Theses - Public Health and Primary Care
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Loneliness in the oldest old
(2019-10-19)The importance of social relationships for health in later life has been explored over the past decades. Loneliness has been found to be an adversity associated with ageing. People who feel lonely are at greater risk of ... -
Investigation into the causal effect of iron metabolism on cardiovascular disease
(2019-10-26)Background: The iron-heart hypothesis, put forward in 1981, proposes that higher iron levels are responsible for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in men and post-menopausal women compared to pre-menopausal ... -
Dementia risk in the population over time: potential for primary prevention and intervention
(2019-11-30)Dementia risk in the population over time: potential for primary prevention and intervention Holly Qing Tian Bennett Dementia prevalence and incidence has decreased over time in the UK. This will in part be due to changes ... -
Sequencing in Isolation: Next-generation sequencing studies in founder populations
(2019-06-30)Although common variants are routinely assayed in populations, rare mutations and copy-number variants are understudied contributors to the aetiology of complex traits. Isolated populations hold the promise of increased ...
