All Outputs (87)

Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population (2016)
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Ban, L., Guo, S., Scherpbier, R. W., Wang, X., Zhou, H., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population. International Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0844-6

Objectives: To examine the effect of parental rural-to-urban internal migration on nutritional status of left-behind children and how this is related to guardianship. Methods: We used UNICEF China’s maternal and child health survey data to investiga... Read More about Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population.

“I was a full time proper smoker”: A qualitative exploration of smoking in the home after childbirth among women who relapse postpartum (2016)
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Orton, S., Coleman, T., Lewis, S., Cooper, S., & Jones, L. L. (2016). “I was a full time proper smoker”: A qualitative exploration of smoking in the home after childbirth among women who relapse postpartum. PLoS ONE, 11(6), e0157525. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157525

Background: Many women stop smoking during pregnancy but relapse shortly afterwards, potentially putting their infants at risk of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Women who were able to stop during pregnancy may be a motivated group, receptive to m... Read More about “I was a full time proper smoker”: A qualitative exploration of smoking in the home after childbirth among women who relapse postpartum.

Smoking and looked-after children: a mixed-methods study of policy, practice, and perceptions relating to tobacco use in residential units (2016)
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Huddlestone, L., Pritchard, C., & Ratschen, E. (in press). Smoking and looked-after children: a mixed-methods study of policy, practice, and perceptions relating to tobacco use in residential units. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060593

Despite the implementation of smoke-free policies by local authorities and a statutory requirement to promote the health and well-being of looked-after children and young people in England, rates of tobacco use by this population are substantially hi... Read More about Smoking and looked-after children: a mixed-methods study of policy, practice, and perceptions relating to tobacco use in residential units.

Incidence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a UK mixed ethnicity population (2016)
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Pearce, F. A., Lanyon, P. C., Grainge, M. J., Shaunak, R., Mahr, A., Hubbard, R. B., & Watts, R. A. (in press). Incidence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a UK mixed ethnicity population. Rheumatology, 55(9), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew232

Objectives: We aimed to estimate the incidence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in the UK and how this varied by ethnic group. Methods: We identified incident cases of ANCA-associated vasculitis between March 2007 and June 2013 in the Nottingham–Derby... Read More about Incidence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a UK mixed ethnicity population.

Differing patterns in thermal injury incidence and hospitalisations among 0–4 year old children from England (2016)
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Baker, R., Tata, L. J., Kendrick, D., Burch, T., Kennedy, M., & Orton, E. (2016). Differing patterns in thermal injury incidence and hospitalisations among 0–4 year old children from England. Burns, 42(7), 1609-1616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2016.05.007

Objective: To describe patterns in thermal injury incidence and hospitalisations by age, sex, calendar year and socioeconomic status among 0-4 year olds in England for the period 1998-2013. Participants: 708,050 children with linked primary care a... Read More about Differing patterns in thermal injury incidence and hospitalisations among 0–4 year old children from England.

Proton pump inhibitor prescribing patterns in the UK: a primary care database study (2016)
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Othman, F., Card, T. R., & Crooks, C. J. (2016). Proton pump inhibitor prescribing patterns in the UK: a primary care database study. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25(9), 1079-1087. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4043

Purpose: To determine the prevalence and pattern of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescription and the practices employed to reduce PPI use in the UK general population. Methods: The UK's Clinical Practice Research Database was used to identify indi... Read More about Proton pump inhibitor prescribing patterns in the UK: a primary care database study.

Risk of venous thromboembolism in people with lung cancer: a cohort study using linked UK healthcare data (2016)
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Walker, A. J., Baldwin, D. R., Card, T. R., Powell, H. A., Hubbard, R. B., & Grainge, M. J. (in press). Risk of venous thromboembolism in people with lung cancer: a cohort study using linked UK healthcare data. British Journal of Cancer, 115(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.143

Background: Venous thromboembolism is a potentially preventable cause of death in people with lung cancer. Identification of those most at risk and high risk periods may provide the opportunity for better targeted intervention. Methods: We conduc... Read More about Risk of venous thromboembolism in people with lung cancer: a cohort study using linked UK healthcare data.

Epidemiology of poisonings, fractures and burns among 0–24 year olds in England using linked health and mortality data (2016)
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Baker, R., Orton, E., Tata, L. J., & Kendrick, D. (2016). Epidemiology of poisonings, fractures and burns among 0–24 year olds in England using linked health and mortality data. European Journal of Public Health, 26(6), 940-946. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw064

Background: Understanding patterns of injury in England is challenging due to a lack of national injury surveillance data. Through recent linkage of a large primary care research database to hospitalization and mortality data, we describe the epide... Read More about Epidemiology of poisonings, fractures and burns among 0–24 year olds in England using linked health and mortality data.

Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies (2016)
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Fiaschi, L., Nelson-Piercy, C., & Tata, L. J. (2016). Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies. Human Reproduction, 31(8), 1675-1684. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dew128

STUDY QUESTION: What are the maternal risk factors for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) hospital admission, readmission and reoccurrence in a following pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Young age, less socioeconomic deprivation, nulliparity, Asian or Black ethn... Read More about Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies.

Smoking in movies and smoking initiation in adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Leonardi-Bee, J., Nderi, M., & Britton, J. (in press). Smoking in movies and smoking initiation in adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 111(10), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13418

Background and aims: Preventing young people from initiating smoking is a vital public health objective. There is strong evidence that exposure to smoking imagery in movies is associated with an increased risk of smoking uptake. However, the estimate... Read More about Smoking in movies and smoking initiation in adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Burden of comorbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus in the UK, 1999–2012 (2016)
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Rees, F., Doherty, M., Grainge, M., Lanyon, P., Davenport, G., & Zhang, W. (in press). Burden of comorbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus in the UK, 1999–2012. Arthritis Care and Research, 68(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22751

Objective: To estimate the comorbidity associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the UK during 1999–2012. Methods: A retrospective cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink was conducted. Prevalent cases of SLE wer... Read More about Burden of comorbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus in the UK, 1999–2012.

‘Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support (2016)
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Campbell, K., Cooper, S., Fahy, S., Bowker, K., Leonardi-Bee, J., McEwen, A., …Coleman, T. (2017). ‘Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support. Tobacco Control, 26(3), 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052662

Background. In the UK, free smoking cessation support is available to pregnant women; only a minority access this. ‘Opt-out’ referrals to stop smoking services (SSS) are recommended by UK guidelines. These involve identifying pregnant smokers using e... Read More about ‘Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support.

The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data (2016)
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Nakafero, G., Sanders, R. D., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S., & Myles, P. R. (2016). The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25(11), 1263-1273. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4028

Purpose: Bacterial superinfections, including pneumonia, are frequent complications of influenza-like illness (ILI). Clinical and laboratory evidence suggests that benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may influence susceptibility to infections and mortality.... Read More about The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data.

Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis (2016)
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Boermeester, M. A., Humes, D., Velmahos, G. C., & Søreide, K. (in press). Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis. World Journal of Surgery, 40(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3560-8

BACKGROUND: Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have... Read More about Contemporary review of risk-stratified management in acute uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis.

Extra-gastrointestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease may be less common than previously reported (2016)
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Card, T. R., Langan, S. M., & Chu, T. P. (2016). Extra-gastrointestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease may be less common than previously reported. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 61(9), 2619-2626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4195-1

Extra-intestinal manifestations are well recognized in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To what extent the commonly recognized extra-intestinal manifestations seen in IBD patients are attributable to IBD is, however, not clear due to the limited num... Read More about Extra-gastrointestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease may be less common than previously reported.

Changes in poisonings among adolescents in the UK between 1992 and 2012: a population based cohort study (2016)
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Tyrrell, E. G., Orton, E., & Tata, L. J. (2016). Changes in poisonings among adolescents in the UK between 1992 and 2012: a population based cohort study. Injury Prevention, 22(6), 400-406. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041901

Background: Poisonings are a common cause of morbidity and mortality among adolescents. Yet surveillance data indicating current incidence rates (IRs) and time trends are lacking, making policy development and service planning difficult. We utilised... Read More about Changes in poisonings among adolescents in the UK between 1992 and 2012: a population based cohort study.

Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial (2016)
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Riaz, M., Lewis, S., Coleman, T., Aveyard, P., West, R., Naughton, F., & Ussher, M. (in press). Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 111(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13395

Aims: To examine the ability of different common measures of cigarette dependence to predict smoking cessation during pregnancy. Design: Secondary analysis of data from a parallel-group randomized controlled trial of physical activity for smoking... Read More about Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial.

The risk of community-acquired pneumonia among 9803 patients with coeliac disease compared to the general population: a cohort study (2016)
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Zingone, F., Abdul Sultan, A., Crooks, C. J., Tata, L. J., Ciacci, C., & West, J. (in press). The risk of community-acquired pneumonia among 9803 patients with coeliac disease compared to the general population: a cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 44(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13652

Background: Patients with coeliac disease are considered as individuals for whom pneumococcal vaccination is advocated. Aim: To quantify the risk of community-acquired pneumonia among patients with coeliac disease, assessing whether vaccination ag... Read More about The risk of community-acquired pneumonia among 9803 patients with coeliac disease compared to the general population: a cohort study.

Nicotine without smoke—putting electronic cigarettes in context (2016)
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Britton, J., Arnott, D., McNeill, A., & Hopkinson, N. (in press). Nicotine without smoke—putting electronic cigarettes in context. BMJ, 353, Article i1745. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1745

SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health (2016)
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Jayes, L., Haslam, P. L., Gratziou, C. G., Powell, P., Britton, J., Vardavas, C., …Leonardi-Bee, J. (2016). SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health. Chest, 150(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2016.03.060

Background: Smoking tobacco increases the risk of respiratory disease in adults and children, but communicating the magnitude of these effects in a scientific manner that is accessible and usable by public and policymakers presents a challenge. We ha... Read More about SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health.