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A.M. Adelstein
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 8
Citations - 965
A.M. Adelstein is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Standardized mortality ratio. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications receiving 946 citations. Previous affiliations of A.M. Adelstein include Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
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Lessons from the study of immigrant mortality
TL;DR: British people born in the Indian subcontinent showed a mortality pattern intermediate between that of the Indians and the England and Wales average, supporting the argument that environmental rather than genetic determinants may be involved in the principal chronic diseases.
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Changing social-class distribution of heart disease.
TL;DR: Analysis of mortality trends over 40 years in England and Wales showed that mortality from coronary heart disease had become progressively more common in working-class men and women than in those from the middle and upper classes.
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Diet and risk factors for coronary heart disease in asians in northwest london
P. M. McKeigue,A.M. Adelstein,M J Shipley,R.A. Riemersma,Michael Marmot,S.P. Hunt,S.M. Butler,P.R. Turner +7 more
TL;DR: The plasma total cholesterol and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol of Asian men was similar to that of a British comparison group; the concentrations in Asian women were much lower than in British women.
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Comparison of mortality of Irish immigrants in England and Wales with that of Irish and British nationals.
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Cardiovascular mortality among immigrants to england and wales
TL;DR: On average, immigrants are healthier and have a lower mortality then people who remained in the country of origin—demonstrating the ‘selection’ effect of migration.