Publications by authors named "Clare Lushey"
Background: Around one per cent of the world's population has vitiligo, a disease which causes white patches on the skin. There are a variety of treatments available, most of which are unsatisfactory.
Objectives: To assess all interventions used to manage vitiligo.
Elvis to Eminem: quantifying the price of fame through early mortality of European and North American rock and pop stars.
J Epidemiol Community Health
October 2007
Background: Rock and pop stars are frequently characterised as indulging in high-risk behaviours, with high-profile deaths amongst such musicians creating an impression of premature mortality. However, studies to date have not quantified differences between mortality experienced by such stars and general populations.
Objective: This study measures survival rates of famous musicians (n = 1064) from their point of fame and compares them to matched general populations in North America and Europe.