
Overview
Background
Associate Professor Mamun is an internationally recognised leader in the areas of life course epidemiology and intergenerational perspectives. An approach that situates the individual risk factors and their interaction within a context that determines health outcomes has been the underlying basis of his research. He is one of the Principal Investigator’s of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) cohort. Over the past 14 years, he has been leading the respiratory and cardiovascular epidemiology research in the MUSP that included 30 years follow-up of the MUSP offspring cohort (Gen 2) and the first follow-up of the children-of-the-offspring cohort (Gen 3). In recent years, he expanded his research in the low & middle income countries focusing on the rapid socio-economic development and the demographic and epidemiological transitions.
Mamun has made significant contributions to understand the critical stages of life and early life determinants of health. From the life course perspective, some of his papers are influential while thinking about the early development of health and well-being. For instance, his research confirmed that parents, especially mothers, are the role model for offspring health and well-being development from early life to adolescence and then to young adulthood. His research shows that weight management and prevention of obesity should start as early as possible even before or during pregnancy. He is interested to contribute new knowledge about the extent that socioeconomic, family and environmental factors track from generation to generation and how this impacts on health and well-being of the future generations.
Mamun has received several national (e.g. ARC, NHMRC, and NHF) and international competitive grants. He was awarded several highly competitive fellowships (e.g. NHMRC CDF Level 2, 2012-2016, NHMRC CDF Level 1, 2008-2011) and awards (UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards, 2009 and NHF Grants-in-Aid 2008). He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, most of which are published in high impact journals. He has an outstanding track-record of supervising RHD students. For instance, in the last five years, he has supervised 16 PhD students- 10 as Primary Advisor, who have been awarded their degrees.
Research Interests:
- Respiratory and cardiovascular health- development and early prevention
- Maternal and child health- early life environment and critical windows
- Social, structural and environmental basis of health and well-being
- Methodological innovation in longitudinal studies, administrative data and meta-analysis
Availability
- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Longitudinal association between caesarean section birth and cardio-vascular risk profiles among adolescents in Australia
Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Hasan, Md and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Longitudinal association between caesarean section birth and cardio-vascular risk profiles among adolescents in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6), 776-783. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13288
2022
Journal Article
Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 2000 and 2020
Biswas, Tuhin, Tran, Nam, Thi My Hanh, Hoang, Van Hien, Pham, Thi Thu Cuc, Nguyen, Hong Van, Phan, Anh Tuan, Khuong, Thi Mai Oanh, Tran and Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 2000 and 2020. BMJ Open, 12 (8) 052725, 1-16. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052725
2022
Journal Article
Screening for adverse childhood experiences in antenatal care settings: A scoping review
Tran, Nam, Callaway, Leonie, Shen, Sitong, Biswas, Tuhin, Scott, James G., Boyle, Fran and Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Screening for adverse childhood experiences in antenatal care settings: A scoping review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62 (5), 626-634. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13585
2022
Journal Article
Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM<sub>2.5</sub> air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Burkart, Katrin, Cohen, Aaron J., Wozniak, Sarah S., Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Hay, Simon, Mokdad, Ali H., Lim, Stephen S., Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Brauer, Michael, Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda, Morrison, Shane Douglas, Causey, Kate, Salvi, Devashri Digvijay, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adsuar, Jose C., Ahmadi, Keivan, Majeed, Azeem, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alipour, Vahid, Arabloo, Jalal, Rezapour, Aziz, Babaee, Ebrahim, Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash, Kasaeian, Amir, Kan, Fatemeh Pashazadeh ... Zhang, Yunquan (2022). Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2.5 air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Planetary Health, 6 (7), E586-E600. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00122-X
2022
Journal Article
Dietary patterns and the risks of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among young adults: evidence from a longitudinal study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2022). Dietary patterns and the risks of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among young adults: evidence from a longitudinal study. Clinical Nutrition, 41 (7), 1523-1531. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.05.006
2022
Journal Article
Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood and adolescent internalizing symptoms
Jami, Eshim S., Hammerschlag, Anke R., Ip, Hill F., Allegrini, Andrea G., Benyamin, Beben, Border, Richard, Diemer, Elizabeth W., Jiang, Chang, Karhunen, Ville, Lu, Yi, Lu, Qing, Mallard, Travis T., Mishra, Pashupati P., Nolte, Ilja M., Palviainen, Teemu, Peterson, Roseann E., Sallis, Hannah M., Shabalin, Andrey A., Tate, Ashley E., Thiering, Elisabeth, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Wang, Carol, Zhou, Ang, Adkins, Daniel E., Alemany, Silvia, Ask, Helga, Chen, Qi, Corley, Robin P., Ehli, Erik A. ... Middeldorp, Christel M. (2022). Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood and adolescent internalizing symptoms. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 61 (7), 934-945. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.11.035
2022
Journal Article
Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort study
Shahunja, K. M., Sly, Peter D., Chisti, Md Jobayer and Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort study. BMJ Open, 12 (6) e059830, e059830. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059830
2022
Conference Publication
Dietary patterns in early young adulthood predicted risks of abnormal blood lipids in later young adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study
Ushula, Tolassa, Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William, Whiting, Susan, Williams, Gail and Najman, Jake (2022). Dietary patterns in early young adulthood predicted risks of abnormal blood lipids in later young adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study. Nutrition 2022 Live, Online, 14-16 June 2022. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac067.074
2022
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and determinants of canine rabies evidence at Local Government Area Level in Nigeria: implications for rabies prevention and control
Mshelbwala, Philip P., Weese, J. Scott, Clark, Nicholas J., Tekki, Ishaya, Chakma, Shovon, Shamaki, David, Mamun, Abdullah A., Rupprecht, Charles E. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2022). Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and determinants of canine rabies evidence at Local Government Area Level in Nigeria: implications for rabies prevention and control. One Health, 14 100378, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100378
2022
Journal Article
Geographical and socioeconomic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition among women in Southeast Asia: a population-based study
Biswas, Tuhin, Townsend, Nick, Magalhaes, Ricardo, Hasan, Md. Mehedi and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Geographical and socioeconomic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition among women in Southeast Asia: a population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 1 100007, 100007. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.04.003
2022
Journal Article
Assuring Bangladesh’s future: non-communicable disease risk factors among the adolescents and the existing policy responses
Biswas, Tuhin, Azzopardi, Peter, Anwar, Syeda Novera, de Vries, Tim David, Encarnacion-Cruz, Luis Manuel, Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Huda, M. Mamun, Pervin, Sonia, Das Gupta, Rajat, Mitra, Dipak Kumar, Rawal, Lal B. and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Assuring Bangladesh’s future: non-communicable disease risk factors among the adolescents and the existing policy responses. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 41 (1) 22, 22. doi: 10.1186/s41043-022-00294-x
2022
Journal Article
Transition in social risk factors and adolescent motherhood in low- income and middle- income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data, 1996–2018
Huda, M. Mamun, Finlay, Jocelyn E., O’Flaherty, Martin and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Transition in social risk factors and adolescent motherhood in low- income and middle- income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data, 1996–2018. PLOS Global Public Health, 2 (5) e0000170, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000170
2022
Journal Article
Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y.S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2022). Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32 (5), 1165-1174. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.01.030
2022
Journal Article
Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs)
Biswas, Tuhin, Thomas, Hannah J., Scott, James G., Munir, Kerim, Baxter, Janeen, Huda, M. Mamun, Renzaho, Andre M.N., Cross, Donna, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs). Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 15 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s40653-022-00451-8
2022
Journal Article
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among Vietnamese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dang, Anh Kim, Le, Huong Thi, Nguyen, Giang Thu, Mamun, Abdullah A., Do, Khanh Nam, Thi Nguyen, Lan Huong, Thai, Phong K. and Phung, Dung (2022). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among Vietnamese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 16 (4) 102477, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102477
2022
Journal Article
Toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with low birth weight: findings from an observational study among rural Bangladeshi women
Parvin, Irin, Das, Sumon Kumar, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Rahman, Aminur, Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin, Shahrin, Lubaba, Afroze, Farzana, Ackhter, Mst. Mahmuda, Alam, Tahmina, Jahan, Yasmin, Palit, Parag, Sarker, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Das, Jui, Hoque, Mohammad Enamul, Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Mamun, Abdullah Al, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Ahmed, Tahmeed and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2022). Toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with low birth weight: findings from an observational study among rural Bangladeshi women. Pathogens, 11 (3) 336, 336. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11030336
2022
Journal Article
Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study
Huda, M. Mamun, O'Flaherty, Martin, Finlay, Jocelyn Edwina, Edmed, Shannon and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study. BMJ Open, 12 (3) e055021, e055021. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055021
2022
Journal Article
Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Kanmiki, Edmund W., Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23 (3) e13405, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/obr.13405
2022
Journal Article
Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target
Hasan, Md Mehedi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Garnett, Sarah P., Fatima, Yaqoot, Tariqujjaman, Md, Pervin, Sonia, Ahmed, Saifuddin and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100 (3), 196-204. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.280180
2022
Other Outputs
Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma
Shahunja, K. M., Mamun, Abdullah and Sly, Peter (2022, 02 18). Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma The Conversation
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Indigenous Population: A Life Course Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Multidisciplinary efforts to eliminate sexually transmissible infections in regional and remote Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of non-communicable disease risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani, Professor Leonie Callaway
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Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani, Professor Leonie Callaway
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of children's behaviour problems on parental health behaviours in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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Doctor Philosophy
The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Dung Phung, Associate Professor Phong Thai
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Trajectories of asthma symptom and their associations with family, neighbourhood, and psychosocial environmental factors among children in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Life Course Predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Resemblance of parent-offspring dietary patterns and the development of offspring cardiometabolic risks: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Future direction of maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent Motherhood in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Trends, Determinants, and Child Health Outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Caesarean birth and its impact on maternal and offspring health in Australia: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Double burden of malnutrition among women in South and Southeast Asia: Geographical variation, health inequality and health achievement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Early Life Predictors of Peak Lung function at 21 years Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Predictors and Consequences of Body Weight Misclassification among Adolescents: A 30-year Longitudinal Study
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Early life predictors of young adulthood renal function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The association between parental overweight and obesity before pregnancy and the development of offspring overweight and obesity in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Trends, determinants and spatial risks of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Sleep Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Young Adults
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Gender differences in risk factors and healthcare for hypertension, diabetes and CVD among Bangladeshi adults
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Association of Vitamin D Status with Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Children Less Than Two Years of Age in an Urban Slum of Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight in Bangladesh: Contributing Factors and Economic Consequences
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
ADIPOQ genetic variations, modifiable lifestyle factors and kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: A cohort study in Taiwan
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Effect of a Community-Based Primary Healthcare Programme on Equity in Health and Access to Maternal and Child Health Services in Ghana
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Dietary patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk profiles among young adults: A life-course perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor William Wang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to monitor and measure the risk of human leptospirosis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of mental and behavioural disorders in offspring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Scott
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The overweight/obesity - depression links over the life course
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Women's mental health following the birth of a child: a life course approach
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The contribution of fish to nutrition and food security: informing the evidence base for agricultural policy in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the association between mental health and diabetes mellitus among women, in a developed and a developing country.
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The Association between Micronutrients Status, Stunting, Body Mass Index and Adiposity among Mexican American Children
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Performance of Birth Weight Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Explaining the Heterogeneity in Overweight and Underweight amongst Adult Indonesians, 1993-2007: The Influence of Compositional and Contextual Factors
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Transition in food choices and their effect on overweight/obesity for adolescents and young adults
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Predicting unscheduled dental visits by members of the Australian Defence Force
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Prediciton of use of cannabis by young adults in an Australian birth cohort
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF DIETARY FACTORS IN THE AETIOLOGY OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Abdullah Mamun directly for media enquiries about:
- Blood pressure - health
- Cardiovascular risk
- Epidemiology
- Health - longitudinal studies
- Heart attack risk
- Mental health - risk factors
- Obesity
- Population health - longitudinal studies
- Public health
- Risk factors - smoking, obesity
- Smoking
- Tobacco
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