Using directed acyclic graphs to consider adjustment for socioeconomic status in occupational cancer studies.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine whether the high mortality in lower salaried men in Norway was related to an inflow into this group of unskilled workers with high mortality. DESIGN:Individual information on occupation was derived from the 1970 and the 1980 censuses and linked to mortality data for the peri...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Dahl E

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mental distress may entail increased risk of hip fracture, but it is uncertain whether the effect consists solely of an indirect effect through use of medication, or whether it is also mediated through other mechanism. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between mental distress and risk o...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Forsén L,Meyer HE,Søgaard AJ,Naess S,Schei B,Edna TH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:School systems are increasingly typified by diversity of provision, parental choice and publication of performance data. Schools shape their students' lifestyles and health, but the effects of 'marketisation' are under-researched. The authors use qualitative data to develop a logic model regarding such effec...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bonell C,Fletcher A,Sorhaindo A,Wells H,McKee M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Literacy, the ability to access, understand and utilise information and concepts from diverse sources in ways that promote good outcomes is key to successful ageing. Domain-specific health and financial literacy are particularly relevant to older adults as they face increasingly complex health and financial ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Lamar M,Wilson RS,Yu L,James BD,Stewart CC,Bennett DA,Boyle PA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental pollutants and nutrients may be present in the same foodstuffs or dietary patterns; share internal mechanisms of transport, metabolism and cellular uptake; or target the same molecular signalling pathways and biological functions. Lipophilic pollutants and nutrients, like dioxins and polyunsaturated fatt...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Cano-Sancho G,Casas M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Differences in health, lifestyles, and use of health care between groups of varying ethnic origin can have important implications for preventive and curative health care. This paper studies whether socioeconomic factors explain ethnic differences in these outcomes. DESIGN:Data on health status, lifestyles, a...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Reijneveld SA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the early 1960s notification rates for tuberculosis in England and Wales for the whole population have been influenced by high rates in certain ethnic groups. Using data based on country of birth from the British (Thoracic and) Tuberculosis Association surveys of 1965 and 1971, and based on ethnic origin from th...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Springett VH,Darbyshire JH,Nunn AJ,Sutherland I

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to identify any social class differences in health and care in the year before death emerging from a wider study of life before death. DESIGN AND SETTING:Data were collected at interviews, mainly of close relatives, with those who knew most about the people's lives in the year before they d...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Cartwright A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of a telephone reminder in increasing responses to postal surveys and to calculate the differential costs per completed questionnaire. DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Australian university and rehabilitation medicine practice. PARTICIPANTS:The trial was conduct...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Salim Silva M,Smith WT,Bammer G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined whether living in rented housing is associated with increased all-cause and cause-specific mortality, and whether the association between home ownership and mortality can be explained by household income, occupational class, and educational level. METHODS:A random sample including every ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Laaksonen M,Martikainen P,Nihtilä E,Rahkonen O,Lahelma E

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors affecting the attendance at primary health care clinics in Lagos were studied at Oguntolu Clinic and Randle Road Health Centre among 120 Nigerian children. The level of immunisation was a measure of the frequency (regularity) of attendance at the clinics. Certain socioeconomic, psychological, and demographic f...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Akesode FA

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A world divided by health inequalities poses ethical challenges for global health. International and national responses to health disparities must be rooted in ethical values about health and its distribution; this is because ethical claims have the power to motivate, delineate principles, duties and respons...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Ruger JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urban green spaces have been linked to different health benefits, but longitudinal studies on the effect of green spaces on mental health are sparse and evidence often inconclusive. Our objective was to study the effect of changes in green spaces in the residential environment on changes in mental health usi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Noordzij JM,Beenackers MA,Oude Groeniger J,Van Lenthe FJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are ambiguous results regarding the role n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish might play in primary prevention of allergic diseases. The aim was to investigate the association between cod liver oil and fish consumption during pregnancy and in the first year of life and asthma and eczema at 2 years ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Oien T,Storrø O,Johnsen R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between frequency of leisure time exercise and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. DESIGN:Cross sectional survey carried out over a 3 month period in 1984. SETTING:All 24 schools in North Karelia province and 16 randomly selected schools in Kuopio province. PARTICI...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Marti B,Vartiainen E

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Analyses of causes of mortality in people with diabetes using data form death certificates mentioning diabetes provide unreliable estimates of mortality. Under-recording of diabetes as a cause on death certificates has been widely reported, ranging from 15-60%. Using a population based register on peopl...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Raymond NT,Langley JD,Goyder E,Botha JL,Burden AC,Hearnshaw JR

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence of a link between sexual violence and HIV is growing; however, studies among children are scarce. The authors sought to characterise child sexual abuse in Harare, Zimbabwe, and explore its links with HIV and orphanhood. METHODS:Records for new clients attending a child sexual abuse clinic from July...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Birdthistle IJ,Floyd S,Mwanasa S,Nyagadza A,Gwiza E,Glynn JR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Most studies of place effects on health have followed the multilevel analytical approach that investigates geographical variations of health phenomena by fragmenting space into arbitrary areas. This study examined whether analysing geographical variations across continuous space with spatial modelling t...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Chaix B,Merlo J,Chauvin P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delay in the presentation of symptoms and in referral of patients for surgical opinion remains an important problem in colorectal cancer. Factors influencing patients to consult early include advice from close family or other associates and abdominal pain or vomiting, or both, as one of the early symptoms. More locali...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： MacArthur C,Smith A

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to assess the differences in suicide data obtained from different database sources. DESIGN:Death certificate based data on suicidal deaths were compared with the information obtained from the non-natural death investigation files at the Public Prosecutor's Office. SETTING:The study was con...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： van de Voorde H,Hooft P,Mulkers U

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between residential change and a woman's subsequent risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), whether by a past or a new offender, a relationship that has not been prospectively examined to date. DESIGN:A dynamic cohort of women who recently changed residence (movers) was compared...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Waltermaurer E,McNutt LA,Mattingly MJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disparities in health among blacks and Hispanics compared to whites individuals exist for a number of health measures; however, the health profile of individuals who are both black and Hispanic is not well known. We sought to determine whether race and ethnicity have synchronous or independent effects on hea...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： LaVeist-Ramos TA,Galarraga J,Thorpe RJ Jr,Bell CN,Austin CJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reduction in sex ratio at live birth has been proposed as a sentinel health indicator that can be used to monitor the health of populations. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that a lower sex ratio is associated with adverse national population health using the prevalences of HIV and tuberculosis as measur...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Shifotoka A,Fogarty AW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper is to systematically review and analyse the validity and reliability of Antonovsky's life orientation questionnaire/sense of coherence scale (SOC). DESIGN:The study is descriptive and analytical with a systematic integration of the contemporary knowledge base on the salutogenic re...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Eriksson M,Lindström B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether occupational social class and area deprivation are independently associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions after adjustment for smoking status. DESIGN:Stratified multistage random sample analysed using multilevel logistic regression. PARTICIPANTS:8804 a...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Leyland AH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a house-to-house study of 994 urban Zulus the prevalence of hypertension according to WHO criteria was 25% (23% men, 27% women). In a rural Zulu study of 987 the prevalence age corrected to the urban distribution was 9.4% (8.7% men, 10% women). Thus there was a pronounced difference between the prevalence of hypert...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Seedat YK,Seedat MA,Hackland DB

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to explore the relationships between five socioeconomic variables and three main cardiovascular diseases (ischaemic heart disease, hypertensive disease, and cerebrovascular disease) in Hong Kong. DESIGN:This cross sectional study used data from the 1986 by-census and registered death data f...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wong SL,Donnan SP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of malignant melanoma in developed countries has been rising rapidly in recent years. Its causes and the reasons for this trend are uncertain. Changes in histopathological criteria for classifying pigmented skin lesions could explain the rising incidence rates. With support from the International Agency ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Philipp R,Hastings A,Briggs J,Sizer J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test the validity of proxy measures of household wealth and income that can be readily implemented in health surveys in rural Africa. DESIGN:Data are drawn from four different integrated household surveys. The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described, and correlations with the...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Morris SS,Carletto C,Hoddinott J,Christiaensen LJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence and distribution of witnesses, victims, and perpetrators of different types of violence in the general population and the proportion of victims consulting health services or reporting the incident to authorities. METHODS:Cross sectional survey of a random sample of 3007 inhabitan...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Duque LF,Klevens J,Ramirez C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00