All Outputs (6)

COVID-19 infection, admission and death among people with rare autoimmune rheumatic disease in England: results from the RECORDER project (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives: To calculate the rates of COVID-19 infection and COVID-19-related death among people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases (RAIRD) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England compared to the general population. Methods... Read More about COVID-19 infection, admission and death among people with rare autoimmune rheumatic disease in England: results from the RECORDER project.

Estimating the clinical prevalence of Wilson’s disease in the UK (2021)
Journal Article

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.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence Rate of Takayasu Arteritis (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives: Takayasu arteritis (TAK), is a rare autoimmune rheumatic disease causing large vessel vasculitis. Onset is typically between the ages of 20-30. It is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, notably due to its effects on the... Read More about A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence Rate of Takayasu Arteritis.

Opioids and the risk of fracture: a self-controlled case series study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2021)
Journal Article

Self-controlled study designs can be used to assess the association between exposures and acute outcomes while controlling for important confounders. Using routinely collected health data, a self-controlled case series design was used to investigate... Read More about Opioids and the risk of fracture: a self-controlled case series study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Opioids and the risk of fracture: a self-controlled case series study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2021)
Journal Article

Self-controlled study designs can be used to assess the association between exposures and acute outcomes while controlling for important confounders. Using routinely collected health data, a self-controlled case series design was used to investigate... Read More about Opioids and the risk of fracture: a self-controlled case series study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Worldwide relative smoking prevalence among people living with and without HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article

Objective and design: People living with HIV (PLH) suffer disproportionately from the chronic diseases exacerbated by smoking tobacco. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish the relative prevalence of smoking among PLH. M... Read More about Worldwide relative smoking prevalence among people living with and without HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.