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Evropi Theodoratou

Professor of Cancer Epidemiology and Global Health
Verified email at ed.ac.uk
Cited by 38867

Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, PF Wright, N Bruce, A Chandran, E Theodoratou… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background The global burden of disease attributable to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
remains unknown. We aimed to estimate the global incidence of and mortality from episodes …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea

CLF Walker, I Rudan, L Liu, H Nair, E Theodoratou… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the leading infectious causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality. We comprehensively reviewed the epidemiology of childhood diarrhoea and …

Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, E Dueger, N Bhat, S Vong, E Theodoratou… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background The global burden of disease attributable to seasonal influenza virus in children
is unknown. We aimed to estimate the global incidence of and mortality from lower …

[HTML][HTML] Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts

…, EA Streeten, E Theodoratou… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency, and both are areas of active
public health concern. We explored the causality and direction of the relationship between …

Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

…, W Xu, I Mesa-Eguiagaray, J Rostron, E Theodoratou… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To review the evidence on the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing
the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Global and regional estimates of COPD prevalence: Systematic review and meta–analysis

…, C Basquill, A Papana, E Theodoratou… - Journal of global …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) across many
world regions is high. We aim to estimate COPD prevalence and number of disease cases …

Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies and randomised trials

E Theodoratou, I Tzoulaki, L Zgaga, JPA Ioannidis - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the breadth, validity, and presence of biases of the associations of
vitamin D with diverse outcomes. Design Umbrella review of the evidence across systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia in 2010: estimates of incidence, severe morbidity, mortality, underlying risk factors and causative …

…, KL O'brien, H Nair, L Liu, E Theodoratou… - Journal of global …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The recent series of reviews conducted within the Global Action Plan for
Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) addressed epidemiology of the two deadly diseases at …

Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21

…, M Walker, N Haq, RA Barnetson, E Theodoratou… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC)
risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC cases and 1,012 …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations: update for summer 2023

…, W Pan, CL Relton, E Theodoratou - Wellcome open …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper provides guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations. It is
aimed at practitioners seeking to undertake analyses and write up their findings, and at …