A O Papacosta

Biographic Data

ID6166154
NAMEA O Papacosta
GIVEN NAMESA
FAMILY NAMEO Papacosta
SIGNATUREPAPACOSTA A O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity College London
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX1

  • The influence of neighbourhood-level socioeconomic deprivation on cardiovascular disease mortality in older age

    Open AccessSheena E Ramsay, Richard Morris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2015Cited by: 2References: 19

    BACKGROUND: Evidence from longitudinal studies on the influence of neighbourhood socioeconomic factors in older age on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is limited. We aimed to investigate the prospective association of neighbourhood-level deprivation in later life with CVD mortality, and assess the underlying role of established cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: A socially representative cohort of 3924 men, aged 60-79 years in 1998-2000…

  • Respiratory effects of lowering tar and nicotine levels of cigarettes smoked by young male middle tar smokers. I. Design of a randomised controlled trial

    C H Withey, Olia Papacosta et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1992Cited by: 1References: 1

    STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to investigate the effect on respiratory health of male middle tar smokers changing the tar and nicotine levels of the cigarettes they smoke for a six month period. DESIGN--This was a randomised controlled trial. Middle tar smokers were randomly allocated to smoke one of three different types of cigarette (low tar, middle nicotine; middle tar, middle nicotine; and low tar, low nicotine) in place of their usual cigaret…

  • Respiratory effects of lowering tar and nicotine levels of cigarettes smoked by young male middle tar smokers. II. Results of a randomised controlled trial

    C H Withey, Olia Papacosta et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1992Cited by: 1References: 13

    STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to investigate the effect on respiratory health of male middle tar smokers changing the tar and nicotine levels of the cigarettes they smoke for a six month period. DESIGN--This was a randomised controlled trial. Middle tar smokers were randomly allocated to smoke one of three different types of cigarette (low tar, middle nicotine; middle tar, middle nicotine; and low tar, low nicotine) in place of their usual cigaret…

  • Repeatability of a questionnaire to assess respiratory symptoms in smokers

    C H Withey, C E Price et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1988References: 3

    To evaluate the repeatability of a questionnaire designed to assess change in respiratory symptoms 90 smokers were interviewed on two occasions. The questionnaire included questions from the Medical Research Council questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, questions on acute chest illness and cough and phlegm production in the preceding two weeks, a modification of Field's card system for estimating frequency of cough, and an objective assessment o…