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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

George A. Kaplan is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specialized work in oncology, genetics, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and epidemiology.

Their recent publications include:

  • "A complex systems model of breast cancer etiology: The Paradigm II Model" (2023) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Parental Alcohol Problems, Parental Divorce, and Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study in Middle-Aged Men" (2020) published in Psychosomatic Medicine
  • "Functional COMT Val158Met Polymorphism, Risk of Acute Coronary Events and Serum Homocysteine: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study" (2020) published in UNC Libraries

Kaplan's work covers a range of topics which include:

  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kaplan are:

  • Robert A. Hiatt
  • Lee Worden
  • David H. Rehkopf
  • Natalie Engmann
  • Melissa A. Troester

The venues where Kaplan's work frequently appears include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • UNC Libraries

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Kaplan was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic factors and cardiovascular disease: a review of the literature.

    G A Kaplan;J E Keil

  • Income inequality and mortality: importance to health of individual income, psychosocial environment, or material conditions

    John W Lynch;George Davey Smith;George A Kaplan;James S House

  • Inequality in income and mortality in the United States: analysis of mortality and potential pathways.

    George A Kaplan;Elsie R Pamuk;John W Lynch;Richard D Cohen

  • PERCEIVED HEALTH AND MORTALITY: A NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE HUMAN POPULATION LABORATORY COHORT

    George A. Kaplan;Terry Camacho

  • Why do poor people behave poorly? Variation in adult health behaviours and psychosocial characteristics by stages of the socioeconomic lifecourse.

    J.W. Lynch;G.A. Kaplan;J.T. Salonen

  • Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study.

    David E. Laaksonen;Hanna-Maaria Lakka;Leo K. Niskanen;George A. Kaplan

  • Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Subsequent Depression for Older Adults

    William J. Strawbridge;Stéphane Deleger;Robert E. Roberts;George A. Kaplan

  • Is Income Inequality a Determinant of Population Health? Part 1. A Systematic Review

    John Lynch;George Davey Smith;Sam Harper;Marianne Hillemeier

  • Cumulative impact of sustained economic hardship on physical, cognitive, psychological, and social functioning

    John W. Lynch;George A. Kaplan;Sarah J. Shema

  • POVERTY AND HEALTH PROSPECTIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE ALAMEDA COUNTY STUDY

    Mary Haan;George A. Kaplan;Terry Camacho

  • Frequent attendance at religious services and mortality over 28 years

    W J Strawbridge;R D Cohen;S J Shema;G A Kaplan

  • Physical Activity and Depression: Evidence from the Alameda County Study

    Terry C. Camacho;Robert E. Roberts;Nancy B. Lazarus;George A. Kaplan

  • Epidemiologic evidence for the relation between socioeconomic status and depression, obesity, and diabetes.

    Susan A Everson;Siobhan C Maty;John W Lynch;George A Kaplan

  • Hopelessness and risk of mortality and incidence of myocardial infarction and cancer.

    Susan A. Everson;Debbie E. Goldberg;George A. Kaplan;Richard D. Cohen

  • Prospective association between obesity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study.

    R E Roberts;S Deleger;W J Strawbridge;G A Kaplan

  • Religious attendance increases survival by improving and maintaining good health behaviors, mental health, and social relationships.

    William J. Strawbridge;Sarah J. Shema;Richard D. Cohen;George A. Kaplan

  • Income inequality and mortality in metropolitan areas of the United States.

    J. W. Lynch;G. A. Kaplan;E. R. Pamuk;Richard. D. Cohen

  • Neighborhood Environment and Loss of Physical Function in Older Adults: Evidence from the Alameda County Study

    Jennifer L. Balfour;George A. Kaplan

  • Social network ties and mortality among the elderly in the Alameda County Study

    Teresa E. Seeman;George A. Kaplan;L. P. Knudsen;Richard. D. Cohen

  • Do Cardiovascular Risk Factors Explain the Relation between Socioeconomic Status, Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Mortality, and Acute Myocardial Infarction?

    John W. Lynch;George A. Kaplan;Richard D. Cohen;Jaakko Tuomilehto

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka T. Salonen
Jukka T. Salonen University of Helsinki
John Lynch
John Lynch University of Adelaide
Riitta Salonen
Riitta Salonen University of Eastern Finland
Timo A. Lakka
Timo A. Lakka University of Eastern Finland
Sarah J. Shema
Sarah J. Shema Cancer Prevention Institute of California
Robert E. Roberts
Robert E. Roberts The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Nalini Ranjit
Nalini Ranjit The University of Texas Health Science Center
Stephen B. Manuck
Stephen B. Manuck University of Pittsburgh
Kristiina Nyyssönen
Kristiina Nyyssönen University of Eastern Finland
James S. House
James S. House University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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