The European Journal of Public Health

Editorials

Eero Lahelma

Health inequalities—the need for explanation and intervention
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 339; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl106 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giuseppe Costa and Angelo D'errico

Inequalities in health: do occupational risks matter?
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 340; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viewpoints

Ken Judge and Linda Bauld

Learning from Policy Failure? Health Action Zones in England
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 341-343; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl068 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karien Stronks, Onyebuchi A. Arah, and Thomas Plochg

Learning from Policy Failure and Failing to Learn from Policy
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 343-344; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl069 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spotlight

Johan P. Mackenbach

Migrant health: new challenges for European public health research
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 345; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl116 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Inequalities

Karien Stronks and Johan P. Mackenbach

Evaluating the effect of policies and interventions to address inequalities in health: lessons from a Dutch programme
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 26, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 346-353; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Emerson, Hilary Graham, and Chris Hatton

Household income and health status in children and adolescents in Britain
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 5, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 354-360; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki200 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miguel-Angel Munoz, Izabella Rohlfs, Sandra Masuet, Carolina Rebato, Marta Cabañero, and Jaume Marrugat for the ICAR Study Group

Analysis of inequalities in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in a universal coverage health care system
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 17, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 361-367; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki202 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nick J. Spencer

Social equalization in youth: evidence from a cross-sectional British survey
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 23, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 368-375; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Migration and health

Catherine Kyobutungi, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Oliver Razum, and Heiko Becher

Mortality from external causes among ethnic German immigrants from former Soviet Union countries, in Germany
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 376-382; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Francisco J. Quintero-Gutierrez, Gloria Gonzalez, Dolores Saiz-Gonzalez, Carlota Botillo, Ignacio Basurte-Villamor, Juncal Sevilla, and Jose L. Gonzalez de Rivera

Demand for psychiatric emergency services and immigration. Findings in a Spanish hospital during the year 2003
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on March 8, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 383-387; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ellen Uiters, Walter L.J.M. Devillé, Marleen Foets, and Peter P. Groenewegen

Use of health care services by ethnic minorities in The Netherlands: do patterns differ?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on April 26, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 388-393; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annette A. M. Gerritsen, Inge Bramsen, Walter Devillé, Loes H. M. van Willigen, Johannes E. Hovens, and Henk M. van der Ploeg

Use of health care services by Afghan, Iranian, and Somali refugees and asylum seekers living in The Netherlands
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on May 3, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 394-399; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Children and adolescents

Ole R Haavet, Ingvild Dalen, and Jørund Straand

Depressive symptoms in adolescent pupils are heavily influenced by the school they go to. A study of 10th grade pupils in Oslo, Norway
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 5, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 400-404; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki197 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Silvina Berra, Carme Borrell, Luis Rajmil, Maria-Dolors Estrada, Maica Rodríguez, Anne W. Riley, Christopher B. Forrest, and Barbara Starfield

Perceived health status and use of healthcare services among children and adolescents
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 405-414; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefanie J. M. Verstraete, Greet M. Cardon, Dirk L. R. De Clercq, and Ilse M. M. De Bourdeaudhuij

Increasing children's physical activity levels during recess periods in elementary schools: the effects of providing game equipment
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 23, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 415-419; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

European Perspectives

Silke Schmidt, Holger Mühlan, and Mick Power

The EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index: psychometric results of a cross-cultural field study
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 1, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 420-428; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki155 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria Pia Fantini, Elisa Stivanello, Laura Dallolio, Marzia Loghi, and Elena Savoia

Persistent geographical disparities in infant mortality rates in Italy (1999–2001): comparison with France, England, Germany, and Portugal
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on March 8, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 429-432; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellaneous

Åsa Kettis-Lindblad, Lena Ring, Eva Viberth, and Mats G. Hansson

Genetic research and donation of tissue samples to biobanks. What do potential sample donors in the Swedish general public think?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 5, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 433-440; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki198 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Seena Fazel and Ram Benning

Natural deaths in male prisoners: a 20-year mortality study
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on January 23, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 441-444; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Karl Andriessen

Do we need to be cautious in evaluating suicide statistics?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on April 26, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 445; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl056 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Krzysztof Krajewski-Siuda and Piotr Romaniuk

Can pigeons change the emergency system in Poland?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 446; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl065 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olli Arjamaa

Eye diseases among elderly drivers in Finland
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 446-447; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl064 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Krzysztof Krajewski-Siuda and Piotr Romaniuk

Wanted: nurses
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 447; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl092 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews

Martin McKee

McDonald P, The Oxford dictionary of medical quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 224 pp. £25. ISBN 0-19-263047-4
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 29, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 448; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki183 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lea den Broeder

Kemm J, Parry J, Palmer S (editors). Health Impact Assessment: concepts, theory, techniques, and applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. 432 pp. £34.50. ISBN 0 19 852629 6
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 12, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 448; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki184 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eleanor Riley

Franks S A. Immunology and evolution of infectious disease. Princeton University Press, 2002. 360 pp. Hardback US $85.00, paperback US $37.95. ISBN 0 691 09595 7
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 31, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 449; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki209 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Cleland

Sheldon S Segal. Under the banyan tree: a population scientist's odyssey. Oxford University Press, 2003. $12.95. 242 pp. ISBN 0195154568
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 31, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 449; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki206 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Coker

Moreno J, (editor). In the wake of terror: medicine and morality in a time of crisis. Cambridge (MA) and London: MIT Press, 2003. 229 pp. US $24.95. ISBN 0-262-13428-4
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 12, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 450; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki182 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Judith Green

Shaw I, Kauppinen, K (editors). Constructions of health and illness: European perspectives. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004. 148 pp. £45.00. ISBN 0 7546 3276 8
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 31, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 450-451; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki212 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicholas Mays

McKee M, Mossialos E, Baeten R, (editors). The impact of EU law on health-care systems. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2002. 314 pp. ISBN 90-5201-106-0
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 17, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 451-452; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki181 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan D Dangour

Robertson A, Tirado C, Lobstein T, Jermini M, Knai C, Jensen J H, Ferro-Luzzi A, James W P T. Food and health in Europe: a new basis for action. WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No. 96, 2004. 388 pp. US $90. ISBN 92 890 1363 X
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 31, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 451; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki207 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Coker

Rhodes R, Silvers A, Pabst M, (editors). Medicine and social justice: essays on the distribution of health care. Oxford University Press, 2002. $49.95. 488 pp. ISBN 019514354X
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 17, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 452; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki180 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Staffan Janson

Blair M, Stewart Brown S, Waterston T, Crowther R, Child public health. Oxford University Press, 2003. 262 pp. £29.50. ISBN 0-19-263192-6
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 17, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 452-453; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki185 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin McKee,

Spencer N. Weighing the evidence: how is birthweight determined? Abingdon: Radcliffe, 2003. £ 29.95. 189 pp. ISBN 1-85775-594-4
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 29, 2005
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 453; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki143 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

European Public Health Association

Horst Noack, Dineke Zeegers Paget, Markus Kaufmann, and Anca Dumitrescu

President's column
Eur J Public Health 2006 16: 454-456; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl110 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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