Iain Turnbull
BA(Hons) MB BChir MRCP(UK) MRCGP(2009)
Clinical Research Fellow
Iain studied Medicine at University of Cambridge, graduating in 2003. He worked in General Medicine in the NHS and in New Zealand and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2007. Iain then completed training in General Practice in 2009 and worked in a busy practice in Swindon for several years.
He joined NDPH in 2015 and works as a Clinical Research Fellow within the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB). The focus of Iain’s research centres around the development of techniques for standardising Chinese health insurance data and procedures for disease classification and adjudication, particularly for stroke and ischaemic heart disease.
He continues to work part-time in General Practice.
Recent publications
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Hospital management of major stroke types in Chinese adults: a population-based study of 20 000 hospitalised stroke cases.
Journal article
Qin H. et al, (2021), BMJ Open, 11
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Alcohol drinking and risks of liver cancer and non-neoplastic chronic liver diseases in China: a 10-year prospective study of 0.5 million adults.
Journal article
Im PK. et al, (2021), BMC Med, 19
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Association of physical activity with risk of hepatobiliary diseases in China: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million people.
Journal article
Pang Y. et al, (2021), Br J Sports Med, 55, 1024 - 1033
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Association of heart rate and diabetes among 0.5 million adults in the China Kadoorie biobank: Results from observational and Mendelian randomization analyses.
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Wang W. et al, (2021), Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 31, 2328 - 2337
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Associations of toothbrushing behaviour with risks of vascular and nonvascular diseases in Chinese adults.
Journal article
Zhuang Z. et al, (2021), Eur J Clin Invest