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Abstract Objectives To investigate the national distribution of prolonged waiting for elective day case and inpatient surgery, and to examine associations of prolonged waiting with markers of NHS capacity, activity [...]

Abstract Objectives To evaluate the impact of an intervention based in general practice on the incidence of repeat episodes of deliberate self harm. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial in which [...]

Introduction Prevention of suicide is now included in health policy initiatives in several countries, and reduction in suicidal behaviour, both fatal and non-fatal, is part of the Health for All [...]

Introduction Alternatives to inpatient hospital care have become a focus of interest among health service strategists working towards a primary care led NHS.[1] They seem to offer potential for reducing [...]

Introduction Hospital at home is a generic term referring to home based nursing and rehabilitation services aiming to prevent admission or to facilitate early discharge from care in an acute [...]

Objective--To examine the relations between parasuicide, suicide, psychiatric inpatient admissions, and socioeconomic deprivation. Design--Ecological analysis with data from routine information systems and the 1991 census. Setting--24 localities in the area [...]

The Health of the Nation white paper set a target for 15% reduction in overall suicide rates by the year 2000. If the targets are to be achieved interventions must [...]

Abstract Objective To evaluate the effects on suicidal behaviour of legislation limiting the size of packs of paracetamol and salicylates sold over the counter. Setting UK population, with detailed monitoring [...]

People at higher risk of suicide, such as those who are socially and economically disadvantaged, are also at high risk of being admitted to hospital with a mental illness)[1 2] [...]

A potential mechanism linking the environment with cancer risk Insulin-like growth factor-I acts as an important mediator between growth hormone and growth throughout fetal and childhood development. Its effects and [...]

EDITOR--Ness et al misinterpret our work in Australia by stating that we showed that use of sunscreens reduced vitamin D concentrations.[1] In fact, we showed that the use of sunscreens [...]

Abstract Objectives To investigate the association between suicide and area based measures of deprivation and social fragmentation. Design Ecological study. Setting 633 parliamentary constituencies of Great Britain as defined in [...]

Professionals in health care and health promotion have embraced the notion that sunlight (particularly in doses that lead to sunburn) is bad for health.[1-3] This was not always the case. […]

Suicide accounts for only 1% of all deaths and yet when these occur they frequently attract disproportionate media interest. Headlines such as 'Coroner told of Human Torch Horror' and 'Tragic [...]

Survival selection bias should have been ruled out EDITOR--In two separate cohort studies Gunnell et al[1] and Davey Smith et al[2] found an association between height and nonsmoking related cancers. [...]