Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Socioeconomic inequalities in allostatic load in a large Norwegian cohort study: the NCDNOR project

Background Allostatic load (AL) is the physiological burden of stress, and it is suggested to be a mediator between ...
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Heat-related mortality: a review and exploration of heterogeneity

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 ...
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Are there any sociodemographic factors associated with non-uptake of HPV vaccination of girls in high-income countries with school-based vaccination programmes? A systematic review

Background Uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is generally high in high-income countries with school-based vaccination programmes; however, lower uptake in certain population subgroups ...
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Does cessation of community water fluoridation lead to an increase in tooth decay? A systematic review of published studies

Background Cessation of community water fluoridation (CWF) appears to be occurring with increasing frequency in some regions. Our objective was to comprehensively review published research on the ...
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Sleep disturbance, stroke, and heart disease events: evidence from the Caerphilly cohort

Objective: To test the hypothesis that sleep disorders are relevant to the risk of ischaemic stroke and ischaemic heart disease events in older men. Design: A cohort study. Setting: The Caerphilly ...
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Life course epidemiology: recognising the importance of adolescence

3 MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, UK Life course epidemiology may be conceptualised as “the study of long term effects on later health or disease risk of ...