Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to compare the ability of census based social ...

Background Child mental health has become an increasingly important issue in the UK, especially in the context of significant ...

Background Since 2008, use of food banks has risen sharply in the UK; however, evidence on the epidemiology of UK food insecurity is sparse. The aim of this study was to describe the trajectory of ...

Correspondence to Dr S Hajat, Public & Environmental Health Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; shakoor.hajat{at}lshtm.ac.uk Although rapid ...

Background Volunteering has been linked to reduced mortality in older adults, but the mechanisms explaining this effect remain unclear. This study investigated whether volunteering is associated with ...

Background Little is known about the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on incidence of stroke in China. This study aimed to examine the association of SES, which was measured by different ...

Background In conflict-affected settings, women and girls are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV). GBV is associated with poor long-term mental health such as anxiety, depression and ...

Correspondence to Professor Maria Evandrou, Centre for Research on Ageing, Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK; ...

1 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK 2 University of Cambridge, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge, UK ...

Correspondence to Dr Emily Long, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G3 7HR, UK; emily.long{at}glasgow.ac.uk This essay examines key aspects of social ...

3 Institute of General Medical Practice, Center for Collaborative Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark Correspondence to Dr Madhuri Sudan, Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public ...