This paper reviews the economic research on obesity, covering topics such as the
measurement of, and trends in, obesity, the economic causes of obesity (eg the monetary …

Introduction This study estimated the US lifetime per-victim cost and economic burden of
intimate partner violence. Methods Data from previous studies were combined with 2012 US …

Tobacco regulation has been a major component of health policy in the developed world
since the UK Royal College of Physicians' and the US Surgeon General's reports in the …

Introduction This study estimated the per-victim US lifetime cost of rape. Methods Data from
previous studies was combined with current administrative data and 2011 US National …

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and
poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable …

This article examines the long‐term impacts on health and healthy behaviour of two of the
oldest and most widely cited US early childhood interventions evaluated by the method of …

Chronic conditions and diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Europe,
accounting for 86% of total premature deaths, and the burden is likely to grow. The …

Why do people commit crimes? How do we control crime? The theories that criminologists
use to answer these questions are built on a number of underlying assumptions, including …

Policy context:-All countries in Europe are experiencing an ageing of their populations, with
a decrease in the number of people of working age per retiree.-Health trends among the …