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Simon Russell
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 24
Citations - 3157
Simon Russell is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications receiving 1702 citations. Previous affiliations of Simon Russell include UCL Institute of Child Health & Liverpool John Moores University.
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School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review.
Russell M Viner,Simon Russell,Helen Croker,Jessica Packer,Joseph L Ward,Claire Stansfield,Oliver T Mytton,Chris Bonell,Robert Booy +8 more
TL;DR: Policy makers need to be aware of the equivocal evidence when considering school closures for COVID-19, and that combinations of social distancing measures should be considered.
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Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Russell M Viner,Oliver T Mytton,Chris Bonell,G. J. Melendez-Torres,Joseph L Ward,Lee Hudson,Claire S. Waddington,James Thomas,Simon Russell,Fiona R. M. van der Klis,Archana Koirala,Shamez N Ladhani,Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths,Nicholas G Davies,Robert Booy,Rosalind M Eggo +15 more
TL;DR: There is preliminary evidence that children and adolescents have lower susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, with the pooled odds ratio of 0.56 for being an infected contact compared with adults, although seroprevalence in adolescents appeared similar to adults.
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School Closures During Social Lockdown and Mental Health, Health Behaviors, and Well-being Among Children and Adolescents During the First COVID-19 Wave: A Systematic Review.
Russell M Viner,Simon Russell,Rosella Saulle,Helen Croker,Claire Stansfield,Jessica Packer,Dasha Nicholls,Anne-Lise Goddings,Chris Bonell,Lee Hudson,Steven Hope,Joseph L Ward,Nina Schwalbe,Antony Morgan,Silvia Minozzi +14 more
TL;DR: In this narrative synthesis of reports from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies of short-term school closures as part of social lockdown measures reported adverse mental health symptoms and health behaviors among children and adolescents.
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The effect of screen advertising on children's dietary intake: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Evidence indicates that screen advertising for unhealthy food results in significant increases in dietary intake among children, and this review was undertaken to estimate the quantitative effect of screen advertising in experimental and nonexperimental conditions on children's dietary intake.
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Susceptibility to and transmission of COVID-19 amongst children and adolescents compared with adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Russell M Viner,Oliver T Mytton,Chris Bonell,G. J. Melendez-Torres,Joseph L Ward,Lee Hudson,Claire S. Waddington,James Thomas,Simon Russell,Fiona R. M. van der Klis,Archana Koiral,Shamez N Ladhani,Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths,Nicholas G Davies,Robert Booy,Rosalind M Eggo +15 more
TL;DR: Preliminary evidence that children and young people have lower susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, with a 56% lower odds of being an infected contact.