Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health articles from October 2001

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health archives from October 2001

The new policy implications box.
October 1, 2001... Public health research and policies occur in the same world and both interact with each other. Nevertheless there is a traditional reluctance both by authors and editors to publish the explicit policy implications of the research as seen by the...

The essence of community.
October 1, 2001... There is an increase of self interests and turf issues, in the health field. The reply to change is "We can't do that!" It reflects the inability and fear of exploring "alternate scenarios". It demands dreaming, speculation and surprise....

Migration, equality and access to health care services.
October 1, 2001... JAN SUNDQUIST Equity with respect to health and access of health care should be a major political issue in the contemporary European Community (EC). Most health care systems aim at ensuring the population's good health care according to...

A glossary for social epidemiology.
October 1, 2001... Why "social epidemiology"? Is not all epidemiology, after all, "social" epidemiology? In so far as people are simultaneously social and biological organisms, is any biological process ever expressed devoid of social context?--or any social...

Immigrants in the Netherlands: Equal access for equal needs?(health care utilization)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--This paper examines whether equal utilisation of health care services for first generation immigrant groups has been achieved in the Netherlands. Design--Survey data were linked to an insurance register concerning...

Perceived environmental housing quality and wellbeing of movers.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--To examine whether changes in environmental housing quality influence the wellbeing of movers taking into account other dimensions of housing quality and sociodemographic factors. Design--Cross sectional...

Depression and anxiety in people with inflammatory bowel disease.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--To determine whether depression or anxiety co-occurs with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) more often than expected by chance, and, if so, whether the mental disorders generally precede or follow...

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: association with personal characteristics and self reported health conditions.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--To examine the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and demographic, lifestyle, occupational characteristics and self reported health conditions. Design--Cross sectional study,...

Widening social inequalities in smoking cessation in Spain, 1987-1997.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... In southern Europe, the prevalence of smoking among women has been lower than in northern Europe, with a wider gender and socioeconomic gap compared with most other developed countries. In Spain, a decline in the prevalence of smoking in men...

Adolescents' proxy reports of parents' socioeconomic status: How valid are they?(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--Children's proxy reports on indicators of their parents' socioeconomic status (SES) have either been used uncritically or dismissed as invalid. This paper examines the validity of young adolescents' reports of...

Self reported alcohol intake in pregnancy: comparison between four methods.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--To assess the agreement between four different measures of alcohol intake in pregnancy. Design and setting--Danish speaking pregnant women referred to the Midwife Centre in Aarhus, Denmark, for routine...

Modelling blood pressure as a continuous outcome variable in a co-twin control study.
October 1, 2001... The co-twin control study is a popular research design that is used in many research disciplines, including epidemiology, medicine, and the behavioural sciences. In co-twin control studies of monozygotic (MZ) exposure discordant twin pairs, the...

The national financial adjustment policy and the equalisation of health levels among prefectures.(Japan)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objectives--The objectives of this study were to examine (1) trends concerning financial assistance from the national government to local governments, (2) trends regarding death rates and life expectancies among prefectures,...

National level promotion of physical activity: results from England's ACTIVE for LIFE campaign.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Abstract Study objective--To assess the impact of a national campaign on awareness of the campaign, change in knowledge of physical activity recommendations and self reported physical activity. Design--three year prospective...

Strengths and weaknesses of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the eyes of some Hong Kong Chinese.
October 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To explore the attitudes of Hong Kong Chinese towards the strengths and weaknesses of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine. Design--Qualitative study of subjects' opinions using semi-structured...

High risk injecting behaviour among injectors from Glasgow: cross sectional community wide surveys 1990-1999.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... In 1988, the UK Departments of Health gave approval for sterile needles and syringes to be made available to injecting drug users, thus obviating their need to inject with used equipment. [1] Since then, several hundred needle/syringe exchange...

The political economy of social inequalities: consequences for health and quality of life.(Review)
October 1, 2001... The political economy of social inequalities: consequences for health and quality of life. Edited by Vicente Navarro. (Pp 530; $45.00). New York: Baywood, 2000. ISBN 0-89503-252-X The value of this interesting study is somewhat reduced by...

An introduction to randomized controlled clinical trials.(Review)
October 1, 2001... An introduction to randomized controlled clinical trials. J N S Matthews. (Pp 189; price not stated). London: Arnold. This book sets as its aim to provide an introduction to the statistical methodology that underpins randomised controlled...

Health futures. A handbook for health professionals.(Review)
October 1, 2001... Health futures. A handbook for health professionals. M J Garrett. (Pp 320; US$91.80). World Health Organisation, 1999. ISBN 92-4-154521-6 A highly recommended read for those who would seek a solid introduction to the discipline and...