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Sandro Galea
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - 1221
Citations - 70071
Sandro Galea is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 115, co-authored 1129 publications receiving 58396 citations. Previous affiliations of Sandro Galea include University of California, Berkeley & Dartmouth College.
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Comorbid Forms of Psychopathology: Key Patterns and Future Research Directions
TL;DR: Given the significant mental health burden placed by comorbid disorders, and their high prevalence across populations, research on the key risk factors for clustering of psychopathology is needed.
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Neighborhood smoking norms modify the relation between collective efficacy and smoking behavior
Jennifer Ahern,Jennifer Ahern,Jennifer Ahern,Sandro Galea,Sandro Galea,Sandro Galea,Alan Hubbard,S. Leonard Syme +7 more
TL;DR: Feature of the neighborhood social environment may need to be considered in combinations to understand their role in shaping health and health behavior.
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Psychopathological consequences after a terrorist attack: an epidemiological study among victims, the general population, and police officers.
Rafael Gabriel,Laura Ferrando,Enrique Sainz Corton,Carlos Mingote,Eduardo Garcia-Camba,Alberto Fernández Liria,Sandro Galea +6 more
TL;DR: There was a substantial burden of psychological consequences of the March 11, 2004 terrorist attacks two months after the event, and persons with prior mental illness are at higher risk of post-event psychopathology, across groups of exposure.
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Genome-wide association study implicates a novel RNA gene, the lincRNA AC068718.1, as a risk factor for post-traumatic stress disorder in women
Guia Guffanti,Sandro Galea,Lulu Yan,Andrea L. Roberts,Nadia Solovieff,Nadia Solovieff,Allison E. Aiello,Jordan W. Smoller,Jordan W. Smoller,Immaculata De Vivo,Hardeep Ranu,Monica Uddin,Derek E. Wildman,Shaun Purcell,Karestan C. Koenen +14 more
TL;DR: These findings implicate a novel RNA gene, lincRNA AC068718.1, as risk factor for PTSD in women and add to emerging evidence that non-coding RNA genes may play a crucial role in shaping the landscape of gene regulation with putative pathological effects that lead to phenotypic differences.
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Beyond urban penalty and urban sprawl: Back to living conditions as the focus of urban health
TL;DR: The aim of the model is to move beyond describing the health-related characteristics of various urban populations towards identifying opportunities for intervention and enable meaningful comparisons that can inform public health activities at the appropriate level and evaluate their effectiveness in improving the health of urban populations.