Background: Intersectionality theoretical frameworks have been increasingly incorporated
into quantitative research. A range of methods have been applied to describing outcomes …

Background Various studies have investigated urban/rural differences in cause-specific
mortality. A separate body of literature has analysed effects of socioeconomic environment …

Objective: Social epidemiology has consistently demonstrated an association between socio-
economic disadvantage and ill health. Seventeen years after reunification, economic …

The comparability of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
epidemiology in different English routine data sources was examined to explore their use …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predicted to become a major
cause of death worldwide. Studies on the variability in the estimates of key epidemiological …

Study objective: This didactical essay is directed to readers disposed to approach multilevel
regression analysis (MLRA) in a more conceptual than mathematical way. However, it …

Background Socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for many diseases. We
characterised cascades of these conditions by using a data-driven approach to examine the …

Abstract Background. The new UK National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-
SEC) is theoretically based on differences in employment relations and conditions …

Background Health inequalities reflect multidimensional inequality (income, education, and
other indicators of socioeconomic position) and vary across countries and welfare regimes …

Aim To estimate the cumulative incidence of COPD and risk factors related to the
development of COPD, including evaluation of the relationship between Global Initiative for …