Background Review of theory is an area of growing methodological advancement.
Theoretical reviews are particularly useful where the literature is complex, multi-discipline, or …

Background Economic interventions are increasingly recognised as a mechanism to
address perinatal health outcomes among disadvantaged groups. In the US, the earned …

Racial disparities in health tend to be more pronounced at the upper ends of the
socioeconomic (SES) spectrum. Despite having access to above average social and …

This paper provides new evidence on the causal relationship between income and health by
studying a randomized experiment in which 1,000 low-income adults in the United States …

Background Social isolation is a growing public health concern for older adults, as it has
been associated with poor health and premature mortality. On the other hand, physical …

This article is part of a Festschrift commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Established in 1970, first as part of the …

Abstract Background Some studies in Western countries have suggested that education and
income are differentially associated with different drinking patterns. This study aimed to …

Background. There is little research on the effects of stressors and social support on frailty.
Older Mexican Americans, in particular, are at higher risk of medical conditions, such as …

Women face risks to their wellbeing during the perinatal period of pregnancy. However,
there is a dearth of information on perinatal risk factors within the biopsychosocial paradigm …

Background Alcohol consumption in later life has increased in the past decade, and the
relationship between alcohol consumption and mortality is controversial. Recent studies …