Association between childhood community safety interventions and hospital injury records: a multilevel study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reliable data on clinical biomarkers are necessary in order to assess the health risks of populations and especially in assessing long-term trends related to disease incidence. METHODS:Ten European laboratories participated in a two-phase quality control exercise of total cholesterol (TC) and high-density l...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Alfthan G,Sundvall J,Råman L,Kuulasmaa K,Tolonen H,European Health Examination Survey Pilot Project.

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have reported the incidence/risk of becoming obese, but few have described the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) over time, especially in low/middle-income countries. We assessed the trajectories of BMI and WC according to sex in four sites in Peru. METHODS:Data from...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Carrillo-Larco RM,Miranda JJ,Gilman RH,Checkley W,Smeeth L,Bernabé-Ortiz A,CRONICAS Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health inequities between indigenous and non-indigenous people are well documented. However, the contribution of differential exposure to risk factors in the occupational environment remains unclear. This study assessed differences in the prevalence of self-reported exposure to disease risk factors, includin...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Denison HJ,Eng A,Barnes LA,Cheng S,'t Mannetje A,Haddock K,Douwes J,Pearce N,Ellison-Loschmann L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the differences in health behaviours in disparate marital status groups and to estimate the extent to which these can explain differences in health associated with marital status. DESIGN:Baseline data of a prospective cohort study were used. Directly age standardised percentages of each mar...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Joung IM,Stronks K,van de Mheen H,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure, pulse rate, body weight, and height were measured on two occasions in the inhabitants of a random 10% sample of households in a Belgian village. Twenty-four-hour urinary excretion of creatinine, sodium, and potassium was also determined. In subjects over the age of 19 there was a significant correlatio...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Staessen J,Fagard R,Lijnen P,Amery A,Bulpitt C,Joossens JV

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although long working hours have been shown to be associated with the onset of cardiometabolic diseases, the clinical risk factor profile associated with long working hours remains unclear. We compared the clinical risk profile between people who worked long hours and those who reported being never exposed t...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Virtanen M,Magnusson Hansson L,Goldberg M,Zins M,Stenholm S,Vahtera J,Westerlund H,Kivimäki M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate associations between measures of neighbourhood social and material environment and self rated health. DESIGN:New contextual measures added to cross sectional study of a sample of people from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey to provide multilevel data. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Cummins S,Stafford M,Macintyre S,Marmot M,Ellaway A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine whether induced abortions could increase the risk of secondary infertility. DESIGN:This was a case-control study; cases were women with secondary infertility, individually matched to two controls who were currently pregnant. Each participant was interviewed by one of two medica...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Tzonou A,Hsieh CC,Trichopoulos D,Aravandinos D,Kalandidi A,Margaris D,Goldman M,Toupadaki N

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To inform discussions on rates, burden and priority-setting in relation to police violence, we quantified the number and rate of years of life lost (YLLs) due to police violence by race/ethnicity and age in the USA, 2015-2016. METHODS:We used data on the number of deaths due to police violence from 'The Cou...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bui AL,Coates MM,Matthay EC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to audit, against agreed standards, the control of bacterial meningitis, in particular completeness of notification and appropriateness of distribution of chemoprophylaxis to contacts; and to implement appropriate changes and monitor their impact. DESIGN:The first phase involved determinati...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Harvey I,Kaul S,Peters TJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resource allocation and integration of services have been of interest recently to achieve health-related Millennium Development Goals. This paper analyses the extent to which countries receiving funding in HIV were able to invest in activities in the area of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). METHODS:The...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Komatsu R,Lee D,Lusti-Narasimhan M,Martineau T,Vinh-Thomas E,Beer DL,Atun R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In observational studies, mainly from Western Caucasian populations, moderate alcohol use has been shown to be associated with a lower risk of diabetes. However, whether the protection is due to the attributes of alcohol or to those of moderate alcohol users is difficult to disentangle. A population with a d...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Schooling CM,Jiang CQ,Lam TH,Zhang WS,Cheng KK,Leung GM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dimensions of the individual socioeconomic position-education, social class, social status and income-are associated with mortality. Inequalities in death also related to the social position of the household. It is, however, less clear how the socioeconomic position of one marital/cohabiting partner influenc...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Torssander J,Erikson R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:England was the first European country to pursue a systematic policy to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health. This paper assesses whether this strategy has worked, and what lessons can be learnt. A review of documents was conducted, as well as an analysis of entry-points chosen, specific policies chosen, imple...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association of sexual problems with social, physical, and psychological problems. DESIGN:An anonymous postal questionnaire survey. SETTING:Four general practices in England. PARTICIPANTS:789 men and 979 women responding to a questionnaire sent to a stratified random sample of the a...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Dunn KM,Croft PR,Hackett GI

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic differences in health are a major challenge for public health. However, realistic estimates to what extent they are modifiable are scarce. This problem can be met through the systematic application of the population attributable fraction (PAF) to socioeconomic health inequalities. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Hoffmann R,Eikemo TA,Kulhánová I,Dahl E,Deboosere P,Dzúrová D,van Oyen H,Rychtaríková J,Strand BH,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to test a large set of childhood leukaemia and lymphoma registrations for the presence of short radius spacial clusters. DESIGN:The study was a geographical cluster analysis. SETTING:England, Wales and Scotland. PATIENTS:All registrations for leukaemia and lymphoma between 1966 and 1983 i...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Knox EG,Gilman E

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Base line data together with data in public registers and a structured phone interview of 94 of the 121 non-attenders was used for an assessment of factors influencing participation in the prospective population study 'Men born in 1914' in Malmö, Sweden. The overall attendance rate was 80.5% but varied among areas in ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Janzon L,Hanson BS,Isacsson SO,Lindell SE,Steen B

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of validated multivariate cardiovascular predictive models in a population setting is of interest for public health policy makers. We aimed to validate the estimations of the CASSANDRA model (coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and CHD risk distribution), considering the population changes in age,...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Grau M,Subirana I,Vila J,Elosua R,Ramos R,Sala J,Dégano IR,Tresserras R,Bielsa O,Marrugat J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine the possible influence of social class on the prevalence of cerebral palsy. DESIGN:The study was a retrospective population based survey of all cases of cerebral palsy. SETTING:The study involved all cases of cerebral palsy born to residents in the Eastern Health Bo...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Dowding VM,Barry C

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The fall in the prevalence of left handedness with age has been attributed to either premature mortality or a cohort effect of forced dextrality. Evidence for forced dextrality was sought to differentiate between these competing theories. DESIGN:6097 Edinburgh handedness inventories were used to calculate l...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Ellis SJ,Ellis PJ,Marshall E,Windridge C,Jones S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To clarify concepts and methodological problems in existing multidimensional health status measures for children. DESIGN:Thematic review of instruments found by computerised and manual searches, 1979-95. SUBJECTS:Nine health status instruments. MAIN RESULTS:Many instruments did not satisfy criteria o...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Pal DK

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to compare the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) notification system for congenital malformation surveillance and the Liverpool Congenital Malformations Registry (LCMR) with respect to efficiency and uniformity of ascertainment, diagnostic accuracy, and overreporting of minor ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Dutton SJ,Owens JR,Harris F

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In February and May 1986, weekly samples of whole pasteurised milk were collected from the 24 dairies supplying seven British towns. A random sample of 96 women aged 25-64 was drawn from general practitioners' lists in each town, and catch specimens of early morning urine were collected by post from 194 subjects in Fe...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Nelson M,Phillips DI,Morris JA,Wood TJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Using common alcohol consumption categories, to conduct a pooled analysis of six ongoing large-scale cohort studies in Japan in order to produce concrete estimates of the quantitative contribution of alcohol consumption to all-cause and major causes of mortality in the Japanese population. METHODS:Of the 30...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Inoue M,Nagata C,Tsuji I,Sugawara Y,Wakai K,Tamakoshi A,Matsuo K,Mizoue T,Tanaka K,Sasazuki S,Tsugane S,Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:828 elderly subjects residing in nursing homes were followed up during 4 months to ascertain incidence of symptoms associated with Pontiac fever (PF) in a non-epidemic setting. METHODS:The exposure situation was inhalation of Legionella bacteria while showering. An audit of the hot water system in all insti...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bauer M,Mathieu L,Deloge-Abarkan M,Remen T,Tossa P,Hartemann P,Zmirou-Navier D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spain has recently become an inward migration country. Little is known about the occupational health of immigrant workers. This study aimed to explore the perceptions that immigrant workers in Spain had of their working conditions. METHODS:Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study. Criterion sampling. Dat...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Ahonen EQ,Porthé V,Vázquez ML,García AM,López-Jacob MJ,Ruiz-Frutos C,Ronda-Pérez E,Benach J,Benavides FG,ITSAL Project.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ottawa Charter has exerted a great deal of influence on the public health debate and on health promotion practices over the last 25 years. The Charter shifted the main focus from individual risk behaviours to social determinants of health, and introduced innovative strategies such as participatory processes and em...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bacigalupe A,Esnaola S,Martín U,Zuazagoitia J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on the development of computer assisted methods for linking medical records and record abstracts. DESIGN:The methods include file blocking, to put records in an order which makes searching efficient; matching, which is the process of comparing records to determine whether they do or do not relate ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Gill L,Goldacre M,Simmons H,Bettley G,Griffith M

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that birth weight is positively associated with education, but it remains unclear whether this association is explained by familial environmental factors, genetic factors or the intrauterine environment. We analysed the association between birth weight and educational years within twin pair...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Jelenkovic A,Mikkonen J,Martikainen P,Latvala A,Yokoyama Y,Sund R,Vuoksimaa E,Rebato E,Sung J,Kim J,Lee J,Lee S,Stazi MA,Fagnani C,Brescianini S,Derom CA,Vlietinck RF,Loos RJF,Krueger RF,McGue M,Pahlen S,Nelson

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00