Department of Social Medicine, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Health selection, which transfers workers with health problems from physically heavy to physically light occupations, may be a factor ...

3 Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 4 College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan 5 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical ...

Background High-salt diets are linked to elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, particularly stroke. State and community salt reduction strategies may complement ...

1 Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan 2 Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Gifu University ...

Correspondence to Dr Megan F Bell, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009, Australia; megan.bell{at}telethonkids.org.au Background Currently, there is mixed evidence ...

Alienation has been used as a crucial concept to describe the negative psychosocial impacts that stem from the ways production and consumption are organised in Marxist and non-Marxist traditions. The ...

Background Twinning has been associated with many types of birth defects, although previous studies have had inconsistent findings. Many studies lack information about potential confounders, ...

Background: The proportion of non-attenders in cervical cancer screening is high, and should be minimised. A targeted invitation to women not participating for the last 5 years in cervical screening ...

Background Factors that increase the risk of labour market exclusion are poorly understood. In this study, we examined the extent to which all-cause and diagnosis-specific sick leave predict ...

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 ...

Current epidemiological and statistical theory about research methods and how to elicit causation from epidemiological studies is strongly influenced by counterfactual-manipulative thinking. However, ...

1 Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China 2 School of Public Health at ...