Objective To determine whether government efforts in reducing inequalities in health in
European countries have actually made a difference to mortality inequalities by …

Background Maternal ambient air pollution exposure is associated with reduced birthweight.
Few studies have examined the effect on growth in utero and none have examined the effect …

Background Understanding factors impacting deaths from COVID‐19 is of the highest
priority. Seasonal variation in environmental meteorological conditions affects the incidence …

Background: Air pollution has been consistently linked with dementia and cognitive decline.
However, it is unclear whether risk is accumulated through long-term exposure or whether …

Objectives A relationship between ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes has
been found in a large number of studies that have mainly used a nearest monitor …

Traditional approaches of quantifying population-level exposure to air pollution assume that
concentrations of air pollutants at the residential address of the study population are …

Background: There is a strong association between unemployment and mortality, but
whether this relationship is causal remains debated. This study utilizes population-level …

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major health concern for Aboriginal
Australians. A key component of RHD control is prevention of recurrent acute rheumatic …

Background Fifteen regional studies published over the last six decades surveying
prevalence, mortality and hospital admissions have suggested that Scotland is amongst the …

Introduction High alcohol availability is related to increased alcohol consumption and harms.
Existing quantitative research provides potential explanations for this relationship but there …