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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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Use of genetic markers and gene-diet interactions for interrogating population-level causal influences of diet on health

TL;DR: Examples from other areas of nutritional epidemiology and of the informative nature of gene–environment interactions interpreted within the Mendelian randomization framework are presented, and the potential limitations of the approach addressed.
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Social capital and the third way in public health

TL;DR: The use of social capital has recently captured the interest of researchers in social epidemiology and public health as discussed by the authors, by bringing to the forefront of social epidemiological an appealing common sense idealist social psychology to which everyone can relate (e.g., good relations with your community are good for your health).
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A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication

TL;DR: Current clinical guidelines based on this evidence base may not be applicable to most IC patients and changes to SEPs may be needed to encourage and/or retain participants.
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A common genetic variant in the 15q24 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) is associated with a reduced ability of women to quit smoking in pregnancy

TL;DR: Strong evidence of association between the rs1051730 variant and an increased likelihood of continued smoking in pregnancy is found and the role of genetic factors in influencing smoking cessation during pregnancy is supported.
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Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: the Whitehall II study.

TL;DR: Financial insecurity contributed substantially to gradients in self-rated health, longstanding illness, and depression in both employed and non-employed men, and additionally to GHQ score and diastolic blood pressure in the latter.