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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 poses a challenge to the healthcare and social systems. This study investigated the association between employment categories and self-rated health (SRH) among ...
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Initial non-participation and loss to follow-up in a Danish youth cohort: implications for relative risk estimates
2 Department of Clinical Social Medicine, Public Health and Quality Management, Central Denmark Region and Section of Clinical Social Med, and Rehabilitation, School of Public Health, Aarhus ...
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Bullying and bystander behaviour and health outcomes among adolescents in Ireland
1 Health Promotion Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland 2 Children’s Studies, School of Languages, NUI Galway, Ireland Correspondence to Mary Callaghan, Health Promotion ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities
This essay examines the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for health inequalities. It outlines historical and contemporary evidence of inequalities in pandemics—drawing on international research ...
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Adult height is associated with risk of cancer and mortality in 5.5 million Swedish women and men
Background Previous studies have indicated that taller individuals are at greater risk of developing cancer. Death from cancer and other specific causes have also been linked to height, but the ...
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Intergenerational social mobility and allostatic load in Great Britain
Correspondence to Dr Patrick Präg, Department of Sociology and Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UQ, UK; patrick.prag{at}sociology.ox.ac.uk Background Intergenerational social ...
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The long-term prognosis of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality for metabolically healthy obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Yimin Zhu, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; zhuym{at}zju.edu.cn ...
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Does the home environment influence inequalities in unintentional injury in early childhood? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Background Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience unintentional injuries and poor home environments. The aim of this study was to explore the home environment as a ...
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Measuring the impact of step down intermediate care on delayed discharge: an interrupted time series analysis
Correspondence to Dr Kate A Levin, Public Health Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow G12 0HX, UK; katyannlevin{at}gmail.com Background Intermediate care (IC) acts as a bridging service ...
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Would the now shelved congestion tax narrow or widen the health equity gap if brought back to NYC?
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Applying the health capability profile: an analytical study of leading causes of death in the USA and of pressing public health issues
Public health problems are complex; investigating them requires a framework that both accounts for multiple interactions among individuals and their intermediate and broader environment and also ...
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Prior HIV testing behaviour is associated with HIV testing results among men, trans women and trans men who have sex with men in the United States
Correspondence to Dr Christian Grov, CUNY School of Public Health, New York, NY 10027, USA;cgrov{at}sph.cuny.edu Background Among those at high risk for HIV, it is important to examine the ways in ...