Published in BMC Public Health on August 05, 2010
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Health literacy, cervical cancer risk factors, and distress in low-income African-American women seeking colposcopy. Ethn Dis (2002) 1.06
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Examining the evidence on the causal effect of HAART on transmission of HIV using the Bradford Hill criteria. AIDS (2013) 2.17
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The potential impact of expanding antiretroviral therapy and combination prevention in Vietnam: towards elimination of HIV transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2013) 1.85
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The impact of incident and prevalent herpes simplex virus-2 infection on the incidence of HIV-1 infection among commercial sex workers in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2005) 1.51
Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: exploring new ways of working for physiotherapists. Physiotherapy (2009) 1.49
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Drug-Resistant tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001-2007. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 1.36
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Modeling the joint epidemics of TB and HIV in a South African township. J Math Biol (2008) 1.31
Which surgical decisions should patients participate in and how? Reflections on women's recollections of discussions about variants of hysterectomy. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.23
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Audio-visual recording of patient-GP consultations for research purposes: a literature review on recruiting rates and strategies. Patient Educ Couns (2008) 1.18
Supporting 'work-related goals' rather than 'return to work' after cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of 25 qualitative studies. Psychooncology (2012) 1.18
Marketing and clinical trials: a case study. Trials (2007) 1.17
Financial considerations in the conduct of multi-centre randomised controlled trials: evidence from a qualitative study. Trials (2006) 1.15
The significance for decision-making of information that is not exchanged by patients and health professionals during consultations. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.12
Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: a systematic review. Qual Saf Health Care (2010) 1.11
Addressing complex healthcare problems in diverse settings: insights from activity theory. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.10
The developmental transcriptome of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, an invasive species and major arbovirus vector. G3 (Bethesda) (2013) 1.10
The heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, AT13387, displays a long duration of action in vitro and in vivo in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Sci (2012) 1.07
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Enhancing citizen engagement in cancer screening through deliberative democracy. J Natl Cancer Inst (2013) 1.05
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Implementing the global plan to stop TB, 2011-2015--optimizing allocations and the Global Fund's contribution: a scenario projections study. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
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Supporting positive experiences and sustained participation in clinical trials: looking beyond information provision. J Med Ethics (2012) 0.99
Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research: concerns of potential participants need to be dealt with. BMJ (2006) 0.97
How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.97
Paying the price for an incentive: an exploratory study of smokers' reasons for failing to complete an incentive based smoking cessation scheme. J Health Serv Res Policy (2012) 0.95
The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. Psychooncology (2013) 0.95
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Tuberculosis fueled by HIV: putting out the flames. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 0.92
Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care. Ment Health Fam Med (2008) 0.91
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A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial. Trials (2014) 0.91
Sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors for incident dementia and cognitive decline in the HYVET. Age Ageing (2009) 0.91
The information and support needs of patients discharged after a short hospital stay for treatment of low-risk Community Acquired Pneumonia: implications for treatment without admission. BMC Pulm Med (2008) 0.90
N',2-diphenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide based NK3 receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2006) 0.89
'Avoiding harm to others' considerations in relation to parental measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination discussions - an analysis of an online chat forum. Soc Sci Med (2008) 0.87
Guidance for considering ethical, legal, and social issues in health technology assessment: application to genetic screening. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (2008) 0.86
Outcomes of shoulder surgery in the sitting position with interscalene nerve block: a single-center series. Reg Anesth Pain Med (2012) 0.86
On the relationship between age, annual rate of infection, and prevalence of mycobacterium tuberculosis in a South African township. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 0.86
How personal experiences feature in women's accounts of use of information for decisions about antenatal diagnostic testing for foetal abnormality. Soc Sci Med (2010) 0.85
Realizing the potential of treatment as prevention: global ART policy and treatment coverage. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep (2014) 0.85
Hurtful comments are harmful comments: respectful communication is not just an optional extra in healthcare. Health Expect (2008) 0.85
Harnessing the prevention benefits of antiretroviral therapy to address HIV and tuberculosis. Curr HIV Res (2011) 0.84
Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: predicting depression in homeless people. J Psychosom Res (2011) 0.84
Politicians must heed health effects of climate change. Lancet (2009) 0.83
Costing human rights and community support interventions as a part of universal access to HIV treatment and care in a Southern African setting. Curr HIV Res (2011) 0.82
Outpatient lower extremity infusions. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol (2002) 0.81
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Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders. Patient Educ Couns (2010) 0.81
When service users' support obscures problems with care: the need for rigorous research into patients' experiences. Health Expect (2009) 0.80
Public involvement in health service governance and development: questions of potential for influence. Health Expect (2009) 0.80
Pharmaceutical care of older people: what do older people want from community pharmacy? Int J Pharm Pract (2014) 0.80
Research funding organisations and consumer involvement. J Health Serv Res Policy (2003) 0.80
A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening. Prev Med (2011) 0.79
New methods for estimating the tuberculosis case detection rate in high-HIV prevalence countries: the example of Kenya. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 0.79
People with aphasia: capacity to consent, research participation and intervention inequalities. Int J Stroke (2012) 0.79
"Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing": an exploration of the meaning and impact of women's mental images of their breast cancer and their potential origins. Patient Educ Couns (2008) 0.79
Assessing asthma control in UK primary care: use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models. BMC Fam Pract (2011) 0.78
Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. Trials (2013) 0.78
Potential impact of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief on the tuberculosis/HIV coepidemic in selected Sub-Saharan African countries. J Infect Dis (2013) 0.78
Politicians must heed health effects of climate change. BMJ (2009) 0.78
The role of cardiac morbidity in short- and long-term mortality in injured older patients who survive initial resuscitation. Am J Surg (2003) 0.78
Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK. Ann Behav Med (2015) 0.78
Patients' experiences with partial dentures: a qualitative study. Gerodontology (2005) 0.77
From physical and functional to continuity with pre-stroke self and participation in valued activities: a qualitative exploration of stroke survivors', carers' and physiotherapists' perceptions of physical activity after stroke. Disabil Rehabil (2014) 0.77
Protocol for stage 1 of the GaP study (Genetic testing acceptability for Paget's disease of bone): an interview study about genetic testing and preventive treatment: would relatives of people with Paget's disease want testing and treatment if they were available? BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 0.77