Stephen Burgess: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor of biostatistics at the University of Cambridge
- Quoted on
- Mental health, Children's health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“This study confuses two fundamentally different concepts: causation and association. There are many other factors that could potentially explain the associations observed.”
What Stephen Burgess has said
“Nevertheless, the finding is important because lung function in childhood is an important measure of health, and the study provides encouraging evidence that changes in the urban environment may benefit children's lung development.”
Professor of biostatistics at the University of Cambridge · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds ↗
Where Stephen Burgess has been quoted
- Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggeststheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
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