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WEB1 day ago · JECH is a leading international journal devoted to publication of original research and reviews covering applied, methodological and theoretical issues with emphasis on studies using multidisciplinary or integrative approaches. JECH accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including research reports, …
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WEBAims and scope. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a truly international journal that encompasses all aspects of epidemiology and public health. It publishes original research, opinions and materials concerned with the study and improvement of communities worldwide. For information about Journal of …
The GRADE approach and Bradford Hill's criteria for causation
WEBThis article describes how the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations considers the Bradford Hill criteria for causation and how GRADE may relate to questions in public health. A primary concern in public health is that evidence from non-randomised studies may provide a more adequate ...
Causation in epidemiology - Journal of Epidemiology
WEBCausation is an essential concept in epidemiology, yet there is no single, clearly articulated definition for the discipline. From a systematic review of the literature, five categories can be delineated: production, necessary and sufficient, sufficient-component, counterfactual, and probabilistic. Strengths and weaknesses of these categories are examined in terms of proposed characteristics ...
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WEBWhen publishing in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, authors choose between three licence types – exclusive licence granted to BMJ, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY (Creative Commons open access licences require payment of an article processing charge).As an author you may wish to post your article in an institutional or subject repository, or on a scientific social sharing network.
COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social relationships and …
WEBThis essay examines key aspects of social relationships that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses explicitly on relational mechanisms of health and brings together theory and emerging evidence on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to make recommendations for future public health policy and recovery. We first provide an overview of the pandemic in the UK context, outlining the ...
WEBJun 3, 2009 · Organisational-level work reorganisation: participatory committees, control over hours of work. Task structure work reorganisation: task variety, team working, autonomous groups. Changing from an 8-h, 5-day week to a compressed working week of a 12 h/10 h, 4-day week. Changes to the organization of shift work schedules.
Bias - Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
WEBSometimes, the term bias is also used to refer to the mechanism that produces lack of internal validity. 1. Biases can be classified by the direction of the change they produce in a parameter (for example, the odds ratio (OR)). Toward the null bias or negative bias yields estimates closer to the null value (for example, lower and closer OR to 1 ...
Changes in the behavioural determinants of health during the …
WEBBackground The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have far-reaching consequences on population health. We investigated whether these consequences included changes in health-impacting behaviours which are important drivers of health inequalities. Methods Using data from five representative British cohorts (born 2000–2002, 1989–1990, 1970, 1958 and 1946), we investigated sleep, physical ...
Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s ...
WEBBackground Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four ‘colliding epidemics’ of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health and well-being. Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated ...
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