Tom Jefferson (epidemiologist)

Tom Jefferson
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Tom Jefferson is a British epidemiologist,[1] based in Rome, Italy,[2] who works for the Cochrane Collaboration. Jefferson is an author and editor of the Cochrane Collaboration's acute respiratory infections group, as well as part of four other Cochrane groups.[3] He was also an advisor to the Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services. [dead link][3]

In 1999, Jefferson was one of the founding members of the Brighton Collaboration along with Harald Heijbel, Ulrich Heininger, Robert Chen, and Elisabeth Loupi.[4] He has worked on Cochrane reviews examining the effectiveness of the anti-viral oseltamivir and the influenza vaccine.[5]

  1. ^ "Dr. Tom Jefferson - Senior Clinical Tutor at University of Oxford". Tom Jefferson. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  2. ^ Brownlee, Shannon (1 November 2009). "Does the Vaccine Matter?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Spotlight on the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Review Group". Cochrane Collaboration. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ "History of Brighton Collaboration". Brighton Collaboration. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ Thomas, Katie (30 June 2013). "Breaking the Seal on Drug Research". New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2014.