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Ethnic group, socioeconomic position and pregnancy outcome: a mediation model through latent class
Background Preterm birth (PTB) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) disproportionately affect women who are Black or Asian. Structural racism produces health inequalities. Identifying latent ...
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Association of mortality with high temperatures in a temperate climate: England and Wales
Correspondence to Dr Ben Armstrong, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; ben.armstrong{at}lshtm.ac.uk Background It is well known that high ambient ...
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Housing conditions and limitations in physical function among older adults
Correspondence to Dr Esther García-Esquinas, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Calle del Arzobispo Morcillo 4, Madrid 28029, Spain; ...
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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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Biobank research, informed consent and society. Towards a new alliance?
With the rise of -omics disciplines and biobank research, personal data and biosamples crossing national borders pose new ethical questions. In this article, informed consent, as originally conceived, ...
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Public health in low- and middle-income countries and the clash of cultures
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Does transition into parenthood lead to changes in mental health? Findings from three waves of a population based panel study
1 Department of Public Health, Health Inequalities Research Programme, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand 2 Social Psychiatry & Population Mental Health Research Unit, University of Otago, ...
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Should we be frightened of bracken? A review of the evidence.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk to human health of the plant bracken (Pteridium sp). DESIGN: An evaluation of studies of human and animal populations exposed to bracken, together with a review of expert ...
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Quality appraisal in systematic reviews of public health interventions: an empirical study on the impact of choice of tool on meta-analysis
Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany Correspondence to Dr Eva Rehfuess, Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, ...
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Psychosocial risk factors for coronary heart disease in UK South Asian men and women
Background: South Asian people in the UK and other western countries have elevated rates of coronary heart disease (CHD). Psychosocial factors contribute to CHD risk, but information about ...
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Individual and occupational determinants of low back pain according to various definitions of low back pain
OBJECTIVES To test associations between non-specific low back pain and several risk factors when definitions of low back pain vary. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS A ...
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Adolescent blood pressure, body mass index and skin folds: sorting out the effects of early weight and length gains
Background Although there is longstanding evidence of the short-term benefits of promoting rapid growth for young children in low-income settings, more recent studies suggest that early weight gain ...