
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:
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- 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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2019
Journal Article
Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Burstein, Roy, Henry, Nathaniel J., Collison, Michael L., Marczak, Laurie B., Sligar, Amber, Watson, Stefanie, Marquez, Neal, Abbasalizad-Farhangi, Mahdieh, Abbasi, Masoumeh, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Acharya, Dilaram, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi, Aghaali, Mohammad, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadi, Mehdi, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Ahmed, Rushdia, Akal, Chalachew Genet, Akinyemi, Joshua O., Alahdab, Fares, Alam, Noore ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017. Nature, 574 (7778), 353-358. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0
2019
Journal Article
Social drinking contexts and their influence on problematic drinking at age 30
Meque, Ivete, Betts, Kim S., Salom, Caroline L., Scott, James G., Clavarino, Alexandra, Mamun, Abdulla, Najman, Jake M. and Alati, Rosa (2019). Social drinking contexts and their influence on problematic drinking at age 30. Substance Use and Misuse, 55 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1660679
2019
Journal Article
Climate variability, satellite-derived physical environmental data and human leptospirosis: A retrospective ecological study in China
Dhewantara, Pandji Wibawa, Hu, Wenbiao, Zhang, Wenyi, Yin, Wen-Wu, Ding, Fan, Mamun, Abdullah Al and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Climate variability, satellite-derived physical environmental data and human leptospirosis: A retrospective ecological study in China. Environmental Research, 176 108523, 108523. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.06.004
2019
Journal Article
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of offspring depression in childhood: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Dachew, Berihun Assefa, Scott, James G., Betts, Kim, Mamun, Abdullah and Alati, Rosa (2019). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of offspring depression in childhood: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Development and Psychopathology, 32 (3) PII S0954579419000944, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s0954579419000944
2019
Journal Article
Current progress and future directions in the double burden of malnutrition among women in south and southeast Asian countries
Biswas, Tuhin, Townsend, Nick, Magalhaes, R. J. Soares, Islam, Md Saimul, Hasan, Md Mehedi and Mamun, Abdullah (2019). Current progress and future directions in the double burden of malnutrition among women in south and southeast Asian countries. Current Developments in Nutrition, 3 (7) nzz026, nzz026. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz026
2019
Journal Article
Predictors of persistent body weight misclassification from adolescence period to adulthood: a longitudinal study
Aloufi, Abdulaziz Dakhel, Najman, Jake Moses and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2019). Predictors of persistent body weight misclassification from adolescence period to adulthood: a longitudinal study. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 9 (2), 116-124. doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.190518.002
2019
Conference Publication
Maternal Pre-Eclampsia and Offspring ADHD at 7 and 10 Years: ALSPAC Birth Cohort Study
Dachew, Berihun A., Scott, James G., Mamun, Abdullah and Alati, Rosa (2019). Maternal Pre-Eclampsia and Offspring ADHD at 7 and 10 Years: ALSPAC Birth Cohort Study. WASHINGTON: AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC.
2019
Journal Article
Leptospirosis, Climate and Satellite-based Environmental Factors: A Temporal Modeling
Dhewantara, Pandji W., Hu, Wenbiao, Zhang, Wenyi, Yin, Wenwu, Ding, Fan, Mamun, Abdullah and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2019). Leptospirosis, Climate and Satellite-based Environmental Factors: A Temporal Modeling. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 11 (1). doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v11i1.9879
2019
Journal Article
Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study
Reiner, Robert C., Olsen, Helen Elizabeth, Ikeda, Chad Thomas, Echko, Michelle M., Ballestreros, Katherine E., Manguerra, Helen, Martopullo, Ira, Millear, Anoushka, Shields, Chloe, Smith, Alison, Strub, Bryan, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Adhena, Beyene Meressa, Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Akibu, Mohammed, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Asseffa, Netsanet Abera, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Barac, Aleksandra, Bärnighausen, Till W., Bassat, Quique, Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Bijani, Ali ... Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (2019). Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 173 (6) e190337, e190337. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0337
2019
Journal Article
Renal insufficiency among urban populations in Bangladesh: A decade of laboratory-based observations
Das, Sumon Kumar, Afsana, Syeda Momena, Elahi, Shahriar Bin, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Das, Jui, Mamun, Abdullah Al, McIntyre, Harold David, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam and Salam, Mohammed Abdus (2019). Renal insufficiency among urban populations in Bangladesh: A decade of laboratory-based observations. PLoS One, 14 (4) e0214568, e0214568. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214568
2019
Journal Article
Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Biswas, Tuhin, Townsend, Nick, Islam, Md Saimul, Islam, Md Rajibul, Das Gupta, Rajat, Das, Sumon Kumar and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2019). Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey. BMJ open, 9 (3) e025538, e025538. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025538
2019
Journal Article
Effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy and childhood on child and adolescent sleep outcomes to 21 years: a birth cohort study
O'Callaghan, Frances, O'Callaghan, Michael, Scott, James G., Najman, Jake and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2019). Effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy and childhood on child and adolescent sleep outcomes to 21 years: a birth cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 19 (1) 70, 70. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1439-1
2019
Journal Article
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of anxiety disorders in adolescence: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Dachew, Berihun Assefa, Scott, James G., Mamun, Abdullah and Alati, Rosa (2019). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of anxiety disorders in adolescence: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 110, 159-165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.001
2019
Journal Article
The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects
Middeldorp, Christel M., Felix, Janine F., Mahajan, Anubha, EArly Genetics Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortium, Early Growth Genetics (EGG) consortium, McCarthy, Mark I. and Mamun, Abdullah (2019). The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects. European Journal of Epidemiology, 34 (3) 34, 279-300. doi: 10.1007/s10654-019-00502-9
2019
Journal Article
Spatial epidemiological approaches to inform leptospirosis surveillance and control: a systematic review and critical appraisal of methods
Dhewantara, Pandji W., Lau, Colleen L., Allan, Kathryn J., Hu, Wenbiao, Zhang, Wenyi, Mamun, Abdullah A. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Spatial epidemiological approaches to inform leptospirosis surveillance and control: a systematic review and critical appraisal of methods. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66 (2), 185-206. doi: 10.1111/zph.12549
2019
Journal Article
Pre-eclampsia and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort study
Dachew, Berihun Assefa, Scott, James G., Mamun, Abdullah and Alati, Rosa (2019). Pre-eclampsia and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort study. Psychiatry Research, 272, 392-397. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.123
2019
Journal Article
The association between the longitudinal course of common mental disorders and subsequent physical activity status in young adults: a 30-year birth cohort study
Suetani, Shuichi, Mamun, Abdullah, Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jake M., McGrath, John J. and Scott, James G. (2019). The association between the longitudinal course of common mental disorders and subsequent physical activity status in young adults: a 30-year birth cohort study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 109, 173-177. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.003
2019
Conference Publication
Offspring of mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased risk of anxiety disorders: findings from the ALSPAC study
Dachew, B., Scott, J., Mamun, A. and Rosa, A. (2019). Offspring of mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased risk of anxiety disorders: findings from the ALSPAC study. 27th European Congress of Psychiatry, Warsaw, Poland, 6 - 9 April 2019 . Issy les Moulineaux Cedex, France: Elsevier.
2019
Conference Publication
Sleep pattern and body mass index gain in Indigenous Australian children
Fatima, Y., Al Mamun, A. and Skinner, T. (2019). Sleep pattern and body mass index gain in Indigenous Australian children. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Sydney, Australia, 16-19 October 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.23_12912
2019
Conference Publication
Geographical distribution of human leptospirosis incidence in the Upper Yangtze and Pearl River Basin, China: tools to support surveillance and focused intervention
Dhewantara, Pandji W., Mamun, Abdullah A., Zhang, Wenyi, Guo, Danhuai, Hu, Wenbiao, Yin, Wenwu, Ding, Fan and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2019). Geographical distribution of human leptospirosis incidence in the Upper Yangtze and Pearl River Basin, China: tools to support surveillance and focused intervention. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), National Harbor, MD, United States, 20 - 24 November 2019. Deerfield, IL, United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2019
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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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
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
Performance of Birth Weight Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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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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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
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Enquiries
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- 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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