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George Davey Smith
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 2646
Citations - 294406
George Davey Smith is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mendelian randomization. The author has an hindex of 224, co-authored 2540 publications receiving 248373 citations. Previous affiliations of George Davey Smith include Keele University & Western Infirmary.
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Breastfeeding in Infancy and Blood Pressure in Later Life: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: If causal, the small reduction in blood pressure associated with breastfeeding could confer important benefits on cardiovascular health at a population level and understanding the mechanism underlying this association may provide insights into pathways linking early life exposures with health in adulthood.
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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization: The STROBE-MR Statement
Veronika Skrivankova,Rebecca C Richmond,Benjamin Woolf,James Yarmolinsky,Neil M Davies,Neil M Davies,Sonja A. Swanson,Tyler J. VanderWeele,Julian P T Higgins,Nicholas J. Timpson,Niki Dimou,Claudia Langenberg,Claudia Langenberg,Robert M. Golub,Elizabeth Loder,Elizabeth Loder,Valentina Gallo,Valentina Gallo,Valentina Gallo,Anne Tybjærg-Hansen,George Davey Smith,Matthias Egger,Matthias Egger,Matthias Egger,J. Brent Richards,J. Brent Richards +25 more
TL;DR: The STROBE-MR Statement as discussed by the authors provides guidelines for reporting Mendelian Randomization (MR) studies and provides a set of guidelines to improve the reporting of these studies.
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The limits of lifestyle: re-assessing 'fatalism' in the popular culture of illness prevention.
TL;DR: An in-depth, ethnographic investigation into the popular culture of prophylactic behaviour carried out in South Wales during 1988 and 1989 is based on the operation of cultural norms and practices related to the understanding of the cause and distribution of illness and death from heart ailments.
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Intergenerational 20 year trends in the prevalence of asthma and hay fever in adults: the Midspan family study surveys of parents and offspring
Mark N. Upton,Alex McConnachie,Charles McSharry,Carole L. Hart,George Davey Smith,Charles R Gillis,Graham Watt +6 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of asthma in adults has increased more than twofold in 20 years, largely in association with trends in atopy, as measured indirectly by the prevalence of hay fever.
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Plasma cholesterol concentration and mortality : the whitehall study
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between plasma cholesterol concentration and mortality from major causes of death, including coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and non-neoplastic respiratory disease.