Natural experimental studies are often recommended as a way of understanding the health
impact of policies and other large scale interventions. Although they have certain …

Aims Cohorts of millions of people's health records, whole genome sequencing, imaging,
sensor, societal and publicly available data present a rapidly expanding digital trace of …

Objective To use the relation between cigarette consumption and cardiovascular disease to
quantify the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke for light smoking (one to five …

Summary The UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in
September, 2011, is an unprecedented opportunity to create a sustained global movement …

Psychological understandings and individualistic theories of human behaviour and
behaviour change have dominated both academic research and interventions at the …

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 …

Background—Secondhand smoke causes cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Smoke-
free legislation is associated with a lower risk of hospitalization and death from these …

Background Public health policies sometimes have unexpected effects. Understanding how
policies and interventions lead to outcomes is essential if policymakers and researchers are …

Incorporating the latest developments from the field, this eagerly awaited new edition once
again provides an important and comprehensive analysis of the key issues in public health …

Objective To assess the evidence for a reduced risk of acute coronary events following
comprehensive smoke-free legislation. Methods Two independent systematic reviews were …