European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and …

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic disorder developing insidiously
throughout life and usually progressing to an advanced stage by the time symptoms occur. It …

Towards an equitable digital public health era: promoting equity through a health literacy perspective

N Azzopardi-Muscat, K Sørensen - European journal of public …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Digital technologies shape the way in which individuals and health systems interact to
promote health and treat illness. Their propensity to exacerbate inequalities is increasingly …

Determinants of inequalities in life expectancy: an international comparative study of eight risk factors

JP Mackenbach, JR Valverde, M Bopp… - The Lancet Public …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in longevity have been found in all European
countries. We aimed to assess which determinants make the largest contribution to these …

The radically unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations: a predictable yet avoidable symptom of the fundamental causes of inequality

HT Rydland, J Friedman, S Stringhini, BG Link… - Humanities and Social …, 2022 - nature.com
(WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As of 6: 36 pm CEST, 4 October 2021, there have
been 234,809,103 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4,800,375 deaths, reported to …

The rise and fall of aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

I Raber, CP McCarthy, M Vaduganathan, DL Bhatt… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Aspirin is one of the most frequently used drugs worldwide and is generally considered
effective for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. By contrast, the role of …

Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

S Hill, A Amos, D Clifford, S Platt - Tobacco control, 2014 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective We updated and expanded a previous systematic literature review examining the
impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking. Methods …

Trends in inequalities in premature mortality: a study of 3.2 million deaths in 13 European countries

JP Mackenbach, I Kulhánová, G Menvielle… - J Epidemiol …, 2015 - jech.bmj.com
Background Over the last decades of the 20th century, a widening of the gap in death rates
between upper and lower socioeconomic groups has been reported for many European …

Socioeconomic disparities in quit intentions, quit attempts, and smoking abstinence among smokers in four western countries: findings from the International Tobacco …

JL Reid, D Hammond, C Boudreau… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups have higher rates of tobacco use,
are less likely to successfully quit, and may also be less likely to intend or attempt to quit …

Epi+ demos+ cracy: linking political systems and priorities to the magnitude of health inequities—evidence, gaps, and a research agenda

J Beckfield, N Krieger - Epidemiologic reviews, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A new focus within both social epidemiology and political sociology investigates how
political systems and priorities shape health inequities. To advance—and better integrate …

Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

T Nieminen, R Prättälä, T Martelin, T Härkänen… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Social capital is associated with health behaviours and health. Our objective
was to explore how different dimensions of social capital and health-related behaviours are …