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| + | '''Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll''' was a British physician who became an [[epidemiologist]] in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking [[Tobacco smoking|smoking]] to health problems. | ||
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| + | In collaboration with Professor [[Bradford Hill]], he developed statistics that proved the connection in [[1950]].<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2038856</ref> Doll himself quit smoking then. He then studied [[doctors]]' smoking habits and came to the conclusion that when one quits smoking, the risk of [[cancer]] decreases immediately.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2085438</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:33, 3 February 2023
 Richard Doll    (physician, epidemiologist, Key Opinion Leader) | |
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| Born | 28 October 1912 Hampton, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 24 July 2005 (Age 92) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Exposed | Tobacco |
Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking smoking to health problems.
Official narrative
In collaboration with Professor Bradford Hill, he developed statistics that proved the connection in 1950.[1] Doll himself quit smoking then. He then studied doctors' smoking habits and came to the conclusion that when one quits smoking, the risk of cancer decreases immediately.[2]
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