Journal

BMC Public Health

ISSN:

1471-2458

Journal article

Public health effects of gambling – debate on a conceptual model

This article provides a literature review on the social costs and benefits of gambling, with the purpose of building a population-level model of the effects of gambling.
Journal article

Using Facebook to reduce smoking among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a participatory grounded action study

The results from this study suggest that anti-smoking content designed to be shared on social media should complement, rather than attempt to replicate, messages from tobacco control mass media campaigns.
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The use of self-management strategies for problem gambling: a scoping review

This study explored the literature on problem gambling (PG) self-management strategies. Self-management was defined as the capacity to manage symptoms, the intervention, health consequences and altered lifestyle that accompanies a chronic health concern.
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The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis: an economic study

Arthritis is a common and costly health condition internationally. The direct medical costs of arthritis are significant, with the condition being the fourth most common reason for seeking general practitioner medical care. Treatment of arthritis in Australia cost around $4 billion (AU) in health system expenditure in 2004–05, the fourth largest cause of health expenditure...
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