Lifecourse epidemiology is a conceptual model of epidemiological thinking that emerged in
the 1990s and is now a mainstream paradigm in social epidemiology; 1 it focuses on long …

Background: A comprehensive understanding of temporal trends in the disease burden in
Australia is lacking, and these trends are required to inform health service planning and …

Climate change and air pollution are two interconnected major risks for human health. 1 The
sources of greenhouse gases—namely, the combustion of fossil fuels—are the main …

Non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors such as tobacco smoking, heavy
alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and unhealthy eating are socially patterned in high …

Introduction With respect to reducing mortality, advances in cancer treatment have not been
as effective as those for other chronic diseases; effective screening methods are available …

Despite intensive research activity within the area of climate change, substantial knowledge
gaps still remain regarding the potential future impacts of climate change on human health …

Abstract Background The Australian Burden of Disease Study 2018 estimated the burden
due to 219 diseases and injuries and 40 risk factors (attributable burden). Attributable …

Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence,
prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional …

All environmental epidemiologists would like their research to lead to reductions in the
health impacts of environmental exposures. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 1 project …