Introduction: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. Objective: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence ...
Dr Bonneux, Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands (bonneux{at}mgz.fgg.eur.nl) OBJECTIVES In the standard economic model of ...
Background The current study explored the association between green space and depression in a deprived, multiethnic sample of pregnant women, and examined moderating and mediating variables. Method ...
Director of Public Health for Cumbria Primary Care Trust and Cumbria County Council, Cumbria PCT, Chief Executive’s Delivery Unit, Tynefield Drive, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 8JA, UK; ...
Background Low control and high demand in the places where people work has been shown to partially explain why those in lower socioeconomic positions experience poorer health than their counterparts ...
Objective: Systematic review of the health and psychosocial effects of increasing employee participation and control through workplace reorganisation, with reference to the “demand–control–support” ...
Trimbos-Instituut/Utrecht and VU Medical Centre, Institute of Extramural Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Objective: To identify the most frequent gender-specific suicide methods in Europe. Design ...
1 Department of Epidemiology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Madrid, Spain 2 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, ...
It is well known that social, cultural and economic factors cause substantial inequalities in health. Should we strive to achieve a more even share of good health, beyond improving the average health ...
Background Physical activity (PA) is important for maintaining health, but there are fundamental unanswered questions on how best it should be measured. Methods We measured PA in the Netherlands ...
Mixed-methods research leverages the strengths of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and methods to generate a comprehensive understanding of phenomena. There is ample guidance about ...
Background Cancer screening and early detection save lives, but Muslim women are less likely to participate in screening than white-British women. This is concerning as incidence rates of cancer ...