15 Result(s)

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Importance of accurate and accessible recording of healthcare contacts in mental health

Ruth H. Jack, Carol A. C. Coupland, Rebecca M. Joseph, Chris Hollis… in BMC Medicine (2023)

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Frequency and impact of medication reviews for people aged 65 years or above in UK primary care: an observational study using electronic health records

Medication reviews in primary care provide an opportunity to review and discuss the safety and appropriateness of a person’s medicines. However, there is limited evidence about access to and the impact of rout...

Rebecca M. Joseph, Roger D. Knaggs, Carol A. C. Coupland, Amelia Taylor… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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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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Impact on survival of modelling increased surgical resection rates in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cardiovascular comorbidities: a VICORI study

The impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity on resection rates and survival for patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is unclear. We explored if CVD comorbidity explained surg...

Catherine A. Welch, Michael J. Sweeting, Paul C. Lambert… in British Journal of Cancer (2020)

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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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Short-term breast cancer survival in relation to ethnicity, stage, grade and receptor status: national cohort study in England

In the re-organisation of cancer registration in England in 2012, a high priority was given to the recording of cancer stage and other prognostic clinical data items.

Henrik Møller, Katherine Henson, Margreet Lüchtenborg… in British Journal of Cancer (2016)

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Comparing the case mix and survival of women receiving breast cancer care from one private provider with other London women with breast cancer: pilot data exchange and analyses

Data from providers of private cancer care are not yet formally included in English cancer registration data. This study aimed to test the exchange of breast cancer data from one Hospital Corporation of Americ...

Elizabeth A. Davies, Victoria H. Coupland, Steve Dixon, Kefah Mokbel… in BMC Cancer (2016)

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The treatment and survival of patients with triple negative breast cancer in a London population

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) constitutes 10-15% of female breast cancers, and clinical guidelines recommend treatment with chemotherapy and surgery. We examined the recorded treatment and survival of w...

Shrestha Pal, Margreet Lüchtenborg, Elizabeth A. Davies, Ruth H. Jack in SpringerPlus (2014)

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Estimating attendance for breast cancer screening in ethnic groups in London

Breast screening uptake in London is below the Government's target of 70% and we investigate whether ethnicity affects this. Information on the ethnicity for the individual women invited is unavailable, so we ...

Christine Renshaw, Ruth H Jack, Steve Dixon, Henrik Møller… in BMC Public Health (2010)

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The epidemiology and survival of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma in South East England, 1970–2004

Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) is a rare cancer and few studies describe its epidemiology. Our objectives were to compare the incidence and survival of EPSCC in South East England with small cell ...

Yien Ning S Wong, Ruth H Jack, Vivian Mak, Møller Henrik, Elizabeth A Davies in BMC Cancer (2009)

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Inequalities in the incidence of cervical cancer in South East England 2001–2005: an investigation of population risk factors

The incidence of cervical cancer varies dramatically, both globally and within individual countries. The age-standardised incidence of cervical cancer was compared across primary care trusts (PCTs) in South Ea...

Laura G Currin, Ruth H Jack, Karen M Linklater, Vivian Mak… in BMC Public Health (2009)

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Histological subtype of lung cancer in relation to socio-economic deprivation in South East England

Previous studies have found differences in the histological subtypes of lung cancers affecting males and females. Our objective was to investigate trends in the incidence of histological subtypes of lung cance...

Victoria A Bennett, Elizabeth A Davies, Ruth H Jack, Vivian Mak… in BMC Cancer (2008)

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Radiotherapy waiting times for women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study

Waiting times for cancer patients are a national priority in the UK. Previous studies have shown variation between cancer networks in the time between diagnosis and start of radiotherapy for all cancer patient...

Ruth H Jack, Elizabeth A Davies, David Robinson, Richard Sainsbury… in BMC Cancer (2007)

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Ethnicity coding in a regional cancer registry and in Hospital Episode Statistics

The collection of ethnicity information as part of cancer datasets is important for planning services and ensuring equal access, and for epidemiological studies. However, ethnicity has generally not been well ...

Ruth H Jack, Karen M Linklater, David Hofman, Justine Fitzpatrick… in BMC Public Health (2006)

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Availability and structure of primary medical care services and population health and health care indicators in England

It has been proposed that greater availability of primary medical care practitioners (GPs) contributes to better population health. We evaluated whether measures of the supply and structure of primary medical ...

Martin C Gulliford, Ruth H Jack, Geoffrey Adams… in BMC Health Services Research (2004)