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University studentsâ€™ perceived risk of and intention to use waterpipe tobacco	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Health education research Periodical, Abbrev. Health Educ.Res. Pub Date Free Form Volume 32 Issue 4 Start Page 306 Other Pages 317 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Oxford University Press Data Source google Authors Rayens, Mary Kay, Ickes, Melinda J, Butler, Karen M, Wiggins, Amanda T, Anderson, Debra G, Hahn, Ellen J Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Unintentional injuries in childhood and adolescence: current prevalence, determinants, and trends: results of the KiGGS study: first follow-up (KiGGS Wave 1)	2014	Abteilung fur Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, General-Pape-Strasse 62, 12101, Berlin, Deutschland, SassA@rki.de.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Periodical, Abbrev. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 57 Issue 7 Start Page 789 Other Pages 797 Notes LR: 20160707; JID: 101181368; ppublish Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1437-1588; 1436-9990 Accession Number PMID: 24950828 Language ger SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1007/s00103-014-1977-5 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24950828 Abstract BACKGROUND: In Germany and worldwide, unintentional injuries (UI) are a major health threat for children and adolescents. The first follow-up of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 1, 2009-2012) continued the national UI monitoring that started with the KiGGS baseline study (2003-2006). The present analysis provides updated information and for the first time gives indications on time trends. METHODS: KiGGS Wave 1 is a combined nationwide cross-sectional and longitudinal survey by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) providing information about 12,368 participating children and adolescents (0-17 years old; response rates: 38.8% first time invited, 72.9% reinvited). Parents were asked about their children's UI and poisonings via telephone interviews. Information on UI is available for 11,665 children and adolescents (1-17 years old). The 12-month prevalence rate and 95% confidence interval were calculated, and KiGGS Wave 1 was compared with the KiGGS baseline study. The Rao-Scott chi-square test corrected over the F distribution was used to test for the statistical significance of subgroup differences and trend effects. RESULTS: Within the previous 12 months, 15.5% of all children and adolescents aged 1-17 years were medically treated for UI. UI were significantly more prevalent among boys (17.0%) than among girls (14.0%), and 3.4% of the subjects had more than one accident leading to UI. One in eight children and adolescents who suffered UI stayed in hospital (12.3%) for inpatient treatment for at least one night. The home, childcare and educational institutions, and sports facilities/playgrounds were the predominant accident locations. Compared to the baseline study, neither the overall prevalence of UI nor the gender- and age-specific patterns changed significantly. CONCLUSION: Since a large proportion of UI is avoidable, knowledge of high-risk subgroups and accident locations is of particular use for prevention. KiGGS Wave 1 makes an important contribution to the comprehension of these issues. The transfer of research into practice is of particular importance for the avoidance of UI. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sass,A.C., Poethko-Muller,C., Rommel,A., KiGGS Study Group Original/Translated Title Das Unfallgeschehen im Kindes- und Jugendalter - Aktuelle Pravalenzen, Determinanten und Zeitvergleich : Ergebnisse der KiGGS-Studie - Erste Folgebefragung (KiGGS Welle 1) URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Uniform diet in a diverse society. Revealing new dietary evidence of the Danish Roman Iron Age based on stable isotope analysis	2010	Museum of Copenhagen, DK-1658 Copenhagen, Denmark. marielouise_sj@hotmail.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Physical Anthropology Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Phys.Anthropol. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 143 Issue 4 Start Page 523 Other Pages 533 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2010; JID: 0400654; 0 (Carbon Isotopes); 0 (Collagen Type I); 0 (Nitrogen Isotopes); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1096-8644; 0002-9483 Accession Number PMID: 20564524 Language eng SubFile Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1002/ajpa.21346 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20564524 Abstract A systematic dietary investigation during Danish Roman Iron Age (1-375AD) is conducted by analyzing stable isotope ratios of carbon (delta(13) C) and nitrogen (delta(15) N) in the collagen of human and animal bone. The human sample comprises 77 individuals from 10 burial sites. In addition 31 samples of mammals and fish were analyzed from same geographical area. The investigation characterizes the human diet among different social groupings and analyses dietary differences present between sex, age, and site phase groups. Diachronically, the study investigates the Roman influences that had an effect on social structure and subsistence economy in both the Early and Late Period. Geographically the locations are both inland and coastal. The isotopic data indicate extremely uniform diet both between and within population groups from Early and Late Roman periods and the data are consistent throughout the Roman Iron Age. Protein consumption was dominated by terrestrial animals with no differences among social status, age, sex, or time period, while terrestrial plant protein only seems to have contributed little in the diet. Furthermore, the consumption of marine or aquatic resources does not seem to have been important, even among the individuals living next to the coast. Descriptors Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Anthropology, Physical, Archaeology/methods, Bone and Bones/chemistry, Carbon Isotopes/analysis, Cemeteries, Child, Child, Preschool, Collagen Type I/chemistry, Denmark, Diet/history, Female, Fishes, History, Ancient, History, Medieval, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nitrogen Isotopes/analysis Links Book Title Database Publisher Wiley-Liss, Inc Data Source Authors Jorkov,M. L., Jorgensen,L., Lynnerup,N. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Underutilization of echocardiography for patent foramen ovale in divers with serious decompression sickness	2008	Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc Periodical, Abbrev. Undersea Hyperb.Med. Pub Date Free Form May-Jun Volume 35 Issue 3 Start Page 207 Other Pages 211 Notes JID: 9312954; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1066-2936; 1066-2936 Accession Number PMID: 18619116 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM; S DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 18619116 Abstract The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in compressed gas diving has been considered a risk factor for serious decompression illness (DCS) for more than 20 years. We conducted a ten year retrospective chart review aimed at determining if physicians treating DCS in a university medical center setting used echocardiography to assess PFO in patients with severe DCS, and if so whether PFO is over-represented in that population. Over the ten-year period, 113 divers underwent recompression therapy for decompression sickness. Of these patients, 48 had serious DCS defined by at least one objective neurological finding. We reviewed medical records for the presence of agitated saline contrast echocardiogram testing and whether or not PFO was present. Only 12 of 48 patients with serious DCS underwent transthoracic agitated saline contrast echocardiogram testing. Of these 12 patients, 6 (50%) had a resting PFO. Binomial proportion testing yielded 95% confidence limits of 21% and 79%. Given 27% PFO prevalence in the general population, PFO may be over-represented in our group of most seriously injured DCS patients yet 75% of patients with objective neurological signs did not undergo echocardiography. Descriptors Adult, Aged, Decompression Sickness/ultrasonography, Diving, Echocardiography/utilization, Embolism, Air/ultrasonography, Female, Foramen Ovale, Patent/ultrasonography, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Harrah,J. D., O'Boyle,P. S., Piantadosi,C. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Understanding youth: using qualitative methods to verify quantitative community indicators	2009		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Health Promot Pract Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 1 Start Page 128 Other Pages 35 Notes ID: 17971480 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Community- and individual-level data were collected from interviews with 1,294 boys and girls, 13 to 19 years old, in three impoverished urban communities of Beirut. Univariate analyses of variables provide quantitative indicators of adolescents' lives and communities. Researchers including the authors, interested in using these indicators to plan for community interventions with youth in the Palestinian refugee camp, discuss the pertinent results with youth from the camp in six focus groups. The authors find that many indicators misrepresent the situation of youth in the camp. For example, adolescents may have underreported cigarette and argileh (water pipe) smoking (8.3% and 22.4%, respectively) because of the lack of social desirability of these behaviors; other questions may have been misunderstood, such as perceived health and health compared to others. Also, important issues for them such as drug abuse, violence, and school problems were not asked. Implications for intervention research are discussed. Descriptors Health Promotion/organization & administration, Health Status Indicators, Poverty Areas, Refugees/psychology, Social Problems, Adolescent, Female, Focus Groups, Humans, Lebanon, Male, Questionnaires, Urban Population, Young Adult Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-17971480 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Makhoul,Jihad, Nakkash,Rima Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Understanding tobacco-related attitudes among college and noncollege young adult hookah and cigarette users	2014	a Public Health Research Division , RTI International , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of American college health : J of ACH Periodical, Abbrev. J.Am.Coll.Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 62 Issue 1 Start Page 10 Other Pages 18 Notes LR: 20150422; GR: R01 CA087472/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01-CA87472/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25 CA113710/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25T-113710/PHS HHS/United States; GR: U01 CA154240/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: U01-CA15424 Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1940-3208; 0744-8481 Accession Number PMID: 24313692 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1080/07448481.2013.842171 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24313692 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in tobacco-related attitudes and hookah and cigarette use among college and noncollege young adults. PARTICIPANTS: Time-location samples of young adult bar patrons in San Diego, California (N = 2,243), Tulsa (N = 2,095) and Oklahoma City (N = 2,200), Oklahoma, Albuquerque (N = 1,044) and Las Cruces (N = 894), New Mexico, between September 2009 and July 2011. METHODS: Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between hookah and cigarette use and tobacco-related attitudes. RESULTS: Current college students and graduates are less likely to smoke cigarettes, but more likely to use hookah. Among current hookah users, 22.6% were hookah-only users and 77.4% were dual users (cigarettes and hookah). College status is associated with different hookah use patterns, and those with anti-tobacco industry attitudes were more likely to smoke hookah. CONCLUSIONS: Novel interventions are needed for college students using hookah. Existing strategies targeting smokers with anti-tobacco industry messages may be irrelevant to hookah users. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Lee,Y.O., Bahreinifar,S., Ling,P.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC3920485 Editors
Understanding psychosocial aspects of waterpipe smoking among college students	2014		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Health Behavior Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Health Behav. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 38 Issue 3 Start Page 440 Other Pages 447 Notes LR: 20150227; GR: 1R01CA1333149/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9602338; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1945-7359; 1087-3244 Accession Number PMID: 25181764 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI org/10.5993/AJHB.38.3.13 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25181764 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To gain an understanding of the psychosocial and environmental influences on waterpipe smoking among college students. Participants were 49 university students who were regular waterpipe smokers. METHODS: A series of in-depth, in-person, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted. RESULTS: It was a common belief that wa- ter in the waterpipe absorbed all the "impurities" in the tobacco and that it was safer and less addictive than smoking cigarettes. Main reasons for waterpipe smoking were social acceptance, peer influence, socializing with friends, perception of looking "cool" and physiological effects commonly referred to as "buzz." CONCLUSIONS: Interventions focusing on changing the perceptions of college students regarding health hazards associated with waterpipe smoking should be developed. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sharma,E., Clark,P.I., Sharp,K.E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Understanding Attitudes, Beliefs, and Information Seeking Regarding Hookah Smoking in Parents of College Students: An Exploratory Qualitative Pilot Study	2015	Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, College of Natural and Health Sciences.; Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, College of Natural and Health Sciences.; Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, College of Nat	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Respiratory care Periodical, Abbrev. Respir.Care Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 60 Issue 7 Start Page 959 Other Pages 966 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7510357; CIN: Respir Care. 2015 Jul;60(7):1078-80. PMID: 26113567; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/02/17 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1943-3654; 0020-1324 Accession Number PMID: 25691766 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.4187/respcare.03726 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25691766 Abstract BACKGROUND: Hookah smoking has become increasingly common among young adults in the United States. College students engage in hookah smoking due to the increased exposure and popularity of hookah bars surrounding college campuses. There is limited information on parental perceptions of college students' hookah smoking. METHODS: Forty-four telephone interviews were recorded and transcribed with parents of college students using a structured interview guide to explore perceptions, beliefs, behaviors, and information seeking regarding hookah smoking. The transcripts were coded and categorized using NVivo software, and emerging themes were uncovered. RESULTS: Parents were lacking in awareness and knowledge of hookah smoking and health consequences. They often equated hookah smoking with bong use from their own college experiences. Although negative effects were equated with cigarette smoking, some parents reported beneficial effects of hookah smoking. Some parents disapproved of their college students smoking hookah, whereas others felt it was important that they try new behaviors in moderation. The varying responses indicate that parents were not receiving consistent messages, if any, regarding hookah tobacco smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Informing parents of current novel risky behaviors such as hookah smoking is necessary as they are trusted sources of information for young adult children. Delivering information and educational messages to both students and their parents may be a worthy approach when developing campaigns to deter hookah smoking. There is a need to deter hookah smoking, as it remains a public health concern. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher by Daedalus Enterprises Data Source Authors Calvanese,A.V., Bingham,M.V., Martinasek,M.P., Friesen,B.K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150217 PMCID Editors
Unconventional materials and substances used in water pipe (narghile) by smokers in central western region of Saudi Arabia	2014	College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Monawara, PO Box 344, Postal Code 30001, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. deoaah@yahoo.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 35 Issue 8 Start Page 890 Other Pages 893 Notes JID: 7909441; ppublish Place of Publication Saudi Arabia ISSN/ISBN 0379-5284; 0379-5284 Accession Number PMID: 25129195 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25129195 Abstract OBJECTIVES: To investigate the use of unconventional substances and materials in water pipe among cafe water pipe smokers. METHODS: This was a questionnaire-based survey among subjects attending coffee shops in the region of Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia between February and March 2013. RESULTS: We invited 110 subjects, only 90 consented to participate in the study. A percentage of 1.1% used fluids other than water in the water pipe tank, 18.9% added other soft drinks to the tank, and 7.8% added flowers, spices or drugs to the tobacco mix placed in the head of the water pipe. A proportion of participants used fruits to replace the water pipe head (12.2%), or to replace water pipe tank (4.4%). Higher number of children the smokers had and cafe smoking were all significantly associated with unconventional practices. CONCLUSION: A substantial percentage of sample of water pipe smokers in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia use unusual materials and/or substances in the water pipe and this is probably encouraged by cafe smoking. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Baboor,A.S., Alnazzawi,A.A., Abu-Hammad,O.A., Dar-Odeh,N.S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction method based on applying low density organic solvents followed by gas chromatography analysis for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water samples	2009	Department of Chemistry, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of chromatography.A Periodical, Abbrev. J.Chromatogr.A Pub Date Free Form 25-Sep Volume 1216 Issue 39 Start Page 6673 Other Pages 6679 Notes JID: 9318488; 0 (Organic Chemicals); 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Solvents); 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical); 2009/06/01 [received]; 2009/07/30 [revised]; 2009/08/04 [accepted]; 2009/08/07 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3778; 0021-9673 Accession Number PMID: 19674752 Language eng SubFile Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.08.001 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 19674752 Abstract In this study, a fast, simple and efficient ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction (USAEME) method was successfully developed based on applying low density organic solvents. Fourteen microliters of toluene was injected slowly into a 12 mL home-designed centrifuge glass vial containing an aqueous sample that was located inside the ultrasonic water bath. The formed emulsion was centrifuged and 2 microL of separated toluene (about 4 microL) was injected into a gas chromatographic system equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) for analysis. Some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were selected as model compounds for developing the method and evaluating its performance and to compare the efficiency of the proposed method with previously reported techniques. Several factors influencing the emulsification, extraction and collection efficiency such as the nature and volume of organic solvent, emulsification-extraction temperature, ionic strength and equilibrium and centrifugation times were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, preconcentration factors (PFs) in a range of 1776-2714 were obtained. The performance of the proposed method was studied in terms of linear dynamic range (LDRs from 0.05 to 100 microg L(-1)), linearity (R(2) > or = 0.994), precision (repeatability: RSD% < or = 7.9, reproducibility: RSD% < or = 14.6) and extraction percents (59.2-90.5%). Limits of detection (LODs) in the range of 0.02-0.05 microg L(-1) were obtained for different PAHs. The applicability of the proposed method was evaluated by the extraction and determination of PAHs from several natural water samples. Descriptors Chemical Fractionation/methods, Chromatography, Gas, Organic Chemicals/chemistry, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/analysis, Solvents/chemistry, Ultrasonics, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Saleh,A., Yamini,Y., Faraji,M., Rezaee,M., Ghambarian,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20090807 PMCID Editors

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