Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEight-year change in body mass index and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy non-smoking men.
To determine how change in BMI over 8 years is associated with risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) among middle aged men. ⋯ A higher BMI and a rising BMI were both associated with an increased risk of CVD, however an increasing BMI did not add prognostic information once current BMI was considered. In contrast, a declining BMI was associated with an increased risk of CVD independent of current BMI.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyThe pediatric residency training on tobacco project: four-year resident outcome findings.
To evaluate the efficacy of a special program for training pediatric residents to address tobacco. ⋯ The special training program, with Solutions for Smoking as its centerpiece, was found to be effective for training pediatric residents to address tobacco, and it may serve as a model for pediatric residency training programs. Ways of improving the program are discussed.