Alison Teyhan
University of Bristol
36 Papers
267 Citations
Alison Teyhan is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Longitudinal study. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 27 publications. Previous affiliations of Alison Teyhan include Medical Research Council & University of Glasgow.
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Papers
Trends for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality among migrants in England and Wales, 1979–2003: slow declines notable for some groups
TL;DR: Smaller declines led to increasing disparities for some groups and to excess coronary mortality for women from Jamaica, and for groups with higher mortality than people born in England and Wales, mortality remained higher.
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Antibiotic exposure in the first two years of life and development of asthma and other allergic diseases by 7.5 yr: A dose-dependent relationship
TL;DR: Investigation of the associations of antibiotic use in the first 2 yr of life with the development of asthma, eczema or hay fever by age 7.5 yr in a longitudinal birth cohort finds disruption in gut microflora during a critical period for immune system development.
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Emergence of Ethnic Differences in Blood Pressure in Adolescence. The Determinants of Adolescent Social Well-Being and Health Study
Seeromanie Harding,Melissa J. Whitrow,Erik Lenguerrand,Maria J Maynard,Alison Teyhan,J. Kennedy Cruickshank,Geoff Der +6 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that ethnic divergences in blood pressure begin in adolescence and are particularly striking for boys, and signal the need for early prevention of adverse cardiovascular disease risks in later life.
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All cause and cardiovascular mortality in African migrants living in Portugal: evidence of large social inequalities
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined cardiovascular mortality of African migrants in Portugal in relation to socio-economic status and found that there was considerable heterogeneity among Africans with Cape Verdeans having higher mortality than Angolans or Mozambiquans.
Adult psychosocial outcomes of men and women who were looked-after or adopted as children: prospective observational study
TL;DR: The needs of those who experience public care as children persist into adulthood, and health and social care providers should recognise this.
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