Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · May 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized feasibility trial of brief telephone counseling to increase fruit and vegetable intakes.
This study examined the feasibility of eliciting dietary changes in subjects recruited from a diverse primary care setting in Michigan using a written, one-page plan, either alone or with telephone counseling. ⋯ Recruitment through a primary care clinic was effective. Formulation of a written plan combined with telephone counseling appears to be promising for improving fruit and vegetable intakes and warrants more definitive study.
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Preventive medicine · May 2010
Military combat and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle aged men: the ARIC study.
Studies of the cardiovascular consequences of combat stress are few and inconclusive. ⋯ Results do not suggest that combat has a long-term detrimental effect on subclinical atherosclerosis among men.
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Preventive medicine · May 2010
Predictors of reported influenza vaccination in HIV-infected women in the United States, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons.
To estimate the cumulative incidence of self-reported influenza vaccination ("vaccination coverage") and investigate predictors in HIV-infected women. ⋯ Interventions to reach unvaccinated HIV-infected women should focus on changing beliefs about the effectiveness of influenza vaccination and target younger women, current smokers, those without recent healthcare visits, or a CD4 count <200 cells/mm(3).