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Ulrich John is affiliated with the Greifswald University Hospital in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, with notable focus areas including Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, as well as Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention, Homelessness and Social Issues, Health and Medical Studies, and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet.

Among recent publications are:

  • "Alcohol abstinence and mortality in a general population sample of adults in Germany: A cohort study" (2021), published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Mental disorders and total mortality after 20 years in an adult general population sample" (2020), published in European Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors in Ulrich John's collaborations include:

  • Jennis Freyer-Adam
  • Christian Meyer
  • Sophie Baumann
  • Gallus Bischof
  • Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

Regular publication venues for Ulrich John encompass:

  • Das Gesundheitswesen
  • BMC Public Health
  • European Addiction Research
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

The scientist has contributed to book literature as well, with a publication titled "Declarative Programming and Knowledge Management" released in 2020 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Cohort Profile: The Study of Health in Pomerania

    Henry Völzke;Dietrich Alte;Carsten Oliver Schmidt;Dörte Radke

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Sex and the risk of restless legs syndrome in the general population.

    Klaus Berger;Jan Luedemann;Claudia Trenkwalder;Ulrich John

  • Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP): A health examination survey in an east German region: Objectives and design

    U John;B Greiner;E Hensel;J Lüdemann

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Jason Z. Liu;Federica Tozzi;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sreekumar G. Pillai

  • Screening for mental health: validity of the MHI-5 using DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders as gold standard

    Hans-Jürgen Rumpf;Christian Meyer;Ulfert Hapke;Ulrich John

  • A genome-wide association study identifies colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 10p14 and 8q23.3

    Ian P.M. Tomlinson;Emily Webb;Luis Carvajal-Carmona;Peter Broderick

  • The Predictive Value of Different Measures of Obesity for Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality

    Harald J Schneider;Nele Friedrich;Jens Klotsche;Lars Pieper

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Screening for alcohol use disorders and at-risk drinking in the general population: Psychometric performance of three questionnaires

    Hans Jürgen Rumpf;Ulfert Hapke;Christian Meyer;Ulrich John

  • Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and physical illness: findings from the general population

    Carsten Spitzer;Sven Barnow;Henry Völzke;Ulrich John

  • Mental and physical distress is modulated by a polymorphism in the 5-HT transporter gene interacting with social stressors and chronic disease burden.

    H J Grabe;M Lange;B Wolff;H Völzke

  • Hepatic steatosis is associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis.

    Henry Völzke;Daniel M. Robinson;Volker Kleine;Roland Deutscher

  • Independent risk factors for gallstone formation in a region with high cholelithiasis prevalence.

    Henry Völzke;Sebastian E. Baumeister;Dietrich Alte;Wolfgang Hoffmann

  • The prevalence of undiagnosed thyroid disorders in a previously iodine-deficient area

    Henry Völzke;Jan Lüdemann;Daniel M. Robinson;Knut W. Spieker

  • Moderation of Adult Depression by a Polymorphism in the FKBP5 Gene and Childhood Physical Abuse in the General Population

    Katja Appel;Christian Schwahn;Christian Schwahn;Jessie Mahler;Andrea Schulz

  • Smoking, nicotine dependence and psychiatric comorbidity—a population-based study including smoking cessation after three years

    Ulrich John;Christian Meyer;Hans-Jürgen Rumpf;Ulfert Hapke

  • Impact of Fatty Liver Disease on Health Care Utilization and Costs in a General Population: A 5-Year Observation

    Sebastian E. Baumeister;Henry Völzke;Paul Marschall;Ulrich John

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Meyer
Christian Meyer Greifswald University Hospital
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf University of Lübeck
Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke Greifswald University Hospital
Henri Wallaschofski
Henri Wallaschofski Greifswald University Hospital
Severin Haug
Severin Haug University of Zurich
Hans J. Grabe
Hans J. Grabe Greifswald University Hospital
Sven Barnow
Sven Barnow Heidelberg University
Harald J. Freyberger
Harald J. Freyberger University of Greifswald
Thomas Kocher
Thomas Kocher University of Greifswald
Matthias Nauck
Matthias Nauck Greifswald University Hospital

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