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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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Birth weight and later socioeconomic disadvantage: evidence from the 1958 British cohort study
TL;DR: Low birth weight is associated with socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and adolescence and studies of the association of indicators of early development and adult disease need to take into account experiences right through from birth to adulthood.
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Multi-scale characterization of stress corrosion cracking of cold-worked stainless steels and the influence of Cr content
Sergio Lozano-Perez,Takuyo Yamada,T. Terachi,Markus Schröder,C.A. English,C.A. English,George Davey Smith,Chris R. M. Grovenor,B.L. Eyre +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-scale study of stress corrosion cracking in cold-worked 304 type stainless steels, which are widely used in pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors, has been examined.
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Endothelial Dysfunction in Childhood Infection
Marietta Charakida,Ann E. Donald,Mari Terese,Sam D Leary,Julian Halcox,Andy R Ness,George Davey Smith,Jean Golding,Peter Friberg,Nigel Klein,John E. Deanfield +10 more
TL;DR: Acute infection in childhood is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation, and a potential role for previously unsuspected extrinsic inflammatory stimuli in the pathogenesis of early atherosclerosis is supported.
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Risk Factors and 20-Year Stroke Mortality in Men and Women in the Renfrew/Paisley Study in Scotland
TL;DR: Control of risk factors for reduction of stroke mortality should be targeted at men and women in a similar fashion, particularly with reference to smoking cessation and blood pressure control.
Inequalities in premature mortality in Britain: observational study from 1921 to 2007
TL;DR: In a more recent study as discussed by the authors, the extent of inequality in premature mortality as measured between geographical areas in Britain was investigated and the relative index of inequality (RII) and ratios of inequalities in age-sex standardised mortality ratios were reported.