Background 10% of postmenopausal breast cancer cases are attributed to a high body mass index (BMI). BMI underestimates body ...
The recent paper by Dunn et al showed that the positive relationship between US state-level income inequality and mortality ...
Background Within the context of a global movement toward taxes on sugary drinks, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is unique in its construction – a two-tiered levy that aims to encourage industry ...
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Correspondence to Anne McMunn, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1–19 ...
Correspondence to Nina van den Broek, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525, The Netherlands; n.vandenbroek{at}bsi.ru.nl Background Body mass index (BMI) is correlated ...
1 Department of Public Health, Erasmus University MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Erasmus University MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ...
There is great public concern, often based on anecdotal reports, about risks from ionising radiation. Recent interest has been directed at an excess of leukaemia cases in the locality of civil nuclear ...
3 Section of Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence to Rikke Lund, Section of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University ...
Correspondence to Dr Panayotes Demakakos, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK; p.demakakos{at}ucl.ac.uk High-quality population-based ...
Background Interpersonal violence is a major public health concern with alcohol use a known risk factor. Despite alcohol taxation being an effective policy to reduce consumption; Hong Kong, contrary ...
Background The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) aims to detect individuals who have precancerous polyps or early stage cancer, when it is easier to treat. To be ...
1 Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China 2 HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR ...