Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 1999
Lifestyle factors and chronic diseases: application of a composite risk index.
Assessing a combination of modifiable lifestyle practices may be a practical tool to modify patients' health behavior in counseling. Therefore, we developed a chronic disease risk index (CDRI) and investigated its relation with chronic disease in a multiethnic cohort. ⋯ Positive health behavior reflected by the CDRI is associated with a lower risk of cancer and with greater longevity.
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Preventive medicine · Sep 1999
Cigarette smoking among medical college students in Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
This study examined cigarette smoking among a sample of medical college students in Wuhan, People's Republic of China. Specific cultural factors associated with cigarette smoking in China were discussed and issues which need to be studied in the future are presented. ⋯ The results indicated a need to provide comprehensive tobacco use prevention programs among medical students.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 1999
Multicenter StudyThe relationship of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use to the risk of breast cancer.
The effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the risk of breast cancer is unclear. We assessed the association in a hospital-based case-control study. ⋯ The data are compatible with a small reduction in risk associated with regular NSAID use. However, inconsistencies in the data detract from a causal interpretation.
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"Kidskin" is an intervention study involving children at 33 primary schools in Perth, Western Australia. This study includes measurement of changes in implementation of schools' sun protection policies. This paper reports on measurement of observable aspects of sun protection. ⋯ Children should be encouraged to wear more protective styles of hats and to avoid sun exposure, even on less sunny days during spring and summer. Principals' estimates of shade provision and children's sun protection behavior at school are of little value.
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Perceived barriers to physical activity, the factor structure of perceived barriers, and the relationship between perceived barriers and participation in vigorous physical activity were examined. ⋯ It was concluded that perceived barriers may be predictive of physical activity participation among high school students only under specific conditions.