Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health articles from September 2002

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health archives from September 2002

The jech gallery; so simple and so meaningful: an approach to mental health after violence.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... How to tackle mental health issues in communities affected by the brunt of 13 years of violence and displacement? How to manage cases where there is no resource availability? How to handle patients where there are no mental health...

Aphorism of the month: "we're doing it already".(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... This is a very bad prognostic sign. When change is desperately needed, those who have been responsible for presiding over stagnation inevitably respond to outside diagnoses by saying: "We're doing it already." This defensive response is...

Speaker's corner: priorities of the candidates for the post of Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
September 1, 2002... My first five actions as Director of PAHO After I have recovered from the great emotion that being elected would bring to me, I would begin organising the transition team, putting my ideas to test against the realities and constraints...

Housing and inequalities in health: housing policies are again emerging as a key way of reducing inequalities in health. (Health Inequalities).
September 1, 2002... The existence of debiltating inequalities in health across social groups has become the first law of public health. People privileged by more education, income, the dominant ethnicity. higher status jobs, and housing standards, have better...

A glossary for health inequalities. (Glossary).
September 1, 2002... In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities: (1) What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?; (2) Should we assess health inequalities themselves, or social group...

Evidence based educational outreach visits: effects on prescriptions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. (Public Health Policy and Practice).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence based group educational outreach visit on prescription patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in primary care. Design: Randomised controlled simple blind trial, with...

Sociodemographic differences in the occurrence of teenage pregnancies in Finland in 1987-1998: a follow up study. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To analyse sociodemographic differences in the occurrence of pregnancies to 14 to 19 year olds and changes in these differences from 1987 to 1998. Design: Follow up of adolescent survey respondents using registers. ...

Heterogeneity of deprivation within very small areas. (Short Report).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Area based measures of deprivation are used for resource allocation and research. In both these uses there is continuing debate about the likely proportion of deprived people who would be missed if area based indices were used for interventions...

Housing and inequalities in health: a study of socioeconomic dimensions of housing and self reported health from a survey of Vancouver residents. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To investigate the relation between housing, socioeconomic status, and self reported general and mental health. This study is an empirical investigation of social and economic dimensions of housing, specifically, demand,...

Educational level and mortality from infectious diseases. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... The explanation for the observed social gradient in morbidity and mortality is a subject of controversy. Whereas some authors emphasise the importance of psychosocial factors related with health, (1) because they show a linear relation with...

Persistence of lower birth weight in second generation South Asian babies born in the United Kingdom. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Objective: To assess differences in birth weight between all first and second generation South Asian babies born in Southampton, and trends since 1957. Design: Retrospective, cohort study. Setting: Birth records for babies born in...

Social aetiology of violent deaths in Swedish children and youth. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To describe the contribution of social conditions far the main causes of injury deaths in Swedish children and youth aged 5-25 years. Design: Cohort study. All children below 15 years of age that resided in Sweden 1985...

Selection from fixed term to permanent employment: prospective study on health, job satisfaction, and behavioural risks. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To examine health, job satisfaction, and behavioural risks as antecedents at selection from fixed term to permanent employment. Design: Prospective cohort study of change in employment contract during a two year period....

Gender differences in weight related concerns in early to late adolescence. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Among adults, women are more likely than men to perceive themselves as too heavy for their height, the gender discrepancy being greatest among those within a "normal" weight range. (1 2) This finding has been explained in terms of the equation...

Importance of light smoking and inhalation habits on risk of myocardial infarction and all cause mortality. A 22 year follow up of 12 149 men and women in the Copenhagen City Heart Study. (Research Report).
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To determine risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and all cause mortality associated with light smoking and inhalation habits in men and women. Design: Prospective cohort study with fallow up of MI and all cause mortality...

Short-term mortality of myocardial infarction patients with diabetes or hyperglycaemia during admission. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Aim: The hypothesis that patients with hyperglycaemia during admission, regardless of previous diagnosis of diabetes, have worse prognosis than those with normal glucose values is controversial. The objective was to assess the role of...

Prenatal ultrasound biometry related to subsequent blood pressure in childhood. (Research Report).(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... Study objective: To relate measures of fetal growth/size other than birth weight with subsequent blood pressure measured on the same individuals within the context of the "fetal origins of adult disease". Design: A prospective cohort study...

Socioeconomic differences in road traffic injuries. (Letters to the Editor).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... We greatly appreciate the attention brought to the growing problem of road traffic injuries in your journal and especially welcome the focus on socioeconomic differentials in the distribution of such injuries. (1 2) However, we feel that the...

Where is the real debate on globalisation? (Letters to the Editor).
September 1, 2002... The debate section of the September 2001 issue was dedicated to the complex issue of globalisation. (1-5) All the authors note the polarisation of the current debate and the importance of finding specific strategies to move forward. Our...