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Leisure activities and cognitive function in middle age: evidence from the Whitehall II study
1 International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK 2 MRC National Survey of Health and Development, Department of ...
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Fish consumption and risk of depression: a meta-analysis
Correspondence to Professor Dongfeng Zhang, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The Medical College of Qingdao University, 38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, People's Republic ...
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The association between green space and mental health varies across the lifecourse. A longitudinal study
Background Epidemiological studies on green space and health have relied almost exclusively on cross-sectional designs, restricting understanding on how this relationship could vary across the ...
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The arithmetic of reducing relative and absolute inequalities in health: a theoretical analysis illustrated with European mortality data
3 Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d’épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), Paris, France Correspondence to Professor Johan P Mackenbach, ...
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Relationship between multiple unemployment spells and cardiovascular disease mortality in South Korean workers
Background It is necessary to explore the health problems of vulnerable workers who experience repeated unemployment spells. The number of unemployment spells should be considered in the relationship ...
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Income in epidemiological research: a guide to measurement and analytical treatment with a case study on mental disorders and mortality
Background Income is one of the most widely used indicators of socioeconomic position in studies of health inequalities. Despite its frequent use, no empirical-driven guidelines exist on how to ...
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Alcohol control policies and alcohol consumption: an international comparison of 167 countries
Background Alcohol control policy has a fundamental role in limiting negative health, economic and social harm caused by alcohol consumption. However, there is substantial international heterogeneity ...
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Socioeconomic factors and the risk of eye diseases in an elderly Danish population
Objectives This study aims to study the association between socioeconomic factors and risk of prevalent eye diseases, including glaucoma, cataract and retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in an elderly Danish ...
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The impact of childhood residential mobility on mental health outcomes in adolescence and early adulthood: a record linkage study
Correspondence to Dr Dermot O'Reilly, Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Block B, Queens University Belfast, Royal Victoria ...
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Association between dietary intakes of PCBs and the risk of obesity: the SUN project
Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are persistent organic pollutants (POP) that are consumed because of their bioaccumulation through the food chain. Recent studies have suggested the ...
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Effect of retirement on loneliness: a longitudinal comparative analysis across Australia, China and the USA
Correspondence to Ms Neta Hagani, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; neta.hagani{at}sydney.edu.au Background There is evidence that the transition to ...
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Occupational epidemiology and work related inequalities in health: a gender perspective for two complementary approaches to work and health research
Objectives: To provide a framework for epidemiological research on work and health that combines classic occupational epidemiology and the consideration of work in a structural perspective focused on ...