Lancet
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In China, obesity has traditionally affected the more affluent urban children, but the problem is spreading to a wider social group, including children who have migrated from rural to urban areas. Customised interventions are needed to prevent further growth in the prevalence of obesity among these migrant children. Exploring the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the causes of childhood obesity can provide valuable insights, but no qualitative studies have addressed this issue. We investigated the differences in the perceived causes of childhood obesity between local and migrant communities living in a major city in China. ⋯ The study was funded by the Guangzhou Medical Foundation (20131A031001).
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Following the appeal of the World Health Assembly for national cancer plans and programmes, the Chinese Ministry of Health issued governmental outlines of the National Cancer Prevention and Control Programme (2004-10). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of that programme in mainland China. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (81301866) and Outstanding Young Scientific Scholarship Foundation of Sichuan University, from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2015SCU04A43).
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Jane Blazeby: passionate leader in evidence-based surgery.
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Although the relationship between psychological wellbeing and physical health has been the subject of many studies among middle-aged and older adults, little is known about whether psychological wellbeing is associated with mortality among the fastest growing population segment-the oldest old (aged ≥80 years). ⋯ The China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from which the data used in this article were derived was jointly funded by the US National Institute on Aging (grant R01 AG023627), China Natural Science Foundation (grants 70533010, 71110107025, 71233001, and 71490732), United Nations Population Fund, China Social Sciences Foundation, and Hong Kong Research Grants Council.