BACKGROUND: Newly arrived Hispanic immigrants are generally healthier than the US-born
population, but this distinction tends to diminish over time as immigrants adapt to a new …

The objective of this study was to assess the independent effect of income on health-related
quality of life (HRQL) among older adults in Canada and the United States. Data were …

Objectives: To assess the risk of mortality from suicide among male veteran participants in a
large population-based health survey. Design and setting: A prospective follow-up study in …

Background. The prevalence of obesity among elderly persons in industrialized countries
ranges from 15% to 20%. Little is known about variations of overweight within subgroups of the …

Importance Understanding opioid prescribing patterns in community health centers (CHCs)
that disproportionately serve low-income patients may help to guide strategies to reduce …

Analysis of over 250,000 respondents from four of the largest epidemiological surveys in
North America indicates that major health behaviors are largely unrelated to one another. On …

Objectives. Understanding lifestyle improvements among individuals with chronic illness is
vital for targeting interventions that can increase longevity and improve quality of life. Methods…

Objectives Although it is well known that people with alcohol dependence are at a markedly
elevated risk for suicide, much less is known about the role of acute alcohol use in suicidal …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of suicide among veteran men
relative to nonveteran men by age and to examine the prevalence of suicide circumstances …

Introduction Suicide rates and the proportion of alcohol-involved suicides rose during the
2008–2009 recession. Associations between county-level poverty, foreclosures, and …