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    Uptake, effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in individuals at clinical risk due to immunosuppressive drug therapy or transplantation procedures: a population-based cohort study in England

    Immunocompromised individuals are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, underscoring the importance of COVID-19 vaccination in this population. The lack of comprehensive real-world data on vaccine upt...

    Daniel Tzu-Hsuan Chen, Emma Copland, Jennifer A. Hirst, Emma Mi in BMC Medicine (2024)

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    Ethnic disparities in COVID-19 outcomes: a multinational cohort study of 20 million individuals from England and Canada

    Heterogeneous studies have demonstrated ethnic inequalities in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse COVID-19 outcomes. This study evaluates the association between ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes in tw...

    Francesco Zaccardi, Pui San Tan, Baiju R. Shah, Karl Everett in BMC Public Health (2023)

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    Design decisions and data completeness for experience sampling methods used in psychosis: systematic review

    The experience sampling method (ESM) is an intensive longitudinal research method. 

    Emilia Deakin, Fiona Ng, Emma Young, Naomi Thorpe, Christopher Newby in BMC Psychiatry (2022)

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    Development and validation of personalised risk prediction models for early detection and diagnosis of primary liver cancer among the English primary care population using the QResearch® database: research protocol and statistical analysis plan

    The incidence and mortality of liver cancer have been increasing in the UK in recent years. However, liver cancer is still under-studied. The Early Detection of Hepatocellular Liver Cancer (DeLIVER-QResearch) ...

    Weiqi Liao, Peter Jepsen, Carol Coupland in Diagnostic and Prognostic Research (2022)

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    Recruitment to a large scale randomised controlled clinical trial in primary care: the Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT)

    The Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT) is a multicentre, double blind, randomised controlled trial investigating whether Helicobacter (H.) pylori eradication reduces hospitalisation for peptic ulcer bl...

    Diane J. Stevenson, Anthony J. Avery, Carol Coupland, F. D. Richard Hobbs in Trials (2022)

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    The risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people prescribed mirtazapine: an active comparator cohort study using electronic health records

    Studies have reported an increased risk of mortality among people prescribed mirtazapine compared to other antidepressants. The study aimed to compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality between adults pres...

    Rebecca M. Joseph, Ruth H. Jack, Richard Morriss, Roger David Knaggs in BMC Medicine (2022)

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    Secondary care specialist visits made by children and young people prescribed antidepressants in primary care: a descriptive study using the QResearch database

    Antidepressants may be used to manage a number of conditions in children and young people including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. UK guidelines for the treatment of depression in chil...

    Ruth H. Jack, Rebecca M. Joseph, Carol Coupland, Debbie Butler in BMC Medicine (2020)

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    Antidepressant use and risk of adverse outcomes in people aged 20–64 years: cohort study using a primary care database

    Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in young and middle-aged adults, but there is relatively little information on their safety across a range of adverse outcomes in this age gr...

    Carol Coupland, Trevor Hill, Richard Morriss, Michael Moore, Antony Arthur in BMC Medicine (2018)

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    Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database

    Epilepsy is a serious condition which can profoundly affect an individual’s life. While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting a...

    Trevor Hill, Carol Coupland, Richard Morriss, Antony Arthur in BMC Psychiatry (2015)

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    Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating implementation of a fire prevention Injury Prevention Briefing in children’s centres: study protocol

    The UK has one of the highest fatality rates for deaths from fire-related injuries in children aged 0–14 years; these injuries have the steepest social gradient of all injuries in the UK. Children’s centres pr...

    Toity Deave, Elizabeth Towner, Elaine McColl, Richard Reading in BMC Public Health (2014)

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    Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database

    Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in primary care in England and their use is increasing. This is largely due to longer durations of treatment of depression. Observational studies ha...

    Carol Coupland, Richard Morriss, Antony Arthur, Michael Moore in BMC Psychiatry (2013)

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    Getting back to work after injury: the UK Burden of Injury multicentre longitudinal study

    Injuries to working age adults are common and place a considerable burden on health services accounting for more than 10% of GP sick notes and 14% of those claiming benefits because they are unable to work in ...

    Denise Kendrick, Yana Vinogradova, Carol Coupland, Nicola Christie in BMC Public Health (2012)

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    The impact of injuries study. multicentre study assessing physical, psychological, social and occupational functioning post injury - a protocol

    Large numbers of people are killed or severely injured following injuries each year and these injuries place a large burden on health care resources. The majority of the severely injured are not fully recovere...

    Denise Kendrick, Claire O'Brien, Nicola Christie, Carol Coupland in BMC Public Health (2011)

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    Predicting the risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Men and Women in England and Wales: prospective derivation and external validation of the QKidney®Scores

    Chronic Kidney Disease is a major cause of morbidity and interventions now exist which can reduce risk. We sought to develop and validate two new risk algorithms (the QKidney® Scores) for estimating (a) the indiv...

    Julia Hippisley-Cox, Carol Coupland in BMC Family Practice (2010)

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    The use of conspicuity aids by cyclists and risk of crashes involving other road users: a protocol for a population based case-control study

    Regular cycling has been shown to improve health and has a role in tackling the threats posed by obesity and inactivity. Cycle collisions, particularly those involving motorised vehicles, can lead to significa...

    Philip D Miller, Denise Kendrick, Carol Coupland, Frank Coffey in BMC Public Health (2010)

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    Randomised controlled trial of thermostatic mixer valves in reducing bath hot tap water temperature in families with young children in social housing: A protocol

    Each year in the UK 2000 children attend emergency departments and 500 are admitted to hospital following a bath water scald. The long term effects can include disability, disfigurement or psychological harm a...

    Denise Kendrick, Jane Stewart, Carol Coupland, Michael Hayes, Nick Hopkins in Trials (2008)

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    The UK Burden of Injury Study – a protocol. [National Research Register number: M0044160889]

    Globally and nationally large numbers of people are injured each year, yet there is little information on the impact of these injuries on people's lives, on society and on health and social care services. Meas...

    Ronan A Lyons, Elizabeth E Towner, Denise Kendrick, Nicola Christie in BMC Public Health (2007)

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    Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556]

    Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and cost. Previous studies suggest that multifactorial interventions can reduce falls, and many geriatric day hospitals ...

    Tahir Masud, Carol Coupland, Avril Drummond, John Gladman, Denise Kendrick in Trials (2006)