abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To estimate the relative health effects of the income and health insurance provisions of the Los Angeles City living wage ordinance. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:About 10 000 employees of city contractors are subject to the Los Angeles City living wage ordinance, which establishes an annually adjusted mini...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Cole BL,Shimkhada R,Morgenstern H,Kominski G,Fielding JE,Wu S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this paper is to give an overview and comparison of different easily applicable statistical techniques to analyse recurrent event data. SETTING:These techniques include naive techniques and longitudinal techniques such as Cox regression for recurrent events, generalised estimating equati...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Twisk JW,Smidt N,de Vente W

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of neighbourhood level socioeconomic status (SES) and convenience store concentration on individual level smoking, after consideration of individual level characteristics. DESIGN:Individual sociodemographic characteristics and smoking were obtained from five cross sectional surveys (19...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Chuang YC,Cubbin C,Ahn D,Winkleby MA

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To estimate ethnic and socioeconomic differences in breast cancer incidence and survival between South Asians and non-South Asians in England and Wales, and to provide a baseline for surveillance of cancer survival in South Asians, the largest ethnic minority. SETTING:115 712 women diagnosed with firs...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Farooq S,Coleman MP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between intrauterine growth and intelligence. DESIGN:Population based birth cohort study of sibling pairs born within a maximum of three years of each other. SETTING:Mater-University women and children's hospital, Brisbane, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:235 (470 children) sibling pairs...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Lawlor DA,Bor W,O'Callaghan MJ,Williams GM,Najman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:Social paediatrics is an approach to child health that focuses on the child, in illness and in health, within the context of their society, environment, school, and family. The glossary clarifies the range of terms used to describe aspects of paediatric practice that overlap or are subsumed under social paediatrics an...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Spencer N,Colomer C,Alperstein G,Bouvier P,Colomer J,Duperrex O,Gokcay G,Julien G,Kohler L,Lindström B,Macfarlane A,Mercer R,Panagiotopoulos T,Schulpen T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine material and behavioural factors as explanations for occupational class differences in health, while taking into account the interrelations between these two groups of factors. METHODS:Data from cross sectional surveys among middle aged women and men employed by the City of Helsinki (n = 6062, res...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

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

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ecological perspective on health emphasises both individual and contextual systems and the interdependent relations between the two. Origins of this approach have emanated from multiple disciplines over the past century or more. This article provides a glossary of perspectives, processes, and settings that pertain ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： McLaren L,Hawe P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental depression is an important health problem in many countries. It reduces productivity at work and is the fastest increasing reason for early retirement. METHODS:This study followed up a Finnish cohort of 1726 men from 1984 to 2000. Depression was assessed at baseline by HPL depression score. Pension r...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Karpansalo M,Kauhanen J,Lakka TA,Manninen P,Kaplan GA,Salonen JT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme as a population wide public health intervention for older adults. DESIGN:Pragmatic, cluster randomised community intervention trial. SETTING:12 general practices in Sheffield; four randomly selected as intervention populations, and eig...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Munro JF,Nicholl JP,Brazier JE,Davey R,Cochrane T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the extent to which poorer self assessed health in men in whom an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is detected at screening is a consequence or a predictor of screening outcome. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Community based screening. PARTICIPANTS:23 654 men who attended for AAA screeni...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Marteau TM,Kim LG,Upton J,Thompson SG,Scott AP

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Organisational justice has been proposed as a new way to examine the impact of psychosocial work environment on employee health. This article studied the justice of interpersonal treatment by supervisors (the relational component of organisational justice) as a predictor of health. DESIGN:Prospective cohort ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Kivimäki M,Ferrie JE,Head J,Shipley MJ,Vahtera J,Marmot MG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the protective effect of storing firearms locked or unloaded, or both, on the risk of suicide by firearms among people with relatively low intention to die. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross sectional survey. The 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey of 22 957 deaths in the United States, representing...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Shenassa ED,Rogers ML,Spalding KL,Roberts MB

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of history in public health and its relevance to current practice and professional development. DESIGN:An analysis of the issues surrounding the poor attention paid to the history of public health by its current practitioners. SETTING:The paper is written from the perspective of pr...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Scally G,Womack J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether cognitive performance in childhood is an early determinant of adult illness. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study covering over 30 years. SETTING:Providence, Rhode Island, USA. PARTICIPANTS:633 people ages 30-39 followed up since birth as part of the Providence cohort of the national c...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Martin LT,Fitzmaurice GM,Kindlon DJ,Buka SL

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study examined the change in ethnic differences in mortality in Estonia 1989-2000. DESIGN:Two unlinked cross sectional census based analyses were compared. Total and cause specific mortality was analysed for ethnic Estonians and Russians. The absolute differences in mortality were evaluated throug...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Leinsalu M,Vågerö D,Kunst AE

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the loss of life expectancy attributable to tobacco taxation (via financial hardship and flow-on health effect) in New Zealand. DESIGN:Data were used on the gradients in life expectancy and smoking by neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation and survey data on tobacco expenditure. Three estimates ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wilson N,Thomson G,Tobias M,Blakely T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health advocacy is the strategic use of news media to advance a public policy initiative, often in the face of opposition. ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Chapman S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether perceived failure in school performance increases the potential for children to be physically injured. SUBJECTS:Children aged 10-15 years residing in the Stockholm County and hospitalised or called back for a medical check up because of a physical injury during the school years 2000-2...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Laflamme L,Engström K,Möller J,Hallqvist J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of area of residence on functional health as represented by medical outcomes study SF-36 physical and mental component summary scores. DESIGN:Multilevel analysis of cross sectional data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk, UK (EPIC-...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wainwright NW,Surtees PG

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between perceptions of neighbourhood physical and social characteristics and three health outcomes (self assessed health status, chronic conditions, and emotional distress). DESIGN:Cross sectional survey data analysed in small neighbourhoods. SETTING:Hamilton, Ontario, C...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Wilson K,Elliott S,Law M,Eyles J,Jerrett M,Keller-Olaman S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate methods for calculating life expectancy in small areas, for example, English electoral wards. DESIGN:The Monte Carlo method was used to simulate the distribution of life expectancy (and its standard error) estimates for 10 alternative life table models. The models were combinations of Chian...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Eayres D,Williams ES

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To assess the association between birth weight and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in a cohort of post-menopausal women, (2) to determine the combined effects of birth weight and adult body mass index on CHD, (3) to assess the role of insulin resistance as a mediating factor in the associations. DESIG...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Lawlor DA,Davey Smith G,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have implicated air pollution in increased mortality and morbidity, especially in the elderly population and children. More recently, associations with mortality in infants and with some reproductive outcomes have also been reported. The aim of this study is to explore the association betwee...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Gouveia N,Bremner SA,Novaes HM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To examine whether neighbourhood deprivation predicts incidence rates of coronary heart disease, beyond age and individual income. DESIGN:Follow up study from 31 December 1995 to 31 December 1999. Women and men were analysed separately with respect to incidence rates of coronary heart disease. Multilev...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Sundquist K,Malmström M,Johansson SE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine how likely parents would be to contribute to strategies to reduce pedestrian injury risks and how much they valued such interventions. DESIGN:A single referendum willingness to pay survey. Each parent was randomised to respond to one of five requested contributions towards each of the foll...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Bishai D,Mahoney P,DeFrancesco S,Guyer B,Carlson Gielen A

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the public's knowledge and perception of SARS and the extent to which various precautionary measures have been adopted. DESIGN:Cross sectional survey. SETTING:General population of Hong Kong at the height of the SARS outbreak (29 March to 6 April 2003). PARTICIPANTS:1115 ethnic Chinese adults. ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Leung GM,Lam TH,Ho LM,Ho SY,Chan BH,Wong IO,Hedley AJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To explore risk factors for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OAK) in women, which included wearing high heeled shoes. DESIGN:Matched case-control study. Exposure information obtained by interview, included details about past footwear. Self reported weight and height data obtained representing when wome...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Dawson J,Juszczak E,Thorogood M,Marks SA,Dodd C,Fitzpatrick R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of a community based bicycle helmet programme aimed at children aged 5-12 years (about 140,000) from poor and well off municipalities. METHODS:A quasi-experimental design, including a control group, was used. Changes in the risk of bicycle related head injuries leading to hospitalisatio...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Farley C,Laflamme L,Vaez M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To study municipal variations in children's injury risk and to assess the impact of safety promotion measures in general municipal, preschool, school, and leisure activity settings, on injury outcome. DESIGN:A cohort study based on individual data on children's consumption of hospital care as a result ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Sellström E,Guldbrandsson K,Bremberg S,Hjern A,Arnoldsson G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test hypotheses about associations between area level exposures and the prevalence of the most common mental disorders (CMD) in Britain. A statistically significant urban-rural gradient was predicted, but not a socioeconomic gradient, in the prevalence of CMD after adjusting for characteristics of in...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Weich S,Twigg L,Holt G,Lewis G,Jones K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the effects of the civil unrest (the Troubles) on the mental health of the general population of Northern Ireland. DESIGN:A secondary analysis of a nationally representative population survey conducted in 1997. SETTING:Northern Ireland. METHODS:This is an analysis of the 1694 respondents (aged ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： O'Reilly D,Stevenson M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Several studies on differences in infant outcome by socioeconomic position have been done, but these have usually been based on ad hoc data linkages. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether socioeconomic differences in perinatal health in Finland could be regularly monitored using routinely col...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Gissler M,Meriläinen J,Vuori E,Hemminki E

更新日期：2003-06-01 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

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To develop a self administered Chinese (mainland) version of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) for use in health related quality of life measurements in China. DESIGN:A three stage protocol was followed including translation, tests of scaling construction and scoring assumptions, validation, and nor...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Li L,Wang HM,Shen Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of growth during infancy and childhood on blood pressure in adolescence. DESIGN:Birth cohort study. SETTING:Pelotas, southern Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:749 adolescents with complete information on birth weight and gestational age, as well as on anthropometric data at all three follow up vis...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Horta BL,Barros FC,Victora CG,Cole TJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the geographical variation in prevalence of cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and their control in a nationally representative sample of older British women. METHODS:Baseline survey using general practitioner record review, a self completed questionnaire, research nurse interview, and physica...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors： Lawlor DA,Bedford C,Taylor M,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00