Background Acute myocardial infarction can be triggered by acute respiratory infections.
Previous studies have suggested an association between influenza and acute myocardial …

Socioeconomic status is an important determinant of health, the measurement of which is of
great significance to population health research. However, individual-level socioeconomic …

Background Hospitalizations for chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions are an important
indicator of health system equity and performance. Chronic ambulatory care sensitive …

Background Health care spending is overwhelmingly concentrated within a very small
proportion of the population, referred to as the high-cost users (HCU). To date, research on HCU …

Background: A large proportion of health care spending is incurred by a small proportion of
the population. Population-based health planning tools that consider both the clinical and …

Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. …

Background In late spring 2009, concern was raised in Canada that prior vaccination with the
2008–09 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) was associated with increased risk of …

Background Knowledge brokers (KBs) work collaboratively with key stakeholders to facilitate
the transfer and exchange of information in a given context. Currently, there is a perceived …

During a pandemic, news media play a crucial role in communicating public health and policy
information. Traditional newspaper coverage is important amidst increasing disinformation…

Background This study examined the incidence of a person’s first diagnosis of a selected
chronic disease, and the relationships between modifiable lifestyle risk factors and age to first …