List of works - Benjamin Barr

'First, do no harm': are disability assessments associated with adverse trends in mental health? A longitudinal ecological study

scientific article

Are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that produce Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) found among residents of care homes?

scientific article published on 27 August 2008

Are social inequalities in early childhood smoking initiation explained by exposure to adult smoking? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

scientific article

Austerity and old-age mortality in England: a longitudinal cross-local area analysis, 2007-2013.

scientific article published in March 2016

Austerity measures hit the sickest hardest

scientific article published on 02 July 2013

Austerity, sanctions, and the rise of food banks in the UK.

scientific article

Child health at risk from welfare cuts

scientific article published on 13 October 2015

Child mortality in the UK.

scientific article published in November 2014

Corrigendum to "Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession, austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013" [Social Sci. Med. 147C (2015) 324-331].

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Death rate now rising in UK's poorest infants.

scientific article

Delayed and differential effects of the economic crisis in Sweden in the 1990s on health-related exclusion from the labour market: a health equity assessment

scientific article published on 27 September 2012

Developing an openly accessible multi-dimensional small area index of 'Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards' for Great Britain, 2016

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

Devolution and the regional health divide: a longitudinal ecological study of 14 countries in Europe.

scientific article published in February 2018

Doctors must advocate for action on the high levels of child poverty

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Doctors need to take the lead on poverty's effects on health

scientific article published on 18 December 2013

Economic shocks, resilience, and male suicides in the Great Recession: cross-national analysis of 20 EU countries

scientific article

Editorial authors' reply to Barlow

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Effect of socioeconomic conditions on frequent complaints of pain in children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

Effectiveness of return-to-work interventions for disabled people: a systematic review of government initiatives focused on changing the behaviour of employers.

scientific article published on 04 August 2011

Evaluating effects of recent changes in NHS resource allocation policy on inequalities in amenable mortality in England, 2007-2014: time-series analysis

scientific article published on 23 November 2018

Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

scientific article

Fit-for-work or fit-for-unemployment? Does the reassessment of disability benefit claimants using a tougher work capability assessment help people into work?

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Great leap backwards

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part I: The impact of recession and deindustrialization.

scientific article published in January 2011

How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part II: The impact of active and passive labor market policies.

scientific article published in January 2011

How well can poor child health and development be predicted by data collected in early childhood?

scientific article published on 21 September 2018

Impact of a community-based cardiovascular disease service intervention in a highly deprived area

scientific article published on 22 August 2019

Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Impact on health inequalities of rising prosperity in England 1998-2007, and implications for performance incentives: longitudinal ecological study

scientific article

Implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033

scientific article published on 6 August 2024

Investigating the impact of the English health inequalities strategy: time trend analysis

scientific article

Investment in Sure Start children’s centres is needed more than ever

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Leisure centre entrance charges and physical activity participation in England.

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

North and South: addressing the English health divide

scientific article published on 23 May 2014

Poor areas lose out most in new NHS budget allocation

scientific article published on 15 January 2014

Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action

scientific article

Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services

scientific article published in 2024

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among older residents of care homes in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 24 May 2007

Recessions are harmful to health

scientific article

Relationship between socioeconomic status and gastrointestinal infections in developed countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Relationship between socioeconomic status and gastrointestinal infections in developed countries: a systematic review protocol

scientific article

Resources must be used to reduce inequalities ⬇️

scientific article published on June 25, 2012

Social Identity and Psychosis: Associations and Psychological Mechanisms

scientific article

Socioeconomic status and infectious intestinal disease in the community: a longitudinal study (IID2 study).

scientific article published on 2 August 2017

Socioeconomic status is associated with symptom severity and sickness absence in people with infectious intestinal disease in the UK

scientific article

Suicides associated with the 2008-10 economic recession in England: time trend analysis.

scientific article

Support in the early years of life is crucial to reducing obesity

scientific article published on 14 April 2014

The effect of a transition into poverty on child and maternal mental health: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

The impact of NHS resource allocation policy on health inequalities in England 2001-11: longitudinal ecological study

scientific article

The impact of economic downturns and budget cuts on homelessness claim rates across 323 local authorities in England, 2004-12.

scientific article published on 12 September 2015

The impact of free access to swimming pools on children's participation in swimming. A comparative regression discontinuity study

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

The longitudinal prevalence of MRSA in care home residents and the effectiveness of improving infection prevention knowledge and practice on colonisation using a stepped wedge study design ⬇️

scientific article published on January 12, 2012

The rise of food poverty in the UK.

scientific article published on 3 December 2013

To what extent have relaxed eligibility requirements and increased generosity of disability benefits acted as disincentives for employment? A systematic review of evidence from countries with well-developed welfare systems.

scientific article published on 30 August 2010

Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession, austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013.

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Using local authority entrance charges to tackle inequalities in physical activity? A qualitative study of leisure and public health perspectives

scientific article

List of works by Benjamin Barr

'First, do no harm': are disability assessments associated with adverse trends in mental health? A longitudinal ecological study

Are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that produce Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) found among residents of care homes?

Are social inequalities in early childhood smoking initiation explained by exposure to adult smoking? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

Austerity and old-age mortality in England: a longitudinal cross-local area analysis, 2007-2013.

Austerity measures hit the sickest hardest

Austerity, sanctions, and the rise of food banks in the UK.

Child health at risk from welfare cuts

Child mortality in the UK.

Corrigendum to "Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession, austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013" [Social Sci. Med. 147C (2015) 324-331].

Death rate now rising in UK's poorest infants.

Delayed and differential effects of the economic crisis in Sweden in the 1990s on health-related exclusion from the labour market: a health equity assessment

Developing an openly accessible multi-dimensional small area index of 'Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards' for Great Britain, 2016

Devolution and the regional health divide: a longitudinal ecological study of 14 countries in Europe.

Doctors must advocate for action on the high levels of child poverty

Doctors need to take the lead on poverty's effects on health

Economic shocks, resilience, and male suicides in the Great Recession: cross-national analysis of 20 EU countries

Editorial authors' reply to Barlow

Effect of socioeconomic conditions on frequent complaints of pain in children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Effectiveness of return-to-work interventions for disabled people: a systematic review of government initiatives focused on changing the behaviour of employers.

Evaluating effects of recent changes in NHS resource allocation policy on inequalities in amenable mortality in England, 2007-2014: time-series analysis

Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Fit-for-work or fit-for-unemployment? Does the reassessment of disability benefit claimants using a tougher work capability assessment help people into work?

Great leap backwards

How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part I: The impact of recession and deindustrialization.

How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part II: The impact of active and passive labor market policies.

How well can poor child health and development be predicted by data collected in early childhood?

Impact of a community-based cardiovascular disease service intervention in a highly deprived area

Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study

Impact on health inequalities of rising prosperity in England 1998-2007, and implications for performance incentives: longitudinal ecological study

Implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033

Investigating the impact of the English health inequalities strategy: time trend analysis

Investment in Sure Start children’s centres is needed more than ever

Leisure centre entrance charges and physical activity participation in England.

North and South: addressing the English health divide

Poor areas lose out most in new NHS budget allocation

Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action

Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among older residents of care homes in the United Kingdom

Recessions are harmful to health

Relationship between socioeconomic status and gastrointestinal infections in developed countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Relationship between socioeconomic status and gastrointestinal infections in developed countries: a systematic review protocol

Resources must be used to reduce inequalities ⬇️

Social Identity and Psychosis: Associations and Psychological Mechanisms

Socioeconomic status and infectious intestinal disease in the community: a longitudinal study (IID2 study).

Socioeconomic status is associated with symptom severity and sickness absence in people with infectious intestinal disease in the UK

Suicides associated with the 2008-10 economic recession in England: time trend analysis.

Support in the early years of life is crucial to reducing obesity

The effect of a transition into poverty on child and maternal mental health: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

The impact of NHS resource allocation policy on health inequalities in England 2001-11: longitudinal ecological study

The impact of economic downturns and budget cuts on homelessness claim rates across 323 local authorities in England, 2004-12.

The impact of free access to swimming pools on children's participation in swimming. A comparative regression discontinuity study

The longitudinal prevalence of MRSA in care home residents and the effectiveness of improving infection prevention knowledge and practice on colonisation using a stepped wedge study design ⬇️

The rise of food poverty in the UK.

To what extent have relaxed eligibility requirements and increased generosity of disability benefits acted as disincentives for employment? A systematic review of evidence from countries with well-developed welfare systems.

Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession, austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013.

Using local authority entrance charges to tackle inequalities in physical activity? A qualitative study of leisure and public health perspectives