While serious mental disorders typically show socioeconomic differences similar to physical
illness—that is, that lower positions imply poorer health—differences for common mental …

Background: Recent studies have reported associations between air pollution exposure and
neurodevelopmental disorders in children, but the role of pre-and postnatal exposure has …

Background: Few studies have analysed the impact of different socioeconomic indicators on
the prevalence of children's environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure at several indoor …

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is the main cause of preventable death with an estimated toll
of 6 million deaths per year worldwide. The highest incidence of smoking among men is in …

Background: The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] in Eastern Europe is
poorly understood, particularly with regard to diagnostic delay. Here we investigated the …

Smokers from lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to be successful in stopping
smoking than more affluent smokers, even after accessing cessation programmes. Data …

Objective: SES differences in infant weight gain in the first 3 months of life were examined,
and contributions of parental body mass index, maternal smoking and feeding method to this …

Childhood poverty is associated with poorer adolescent health and health behaviours, but
the importance of the timing of poverty remains unclear. There may be critical or sensitive …

Tobacco consumption, or smoking, is a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality
worldwide, including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In order to reduce the …

Background: While the graded relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and risk
behaviour in adulthood has been the subject of intense research, far less is known about …