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Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019 (2021)
Journal Article
Opazo Breton, M., Britton, J., Brown, J., Beard, E., & Bogdanovica, I. (2021). Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056694

Background and aim In 2016, England initiated the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging, introduced in conjunction with minimum pack sizes and other measures included in the 2014 European Tobacco Products Directive, over the course of a 1-... Read More about Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019.

Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Drake, T. M., Riad, A. M., Fairfield, C. J., Egan, C., Knight, S. R., Pius, R., Hardwick, H. E., Norman, L., Shaw, C. A., McLean, K. A., Thompson, A. A. R., Ho, A., Swann, O. V., Sullivan, M., Soares, F., Holden, K. A., Merson, L., Plotkin, D., Sigfrid, L., de Silva, T. I., … ISARIC4C investigators, O. B. O. T. (2021). Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Lancet, 398(10296), 223-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2821%2900799-6

Background
COVID-19 is a multisystem disease and patients who survive might have in-hospital complications. These complications are likely to have important short-term and long-term consequences for patients, health-care utilisation, health-care sys... Read More about Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study.

Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Drake, T. M., Riad, A. M., Fairfield, C. J., Egan, C., Knight, S. R., Pius, R., Hardwick, H. E., Norman, L., Shaw, C. A., McLean, K. A., Thompson, A. . A. . R., Ho, A., Swann, O. V., Sullivan, M., Soares, F., Holden, K. A., Merson, L., Plotkin, D., Sigfrid, L., de Silva, T. I., …Young, P. (2021). Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Lancet, 398(10296), 223-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2821%2900799-6

BackgroundCOVID-19 is a multisystem disease and patients who survive might have in-hospital complications. These complications are likely to have important short-term and long-term consequences for patients, health-care utilisation, health-care syste... Read More about Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective, multicentre cohort study.

Smoking and vaping patterns during pregnancy and the postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort survey (2021)
Journal Article
Bowker, K., Lewis, S., Ussher, M., Naughton, F., Phillips, L., Coleman, T., Orton, S., McRobbie, H., Bauld, L., & Cooper, S. (2021). Smoking and vaping patterns during pregnancy and the postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort survey. Addictive Behaviors, 123, Article 107050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107050

Introduction: There is limited information about longitudinal patterns of vaping during pregnancy and the postpartum. We describe the prevalence, frequency, and reasons for vaping throughout pregnancy and postpartum. We also describe temporal pattern... Read More about Smoking and vaping patterns during pregnancy and the postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort survey.

Correction: A Direct-to-Public Peer Support Program (Big White Wall) Versus Web-Based Information to Aid the Self-management of Depression and Anxiety: Results and Challenges of an Automated Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
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Morriss, R., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Rawsthorne, M., Coulson, N., Simpson, S., Guo, B., James, M., Lathe, J., Moran, P., Tata, L. J., & Williams, L. (2021). Correction: A Direct-to-Public Peer Support Program (Big White Wall) Versus Web-Based Information to Aid the Self-management of Depression and Anxiety: Results and Challenges of an Automated Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), Article e31543. https://doi.org/10.2196/31543

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/23487.].

Socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide Danish study (2021)
Journal Article
Askgaard, G., Fleming, K. M., Crooks, C., Kraglund, F., Jensen, C. B., West, J., & Jepsen, P. (2021). Socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide Danish study. Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 8, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100172

Background: There is socio-economic inequality in total alcohol-related harm, but knowledge of inequality in the incidence of specific alcohol-related diseases would be beneficial for prevention. Registry-based studies with nationwide coverage may re... Read More about Socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide Danish study.

Ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in the UK: UK-REACH ethico-legal research, qualitative research on healthcare workers' experiences and stakeholder engagement protocol (2021)
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Gogoi, M., Reed-Berendt, R., Al-Oraibi, A., Hassan, O., Wobi, F., Gupta, A., Abubakar, I., Dove, E., Nellums, L. B., & Pareek, M. (2021). Ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in the UK: UK-REACH ethico-legal research, qualitative research on healthcare workers' experiences and stakeholder engagement protocol. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e049611. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049611

Introduction As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging evidence suggests that individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds may be disproportionately affected. The United Kingdom Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19... Read More about Ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in the UK: UK-REACH ethico-legal research, qualitative research on healthcare workers' experiences and stakeholder engagement protocol.

Evaluating an ‘incident control’ approach to non-communicable disease (2021)
Journal Article
Horsley, S. M., Morling, J. R., Khaw, F. M., & Day, M. (2021). Evaluating an ‘incident control’ approach to non-communicable disease. Public Health, 197, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.031

Objectives: This article evaluates the application of ‘incident control’ methodology usually applied in communicable disease control to an ‘incident’ of unexplained deaths, specifically to resolve a significant difference in 1-year survival after a l... Read More about Evaluating an ‘incident control’ approach to non-communicable disease.

Estimating the clinical prevalence of Wilson’s disease in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Wijayasiri, P., Hayre, J., Nicholson, E. S., Kaye, P., Wilkes, E. A., Evans, J., Aithal, G. P., Jones, G., Pearce, F., & Aravinthan, A. D. (2021). Estimating the clinical prevalence of Wilson’s disease in the UK. JHEP Reports, 3(5), Article 100329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100329

Background and Aim
The clinical prevalence of Wilson’s disease (WD) in the UK remains unknown. The estimated genetic prevalence in the UK, 142/million, is higher than the clinical prevalence (15/million) reported in other European studies. The aim o... Read More about Estimating the clinical prevalence of Wilson’s disease in the UK.

An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia (2021)
Journal Article
Hirpa, S., Fogarty, A., Addissie, A., Bauld, L., Frese, T., Unverzagt, S., Kantelhardt, E. J., Getachew, S., & Deressa, W. (2021). An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), Article 7023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137023

Shisha smoking is also known as hookah, water pipe, goza, and nargile. Shisha use among the young is increasing globally. Shisha smoke results in a high concentration of carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine, and heavy metals which can be toxic to humans, e... Read More about An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia.