In this study, we analyse the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health in adulthood … age reduces the long-term risk to smoke, improves long-term health, and affects physical rather than mental health. In …

This paper examines empirically whether midwifes, as an integral part of the health and family planning programs in … also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …

To successfully address large-scale public health threats such as the novel coronavirus outbreak, policymakers need to …

The 21st century has been a period of rising inequality in both income and health. In this study, we find that … the largest health gains during the last several decades. Nor was higher dispersion in mortality caused entirely by the … that high-income states in 1992 were better able to enact public health strategies and adopt behaviors that, over the next …

We investigate restructuring of the health system in Brazil motivated to operationalize universal health coverage …

Implementation of evidence-based interventions to control obesity is regarded as a public health priority. In this …