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Revisiting the point-source hypothesis of the coronary heart disease epidemic in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract:
The 20th century coronary heart disease pandemic remains a partial enigma. Here we focus on sex differences in mortality as an indicator of the disease during a time when classification of cause of death was uncertain. We suggest that cohorts born during a few decades around the turn of the century bore the brunt of the pandemic, and propose that the 1889-1895 Russian influenza epidemic may have contributed to this. That some evidence points to the introduction of a human seasonal coronavirus during the 1889-95 pandemic adds contemporary relevance to these speculations.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Oxford college:
St Peter's College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9519-0537


Publisher:
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Host title:
Society for Epidemiologic Research 2023 Annual Meeting Abstract Book
Chapter number:
0242
Publication date:
2023-06-14
Acceptance date:
2023-03-31
Event title:
Society for Epidemiologic Research 2023 Annual Meeting
Event series:
Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting
Event location:
Portland, OR, USA
Event website:
https://epiresearch.org/annual-meeting/2023-meeting/
Event start date:
2023-06-13
Event end date:
2023-06-16
Commissioning body:
Society for Epidemiologic Research


Language:
English
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Subtype:
Poster
Pubs id:
1396730
Local pid:
pubs:1396730
Deposit date:
2023-06-14

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