Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of
death worldwide. In the past 30 years, the absolute numbers of deaths and people with …

The increasing global stroke burden strongly suggests that currently implemented primary
stroke prevention strategies are not sufficiently effective, and new primary prevention …

Background: Several groups have outlined methodologies for systematic literature reviews
of the effectiveness of interventions. The Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) …

Background The idea that behaviour can be influenced at population level by altering the
environments within which people make choices (choice architecture) has gained traction in …

This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy,
employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It …

The gamble has been to decision research what the fruit fly has been to biology–a vehicle
for examining fundamental processes with presumably important implications outside the …

This report provides recommendations to improve both preconception health and care. The
goal of these recommendations is to improve the health of women and couples, before …

The authors are grateful to Professor Albert Bandura for critical and detailed comments on
the first draft, Katherine Sterba for insightful editorial help, Brenda Spence for indispensable …

Objective: To quantify the effects of smoke-free workplaces on smoking in employees and
compare these effects to those achieved through tax increases. Design: Systematic review …

Background The inclusion of qualitative studies in systematic reviews poses methodological
challenges. This paper presents worked examples of two methods of data synthesis (textual …