Importance Visual impairment (VI) is an emerging public health concern, especially
considering the aging population. However, unlike other major chronic diseases, VI is often …

The negative impacts of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure on human health are a
primary motivator for air quality research. However, estimates of the air pollution health …

Continuous blood pressure (BP) measurement without a cuff is advantageous for the early
detection and prevention of hypertension. The pulse transit time (PTT) method has proven to …

Physical activity (PA) is an important non-therapeutic tool in primary prevention and
treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM). To improve activity-based health management, patients …

Background The risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is largely influenced by lifestyle.
Interestingly, cohort studies show that anxiety in general is associated with increased risk of …

Alcohol is a major risk factor for global burden of disease, and alcohol use disorders make
up a considerable portion of this burden. Up to now, prevalence of alcohol use disorders has …

Very few land use regression (LUR) models have been developed for megacities in low-and
middle-income countries, but such models are needed to facilitate epidemiologic research …

Fluoride intake, fluorosis, and dental caries could affect quality of life and disease burden
worldwide. As a part of the National and Sub-national Burden of Disease Study (NASBOD) …

Introduction Household air pollution from solid fuel burning kills over 4 million people every
year including half a million children from acute lower respiratory infections. Although …

Background: Tracking individuals in environmental epidemiological studies using novel
mobile phone technologies can provide valuable information on geolocation and physical …