The European Journal of Public Health

Editorial

Lisa F. Berkman and Kavita Sivaramakrishnan

WHO Commission on the social determinants of health: a bold new venture
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 547; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn104 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Commentaries

A. R. Aro, J. Smith, and J. Dekker

Contextual evidence in clinical medicine and health promotion
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 548-549; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn082 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guido François, Ramona Hambach, Marc van Sprundel, Walter Devillé, and Guido Van Hal

Inspecting asylum seekers upon entry—a medico–ethical complex
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 552-553; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn032 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viewpoints

Mark McCarthy

The European health strategy—so what next?
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 554-556; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn117 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher Birt

Response to ‘The European health strategy—so what next?’
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 556-557; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn118 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

European Perspectives

Get checked abstract Joia de Sa and Karen Lock

Will European agricultural policy for school fruit and vegetables improve public health? A review of school fruit and vegetable programmes
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 21, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 558-568; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Karen Hughes, Mark A. Bellis, Amador Calafat, Montse Juan, Susanne Schnitzer, and Zara Anderson

Predictors of violence in young tourists: a comparative study of British, German and Spanish holidaymakers
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 10, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 569-574; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Walter Mauritz, Ingrid Wilbacher, Marek Majdan, Johannes Leitgeb, Ivan Janciak, Alexandra Brazinova, and Martin Rusnak

Epidemiology, treatment and outcome of patients after severe traumatic brain injury in European regions with different economic status
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 575-580; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tom O'Hara, Kathleen Bennett, Martin O'Flaherty, and Siobhan Jennings

Pace of change in coronary heart disease mortality in Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom from 1985 to 2006
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 581-585; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Julia S. O’Connor and Vaida Bankauskaite

Public health development in the Baltic countries (1992–2005): from problems to policy
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 586-592; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Inequalities

Get checked abstract T. A. Eikemo, C. Bambra, K. Joyce, and Espen Dahl

Welfare state regimes and income-related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 593-599; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anjana Roy, Ibrahim Abubakar, Susan Yates, Ann Chapman, Marc Lipman, Philip Monk, and Mike Catchpole on behalf of the National Knowledge Service TB Project Board

Evaluating knowledge gain from TB leaflets for prison and homeless sector staff: the National Knowledge Service TB pilot
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 600-603; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mai Stafford, David Gimeno, and Michael G. Marmot

Neighbourhood characteristics and trajectories of health functioning: a multilevel prospective analysis
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 604-610; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elling Bere, Frank van Lenthe, Knut-Inge Klepp, and Johannes Brug

Why do parents’ education level and income affect the amount of fruits and vegetables adolescents eat?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 611-615; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health-related behaviours

Get checked abstract Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz, Juan Antonio Riesco Miranda, Richard D. Hurt, Angela Ramos Pinedo, Segismundo Solano Reina, and Francisco Carrión Valero

Study of the impact of laws regulating tobacco consumption on the prevalence of passive smoking in Spain
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 2, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 622-625; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Caroline Huas, Christine Hassler, and Marie Choquet

Has occasional cannabis use among adolescents also to be considered as a risk marker?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on August 7, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 626-629; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anastasiya Rogacheva, Tiina Laatikainen, Kristiina Patja, Meri Paavola, Kerttu Tossavainen, and Erkki Vartiainen

Smoking and related factors of the social environment among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia in 1995 and 2004
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 630-636; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marjaana Lahti-Koski, Olli Taskinen, Minna Similä, Satu Männistö, Tiina Laatikainen, Paul Knekt, and Liisa M. Valsta

Mapping geographical variation in obesity in Finland
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 637-643; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kène Henkens, Hanna van Solinge, and William T. Gallo

Effects of retirement voluntariness on changes in smoking, drinking and physical activity among Dutch older workers
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 644-649; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellaneous

Get checked abstract Hans Magne Gravseth, Tor Bjerkedal, Lorentz M. Irgens, Odd O. Aalen, Randi Selmer, and Petter Kristensen

Influence of physical, mental and intellectual development on disability in young Norwegian men
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 1, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 650-655; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Carry M. Renders, Esther C. C. Kuipers, Jacobus P. van Wouwe, Stef van Buuren, Guus A. de Jonge, and Remy A. Hirasing

Identifying metabolic syndrome without blood tests in young adults—The Terneuzen Birth Cohort
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 4, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 656-660; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lubna H. Tahtamouni, Noor H. Mustafa, Almuthana A. Alfaouri, Iman M Hassan, Maher Y. Abdalla, and Salem R. Yasin

Prevalence and risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse among Jordanian collegiate students and athletes
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 4, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 661-665; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tiina Vlasoff, Tiina Laatikainen, Vesa Korpelainen, Mihail Uhanov, Svetlana Pokusajeva, Anastasiya Rogacheva, Kerttu Tossavainen, Erkki Vartiainen, and Pekka Puska

Ten year trends in chronic disease risk factors in the Republic of Karelia, Russia
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 15, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 666-673; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Aline Gauthier, Victoria Martín-Escudero, Lee Moore, Nicole Ferko, Silvia de Sanjosé, Isabel Pérez-Escolano, Ferrán Catalá-López, Elena Ferrer, and F. Xavier Bosch

Long-term clinical impact of introducing a human papillomavirus 16/18 AS04 adjuvant cervical cancer vaccine in Spain
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on July 19, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 674-680; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hilde M. Buiting, Judith A.C. Rietjens, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Paul J. van der Maas, Johannes J. M. van Delden, and Agnes van der Heide

A comparison of physicians’ end-of-life decision making for non-western migrants and Dutch natives in the Netherlands
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 681-687; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Report

Get checked abstract D. Carnicer-Pont, I. Peña-Rey, V. Martinez de Aragón, F. de Ory, A. Dominguez, N. Torner, J.A. Caylà, and the Regional Surveillance Network

Eliminating congenital rubella syndrome in Spain: does massive immigration have any influence?
The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 688-690; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews

Hans Gilljam

Bonnie RJ, Stratton K and Wallace RB (eds). Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 691-692; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn030 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Goel RK and Nelson MA. Global efforts to combat smoking—an economic evaluation of smoking control policies
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 691-692; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn033 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Cost effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination strategies in Ireland: an economic evaluation
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 693; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn121 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

European Public Health Association

Ilmo Keskimäki, Dineke Zeegers Paget, and Jeremy Veillard

President's column: Public health is strengthening • EUPHA 2009 Conference • EUPHA 2008: Full members • EUPHA 2008: Associate members • WHO/EURO column: improving health system stewardship for better health outcomes
Eur J Public Health 2008 18: 694-698; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn100 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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