Background Prehospital delays remain critical barriers to timely acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care, particularly for ...

Background Suicide is a leading cause of death among young adults in South Korea. We investigated the association between ...

In their thoughtful review on causal mediation methods, Pearce et al 1 highlighted the challenges posed by exposure-induced mediator–outcome confounders for identifying natural direct and indirect ...

Background While C-section (CS) deliveries exhibit significant socioeconomic inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the extent and underlying drivers of these inequalities remain ...

Background Housing is a critical social determinant of health for migrant and refugee populations in high-income countries; however, the causal pathways linking housing affordability to health ...

Background Multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) is a leading quantitative approach for intersectionality-informed health research, but most applications ...

Correspondence to Yu-Tzu Wu, REACH: The Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, Department of Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Washington ...

Correspondence to: Dr B Lindström Nordic School of Public Health, Box 12133, S-40242 Gothenburg, Sweden; bengtnhv.se Study objective: The aim of this paper is to systematically review and analyse the ...

Several independent analyses, by both epidemiologists and actuaries, have concluded that the previous rate of improvement of life expectancy in England and Wales has now slowed markedly, and at older ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The study is an empirical investigation of sickness presenteeism in relation to occupation, irreplaceability, ill health, sickness absenteeism, personal income, and slimmed down ...

Background Climate-related health impacts have been a global public health concern. Identifying vulnerable populations is critical in implementing adaptation strategies. This study aimed to examine ...