Rachel E Jordan

Summary

Affiliation: University of Birmingham
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Managing autism and Asperger's syndrome in current educational provision
    R Jordan
    School of Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Pediatr Rehabil 8:104-12. 2005
  2. ncbi Sex, susceptibility to smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the effect of different diagnostic criteria. Analysis of the Health Survey for England
    Rachel E Jordan
    Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health and Population Sciences, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
    Thorax 67:600-5. 2012
  3. ncbi Laser resurfacing of the skin for the improvement of facial acne scarring: a systematic review of the evidence
    R Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U K
    Br J Dermatol 142:413-23. 2000
  4. ncbi An evaluation of Birmingham Own Health telephone care management service among patients with poorly controlled diabetes. A retrospective comparison with the General Practice Research Database
    Rachel E Jordan
    Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:707. 2011
  5. ncbi Case finding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a model for optimising a targeted approach
    Rachel E Jordan
    Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
    Thorax 65:492-8. 2010
  6. ncbi Effect of social factors on winter hospital admission for respiratory disease: a case-control study of older people in the UK
    Rachel E Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
    Br J Gen Pract 58:400-2. 2008
  7. ncbi A case-control study of elderly patients with acute respiratory illness: effect of influenza vaccination on admission to hospital in winter 2003-2004
    R E Jordan
    Health Protection Research and Development Unit, Health Protection Agency, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    Vaccine 25:7909-13. 2007
  8. ncbi Universal vaccination of children against influenza: are there indirect benefits to the community? A systematic review of the evidence
    Rachel Jordan
    Health Protection Research and Development Unit, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Vaccine 24:1047-62. 2006
  9. ncbi Systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence for increasing numbers of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapy
    Rachel Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 324:757. 2002
  10. ncbi Prior TB, smoking, and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
    Kin Bong Hubert Lam
    Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK
    Chest 137:593-600. 2010

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Managing autism and Asperger's syndrome in current educational provision
    R Jordan
    School of Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Pediatr Rehabil 8:104-12. 2005
    ..It is the understanding of ASD that enables the teacher to correctly identify the child's learning needs and begin to meet them...
  2. ncbi Sex, susceptibility to smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the effect of different diagnostic criteria. Analysis of the Health Survey for England
    Rachel E Jordan
    Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health and Population Sciences, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
    Thorax 67:600-5. 2012
    ..In this study, whether different diagnostic criteria for COPD may contribute to these conflicting findings was examined...
  3. ncbi Laser resurfacing of the skin for the improvement of facial acne scarring: a systematic review of the evidence
    R Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U K
    Br J Dermatol 142:413-23. 2000
    ..Good quality randomized controlled trials are needed with standardized scarring scales and validated patient outcome measures in order to assess the effectiveness of laser resurfacing in this group of patients...
  4. ncbi An evaluation of Birmingham Own Health telephone care management service among patients with poorly controlled diabetes. A retrospective comparison with the General Practice Research Database
    Rachel E Jordan
    Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:707. 2011
    ..We used a novel method to evaluate its effectiveness in a real-life setting...
  5. ncbi Case finding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a model for optimising a targeted approach
    Rachel E Jordan
    Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
    Thorax 65:492-8. 2010
    ..The extent of undiagnosed clinically significant COPD in England is described and the effectiveness of an active compared with an opportunistic approach to case finding is evaluated...
  6. ncbi Effect of social factors on winter hospital admission for respiratory disease: a case-control study of older people in the UK
    Rachel E Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
    Br J Gen Pract 58:400-2. 2008
    ..Every winter, hospitals in the UK and other developed countries experience a surge in respiratory admissions. Ecological studies suggest that social circumstances may be an important determinant...
  7. ncbi A case-control study of elderly patients with acute respiratory illness: effect of influenza vaccination on admission to hospital in winter 2003-2004
    R E Jordan
    Health Protection Research and Development Unit, Health Protection Agency, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    Vaccine 25:7909-13. 2007
    ..2 (95%CI 0.8, 1.9). Policy makers should not rely solely on influenza vaccine routinely having a large effect on winter pressures, and should focus on additional preventive strategies...
  8. ncbi Universal vaccination of children against influenza: are there indirect benefits to the community? A systematic review of the evidence
    Rachel Jordan
    Health Protection Research and Development Unit, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Vaccine 24:1047-62. 2006
    ..However, further evidence is needed as limitations of study design or execution mean that the community benefits are difficult to quantify...
  9. ncbi Systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence for increasing numbers of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapy
    Rachel Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 324:757. 2002
    ..To assess the evidence for the effectiveness of increasing numbers of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapy...
  10. ncbi Prior TB, smoking, and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
    Kin Bong Hubert Lam
    Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK
    Chest 137:593-600. 2010
    ..We investigated the relationships between prior TB, smoking, and airflow obstruction in a Chinese population sample...
  11. ncbi Passive smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross-sectional analysis of data from the Health Survey for England
    Rachel E Jordan
    Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    BMJ Open 1:e000153. 2011
    ..98 (95% CI 1.03 to 3.79)) if exposure exceeded 20 h/week. Conclusion This analysis adds weight to the evidence suggesting an association between passive smoking exposure and COPD...
  12. ncbi Manual therapy for chronic obstructive airways disease: A systematic review of current evidence
    Nicola R Heneghan
    School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, 52 Pritchatts Road, Edgbaston, West Midlands B15 2TT, United Kingdom Electronic address
    Man Ther 17:507-18. 2012
    ..More exploratory research is first required to better understand the nature and extent of changes in the musculoskeletal system in patients with COPD and their possible relationship with pulmonary function...
  13. ncbi Influenza in elderly people in care homes
    Rachel E Jordan
    BMJ 333:1229-30. 2006