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WEB4 days ago · Impact Factor: 4.9 Citescore: 11.1 All metrics >>. JECH is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. 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. Current Issue.
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 ...
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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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 …
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.
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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.
Bias - Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
WEBThe concept of bias is the lack of internal validity or incorrect assessment of the association between an exposure and an effect in the target population in which the statistic estimated has an expectation that does not equal the true value. Biases can be classified by the research stage in which they occur or by the direction of change in a estimate. The most important biases are those ...
Comparative treatment of homeless persons with an infectious …
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Background Research has long documented the increased emergency department usage by persons who are homeless compared with their housed counterparts, as well as an increased prevalence of infectious diseases. However, there is a gap in knowledge regarding the comparative treatment that persons who are homeless receive. This study seeks to describe this potential difference in treatment ...
Maternal cigarette smoking before or during pregnancy increases …
WEBBackground The association of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy with severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) is still inconclusive. We aimed to examine the associations of the timing and the intensity of maternal cigarette smoking with infant SNM in the USA. Methods We used birth certificate data of 12 150 535 women aged 18–49 years who had live singleton births from the 2016–2019 US ...
Operationalisation and validation of the Stopping Elderly …
WEBBackground Preventing falls and fall-related injuries among older adults is a public health priority. The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) tool was developed to promote fall risk screening and encourage coordination between clinical and community-based fall prevention resources; however, little is known about the tool’s predictive validity or adaptability to survey ...