Background People from minoritised ethnic groups are more likely to be impacted by dementia. In the general population, ...

Background We compared short- and long-term management and outcomes between Bedouin Arabs and Jewish patients in the Negev region (Israel) to assess disparities in myocardial infarction care and ...

METHODS All causes, respiratory and cardiovascular mortality were analysed and the role of age and socioeconomic status in modifying associations between mortality and air pollution were investigated.

Background Quantifying the potential health benefits of improvements in the nutritional quality of the average diet of a population would provide evidence for resource allocation between ...

Background Reducing inequalities in adolescent mental health is a public health priority, yet the pathways that link social conditions to mental health outcomes in the early years are unclear. We ...

Background Existing research points towards physical and mental health gains from housing improvements, but findings are inconsistent and often not statistically significant. The detailed ...

NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research), Utrecht, The Netherlands Background: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few ...

1 International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK 2 Population Research Unit, Department of ...

1 Centre for Women's Health, Gender and Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia 2 Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, School of Geography, ...

Background The death of a young child is so devastating that it can increase the risk of mortality in the grieving parent. Little is known about the impact of an adult child's death on the health of ...