Preventive Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Preventive Medicine is 9. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men239
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers171
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States132
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis119
The cumulative effect of multiple dimensions of lifestyle on risky drinking during the Covid-19 pandemic114
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 2022113
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men107
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–2019104
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination98
Publisher’s note92
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue91
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis90
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults86
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic86
Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US79
Issues surrounding incentives and penalties for COVID-19 vaccination: The Israeli experience74
Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study67
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States65
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study64
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos60
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?59
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany58
Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults age 50 to 8056
Prioritizing cervical cancer screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Response of an academic medical center and a public safety net hospital in California55
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’54
Metabolically healthy obesity increases the prevalence of stroke in adults aged 40 years or older: Result from the China National Stroke Screening survey46
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses45
A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology45
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201945
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 S44
Associations between state tobacco control measures and cigarette purchases by U.S. households, 2015–202144
Household food insecurity and in-utero and early life smoke exposure: Data from NHANES 2003–201643
The COVID-19 pandemic and depression among medical students: Barriers and solutions41
Sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population: Findings from the China PEACE million persons project41
Editorial Board41
Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors40
Use patterns of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products among US adults, 2010–201940
Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China38
Cumulative vulnerabilities as a potential moderator of response to reduced nicotine content cigarettes38
Prospects for accelerated elimination of cervical cancer37
Public risk perception of air pollution in the general population of Italy and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: Environmental and socio-demographic drivers36
Social network characteristics and type 2 diabetes self-management among Black/African American men: A cross-sectional analysis of support quality and communication patterns35
Racial, ethnic, and language differences in screening measures for statin therapy following a major guideline change35
Stage at diagnosis and cancer-specific survival for stomach, lung, colorectal, and bladder cancers among Armenians in California34
Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic34
CNN sensor based motion capture system application in basketball training and injury prevention34
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 stay-at -home orders on firearm injury in Maryland34
A statewide population-based approach to examining Long COVID symptom prevalence and predictors in Michigan34
Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes34
A candidate biological network formed by genes from genomic and hypothesis-free scans of suicide34
Equity enhancing policies that increase access and affordability of cervical cancer screening in the United States: A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Commentary33
The role of housing characteristics in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity among New York City adults: A population representative study33
Beyond the waves: Unraveling pandemic outcomes with genomic insights and immunity analysis – Evidence from 14 countries33
Association of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and risk of mortality among US never smokers by race/ethnicity, education, and income33
Circumvention of COVID-19-related restrictions on tobacco sales by the e-cigarette industry in South Africa and comparative analyses of heated tobacco product vs combustible cigarette volume sales dur31
Global disease burden attributed to high sugar-sweetened beverages in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 201931
Patterns of childhood adversity and health outcomes in early adolescence: Results from the Generation XXI cohort31
COVID-19 and the disruption of cancer screening programs: Key lessons for the recovery31
Relationship between mandatory warning signs for cannabis use during pregnancy policies and birth outcomes in the Western United States31
Designing warnings for sugary drinks: A randomized experiment with Latino parents and non-Latino parents31
The association between E-cigarette use and Kratom use among US adults31
Changes in the body mass index and blood pressure association across time: Evidence from multiple cross-sectional and cohort studies30
Factors predicting participation and potential yield of screening-detected disease among non-participants in a Swedish population-based atrial fibrillation screening study30
Dentists' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of antibiotic prescribing: A systematic review30
Associations of changes in physical activity and diet with incident obesity and changes in adiposity: Longitudinal findings from the UK Biobank30
Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss30
Long working hours and cardiovascular disease mortality: Prospective evidence from the United States29
Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use29
Heart disease: The forgotten pandemic29
Variation in the receipt of human papilloma virus co-testing for cervical screening: Individual, provider, facility and healthcare system characteristics29
Association between opioid overdose death rates and educational attainment – United States, 2010–201929
Health outcomes in Bulgaria: Simulated effects of obesogenic environmental changes in adulthood versus childhood28
Letter to the editor on the validity of the Mini Mental State Examination and future development of research28
Examining current physical activity interventions in Black school-age children and parents: A systematic review28
What makes people quit tobacco and succeed at it? An exploratory analysis of smoked and smokeless tobacco from India28
Association between long working hours and engagement in preventive healthcare services in Korean workers: Findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey28
Group leisure activities are associated with a lower risk of dementia than individual leisure activities: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)28
Athlete body fat rate monitoring and motion image simulation based on SDN data center network and sensors27
Hair follicle stem cell proliferation and differentiation are achieved by miR-1285-3P through targeted regulation of NOTCH pathway27
Association of lifestyle behaviors and oral health care needs: Mediating effects of inflammatory markers27
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 among adults in the southeastern United States27
Changes in the food environment surrounding schools in four New Jersey school districts between school years 2012–13 and 2019–2027
Effect of Internet use for searching information on vaccination on the uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine in France: A path-analysis approach27
Nudges used to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: Results of a scoping review26
Corrigendum to “Secondhand smoke and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease among never-smoking women” [Preventive Medicine 162 (2022) 107145]26
Commentary: Determinants of physical activity among African immigrants in the US and the consideration of the education-occupation mismatch26
International trends in screen-based behaviours from 2012 to 201926
How combinations of state firearm laws link to low firearm suicide and homicide rates: A configurational analysis26
Walking more, not faster, is associated with bone health in China of community-dwelling older women:A cross-sectional study26
Self-rated mental health among sexual health service clients during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia, Canada25
Potential effects of nicotine content in cigarettes on use of other substances25
The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on postnatal mother-infant bonding: Findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study25
Predictors of stool deoxyribonucleic acid test use in the United States: Implications for outreach to under-resourced populations25
Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer25
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–201825
Changing eating to manage weight or shape: A cross-sectional and prospective study of the prevalence and correlates in a large Canadian adolescent cohort25
State laws addressing teen dating violence in US high schools: A difference-in-differences study25
Real-time monitoring for sport and mental health prevention of college student based on wireless sensor network25
Family structure and living arrangements as indicators of social isolation, and prostate cancer risk24
Disparities in utilization of preventive health services among Asian young adults in the United States24
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening outreach with mailed fecal immunochemical tests within a safety net healthcare system in San Francisco, CA: A sub24
Cardiovascular risk and functional burden at midlife: Prospective associations of isotemporal reallocations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time in the CARDIA study24
Dietary patterns, genetic risk, and incidence of obesity: Application of reduced rank regression in 11,735 adults from the UK Biobank study24
How may we effectively motivate people to reduce the consumption of meat? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials24
COVID-19 and family planning service delivery: Findings from a survey of U.S. physicians23
Exploring the associations between serious psychological distress and the quantity or frequency of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among pregnant women in the United States23
Is the association between social jetlag and BMI mediated by lifestyle? A cross-sectional survey study in the Dutch general population23
Where you live matters: Township neighborhood factors important to resilience among south African children from birth to 5 years of age23
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – A challenging manifestation of atherosclerosis23
Women with obesity participate less in cervical cancer screening and are more likely to have unsatisfactory smears: Results from a nationwide Danish cohort study23
Post-diagnostic lifestyle and mortality of cancer survivors: Results from a prospective cohort study23
Prediction models for children/adolescents with obesity/overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
The role of pay-for-performance in reducing healthcare disparities: A narrative literature review23
Variations in Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) device types and association with cigarette quit attempts22
Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults22
Editorial Board22
Reprint of: Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes22
Editorial Board22
Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among U.S. women of reproductive age: Prevalence, reported reasons for use, and toxin exposure22
Effectiveness of filtering or decontaminating air to reduce or prevent respiratory infections: A systematic review22
Editorial Board22
Birth weight, adult weight, and cardiovascular biomarkers: Evidence from the Cardiovascular Young Finns Study22
A systematic review of effective strategies for chronic disease management in humanitarian settings; opportunities and challenges22
The association between Life's Essential 8 and all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in US Cancer Survivors: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES22
Health guidance intervention mitigates the escalation of predicted comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk: Interrupted time series design22
Socioecological approach for identifying the determinants of objectively measured physical activity: A prospective study of the UK Biobank22
A produce prescription program for patients with low incomes in North Carolina resulted in increased produce purchases21
Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States21
Evaluating the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
A population-based survey of self-reported delays in breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening21
A multivariable model of barriers to COVID-19 vaccination: Using cross sectional data from a nationally distributed survey in the United States21
Association of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress21
Optimism and risk of mortality among African-Americans: The Jackson heart study20
Age at menarche and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Evidence from a large population-based epidemiological study in Southwest China20
Application of mobile sensors based on deep neural networks in sports psychological detection and prevention20
Classes of lifetime adversities among emerging adult women by race/ethnicity and their associations with weight status in the United States20
Patterns and drivers of disparities in pediatric asthma outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children living in subsidized housing in NYC20
Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis update20
Allostatic load and risk of invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the U.S.20
Increased nicotine vaping due to the COVID-19 pandemic among US young adults: Associations with nicotine dependence, vaping frequency, and reasons for use20
Colorectal cancer screening in a safety-net health system: The intersectional impact of race, ethnicity, language, and mental health20
The Great East Japan Earthquake and suicide: The long-term consequences and underlying mechanisms20
Reasons for contacting a crisis line and the initiation of emergency dispatches19
The Colorado National Collaborative: A public health approach to suicide prevention19
Mental health and economic stressors associated with high-risk drinking and increased alcohol consumption early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States19
Excess deaths in the United States during the first year of COVID-1919
Editorial Board19
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Sedentary behavior and the combination of physical activity associated with dementia, functional disability, and mortality: A cohort study of 90,471 older adults in Japan19
Ultra-processed food consumption and exposure to acrylamide in a nationally representative sample of the US population aged 6 years and older19
Pre-pandemic social isolation as a predictor of the adverse impact of the pandemic on self-rated health: A longitudinal COVID-19 study in Japan19
Active transportation and social capital: The association between walking or biking for transportation and community participation19
Recovery incentives program: California's contingency management benefit19
How long does it take to scale-up obesity prevention interventions?19
Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to screen and treat substance use disorders among primary care clinicians practicing in Texas19
US shelter in place policies and child abuse Google search volume during the COVID-19 pandemic19
Suicide as a hidden contributor to the opioid crisis and the role that primary care and emergency medicine play in addressing it18
Modelling cost-effective strategies for minimising socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer screening outcomes in England18
Cumulative life-course victimization and inflammation in a U.S. national sample: Comparing intersections based on sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education18
Development and validation of a lifestyle risk index to screen for metabolic syndrome and its components in two multi-ethnic cohorts18
COVID-19 and cancer screening in Scotland: A national and coordinated approach to minimising harm18
Latent transition of social participation and its effects on depression among older adults in China: A National Longitudinal Study18
A healthier retail food environment around the home is associated with longer duration of weight-loss maintenance among successful weight-loss maintainers18
The effectiveness of internet-based group behavioural interventions on lifestyle modifications: A systematic review18
Elevated lipid accumulation product trajectory patterns are associated with increasing incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China18
HCV testing: Order and completion rates among baby boomers obtaining care from seven health systems in Florida, 2015–201718
Clearing the air: Heightened perception of harm from secondhand cannabis smoke exposure is associated with no in-home cannabis smoking in a 21-country convenience sample18
Assault-related injuries reported to police and treated by healthcare providers in the United States18
Did mental and emotional health of SNAP families' children improve during the COVID-19 pandemic?18
Does artistic activity help kids avoid obesity? Emergent considerations in the ecology of childhood BMI18
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Japan: A comparison of 2-valent, 4-valent, and 9-valent HPV vaccines with consideration of cross-protection18
Associations of parental physical activity trajectories with offspring's physical activity patterns from childhood to middle adulthood: The Young Finns Study18
Application of image super-resolution recognition and artificial intelligence system in repairing students' psychological education problems17
A qualitative framing analysis of how firearm manufacturers and related bodies communicate to the public on gun-related harms and solutions17
Childhood food insecurity, mental distress in young adulthood and the supplemental nutrition assistance program17
Data analysis of physical recovery and injury prevention in sports teaching based on wearable devices17
Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada17
Life's Essential 8 and risk of incident heart failure in community population without cardiovascular disease: Results of the sub-cohort of China PEACE Million Persons Project17
Sleep duration, its change, and risk of dementia among Japanese: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study17
Can internet use reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment? Analysis of the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study (2009–2019)17
Patients with diabetes in regions with population decline and likelihood of receiving diabetes management education and screenings for related complications in Korea17
Associations of abuse and neglect with young adult health in a population-based longitudinal cohort: Findings from Project EAT16
Assessment of county-level proxy variables for household firearm ownership16
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening in a central Canadian province16
Tobacco and cannabis use as moderators of the association between physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan in the United States: NHANES, 2005–201616
Identifying nonfatal firearm assault incidents through linking police data and clinical records: Cohort study in Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007–201616
Association of accelerometer-derived “weekend warrior” moderate to vigorous physical activity, chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury16
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on breast cancer early detection and screening16
Effectiveness of financial incentives and message framing to improve clinic visits of people with moderate-high cardiovascular risk in a vulnerable population in Argentina: A cluster randomized trial16
Application of a new nano-TiO2 composite antibacterial agent in nursing management of operating room: Based on real-time information push assistant system16
Notifying university students' emergency contacts in mental health emergencies: Multi-year analysis of student consent policy preferences16
Association of occupational physical activity and disability pension in 756,159 Spanish workers: A prospective cohort study with 13 years follow-up16
Self-perception of health and physical activity among adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2019–202016
Genetic risk, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, and risk of cholelithiasis: A population-based cohort study16
Impact of perceived neighborhood social cohesion on vaccination intentions in the post-pandemic era16
A longitudinal analysis of the effect of maternal region-of-birth on transitions in children's bodyweight status from early childhood to late adolescence in Australia: A population-based cohort study16
School-level self-reported versus objective measurements of body mass index in public high school students16
Application of composite antibacterial nanoparticle non-woven fabric in sterilization of hospital infection16
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The association of adolescents' smoking with the physical activity levels of their friends15
A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project15
Participation in organized sport and disruptive behavior in childhood: A prospective, population-based study15
Changes in infectivity, severity and vaccine effectiveness against delta COVID-19 variant ten months into the vaccination program: The Israeli case15
Influence of parental nativity and perceived neighborhood environment on physical activity and screen time of United States youth15
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Rethinking “recidivism” in firearm injury research and prevention15
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Modelling the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of population-based colorectal cancer screening15
Prolonged screening interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with tumor characteristics and treatment; a register-based study from BreastScreen Norway15
Challenges of addressing opioid use disorder in rural settings: A state perspective15
Financial support in addressing barriers for low-income mammography screening15
Global prevalence and content of information about alcohol use as a cancer risk factor on Twitter14
Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak14
Corrigendum to “The impact of computer use on myopia development in childhood: The Generation R study” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 132, 2020, 105988]14
The role of sleep duration in suicide risk among sexual and gender minority adolescents14
Federal legal and regulatory aspects of contingency management incentives14
A comparison of high-grade cervical abnormality risks in women living with and without human immunodeficiency virus undergoing routine cervical-cancer screening14
Association of sugary drink consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study14
Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review14
Effectiveness and feasibility of three types of parent reminders to increase adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination14
Individual and dual trajectories of insomnia symptoms and body mass index before and after retirement and their associations with changes in subjective cognitive functioning14
Decreases in smoking and vaping during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders among a cohort of young adults in the United States14
Impact of screening between the ages of 60 and 64 on cumulative rates of cervical cancer to age 84y by screening history at ages 50 to 59: A population-based case-control study14
STRIDES - STudying Risk to Improve DisparitiES in Cervical Cancer in Mississippi – Design and baseline results of a Statewide Cohort Study14
Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Treating patients for substance use disorders during the perinatal period14
Effectiveness of alcohol warning labels for at-risk groups and the general public: A policy-informing randomized experiment in Chile14
Higher frequency of fish intake and healthy lifestyle behaviors may be associated with a lower platelet count in Japan: Implication for the anti-atherosclerotic effect of fish intake14
Implementing the national suicide prevention strategy: Time for action to flatten the curve14
Down but not defeated: Clinicians can harness the power of policy for LGBTQ+ rights14
Tobacco quitlines: Opportunities for innovation to increase reach and effectiveness14
Psychosocial aspects of coping that predict post-traumatic stress disorder for African American survivors of homicide victims14
Contextual factors associated with cancer screening uptake: A systematic review of observational studies14
Missed routine pediatric care and vaccinations in US children during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic14
Perceptions of the safety of vaccines and vaccine associated knowledge levels in Europe: A 2019 cross-sectional study in 28 countries14
Psychosocial factors at work from the job strain model and preventable mortality in France: The STRESSJEM prospective study14
Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review14
Psychological violence in dating relationships among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevention programs13
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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
Internet of things sports information collection and sports action simulation based on cloud computing data platform13
The 3-year effects of a personality-targeted prevention program on general and specific dimensions of psychopathology13
The relationship between cannabis use and legalization frameworks: A cross-sectional analysis using a nationally representative survey13
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Global inequalities in mental health problems: understanding the predictors of lifetime prevalence, treatment utilisation and perceived helpfulness across 111 countries13
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
Limits of prenatal care coordination for improving birth outcomes among Medicaid participants13
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Out-of-pocket costs for preventive care persist almost a decade after the Affordable Care Act13
US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis13
Education messages and strategies to inform the public, potential screening candidates and healthcare providers about lung cancer screening: A systematic review13
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