Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2011
Impact of a pedometer-based workplace health program on cardiovascular and diabetes risk profile.
To evaluate whether participation in a four-month, pedometer-based, physical activity, workplace health programme results in an improvement in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ⋯ Completion of this four-month, pedometer-based, physical activity, workplace programme was associated with improvements in behavioural and anthropometric risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Long-term evaluation is required to evaluate the potential of such programmes to prevent the onset of chronic disease.
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2011
Adoption of preventive measures during and after the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus pandemic peak in Spain.
This study describes the preventive measures adopted by the Spanish population towards 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus and their associated factors. ⋯ In addition to demographic factors, modifiable factors such as personal beliefs and expectations play a role in the adoption of preventive measures.