George Davey Smith | |
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 Davey Smith in March 1999 | |
| Born | 9 May 1959 |
| Citizenship | British |
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| Known for | Health inequalities; Life course approach to epidemiology; Mendelian randomization |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
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| Thesis | Physical fitness and risk factors for coronary heart disease (1991) |
George Davey Smith FRS (born 9 May 1959)[1] is a British epidemiologist. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol since 1994,[1][2] honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow since 1996, and visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since 1999.[1][3]
He was also the scientific director of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children[4] (until replaced in 2017 by Nic Timpson[5]) and a former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Epidemiology.[2]
- ^ a b c d "Davey Smith, George". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 September 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Professor George Davey Smith". University of Bristol. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "George Davey Smith". HCEO. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Bank of Life: How children of the 90s helped us all". BBC News. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "News from Children of the 90s". Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.