BACKGROUND: The Swedish National Inpatient Register (IPR), also called the Hospital Discharge Register, is a principal source of data for numerous research projects. The IPR is part of the National Patient Register. The Swedish IPR was launched in 1964 (psychiatric diagnoses from 1973) but complete coverage did not begin until 1987. Currently, more than 99%…
BMC Public Health Template
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About the BMC Public Health format
BMC Public Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Health disparities and outcomes. Over its lifetime it has published 34,811 papers, which have received 1,124,145 citations.
| Publisher | BMC (BioMed Central) |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Numbered (Vancouver) Numbered — [1], [2] in the text 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Public Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Health disparities and outcomes HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health |
| ISSN | 1471-2458 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 4.35 |
| h-index | 290 |
| i10-index | 20,704 |
| Article processing charge | $2,293 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Journal website | link.springer.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a major cause of disability, health resource utilization and poor quality of life world-wide. We set out to generate estimates of the global burden of asthma in adults, which may inform the development of strategies to address this common disease. METHODS: The World Health Survey (WHS) was developed and implemented by the…
BACKGROUND: Pain is an enormous problem globally. Estimates suggest that 20% of adults suffer from pain globally and 10% are newly diagnosed with chronic pain each year. Nevertheless, the problem of pain has primarily been regarded as a medical problem, and has been little addressed by the field of public health. DISCUSSION: Despite the ubiquity…
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite a growing body of research into risk factors for IPV, methodological differences limit the extent to which comparisons can be made between studies. We used data from ten countries included in the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health…
BACKGROUND: Health literacy has become an increasingly important concept in public health. We sought to develop a comprehensive measure of health literacy capable of diagnosing health literacy needs across individuals and organisations by utilizing perspectives from the general population, patients, practitioners and policymakers. METHODS: Using a validity-driven approach we undertook grounded consultations (workshops and interviews)…