The majority of urban inhabitants in low-and middle-income country (LMIC) cities live in
deprived urban areas. However, policy efforts and the monitoring of global goals and …

Small-area composite measures (such as for deprivation, geographic access or green
space) have become increasing popular among both researchers and policy makers and …

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new guidelines for outdoor fine
particulate air pollution (PM2. 5) recommending an annual average concentration of 5 …

Introduction Emerging studies have implicated air pollution in the neurodegenerative
processes. Less is known about the influence of air pollution, especially at the relatively low …

Rationale: Current evidence on the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution
and new onset of chronic lung disease is inconclusive. Objectives: To examine associations …

Background Wildfires emit many carcinogenic pollutants that contaminate air, water,
terrestrial, and indoor environments. However, little is known about the relationship between …

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked to cardiovascular mortality, but
the associations with incidence of major cardiovascular diseases are not fully understood …

Background Recent studies demonstrating shorter survival among cervical cancer patients
undergoing minimally invasive versus open radical hysterectomy could not account for …

Importance Over the last 2 decades, bronchiolitis guidelines and improvement efforts
focused on supportive care and reducing unnecessary tests, treatments, and hospitalization …

Background Despite a concerted policy effort in Europe, social inequalities in health are a
persistent problem. Developing a standardised measure of socioeconomic level across …