Emeritus Professor

Gail Williams

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Emeritus Professor Gail Williams is:
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Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University College London

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785 works between 1976 and 2024
All (785) Journal Article (666) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (94) Book (2) Other Outputs (12)

41 - 60 of 785 works

2021

Journal Article

Predicting child maltreatment over the early life course: a prospective study

Najman, Jake M., Scott, James G., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., Kisely, Steve and McGee, Tara R. (2021). Predicting child maltreatment over the early life course: a prospective study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 53 (4), 701-714. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z

Predicting child maltreatment over the early life course: a prospective study

2021

Journal Article

COVID-19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk

Gray, Darren J., Williams, Gail M. and McManus, Donald P. (2021). COVID-19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (4), 188-188.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50937

COVID-19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk

2021

Journal Article

A national cross-sectional study of exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide and aeroallergen sensitization in Australian children aged 7-11 years

Tu, Yanhui, Williams, Gail M., Cortés de Waterman, Adriana M., Toelle, Brett G., Guo, Yuming, Denison, Lyn, Babu, Giridhara R., Yang, Bo-Yi, Dong, Guang-Hui, Jalaludin, Bin, Marks, Guy B. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2021). A national cross-sectional study of exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide and aeroallergen sensitization in Australian children aged 7-11 years. Environmental Pollution, 271 116330, 116330. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116330

A national cross-sectional study of exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide and aeroallergen sensitization in Australian children aged 7-11 years

2021

Journal Article

Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas

Green, Adele C., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Williams, Gail M., Malt, Maryrose, Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 86 (6), 1366-1369. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.025

Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas

2020

Journal Article

Agency notification and retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment in a 30-Year cohort: Estimating population prevalence from different data sources

Najman, Jackob M., Kisely, Steve, Scott, James G., Strathearn, Lane, Clavarino, Alexandra, Williams, Gail M., Middeldorp, Christel and Bernstein, David (2020). Agency notification and retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment in a 30-Year cohort: Estimating population prevalence from different data sources. Child Abuse and Neglect, 109 104744, 104744. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104744

Agency notification and retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment in a 30-Year cohort: Estimating population prevalence from different data sources

2020

Journal Article

Current status of schistosomiasis control and prospects for elimination in the Dongting Lake region of the People’s Republic of China

Li, Fei-Yue, Hou, Xun-Ya, Tan, Hong-Zhuan, Williams, Gail M., Gray, Darren J., Gordon, Catherine A., Kurscheid, Johanna, Clements, Archie C. A., Li, Yue-Sheng and McManus, Donald P. (2020). Current status of schistosomiasis control and prospects for elimination in the Dongting Lake region of the People’s Republic of China. Frontiers in Immunology, 11 574136, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.574136

Current status of schistosomiasis control and prospects for elimination in the Dongting Lake region of the People’s Republic of China

2020

Journal Article

Dietary antioxidant capacity and skin photoaging: a 15-year longitudinal study

Hughes, Maria Celia B., Williams, Gail M., Pageon, Hervé, Fourtanier, Anny and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Dietary antioxidant capacity and skin photoaging: a 15-year longitudinal study. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 141 (4), 1111-1118.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.06.026

Dietary antioxidant capacity and skin photoaging: a 15-year longitudinal study

2020

Journal Article

Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk

Najman, Jake M., Wang, William, Plotnikova, Maria, Mamun, Abdullah A., McIntyre, David, Williams, Gail M., Scott, James G., Bor, William and Clavarino, Alexandra M. (2020). Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk. International Journal of Public Health, 65 (6), 759-768. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01423-1

Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk

2020

Journal Article

Illicit drug use by mothers and their daughters in Australia: a comparison of two generations

Najman, Jackob. M., Middeldorp, Christel, Williams, Gail M., Scott, James G., McGee, Tara, Bor, William, Clavarino, Alexandra M and Mamun, Abdullah (2020). Illicit drug use by mothers and their daughters in Australia: a comparison of two generations. Addictive Behaviors, 106 106321, 106321. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106321

Illicit drug use by mothers and their daughters in Australia: a comparison of two generations

2020

Journal Article

Health-education to prevent COVID-19 in schoolchildren: a call to action

Gray, Darren J., Kurscheid, Johanna, Mationg, Mary Lorraine, Williams, Gail M., Gordon, Catherine, Kelly, Matthew, Wangdi, Kinley and McManus, Donald P. (2020). Health-education to prevent COVID-19 in schoolchildren: a call to action. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 9 (1) 81, 81. doi: 10.1186/s40249-020-00695-2

Health-education to prevent COVID-19 in schoolchildren: a call to action

2020

Journal Article

Determining the impact of a school-based health education package for prevention of intestinal worm infections in the Philippines: protocol for a cluster randomized intervention trial

Mationg, Mary Lorraine S., Williams, Gail M., Tallo, Veronica L., Olveda, Remigio M., Aung, Eindra, Alday, Portia, Reñosa, Mark Donald, Daga, Chona Mae, Landicho, Jhoys, Demonteverde, Maria Paz, Santos, Eunice Dianne, Bravo, Thea Andrea, Angly Bieri, Franziska A., Li, Yuesheng, Clements, Archie C. A., Steinmann, Peter, Halton, Kate, Stewart, Donald E., McManus, Donald P. and Gray, Darren J. (2020). Determining the impact of a school-based health education package for prevention of intestinal worm infections in the Philippines: protocol for a cluster randomized intervention trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9 (6) e18419, e18419. doi: 10.2196/18419

Determining the impact of a school-based health education package for prevention of intestinal worm infections in the Philippines: protocol for a cluster randomized intervention trial

2020

Other Outputs

Enhanced comparisons of COVID-19 mortality across populations

Rao, Chalapati, Doi, Suhail A. and Williams, Gail (2020). Enhanced comparisons of COVID-19 mortality across populations. doi: 10.1101/2020.06.14.20131318

Enhanced comparisons of COVID-19 mortality across populations

2020

Journal Article

Projecting the future of dengue under climate change scenarios: progress, uncertainties and research needs

Xu, Zhiwei, Bambrick, Hilary, Frentiu, Francesca D., Devine, Gregor, Yakob, Laith, Williams, Gail and Hu, Wenbiao (2020). Projecting the future of dengue under climate change scenarios: progress, uncertainties and research needs. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14 (3) e0008118, e0008118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008118

Projecting the future of dengue under climate change scenarios: progress, uncertainties and research needs

2020

Journal Article

Does Bangkok have a central role in the dengue dynamics of Thailand?

Xu, Zhiwei, Bambrick, Hilary, Pongsumpun, Puntani, Ming Tang, I., Yakob, Laith, Devine, Gregor, Frentiu, Francesca D., Williams, Gail and Hu, Wenbiao (2020). Does Bangkok have a central role in the dengue dynamics of Thailand?. Parasites and Vectors, 13 (1) 22, 22. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3892-y

Does Bangkok have a central role in the dengue dynamics of Thailand?

2020

Journal Article

Generational changes in young adults’ sleep duration: a prospective analysis of mother–offspring dyads

Mamun, Abdullah A., Scott, James, Najman, Jake M., Williams, Gail M., Alati, Rosa and Fatima, Yaqoot (2020). Generational changes in young adults’ sleep duration: a prospective analysis of mother–offspring dyads. Sleep Health, 6 (2), 240-245. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.12.007

Generational changes in young adults’ sleep duration: a prospective analysis of mother–offspring dyads

2020

Journal Article

Intimate partner violence and subsequent depression and anxiety disorders

Ahmadabadi, Zohre, Najman, Jackob M., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., d’Abbs, Peter and Tran, Nam (2020). Intimate partner violence and subsequent depression and anxiety disorders. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55 (5), 611-620. doi: 10.1007/s00127-019-01828-1

Intimate partner violence and subsequent depression and anxiety disorders

2020

Journal Article

TB and HIV epidemiology and collaborative service: evidence from Ethiopia, 2011-2015

Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa, Assefa, Yibeltal, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Demissie, Minilik, Tadele, Wegayehu, Dhewantara, Pandji Wibawa and Williams, Gail (2020). TB and HIV epidemiology and collaborative service: evidence from Ethiopia, 2011-2015. HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 12, 839-847. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S284722

TB and HIV epidemiology and collaborative service: evidence from Ethiopia, 2011-2015

2019

Journal Article

The nonlinear association between outdoor temperature and cholesterol levels, with modifying effect of individual characteristics and behaviors

Madaniyazi, Lina, Guo, Yuming, Williams, Gail, Jaakkola, Jouni J. K., Wu, Shouling and Li, Shanshan (2019). The nonlinear association between outdoor temperature and cholesterol levels, with modifying effect of individual characteristics and behaviors. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64 (3), 367-375. doi: 10.1007/s00484-019-01816-9

The nonlinear association between outdoor temperature and cholesterol levels, with modifying effect of individual characteristics and behaviors

2019

Journal Article

Long-term exposure to low levels of outdoor air pollution and children’s respiratory health in Australia

L, Knibbs, A, Cortés de Waterman, B, Toelle, Y, Guo, L, Denison, B, Jalaludin, G, Marks and G, Williams (2019). Long-term exposure to low levels of outdoor air pollution and children’s respiratory health in Australia. Environmental Epidemiology, 3 (Supplement 1), 209-209. doi: 10.1097/01.ee9.0000608136.72923.86

Long-term exposure to low levels of outdoor air pollution and children’s respiratory health in Australia

2019

Journal Article

Response to letter to the editor: When does selection generate bias in clinical samples?

Saiepour, Nargess, Najman, Jackob M., Ware, Robert S., Baker, Peter, Clavarino, Alexandra and Williams, Gail M. (2019). Response to letter to the editor: When does selection generate bias in clinical samples?. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 116, 191-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.02.011

Response to letter to the editor: When does selection generate bias in clinical samples?

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Eliminating S. Mekongi: The final push (NHMRC-eAsia grant, led by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Elder Abuse: A Longitudinal Prospective Study of Perpetrators and Victims
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Eliminating the major helminth neglected tropical diseases from the Lower Mekong Basin (NHMRC e-ASIA Joint Research Program Grant administered by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Child & Adolescent Victimisation: Prevalence & Predictors in Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Forecasting the impact of climate change on dengue transmission (NHMRC Project Grant administered by QUT)
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Combining Hygiene Education with Deworming
    Thrive Networks Global
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Ambient particulate matters and influenza transmission in China: a multi-city study (NHMRC CRE [administered by the University of Sydney] CAR Seed Research Grant)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2022
    Conquering schistosomiasis in China: the last mile (NHMRC Project Grant administered by The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Does air pollution influence survival of stroke in China: China National Stroke Registry Study (NHMRC CRE Seed Research Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Linked Lives: Antisocial Behaviour Across Three Generations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Generational and developmental pathways of childhood and adolescent obesity: A three generation cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    A school-based health education package for the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections in China and the Philippines (NHMRC Project Grant administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    A cluster RCT of the impact of a community-based hygiene and sanitation programme on infection with intestinal parasites ... (NHMRC Partnership Project administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Novel statistical models to quantify the burden of air pollution on human mortality within Australia and Asian-Pacific region (NHMRC CRE Seed Research Grant administered by USydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    A school-based health education package for the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections in China and the Philippines
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Provision of enhanced secure storage of electronic research materials for health research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Towards sustainable control and elimination of schistosomiasis in the Philippines (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Understanding and ameliorating the human health effects of exposure to air pollution: from knowledge to policy and public health practice (NHMRC CRE administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    A cluster RCT of the impact of a community-based hygiene and sanitation programme on infection with intestinal parasites following mass albendazole chemotherapy in Timor-Leste
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Life Course of the Common Mental Disorders
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The aetiology of alcohol use disorders in adulthood: a generational perspective
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2018
    NHMRC CRE: Improving quality and safety of health care delivery at the interface between primary and acute care sectors
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Early origins, progression and aetiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: a 30 year follow-up study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    The Effects of Nano and Ultrafine Particles from Traffic Emissions on Children's Health (ARC Linkage Projects grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Investigating mortality among ex-prisoners in Queensland: A data linkage study (NHMRC Project Grant administered by The Burnet Institute)
    The Burnet Institute
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Passports to advantage: Health and capacity building as a basis for social integration (NHMRC Strategic Award administered by The Burnet Institute)
    The Burnet Institute
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Beyond motherhood: a 27-year follow-up of the mental health of mid-age women
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Passports to advantage: Health and capacity building as a basis for social integration
    NHMRC Preventive Healthcare
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Investigating mortality among ex-prisoners in queensland: A data linkage study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) vs. Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) for the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Quantifying The Effects Of Criteria Air Pollutants On Child Health - Setting Australian Air Quality Standards
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Parental Marital Conflict And Marital Change: Effects On Child, Adolescent And Young Adult Developmental Outcomes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    RCT of an Intervention to Improve the Health of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability.
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) vs Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) for the treatment of endometrial cancer
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Study on the efficacy of once weekly multiple micronutrient supplementation and iron-folate supplementation on haemoglobin and micronutrient status in adolescent girls in Bangladesh.
    UNICEF
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    ARIVAC Consortium Study - Effectiveness of an 11-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia in the Philippines
    National Public Health Institute (Finland) (KTL)
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    The young adult outcomes of childhood and adolescent antisocial behaviour: An Australian cohort
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Drink driving behaviour and alcohol-related disorders: their antecedents and contribution to driver's licence restriction, suspension and loss
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2005
    NHMRC_Equipment Grant = Infrastructure for Population Health Research
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    Pathways to improved, sustainable morbidity control and prevention of schistosmiasis in the People's Republic of China.
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Air Quality and Child Health - Scoping Study
    Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2007
    Methodology for population health research: Training and innovation in longitudinal studies
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    The Australian longitudinal study on women's health. Indigenous Component
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Medical End of Life Decisions: Attitudes and Practices in Six European Countries
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Mother's history of mental health impairment and its impact during mid-life
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Pathways to mental health and obesity in young adults: a longitudinal study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Mathematical modelling of schistosomiasis japonica control programs, including bovine vaccines
    World Health Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2004
    The impact of implementing Outcome Directed Practice Model on client outcomes
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Computationally Intense Methods for Modelling Count Data and Other Extremely Skewed Distributions Common in Analysis of Epidemiological and Public Health Data.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    The long-term mental health effects for women who experience childhood abuse or neglect.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    What role do dietary factors play in the development of skin cancer
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2003
    Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 1999
    An exploration of decision-making around PEG feeding for severely cognitively/neurologically impaired patients aged 65+
    Dpt Health & Aged Care Aged and Comm. Care Program
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Older Drivers with Dementia: GP, Older Driver and Community Experiences, Perceptions and Management Needs
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Major issues faced by older Queenslanders in ethnic communities, particularly those who immigrated to Australia in the 1940's and 1950's
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Development of robust and distribution-free multiple regression methods for analysis of epidemiological, public and environmental health data
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Would Legalising Physician-Assisted Sucide and Euthanasia Mean More, or Fewer Incidences of These Actions
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2001
    Developmental determinants of crash risk behaviour
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 1999
    Cherbourg healthy lifestyle program
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 1998
    A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Ross River Virus Infection in the Wet Tropics of Queensland
    Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Morphological Characterisation of the Southwest Pacific Malaria Vectors
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Observation bias in depressed mothers' reports of child behaviour problems
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    Effects of maternal depression on child outcome
    Emory University
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    A longitudinal study of social class inequalities in child health
    PHRDC - Project Grants
    Open grant
  • 1996
    A morphologicial study of the Anopheles punctulatus complex
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    Ewing's sarcoma in Australia: A case-control study
    PHRDC - Project Grants
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Morbidity and resistance to reinfection in schistosomiasis japonica, a prelude to human vaccine development
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    The measurement of depression in community and clinical interviews
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    The relationship between childhood aggression and early adolescent aggressive and delinquent behaviours
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 2000
    Effects of maternal depression on child outcome
    University of Southern California
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    Optimising doses of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in the control of Bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea
    World Health Organisation
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1998
    A longitudinal study on the health of Australian women
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    GP and patient knowledge, attitudes and congruence in end-of-life decision-making
    Department Health & Family Services - GPEP
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Psychiatric consequences of being a victim of domestic violence
    NHMRC Project Grant - Standard
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Gail Williams is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Analytical approaches to enrolling and maintaining injecting drug users in longitudinal studies

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Statistical modeling, epidemiology, and associated factors of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in Africa

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne, Dr Darsy Darssan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Living with Cystic Fibrosis: examining the spatial distribution of recurrent infections in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Gail Williams directly for media enquiries about:

  • Biostatistics - population health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health statistics
  • Population health - biostatistics

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