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Moving beyond the residential neighbourhood to explore social inequalities in exposure to area-level disadvantage: Results from the Interdisciplinary Study on Inequalities in Smoking
(2014-05)
The focus, in place and health research, on a single, residential, context overlooks the fact that
individuals are mobile and experience other settings in the course of their daily activities. Socioeconomic
characteristics ...
Estimation of smoking prevalence in Canada: implications of survey characteristics in the CCHS and CTUMS/CTADS
Smoking prevalence in Canada
(2017)
One of the main enterprises associated with tobacco control is surveillance, that is, to measure and follow over time the extent of smoking among the
Canadian population. While surveillance systems have been in place for ...
Do social characteristics influence smoking uptake and cessation during young adulthood?
(2017-10-29)
Objectives
This study uses a Bourdieusian approach to assess young adults’ resources and examines their association with smoking initiation and cessation.
Methods
Data were drawn from 1450 young adults participating ...
“Invasive” and “Non-invasive” Technologies in Neuroscience Communication
(Université de Montréal. Programmes de bioéthique. & Association des étudiants de bioéthique de l'École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal., 2017-10-10)
Cet article analyse une distinction faite fréquemment dans les situations de communication en neurosciences : l’emploi des termes “invasif” ou “non-invasif” pour qualifier les techniques d’observation du cerveau. Un jugement ...
Social inequalities in health information seeking among young adults in Montreal
(2016-11-25)
Over their lifecourse, young adults develop different skills and preferences in relationship to the information sources they seek when having questions about health. Health information seeking behaviour (HISB) includes ...
Expected or completed? Comparing two measures of education and their relationship with social inequalities in health among young adults
(Springer Verlag, 2016-12-18)
Background. Similarly to other age groups, there are significant social inequalities in health among
young adults (YA). Education is thought to be the most appropriate indicator of YA socioeconomic
status (SES), yet it ...
Assessing the independent contribution of maternal educational expectations to children's educational attainment in early adulthood: A propensity score matching analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-24)
Background
Parental educational expectations have been associated with children’s educational attainment
in a number of long-term longitudinal studies, but whether this relationship is causal
has long been debated. The ...
Developmental predictors of inattention-hyperactivity from pregnancy to early childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-04)
Objective
The objective of the study was to characterize the developmental sequence of pre- and
postnatal risk factors for inattention-hyperactivity symptoms in preschoolers.
Materials and Methods
Longitudinal data ...
Judging Culpability in Dwyer’s Climate Change “Gaia Commission”: A Response to Dwyer
(Université de Montréal. Programmes de bioéthique. & Association des étudiants de bioéthique de l'École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal., 2015-09-18)
Ce commentaire examine les concepts « d’imprudence, de négligence et d’indifférence » dans la courte histoire de James Dwyer, « La Commission Gaia : le changement climatique et la responsabilité morale ».