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Jerry Morris

Epidemiologist

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A British epidemiologist whose 1953 study comparing London bus conductors, who worked standing and moving, against bus drivers, who sat all shift, found conductors had markedly lower rates of heart disease, among the first studies to demonstrate a link between physical activity and cardiovascular health at population scale.

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Birth Year
1910 1
Death Year
2009 1
Nationality
British 1
Notable For
The 1953 London bus conductors study linking physical activity to heart health 2
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
2. American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
American College of Sports MedicineView the Source
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