Preventive Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Preventive Medicine is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States408
Association between physical activity-related metabolic signature and cardiometabolic diseases and multimorbidity: A cohort study from UK biobank220
Association between sedentary time and cognitive function: A focus on different domains of sedentary behavior159
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study143
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–2019140
Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008–2021137
Editorial Board136
Public transport use and mortality among older adults in England: A cohort study132
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men111
The rapid anti-suicidal ideation effect of ketamine: A systematic review108
Explaining demographic differences in COVID-19 vaccination stage in the United States – April-May 2021102
The impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes among people at low risk of cardiovascular disease93
Trends in sexual orientation disparities in cigarette smoking: Intersections between race/ethnicity and sex91
Mediation analysis of social isolation and mortality by health behaviors91
Associations between e-cigarette pack size and vaping frequency among U.S. adults89
The relationship between cannabis use and legalization frameworks: A cross-sectional analysis using a nationally representative survey88
Cannabis legalization and cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado86
Does mailing unsolicited HPV self-sampling kits to women overdue for cervical cancer screening impact uptake of other preventive health services in a United States integrated delivery system?81
Editorial Board76
Education messages and strategies to inform the public, potential screening candidates and healthcare providers about lung cancer screening: A systematic review74
Re: Impact of the “e-cigarette era” on cigarette smoking among youth: A population-level study72
The longitudinal association between asthma severity and physical fitness among new York City public school youth68
Effect of restricting menthol flavored cigarettes or E-cigarettes on smoking behavior in menthol smokers65
Effects of building demolitions on firearm violence in Detroit, Michigan64
Editorial Board61
Identifying disparities in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among US adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic59
Prevalence of lifestyle-related behavioral information in claims data in the U.S.58
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany56
Editorial Note Acknowledging our Reviewers55
Assessing transnational spillover effects of Mexico's front-of-package nutritional labeling system among Mexican Americans in the US52
What rate of Iranian women perform Pap smear test? Results from a meta-analysis50
Political affiliation and risk taking behaviors among adults with elevated chance of severe complications from COVID–1950
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults49
Digital screen time and suicidality during high school: How important is cyberbullying? A mediation analysis using the youth risk behavioral surveillance survey, 2011–201947
Association of sedentary time with risk of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies47
Intentions to participate in cervical and colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study45
Using an experimental tobacco marketplace to pilot test the substitutability of JUUL e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine and tobacco products for conventional cigarettes among vulnerable popul43
Genetic testing for suicide risk assessment: Theoretical premises, research challenges and ethical concerns40
Treatment approaches for women with positive cervical screening results in low-and middle-income countries40
Household food insecurity and in-utero and early life smoke exposure: Data from NHANES 2003–201638
Relationship between communicative and critical health literacy, health information sources, and participation in health checkups among middle-aged Japanese community residents38
Maternal lifestyle and nutrient intakes during pregnancy and exclusive breastfeeding in relation to risk factors for breast cancer: The Japan Environment and Children's Study38
Pulmonary function, genetic predisposition, and the risk of cirrhosis: A prospective cohort study37
Traumatic brain injury and long-term associations with work, divorce and academic achievement37
Smoking and pulmonary health in women: A narrative review and behavioral health perspective37
Birth-cohort patterns of e-cigarette and other tobacco use among adolescents in the US36
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic36
Loneliness and its cross-sectional associations with health, health behaviours, and perceptions in Finnish patients with overweight or obesity taking part in the Healthy Weight Coaching36
Life course weight transitions from birth to childhood to midlife and risk of cardiovascular diseases and its subtypes35
Syphilis susceptibility factors atlas: A wide-angled Mendelian randomization study35
An expanded chronic care management approach to multiple chronic conditions in Hispanics using community health workers as community extenders in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas35
Do later school start times improve adolescents' sleep and substance use? A quasi-experimental study35
Lipid metabolism mediates the association between body mass index change and bone mineral density: The Taizhou imaging study34
Do e-cigarette sales reduce the demand for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products in the US? Evidence from the retail sales data33
Gender gap in health service utilisation and outcomes of depression: A cross-country longitudinal analysis of European middle-aged and older adults33
Exploring emergent barriers to hospital-based violence intervention programming during the COVID-19 pandemic33
Optimizing screening with faecal immunochemical test for both sexes - Cost-effectiveness analysis from Finland32
Benefits and harms of structured outdoor physical activity for people with somatic or mental diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis32
Publisher’s note32
Perceived effectiveness of added-sugar warning label designs for U.S. restaurant menus: An online randomized controlled trial31
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research priorities to support the development of incentive-based treatments for substance use disorders31
Curative effect of medicine cake sticking ultrasound drug penetration combined with body training on hemiplegia after stroke: An in vitro ultrasound targeted drug controlled release technology31
Post-pandemic policy imperatives to stem violence against women in China30
Prolongation of disease-free life: When is the benefit sufficient to warrant the effort of taking a preventive medicine?30
It takes a village: Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Reports in the last decade30
Lifecourse socioeconomic position and diabetes incidence in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, 2003 to 201630
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’29
Social distancing attitudes, national context, and health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a global survey29
Promoting health equity through poverty alleviation policy: Factors associated with receipt of the 2021 U.S. Child Tax Credit in a nationwide sample29
Systems map of interventions to improve dietary intake of pre-school aged children: A scoping review29
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue29
Metabolically healthy obesity increases the prevalence of stroke in adults aged 40 years or older: Result from the China National Stroke Screening survey28
Violence perpetration prevalence among Colorado (United States) high school students across gender, racial/ethnic, and sexual identities27
Primary prevention interventions for adults at-risk of obesity: An international scoping review27
Cardiovascular health metrics in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review27
Associations of physical frailty with incidence and mortality of overall and site-specific cancers: A prospective cohort study from UK biobank27
Editorial Board27
Simulation of sports training recognition system based on internet of things video behavior analysis26
Computer-tailored intervention increases colorectal cancer screening among low-income African Americans in primary care: Results of a randomized trial26
Expectant parents' vaccine decisions influenced by the 2018 Chinese vaccine crisis: A cross-sectional study26
Squamocolumnar junction (SCJ) visibility may adversely affect the same day “screen and treat” approach in low-resource settings26
Elimination of HPV–associated oropharyngeal cancers in Nordic countries25
Voluntary, temporary out-of-home firearm storage: A survey of firearm retailers and ranges in two states25
Health prevention intervention for chronic tissue fibrosis: Based on the specific expression of CCL19/21 + mast cell25
Patient sexuality disclosure experience and associations with clinical sexual health outcomes among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Mexico25
Sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States: Understanding the needs of patients and the capabilities of providers25
Global inequalities in mental health problems: understanding the predictors of lifetime prevalence, treatment utilisation and perceived helpfulness across 111 countries24
A comparison of self-reported exposure to fast food and sugary drinks marketing among parents of children across five countries24
Preventive Medicine: Topical diversity and rigour 50 years on24
Editorial Board24
Investing in family-centered early childhood education: A conceptual model for preventing firearm homicide among Black male youth in the United States24
Clinical prediction of extra-medical use of prescription pain relievers from a representative United States sample24
The noblest among noble public health goals: Preventing suicide24
Incarceration exposure and electronic cigarette use during pregnancy: Findings from the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system, 2016–201824
Reprint of “Using multiple imputation by super learning to assign intent to nonfatal firearm injuries”23
Editorial Board23
Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities23
Editorial Board23
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men23
Reimagining public safety: Public opinion on police reform and gun violence prevention by race and gun ownership in the United States23
Educational level differences in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke22
Gun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk22
Do age-targeted messages increase cervical screening intentions in women aged 50–64 years with weak positive intentions? A randomised control trial in Great Britain22
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers22
Housework participation and mortality in Japanese male patients undergoing cancer surgery: A propensity score-matched study21
Aspirin prescribing for cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults in Ireland: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing21
Time and geographic variations in human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in Washington state21
Editorial Board21
Cervical cancer screening activity in the Capital Region of Denmark before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic21
US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis21
Associations between indicators of energy intake and expenditure with excess weight and obesity among women in sedentary and less-sedentary jobs21
Issues surrounding incentives and penalties for COVID-19 vaccination: The Israeli experience20
Risk factors for incident cardiovascular events among adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies20
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201920
Psychological violence in dating relationships among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevention programs20
A window of opportunity: Adverse childhood experiences and time alone with a provider in the United States20
Effect of Washington State and Colorado's cannabis legalization on death by suicides20
Effectiveness of patient reminders on influenza vaccination coverage among adults with chronic conditions: A feasibility study in Australian general practices20
Alcohol drinking in one's thirties and forties is associated with body mass index in men, but not in women: A longitudinal analysis of the 1970 British Cohort Study19
Improving medication adherence in hypertensive patients: A scoping review19
Interventions to promote physical and mental health of nurses in elderly care: A systematic review19
Loneliness and regular sports participation among people of Turkish and Moroccan origin and native Dutch people in the Netherlands. A longitudinal study19
The trajectory of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A large U.S. academic center analysis19
Response letter to “Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer”19
Implications for health system resilience: Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19-related stay at home orders on cancer screenings and diagnoses in southeastern North Carolina, USA19
Examining the role of healthcare access in racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of provider-patient discussions about smoking: A latent class analysis19
Income support policies and firearm violence prevention: A scoping review19
Impact of geographic access to primary care providers on pediatric behavioral health screening19
Evaluation of co-testing with cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical screening19
‘Snacktivity™’ to increase physical activity: Time to try something different?19
Race and gender differences in abnormal blood glucose screening and clinician response to prediabetes: A mixed-methods assessment19
Gains in insurance coverage following the affordable care act and change in preventive services use among non-elderly US immigrants19
Alcohol testing and alcohol involvement among violent deaths by state, 2014–201619
Drinking behaviors of Chinese adolescents over the past three decades: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Participants' satisfaction with colorectal cancer screening programs: A systematic review18
Economic analysis of financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy and postpartum18
Suicide prevention: A multisectorial public health concern18
Re: “Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study”18
Patient barriers and facilitators of colonoscopy use: A rapid systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature18
Excess hospital costs incurred by individuals with child abuse and neglect history in South Australia: A birth-cohort study18
Preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among people of reproductive age: A systematic review of qualitative studies18
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?18
The role of motivation on physical activity and screen time behaviors among parent-adolescent dyads: The FLASHE study18
Potential health-related behaviors for pre-school and school-aged children during COVID-19 lockdown: A narrative review18
Assessment of muscle-strengthening exercise in public health surveillance for adults: A systematic review18
Characterizing delayed care among US older adults by self-rated health during the COVID-19 pandemic18
Impact of disruptions and recovery for established cervical screening programs across a range of high-income country program designs, using COVID-19 as an example: A modelled analysis18
Effects of tobacco product type and characteristics on appeal and perceived harm: Results from a discrete choice experiment among Guatemalan adolescents18
The role of language in mammography orders among low-income Latinas over a 10-year period18
Action recognition for sports combined training based on wearable sensor technology and SVM prediction18
Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study18
Physical abuse in childhood and intimate partner violence in Peruvian women: A population-based survey, 201918
Smoking behavior in 18–20 year-olds after tobacco 21 policy implementation in California: A difference-in-differences analysis with other states17
Perceptions of neighborhood dangerousness and changes in sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the mediating role of changes in health behaviors17
The cumulative effect of multiple dimensions of lifestyle on risky drinking during the Covid-19 pandemic17
A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology17
Association between circadian physical activity patterns and cancer incidence through regulation of inflammation: A UK biobank study17
Association of social vulnerability and influenza vaccination rates for Annual Medicare Enrollees at the county-level in the United States17
Counseling women of reproductive age about emergency preparedness – Provider attitudes and practices17
Association of emergency allotment discontinuation with household food insufficiency in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants: A quasi-experimental study17
Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US17
Core functions, knowledge bases and essential services: A proposed prescription for the evolution of the preventive medicine specialty17
Public opinion on gun policy by race and gun ownership status17
Prioritizing cervical cancer screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Response of an academic medical center and a public safety net hospital in California17
Neighborhood segregation, tree cover and firearm violence in 6 U.S. cities, 2015–202017
A new metabolic syndrome prediction model for self-evaluation as a primary screening tool in an apparently MetS-free population17
Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and adult cardiometabolic risk profile16
Is use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) associated with reduced well-woman visits and STI testing? Evidence from female Medicaid clients aged 15–24 in Delaware16
Comparative assessment of test characteristics of cervical cancer screening methods for implementation in low-resource settings16
Community health workers and non-clinical patient navigators: A critical COVID-19 pandemic workforce16
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults16
The efficacy of chemopreventive agents on the incidence of colorectal adenomas: A systematic review and network meta-analysis16
Willingness, refusal and influential factors of parents to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis16
The effectiveness of financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review16
Dietary quality modifies the association between multimorbidity and change in mobility limitations among older Americans16
Clinical follow-up practices after cervical cancer screening by co-testing: A population-based study of adherence to U.S. guideline recommendations16
Universal school-based mental health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis16
Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic16
Relationship between participation in projects of incentives to promote walking and healthy aging among the older population: A four-year longitudinal study16
Functional forms of socio-territorial inequities in breast cancer screening – A French cross-sectional study using hierarchical generalised additive models16
Trends and prediction in the incidence rate of hepatitis C in Shandong Province in China from 2004 to 203016
Gender differences in the relationships between different types of childhood trauma and resilience on depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents16
Participation, barriers, and facilitators of cancer screening among LGBTQ+ populations: A review of the literature15
Patterns and mediators of racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults15
Out-of-pocket costs for preventive care persist almost a decade after the Affordable Care Act15
The fourth wave of the overdose crisis: Examining the prominent role of psychomotor stimulants with and without fentanyl15
Tobacco and cannabis poly-substance and poly-product use trajectories across adolescence and young adulthood15
Assessing quality-adjusted years of life lost associated with exclusive cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use15
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis15
Adherence with protocol medication use and mortality from unrelated causes in a prevention trial15
Social mobilization, education, and prevention of the Ebola virus disease: A scoping review15
The emerging infrastructure of US firearms injury data15
Internet of things sports information collection and sports action simulation based on cloud computing data platform15
Disparities in the distribution of COVID-19 testing sites in black and Latino areas in new York City14
Corrigendum to “Would eligible gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men use PrEP? Awareness, knowledge, eligibility and intention to use PrEP among EMIS-2017 participants in Spain” [Prev Med 14
Contributing factors to suicide: Political, social, cultural and economic14
U.S. healthcare spending attributable to cigarette smoking in 201414
Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their associations with intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Results from a Brazilian birth cohort14
Leveraging the cigarette purchase task to understand relationships between cumulative vulnerabilities, the relative reinforcing effects of smoking, and response to reduced nicotine content cigarettes14
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the delivery of preventive healthcare? An interrupted time series analysis of adults in English primary care from 2018 to 202214
Corrigendum to “Decreasing smoking during pregnancy: Potential economic benefit of reducing sudden unexpected infant death” [Preventive Medicine 140 (2020) 106238]14
A systematic review of the bidirectional relationship between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular health14
Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls14
Association between neighborhood availability of physical activity facilities and cognitive performance in older adults14
Associations between mentally-passive and mentally-active sedentary behaviours during adolescence and psychological distress during adulthood14
Corrigendum to “Risk factors for multiple metabolic syndrome components in obese and non-obese Japanese individuals” [Preventive Medicine 153 (2021) 106855]14
Examining differences in prescription opioid use behaviors among U.S. adults with and without disabilities14
Vaccination against COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of acceptability and its predictors14
The changing epidemiology of interpersonal firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA14
Risk prediction for advanced neoplasia using longitudinal adherence measures to fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening programs14
Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults age 50 to 8014
National bowel cancer screening programs: The Emperor's new clothes!13
Corrigendum to “Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos” [Preventive Medicine 2022 Nov;164:107267. Epub 2022 Sep 13
Examining childhood and adulthood stressors as risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus in working pregnant individuals: A prospective cohort study13
E-cigarette use and respiratory illnesses among U.S. adults: An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study13
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy mortality trends and disparities among obese populations: A 20-year United States study13
The effectiveness of mRNA vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalisation for COVID-19 according to the time elapsed since their administration in health professionals in the Valencian Au13
Association between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and health checkup participation: A population-based longitudinal study in South Korea13
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States13
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos13
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination13
Sex differences in tobacco use, attempts to quit smoking, and cessation among dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Longitudinal findings from the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health S13
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis13
Cannabis vaping among adults in the United States: Prevalence, trends, and association with high-risk behaviors and adverse respiratory conditions13
Association between physical activity and the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a middle-aged Japanese population: The interaction with alcohol consumption, 2005–200613
Would eligible gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men use PrEP? Awareness, knowledge, eligibility and intention to use PrEP among EMIS-2017 participants in Spain13
A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of minimally supervised home and community exercise interventions in improving physical activity, body adiposity and quality of life 13
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses13
Sex-specific associations of cigarettes and e-cigarettes use with self-reported premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among adults aged 18–54 in the United States13
Smoking abstinence and cessation-related outcomes one month after an immediate versus gradual reduction in nicotine content of cigarettes13
Intersections between environmental reward availability, loss aversion, and delay discounting as potential risk factors for cigarette smoking and other substance use12
The effect of the Affordable Care Act dependent coverage provision on HPV vaccine uptake in young adult women, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–201612
Imaging-guided evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis to enhance cardiovascular risk prediction in asymptomatic low-to-intermediate risk individuals: A systematic review12
A candidate biological network formed by genes from genomic and hypothesis-free scans of suicide12
Should messages discourage sugary drinks, encourage water, or both? A randomized experiment with U.S. parents12
Global disease burden attributed to high sugar-sweetened beverages in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 201912
Out of reach? Correlates of cervical cancer underscreening in women with varying levels of healthcare interactions in a United States integrated delivery system12
Adverse childhood experiences and disordered eating among middle-aged adults: Findings from the coronary artery risk development in young adults study12
The national FIT-based colorectal cancer screening program in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic12
Opioid use disorder treatment in rural settings: The primary care perspective12
E-cigarette susceptibility among U.S. middle and high school students: National Youth Tobacco Survey Data Trend Analysis, 2014–201812
State-level unemployment and negative emotions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States12
Tdap-HPV vaccination bundling in the USA: Trends, predictors, and implications for vaccine series completion12
Vaccination against seasonal influenza and socio-economic and environmental factors as determinants of the geographic variation of COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the Italian elderly12
Intentional injury and violent death after intimate partner violence. A retrospective matched-cohort study12
Application of internet of things data processing based on machine learning in community sports detection12
Looking to the empirical literature on the potential for financial incentives to enhance adherence with COVID-19 vaccination12
Are financial incentives more effective than health campaigns to quit smoking? A community-randomised smoking cessation trial in Denmark12
Association between opioid overdose death rates and educational attainment – United States, 2010–201912
Racial, ethnic, and language differences in screening measures for statin therapy following a major guideline change12
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