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Association between socioeconomic disadvantage and severe maternal morbidity and mortality in high-income countries: a systematic review
Background Socioeconomic position (SEP) is among the most important determinants of variations in health outcomes. This ...
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Downstream healthcare use following breast cancer screening: a register-based cohort study
Background For evaluation of breast cancer screening and informed prioritisation, it is important to examine the downstream ...
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P52 Employment status and self-rated health among Chinese middle-aged and older workers: results from a nationwide longitudinal study
Background The ageing workforce in China not only brings a great burden to the pension system but also poses a considerable challenge to the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate the ...
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Income inequality and health: a new challenge
‘The problem is capitalism’, screamed the speaker, at a meeting in Colombia, ‘and there is nothing you can do to reduce health inequalities until you smash capitalism. Nothing. Nothing. Nada. Nada.’ ...
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Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class analysis
Background In conflict-affected settings, women and girls are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV). GBV is associated with poor long-term mental health such as anxiety, depression and ...
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Combined lifestyle factors, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health ...
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Housing and health inequities during COVID-19: findings from the national Household Pulse Survey
Correspondence to Gregory Bushman, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; gbushman{at}umich.edu Background ...
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Medication adherence in community-dwelling older people exposed to chronic polypharmacy
Background To evaluate medication adherence and associated factors of seven of the most common drug classes prescribed to community-dwelling older people. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study ...
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Influence of childhood socioeconomic position and ability on mid-life cognitive function: evidence from three British birth cohorts
Background Childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) is robustly associated with cognitive function later in life. However, it is unclear whether this reflects a direct relationship, or an indirect ...
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The effect of reduced street lighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analysis
Correspondence to Dr Phil Edwards, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Phil.Edwards{at}lshtm.ac.uk Background Many local ...
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The problem of accuracy in dietary surveys. Analysis of the over 65 UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey
STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and nature of low energy reporting in a dietary survey of British adults over 65 years of age. DESIGN Randomly selected cross sectional sample of 2060 ...