2 Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 3 Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 4 Department of Social ...

Background Individual screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is typically performed through either direct clinical examination ...

Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Division of Substance Dependence, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA ...

Background A local welfare scheme, Liverpool Citizens Support Scheme (LCSS), was introduced in 2013 by Liverpool City Council to mitigate acute financial hardship in one of the most disadvantaged ...

Observational studies aiming to estimate causal effects often rely on conceptual frameworks that are unfamiliar to many researchers and practitioners. We provide a clear, structured overview of key ...

a Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, b Quality of Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals Dr Etter, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University ...

Background Food marketing exposure has the potential to influence children’s dietary behaviours and health status, however, few studies have identified how ‘obesogenic’ the outdoor food marketing ...

Background Standards for school meals were recently introduced in the UK; however, no such standards exist for packed lunches. This study measures the provision and consumption of a range of food ...

Correspondence to Dr Jan J Barendregt, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston 4006, Australia; j.barendregt{at}sph.uq.edu.au Background The potential impact ...

3 WHO Collaborating Centre for Housing Standards and Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK Correspondence to Dr Michael Keall, He Kainga Oranga/Housing and ...

1 Institute for Health and Human Development, University of East London, London, UK 2 Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK ...

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 ...