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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Is there a difference in preventive health checks and healthy lifestyle practices based on preconception status? Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health234
‘Snacktivity™’ to increase physical activity: Time to try something different?158
Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008–2021151
Editorial Board145
The impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes among people at low risk of cardiovascular disease125
Trends in sexual orientation disparities in cigarette smoking: Intersections between race/ethnicity and sex116
The relationship between cannabis use and legalization frameworks: A cross-sectional analysis using a nationally representative survey112
Editorial Board102
The longitudinal association between asthma severity and physical fitness among new York City public school youth101
Editorial Board97
Editorial Note Acknowledging our Reviewers93
What rate of Iranian women perform Pap smear test? Results from a meta-analysis91
Digital screen time and suicidality during high school: How important is cyberbullying? A mediation analysis using the youth risk behavioral surveillance survey, 2011–201989
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 popul88
Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US87
A new metabolic syndrome prediction model for self-evaluation as a primary screening tool in an apparently MetS-free population82
Association of social vulnerability and influenza vaccination rates for Annual Medicare Enrollees at the county-level in the United States80
Relationship between communicative and critical health literacy, health information sources, and participation in health checkups among middle-aged Japanese community residents80
Genetic testing for suicide risk assessment: Theoretical premises, research challenges and ethical concerns80
Household food insecurity and in-utero and early life smoke exposure: Data from NHANES 2003–201679
Pulmonary function, genetic predisposition, and the risk of cirrhosis: A prospective cohort study72
Smoking and pulmonary health in women: A narrative review and behavioral health perspective63
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 Coaching62
Life course weight transitions from birth to childhood to midlife and risk of cardiovascular diseases and its subtypes61
Benefits and harms of structured outdoor physical activity for people with somatic or mental diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis58
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 technology55
Prolongation of disease-free life: When is the benefit sufficient to warrant the effort of taking a preventive medicine?54
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research priorities to support the development of incentive-based treatments for substance use disorders54
It takes a village: Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Reports in the last decade52
Social distancing attitudes, national context, and health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a global survey45
Promoting health equity through poverty alleviation policy: Factors associated with receipt of the 2021 U.S. Child Tax Credit in a nationwide sample45
Metabolically healthy obesity increases the prevalence of stroke in adults aged 40 years or older: Result from the China National Stroke Screening survey45
Editorial Board44
Editorial Board43
Health prevention intervention for chronic tissue fibrosis: Based on the specific expression of CCL19/21 + mast cell43
Violence perpetration prevalence among Colorado (United States) high school students across gender, racial/ethnic, and sexual identities43
The noblest among noble public health goals: Preventing suicide42
Preventive Medicine: Topical diversity and rigour 50 years on42
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men41
Reprint of “Using multiple imputation by super learning to assign intent to nonfatal firearm injuries”40
Editorial Board40
Editorial Board40
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers39
Do age-targeted messages increase cervical screening intentions in women aged 50–64 years with weak positive intentions? A randomised control trial in Great Britain38
Educational level differences in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke37
Cervical cancer screening activity in the Capital Region of Denmark before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic37
Aspirin prescribing for cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults in Ireland: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing36
Time and geographic variations in human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in Washington state36
Housework participation and mortality in Japanese male patients undergoing cancer surgery: A propensity score-matched study36
Psychological violence in dating relationships among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevention programs35
A window of opportunity: Adverse childhood experiences and time alone with a provider in the United States35
Editorial Board35
Issues surrounding incentives and penalties for COVID-19 vaccination: The Israeli experience34
Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their associations with intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Results from a Brazilian birth cohort33
The effectiveness of financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review33
Gains in insurance coverage following the affordable care act and change in preventive services use among non-elderly US immigrants33
Associations of physical frailty with incidence and mortality of overall and site-specific cancers: A prospective cohort study from UK biobank32
The rapid anti-suicidal ideation effect of ketamine: A systematic review32
Interventions to promote physical and mental health of nurses in elderly care: A systematic review31
Examining the role of healthcare access in racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of provider-patient discussions about smoking: A latent class analysis31
Impact of geographic access to primary care providers on pediatric behavioral health screening31
Improving medication adherence in hypertensive patients: A scoping review31
Characterizing delayed care among US older adults by self-rated health during the COVID-19 pandemic31
Participants' satisfaction with colorectal cancer screening programs: A systematic review30
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 Study30
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?30
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 analysis30
Physical abuse in childhood and intimate partner violence in Peruvian women: A population-based survey, 201930
Action recognition for sports combined training based on wearable sensor technology and SVM prediction29
Voluntary, temporary out-of-home firearm storage: A survey of firearm retailers and ranges in two states29
Suicide prevention: A multisectorial public health concern29
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic29
Re: “Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study”29
Long working hours and cardiovascular risk: A call for focus on healthcare professionals29
Perceptions of neighborhood dangerousness and changes in sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the mediating role of changes in health behaviors28
Comparative assessment of test characteristics of cervical cancer screening methods for implementation in low-resource settings28
Prioritizing cervical cancer screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Response of an academic medical center and a public safety net hospital in California28
A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology28
Association of emergency allotment discontinuation with household food insufficiency in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants: A quasi-experimental study28
The efficacy of chemopreventive agents on the incidence of colorectal adenomas: A systematic review and network meta-analysis28
Gender differences in the relationships between different types of childhood trauma and resilience on depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents27
Functional forms of socio-territorial inequities in breast cancer screening – A French cross-sectional study using hierarchical generalised additive models27
Counseling women of reproductive age about emergency preparedness – Provider attitudes and practices26
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis26
Dietary quality modifies the association between multimorbidity and change in mobility limitations among older Americans26
Adherence with protocol medication use and mortality from unrelated causes in a prevention trial26
Internet of things sports information collection and sports action simulation based on cloud computing data platform26
Alcohol testing and alcohol involvement among violent deaths by state, 2014–201625
Maternal lifestyle and nutrient intakes during pregnancy and exclusive breastfeeding in relation to risk factors for breast cancer: The Japan Environment and Children's Study25
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 Texas25
Clinical prediction of extra-medical use of prescription pain relievers from a representative United States sample25
Gender gap in health service utilisation and outcomes of depression: A cross-country longitudinal analysis of European middle-aged and older adults25
Syphilis susceptibility factors atlas: A wide-angled Mendelian randomization study25
Leveraging the cigarette purchase task to understand relationships between cumulative vulnerabilities, the relative reinforcing effects of smoking, and response to reduced nicotine content cigarettes25
Evaluation of co-testing with cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical screening25
Investing in family-centered early childhood education: A conceptual model for preventing firearm homicide among Black male youth in the United States25
Assessing quality-adjusted years of life lost associated with exclusive cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use24
Economic analysis of financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy and postpartum24
Education messages and strategies to inform the public, potential screening candidates and healthcare providers about lung cancer screening: A systematic review24
Explaining demographic differences in COVID-19 vaccination stage in the United States – April-May 202124
Publisher’s note23
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States23
Primary prevention interventions for adults at-risk of obesity: An international scoping review23
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination23
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany23
Patterns and mediators of racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults23
Social mobilization, education, and prevention of the Ebola virus disease: A scoping review22
Prevalence of lifestyle-related behavioral information in claims data in the U.S.22
Assessing transnational spillover effects of Mexico's front-of-package nutritional labeling system among Mexican Americans in the US22
Excess hospital costs incurred by individuals with child abuse and neglect history in South Australia: A birth-cohort study22
Identifying disparities in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among US adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic22
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 22
Effect of restricting menthol flavored cigarettes or E-cigarettes on smoking behavior in menthol smokers22
Smoking behavior in 18–20 year-olds after tobacco 21 policy implementation in California: A difference-in-differences analysis with other states22
Public transport use and mortality among older adults in England: A cohort study22
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–201922
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue21
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis21
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 Delaware21
Association between physical activity-related metabolic signature and cardiometabolic diseases and multimorbidity: A cohort study from UK biobank21
Response letter to “Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer”21
Do later school start times improve adolescents' sleep and substance use? A quasi-experimental study21
Post-pandemic policy imperatives to stem violence against women in China21
E-cigarette use and respiratory illnesses among U.S. adults: An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study21
Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic21
Loneliness and regular sports participation among people of Turkish and Moroccan origin and native Dutch people in the Netherlands. A longitudinal study21
Squamocolumnar junction (SCJ) visibility may adversely affect the same day “screen and treat” approach in low-resource settings21
Re: Impact of the “e-cigarette era” on cigarette smoking among youth: A population-level study21
Sex-specific associations of cigarettes and e-cigarettes use with self-reported premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among adults aged 18–54 in the United States21
Public opinion on gun policy by race and gun ownership status20
Lifecourse socioeconomic position and diabetes incidence in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, 2003 to 201620
Cannabis vaping among adults in the United States: Prevalence, trends, and association with high-risk behaviors and adverse respiratory conditions20
Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls20
Associations between indicators of energy intake and expenditure with excess weight and obesity among women in sedentary and less-sedentary jobs20
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos20
Sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States: Understanding the needs of patients and the capabilities of providers20
The cumulative effect of multiple dimensions of lifestyle on risky drinking during the Covid-19 pandemic20
The changing epidemiology of interpersonal firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA20
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?20
Political affiliation and risk taking behaviors among adults with elevated chance of severe complications from COVID–1919
Community health workers and non-clinical patient navigators: A critical COVID-19 pandemic workforce19
Risk factors for incident cardiovascular events among adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies19
Gun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk19
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults19
Expectant parents' vaccine decisions influenced by the 2018 Chinese vaccine crisis: A cross-sectional study19
Cannabis legalization and cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado19
Optimizing screening with faecal immunochemical test for both sexes - Cost-effectiveness analysis from Finland19
Assessment of muscle-strengthening exercise in public health surveillance for adults: A systematic review19
Computer-tailored intervention increases colorectal cancer screening among low-income African Americans in primary care: Results of a randomized trial19
The role of motivation on physical activity and screen time behaviors among parent-adolescent dyads: The FLASHE study19
Perceived effectiveness of added-sugar warning label designs for U.S. restaurant menus: An online randomized controlled trial19
Do e-cigarette sales reduce the demand for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products in the US? Evidence from the retail sales data19
A comparison of self-reported exposure to fast food and sugary drinks marketing among parents of children across five countries19
Effects of building demolitions on firearm violence in Detroit, Michigan19
Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities19
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men18
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 18
Corrigendum to “Risk factors for multiple metabolic syndrome components in obese and non-obese Japanese individuals” [Preventive Medicine 153 (2021) 106855]18
Risk prediction for advanced neoplasia using longitudinal adherence measures to fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening programs18
Relationship between participation in projects of incentives to promote walking and healthy aging among the older population: A four-year longitudinal study18
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 202218
Birth-cohort patterns of e-cigarette and other tobacco use among adolescents in the US18
Associations between mentally-passive and mentally-active sedentary behaviours during adolescence and psychological distress during adulthood18
Corrigendum to “Decreasing smoking during pregnancy: Potential economic benefit of reducing sudden unexpected infant death” [Preventive Medicine 140 (2020) 106238]18
The role of language in mammography orders among low-income Latinas over a 10-year period18
Effectiveness of patient reminders on influenza vaccination coverage among adults with chronic conditions: A feasibility study in Australian general practices18
Lipid metabolism mediates the association between body mass index change and bone mineral density: The Taizhou imaging study18
Disparities in the distribution of COVID-19 testing sites in black and Latino areas in new York City18
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 Spain18
Systems map of interventions to improve dietary intake of pre-school aged children: A scoping review18
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 17
Examining childhood and adulthood stressors as risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus in working pregnant individuals: A prospective cohort study17
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 S17
U.S. healthcare spending attributable to cigarette smoking in 201417
National bowel cancer screening programs: The Emperor's new clothes!17
Patient barriers and facilitators of colonoscopy use: A rapid systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature17
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201917
Neighborhood segregation, tree cover and firearm violence in 6 U.S. cities, 2015–202017
Association between physical activity and the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a middle-aged Japanese population: The interaction with alcohol consumption, 2005–200617
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’17
Association between sedentary time and cognitive function: A focus on different domains of sedentary behavior17
Cardiovascular health metrics in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review16
Preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among people of reproductive age: A systematic review of qualitative studies16
Reimagining public safety: Public opinion on police reform and gun violence prevention by race and gun ownership in the United States16
A systematic review of the bidirectional relationship between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular health16
Mediation analysis of social isolation and mortality by health behaviors16
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults16
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy mortality trends and disparities among obese populations: A 20-year United States study16
Tobacco and cannabis poly-substance and poly-product use trajectories across adolescence and young adulthood16
Trends and prediction in the incidence rate of hepatitis C in Shandong Province in China from 2004 to 203016
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study16
Global inequalities in mental health problems: understanding the predictors of lifetime prevalence, treatment utilisation and perceived helpfulness across 111 countries16
Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study16
Clinical follow-up practices after cervical cancer screening by co-testing: A population-based study of adherence to U.S. guideline recommendations16
Out-of-pocket costs for preventive care persist almost a decade after the Affordable Care Act16
Traumatic brain injury and long-term associations with work, divorce and academic achievement15
Income support policies and firearm violence prevention: A scoping review15
Association between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and health checkup participation: A population-based longitudinal study in South Korea15
The associations of long working hours and unhealthy diet on cardiometabolic outcomes and mortality in US workers15
Contributing factors to suicide: Political, social, cultural and economic15
Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and adult cardiometabolic risk profile15
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses15
Effects of tobacco product type and characteristics on appeal and perceived harm: Results from a discrete choice experiment among Guatemalan adolescents15
Intentions to participate in cervical and colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study15
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States15
The fourth wave of the overdose crisis: Examining the prominent role of psychomotor stimulants with and without fentanyl15
US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis15
Association between circadian physical activity patterns and cancer incidence through regulation of inflammation: A UK biobank study15
Exploring emergent barriers to hospital-based violence intervention programming during the COVID-19 pandemic15
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 analysis15
Participation, barriers, and facilitators of cancer screening among LGBTQ+ populations: A review of the literature15
Effect of Washington State and Colorado's cannabis legalization on death by suicides15
Association between neighborhood availability of physical activity facilities and cognitive performance in older adults14
Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes14
Increasing inclusivity in patient centered research begins with language14
Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults age 50 to 8014
The emerging infrastructure of US firearms injury data14
Association of sedentary time with risk of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies14
Examining differences in prescription opioid use behaviors among U.S. adults with and without disabilities14
Adolescent behavioral problems, preterm/low birth weight children and adult life success in a prospective Australian birth cohort study14
Vaccination against COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of acceptability and its predictors14
Simulation of sports training recognition system based on internet of things video behavior analysis14
Patient sexuality disclosure experience and associations with clinical sexual health outcomes among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Mexico14
Race and gender differences in abnormal blood glucose screening and clinician response to prediabetes: A mixed-methods assessment14
Psychosocial factors may serve as additional eligibility criteria for cardiovascular risk screening in women and men in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study14
Willingness, refusal and influential factors of parents to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Drinking behaviors of Chinese adolescents over the past three decades: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
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, USA14
An examination of physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life among U.S. older adults13
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 opioid overdose death rates and educational attainment – United States, 2010–201913
Patterns of childhood adversity and health outcomes in early adolescence: Results from the Generation XXI cohort13
Substance use and deaths by suicide: A latent class analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System13
Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss13
Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study13
Housing environments and asthma outcomes within population-based samples of adults and children in NYC13
The association between E-cigarette use and Kratom use among US adults13
Clustering of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, self-rated health and disability13
Editorial Board13
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness against Sars-Cov-2 infection: Findings from a large observational study in Israel13
Daily steps, activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors associations with all-cause mortality: The ELSA-Brasil study13
Corrigendum to “Density of alcohol-selling outlets and prices are associated with frequent binge drinking in Mexico” [Preventive Medicine 154 (2022) 106921]13
Development and validation of a risk prediction model for high-risk adenomas at the time of first screening colonoscopy among screening aged Canadians13
The role of housing characteristics in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity among New York City adults: A population representative study13
Privately manufactured firearms, newly purchased firearms, and the rise of urban gun violence12
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)12
Perceptions about doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) as an STI-prevention strategy among gay and bisexual men (GBM) in the United States: Results from a qualitative study12
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Palestine: A call for action12
COVID-19 vaccine behaviors and intentions among a national sample of United States adults ages 18–4512
Association of life's essential 8 with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US cancer survivors: Results from NHANES12
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