Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our ...

Background Behaviours across a 24-hour day, including physical activity, sedentary time and sleep, are disrupted following cancer and contribute to cancer-related outcomes. This study describes the ...

England was the first European country to pursue a systematic policy to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health. This paper assesses whether this strategy has worked, and what lessons can be ...

Background Reports on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality are limited in East Asia. We investigated educational inequalities in cancer mortality in Japan, serving as an advanced example of ...

Background One size rarely fits all in population health. Differing outcomes may compete for best allocations of time. Among children aged 11–12 years, we aimed to (1) describe optimal 24-hour time ...

Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand Correspondence to: Ms C Salmond, Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and ...

Background Child health and developmental inequities exist in all countries. Comprehensive and robust concepts of disadvantage are fundamental to growing an evidence base that can reveal the extent of ...

Background The course of depression from pregnancy to 1 year post partum and risk factors among mothers and fathers are not known. Aims (1) To report the longitudinal patterns of depression from the ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, USA 3 Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA 4 ...

Background It is commonly believed that nature has positive impacts on children’s health, including physical, mental and social dimensions. This review focuses on how accessibility to, exposure to and ...

Background Mortality increases during heat waves have been reported worldwide. The magnitude of these increases can vary within regions according to sociodemographic and urban landscape ...