Introduction Sex disparities in suicide mortality persist worldwide, with male rates 2–4 times higher than female rates, but ...

We are grateful to Jiang for the insightful letter1 concerning our article, ‘Educational inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality: a Japanese census-linked study.’2 We appreciate the opportunity ...

Background Education is recognised as a strong determinant of health. Yet there is increasing concern that health in adolescence may also influence educational attainments and future life chances. We ...

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Diseases are frequently referred to as communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases comprise infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are ...

Background This study aims to examine the stages of mortality and epidemiologic transition in Bangladesh where detailed studies are not well documented but significant decline in fertility and ...

Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Dr A V Diez Roux, University of Michigan, Center for Social ...

Background Overcrowding, typically measured by household density, is increasingly common in urban areas of England. Living in overcrowded homes is associated with poor health and wellbeing and can ...

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Background Differential impacts of active travel interventions on disadvantaged population groups have been under-studied. A review of evidence from the UK was commissioned to inform the development ...

Background Recognising the importance of the social determinants of health, the Japanese government introduced a health management support programme targeted at type 2 diabetes (T2D) for public ...