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Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: population-wide proportional mortality study.

International journal of epidemiology

Mai ZM, Ho SY, Lo CM, Wang MP, Peto R, Lam TH.
PMID: 29438481
Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 01;47(3):752-759. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx267.

BACKGROUND: The effects of smoking cessation might be different in different populations. Proportional mortality studies of all deaths, relating the certified cause to retrospectively determined smoking habits, have helped assess the hazards of smoking in Hong Kong, and further...

Utility of risk prediction models to detect atrial fibrillation in screened participants.

European journal of preventive cardiology

Poorthuis MHF, Jones NR, Sherliker P, Clack R, de Borst GJ, Clarke R, Lewington S, Halliday A, Bulbulia R.
PMID: 33624100
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 May 22;28(6):586-595. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa082.

AIMS: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with higher risk of stroke. While the prevalence of AF is low in the general population, risk prediction models might identify individuals for selective screening of AF. We aimed to systematically identify and...

Social inequality and the syndemic of chronic disease and COVID-19: county-level analysis in the USA.

Journal of epidemiology and community health

Islam N, Lacey B, Shabnam S, Erzurumluoglu AM, Dambha-Miller H, Chowell G, Kawachi I, Marmot M.
PMID: 33402397
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021 Jan 05; doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-215626. Epub 2021 Jan 05.

BACKGROUND: Given the effect of chronic diseases on risk of severe COVID-19 infection, the present pandemic may have a particularly profound impact on socially disadvantaged counties.METHODS: Counties in the USA were categorised into five groups by level of social...

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