Volume 3, Number 2, April 2013 (Special Issue on )

Cover Page, Table of Contents and Others: PDF (size: 17KB)

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The impact of academic stress on medical students attending college in the Inner Mongolia Area of China

Jie Chen, Yanyan Wu, He Yi, Zhijun Li, Yuki Eshita, Peng Qin, Lifu Chen, Juan Sun

Abstract | References PDF (75KB), PP. 149-154, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32019, Downloads: 113 Google Scholar

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Prevalence of childhood illness and mothers’/caregivers’ care seeking behavior in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: A descriptive community based cross sectional study

Worku Awoke

Abstract | References PDF (135KB), PP. 155-159, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32020, Downloads: 107 Google Scholar

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Adapting the Stage of Change model to investigate adolescent behavior related to reducing second hand smoke exposure

Chris G. Richardson, Jennifer Schwartz, Laura L. Struik, Joan L. Bottorff

Abstract | References PDF (116KB), PP. 160-164, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32021, Downloads: 68 Google Scholar

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Black-White residential segregation and diabetes status: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Antwan Jones, Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, Jessica Kubo

Abstract | References PDF (144KB), PP. 165-171, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32022, Downloads: 106 Google Scholar

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Utility of nelson’s modified card sorting test in patients with alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia

Jian-Kang Chao, Lyh-Jyh Hao, I-Chen Chao, Ming-Der Shi, I-Hsin Candy Chao

Abstract | References PDF (68KB), PP. 172-177, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32023, Downloads: 67 Google Scholar

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Intestinal parasitism in schoolchildren in 2005, 2006 and 2007: A real challenge to overcome by the national deworming campaign in Northwestern Mexico

Luis Quihui Cota, Gloria Guadalupe Morales-Figueroa

Abstract | References PDF (205KB), PP. 178-183, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32024, Downloads: 69 Google Scholar

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Expanding public health professionals’ roles in promoting and supporting breastfeeding as optimal infant feeding: A pilot study with online tutorial implications

Amna Umer, Roger A. Edwards

Abstract | References PDF (72KB), PP. 184-190, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32025, Downloads: 76 Google Scholar

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Youth friendly health services and role of outreach activities to improve access to services

Ruchi Sogarwal, Murari Chandra, Sunil Mehra

Abstract | References PDF (93KB), PP. 191-198, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32026, Downloads: 79 Google Scholar

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Prevalence of schistosomiasis and associated factors among students attending at elementary schools in Amibera District, Ethiopia

Worku Awoke, Melkamu Bedimo, Molalign Tarekegn

Abstract | References PDF (105KB), PP. 199-204, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32027, Downloads: 68 Google Scholar

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Neighborhood deprivation and availability of culturally specific African-American and Latino fruits and vegetables in five small central Illinois cities

Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, Imelda Kanchule Moise

Abstract | References PDF (73KB), PP. 205-211, Pub. Date: April 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32028, Downloads: 78 Google Scholar

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Don’t burn the baby: Advice from Australian nurses recommending therapeutic sun exposure during infancy

Simone Lee Harrison, Jane Nikles, Madeleine Nowak

Abstract | References PDF (183KB), PP. 212-218, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32029, Downloads: 90 Google Scholar

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Youth gender differences in alcohol use: A prospective study of multiple youth assets and the neighborhood environment

Roy F. Oman, Eleni L. Tolma, Sara K. Vesely, Cheryl B. Aspy

Abstract | References PDF (273KB), PP. 219-228, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32030, Downloads: 71 Google Scholar

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Physiotherapist-led home-based physical activity program versus community group exercise for middle-aged adults: Quasi-experimental comparison

Nicole Freene, Gordon Waddington, Wendy Chesworth, Rachel Davey, Tom Cochrane

Abstract | References PDF (494KB), PP. 229-237, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32031, Downloads: 64 Google Scholar

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Habitual alcohol consumers’ understanding of “moderate drinking”: A cross-sectional study in Japan

Tadahiro Ohtsu, Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Hiromi Hoshino, Akatsuki Kokaze

Abstract | References PDF (177KB), PP. 238-245, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32032, Downloads: 77 Google Scholar

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The Yo-Yo tests and twelve-minute run test performance in young Japanese cross-country skiers

Denda Yuki, Oh Taewoong, Nakajima Setsuko

Abstract | References PDF (145KB), PP. 246-250, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32033, Downloads: 61 Google Scholar

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Socio-maternal risk factors of ADHD among Iraqi children: A case-control study

Hussain R. Saadi, Khadijah Shamsuddin, Rosnah Sutan, Serene A. Alshaham

Abstract | References PDF (128KB), PP. 251-257, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32034, Downloads: 69 Google Scholar

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Prescription of intermittent preventive therapy (IPTp) among doctors practicing in an army hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Nkechinyere E. Harrison, Tolulope F. Olufunlayo, Nkiru N. Odunukwe

Abstract | References PDF (106KB), PP. 258-261, Pub. Date: April 30, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.32035, Downloads: 80 Google Scholar