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Julian Little is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on several key subfields and topics. Their work in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, and Genetics reflects a broad engagement across medical disciplines.

Their research addresses a range of topics including Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Global Maternal and Child Health, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Health disparities and outcomes, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews.

Julian Little has published in a variety of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Systematic Reviews
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Recent publications by Julian Little include:

  • "When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: consensus checklist," 2020, BMJ
  • "Ultra-processed foods and human health: An umbrella review and updated meta-analyses of observational evidence," 2024, Clinical Nutrition
  • "Pediatric Nurses' Turnover Intention and Its Association with Calling in China's Tertiary Hospitals," 2020, Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • "Folate intake, markers of folate status and oral clefts: An updated set of systematic reviews and meta-analyses," 2020, Birth Defects Research
  • "Improving social justice in observational studies: protocol for the development of a global and Indigenous STROBE-equity reporting guideline," 2023, International Journal for Equity in Health

Julian Little collaborates frequently with other researchers. Some of the most frequent co-authors are:

  • Beth K. Potter
  • David Moher
  • Nicole Shaver
  • Alexandria Bennett
  • Becky Skidmore

Best Publications

  • Strengthening the reporting of genetic association studies (STREGA): an extension of the STROBE statement

    Julian Little;Julian P.T. Higgins;John P.A. Ioannidis;John P.A. Ioannidis;David Moher

  • Genome-wide association studies for complex traits: consensus, uncertainty and challenges

    Mark I. McCarthy;Mark I. McCarthy;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;Lon R. Cardon;Lon R. Cardon;David B. Goldstein

  • Cleft lip and palate

    Peter A Mossey;Julian Little;Ron G Munger;Mike J Dixon

  • Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations: interim guidelines

    John P A Ioannidis;Paolo Boffetta;Julian Little;Thomas R O'Brien

  • Polymorphisms in Genes Involved in Folate Metabolism and Colorectal Neoplasia: A HuGE Review

    Linda Sharp;Julian Little

  • Disruption of an AP-2 alpha binding site in an IRF6 enhancer is associated with cleft lip

    Fedik Rahimov;Mary L Marazita;Axel Visel;Margaret E Cooper

  • Tobacco smoking and oral clefts: a meta-analysis

    Julian Little;Amanda Hamilton Cardy;R. G. Munger

  • Recurrence risks in offspring of adults with major heart defects: results from first cohort of British collaborative study

    J Burn;P Brennan;J Little;S Holloway

  • Daily soluble aspirin and prevention of colorectal adenoma recurrence: one-year results of the APACC trial.

    Robert Benamouzig;Jacques Deyra;Antoine Martin;Bernard Girard

  • Prevalence at Birth of Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate: Data From the International Perinatal Database of Typical Oral Clefts (IPDTOC)

    Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo;Alice Maraschini;Emanuele Leoncini;Peter Mosscy

  • Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer

    Julian Little

  • Glutathione S-Transferase Polymorphisms and Colorectal Cancer: A HuGE Review

    S. C. Cotton;L. Sharp;J. Little;N. Brockton

  • Reporting, Appraising, and Integrating Data on Genotype Prevalence and Gene-Disease Associations

    Julian Little;Linda Bradley;Molly S Bray;Mindy Clyne

  • Epidemiology and control of neural tube defects

    J. Mark Elwood;Julian Little;J. Harold Elwood

  • Effect of aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on colorectal adenomas: case-control study of subjects participating in the Nottingham faecal occult blood screening programme.

    R. F. A. Logan;J. Little;P. G. Hawtin;J. D. Hardcastle

  • Size matters: just how big is BIG? Quantifying realistic sample size requirements for human genome epidemiology

    Paul R Burton;Anna L Hansell;Isabel Fortier;Teri A Manolio

  • Long term health and neurodevelopment in children exposed to antiepileptic drugs before birth

    John Dean;H. Hailey;S. J. Moore;David J Lloyd

  • Vitamin D status of Canadians as measured in the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.

    Kellie Langlois;Linda Greene-Finestone;Julian Little;Nick Hidiroglou

  • Rural and urban differences in stage at diagnosis of colorectal and lung cancers.

    Neil Crawford Campbell;Alison Margaret Elliott;Linda Sharp;Lewis Duthie Ritchie

  • STrengthening the REporting of Genetic Association studies (STREGA)

    Julian Little;{Julian P. T} Higgins;{John P. A} Ioannidis;David Moher

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. A. Ioannidis
John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford University
Muin J. Khoury
Muin J. Khoury Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marta Gwinn
Marta Gwinn Emory University
Julian P T Higgins
Julian P T Higgins University of Bristol
Susan Preston-Martin
Susan Preston-Martin University of Southern California
Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Jeremy M. Grimshaw Ottawa Hospital
John R. McLaughlin
John R. McLaughlin University of Toronto
Brian Hutton
Brian Hutton Ottawa Hospital
Jiali Han
Jiali Han Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Julia Newton-Bishop
Julia Newton-Bishop University of Leeds

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