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Health promotion and public health

• Cohort study: Body mass index in adolescence may influence the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life (20 January, 2017)

  Gerben Hulsegge
• Survey: Physical activity as a core component of the nursing curriculum (2 March, 2017)

  Trudy Dwyer
• Quantitative study–other: Cognitive–behavioural therapy may reduce high rates of service use among frequent primary care attenders (3 March, 2017)

  Christina L Goodwin, Risa B Weisberg
• Randomised controlled trial: Brief motivational intervention delivered in the emergency department can reduce hazardous drinking and risky sexual behaviour (1 March, 2017)

  Kurt Dermen
• Randomised controlled trial: Task-based weight management programme delivered in primary care promotes better long-term weight loss among women from lower socioeconomic groups than usual practice (10 February, 2017)

  Clare Bambra