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Neil Pearce

Researcher at University of London

Publications -  795
Citations -  122260

Neil Pearce is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 107, co-authored 729 publications receiving 105762 citations. Previous affiliations of Neil Pearce include Harvard University & Victoria University of Wellington.

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Risk of stomach cancer in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Māori population based case-control study.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used logistic regression to estimate odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between exposures and stomach cancer risk and found that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was associated with increased stomach risk.
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Confounding and interaction

TL;DR: In this article, the basic concepts of confounding and interaction are discussed, and a brief overview of analytic approaches to these phenomena are provided, along with references to relevant chapters in Modern Epidemiology by Rothman and Greenland.
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Do neighbourhood characteristics act together to influence BMI? A cross-sectional study of urban parks and takeaway/fast-food stores as modifiers of the effect of physical activity facilities.

TL;DR: It is concluded that formal PA facilities may buffer against a lack of informal, green resources for PA in areas where the latter are scarce, and that the potential benefits of formalPA facilities in terms of obesity risk may be undermined by an unhealthy food environment close to home.