3 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Center for Social, Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, USA Correspondence to: Dr B Galobardes Department of Social ...

Correspondence to Yu-Tzu Wu, REACH: The Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, Department of Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Washington ...

Correspondence to Chris Bonell, Public and Environmental Health Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; chris.bonell{at}lshtm.ac.uk ...

Correspondence to: Dr B Lindström Nordic School of Public Health, Box 12133, S-40242 Gothenburg, Sweden; bengtnhv.se Study objective: The aim of this paper is to systematically review and analyse the ...

2 Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Bangor University, Bangor, UK 3 North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University, ...

PURPOSE Interest in the effects of neighbourhood or local area social characteristics on health has increased in recent years, but to date the existing evidence has not been systematically reviewed.

Background Climate-related health impacts have been a global public health concern. Identifying vulnerable populations is critical in implementing adaptation strategies. This study aimed to examine ...

The standardised mortality ratio is the ratio of deaths observed, D, to those expected, E, on the basis of the mortality rates of some reference population. On the usual assumptions--that D was ...

Correspondence to: Dr M Joffe, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK; m.joffe{at}imperial.ac.uk Health impact assessments look at the ...

Disadvantaged groups are often defined by characteristics such as income or ethnicity. Reducing health disparities by directly manipulating such exposures may be infeasible. Instead, interventions can ...

Background Housing is a critical social determinant of health for migrant and refugee populations in high-income countries; however, the causal pathways linking housing affordability to health ...

Rationale Body dissatisfaction is prevalent in mid-adolescence and may be associated with the onset of depression. Objective The study assessed the influence of body dissatisfaction on the occurrence ...