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Weight Change and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases: Emulating Trials Using Electronic Health Records by Katsoulis, Michail, Stavola, Bianca D., Diaz-Ordaz, Karla, Gomes, Manuel, Lai, Alvina, Lagiou, Pagona, Wannamethee, Goya, Tsilidis, Konstantinos, Lumbers, R. Thomas, Denaxas, Spiros, Banerjee, Amitava, Parisinos, Constantinos A., Batterham, Rachel, Patel, Riyaz, Langenberg, Claudia, Hemingway, Harry

“…Cross-sectional measures of body mass index (BMI) are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, but less is known about whether weight change…”
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Are mammography image acquisition factors, compression pressure and paddle tilt, associated with breast cancer detection in screening? by Hudson, Sue M, Wilkinson, Louise S, De Stavola, Bianca L, dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel

“…OBJECTIVESTo assess the associations between objectively measured mammographic compression pressure and paddle tilt and breast cancer (BC) detected at the same…”
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Statistical Issues in Life Course Epidemiology by De Stavola, Bianca L., Nitsch, Dorothea, dos Santos Silva, Isabel, McCormack, Valerie, Hardy, Rebecca, Mann, Vera, Cole, Tim J., Morton, Susan, Leon, David A.

“…There is growing recognition that the risk of many diseases in later life, such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer, is affected by adult as well as early-life…”
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Quantification of the completeness of follow-up by Clark, Taane G, Altman, Douglas G, Stavola, Bianca L De

“…Completeness of follow-up is important, especially in clinical trials, since unequal follow-up in the treatment groups can bias the analysis of results. In…”
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Intergenerational Correlations in Size at Birth and the Contribution of Environmental Factors: The Uppsala Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study, Sweden, 1915―2002 by DE STAVOLA, Bianca L, LEON, David A, KOUPIL, Ilona

“…Sizes at birth of parents and their children are known to be correlated, reflecting in part the influence of fetal and maternal genes. Sociodemographic…”
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Immune reconstitution and risk of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected adults by JAFFE, Harold W, DE STAVOLA, Bianca L, CARPENTER, Lucy M, PORTER, Kholoud, COX, David R

“…Given the well documented occurrence of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients who recently started combination…”
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Rich micronutrient fortification of locally produced infant food does not improve mental and motor development of Zambian infants: a randomised controlled trial by Manno, Daniela, Kowa, Priscilla K., Bwalya, Hellen K., Siame, Joshua, Grantham-McGregor, Sally, Baisley, Kathy, De Stavola, Bianca L., Jaffar, Shabbar, Filteau, Suzanne

“…It is uncertain whether multiple micronutrients benefit the mental and psychomotor development of young children in developing countries. We conducted a…”
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Cause-specific mortality in professional flight crew and air traffic control officers: findings from two UK population-based cohorts of over 20,000 subjects by De Stavola, Bianca L., Pizzi, Costanza, Clemens, Felicity, Evans, Sally Ann, Evans, Anthony D., dos Santos Silva, Isabel

“…Objective Flight crew are exposed to several potential occupational hazards. This study compares mortality rates in UK flight crew to those in air traffic…”
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Circulating levels of coagulation and inflammation markers and cancer risks: individual participant analysis of data from three long-term cohorts : Cancer by SANTOS SILVA, Isabel Dos, DE STAVOLA, Bianca L, PIZZI, Costanza, MEADE, Tom W

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Social origin, schooling and individual change in intelligence during childhood influence long-term mortality: a 68-year follow-up study by LAGER, Anton Cj, MODIN, Bitte E, DE STAVOLA, Bianca L, VAGERÖ, Denny H

“…Intelligence at a single time-point has been linked to health outcomes. An individual's IQ increases with longer schooling, but the validity of such increase…”
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Vitamin C is associated with reduced risk of cataract in a Mediterranean population by Valero, María Pastor, Fletcher, Astrid E, De Stavola, Bianca L, Vioque, Jesús, Alepuz, Vicente Chaqués

“…Cataract is an important visual problem of older people and a substantial health care cost in many countries. Most studies investigating risk factors for…”
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Determinants of the Availability and Accuracy of Self-reported Birth Weight in Middle-aged and Elderly Women by Allen, Diane S., Ellison, George T. H., dos Santos Silva, Isabel, De Stavola, Bianca L., Fentiman, Ian S.

“…Associations have been found between birth weight and many diseases in adult life. In most countries, few birth records exist for older adults; therefore,…”
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