Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
is a global journal focusing on socioeconomic determinants of health and population-level interventions
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Latest Articles
Letters to the editor:
Response to: 'Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: perspectives on evidence synthesis' by Hossain et al2 December 2023
Essay:
Air pollution and environmental epidemiological evidence in Chile: alerts for decision-makers and citizens2 December 2023
Original research:
Sexual orientation, gender expression and socioeconomic status in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health28 November 2023
Letters to the editor:
Response to: 'Small numbers, big impact: making a utilitarian case for the contribution of inclusion health to population health in England' by Zhang et al24 November 2023
Original research:
Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socioeconomic differentials in mental health and cognitive function: the Tromso Study22 November 2023
Most Read Articles
Original research:
Exploring the associations of daily movement behaviours and mid-life cognition: a compositional analysis of the 1970 British Cohort Study23 January 2023
Original research:
Association between social activity frequency and overall survival in older people: results from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS)6 April 2023
Original research:
Exploring the associations of daily movement behaviours and mid-life cognition: a compositional analysis of the 1970 British Cohort Study9 February 2023
Original research:
Investigating the impact of a 20 miles per hour speed limit intervention on road traffic collisions, casualties, speed and volume in Belfast, UK: 3 year follow-up outcomes of a natural experiment8 December 2022
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Socioeconomic position at the age of 30 and the later risk of a mental disorder: a nationwide population-based register study6 February 2023
Editor's Choice
Original research:
Are housing circumstances associated with faster epigenetic ageing?10 October 2023
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Predictive value of metabolic profiling in cardiovascular risk scores: analysis of 75 000 adults in UK Biobank12 September 2023
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Cumulative exposure to extreme heat and trajectories of cognitive decline among older adults in the USA4 August 2023
Open Access Articles
Research agenda:
Children’s right to the city and their independent mobility: why it matters for public health3 August 2023
Original research:
Prepayment meters strongly associated with multiple types of deprivation and emergency respiratory hospital admissions: an observational, cross-sectional study19 October 2023
Original research:
Trends in social inequality in mortality in Denmark 1995–2019: the contribution of smoking- and alcohol-related deaths14 July 2023
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Income mortality paradox by immigrants’ duration of residence in Sweden: a population register-based study5 September 2023
Original research:
Are housing circumstances associated with faster epigenetic ageing?10 October 2023
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COVID-19
Original research:
Social determinants of ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection: UK Biobank SARS-CoV-2 Serology Study12 September 2023
Original research:
Inequalities in children’s mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study25 September 2023
Short report:
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over 18 months following infection: UK Biobank COVID-19 Serology Study3 November 2023
Original research:
Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: an umbrella review24 August 2023
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