Dr Smita Dick
M.B.B.S, MHA, MSc, PhD
Research Fellow
- 51cg
-
- Email Address
- smita.dick@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438476
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Qualifications
- Medicine1995 - University of Mumbai, India
M B B S, MHA, MSc, PhD
- Health Administration1997 - Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- International Environmental Health1999 - Leeds Metropolitan University
- Environmental Medicine2005 - 51cg
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
-
Member of the Staff Development Group
- External Memberships
-
Previous member of the
- Research
-
Research Overview
Research interests in the field of paediatric public health, paediatric pathways of care. Especially systematic reviews of intervention studies around acute paediatric admissions, childhood asthma and obesity.
Current Research
25 year follow up of the SEATON study
Systematic reviews in childhood asthma, acute paediatric hospital admissions and child health and adult economic productivity.
- Teaching
-
Courses
Course Coordinator for Masters Research Project PU5922
- Publications
-
Page 2 of 4 Results 11 to 20 of 31
Interventions to reduce acute paediatric hospital admissions: a systematic review
Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 107, no. 3, pp. 234-243Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
Variation in referrals from primary care to scheduled paediatric services in North and East Scotland - A cross-sectional study
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 21, 989Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Associations between smoke-free vehicle legislation and childhood admissions to hospital for asthma in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis of whole-population data
The Lancet Public Health, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. e579-e586Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Antenatal Fetal Size and Obesity in Five-Year-Old Children in a Large Cohort Created by Data Linkage
Childhood obesity (Print), vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 272-280Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [ONLINE]
Is conception by in vitro fertilization associated with altered antenatal and postnatal growth trajectories?
Fertility and Sterility, vol. 114, no. 6, pp. 1216-1224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
Associations between a smoke-free homes intervention and childhood admissions to hospital in Scotland: an interrupted time series analysis of whole population data
The Lancet Public Health, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. e493-e500Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
The Airway Microbiome and Childhood Asthma - What Is the Link?
Acta medica academica, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 156-163Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
A systematic review of associations between environmental exposures and development of asthma in children aged up to 9 years
BMJ Open, vol. 4, no. 11, e006554Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
A qualitative study of independent fast food vendors near secondary schools in disadvantaged Scottish neighbourhoods.
BMC Public HealthContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [ONLINE]
Results from Scotland's 2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
Journal of physical activity & health, vol. 11, no. s1, pp. S93-97Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: