Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Intersectional inequalities in self-rated health in Germany across sex/gender, migration, education and income: a cross-sectional study

Background Health inequalities by sex/gender, migration, education and income persist across Europe, yet ...
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Sensitive life-stage periods and genetic susceptibility in the association between air pollution and ischaemic stroke risk: a Bayesian life-course analysis

2 The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China 3 Guangdong Clinical Research Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China Background Air pollution ...
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Association between migration and cardiovascular health in Mexicans: a binational analysis using the Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS/SOL) and Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) (24 February, ...
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Absence of colours and desaturated visual environments: an overlooked environmental exposure affecting public mental health

Since mental health outcomes are shaped by a complex interplay of social, economic and environmental factors, considerable attention has been devoted to determinants such as income insecurity, social ...
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Public support, political silence: alcohol policy and the 2026 Scottish election

Alcohol is a major, neglected driver of preventable harm in the UK and internationally, and these harms fall disproportionately on disadvantaged communities.1 2 Yet, political action remains limited ...
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Immortal time bias in the association between retirement age and mortality

In their 2016 paper, Wu et al reported that each 1-year increase in retirement age was associated with lower all-cause mortality (HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.92), concluding that early retirement may be ...
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Response to letter: ‘Interpreting educational inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality: statistical significance versus public health relevance’

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Does race have confounders?

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A novel population data-driven approach to quantifying feasibility of recruitment during the study planning stage: lessons learnt from an e-cigarette pilot study

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Health, poverty and employment effects of cutting income replacement benefits for the disabled: a difference-in-differences analysis of the 2017 welfare reforms

Background Health-related economic inactivity in England has risen, with more working-age adults claiming disability and incapacity benefits. The 2016 Welfare Reform and Work Act reduced weekly ...
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Economic connectedness and fetal and infant death: a population-based cross-sectional study of California

Background Bridging capital (ie, friendships across socioeconomic strata) increases upward economic mobility, yet its role in shaping health outcomes remains poorly understood. Evidence appears ...
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‘Large-N’ Paradox: geographic bias in clinical evidence

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