A smoke-free generation?
(2017)
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Britton, J. (2017). A smoke-free generation?. BMJ, 358, Article j3944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j394
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Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer (2017)
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Farley, A., Koshiaris, C., Oke, J., Ryan, R., Szatkowski, L., Stevens, R., & Aveyard, P. (2017). Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2100PURPOSE Smoking cessation after a diagnosis of lung, bladder, and upper aerodigestive tract cancer appears to improve survival, and support to quit would improve cessation. The aims of this study were to assess how often general practitioners provide... Read More about Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer.
Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study (2017)
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Koshiaris, C., Aveyard, P., Oke, J., Ryan, R., Szatkowski, L., Stevens, R., & Farley, A. (in press). Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study. British Journal of Cancer, 117, https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.179Background: The aim was to examine the association between smoking cessation and prognosis in smoking-related cancer as it is unclear that cessation reduces mortality. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study from 1999 to 2013, we assessed the... Read More about Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study.
Prevalence of a history of prior varicella/herpes zoster infection in multiple sclerosis (2017)
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Manouchehrinia, A., Tanasescu, R., Kareem, H., Jerca, O. P., Jabeen, F., Shafei, R., …Constantinescu, C. S. (in press). Prevalence of a history of prior varicella/herpes zoster infection in multiple sclerosis. Journal of NeuroVirology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-017-0569-1Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection has been implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS), but direct causal involvement has been disputed. Nevertheless, knowledge of VZV exposure is important, given the risk of serious complications of first exposure wh... Read More about Prevalence of a history of prior varicella/herpes zoster infection in multiple sclerosis.
Alcohol consumption and risk of common cancers: evidence from a cohort of adults from the United Kingdom (2017)
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Betts, G., Ratschen, E., Opazo-Breton, M., & Grainge, M. J. (2018). Alcohol consumption and risk of common cancers: evidence from a cohort of adults from the United Kingdom. Journal of Public Health, 40(3), 540–548. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx123Background: Recent guidelines from the United Kingdom recommend that men and women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. This recommendation takes into account the link between alcohol and several cancers; however, there is a dearth... Read More about Alcohol consumption and risk of common cancers: evidence from a cohort of adults from the United Kingdom.
The use of the practice walk test in pulmonary rehabilitation program: National COPD Audit Pulmonary Rehabilitation Workstream (2017)
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Hakamy, A., McKeever, T. M., Steiner, M. C., Roberts, C. M., Singh, S. J., & Bolton, C. E. (in press). The use of the practice walk test in pulmonary rehabilitation program: National COPD Audit Pulmonary Rehabilitation Workstream. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 12, https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S141620Our aim was to evaluate the use and impact of the practice walk test on enrolment, completion, and clinical functional response to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) using the 2015 UK National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Pulmonary Rehabil... Read More about The use of the practice walk test in pulmonary rehabilitation program: National COPD Audit Pulmonary Rehabilitation Workstream.
Smoke-free policy and child health (2017)
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Britton, J. (in press). Smoke-free policy and child health. Lancet Public Health, 2(9), Article e392-e393. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930169-XOn March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeho... Read More about Smoke-free policy and child health.
Association between infection with H. pylori and atopy in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study (2017)
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Taye, B., Enquselassie, F., Tsegaye, A., Amberbir, A., Medhin, G., Fogarty, A. W., …Davey, G. (in press). Association between infection with H. pylori and atopy in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 47(10), https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12995Background: Epidemiological evidence from developed countries indicates that Helicobacter pylori infection correlates with a reduced risk of atopy and allergic disorders, however limited data are available from low-income countries. Objective: We... Read More about Association between infection with H. pylori and atopy in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study.
Weight gain during acute treatment of an initial pulmonary exacerbation is associated with a longer interval to the next exacerbation in adults with cystic fibrosis (2017)
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Barr, H. L., Cámara, M., Barrett, D., Williams, P., Forrester, D., Smyth, A., …Fogarty, A. W. (in press). Weight gain during acute treatment of an initial pulmonary exacerbation is associated with a longer interval to the next exacerbation in adults with cystic fibrosis. ERJ Open Research, 3(3), https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00057-2017
From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance (2017)
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Phalkey, R. K., Butsch, C., Belesova, K., Kroll, M., & Kraas, F. (in press). From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance. BMC Health Services Research, 17, Article 599. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2476-9Background: Private practitioners are the preferred first point of care in a majority of low and middle-income countries and in this position, best placed for the surveillance of diseases. However their contribution to routine surveillance data is m... Read More about From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance.
Global ethnic and geographic differences in the clinical presentations of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody–associated vasculitis (2017)
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Pearce, F. A., Craven, A., Merkel, P. A., Luqmani, R. A., & Watts, R. A. (2017). Global ethnic and geographic differences in the clinical presentations of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody–associated vasculitis. Rheumatology, 56(11), 1962-1969. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex293© The Author 2017. Objectives. There are few data on clinical profiles of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) in different ethnic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the differences in the ANCA type and clinical features of AAV between pop... Read More about Global ethnic and geographic differences in the clinical presentations of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody–associated vasculitis.
Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England (2017)
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Vaz, L. R., Coleman, T., Fahy, S., Cooper, S., Bauld, L., & Szatkowski, L. (2017). Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England. BMC Health Services Research, 17, Article 545. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2502-yBackground The UK National Health Service provides Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women (SSSP) but there is a lack of evidence concerning how these are best organised. This study investigates influences on services’ effectiveness and also on t... Read More about Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England.
Systematic review of respiratory viral pathogens identified in adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Europe (2017)
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Alimi, Y., Lim, W., Lansbury, L. E., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S. (2017). Systematic review of respiratory viral pathogens identified in adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Europe. Journal of Clinical Virology, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2017.07.019Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important respiratory disease and the fifth leading cause of mortality in Europe. The development of molecular diagnostic tests has highlighted the contributions of respiratory viruses to the aetiology of CAP,... Read More about Systematic review of respiratory viral pathogens identified in adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Europe.
Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries (2017)
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Nilan, K., Raw, M., McKeever, T. M., Murray, R. L., & McNeill, A. (2017). Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries. Addiction, 112(11), 2023-2031. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13903Aims To 1) estimate the number of Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) providing tobacco dependence treatment in accordance with the recommendations of Article 14 and its guidelines; 2) assess association between provision an... Read More about Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries.
Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso (2017)
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Sorgho, R., Franke, J., Simboro, S., Barteit, S., Phalkey, R., & Sauerborn, R. (2017). Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso. Universal journal of public health, 5(5), https://doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2017.050508Worldwide, 50 million children under five are acutely malnourished, while 16 million amongst them suffer from severe wasting. Chronic malnutrition is more common and accounts for an estimated 159 million children, meaning that approximately 23.8% of... Read More about Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso.
Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain (2017)
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Bogdanovica, I., Opazo-Breton, M., Langley, T., & Britton, J. (2017). Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080858Background: In May 2016, along with the latest European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), standardised packaging legislation was implemented in the UK. During the following 12-month transition period, both new and old types of packaging were allowed... Read More about Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain.
Risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birth weight in pregnant women living in rural India: a prospective cohort study (2017)
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Ahankari, A. S., Myles, P. R., Dixit, J., Tata, L. J., & Fogarty, A. W. (2017). Risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birth weight in pregnant women living in rural India: a prospective cohort study. Public Health, 151, 63-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.06.023Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birth weight in pregnant women living in Maharashtra state, India. Study design: Prospective study Methods: Women between 3... Read More about Risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birth weight in pregnant women living in rural India: a prospective cohort study.
Apples and pears? A comparison of two sources of national lung cancer audit data in England (2017)
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Khakwani, A., Jack, R. H., Vernon, S., Dickinson, R., Wood, N., Harden, S., …Hubbard, R. B. (2017). Apples and pears? A comparison of two sources of national lung cancer audit data in England. ERJ Open Research, 3(3), 00003-2017. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00003-2017In 2014, the method of data collection from NHS trusts in England for the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) was changed from a bespoke dataset called LUCADA (Lung Cancer Data). Under the new contract, data are submitted via the Cancer Outcome and Ser... Read More about Apples and pears? A comparison of two sources of national lung cancer audit data in England.
Rapidly increasing trend of recorded alcohol consumption since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka (2017)
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Nugawela, M. D., Lewis, S., Szatkowski, L., & Langley, T. (2017). Rapidly increasing trend of recorded alcohol consumption since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52(5), 550-556. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx044Aim: To evaluate temporal changes in recorded alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka during and after the armed conflict 1998 – 2013. Methods: District level alcohol sales, and mid-year population data for the whole study period (1998-2013) were consis... Read More about Rapidly increasing trend of recorded alcohol consumption since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka.
Prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria among adults in East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study (2017)
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Tadesse, F., Fogarty, A. W., & Deressa, W. (2018). Prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria among adults in East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 18(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4577-0BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is prevalent in over 75% of the country's area making it the leading public health problems in the country. Information on the preva... Read More about Prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria among adults in East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.