Background: Homeless people are more likely to have chronic medical conditions and to
encounter barriers to health care than the general population. In this study we identify barriers …

Dyslipidemia is associated with uremia and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
The uremic dyslipidemia syndrome is characterized by an abnormal lipoprotein profile that …

Background: Hemodialysis patients need to make decisions about vascular access and diet
that they may not fully understand. In this study, we hypothesized that patients with low …

Background Medico-legal death investigations are a recognised data source for public health
endeavours and its accessibility has increased following the development of electronic …

Mindfulness has been identified as a potentially effective intervention for reducing road
trauma. In this paper, we report on the results of a systematic review which examined the …

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with a high risk of death by suicide. Our
study describes a population-based analysis of Coroners' investigations of suicides where …

Objectives To determine the risk associated with mortality among nursing home residents
within 6 months following an evacuation because of man-made or natural disasters. Design A …

Background There is a need for both descriptive and analytical evidence on the factors
associated with older adult homicide. The current landscape is insufficient because most …

Despite widespread application of the public health approach to injury prevention, its facilitation
of the translation of injury research to practice is limited. This paper describes a public …

Emerging evidence suggests that an onset or escalation of interpersonal violence has been
occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among persons in intimate or familial …