Early-life exposure to the Chinese famine and tuberculosis risk: Unrecognized biases from different measures of famine intensity. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 We are concerned that Cheng et al. (1) did not take all famine-related changes in cohort size into account for their estimates of tuberculosis risk in relation to intensity of early-life nutrition deprivation in the Chinese province of Sichuan. To measure prefecture-level famine intensity, Cheng et al.
Li C, Zhou Z, Lumey LH.
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CEOs’ experience of the Great Chinese Famine and accounting conservatism [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 AbstractThis study investigates how a CEO's early‐life experience of the Great Chinese Famine affects corporate accounting conservatism. We find that companies whose CEOs had experienced famines in early life adopted more conservative accounting policies.
Jun Hu +3 more
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The Consequences of the 1959-1961 Chinese Famine for Educational Attainment. [PDF]
B E J Econom Anal Policy, 2020 Abstract This paper finds that the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–1961 reduced lifetime educational attainment by up to 3.8 years for people who lived in areas most severely hit by the famine. Using geographical variation in famine intensity, information about place of residence during the famine, and educational attainment recorded in the
Lay MJ, Norling J.
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Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese Famine [PDF]
Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese FamineMany developing countries experience famine. If survival is related to height, the increasingly common practice of using height as a measure of well-being may be misleading.
G淡rgens, Tue +2 more
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In utero and childhood exposure to the great Chinese famine and risk of aging in adulthood [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBackground Early-life exposure to famine may influence the occurrence of chronic diseases and aging in midlife among those exposed. This study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to the Chinese Great Famine and aging in middle-aged ...
Tao Ma +6 more
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Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics Modify the Association Between Exposure to Chinese Famine in Fetal and Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc Med, 2021 Ding X +9 more
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Prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine and mid-age hypertension. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 One of the most terrible famines last century was Great Chinese Famine (GCF) in 1959~1961 when millions of people died from starving. Under-nutrition during famine between the Western and Eastern (Dutch Hungry vs. GCF) was similar, while cardiovascular consequences might not be the same. Addressing such questions may gain new insight into prevention of
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Prenatal and early-life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine increased the risk of tuberculosis in adulthood across two generations. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020 Cheng Q +16 more
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Long-Term Impact of the Great Chinese Famine on the Risks of Specific Arrhythmias and Severe Hypertension in the Offspring at an Early Stage of Aging. [PDF]
J Pers Med, 2023 Zheng Q +9 more
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Exposure to Chinese Famine during Early Life Increases the Risk of Fracture during Adulthood. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 Shi Z, Shi X, Yan AF.
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