Tagged: all-cause mortality

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Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • May 29, 2017 •

Dr George Disney, Dr Andrea Teng, June Atkinson, Frederieke Sanne van der Deen, Prof Nick Wilson, Prof Tony Blakely  In a study we just published, we found that whilst there have been declines in all-cause mortality rates, over time, for Māori, Pacific peoples and the European/Other ethnic group, there are still striking mortality gaps that need to be addressed. Read More

Mounting Complexities in the Dietary Salt & Health Relationship - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Oct 28, 2014 •

Associate Professor Nick Wilson, Professor Tony Blakely, Dr Cristina Cleghorn A large prospective study on dietary salt and health has recently been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. While reinforcing extensive past work that a (very) high intake … Continue reading → … Read More