Baseline data from the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS) were analyzed to assess the
relation of smoking to individual, neighborhood, and state socioeconomic characteristics. Data …

Context The onset of cigarette smoking typically occurs during childhood or early adolescence.
Nicotine dependence symptoms can manifest soon after onset, contributing to sustained, …

BACKGROUND Cervical carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer among African American
women in the US Although the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is an efficacious screening tool …

Characteristics associated with disadvantaged social position, such as low socioeconomic
status (SES) and female gender, may play a significant role in the development of …

Background: The use of self-rated health (SRH) for measuring health inequalities could
present some limits. The impact of the same disease on SRH could be different according to …

Background: Liver cancer is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the United States,
and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is its most common form. Disease burden and risk …

In vitro studies have shown that insulin-like growth factor (IGF) is a mitogen for breast
cancer cells. However, the associations of plasma IGF-I with tumor histopathology in high-risk …

This study examined the associations between the context in which physical activity (PA) is
undertaken (team sports, informal group, individual PA), and each of positive mental health, …

Background Despite a declining prevalence in many countries, smoking rates remain
consistently high among young adults. Targeting contextual influences on smoking, such as the …

Using Web-based survey data collected in June–August 2018 from members of the Society
for Epidemiologic Research (SER), we characterized numerous dimensions of social identity …