990 to 2007
Nawi Ng, Kerstin Söderman, Margareta Norberg & Ann Öhman
Article: 6347
Published online: 22 Jul 2011
AbstractforIncreasing physical activity, but persisting social gaps among middle-aged people: trends in Northern Sweden from 1990 to 2007 | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Changing patterns of tobacco use in a middle-aged population – the role of snus, gender, age, and education
Margareta Norberg, Gunnar Lundqvist, Maria Nilsson, Hans Gilljam & Lars Weinehall
Article: 5613
Published online: 03 Jun 2011
AbstractforChanging patterns of tobacco use in a middle-aged population – the role of snus, gender, age, and education | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Health and health systems impact of natural disasters

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Impacts of flood on health: epidemiologic evidence from Hanoi, Vietnam
Tran Huu Bich, La Ngoc Quang, Le Thi Thanh Ha, Tran Thi Duc Hanh & Debarati Guha-Sapir
Article: 6356
Published online: 23 Aug 2011
AbstractforImpacts of flood on health: epidemiologic evidence from Hanoi, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (262.8 KB)
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Disability and health-related rehabilitation in international disaster relief
Jan D. Reinhardt, Jianan Li, James Gosney, Farooq A. Rathore, Andrew J. Haig, Michael Marx, Joel A. Delisa & On behalf of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine's Sub-Committee on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief
Article: 7191
Published online: 16 Aug 2011
AbstractforDisability and health-related rehabilitation in international disaster relief | Full Text | References | PDF (467 KB)
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Injury epidemiology after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake in India: a retrospective analysis of injuries treated at a rural hospital in the Kutch district immediately after the disaster
Revati Phalkey, Jan D. Reinhardt & Michael Marx
Article: 7196
Published online: 26 Jul 2011
AbstractforInjury epidemiology after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake in India: a retrospective analysis of injuries treated at a rural hospital in the Kutch district immediately after the disaster | Full Text | References | PDF (563.2 KB)
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Recurrent floods and prevalence of diarrhea among under five children: observations from Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, India
PooranC. Joshi, Sonia Kaushal, Bijaya S. Aribam, Prashant Khattri, Olivia D'Aoust, Mongjam M. Singh, Michael Marx & Debarati Guha-Sapir
Article: 6355
Published online: 15 Jun 2011
AbstractforRecurrent floods and prevalence of diarrhea among under five children: observations from Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, India | Full Text | References | PDF (278.2 KB)
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Social capital and post-disaster mental health
Tim R. Wind, Maureen Fordham & Ivan H. Komproe
Article: 6351
Published online: 15 Jun 2011
AbstractforSocial capital and post-disaster mental health | Full Text | References | PDF (306.9 KB)
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Vulnerable populations in the Arctic

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Foreword: Vulnerable populations in the Arctic
Article: 11132
Published online: 22 Nov 2011
CitationforForeword: Vulnerable populations in the Arctic | Full Text | PDF (141.4 KB)
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Invited Editorial: Vulnerable populations in the Arctic
Article: 11210
Published online: 22 Nov 2011
First Page PreviewforInvited Editorial: Vulnerable populations in the Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (205.9 KB)
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Climate change and health effects in Northwest Alaska
Michael Brubaker, James Berner, Raj Chavan & John Warren
Article: 8445
Published online: 18 Oct 2011
AbstractforClimate change and health effects in Northwest Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Facing the limit of resilience: perceptions of climate change among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden
Maria Furberg, Birgitta Evengård & Maria Nilsson
Article: 8417
Published online: 28 Oct 2011
AbstractforFacing the limit of resilience: perceptions of climate change among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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What is known about the health and living conditions of the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, the Sami?
Per Sjölander
Article: 8457
Published online: 14 Oct 2011
AbstractforWhat is known about the health and living conditions of the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, the Sami? | Full Text | References | PDF (287.3 KB)
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Infant mortality of Sami and settlers in Northern Sweden: the era of colonization 1750–1900
Peter Sköld, Per Axelsson, Lena Karlsson & Len Smith
Article: 8441
Published online: 27 Oct 2011
AbstractforInfant mortality of Sami and settlers in Northern Sweden: the era of colonization 1750–1900 | Full Text | References | PDF (481.5 KB)
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Prevalence of self-reported suicidal thoughts in SLiCA. The survey of living conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA)
Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Bent-Martin Eliassen & Marita Melhus
Article: 10226
Published online: 21 Nov 2011
AbstractforPrevalence of self-reported suicidal thoughts in SLiCA. The survey of living conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) | Full Text | References | PDF (110.2 KB)
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Climate change and environmental impacts on maternal and newborn health with focus on Arctic populations
Charlotta Rylander, Jon Ø. Odland & Torkjel M. Sandanger
Article: 8452
Published online: 09 Nov 2011
AbstractforClimate change and environmental impacts on maternal and newborn health with focus on Arctic populations | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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Climate change effects on human health in a gender perspective: some trends in Arctic research
Kukarenko Natalia
Article: 7913
Published online: 22 Sep 2011
AbstractforClimate change effects on human health in a gender perspective: some trends in Arctic research | Full Text | References | PDF (246.8 KB)
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Climate change and water security with a focus on the Arctic
Birgitta Evengard, Jim Berner, Michael Brubaker, Gert Mulvad & Boris Revich
Article: 8449
Published online: 28 Oct 2011
AbstractforClimate change and water security with a focus on the Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (232.9 KB)
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Climate change and consequences in the Arctic: perception of climate change by the Nenets people of Vaigach Island
AlexanderN. Davydov & GalinaV. Mikhailova
Article: 8436
Published online: 14 Nov 2011
AbstractforClimate change and consequences in the Arctic: perception of climate change by the Nenets people of Vaigach Island | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Thawing of permafrost may disturb historic cattle burial grounds in East Siberia
Boris A. Revich & Marina A. Podolnaya
Article: 8482
Published online: 21 Nov 2011
AbstractforThawing of permafrost may disturb historic cattle burial grounds in East Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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The impact of climate change on the expansion of Ixodes persulcatus habitat and the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in the north of European Russia
Nikolay K. Tokarevich, Andrey A. Tronin, Olga V. Blinova, Roman V. Buzinov, Vitaliy P. Boltenkov, Elena D. Yurasova & Jo Nurse
Article: 8448
Published online: 21 Oct 2011
AbstractforThe impact of climate change on the expansion of Ixodes persulcatus habitat and the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in the north of European Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (1,024 KB)
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Indications of decreasing human PTS concentrations in North West Russia
Charlotta Rylander, Torkjel M Sandanger, Natalya Petrenya, Alexei Konoplev, Evgeny Bojko & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 8427
Published online: 25 Oct 2011
AbstractforIndications of decreasing human PTS concentrations in North West Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (336.6 KB)
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Frostbites in circumpolar areas
Tiina Maria Ikäheimo & Juhani Hassi
Article: 8456
Published online: 10 Oct 2011
AbstractforFrostbites in circumpolar areas | Full Text | References | PDF (269.7 KB)
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