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Christian D. Mallen
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Is Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adulthood Related to Factors at Birth? A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Young Adults
Chronic musculoskeletal pain affects one-third of the general population, yet apart from occupational and psychosocial risk factors, relatively little is known about its aetiology. Exposures in very early life...
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Open AccessThe assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol
Musculoskeletal conditions represent a common reason for consulting general practice yet with the exception of low back pain, relatively little is known about the prognosis of these disorders. Recent evidence ...
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Open AccessA woman living with osteoarthritis: A case report
Osteoarthritis is a common condition that is typically associated with older adults. Other causes of osteoarthritis, such as those cases resulting from childhood Perthes disease, can affect younger people and ...
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Open AccessTime to revisit Dr Finlay's casebook? The unique potential of the general practice case report
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Open AccessTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of tennis elbow: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial: the TATE trial (ISRCTN 87141084)
Tennis elbow is a common and often extremely painful musculoskeletal condition, which has considerable impact on individuals as well as economic implications for healthcare utilization and absence from work. M...
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Sickness certification for musculoskeletal conditions
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Open AccessThe epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a research protocol
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest inflammatory condition seen in older patients in primary care. To date, however, research has been focused on secondary care cohorts rather than primary care where...
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Open AccessThe association of gout with sleep disorders: a cross-sectional study in primary care
Both gout and sleep apnoea are associated with the metabolic syndrome. Hyperuricaemia is also prevalent in sleep apnoea syndrome. The objective of this study was to examine the association between gout and sle...
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Open AccessCardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to be at increased risk of vascular disease. It is not known whether screening for vascular risk factors occurs in primary care. The aim of this study was to d...
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Open AccessExtending the authority for sickness certification beyond the medical profession: the importance of ‘boundary work’
The study aimed to explore the views of general practitioners (GPs), nurses and physiotherapists towards extending the role of sickness certification beyond the medical profession in primary care.
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Open AccessThe prevalence of anxiety and depression in people with age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review of observational study data
Comorbid mental health problems have been shown to have an adverse effect on the quality of life of people with common eye disorders. This study aims to assess whether symptoms of anxiety and/or depression are...
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Open AccessRepeated primary care consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children in UK: a cohort study
Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS), such as headache and abdominal pain, are common reasons for children to consult primary care. NSPS represent a significant burden not only on society, but also on health ...
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Open AccessThe Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations
Multimorbidity is a health issue mostly dealt with in primary care practice. As a result of their generalist and patient-centered approach, long-lasting relationships with patients, and responsibility for cont...
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Open AccessGout and risk of chronic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis: meta-analysis of observational studies
To determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis in people with gout, and the association between gout and prevalent or incident chronic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis.
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Open AccessFoot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study
Foot problems are common in people with gout yet the prevalence of current foot problems in people with gout and the burden they present to healthcare systems is not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to ...
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Open Access“Why me? I don’t fit the mould … I am a freak of nature”: a qualitative study of women’s experience of gout
Gout is more common in men, and is often perceived by both patients and health practitioners to be a disorder of men, but its prevalence in women is increasing. Little is known about women’s experience of gout...
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Open Access“You want to get on with the rest of your life”: a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in gout
The objective of the study is to examine the impact of gout and its treatments on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using focus group interviews. From the baseline phase of a cohort study of HRQOL in gout...
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Open AccessA joint effort over a period of time: factors affecting use of urate-lowering therapy for long-term treatment of gout
Although international guidelines encourage urate lowering therapy (ULT) for people who have more than two attacks of gout, only 30 % of patients are prescribed it and only 40 % of those adhere to the treatmen...
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Open AccessProceedings of the First International Conference on Stepped Wedge Trial Design
I1 Introduction
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Open AccessCharacterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study
The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care.
