Objective: To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK ...

Can you imagine a world in which the spread of globalisation meant the world becoming a more just and equitable place? This seems like an impossible dream. All the indications are that the current ...

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 ...

2 Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Ian M Timæus, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & ...

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to poor health and social outcomes, with growing interest in their ...

Background Spousal caregiving is linked to increased symptoms of poor mental health among older people. Less is known about ...

Background With global population ageing, frailty poses a growing public-health challenge. Many countries have promoted social participation to mitigate frailty among older adults, but the ...

5 Institute of Health Equity, University College London, London, UK 6 School of Health Sciences, City University London, London, UK Background Provision of universal coverage is essential for ...

Background Reducing geographical inequalities in cancer survival in England was a key aim of the Calman–Hine Report (1995) and the NHS Cancer Plan (2000). This study assesses whether geographical ...

Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to: Mrs L M Woods Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of ...

Background The contribution of increasing numbers of deaths from suicide, alcohol-related and drug-related causes to changes in overall mortality rates has been highlighted in various countries. In ...

Background We estimate the intergenerational relationship between the residential school (RS) attendance of an older generation family member and the physical and mental health of a younger generation ...