Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Outputs (960)

Maternal depression, antidepressant prescriptions, and congenital anomaly risk in offspring: a population-based cohort study (2014)
Journal Article
Ban, L., Gibson, J. E., West, J., Fiaschi, L., Sokal, R., Smeeth, L., Doyle, P., Hubbard, R. B., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Maternal depression, antidepressant prescriptions, and congenital anomaly risk in offspring: a population-based cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 121(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12682

OBJECTIVE: To estimate risks of major congenital anomaly (MCA) among children of mothers prescribed antidepressants during early pregnancy or diagnosed with depression but without antidepressant prescriptions. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study.... Read More about Maternal depression, antidepressant prescriptions, and congenital anomaly risk in offspring: a population-based cohort study.

Venous thromboembolism in children with cancer – a population-based cohort study (2014)
Journal Article
Walker, A. J., Grainge, M. J., Card, T. R., West, J., Ranta, S., & Ludvigsson, J. F. (2014). Venous thromboembolism in children with cancer – a population-based cohort study. Thrombosis Research, 133(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2013.12.021

Introduction: Cancer is a known risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults, but population-based data in children are scarce.

Materials and methods: We conducted a cohort study utilising linkage of the Clinical Practice Research Datab... Read More about Venous thromboembolism in children with cancer – a population-based cohort study.

Small-Cell Lung Cancer in England: Trends in Survival and Chemotherapy Using the National Lung Cancer Audit (2014)
Journal Article
Khakwani, A., Rich, A. L., Tata, L. J., Powell, H. A., Stanley, R. A., Baldwin, D. R., & Hubbard, R. B. (2014). Small-Cell Lung Cancer in England: Trends in Survival and Chemotherapy Using the National Lung Cancer Audit. PLoS ONE, 9(2), Article e89426. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089426

Background
The purpose of this study was to identify trends in survival and chemotherapy use for individuals with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in England using the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA).

Methods
We used data from the NLCA database... Read More about Small-Cell Lung Cancer in England: Trends in Survival and Chemotherapy Using the National Lung Cancer Audit.

Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England (2014)
Journal Article
Walker, A., West, J., Card, T. R., Humes, D., & Grainge, M. J. (2014). Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.12533

BACKGROUND: Patients with colorectal cancer are at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), and recent international guidelines have advised extended prophylaxis for some of these patients following surgery or during chemotherapy. Howeve... Read More about Variation in the risk of venous thromboembolism in people with colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study from England.

Signalling Paediatric Side Effects using an Ensemble of Simple Study Designs (2014)
Journal Article
Reps, J., M. Garibaldi, J., Aickelin, U., Soria, D., E. Gibson, J., & B. Hubbard, R. (2014). Signalling Paediatric Side Effects using an Ensemble of Simple Study Designs. Drug Safety, 37(3), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-014-0137-z

Background: Children are frequently prescribed medication `o-label', meaning there has not been sucient testing of the medication to determine its safety or eectiveness. The main reason this safety knowledge is lacking is due to
ethical restrictions... Read More about Signalling Paediatric Side Effects using an Ensemble of Simple Study Designs.

The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome (2014)
Journal Article
Canavan, C., West, J., & Card, T. R. (2014). The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome. Clinical Epidemiology, 6, https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S40245

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional condition of the bowel that is diagnosed using clinical criteria. This paper discusses the nature of the diagnostic process for IBS and how this impacts epidemiological measurements. Depending on the dia... Read More about The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome.

Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care (2014)
Journal Article
Hardy, B., Szatkowski, L., Tata, L. J., Coleman, T., & Dhalwani, N. (2014). Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care. BMC Family Practice, 15(21), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-21

Background: United Kingdom (UK) national guidelines recommend that all pregnant women who smoke should be advised to quit at every available opportunity, and brief cessation advice is an efficient and cost-effective means to increase quit rates. The... Read More about Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care.

1 and 5 year survival estimates for people with cirrhosis of the liver in England, 1998–2009: a large population study (2014)
Journal Article
Ratib, S., Fleming, K. M., Crooks, C. J., Aithal, G. P., & West, J. (2014). 1 and 5 year survival estimates for people with cirrhosis of the liver in England, 1998–2009: a large population study. Journal of Hepatology, 60(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2013.09.027

BACKGROUND & AIMS:
Large, population-based studies that have included the full spectrum of cirrhosis estimating survival, taking into account time-at-risk are lacking. We aimed to report 1- and 5-year average survival rates for people with cirrhosis... Read More about 1 and 5 year survival estimates for people with cirrhosis of the liver in England, 1998–2009: a large population study.

Occurrence of liver cirrhosis in England, a cohort study, 1998-2009: a comparison with cancer (2014)
Journal Article
Ratib, S., West, J., Crooks, C. J., & Fleming, K. M. (2014). Occurrence of liver cirrhosis in England, a cohort study, 1998-2009: a comparison with cancer. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 109(2), https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2013.405

OBJECTIVES:
There is no routine registration of the occurrence of newly diagnosed cases of cirrhosis in the United Kingdom. This study seeks to determine precise estimates and trends of the incidence of cirrhosis in England, and directly compare the... Read More about Occurrence of liver cirrhosis in England, a cohort study, 1998-2009: a comparison with cancer.