It is well known that social, cultural and economic factors cause substantial inequalities in health. Should we strive to achieve a more even share of good health, beyond improving the average health ...

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA 2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To understand reasons for compliance and non-compliance with a home based exercise regimen by patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. DESIGN A qualitative study, nested within a ...

Background Social engagement and social isolation are key determinants of mental health in older age, yet there is limited evidence on how public policies may contribute to reducing isolation, ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Children's proxy reports on indicators of their parents' socioeconomic status (SES) have either been used uncritically or dismissed as invalid. This paper examines the validity of ...

1 Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK 2 Behavioural Epidemiology, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores ...

1 Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Salus Center, St Louis, USA 2 Saint Louis University College of Public Service, Department of Research Methodology, St ...

1 CIRRAU—Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 2 National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 3 The Danish Clinical ...

1 Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada 2 International Collaborative Centre for the Study of Social and Physical Environment and ...

Purpose This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association between chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) and the ...

1 Effective Healthcare Australia, School of Population Health and Health Services Research, University of Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada and ...