Department of Health 

Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England 2002 (provisional figures)   [Statistical Press Notice] 28 March 2003

Population figures at SHA and PCO level for England and Wales   26 March 2003

Better Informed? SSI National Inspection Report of the management and use of information in social care   28 March 2003

Preparing Older People's Strategies: Linking Housing to Health, Social Care and Other Local Strategies   26 March 2003

Five A Day: Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption a national priority 25 March 2003

Information for Social Care Demonstrator Projects 2002 - 03   10 March 2003

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill 21 March 2003

Cancer Mortality Around the Bradwell Nuclear Power Station, Essex: Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment statement   18 March 2003

Voluntary Register for Specialists in Public Health   21 March 2003

 Health and Safety Executive

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 National Statistics 

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Bus quality indicators - Q3 2002/03   27 March 2003

Traffic speeds in English Urban Areas 2002

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 Home Office 

Drinking, Crime and Disorder   25 March 2003

Drunk and Disorderly: A qualitative study of binge drinking among 18-24 year olds 25 March 2003

Alcohol, Crime and Disorder: A study of young adults

Reducing Alcohol-Related Violence and Disorder: An evaluation of the Tackling Alcohol-Related Street Crime Project   25 March 2003

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 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 

  Homelessness statistics - December 2002 Policy briefing 3   Updated 25 March 2003

 British Heart Foundation 

Urgent Call For Greater Research Into So-Called Adult "Cot Death"    28 March 2003

 National Heart Forum

Fuel poverty toolkit [Press Release] 12 March 2003

 Department for Education and Skills 

Tackling Bullying: What works - Listening to the views of children and young people   25 March 2003

 Department for Work and Pensions 

Households Below Average Income 1994/95 - 2001/02   25 March 2003

 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEfRA) 

Statistical release: 2001 UK air emission estimates and climate change sustainable development indicator    News release 27 March 2003

Noise News: Edition one - March 2003   25 March 2003

 Health Development Agency

HDA publications now free   All HDA publications are now free to customers ordering from England [Press release]   14 March 2003

'Cancer Prevention: A resource to support local action in delivering the NHS Plan' is now available in html format . 26 March 2003

 The Countryside Agency

Indicators of rural disadvantage: Guidance note   24 March 2003

 Joseph Rowntree Foundation Findings

Tackling health inequalities since the Acheson Inquiry   March 2003

 Journal articles 

Monitoring mortality rates in general practice after Shipman. Richard Baker, et al. BMJ 2003; 326: 274-276  [Full text]

Relation between hormone replacement therapy and ischaemic heart disease in women: prospective observational study. E Løkkegaard, et al. BMJ 2003; 326: 426.  [Full text]

Central overweight and obesity in British youth aged 11-16 years: cross sectional surveys of waist circumference H David McCarthy, et al. BMJ 2003; 326: 624. [Full text]

Trends in drug overdose deaths in England and Wales 1993-98: methadone does not kill more people than heroin. Hickman M, Addiction 2003 Apr;98(4):419-425 [Abstract]

Trends in oesophageal and gastric cancer incidence, mortality and survival in England and Wales 1971-1998/1999. Newnham A, et al. .Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003 Mar;17(5):655-64  [Abstract]

Who has chlamydia? The prevalence of genital tract Chlamydia trachomatis within Portsmouth and South East Hampshire, UK. Underhill G, et al. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2003 Jan;29(1):17-20  [Abstract]

General Certificate of Secondary Education performance in very low birthweight infants. P O D Pharoah, et al. Arch. Dis. Child. 2003;88 295-298 [Abstract] **

Residential area deprivation predicts smoking habit independently of individual educational level and occupational social class. A cross sectional study in the Norfolk cohort of the European Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk) S Shohaimi1, et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2003;57:270-276  [Abstract] **

The historical specificity of early life car ownership as an indicator of socioeconomic position. A Ellaway, et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003;57 277-278  [Short report] **

No association of income inequality with adult mortality within New Zealand: a multi-level study of 1.4 million 25-64 year olds. T Blakely, et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003;57 279-284 [Research report]   **

Inequalities in survival from colorectal cancer: a comparison of the impact of deprivation, treatment, and host factors on observed and cause specific survival. H Wrigley, et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2003;57:301-309  [Research report]   **

Substantial potential for reductions in coronary heart disease mortality in the UK through changes in risk factor levels J A Critchley and S Capewell. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003;57 243-247 [Abstract]   **

Deal brokered for free online access to NHS research . Caroline White. BMJ 2003; 326: 568. [News]

Tackling health inequalities and the HAZ Smoking Cessation Programme: the perfect match? Susan E Woods, et al. Critical Public Health. Volume 13, Number 1/2003 61 - 76 [Abstract]

'Just do it': an analysis of accounts  of control over health amongst lower socioeconomic status groups. Bruce Bolam et al. Critical Public Health Volume 13, Number 1/2003. 15 - 31 [Abstract]

** Full-text access to most BMJ Journals including JECH is free in the London, South West, Trent, Northern and Yorkshire regions. Ask your local NHS librarian for your username/password.

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