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Overview

David F. Williamson is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research includes a focus on epidemiological topics, particularly the relationships between body mass index and mortality across different age groups.

Among their recent scholarly contributions is the paper titled The Effect of Age on the Association between Body-Mass Index and Mortality, published in 2021 within the venue UNC Libraries. This work has been cited on multiple occasions, indicating engagement by the scholarly community.

Williamson frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • June Stevens
  • Jianwen Cai
  • Elsie R. Pamuk
  • Michael J. Thun
  • Joy L. Wood

Their contributions have appeared in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

    Vincent J. Felitti;Robert F. Anda;Dale Nordenberg;David F. Williamson

  • Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity

    Katherine M. Flegal;Barry I. Graubard;David F. Williamson;Mitchell H. Gail

  • Childhood Abuse, Household Dysfunction, and the Risk of Attempted Suicide Throughout the Life Span Findings From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

    Shanta R. Dube;Robert F. Anda;Vincent J. Felitti;Daniel P. Chapman

  • Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature

    M.K. Serdula;D. Ivery;R.J. Coates;D.S. Freedman

  • Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes

    R. R. Wing;P. Bolin;F. L. Brancati;G. A. Bray

  • Cause-Specific Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity

    Katherine M. Flegal;Barry I. Graubard;David F. Williamson;Mitchell H. Gail

  • The Effect of Age on the Association between Body-Mass Index and Mortality

    June Stevens;Jianwen Cai;Elsie R. Pamuk;David F. Williamson

  • Lifetime Risk for Diabetes Mellitus in the United States

    K. M. Venkat Narayan;James P. Boyle;Theodore J. Thompson;Stephen W. Sorensen

  • The interrelatedness of multiple forms of childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction

    Maxia Dong;Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;Shanta R Dube

  • Type 2 diabetes among North adolescents: An epidemiologic health perspective

    Anne Fagot-Campagna;David J. Pettitt;Michael M. Engelgau;Nilka Ríos Burrows

  • Projection of the year 2050 burden of diabetes in the US adult population: dynamic modeling of incidence, mortality, and prediabetes prevalence.

    James P Boyle;Theodore J Thompson;Edward W Gregg;Lawrence E Barker

  • Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.

    F DeStefano;R F Anda;H S Kahn;D F Williamson

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Smoking During Adolescence and Adulthood

    Robert F. Anda;Janet B. Croft;Vincent J. Felitti;Dale Nordenberg

  • Depression and the dynamics of smoking. A national perspective.

    Robert F. Anda;David F. Williamson;Luis G. Escobedo;Eric E. Mast

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences, Alcoholic Parents, and Later Risk of Alcoholism and Depression

    Robert F. Anda;Charles L. Whitfield;Vincent J. Felitti;Daniel Chapman

  • Secular trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors according to body mass index in US adults.

    Edward W. Gregg;Yiling J. Cheng;Betsy L. Cadwell;Giuseppina Imperatore

  • Smoking cessation and severity of weight gain in a national cohort.

    David F. Williamson;Jennifer Madans;Robert F. Anda;Joel C. Kleinman

  • Depressed affect, hopelessness, and the risk of ischemic heart disease in a cohort of U.S. adults.

    Robert Anda;David Williamson;Diane Jones;Carol Macera

  • Relation of Serum Uric Acid to Mortality and Ischemic Heart Disease The NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study

    David S. Freedman;David F. Williamson;Elaine W. Gunter;Tim Byers

  • Secular Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors According to Body Mass Index in US Adults

    E.W. Gregg;Y.J. Cheng;B.L. Cadwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Anda
Robert F. Anda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katherine M. Flegal
Katherine M. Flegal Stanford University
Edward W. Gregg
Edward W. Gregg Imperial College London
Mary K. Serdula
Mary K. Serdula Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Barry I. Graubard
Barry I. Graubard National Institutes of Health
Vincent J. Felitti
Vincent J. Felitti University of California, San Diego
K.M. Venkat Narayan
K.M. Venkat Narayan Emory University
Mitchell H. Gail
Mitchell H. Gail National Institutes of Health
Robert W. Jeffery
Robert W. Jeffery University of Minnesota
Monika M. Safford
Monika M. Safford Cornell University

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