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Margaret Thorogood

Researcher Next ID · RN-043411

Researcher · Medicine

University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding unknown
Works count
355
Citation count
18,255
H-index
73
i10-index
201

Research interests

Medicine
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Physical Activity and Health
Reproductive Health and Contraception

Publications

  • Whole home exercise intervention for depression in older care home residents (the OPERA study): a process evaluation

    BMC Medicine · 2014 · 10.1186/1741-7015-12-1

  • Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial

    BMJ · 2014 · 10.1136/bmj.g4483

  • Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 10.1002/14651858.cd009874.pub2

  • 'Mediterranean' dietary pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 10.1002/14651858.cd009825.pub2

  • Remote and web 2.0 interventions for promoting physical activity

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 10.1002/14651858.cd010395.pub2

  • Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · 10.1002/14651858.cd009874

  • Sleep Problems: An Emerging Global Epidemic? Findings From the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE Study Among More Than 40,000 Older Adults From 8 Countries Across Africa and Asia

    SLEEP · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.2012

  • A systematic review of the effects of physical activity on physical functioning, quality of life and depression in older people with dementia

    International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · 2011 · 10.1002/gps.2641

  • Why Are Health Care Interventions Delivered Over the Internet? A Systematic Review of the Published Literature

    Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8.2.e10

  • Interventions for promoting physical activity

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd003180.pub2

  • Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2005 · 10.1002/14651858.cd002128.pub2

  • A review on the diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia

    Atherosclerosis · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00330-1

  • Advising people to take more exercise is ineffective: a randomized controlled trial of physical activity promotion in primary care

    International Journal of Epidemiology · 2002 · 10.1093/ije/31.4.808

  • Mortality in vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1999 · 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.516s

  • Oral contraceptives and myocardial infarction: results of the MICA case-control study Commentary: Oral contraceptives and myocardial infarction: reassuring new findings

    BMJ · 1999 · 10.1136/bmj.318.7198.1579

  • The Oxford Vegetarian Study: an overview

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1999 · 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.525s

  • Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a collaborative analysis of 8300 deaths among 76,000 men and women in five prospective studies

    Public Health Nutrition · 1998 · 10.1079/phn19980006

  • Dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease in health conscious individuals

    Heart · 1997 · 10.1136/hrt.78.5.450

  • Dietary habits and mortality in 11 000 vegetarians and health conscious people: results of a 17 year follow up

    BMJ · 1996 · 10.1136/bmj.313.7060.775

  • Ischaemic stroke and combined oral contraceptives: results of an international, multicentre, case-control study

    The Lancet · 1996 · 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)12393-8

  • Third generation oral contraceptives and risk of venous thromboembolic disorders: an international case-control study

    BMJ · 1996 · https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.83

  • Risk of death from cancer and ischaemic heart disease in meat and non-meat eaters

    BMJ · 1994 · 10.1136/bmj.308.6945.1667

  • A Prospective Population-Based Study of Microalbuminuria as a Predictor of Mortality in NIDDM

    Diabetes Care · 1993 · 10.2337/diacare.16.7.996

  • Risk factors for myocardial infarction in young women.

    Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 1976 · 10.1136/jech.30.2.94

  • Myocardial infarction in young women with special reference to oral contraceptive practice.

    BMJ · 1975 · 10.1136/bmj.2.5965.241

Current projects

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