All Outputs (3)

Parents' responses to receiving sickle cell or cystic fibrosis carrier results for their child following newborn screening (2014)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Ulph, F., Cullinan, T., & Kai, J. (2015). Parents' responses to receiving sickle cell or cystic fibrosis carrier results for their child following newborn screening. European Journal of Human Genetics, 23(4), 459–465. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2014.126

Universal newborn screening for sickle cell disorders and cystic fibrosis aims to enable the early identification and treatment of affected babies. Screening can also identify infants who are healthy carriers, with carrier results being the commonest... Read More about Parents' responses to receiving sickle cell or cystic fibrosis carrier results for their child following newborn screening.

Introducing genetic testing for cardiovascular disease in primary care: a qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article
Middlemass, J., Yazdani, M., Kai, J., Standen, P., & Qureshi, N. (2014). Introducing genetic testing for cardiovascular disease in primary care: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 64(622), Article e282-e289. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X679714

Background: While primary care systematically offers conventional cardiovascular risk assessment, genetic tests for coronary heart disease (CHD) are increasingly commercially available to patients. It is unclear how individuals may respond to these n... Read More about Introducing genetic testing for cardiovascular disease in primary care: a qualitative study.

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system vs. usual medical treatment for menorrhagia: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Sanghera, S., Roberts, T. E., Barton, P., Frew, E., Daniels, J., Middleton, L., …Gupta, J. K. (2014). Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system vs. usual medical treatment for menorrhagia: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e91891. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091891

Objective: To undertake an economic evaluation alongside the largest randomised controlled trial comparing Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (‘LNG-IUS’) and usual medical treatment for women with menorrhagia in primary care; and compare th... Read More about Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system vs. usual medical treatment for menorrhagia: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial.