Public Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Public Health is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Care pathway of asylum seekers in the health care access points following inclusion in the PREMENTADA project: an observational study121
Alcohol-related cancer risk awareness and support for cancer warning labelling among adults in Estonia109
Prevalence of quitting decision and the impact of increased cigarette prices on the smoking behaviours among the male garment workers in Bangladesh83
Breast cancer time to treatment in Martinique: predictive factors and effect on survival81
Parental support in adolescence: A potential moderator of the relationship between racial discrimination and adult suicidality79
Split household and smoking behaviour of rural migrants in China77
Prevalence and risk factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension among adults aged 15–49 years in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)72
Changes in cerebrovascular disease–related deaths and their location during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan61
Mental healthcare experiences of Ukrainian displaced people in the Netherlands: Their perspectives and as observed by professionals60
Telemedicine as a healthcare delivery model for crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal60
Association of sensory impairment with healthcare use and costs among middle-aged and older adults in China54
If you build it, will they come? Is test site availability a root cause of geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing?53
Bystander interventions and clinical outcomes among adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in South Korea over a decade: Sex-based disparities53
Quantifying lifetime productivity loss attributable to cigarette smoking in Taiwan51
E-cigarette health warnings and use among U.S. adolescents: Deterrence and cognitive elaboration in a national longitudinal study48
Exploring the validity of using the English index of Multiple Deprivation as a proxy for individual or household income47
The role of pandemic planning in the management of COVID-19 in England from an infection prevention and control perspective: results of a national survey46
Association between metabolic multimorbidity and the risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and mortality: longitudinal evidence from CHARLS (2011–2020)44
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding by region in Indonesia40
Low education predicts large increase in COVID-19 mortality: the role of collective culture and individual literacy39
Understanding hazardous drinking: The role of anxiety sensitivity and mediating drinking motives38
Scalability of mHealth-based school health education for salt reduction: A synthesis of trial and real-world data38
Sex differences in care for acute coronary syndrome in patients under 60 years: Primary care presentation, referral patterns, hospitalizations and clinical outcomes37
No safe space: Impact of cumulative disadvantage of adversity in the home and exclusion from school on victimisation and offending behaviour within a justice-involved youth sample37
Changes in the nationwide number of emergency department visits following the junior physicians’ walkout in South Korea: An interrupted time-series analysis36
What makes physicians implement climate change and heat adaptation measures in outpatient practices? A mixed-methods study36
Impact of particulate-matter air pollution on 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: a mendelian randomisation study36
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Impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) and the challenges of fetal echocardiography35
From material hardship to harsh parenting: Testing the Family Stress Model in dyadic family context35
Influence of family structure on adolescent deviant behavior and depression: the mediation roles of parental monitoring and school connectedness35
A systematic review of historic neighborhood redlining and contemporary health outcomes34
Do self-management supportive interventions reduce healthcare utilization for people with musculoskeletal pain conditions? – A systematic review34
Living arrangements, activity participation and depression among older Chinese adults33
Sexuality and respiratory outcomes in the UK: disparities, development and mediators in multiple longitudinal studies33
Association between gestational cardiovascular health in the first trimester and pregnancy outcomes in the China birth cohort33
Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older33
Is England's 10 year health plan fit for the future?32
Increased COVID-19 mortality among immigrants compared with US-born individuals: a cross-sectional analysis of 2020 mortality data32
Indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of non–COVID-19 infectious diseases: a region-wide, patient-based database study in Japan32
Digital exclusion, functional health literacy, and COVID-19 vaccination in later life: Evidence from 30,801 older adults across Europe31
Lung cancer in Argentina: a modelling study of disease and economic burden31
Impact of regional medical self-sufficiency on mortality from cancer, stroke and myocardial infarction31
Workplace violence among healthcare workers, a multicenter study in Italy31
An ecological study on the correlation between sanitary vulnerability and air pollution with COVID-19 pandemic burden: What lessons can we learn?31
Emotional Literacy: The Missing Link in health literacy for underserved populations public health, special issue on health literacy30
The effect of parents' lifestyle on Schoolchildren's consumption of ultra-processed food30
Population well-being and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Chile: evidence from Google Trends30
How does the credibility of vaccine information compare across traditional search engines and AI-based conversational agents?29
Environmental characteristics and disparities in adult asthma in north central Texas urban counties29
An evaluation of a pilot of daily testing of SARS-CoV-2 contacts in acute hospital and ambulance trusts in England29
Trends and patterns of cause-specific hospitalizations in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 201628
Re: Integration of local resilience forums in health systems of low- and lower-middle-income countries28
Public health response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) among poultry in Northeast of Ireland, November 2021 to January 202227
Physical and mental health upon reentry: The importance of social contact in prison for wellbeing during reintegration27
The relationship between risk and prevention awareness of infectious diseases and health literacy among prisoners27
Artificial intelligence innovations in substance use prevention on social media: A scoping review27
The rocky road to freedom: number of countries transited during defection and risk of metabolic syndrome among North Korean Refugees in South Korea27
‘Family Matters’: A multilevel analysis of household-level clustering of overweight and obesity among adults in India27
Art engagement and psychological well-being among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: an observational cross-sectional study26
Structural and intermediary determinants in sexual health care access in migrant populations: a scoping review26
Assessing the asthma-related burden of disease in Latin American and Caribbean countries: a sociodemographic perspective26
Preterm birth and public health challenges: Incidence and risk factors26
War in Ukraine and health worker density25
Public health at multi-day youth-focused mass gathering events: a scoping review of the evidence25
The relationship between loneliness and healthy aging indicators in Brazil (ELSI-Brazil) and England (ELSA): sex differences25
Stakeholder analysis to strengthen Public Health Emergency Management: A Delphi study from Ethiopia25
Establishing the ‘Science of Co-creation’ for public health25
Clinical outcomes following COVID-19 infection in ethnic minority groups in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis25
Investigation on knowledge level about rational use of antimicrobial drugs among pharmacists in medical institutions in Shanxi province, China25
Association between road traffic noise exposure and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies25
Model-informed evaluation of interventions to eliminate tuberculosis transmission in China25
Exploring risk and protective factors for burnout in professionals working in death-related settings: A scoping review24
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine hesitancy and sentiment changes: A survey of healthcare workers in 12 countries24
Effectiveness of health literacy education on health literacy in early adolescence: A randomized controlled trial24
American Heart Association's new ‘Life's Essential 8’ score in association with cardiovascular disease: a national cross-sectional analysis24
Effects of probiotic/prebiotic/synbiotic supplementation on blood glucose profiles: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials24
Faith-based organisations and religious affiliation and their interactions with financial risk protection in health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review24
High prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies among unvaccinated children of Chandigarh, Northwest India, in a household-based paediatric serosurvey post–s23
The projected economic burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to overweight in Brazil by 203023
Key stakeholders’ perspectives of public health emergency preparedness in Palestine: A qualitative exploratory study23
Association between awareness of vulnerability and disaster preparedness in an infrastructure-resilient city: a population-based study23
The association between migraine and dementia – a national register-based matched cohort study23
Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children22
Self-perceived body weight and weight status: analysis of concordance by age group and sex22
Prevalence of infertility among nationally representative women in Japan: A cross-sectional survey using a two-stage stratified systematic sampling design22
Smokers who were seen by a doctor or other healthcare provider for any health concern in Brazil: what a missed opportunity to encourage smoking cessation!22
Global prevalence of urinary tract infection in pregnant mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Interconnectedness of exposure to community violence, maternal emotional dysfunction, and child emotional distress in Nigeria: A consideration for promoting family cohesion21
Community-based health promotion interventions to reduce risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescent and young adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-a21
The impact of gambling advertising and marketing on online gambling behavior: an analysis based on Spanish data21
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Global, regional, and national trends in osteoarthritis disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from 1990 to 2019: a comprehensive analysis of the global burden of disease study21
Does health anxiety and vaccine concern predict self-reported adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination?–A Danish national cohort study21
Assessing public health training in Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom: A comparison of competency development for delivering the Essential Public Health Functions21
Use of artificial intelligence to address health disparities in low- and middle-income countries: a thematic analysis of ethical issues21
Extreme heat exposure in the first 1000 days: Implications for childhood stunting in Bangladesh20
Social and ideological determinants of COVID-19 vaccination status in Spain20
Investigating the contextual drivers and factors impacting child growth failure in mining communities: A Structural Equation Modeling approach20
Equal waiting times for all? Empirical evidence for elective surgeries in the Austrian public healthcare system20
The burden of rheumatoid arthritis in China from 1990 to 2019 and projections to 203020
Effect of cold spells and heatwaves on daily new cases of COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region: A time series analysis20
Smoking-attributable mortality by sex in the 27 Brazilian federal units: 201920
Are we suffering from the Peltzman effect? Risk perception among recovered and vaccinated people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel19
Sex differences in acute health service contact after release from prison in Australia: a data linkage study19
Patterns of exposure to smoked tobacco advertisements among youths in India and its association with smoked tobacco use: a Latent Class Analysis19
Patient-reported health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2–tested patients presenting to emergency departments: a propensity score–matched prospective cohort study19
The mediating effect of psychosocial work factors in the prospective associations between organisational changes and self-rated health: Results from the national French working conditions survey19
Prevalence and determinants of non-communicable diseases and risk factors among adults in Lebanon: a multicentric cross-sectional study19
A novel gun law strength index and influential state gun laws for firearm homicide in the United States, 1999–201818
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When public health and healthcare messaging collide: unintended consequences18
Is the increment of diabetes mellitus in Brazil associated with the consumption of artificially sweetened beverages? A time trend analysis with 757,386 adults from 2006 to 202018
Interaction between nutrition-related parameters and sexual orientation on depression18
Risk of hospitalisation or death in households with a case of COVID-19 in England: an analysis using the HOSTED data set18
COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and uptake among refugees and migrants in Greece: a retrospective analysis of national vaccination routine data18
Burden of lung cancer attributed to particulate matter pollution in China: an epidemiological study from 1990 to 201917
The cost of climate disasters: an additional call for health emergency preparedness17
A longitudinal study of learning difficulties in adolescence and biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adulthood: A gendered pathways approach17
Teachers’ experiences in co-creating an implementation plan for a public health intervention: a Health CASCADE study17
Factors associated with poor adherence to medication in patients with diabetes and hypertension in Peru: findings from a pooled analysis of six years of population-based surveys17
What is a population-level approach to prevention, and how could we apply it to dementia risk reduction?17
Identifying potential post-COVID-19 condition among people experiencing homelessness using longitudinal symptom patterns: A prospective cohort study17
Maternal intimate partner violence and under five mortality in India: The effect modifying role of caste17
COVID-19 survey burden for health care workers: literature review and audit17
Development of a preventive clinical practice framework for transition to retirement: A Delphi consensus of French physicians17
Impact of pandemics on primary care: changes in general practitioner antidepressant prescriptions and mental health referrals during lockdowns in England, UK16
Discretion in decision to receive COVID-19 vaccines and associated socio-economic inequalities in rates of uptake: a whole-of-population data linkage study from Australia16
Socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 in Mexico16
Assessing the performance of the integrated disease surveillance and response systems: a systematic review of global evidence16
Healthy ageing – Investing now for the future16
Science communication in the media and human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time series and content analysis16
Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer mortality in Canada, 1990 and 2019: a trend analysis16
Tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking among persons aged 18–69 years in Bolivia in 201916
Age heterogeneity in the association between malnutrition and early childhood development among children aged 0–5 years in a Chinese plateau area16
Association between parental occupations, educational levels, and household income and children's psychological adjustment in Japan16
TikTok: a far-reaching opportunity for health professionals to address weight loss16
What is the impact of job precariousness on depression? Risk assessment and attributable fraction in Spain16
Crime and chance: Understanding the relationship between neighbourhood crime and gambling16
Better accounting for long-term health effects in economic assessments: an illustration for air pollution in the Canton of Geneva16
Women's initial preferences for self-sampling tests at home for cervical cancer screening in the UK: A mixed-methods analysis of demographic and behavioural factors16
Analysing features of home-based workout during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review16
Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in middle-aged and older adults in rural northeast South Africa: Findings from HAALSI16
Epidemiology of child disadvantage and developmental vulnerability in Australia: Insights from linked administrative data15
Early arrivals: association of maternal obstetric factors with preterm births and their survival in India15
Gender-dependent effect of physical activity on the risk of incident multimorbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the PAMPA cohort, Brazil15
Association between physical activity energy expenditure and bone mineral density in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–201815
COVID-19 pandemic in prisons in Spain: characteristics of cases and implemented control measures, March 2020–June 202215
Community-based sharing of vaccine adverse event information for public trust: a case of Soma city in Fukushima, Japan15
The increasing association of pulmonary embolism with cancer deaths: A seven-year, US-based, nationwide analysis15
Electronic health record reveals community-level cardiometabolic health benefits associated with 10 years of community-based participatory research15
Educational interventions for the adoption of healthy lifestyles and improvement of health literacy: a systematic review15
Global burden of gastric cancer in adolescents and young adults: estimates from GLOBOCAN 202015
Precarious employment and associations with socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported health in Wales, UK15
Estimated number and incidence of influenza-associated acute respiratory infection cases in winter 2021/22 in Wanzhou District, China15
A comparative analysis of integrated comprehensive care models: Lessons Canada can learn from East Africa14
Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks14
Divergences in sex ratio at birth in US Census Regions due to racial factors: chronic stress and female foeticide14
Impact of mediterranean diet promotion on environmental sustainability: a longitudinal analysis14
Changes in physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown based on the sociodemographic profile of 5569 students and academic staff of Austrian universities14
Behavioural determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers: a rapid review14
Alcohol-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions around the time of minimum unit pricing in Ireland14
Epidemiological landscape in Iran: A qualitative analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and growth potential14
Association of chemsex and risk of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Analysis of adult non-communicable disease (NCD) screening data in Uzbekistan using the UZ-SPEED NCD tool14
Secondhand exposure to cigarettes smoke and e-cigarettes aerosols on sidewalks: pattern, public attitudes, and support for tobacco bans14
Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan13
Efforts made, challenges faced, and recommendations provided by stakeholders involved in mpox prevention and control in China: a qualitative study13
Playing for understanding: The impact of interactive gaming on young adults’ sexual health education13
The political component of COVID-19 vaccine choice: Results from a conjoint experiment13
The COVID-19 pandemic and non-COVID-19 healthcare utilization in Mexico13
Mass online training of health care workers during COVID-19: approach, impact, and outcomes for over 10,000 health care providers13
Mortality due to cervical and breast cancer in health regions of Brazil: impact of public policies on cancer care13
Timing and chronicity of child maltreatment in Germany: results from a representative sample13
Exploring the relationship between women's health autonomy and mental health in Senegal13
Can behavioural nudges promote reduced-salt dish orders on meal delivery apps?13
Long-term comparative effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine on SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents: A register-based real-world study from Denmark13
Disease prevalence and working ability among socio-medically assessed unemployed people in Germany between 2016 and 2021: A secondary data analysis of the Federal Employment Agency13
Association between dairy consumption and Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Tackling gambling harm to bingo players at a time of commercial, regulatory and technological change – towards a public health approach13
Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: Could Alzheimer's disease be a risk factor?13
Japan's intensive health guidance program has limited effects on cardiovascular risk factors: a regression discontinuity analysis13
Trends in different contraception methods among women attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre from 2011 to 202013
How well does the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identify income and employment deprived individuals across the urban-rural spectrum and between local authorities?13
Effect of e-Health exercise interventions on physical activity and number of steps in healthy older people: A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials13
Costs and healthcare utilisation due to respiratory syncytial virus disease in paediatric patients in Italy: a systematic review13
The Skagit County choir COVID-19 outbreak – have we got it wrong?12
Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic in selected countries to inform strengthening of public health systems: a qualitative study12
Early initiation of breastfeeding in anglophone and francophone West African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis of associated factors12
The association between periodontitis and hepatitis virus infection: a cross-sectional study utilizing data from the NHANES database (2003–2018)12
The implementation of a hepatitis C testing service in community pharmacies: I-COPTIC consensus statement12
To give or not to give? Pandemic vaccine donation policy12
Coping strategies during legally enforced quarantine and their association to psychological distress level: a cross-sectional study12
Estimated number of symptomatic Lyme borreliosis cases in Germany in 2021 after adjusting for under-ascertainment12
Health and economic burden of COVID-19 in Malaysia between January 2020 and December 202212
Prevalence and patterns of gender disparity in workplace violence among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Persistent income-related inequalities in cancer screening utilisation in South Korea: Evidence from repeated cross-sectional data, 2013–202312
Factors associated with advanced-stage diagnosis of cervical cancer in Estonia: a population-based study12
Comparing the quality of care in physician networks to usual care for elderly patients in three German regions: a quasi-experimental cohort study12
The burden of COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean countries: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 202112
Water, sanitation, and hygiene vulnerability in child stunting in developing countries: a systematic review with meta-analysis12
Development of a machine learning model to predict the probability of health checkup participation in Japan12
Building climate-resilient primary care: A convergent mixed-methods climate vulnerability and capacity assessment in the Cederberg subdistrict, South Africa12
The association between health literacy and unmet medical needs by gender12
Treatment, clinical outcomes, and predictors of mortality among a national cohort of hospitalized patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection12
Global associations between the use of basic drinking water and sanitation services with diarrhoeal disease incidence in 200 countries and territories from 2000 to 201912
Impact of policy response on health protection and economic recovery in OECD and BRIICS countries during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic12
Exploring under-five mortality disparities: a comparative analysis of rural and urban areas in Punjab-Pakistan, using Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data12
Exploring the quality of urban green spaces and their association with health: An epidemiological study on obesity using Street View technology12
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National long COVID impact and risk factors11
Behavioral change intervention to promote healthy diet and physical activity in overweight/obese adults with diabetes in primary health care: Results from a cluster randomized control trial11
Hepar-C: A cross-sectional study investigating general population knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding hepatitis C screening in the Latium Region, Italy, October 2022 to May 202311
A systematic review of interventions to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Africa11
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Deaths of despair-associated mortality rates globally: a 2000–2019 sex-specific disparities analysis11
Health inequalities: responding to the challenge11
Global, regional, and national burden of bladder cancer, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study11
Trends and spatial clustering of hospitalizations due to primary health care sensitive conditions in children under five years in Brazil, 2008–202211
Association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and depression among US adults: A cross-sectional study11
COVID-19 outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders11
Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of Western equine encephalitis virus in South America11
A nomogram to predict long COVID risk based on pre- and post-infection factors: Results from a cross-sectional study in South China11
Effect of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women in plateau regions11
Maximising the potential of Chinese birth cohort studies: a systematic review of mother–baby cohorts in mainland China11
The association between place of birth and physical fitness among Latino youth: Findings from New York City public school students, 2006–201911
Stressors in health care and their association to symptoms experienced by gender diverse people11
Prevalence and determinants of low birth weight in Ethiopia: A multilevel meta-analysis and systematic review11
STD history predicts persistent condom non-use and partner HIV seroconversion in older Chinese adults with HIV: A retrospective cohort mediation analysis11
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 downgrade on non-COVID-19 respiratory diseases in Japan11
Corrigendum to “Trends and causes of mortality in Türkiye, 2009–2024: An analysis by age, sex, and cause of death” [Public Health 253 (2026) 106214]11
Occupational Health Literacy Scale development and validation in Italy: a pilot study11
Individual and area-level socioeconomic status, Life's Simple 7, and comorbid cardiovascular disease and cancer: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort11
Associations between socioeconomic status and rates of blood pressure changes among Chinese older adults: a longitudinal community-based cohort study10
Risk factors for severe disease in pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections10
Validation of a Difference-in-Differences Investigation Tool (DiD IT) for quantifying local outbreaks10
Spatial immobility and the dynamics of loneliness, social capital, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Long-term exposure to fine particle air pollution associated with emergency COVID-19 hospitalizations: A nationwide retrospective Korean cohort study10
Protective effect of optimal vegetable intake on blood pressure levels in children10
Undocumented immigrants suffering from inequality of vaccination access in Japan: measuring the institutional barriers and exploring the associated factors10
Landscapes, cultures and technologies of loneliness: A call for participatory research with young adults10
A comparative analysis of Africa's regional demographic and epidemiological transitions: Policy implications for public health10
Temporal trends in sleep pattern among Chinese adults between 2010 and 2018: findings from five consecutive nationally representative surveys10
Convolutional LSTM–LSTM model for predicting the daily number of influenza patients in South Korea using satellite images10
Circulatory diseases and the wide sex and ethnic life expectancy gaps in Bulgaria since 201010
The effect of short-term exposure to air pollution on the admission of ischemic stroke and its interaction with meteorological factors10
Spatial–temporal trends in leprosy burden and its associations with socioeconomic and physical geographic factors: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 201910
Whole-school interventions promoting student commitment to school to prevent substance use and violence: a systematic review10
Impact of ban and ordinances against indoor smoking on the proportion of smoke-free establishments in restaurants, izakaya, and bars in Japan: Interrupted time-series analysis of restaurant database10
Evaluation of the allocation efficiency of medical and health resources in China's rural three-tier healthcare system10
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