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Pathways to inequalities in child health by Pearce, Anna, Dundas, Ruth, Whitehead, Margaret, Taylor-Robinson, David

“…From birth, children living in disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances (SECs) suffer from worse health than their more advantaged peers. The pathways through…”
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Unequal impact of the COVID-19 crisis on minority ethnic groups: a framework for understanding and addressing inequalities by Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Lal, Sham, Carrol, Enitan D, Niedzwiedz, Claire L, Khunti, Kamlesh, Dundas, Ruth, Diderichsen, Finn, Barr, Ben

“…Minority ethnic groups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the exact reasons for this remain unclear, they are likely due to…”
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More miles on the clock: Neighbourhood stressors are associated with telomere length in a longitudinal study by Ellaway, Anne, Dundas, Ruth, Robertson, Tony, Shiels, Paul G

“…There is a substantial gap in health and longevity between more affluent and more deprived areas, and more knowledge of the determinants of this health divide…”
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Deaths of despair: cause-specific mortality and socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific mortality among young men in Scotland by Allik, Mirjam, Brown, Denise, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair H

“…Increasing mortality among men from drugs, alcohol and suicides is a growing public health concern in many countries. Collectively known as "deaths of…”
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All-cause and cause-specific mortality in Scotland 1981–2011 by age, sex and deprivation: a population-based study by Brown, Denise, Allik, Mirjam, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair H

“…Abstract Background Average life expectancy has stopped increasing for many countries. This has been attributed to causes such as influenza, austerity policies…”
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Spatial and temporal inequalities in mortality in the USA, 1968–2016 by Wami, Welcome, Walsh, David, Hennig, Benjamin D., McCartney, Gerry, Dorling, Danny, Galea, Sandro, Sampson, Laura, Dundas, Ruth

“…Previous UK and European research has highlighted important variations in mortality between populations after adjustment for key determinants such as poverty…”
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Assessment of the Healthy Start Voucher scheme: a qualitative study of the perspectives of low income mothers by Browne, Susan, Dr, Dundas, Ruth, MSc, Wight, Danny, PhD

“…Abstract Background Many policies have been implemented to improve health in early years, but an assessment of such interventions is needed. The Healthy Start…”
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Cancer mortality 1981–2016 and contribution of specific cancers to current socioeconomic inequalities in all cancer mortality: A population-based study by Brown, Denise, Conway, David I., McMahon, Alex D., Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair H.

“…•Cancer mortality rates have declined but inequalities in rates have widened.•Relative inequalities are dominated by inequalities in lung cancer…”
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Prenatal Vitamins and the Risk of Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Friel, Catherine, Leyland, Alastair H, Anderson, Jana J, Havdahl, Alexandra, Borge, Tiril, Shimonovich, Michal, Dundas, Ruth

“…Prenatal nutrition is associated with offspring autism spectrum disorder (herein referred to as autism), yet, it remains unknown if the association is causal…”
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Theorising social class and its application to the study of health inequalities by McCartney, Gerry, Bartley, Mel, Dundas, Ruth, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Mitchell, Rich, Popham, Frank, Walsh, David, Wami, Welcome

“…The literature on health inequalities often uses measures of socio-economic position pragmatically to rank the population to describe inequalities in health…”
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The long-term health effects of attending a selective school: a natural experiment by Butler, Jessica, Black, Corri, Craig, Peter, Dibben, Chris, Dundas, Ruth, Hilton Boon, Michelle, Johnston, Marjorie, Popham, Frank

“…Education is widely associated with better physical and mental health, but isolating its causal effect is difficult because education is linked with many…”
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Evaluating the effect of Bolsa Familia, Brazil's conditional cash transfer programme, on maternal and child health: A study protocol by Falcão, Ila Rocha, Ribeiro-Silva, Rita de Cássia, Alves, Flávia Jôse Oliveira, Ortelan, Naiá, Silva, Natanael J, Fiaccone, Rosemeire L, de Almeida, Marcia Furquim, Pescarini, Júlia M, Lisboa, Cinthia Soares, Júnior, Elzo Pereira Pinto, Paixao, Enny S, Ferreira, Andrea J F, Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva, Rocha, Aline Dos Santos, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Ali, M Sanni, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair, Rodrigues, Laura C, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Barreto, Mauricio L

“…Conditional Cash Transfer Programs have been developed in Latin America in response to poverty and marked social inequalities on the continent. In Brazil, the…”
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Study protocol: examining the impacts of COVID-19 mitigation measures on pregnancy and birth outcomes in Scotland—a linked administrative data study by Oberndorfer, Moritz, Henery, Paul M, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair H, Paranjothy, Shantini, Stock, Sarah Jane, Wood, Rachael, Nelson, Scott M, Kearns, Rachel, Pearce, Anna

“…IntroductionThis protocol outlines aims to test the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy and birth outcomes and inequalities in Scotland.Method…”
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Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study by Paul Kelly, David Walsh, Bruce Whyte, Zhiqiang Feng, Chris Dibben, Graham Baker, Ruth Dundas, Evangelia Demou, Catherine Friel

“…Background Despite active travel investment increasing, evidence of benefit is often limited to selected health outcomes and a short follow-up period, and…”
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Maternal and child nutrition programme of investigation within the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort: study protocol by Carrilho, Thais Rangel Bousquet, Silva, Natanael de Jesus, Paixão, Enny Santos, Falcão, Ila Rocha, Fiaccone, Rosemeire Leovigildo, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Leyland, Alastair H, Dundas, Ruth, Pearce, Anna, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Kac, Gilberto, Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro, Barreto, Mauricio L

“…Introduction There is a limited understanding of the early nutrition and pregnancy determinants of short-term and long-term maternal and child health in…”
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The influence of both individual and area based socioeconomic status on temporal trends in Caesarean sections in Scotland 1980-2000 by Fairley, Lesley, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair H

“…Caesarean section rates have risen over the last 20 years. Elective Caesarean section rates have been shown to be linked to area deprivation in England, women…”
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Cause-specific inequalities in mortality in Scotland: two decades of change. A population-based study by Leyland, Alastair H, Dundas, Ruth, McLoone, Philip, Boddy, F Andrew

“…Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have increased in recent years in many countries. We examined age-, sex-, and cause-specific mortality rates for social…”
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Mortality inequalities measured by socioeconomic indicators in Brazil: a scoping review by Ichihara, Maria Yury, Ferreira, Andrêa J F, Teixeira, Camila S S, Alves, Flávia Jôse O, Rocha, Aline Santos, Diógenes, Victor Hugo Dias, Ramos, Dandara Oliveira, Pinto Júnior, Elzo Pereira, Flores-Ortiz, Renzo, Rameh, Leila, Costa, Lilia Carolina C da, Gonzaga, Marcos Roberto, Lima, Everton E C, Dundas, Ruth, Leyland, Alastair, Barreto, Maurício L

“…Summarize the literature on the relationship between composite socioeconomic indicators and mortality in different geographical areas of Brazil. This scoping…”
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Theory driven analysis of social class and health outcomes using UK nationally representative longitudinal data by Wami, Welcome, McCartney, Gerry, Bartley, Mel, Buchanan, Duncan, Dundas, Ruth, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Mitchell, Rich, Walsh, David

“…Social class is frequently used as a means of ranking the population to expose inequalities in health, but less often as a means of understanding the social…”
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A methodology for small area prevalence estimation based on survey data by Bernal, Regina Tomie Ivata, de Carvalho, Quéren Hapuque, Pell, Jill P, Leyland, Alastair H, Dundas, Ruth, Barreto, Mauricio Lima, Malta, Deborah Carvalho

“…Brazil conducts many health surveys to provide estimates by national level, macro-regions, states, metropolitan regions and capitals. However, estimates for…”
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